Softball season is over, so is (for the most part) golf season. I'm sure we'll hit the links yet this fall once or twice, but it won't be every week. The Rollerblade Marathon is over, and the leaves are starting to fall, making outdoor rollerblading dangerous. Soon we'll be able to blade in the metrodome, but not yet.
So - what now? I haven't been going to the Y with the frequency I desire. Tonight I can't as I have plans, but tomorrow is a new day (and a new month - eep!) and I will get back into that.
What are my goals?
1. I still need to work on the mass issues. I have plateaued, and not at the mass I desired to maintain constant at. The good news is I haven't regained that awful, horrid, high mass I started with. The bad news, I'm only halfway to where I want to be. To address this I have taken a look at my eating habits, and discovered alarming trends. I am working on fixing those. The problem is I don't want to. I like the convenience of eating out. I like the food I eat when I eat out. I like it so much I do it too often. This adds useless calories. Solution: Eat at home more! Succinct goal: Lose 10 lbs by end of calendar year.
2. I need to maintain my exercise routine now that I do not have my sports to fall back on as exercise points. I am not in any organized sports from now until...?? who knows. Solution: I have a Y pass, and there are plenty of things to do at the Y. Succinct goal: Go to the Y 3 times per week from now until the end of the calendar year.
3. I am feeling more stressed out than I have in a while. I try not to talk about it, but there it is. I have increased job responsibilities (this is a good thing, but causes more work). I have a professional certification I'm studying for in mid Nov., and my house is not in the order that I would like it to be. I also have a lot of 'outdoors' things I would love to get done, but thinking about them adds to the stress level because I don't know when I'll have time for them. Solution: Trickier, this solution, because there are things I'm not willing to do. In summer, for example, I wasn't willing to give up softball or golf. Also there are things I can't do. My job responsibilities are my job responsibilities. They are not 'too much', but I do need to learn to time manage better. There are also things I have to do. I have to study for this exam (and part of the stress is that I need to study more than I am). So, solutions include better time management, making lists and sticking to them, prioritizing, and making sure I do take "me" time, even if it feels like I don't have time for it. Succinct Goal: (again, tricky) Create a sustainable scheme for time management that I will stick to that will help lower stress levels and that includes 'me' time and maintain it through end of year. Secondary: Learn to say no and not feel guilty (or as guilty).
I think three goals is enough. More than enough or I'm going to make #3 worse, not better. So Erin - I will be joining you at that Y more often. Katie, Jenni, Jenny, Chris and anyone else who has to study or desires to do a group study session, or work on quite work or read a book - let's set some up! Meet at a coffee house, we all study and help each other stay on track. Don't feel bad if I say no to socializing, at least through my test date. If I feel working on studying or one of my other goals will help lower stress, I will say no to a big social event, but I will explain why. I also hope that after my exam (hopefully a successful exam) I will have less stress and will be better at prioritizing the things I have to do so I have more 'me and friend' time too.
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