Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Short term goals

So, as far as weight loss. I've decided to set some short term goals. First, I want to lose 5% of my weight. Unfortunately, since I last weighed in, I might have gained 4 lbs. Doh! So 5% of my weight is 12.32 lbs. That will get me down to 234lbs. I've been there before, sadly, almost 2 years ago. I want to lose 110lbs. That seems like so much it's daunting. That's 45% of my weight. I want to be half my size. This is going to be a long journey, but it's worth taking.

I want to start out exercising 30 minutes every day for the next two weeks. Once I've successfully worked out 2 WHOLE weeks for 30 minutes a day, I will up that to 45 minutes. After four weeks of 45 minutes a day, I will up it to an hour six days a week.

As far as food, I want to start eating lunch at work. I want to stop eating out, and start eating food in. That's my first goal. This means, that I need to grocery shop, get stuff for sandwiches, and also cook meals during the week/end. Sandwiches, fruit, and veggies are on my list of things to buy. Also easy snack foods. I want to start cooking, and then after doing that, I want to figure out how to cook healthier. First focus is cooking at home, second focus is getting it to be healthier.

I want to sleep more. I want to get 7-8 hours of sleep every day. Depending on the day, this means I need to be in bed by 11 or 12. If I'm budgeting 1 hour a day (in the future) to work out, this means I need to have time to make breakfast, take care of the apts, etc. So I need to be up by 7 or 8 most days. On good days, I can be up at 8:30-9.

Annnnnnd, even though for some reason my mind is resisting this, I want to start reading my Bible every day. I don't want to be legalistic about it. I don't want to make it a chore, but I want to be disciplined. So what's the difference? Where's the line? Hm.

Ok, that's all I have right now for short term goals.

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