Goals.
I came into this journey thinking that my goal was to lose 100 pounds. This seems like a pretty solid and huge goal but I have found that for me it gets boring. I am finding out that I work best with smaller more attainable goals along the way to my big goals. I’m not sure why this wasn’t obvious to me I’ve been teaching it to people for the past several years. So I’ve been stuck in my weight loss journey for almost 2 months now. I’m stubborn and I’m not always the most ready to just follow directions before trying it my way. But all that said I am back on track now.
I came into this journey thinking that my goal was to lose 100 pounds. This seems like a pretty solid and huge goal but I have found that for me it gets boring. I am finding out that I work best with smaller more attainable goals along the way to my big goals. I’m not sure why this wasn’t obvious to me I’ve been teaching it to people for the past several years. So I’ve been stuck in my weight loss journey for almost 2 months now. I’m stubborn and I’m not always the most ready to just follow directions before trying it my way. But all that said I am back on track now.
First thing I decided I needed to do was set some goals. I needed to set a goal that I knew I could reach with little to no trouble. Not to say it is insignificant but to say I have complete confidence in my ability to do so.
Goal 1: I have a goal weight of 250 pounds by January 1.
- To achieve I need to return to maintaining and monitoring my eating with a definite precision 2300 calories. By monitoring I mean logging my food. This can become kind of daunting at times but it works and not doing it doesn’t for me so,. Loseit© is my best pal again.
Next, I needed a
challenge. I returned to my fatmanrunning roots with this one. I need something
that is going to push me out of my comfort zone, but that is realistic and
attainable. Something I want something I have never done before.
Goal 2: Participate in and complete a relay marathon. Myrtle Beach Marathon (Relay) February 14th, 2015
- Train for a 10k race. I’ll need to run between 4 and 6 miles with a team of four others.
- Find four others who are crazy enough to do this with me. (Easy I’ve got a boot camp full of crazy runners)
- Sign up! This is a must. If you’re like me you may procrastinate in order to give yourself a way to chicken out.
Disclaimer here: These are goals I decided I wanted to
achieve however I needed assistance in determining time frames and realistic-ness.
So for me I turned to my most trusted fitness guru and trainer Jeremy Gruver of
Gruver Outdoor Fitness Boot Camp. When venturing into new territory its never a bad idea to check with someone who can help you determine the feasibility of the goal.
Nothing to exciting going on right now.
Stay tuned as I check in on my progress. And yes you heard it here I will achieve the seemingly impossible of losing weight through the holiday season.
One thing I am finding out is that inside this temporary body of a fat man lies the heart of a fit man, and his body will soon match.
Nothing to exciting going on right now.
Stay tuned as I check in on my progress. And yes you heard it here I will achieve the seemingly impossible of losing weight through the holiday season.
One thing I am finding out is that inside this temporary body of a fat man lies the heart of a fit man, and his body will soon match.
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