Do you ever look back at your goal list and get scared that
you missed something even though you had every intention of doing it? I looked
back to my January post from 2012 wondering if I had, indeed, fulfilled the promises I made to myself and reach the goals I set. Low and behold, I
certainly did.
Last year, I set the goal of running a half marathon. And
from my past posts there was many ups and downs related to that. Looking back
now, I reflect about how that seemed near impossible and laugh because here I
am almost half way through training for another one. All the pain and
self-doubt I had in 2012 regarding this goal causes me to grin at myself. I
laugh because I truly thought that was so near impossible last year and now I
have that confidence from it to train for another one without the anxiety of
thinking ‘can I even do this?’
My 2013 goals are simple, straight forward, but require hard
work and dedication. Here they are:
Ok, that does it for my goals this year. There will be more to add as I finish this half marathon on St. Patty's day in Virginia Beach, and I'll keep you appraised of that!
Love w/ all my bum,
CH
- Eat more clean. I still eat out more than I prefer and frankly, I don’t see how anyone can afford it. When I cook my own food, I control the content and the nutritional value of what me and the hubs consume. There really is no better alternative. What I plan to do is first limit the occurrences of dining out, stick to it, and properly meal plan so eating out won’t be the easy way to have a meal. What I notice in pattern is that we are more likely to eat out when I don’t have meat thawing because I don’t know what I want to prepare. his is an area I can focus on more and change. I’ll spend Sunday afternoons meal planning and then purchasing the fresh groceries for the week. This past year, I have found several ways to add veggies into the mix and take out the carbs (think spaghetti squash instead of pasta, cauliflower crust instead of whole wheat crust on pizza night) and I want to further this education and practice. This is not to say I want to go Paleo full-time, but I definitely want to eat more Paleo more times in a week.
- I’m throwing down my own personal gauntlet and committing to something I never thought I’d consider or dream of doing. I am going to run a full freaking marathon this year. 26.2 miles. Yep. I know, I’m just as nervous thinking about it as you are thinking I’m nuts to want to run for 4+ hours straight. But, I have a plan in place. I’m going to join a training group this summer so I have a support system that can properly train me to do the distance, work on my form and help pace me along the way. Of all my goals, this is the most important for me to accomplish. On the making my heart bigger aspect of this blog, I am going to dedicate the marathon to a PTSD related organization outside of Wounded Warriors and raise funds for military service members suffering from the outcomes of war. I am personally related to this issue as my own husband suffers with PTSD and has not found a lot of help and programs available to him. With that said, the marathon I will coincide this fundraising effort will be the Marine Corps Marathon held October 27th, 2013.
- Blog more. I know I need to get back to it and get back on track with updating more frequently. I need to better measure my successes and failures (as well as my goals). So you can expect to start hearing from me more regularly.
Ok, that does it for my goals this year. There will be more to add as I finish this half marathon on St. Patty's day in Virginia Beach, and I'll keep you appraised of that!
Love w/ all my bum,
CH
