Monday, March 15, 2010
Goal setting
Reading Brandon's blog he said; no more goals. I am wondering if that is the way to go. I know when I set a goal, then not follow through with it, I get depressed. I have set eating goals, weight loss goals, running goals, bicycling goals, weight lifting goals, projects around the house goals. Some I keep and some I don't. When I fall off the goal wagon and get depressed for not meeting my goal, I eat, stop exercising, or both. I will think about this and then decide if I will set any more goals. Last week I ran 7.95 miles in 1h22m. I water jogged for 2 hours and with both the run and water jog I burned 2414 calories. I did not meet my goal of 30 miles running. Goal setting?????? Another 4 inches of snow and white is still my favorite color, for now. Have fun
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I think you hit the nail on the head. When we set those HIGH goals and don't meet them it is depressing and makes us not want to work out. I think some times we set ourselves up for failure with all the goal setting. I think goals are a good thing but I think being more realistic is what I need to do. So for now I will not set any goals and see what happens. I will get my workouts in where I can and when I can. I will take it one day at a time and set "mini goals" for that day BUT I will not beat myself up anymore if life gets in the way and I don't achieve it. I will still hold myself accountable for being lazy though. I have taken this approach over the last couple of days and it has worked out. Now I just need to make it through my work days with getting in my runs and I will be golden. Keep it up and we will get there. Baby steps is what it is about. Love ya.
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