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I’m back to boot camp today. 
Okay, not really “boot camp”. But I am going back to my personal training sessions at the gym today. After I’m not sure how many weeks off. Fortunately I haven’t had all of those weeks off of actual “exercise” but it’ll still be interesting to see how I pull up after the break.
Plus of course the lovely “weigh and measure”. Ack!
Anyway, I’m been working on a few goals etc for this year (as per a plan my trainer gave me at the end of last year). Being the “non procrasinator” that I am (*cough* *cough*), I finally got around to working on them LAST NIGHT. Not that I haven’t been thinking about them. I just needed to formalise my thoughts a little.
I’m figuring the place I’m least likely to lose them is by putting them on here 
. Plus, you guys can help keep me accountable to my goals for the year.
MY 2009 FITNESS PLAN
What is your fitness program like now?
Today my program consists of….
Exercising most days depending on weather, energy levels and time.
It makes me feel…
OK but not great. I feel like I would like to do more.
Write a vision (in the present tense) of what you want to achieve in 2009. Make it compelling - what you will see, hear, feel when you have it.
I have lots of energy and my body craves and enjoys healthy foods. I look forward to any opportunity to engage in physical activity and exercise on a daily basis. I can feel myself getting fitter and stronger each week as I continue to challenge myself to stretch my limits.
Write down 4 BIG goals which will help you achieve this vision:
1. Be able to run 6km (long-term goal: To be able to do a 12km fun run)
2. Be able to do 20 full push-ups
3. Get back under 70kg’s and stay out of the 70’s forever! (need to lose around 5kg to get there - same 5kg’s I tried to lose last year. *sigh* One can only keep trying - right?)
4. Be able to lift that weights bar thingy (yeah, real technical terms here) with actual WEIGHTS on the end. LOL.
What will your life be like if you achieve these goals?
Fun and Energetic
Healthy
What will your life be like if you don’t achieve them?
Frustrating
What are you going to do TODAY to start moving forward to achieve your goals?
You mean I actually have to DO something????? Bummer!
Well, I think I really need some better accountability for the foods I eat (or the stuff that’s not really “food”) and for getting back into the “habit” of exercising daily.
2009 IN 3 PARTS
In my mind, 2009 is divided into the following 3 parts:
Part 1: Before the “Big Trip”
Part 2: The “Big Trip”
Part 3: After the “Big Trip”
Here are my general thoughts for each part in terms of fitness, health, weight loss etc.
Part 1: Before the “Big Trip”
- Make daily exercise a habit so that it seems strange “not” to exercise (have achieved this before and have been struggling to get back on track)
- Lose 5kg so that I’m “under 70kg”
- Work on a gradual change in my eating patterns so that my body craves nutritious food and isn’t interested in “junk” (again, I have achieved this before and I’m struggling to get it back)
- Be able to run 6km comfortably
Part 2: During the “Big Trip”
- Maintain my weight (ie don’t GAIN weight)
- Maintain my fitness levels
- Focus on being as active and healthy as possible
Part 3: After the “Big Trip”
To be decided when we get back.
And that’s kind of my year in a nutshell. 
I’ll try and “report in” on my progress from time to time. Keep me accountable and all that.
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ooo, I know what you mean about the weight bar thingy!
My working set does have actual weights on the ends though lol
Eish, goodluck man! Better you than me
Good Luck, as with everything remember baby steps.
Might need to join you in the exercising department this year. Apparently third baby’s tend to leave their mark a bit better on the body :-0
Good luck, or maybe I should say I wish you very strong will. This tings you say are not so hard to achieve, you just need very strong will.
Cheers.
Nina
Hey Lightening
How’s your PT stuff going? How often do you have a session? Tell us about your PT? When is the next ‘pay and measure’? I trust you’re heading in the right direction. STOP PROCRASTINATING and do what you need to do. Netball starts next week?
What ‘big trip’ are you referring to?
Mistress B - unfortunately I managed to strain my wrist the first time I used it and I think my trainer is reluctant to put me on it again. I *think* I’m stronger now than I was when I began.
Thando - thanks.
Amy - all of my babies left marks on mine!!! But then, I’m not as thin naturally as you are.
Babysteps is definitely a good idea.
Nina - yeah, my will? Not so strong mostly.
Jules - thanks for the follow up.
I meet with my trainer once a week although we’re going to miss a couple of weeks for various reasons. We only pay and measure every 6 sessions so a couple of weeks to go before that will happen. You’re so right about the procrastination - I’m so bad at that. As for the “big trip” - we’re taking off in our caravan for 3 months later this year.