When I set out on my weight loss journey, I had three fitness goals in mind. All three seems pretty reasonable when I set them:
1. Fit into normal sized clothes all the time.
2. Be able to come up and down the stairs in my apartment without having to catch my breath.
3. Run the one mile loop in the park across the street.
Within my first year, I was able to meet all three goals. But, just because I’m in maintenance phase now doesn’t mean I don’t need goals. Now there are so many things I can do, I get annoyed by things I can’t do. So here’s the new list for the next year:
1. Be able to do 5 pull ups unassisted, (I’m currently still using 50 pounds of assistance at the gym)
2. Run a half marathon (WHAT?!? I get nervous even typing it! I just finished my first 5k)
3. Hike a fourteener (that’s a mountain with an elevation of 14,000 feet for the flat landers, I’m currently up to hiking about 4 hours)
I’m most nervous about training for a half marathon. I think this will be the hardest for me to meet, but that’s the point. These are just goals and I have a whole year to meet them. What happens if I don’t? Nothing!
Make sure you set goals for yourself along your journey. It gives me a huge sense of accomplishment and a way to measure how far I’ve come. When picking your goals I would recommend that you pick three different levels. Something that seems pretty attainable, something that seems reasonable but hard and something that seems nearly impossible.
