First of all, lets talk about my weekly weigh in.
For this month I set some goals. (typically my goals are similar each month). You can read about the recap from last month here. For September I had the following goals:
September goals:
1. Track every bite of food! Done with no issues whatsoever!
2. Put money into my savings. Easy.....although my savings is taking a hit right now as we are on vacation! LOL (but part of the savings was designated for vacation funds)
3. Weigh less than I do now! I don't care if it's a measly ounce...I want to weigh less!
4. Do something active (a walk suffices) at least 3 times a week and aim for at least three sessions of formal activity (bike ride, run, hike) a week! NO problem at all. I think I only missed 2 days of walking on my lunch break ALL MONTH LONG! Not to mention the hikes, bike rides, yoga....Yeah, I nailed this one!
2. Put money into my savings. Easy.....although my savings is taking a hit right now as we are on vacation! LOL (but part of the savings was designated for vacation funds)
3. Weigh less than I do now! I don't care if it's a measly ounce...I want to weigh less!
4. Do something active (a walk suffices) at least 3 times a week and aim for at least three sessions of formal activity (bike ride, run, hike) a week! NO problem at all. I think I only missed 2 days of walking on my lunch break ALL MONTH LONG! Not to mention the hikes, bike rides, yoga....Yeah, I nailed this one!
5. Keep my eating in check for at least 6 days a week.
7. Walk and average of 5000 steps per day. (total monthly steps divided by the days in the month....bike ride days on the trail are exempt from the 5K step goal...cuz it's hard to get steps when you are riding) This was completed with no problem! Even when I included our bike days. The bike days we have typically gone out on a short hike, or treked through the fair or around town...so those days were actually pretty high step days also...or at least 5,000 steps. I also walked on almost all of my lunch breaks....so I totally smashed this goal!
My Not so Secret Goal: Lose 5 pounds! OK, so I didn't do that. I was about half of that 5 pound mark. But that's ok! I still lost!
I am going to count this month as another successful month. These 'rather loose goals' that I CAN achieve are designed to push me into a healthy lifestyle. They are not designed to have me lose mad weight each month. And they are doing exactly what I want them to do. They are allowing me to live my life but be in charge of my food and health. They are teaching me balance and moderation. And for the first time in so many years, I am happy and pleased with where I am in terms of eating and living healthy. WIN!
So this month is a wrap.....it's time to move on to October! My goals for October are the same. Hey, they work for me! I am not sure how it is going to go...we have vacation time this month and...well...I KNOW that I am going to indulge...but I also know that I'll be really active! I am ok with the indulgences, they aren't going to be overly crazy, but I know that this is life and if I don't life live I will ultimately give up this healthy lifestyle journey! So moderation....balance...and sometimes just saying 'it may be a gain' is ok. I am however hoping that the crazy active vacation will negate the extra calories! :-)
