rebeccam31
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2013
I think this is a great idea.
Okay. Current me: I am a small (5'1") fairly slim person right now (though I have put on about 15 lbs. in the past couple years). I am slim but NOT fit. I want to be fit/healthy. I am a stay-at-home mom to an 11 year old (so I have some time if I'm smarter about managing it). I have 4 horses (also 3 dogs and 2 cats. I volunteer at an animal shelter--don't judge me ).
So. My goals are as follows:
1) Drink more water. I am so bad at this! I just am not a person who feels thirsty. I drink a couple cups of coffee and maybe a glass of water a day. This is bad. I want to work up to the recommended eight. Preferably without having to pee every ten minutes. I don't know how you do this, but I'm going to try.
2) Get to the horses more often. They are boarded about 1/2 hour from my home. I want a goal of two mornings a week at the barn (hoping for 3 but life does intercede). This is both a mental health goal and a physical health goal. Riding is good for your core. And being around the horses just makes me a happier person.
3) Run a 5K this year. I have tried running in the past. I don't love it, but I want to like it. I started Couch to 5K in the fall and was doing well, but then I tweaked my knee. So I started it again yesterday. Last time I was running daily, and I just overdid it. So this time, 3x a week is the goal. Just as the program says. Off days I will ride the horses or walk on the treadmill.
4) Track food on myfitnesspal.com without being obsessive about it. I'd like to lose the 15 pounds I found. I also really like food. I'd like to discover a balance, if indeed it exists.
5) Do some strength exercises to tone (riding helps with this, too, but some supplementing will be required). Crunches and planks for core strength (again, to improve riding). Arm exercises with weights (because I hate my flabby arms).
That's the nutshell, I think. Thanks for providing a place for me to hold myself accountable (feel free to also hold me accountable and to critique my plan if you see glaring errors--I'm thick skinned).
Okay. Current me: I am a small (5'1") fairly slim person right now (though I have put on about 15 lbs. in the past couple years). I am slim but NOT fit. I want to be fit/healthy. I am a stay-at-home mom to an 11 year old (so I have some time if I'm smarter about managing it). I have 4 horses (also 3 dogs and 2 cats. I volunteer at an animal shelter--don't judge me ).
So. My goals are as follows:
1) Drink more water. I am so bad at this! I just am not a person who feels thirsty. I drink a couple cups of coffee and maybe a glass of water a day. This is bad. I want to work up to the recommended eight. Preferably without having to pee every ten minutes. I don't know how you do this, but I'm going to try.
2) Get to the horses more often. They are boarded about 1/2 hour from my home. I want a goal of two mornings a week at the barn (hoping for 3 but life does intercede). This is both a mental health goal and a physical health goal. Riding is good for your core. And being around the horses just makes me a happier person.
3) Run a 5K this year. I have tried running in the past. I don't love it, but I want to like it. I started Couch to 5K in the fall and was doing well, but then I tweaked my knee. So I started it again yesterday. Last time I was running daily, and I just overdid it. So this time, 3x a week is the goal. Just as the program says. Off days I will ride the horses or walk on the treadmill.
4) Track food on myfitnesspal.com without being obsessive about it. I'd like to lose the 15 pounds I found. I also really like food. I'd like to discover a balance, if indeed it exists.
5) Do some strength exercises to tone (riding helps with this, too, but some supplementing will be required). Crunches and planks for core strength (again, to improve riding). Arm exercises with weights (because I hate my flabby arms).
That's the nutshell, I think. Thanks for providing a place for me to hold myself accountable (feel free to also hold me accountable and to critique my plan if you see glaring errors--I'm thick skinned).