Weekly Chase: Go With The Flow!

It's Monday again... or it's Monday for the next 11 minutes anyway :)  It's been one of those days where you set out to accomplish a zillion things but never actually do any of them.  The dreaded laundry all got washed but never made it to through the folding and sorting process...  Disappointing that those fairies never showed up to put it all away.  We had dinner at a friend's house tonight and we grilled 5 different pizzas with all sorts of amazing gourmet toppings... my inner fat kid sang with joy at the selection and tastes.  I definitely overindulged.

The philly cheese steak was my favorite

 Now that I showed you my incredible dinner, we can move on to last week's recap.  I had failed miserably the week before on my goals so I had called a good old fashioned DO-OVER!  I have to tell you that I rarely fail twice at anything but this week was a real challenge.  Here were my goals:

1.  Make it to the gym twice this week:  I did in fact make it to the gym three times this week!!!  I did two strength training workouts plus I attended my first yoga class at the new gym.  I had a great time and plan to go back this Tuesday for more.

2.  I will run twice in one day this week:  I already ranted and whined about my sciatica and sore back yesterday so I will spare your eyes the re-read.  The bottom line is that although I had a two-a-day planned for this past week, the doctor and I, after a short discussion and a long stretching and adjustment session, came to the conclusion that I needed a few solid stretching only days and I feel better for having taken them.  I think I will make this a goal during vacation.  It will be easier having 15 full days off to implement this and then set a routine that will transition nicely after vacation as well. 

3.  Maintain my evening routine for success in the morning and figure out a way to make it feel more natural:  I did a great job with this for the majority of the week but towards the weekend I slacked off on prepping the night before.  It wasn't perfect, b ut it is certainly getting better week after week!  Consistency is really the key here.

Overall, given the limitations of my injured back right now, I was okay with my performance.  I don't feel like I settled for less, I feel like I modified my goals to meet my limitations and help myself succeed.   And now for this week's goals...

1:  Eat more balanced meals and stay away from fatty, greasy comfort foods and lay off the alcohol intake.  As with most people, summer is a time we entertain more frequently and a time we tend to thrive on spontaneity.  I have found myself over the past 2 weeks overindulging in foods I normally prefer not to eat, oor dislike eating frequently.  We even went out for ice cream and/or frozen yogurt 5 times this week...  that is NOT OKAY!!!  Time to buckle down and get back to basics.

2:  Use my time more wisely and maximize my shorter moments of down time to squeeze in extra fitness practices.  I need to get back to my #planktweeps on twitter now that my back is in better shape again.  I want to find a couple of other quick and easy things I can do in between tasks at work or when I am sitting around waiting for life to be exciting!

3.  Finish all of the laundry and pack for vacation next week!  I know this sounds easy but going away from 15 days is a lot more work than it sounds like.  I hate doing laundry and packing is nearly the same thing!!!

There you have it... these are my weekly goals.  What are yours?