Goals for 2007

Since 2007 is starting to wind down, I thought I should look at the goals I set for the year and see how I am doing.

Goals for the Spiritual Journey
Read through the bible using the Max Lucado Devotional Bible ~ I'm on track to complete this.
Read A Year with C.S. Lewis ~ I am a few days behind on this, but will complete it.
Read My Utmost for His Highest ~ I'm on track to complete this.
Review "Memorize the Message" scriptures. I will at least review the current week but I won't stress out about memorizing each week. ~ I did not memorize any scriptures, but I have kept up with them. Currently, the verse of the week is in my closet so I can review it every day when I put on my jewelry.
Journalling ~ This blog has been my journal and I have done good with posting almost daily. I think I could go "deeper" with my posts and maybe as I continue blogging I will eventually do that.

Goals for the Fitness Journey
Maintain weekly average weight between 127 and 131 ~ Somewhere during the year, I decided this weight range was too low for me and I changed it to 130-134. I haven't been in my weight range every week of the year, but I am there now.
Average 30 minutes of exercise per day ~ I have done this up until my surgery and I am looking forward to getting back to my exercise routine when I am recovered.
Keep track of exercise using www.fitnessjournal.com ~ Done.
Attend Weight Watcher's Meeting at least once a month ~ Done and free lifetime every month.
Set up at least one appointment with a trainer at the gym ~ Not done and too late to do since I can't exercise right now.
Keep tracking of my "Healthy Habits," adjust them once a month, and spend the dimes I "earn." ~ The only time I did not track my habits was the last few days before my surgery and the two weeks following my surgery.
Buy a heart rate monitor ~ Done.

So, I would say that I have successfully acheived my goals for 2007. Now it is time to start planning my goals for 2008.

A Treat to Look Forward To

I have a goal this month to NOT eat any of the Weight Watchers snacks at my office. They are full of nasty high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils and they are a trigger food for me. Once I start, I can't stop.

So, my reward for not having any this month will be a yummy Panda licorice bar. Only 100 calories and 0 fat. No HFCS or PHO. Only molasses, wheat flour, licorice extract, and aniseed oil. I already have my bar, now I am just waiting for Halloween to arrive.

October Habits & Goals

October Healthy Habits
Journal Food & Fitness
Blog
5 Min of Quiet
Read Lose It For Life Devotional
Keep in Touch
Ready in less than 50 min
Lunchtime Treadmill
Cardio
Core
Strength
Stretch/Yoga
Produce - 5 servings
Dairy - 2 servings
Healthy Oil
Nuts
Fiber One
Whole Grain
1 Coffee+1 Tea
Alcohol~0-1
No Sugar
No Flour
No Junk Food
No Looking for Houses (except on Sunday)
No Food after 9
Organize something - a drawer, shelf, area
Enter Receipts
Tomorrow's Clothes
Photos - Work on moving photos from albums to boxes
Bedtime Routine
Bed before 11

October Goals
Be 100% on 10 habits
Miss less than 100 healthy habits total
4.5 Hours of Weight Training
Run at least 4 times for at least 10 minutes
Go to the gym at least 4 times
Do yoga at least once
Do Turbo Sculpt at least twice
Do Turbo Jam at least twice
Get the hair removed on my lip (Advice on this? I've never done it before)
Deep Pore Cleansing mask once a week
Buy a navy blue Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt (Go Cowboys!)

September Results

Here were my September Goals - The items in green are my results:
Be 100% on 10 (or more) - 100% on 12 habits
Miss less than 100 healthy habits total - missed 67
4.5 Hours of Weight Training - Close, but only 4.2
Run at least 4 times - only twice
Do pilates at least once - didn't do this
Do yoga at least once
Do each of these machines at the gym - elliptical (I can't believe I missed this one, it's my favorite, we just didn't go to the gym enough) arch trainer, stair mill, expresso bike, cardio wave
Do Turbo Sculpt at least once
Do Turbo Jam at least once

Here is the amount of time I spent on various exercise (this in in hours)
Running 0.3
Cycling - Stationary Trainer 0.3
Yoga 0.3
Aerobics 0.3
Weight Training 4.2
Walking 2.4
Running - Treadmill 1.5
* Elliptical Trainer 0.5
Stair Climber 0.2
Treadmill 4.7
Core Strength 2.4
Stretching 2.6
Totals: 18.5

* This is actualy cardio wave and arch trainer. Fitness journal doesn't have a category for those so I put them on elliptical.

