New Goals

Ok, so I know I said these were to be “weekly” goals, and it has been more than two weeks since I posted, but here we go. Goal number one of increasing my intake of water to the minimum recommended amount of 8 cups of water (64 ounces or about 1.5 liters for you metric readers out there) has been successful. I’ve also eliminated soda, opting for herbal tea if I need something else during the day. I feel pretty good about that. And believe it or not, I actually do feel better. The goal of adding a basic multi-vitamin every day has also been met (due in large part to the fact that my wife takes it out everyday when she takes out her pre-natal vitamin…thanks Sweetheart!).

So here are my new goals:

1. Increase daily water intake from 64 ounces to 80 ounces.

2. Continue the daily multi-vitamin.

3.  Walk a lap around the neighborhood three times weekly.

A lap around my subdivision measures 1.5 miles. Not exactly a marathon, but I need a modest goal to get going. I did it today and timed myself on my iPod in order to set goals for the walk each time. Ultimately, the goal is to do it a little faster each time. Long term goals with this include introducing intervals of running until I can jog the whole thing, as well as increasing the distance and/or frequency of this little drill. But those are long term. Today I am just glad I walked it!