I am the kind of person that does best when I set goals for myself and work towards them. By doing so, I find that I tend to be more accountable to myself.
I also think its important to set goals other than those that start, " I will lose XX pounds by.." The reasoning behind this is that I like to earn rewards for my accomplishments. For me, a t-shirt from running my first half marathon is a better reminder of what I can do than those size 4 pants that fit me before I was pregnant. I am more likely to fit into those pants again because I ran a half marathon than I am to run a half marathon because I am a size 4.
Its also extremely important to set goals that are reasonable and you can accomplish. For example, don't set the goal of completing an Ironman if you have never run a 5k. Start small and work your way up!!!
The question is then, what goals do I want to accomplish. I will break them up by categories...
Athletic Endeavors
Compete in and finish my first sprint triathlon (There is a local one in August that I am considering.)
Finish a fall marathon (I am eyeing one at the beginning of November)
Weight
Lose 10 pounds before I go back to work in 3.5 weeks
Get back down to my pre-pregnancy weight (120 lbs) and ultimately my ideal weight (115)
Let's talk about these weight goals for a second though. They are trumped by clothing size goals. As we all know, muscle weighs more than fat. Its quite possible that your weight goals can be difficult to attain if you are gaining muscle. Therefore, its always a good idea to buy yourself an outfit in the size you want to be as a way to judge your progress as well. You have to take small steps though. If you are a size 10, don't buy a size 2 outfit even if that is your ultimate goal. Seeing that outfit sit in your closet for months doesn't do you any good. Instead, buy a size 8 and celebrate yourself when it fits. Relish in that accomplishment and treat yourself to a night of dancing (Not food...Americans always celebrate with food. That is another topic for another day though). Then if you still want to continue on your journey, then buy a size 6 and so on and so forth.
So for me, I just want to fit into the wardrobe I have already so I don't have to spend money buying clothes to go to work in. Most of my clothes are a size 4 so that is my goal before I go back to work but if I can't attain that then I will buy whatever size I am at the time and work my way down.
Where am I starting at though...more on that tomorrow. I start with my personal trainer tonight and will have all of those statistics posted tomorrow.
I also think its important to set goals other than those that start, " I will lose XX pounds by.." The reasoning behind this is that I like to earn rewards for my accomplishments. For me, a t-shirt from running my first half marathon is a better reminder of what I can do than those size 4 pants that fit me before I was pregnant. I am more likely to fit into those pants again because I ran a half marathon than I am to run a half marathon because I am a size 4.
Its also extremely important to set goals that are reasonable and you can accomplish. For example, don't set the goal of completing an Ironman if you have never run a 5k. Start small and work your way up!!!
The question is then, what goals do I want to accomplish. I will break them up by categories...
Athletic Endeavors
Compete in and finish my first sprint triathlon (There is a local one in August that I am considering.)
Finish a fall marathon (I am eyeing one at the beginning of November)
Weight
Lose 10 pounds before I go back to work in 3.5 weeks
Get back down to my pre-pregnancy weight (120 lbs) and ultimately my ideal weight (115)
Let's talk about these weight goals for a second though. They are trumped by clothing size goals. As we all know, muscle weighs more than fat. Its quite possible that your weight goals can be difficult to attain if you are gaining muscle. Therefore, its always a good idea to buy yourself an outfit in the size you want to be as a way to judge your progress as well. You have to take small steps though. If you are a size 10, don't buy a size 2 outfit even if that is your ultimate goal. Seeing that outfit sit in your closet for months doesn't do you any good. Instead, buy a size 8 and celebrate yourself when it fits. Relish in that accomplishment and treat yourself to a night of dancing (Not food...Americans always celebrate with food. That is another topic for another day though). Then if you still want to continue on your journey, then buy a size 6 and so on and so forth.
So for me, I just want to fit into the wardrobe I have already so I don't have to spend money buying clothes to go to work in. Most of my clothes are a size 4 so that is my goal before I go back to work but if I can't attain that then I will buy whatever size I am at the time and work my way down.
Where am I starting at though...more on that tomorrow. I start with my personal trainer tonight and will have all of those statistics posted tomorrow.
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