Fitness Friday on Saturday

I forgot that yesterday was supposed to be Fitness Friday and I posted something else that was significant to me for the day.

Anyway, this has been a good fitness week. So far this month I already have 5 hours of exercise and one of the days has been a rest day. :) I am feeling really motivated right now and I want to take advantage of that motivation and work really hard to keep my workouts diverse, get plenty of strength training, eat healthy and get my healthy habits in.

Those are my monthly goals I set for myself to the month (the items in green have been completed):

Heath & Fitness September Goals:
Be 100% on 10 (or more) (currently 100% on 25)
Miss less than 100 healthy habits total (have missed 7 so far)
4.5 Hours of Weight Training (1.2 hours so far)
Run at least 4 times
Do pilates at least once
Do yoga at least once
Do each of these machines at the gym - elliptical, arch trainer, stair mill, expresso bike, cardio wave
Do Turbo Sculpt at least once (plan on doing this today)
Do Turbo Jam at least once

It's a New Month!

September is here! Time for a new list of health habits:

Jnl Food/Fitness
Blog
5 Min of Quiet
Keep in Touch
Ready < 50 min
Lunch Treadmill (doesn't count toward regular cardio)
Cardio
Core
Strength
Stretch/Yoga
2nd Vitamin
Produce - 5
Dairy - 2
Healthy Oil
Nuts
Fiber One
Whole Grain
1 Coffee+1 Tea
Alcohol~0-1
No Sugar
No Flour
No Junk
No Work Food
No Food after 9
Clean or Fling
Enter Receipts
Clothes
Pampering
Bed Routine
Bed before 11

Heath & Fitness September Goals:
Be 100% on 10 (or more)
Miss less than 100 healthy habits total
4.5 Hours of Weight Training
Run at least 4 times
Do pilates at least once
Do yoga at least once
Do each of these machines at the gym - elliptical, arch trainer, stair mill, expresso bike, cardio wave
Do Turbo Sculpt at least once
Do Turbo Jam at least once

Kairos Novena

I binged Monday afternoon. I am tired of this. I do not want to beat myself up about it though. I am going to move forward. I will begin a NINE DAY KAIROS NOVENA to prepare myself physically, emotionally, and spiritually for the Kairos that begins on the 15th.

Here are my daily goals for the Novena:
1. Drink 5 bottles of water a day
2. Drop to 20 points (have been at 22)
3. Minimum 7,500 steps per day
4. Have Chai tea or milk instead of pudding for my evening snack.
5. Adjust morning and afternoon snacks to include carb/protein combination.
6. Quiet my world...less radio, less tv, less itunes...listen for the still small voice of God.
7. Cut down blog reading.
8. Get to bed before 11:00.
9. Prepare at least 9 bags for donation to the Women's Center.

I will also be aiming for 100% on my daily healthy habits. 9 days at 100% seems impossible "but with God everything is possible.” Matthew 19:26.

Weight Lost and Gained

Since October 14, 2002 I have lost 97.9 pounds and gained 80.4 pounds (17.5 net loss).

During 2004 I lost 27.5 lbs and gained 19.3 lbs, 8.2 net loss, highest - 141.4, lowest - 127.7
During 2005 I lost 23.1 lbs and gained 22.9 lbs, .2 net loss, highest - 136.0, lowest - 127.4
During 2006 I lost 12.6 lbs and gained 15.4 lbs, 2.8 net GAIN, highest - 132.8, lowest - 128.2

My weight fluctuations are decreasing. I want both of those numbers to be lower in 2007, but this year the weight lost needs to be more than the weight gained.

After the New Year's Eve festivities I weighed 133.6. This is outside of the 127 to 131 weight range I would like to maintain. Most of the difference between 133.6 and 131 is probably water weight and the results of snacking from 8:00 pm until midnight. My plan is to be back in my weight range this week, although I know it might not be possible for my weekly average to be in the range. This is not the time to slack off (not that any time is a good time). I have lost and gained too many times. I want to maintain my weight during 2007. I will maintain my weight during 2007!

