Despite having lived my whole life in Canada I have no love for winter weather. None. Unless it's a major snowstorm and everything is closed so the only thing that is expected of me is to stay at home in my bed watching TV. It's dark out at 5 p.m. and the ground is icy and wet, everything is cold the last thing I want to is exercise. That being said I know that summer is just around the corner. There will be 20 cm of snow on the ground and then the next morning the snow will be melted and spring will arrive. Of course then it will snow again and there will be 30 cm of snow down because I live in Atlantic Canada and that's just what happens. Regardless, it's only a matter of time before I wake up one morning and realize bathing suit season is upon us.
So with that in mind I'm joining Sarah at Venus Trapped in Mars to set some 'non-scale goals' (which I love) about my body.
1. Drink
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I'm so good at drinking water during the summer. I never go anywhere without my water bottle while I'm at camp and I easily re-fill it three times a day. In the winter it's cold, I don't want to drink cold water. I want to drink hot chocolate and tea and fancy coffee with whipped cream to warm me up! I need replace those sugary, caffeinated drinks with water!
2. Flex
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Back in the day I was a gymnast and could bend and twist like it was nothing. I'm ashamed to admit these days touching my toes is as good as it gets. I know that if I take 10-15 minutes every day to stretch I'd see an improvement pretty quickly, it's a matter of doing it! Starting today I'm going to incorporate 10 minutes of stretching into my bedtime routine.
3. Tone
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Lifting weights is boring. There I said it. I'm not going to spend money to lift heavy things or buy heavy things to lift. What I am going to do is crunches and push ups while I watch TV. Nothing complicated but something that I will see results from if I stick to it!
4. Eat
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I'm don't eat terribly, I rarely eat take out and am pretty aware of what goes in my mouth. But I don't always plan ahead and because I'm "a picky eater" I don't always like what the rest of the family is having and so I end up eating a bagel or grilled cheese or just some rice. Not a great solution.
5. Enjoy
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I love the idea of using a yoga video or some other program to guide my workout, but I've never really found one I love. I've done Jillian Michael's ones before but honestly I have such a strong dislike for her because of Biggest Loser that I can't focus on the moves just my intense dislike for her. I love the simplicity and concept of a work out DVD though so I really want to find one I love as much as the idea of it!
I love the idea of non scale goals! I may have to make my own list as well! Thanks for the motivation!
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic goals! I'm with you on the stretching. I used to dance and now I try to do yoga on a regular basis to stay limber. It really sucks when you can't do something that used to be so easy!
ReplyDeleteThese goals are smart and attainable. To be honest, I had never thought about that fact that I don't drink nearly as much water in the winter that I do in the summer. Great point, I want to start focusing more on that too now! And I'm a picky eater too, planning is for sure key! Thanks for linking up and joining the party! Can't wait to see your success!
ReplyDeleteIt totally threw me off when you referenced centimeters instead of inches, hahaha! Yes on the stretching!!! Former-gymnasts-who-are-no-longer-flexible unite!!! Hahaha! We will get there! And the good thing about stretching is that I'm pretty good at keeping it up because it feels so good (er, hurts so good?)!! Can't wait to share in your journey!
ReplyDeleteExcellent list! All are very "realistic" things to strive for! Lifting weights does get to be a little boring. If there's a gym near you that offers Body Pump classes - I highly recommend! :)
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