I was inspired by the lovely Brooke of Brooke: Not on a Diet to set some goals for myself for this month. I spent a bunch of time the other day and used Brooke's Goal Digging printable to articulate what I want for myself this month.
I like the structure of the printable because it helps to visualize daily, weekly, and monthly goals, and provides a space to list a reward that you will do or buy yourself at the end of a successful month.
So, what are my goals?
Daily:
15 minutes of intentional movement
Drink your water every day
Take your vitamins
Make your plate half veggies and fruit 2 times per day
Weekly:
Walk 10 miles
Stick to food plan
Put on makeup and do hair 3 times per week
Get up early to meditate and pray 4 times per week
Monthly
Do something scary
Get rid of old, unattractive clothes that make you feel frumpy
I liked this Alex & Ani Moss Winding Road Beaded Bangle.
So, how have I done so far?
Daily
Goals have been lacking since I hurt my back somehow. (Okay, I'll be honest -- I hurt it while SLEEPING. Getting old really is awful, isn't it?) so
- movement, intentional or otherwise, has been problematic this week. It's getting better, and I'm contemplating setting up my living room as a dance hall tomorrow -- I've been listening to some old beloved music tonight and really enjoyed the memories of all those dance clubs of my youth.
- Drinking water -- I'd say I have a 50 percent success rate. Working on it.
- Take your vitamins. Fail.
- Make your plate half veggies/fruit 2x a day. I've been more successful with this. Good thing I love vegetables.
Weekly:
- Walk 10 miles. I'm not going to do this this week.
- Stick to food plan: I've been trying hard this week, but I'm feeling confused and paralyzed. I haven't been really draconian about it, and I am struggling this week with not eating for hours and hours. For example, yesterday, I ate a bagel with butter in the morning, then a bowl of soup in the at lunch and another at dinner and that was it. The soup was chicken tortilla soup and I did have some tortilla chips with it both times, but I don't know, is that a normal thing? On Monday I didn't eat anything at all between breakfast (a power sandwich at Panera) until dinner -- I was really busy grocery shopping, doing laundry, and cooking. Today I had a bagel and a banana for breakfast, a bowl of Chicken Tortilla soup for lunch with a handful of tortilla chips, a pumpkin spice latte (no whipped cream and smallest size and a cheese danish from Starbucks), a banana, and a cup of whole wheat pasta with broccoli and white sauce.
- Put on make up and do hair three times this week:. Well, I took my makeup out of the drawer in which it usually hides and put it in my purse. But not on my face. And I did do my hair this morning. I have a few more days to do this though.
- Get up and pray 4 x per week. Well, since I have not gone to bed yet and it's 12:52 am, I don't think tomorrow is going to be the morning either. But, we are saying a decade of the rosary or two on the way to school in the morning. It keeps me calm(er) in traffic, prevents the chickadees from listening to the trash on radio, and helps to start the day intentionally. I went to prayer group this morning and did some Lectio Divina on the Gospel for Sunday and I am going to teach Children's Church this Sunday, so I will get some prayer time in this week. It just won't be early.
Monthly:
- Do something scary. Hell, getting up every morning is scary -- I've got that covered. Really, I'm thinking. I would like to do something adventurous. Maybe I will sign up for this? I wonder if I could walk it. Running it would be scary and probably impossible.
- Throw away or give away old, unattractive clothes. I am thinking of which ones to give away, but am worried about not having anything to wear. Seriously.
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