Day Seven: Assessment

As I mentioned last Thursday, I will be assessing how I have done over the previous week in regards to my set goals and come up with new ones for the following week. Well, in looking at my goals, I only made one slip up. Again, my goals for the previous seven days were as follows:

• Avoid "unhealthy" fast food places. 
• Avoid high calorie sodas. 
• Get at least 30 minutes of activity in on three different days. (two long walks with the dog and one bout of exercise during a TV program)

The only goal I slipped up on was the soda one. Unfortunately, I got one with lunch the other day and did not even realize until after the fact. I guess it just goes to show how hard it is to break habits sometimes. It really bothers me because of all my goals, I thought that one would be the easiest for me to accomplish. My silver lining, is that I did not consciously sabotage my success. It was just habit that took over. Also, I have learned my lesson and will be much more cautious in those situations in the future.

Just before we move on to new goals, I would like to mention that the goals in regards to diet are compounding which means I am going to maintain previous goals along with the new ones. In regards to activity, however, I will be adjusting to a new plan each week.

With that said, my goals for this next week will be the following:

• No sweets but I will allow myself one free pass on this one. Therefore, at most I can have one dessert type item per week. 
• Activity:
• Cardio - Three 30min bouts.
• Resistance - Hit every major muscle group at least once. 

Basically, what I am adding to my plate for this week is resistance program and no sweets. Although it may not be showing it much now, my goals are going to eventually lead me to finishing that marathon in May and increasing my strength. However, since it is only the second week of my program, I am still choosing to make pretty minor additions. Simply getting a cardio and resistance training program going and sticking with it is the first battle. Focusing on that right now is most important.

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