Flowers

Before Christmas I bought some flowers from the grocery store. Most of them were gone by New Year's, but I made a smaller boquet and put them on my filing cabinet. They have made me smile everytime I come in the room. Fresh flowers are so inexpensive from the grocery, I really must by them for myself more often.

Healthy Habits for January 2007

Here are the Healthy Habits I am working on during January:

1. Journal Food
2. Fitness Journal - Record Exercise
3. Water - 4 bottles
4. Produce - 5 servings
5. Dairy - 2 servings
6. Healthy Oil
7. Nuts
8. Fiber One
9. Whole Grain
10. Caffeine~0-1 items
11. Alcohol~0-1 items
12. No Sugar
13. No Flour
14. No Junk (Junk ~ Popcorn, Gum, Hot Chocolate Packets, Soda, Chips, Frozen Novelties, Fast Food)
15. No Coffee (regular or decaf) at Work
16. No Elevators at Work
17. Clean or Fling - At least 5 minutes
18. Cardio - At least 10 minutes
19. Core Exercises - At least 5 minutes
20. Stretching or Yoga - At least 5 minutes
21. Strength - At least 5 minutes
22. 5000 Steps
23. 2nd dose of vitamin (I don't have any trouble remembering my morning vitamins, but do my noontime ones.
24. Keep in Touch (Call, email, write or visit a friend or family member)
25. Bed 11:00
26. Blog
27. Pampering
28. Bedtime Routine (wash face, brush and floss)
29. Use less than 10 Flex Points
30. Binge Free

Goals for 2007

Goals for the Spiritual Journey
Read through the bible using the Max Lucado Devotional Bible
Read A Year with C.S. Lewis
Read My Utmost for His Highest
Review "Memorize the Message" scriptures. I will at least review the current week but I won't stress out about memorizing each week.
Journalling

Goals for the Fitness Journey
Maintain weekly average weight between 127 and 131
Average 30 minutes of exercise per day
Keep track of exercise using www.fitnessjournal.com
Attend Weight Watcher's Meeting at least once a month
Set up at least one appointment with a trainer at the gym
Keep tracking of my "Healthy Habits," adjust them once a month, and spend the dimes I "earn."
Buy a heart rate monitor

Healthy Habits

I keep a list of healthy habits I am working on. Lately it has been 30 things at a time. Some of these are such habits, I really don't have to try. Others, I miss them more days than I complete them. For 2007, I will adjust them each month. For each habit I "earn" 10 cents and that money is to indulge on something just for me. The latest thing I got is a new cell phone which should arrive Monday!

Here is what I have been working on since November 5th:

Journal Food
Write in Fitness Journal
Drink Water - 4 bottles
Produce - 5 servings of fruits and/or veggies
Dairy - 2 servings
Healthy Oil
Nuts
Fiber One
Whole Grain
Caffeine~0-1 items
Alcohol~0-1 drinks
No Sugar
No Flour
No Junk - currently defined as popcorn, gum, hot chocolate in packets, soda, chips, frozen novelties, Fast Food
No coffee at work
No Elevators at work
No computer games (I can waste so much time with these)
Cardio Workout
Core Workout
Stretching or Yoga
Strength Training
5000 Steps Minimum
Remember Evening Vitamin
Keep in Touch
Bedtime 10:45 weedays/11:15 weekends
Clean or Fling - 5 minute minimum
Pampering
Bedtime Routine (wash face, brush & floss)
Use less than 10 Flex points
Binge Free

A trip to Family Christian

I went to Family Christian today and spent my 25% coupon. This is what I purchased:

• I got two Streams in the Desert to have on hand for gifts.
• A new t-shirt
• My Utmost for His Highest (DH and I are re-read it next year and I want my own copy.)
• Love Comes Softly - We got this on Netflix a while back and it was really good. It was the $5 special today (plus 25% off) so I bought it for our collection.
• Memorize the Message - 52 Scripture Memory Verse Cards. I will have this as my goal for next year. We'll see how it goes. I've set scripture memorization as a goal before, and it didn't last long. Hopefully, I will enjoy this translation more and stick with it.