Weekly Goals - #4

Each week, I'll set a few small goals to achieve and build upon. After all, you can't sprint from the starting gate and expect to win the race, right? The emphasis may change from week to week, but all the goals are a continued effort. I'll share them here and would love to know what you think of them. Let me know if I'm giving myself too much slack, or not enough credit.

Weight loss GOALS for week three:

- I must eat Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & a Snack.
-- Replace one meal with a shake, fortified smoothie or milk.
- I must drink at least 25 ounces of water.
- I must acknowledge everything I eat in a daily journal.
- I must get at least 5 hours of constant sleep each night.
-- Two nights this week, I need to get 8 hours of sleep.

Exercise:

- Stretching arms, legs and back every day.
- Walk 10-15 mintues on the treadmill, twice a week.

Okay! I don't know about you but I am refreshed and ready to tackle WEEK FOUR! Thats right my blogging buddies. I have been commited to my new healthy lifestyle for almost a month. For me, week three was so long, and difficult. Stress wanted its binges and then its Release wanted its celebratory cake fest. But overall I've been hanging in there and am ready to begin challenging myself again. How did you guys do? What other goals have you added to your weekly agenda?

What I've lacked in some facets I've made up in sleep. I've really stuck to trying to get more sleep of late. And not just any sleep but consecutive hours of snooze-time. There have been many studies describing how weight loss is aided by getting SLEEP. Something so simple and yet always overlooked. My biggest challenge is simply to have the energy to do anything. I am normally so tired, fatigued, and beyond exhausted on a daily basis. Forget getting on that treadmill, I could barely climb the stairs. All I ever wanted to do was take a nap. But something happened Sunday that hasn't occured in nearly two years. I woke up in the morning, and actually got out of bed instead of rolling over and snoozing longer. I just got up, and it felt soooo good. I'm throwing off the crutches people. Watch out!

What ways have you discovered this plan working for you? I'd love to hear it!