Goal Setting at the Company Retreat
So here's the thing with "goal setting." It freakin sucks. It starts out all rosy and positive and then slowly you start to realize you bit off too much, or your goal wasn't obtainable to begin with. You get frustrated, throw on some sweats, plop on the couch, and turn to that pint of Ben & Jerry's in the fridge (Half Baked please!). This happens to me about once a year with my weight and health goals. Every year I start out with a goal. I get started, drop about 10 pounds and then something somewhere happens and *POOF* it all comes back (and brings friends).
So here are some "goals" I have in my head. You'll notice they aren't drastic. I don't need drastic. I need things to focus on and work towards and feel like I'm making progress.
1. Touch my Toes
Yeah, I can't touch my toes without bending my knees. I've never been super flexible, it is not in my DNA. But I've always been able to reach them. Now, my belly gets in the way and well, I can't reach my toes.
2. Run a 5K
I volunteer with a local organization that helps children who have been abused, navigate the court system. They do amazing things for children who haven't been so lucky in life and have experienced horrible stuff. Anywho, I've been helping them the last two years with their 5k. The first year, I was the "rabbit" for the kids fun run. I got smoked by some 12 year old kids and it was pretty embarrassing. This last year I laughed when the asked me to run, and borrowed a friend's golf cart. The race is next February, and I want to be able to run the actual 5k. I don't have a time I want to finish it in, I just want to finish it.
3. Wear My Wedding Bands Again
So last summer, I noticed my weddings bands were fitting really snug. Like uncomfortable snug. I stopped wearing them thinking I was just swollen from the Georgia heat and that once the weather changed they would fit again. OH SWEET, SWEET DENIAL. They didn't fit because I got fat. They still don't fit. I want to wear my wedding bands again.
4. Wear a Size 8
I didn't even wear an 8 in college. No, I wore a 6. I don't want to tell myself I can get to a 6 again. I have had two kids, and my body has totally changed. I think an 8 is a good size for my body and totally obtainable.
5. Feel Better
I think a lot of my "issues" stem from my crap diet and all this extra weight. I'm depressed because I'm fat and I'm fat because I'm depressed. I have some tummy issues, which could be food related, or may be something else. I have a vitamin D deficiency that I have to take supplements for, and when you lack vitamin D, you can also suffer some mood disorders/depression.
Lastly, in my head I have a "Goal Weight." Not totally sure I want to share it just yet. Not because I think it isn't obtainable, or that it's too much. It's that I honestly 1) am not ready to set it in stone, 2) I don't really want any feedback on it at the moment. I will say that in September, we have a beach trip with a bunch of other adults. My first hurdle is to lose 30 pounds by Labor Day. That is a little over three months. If I stick to this, and really want it I know, that this time, it is different and I can do it.
So there you have it. These are my current goals. We set these goals without having to participate in an ice breaker, or passing the special paper weight to get our turn to talk.
So here are some "goals" I have in my head. You'll notice they aren't drastic. I don't need drastic. I need things to focus on and work towards and feel like I'm making progress.
1. Touch my Toes
Yeah, I can't touch my toes without bending my knees. I've never been super flexible, it is not in my DNA. But I've always been able to reach them. Now, my belly gets in the way and well, I can't reach my toes.
2. Run a 5K
I volunteer with a local organization that helps children who have been abused, navigate the court system. They do amazing things for children who haven't been so lucky in life and have experienced horrible stuff. Anywho, I've been helping them the last two years with their 5k. The first year, I was the "rabbit" for the kids fun run. I got smoked by some 12 year old kids and it was pretty embarrassing. This last year I laughed when the asked me to run, and borrowed a friend's golf cart. The race is next February, and I want to be able to run the actual 5k. I don't have a time I want to finish it in, I just want to finish it.
3. Wear My Wedding Bands Again
So last summer, I noticed my weddings bands were fitting really snug. Like uncomfortable snug. I stopped wearing them thinking I was just swollen from the Georgia heat and that once the weather changed they would fit again. OH SWEET, SWEET DENIAL. They didn't fit because I got fat. They still don't fit. I want to wear my wedding bands again.
4. Wear a Size 8
I didn't even wear an 8 in college. No, I wore a 6. I don't want to tell myself I can get to a 6 again. I have had two kids, and my body has totally changed. I think an 8 is a good size for my body and totally obtainable.
5. Feel Better
I think a lot of my "issues" stem from my crap diet and all this extra weight. I'm depressed because I'm fat and I'm fat because I'm depressed. I have some tummy issues, which could be food related, or may be something else. I have a vitamin D deficiency that I have to take supplements for, and when you lack vitamin D, you can also suffer some mood disorders/depression.
Lastly, in my head I have a "Goal Weight." Not totally sure I want to share it just yet. Not because I think it isn't obtainable, or that it's too much. It's that I honestly 1) am not ready to set it in stone, 2) I don't really want any feedback on it at the moment. I will say that in September, we have a beach trip with a bunch of other adults. My first hurdle is to lose 30 pounds by Labor Day. That is a little over three months. If I stick to this, and really want it I know, that this time, it is different and I can do it.
So there you have it. These are my current goals. We set these goals without having to participate in an ice breaker, or passing the special paper weight to get our turn to talk.
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