On New Year's Eve, I posted some goals for 2018. Since you all saw the web gem from Thursday, those goals could also be assumed to be my goals as a 46-year-old. As runners, there is no way to hide your age and still be honest as well as in the proper age group in races. I'll own being 46. I might just have a lot of polite people in my life, but I am regularly told I don't look old enough to have two kids in college. Age is merely a number. Anyway, back to my goals. Since I put them in writing and on the internet, I felt inspired to work hard and achieve some good things this year. Goal #1: Drink 32 oz of water per day. I am doing a great job on this goal so far. I am making effort to fill my water bottle at work immediately after breakfast service and get at least 20 oz then. I also keep a water bottle handy in the kitchen at home. It even says, "Drink More Water." This still takes thought daily, but I'm getting it done. Goal #2: Eat foods with added sugar one day per week only focusing mainly on sweets, but being aware of added sugar in other foods. This goal is also going very well. I'd mentioned an inability to moderate my intake of sweets, so cutting it down to once weekly helps a lot. My chosen "free" day is Sunday, so even on my birthday, I managed to abstain. My husband and son took me out for Mexican food that night. I declined a margarita and the complimentary fried ice cream was not gluten free anyway. My husband did buy me a candy bar at the convenience store today which I am looking forward to enjoying tomorrow...maybe even for breakfast. Don't judge it, only notice. One day last week, I was wondering about a snack in the evening. Once I had run down the options available, I decided what I really needed was a drink of WATER. Can you believe it?!?!? Goal #3: Do strength training at least 10 minutes three times per week. I'd say this is the goal that I still will continue to work harder. I'm getting the minimum amount, but maybe not as solid as I'd like. I am still doing exercises for my feet, calves, hips and hamstrings. When I'm at the gym, I try to add exercises for my arms and shoulders. So, all three goals are going quite well after two weeks. It's supposed to take about three weeks to start a habit, so I'm in not in the habit range just yet. I will commit to giving another update in a few weeks. You, blog followers, are my accountability friends. Minnesota remains in a deep freeze. We are back to very cold nights and struggle to climb above zero in the afternoons. This morning I tried a treadmill run instead of outdoors due to a -32 windchill. It was so boring compared to running outside with a friend. I did get some new cold weather running gear for my birthday, so look forward to some reviews when I can get outdoors. This is Charlie riding in the truck on a cold, cold night. I think David helped him write that on the window...LOL. That's kind of how I feel after multiple days of super cold weather...HELP! By the way, Bobby made David scratch that off the window before a well-meaning stranger called 911 on the freeway. Life is never dull at my house!
I hope you are able to get out for your runs this week and if not can find a reasonable way to work out before you are also calling for help. Thank you for keeping me accountable to my 2018 goals. Happy running. Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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