Let's set goals!

I find it easier to eat in a pretty regimented way - I add protein powder to oatmeal in the morning, have a protein bar mid-morning as a snack, have a salad with 1/2 a chicken breast or two hard boiled eggs or occasionally some shrimp for lunch, have a fruit snack in the early afternoon, have yogurt(soon to be with protien powder) before I leave work to go to the gym, then a protein shake after working out. I vary the veggies in the salad, the dressing, the flavor of protein bar and yogurt. On Sunday nights I make a big pot of soup, and that is dinner for a couple nights. Then on Wednesday I cook a nice meal that lasts a couple days too, The weekends I vary what I eat more. I live alone so its OK that I eat boring...no one else cares!

I feel great after running. I am dripping with sweat and I know I've had a good workout. I am not worn out. I am just recovered from a broken bone in my foot, but have the OK from my doctor to run. Today I ran 1.77 in 30 minutes, which I am happy about. For November, I am going to stay with once a week, but if that goes well, I wiil move to twice a week in December. I always take things slow in the beginning and I've given myself a long time to reach my goal. I look forward to running, but I have cut back on swimming since I started, not a deliberate choice but its working out that way. Sometimes life just takes way more time than I actually have available!

Boo! Up 2.5 pounds this week. I probably deserve it since I had a hot date with cookies and ice cream this week. But at least I stuck to my goal of working 1 body part each day. This really motivated me. A few times I didn't feel like doing it and then I remembered this thread at did it!

Next week's goal:
1. Lose 3 pounds
2. Continue to work at least one major muscle group each day.
3. Do some sort of cardio 3 times. Is it still cardio if my heart rate isn't elevated? I mean, I took the kids hiking through a nature trail this morning, but we kept stopping and didn't walk very fast. Does that count? Maybe instead of calling it cardio, I'll just say MOVE 3 days next week.