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Last week Trainer Kenny gave me homework. No, it wasn’t to do more squats correctly. 🙂 He wanted me to write down a fitness goal, to make it specific, and give it a time limit. Then he wanted me to write down five positive reasons why I wanted to reach this goal, and five negative reasons. Procrastinator that I am, I didn’t remember until last night, and we’re meeting today. Overachiever that I am, I decided to write down two. Notorious Over-Sharer that I am, I figured I’d share them with you lovely people. (You’re not sick of my many goal lists yet, are you? Good.) After all, what’s better for accountability than making a goal public? (Please note, Trainer Kenny was very careful to say that these goals don’t have to be realistic. So keep the snickering to a minimum, please.)
Goal #1: Build lean muscle mass and a strong core to help me perform better when I run (hopefully) two half-marathons this October.
Why?
- Muscle = speed. I want a better time than what I achieved last October – ‘Finished.’
- Muscle = endurance. Running all or almost all of (hopefully) two half marathons, instead of walking most due to a ankle injury, will feel amazing
- Core strength = stability. Stability = better form. Better form = more efficient running, which equals less chance of injury and better time. A win all around.
- Core strength also improves balance. I could do with less falling down on my runs, or in life in general.
- A’s running one with me, and I’d love to keep up with him so we could cross the finish line together.
- To prove to myself I can do it.
Why not?
- I need my legs and hips to be stronger to support my knees. I don’t want my knee to almost go out again and have to fear that I won’t be able to finish what I started.
- Weak runners are injured runners.
- Try putting on a backpack with sixty pounds of weights in it and tell me if it makes running 13.1 miles easier. No? That’s what I’m dealing with now, and I’m tired of it.
- A’s running one with me, and I don’t want him waiting around for hours for his slow wife to finish.
- I don’t want to fail.
Goal #2: I want to lose all 60 pounds this year. (Hey! He said it didn’t have to be realistic!)
Why?
- I’m 28 1/4 years old right now. I’m not getting any younger, and as far as my weight is concerned, I figure it’s either uphill or downhill from here. I choose uphill.
- That will put me right in the middle of a healthy body-fat percentage.
- I’ll be happier in my body.
- I’ll be able to choose clothes from a store based on their style, not on whether or not they have my size.
- I have a whole wardrobe – an awesome wardrobe, a fun wardrobe – in my closet that I no longer fit into. I want my clothes back!
- Um, hello? 30 Before 30 list!
- These boobs are seriously ridiculous to exercise with. They’ve always been big, no getting away from that, but I’m looking forward to getting back to big and away from obscene.
Why not?
- I don’t want to be too tired/fat/out of shape to play with my kids one day.
- I don’t want to wonder if my weight affects A’s attraction to me anymore. (He says it doesn’t, but you know how those nagging doubts go.)
- I feel heavy, clumsy, and ugly right now when I dance. And I love to dance. Plus, I have little stamina so when I dance I can’t do it for as long as I’d like.
- I’m afraid if I don’t change now, I’ll be this way forever. And I don’t want to be.
- I don’t want to die early, or get any of the diseases connected to obesity.
So those are my goals! What’s the power of writing them down? Dunno. I’ll have to ask Trainer Kenny and get back to you.
Do you believe in the power of writing a goal down? Have you ever done it? How’d it go?
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YES! I’m amazed how effective writing down goals can be! I wrote The List at the end of December, and am floored by what I’m already checking off. 😀 Need to re-visit it and share it.
Go you with achieving your fitness goals!
YES! Please share!