For about a week now, I've been thinking about what goals I want to set for myself this year. I looked back over my goals from 2011 and even evaluated them to see how well I did and I didn't do so hot. I've been thinking that maybe I should work on some 3 month goals and then move forward so that I don't lose steam and so that I feel a sense of accomplishment sooner. I've debated on what exactly I want to work on this year. Tim and I have discussed some things we want to work on. In spite of all of this thinking, I still don't have a final list, but I'm hoping that maybe if I list a few things here now, that I'll have some more concrete ideas come into my head. So, here goes...
1. Lose 40+ lbs.
My family is doing a Biggest Loser contest and we started today. I'll post more about that tomorrow. I'm hoping that will kick the weight loss off to a good start and get me motivated. Tim and I are starting P90X next week to go along with that, so I think we have a good plan in place to see some results. So, I think I'll see how the next 3 months go with P90X and the Biggest Loser and then I'll go from there and re-evaluate how this goal is going.
2. Temple Attendance
Last night, Tim and I were talking about goals and he mentioned that maybe we ought to set a goal to attend as many temples in Utah as we can this year. We have several temples pretty close to us so I think this is doable. We just need to make the effort to plan instead of just saying, "hey, we should try to go to the temple this week."
Yes, this has been a goal of mine for the past few years and I haven't done much about it. I've already looked at races this year and I'm planning on registering for the Bear Lake Brawl 1/2 Ironman in September. I feel like that race will give me time to get a headstart on the weight loss and start my training when I can actually train outside. Tim is on board for this goal and I'm hoping that my summer will allow me to really train the way I would like to in order to achieve this goal.
4. Learn to mountain bike.
Tim loves to mountain bike and he's pretty good at it. I on the other hand can climb like a champ and will climb all day long on my mountain bike. The problem for me is going downhill. It scares me and I don't like it at all. So, I told Tim the other night that I would like to learn to mountain bike. I won't be able to start on this goal until the spring and summer, so I'm going to keep it off the radar until then, but I did want to write it down so that I can remember.
Those are the goals I have for myself so far. I really do think that if I focus on shorter goals, like 3 month goals that I might actually feel better about my accomplishments and feel like I'm making progress instead of having them sit out there, sort of forgotten.
Happy New Year!
May 2012 be even better than 2011!
2 comments:
Good goals, AJ. Best to you in achieving them, as I know you can and will. Happy New Year, friend.
I started P90X last week & am determined to make it all the way through 90 days. I missed you during the Yoga session! :) Maybe we can hold each other accountable for making it all the way through the 13 weeks. I'm a little sore by the way.
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