Egads, it has been a while! Between the weather being wet and dreary for the past while, my mood has also matched. This coupling does nothing to motivate one's self. So, at the request of a friend who lives in a far off land known as Edmonton (I know, it does sound like some Martian planet, but I hear the people are pretty cool), I have decided to adjust my blog to serve as a venue for dialog regarding our mutual goal: get healthy and keep motivated!!
I kicked things off to a good start telling my friend about my home gym, and made her green with envy. I have converted the extra bedroom in my apartment into a home gym. It's not Club Med or anything, but between this, Bird's Hill Park being 20 minutes away, and a lovely riverside community walkway and park across the street from my apartment, I should be set. Now, if I can only remember where I last saw my motivation.....
In addition to this, I had also set myself on another challenge to eat as much locally as possible. I went for a little grocery shop today at the local Safeway to see what they would have to offer. I was so disappointed! It was nearly impossible to even find produce that was grown in Canada. Needless to say, I left with just enough to get through the remainder of the week, and then I will hit the farmer's market on Saturday.
So, Edmonton friend, I guess this is where we are going to begin!! I have not had any motivation to start working out because I have been too busy having a private pity party. The party is over though!! The following are my goals for September 20th:
- reach and maintain my goal weight
- run the loop at Bird's Hill Park in 60 mins (without stopping or feeling like I will pass out)
- do three (3) consecutive chin-ups
Don't worry, I will still be blogging about my hiking trips. I still hope to undertake Pine Point Rapids in the Whiteshell in the not too distant future, and I would really love to do Pinsew Falls out by Thompson. The latter will require much more planning, and hopefully a hiking buddy.
Until next time, if you get stuck in second gear, it will take you that much longer to reach your destination.
Oooh, what happened to five chin ups! Just joking! Love, love, love your blog!!! I started P90x this past Monday, it's definitely an adjustment (and a LOT of protein) but feeling my flab shake in the air when I jump reminds me, I SO need this :P
ReplyDeleteMy goal is 3 chinups as well and to complete P90x (which means no drinking!). My end date is October 16, 2010 so that's when I hope to be able to do 3 chin-ups.
Thanks for the blog :)
xoxo
Edmonton Friend (haha)
Will there be any before and after pics ?
ReplyDeleteSo you want the good, the bad and the ugly, huh Mom... well, let me think on that one. I have to keep in mind that these pics are "open to the public", but maybe that will keep me motivated. I will post some tomorrow (lord have mercy on me...) ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd Harjit, what in the world is "P90x"?