November and I'm late to the party ...

[jenmccarroll]

I've been meaning to write more often and interact with my readers as well. I've been dealing with a blood pressure medication change that has left me completely wiped out.  This is in addition to other illness I have suffered in the last month.

 

Well I’m better now (or I will be … eventually) and I need to get my act together. I have a final 30 lbs to lose. I have two papers I need to finish by Thanksgiving. I have a couple parties this month as well. My apartment needs a complete overhaul in cleaning, and I need to take care of myself better.

 

November Goals

 

Get down to 170 lbs. I got really close in October before all of my health problems mixed with some pretty bad eating habits caused me to gain back a little bit of my weight.

 

Get back to induction eating. I feel better when I’m not ODing on sugar and dairy. I breathe better and feel less sluggish.

 

Walk 20 minutes to one hour each day. This is something that has always kept me on track. As much as I’d like to do it 60 minutes in a row, I know that I can break it up into smaller segments and still reap benefits. On the two days during the week that I have class I end up walking 20-30 minutes just from going back and forth to my car. I will resume walking on my fifteen minute breaks each day. On days I don’t have class, what is stopping me from walking around the parking lot for an hour before heading home? Then on weekends I can wake up and walk for an hour. I can totally do this!

 

Do 1 20 minute strength/flexibility exercise per day.  I have all of these ten minute abs or ten minute thighs tapes at home and on Xfinity on Demand just waiting for me to start them. I don’t need to kill myself to maintain bone density.

 

Do homework for two hours each night. I am really behind in my reading for school and I have two papers due in the next month that I’ve barely done research for. I have no excuse to lie around and do nothing with this kind of workload. However, most nights when I come home, all I feel like doing is eating and falling asleep. I’m hoping that taking care of myself in other ways will give me the energy to complete my assignments.

 

Declutter for 15 minutes a day. This is more than doable. Take five minutes to clear off surface areas that are cluttered, and ten minute to declutter. FlyLady.net has a great routine for doing this.

 

I think that’s a good start. Now I know where I want to be, the question is how do I get there?