Establishing Goals

When I started Ideal Protein (the protocol I followed last time and the reason why I learned that low carb works for me), I was almost 15lbs heavier than I am now and my baby was already 14 months old.  I had been working out and dieting for 8 months and hadn't lost anything.  Within my first 3 weeks of low carb, I was down 13lbs.

At that point, I established some goals for myself.  I didn't do it right away because I was skeptical that following a low carb diet was going to be the answer to my struggle with losing weight.  As the weight fell off, I knew I had found my answer.

So this time, I'm setting some short term and long term goals.  I know that life gets in the way sometimes and last time I actually started to find myself afraid of food, which made things really stressful at times.  I don't want to feel crazy again, hence the goals.  Short term goals are a way to get to long term goals.

I figured I would share my goals with you:

Short Term

• Lose 20lbs (total) by end of August
• Meet/break 7500 steps a day 5 out of 7 days a week
• Start Couch to 5k by July 15th (if ankle is healed)
• Write 2-3 blog posts per week
• Try ChefV 3 day cleanse before the voucher I bought expires
• Show improved cholesterol totals at July Health check at work (was 235 in March)
• Improve Vitamin D (very low at 17 in March)
• Take time for myself (this is very very hard for me to do)
• Make time for friendships (this might be just as hard)

Long Term

• Lose 35-40lbs (total) by one year post baby (November 2016)
• Meet 7500 steps every day and work toward 10000 steps 4 out of 7 days a week
• Run Woodstown Fall Festival 5k in under 36 minutes (September 2016)
• Cholesterol < 200
• Vitamin D > 30
• Be a better mom--more energy, more patience
• Encourage and inspire others
• Take a vacation with my husband and RELAX!

So those are my goals ONE week into this journey.

What goals do you have?