Nearly little muscle in my body hurts from my flow class yesterday. Some are sort of screamy-hurt. It takes masterful effort not to walk like I've been riding horses all week long.
This gets better, right? Please promise me it does.
I thought I'd share a couple of goals with y'all since I'll probably be blogging about my gymming it up [note: I promise this won't become an all-fitness, all the time blog], and it will help me keep on track.
I want to lose around 10 pounds. HOWEVER, I think that weight is just another way to measure health. I don't live and die by what the scale says. And I'm not going to diet to do it (although: healthy recipes and snack ideas always welcome here). I've already cut out pop, I don't eat fast food, I like veggies and fruits and I don't eat much pasta, etc. I figure my diet is pretty dang balanced right now. If I diet, I will hate my life and not go to the gym either. I will take my measure more from the way my jeans fit, but I know they fit me when I weighed about 10 less pounds.
I want to gain muscle. I want to have a nice, toned, strong body. I like the way Jennifer Aniston's body looks (obviously I will never be that skinny because I don't, and won't, live on whatever bottled water she promotes). Toned and strong, but not wiry or hard. If that means I have to weigh more, so be it.
I want to gain even more flexibility. I'm about as flexible as a two-by-four, but I'd like to continue striving to be more flexible.
I want to feel happier.
I want to feel more energized.
I want to feel capable of performing even moderately difficult athletic tasks.
I want to conquer my stomachaches.
I want to conquer stress and anxiety.
I want to work up to going to the gym five times a week. Yep, you heard it here, friends.
I know I am not really old. But as I age, I want to always feel like "dang, I am in the best shape of my life." I want to live well, be well, and be active in making that happen.
I want to make it past the three-month mark my trainer warned me about. People often quit at month three. I have to make it past that.
Here we go.
7 comments:
Nice. You're my new healthy hero. :)
Good for you! I will go to the gym with you! We can take dance together?!?
pleased to meet you
come pay a visit some time
I know you can do it! You have more motivation now than you've had before. We're hear to offer encouragement whenever we can.
Go you!
Wow, five times a week. I can't even remotely relate to that goal. Can you inspire me please?
I'm anxious to read about your progress on here!! And five days a week?? Dang, that's an impressive goal!
So, when are you going to be entering the Ironman triathlon?
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