Goals

I wasn't very active last week.  So I'm recommitting myself to a couple mini goals.  They are:

1. Doing more than 20 min of yoga every morning.
2. Walking every work day at lunch.

My ultimate goal is to be able to run.  I want to be able to run a whole mile.

Yes, there is a story behind that goal.  In highschool gym class, 25 + years ago, we were supposed to run a mile in a set time limit to pass the class.  I couldn't do it, although the gym teacher took pitty on me and passed me anyway.  I guess that was an A for effort moment.  It was embarrassing and humiliating not to be able to run more than 1/2 way around the track without losing my breath and I was only 17. My friends came out just to encourage me to keep going after they had finished, walking and running with me.  They were wonderfully supportive.  Now all these years later, it still really bothers me that I wasn't able to do that one thing.  It is important to me to finally know that I can do it.  I can run a mile.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have had an abnormally warm winter this year.  And now we are having an unusually early spring.  Today it is 60 degrees Fahrenheit.  This temperature, this time of year is just not normal.  But since it's been so warm, we were able to get the motorcycle running and out for a short ride yesterday.  I'm hoping to do a lot more riding this year.

I haven't gotten much knitting done.  And my spinning has been almost nonexistent.  But is has been for a good reason.  I have been working really hard in school.  My goal is to be able to graduate with honors.  I  believe I can do it with a bit of hard work.  The trick right now is to get through it without letting my family down.

Here is an update on my 2012 goals.

I have the following goals for 2012:-Progress

1. Ride 1000 miles this season-We are starting early so I might make this.
2. Be able to run 1 mile-As you can see below I have a fitness plan and I'm still working on this one.
3. Knit through several of the sock patterns in “Knit, Sock, Love” by Cookie A-I've started one of these socks.
4. Finish knitting my Eleanor shawl-I'm still working on the first ball of yarn but I'm making some progress
5. Blog once per week-I haven't been doing very good on this one but I can still turn it around
6. Spin some fiber once per week-I haven't been doing well on this one either.

Fitness Plans:

I lost approximately 15 lbs on weight watchers a little more than a year ago.  But since then, I have steadily gained some of it back.  That is when I decided to go back on the plan. 

I realized this morning, that just by signing up and logging my points I won't get where I want to be.  I really have to work at this to get to my goals.  This is where I've fallen down.  So, I am committing myself to actually working on getting fit.

Yes, I did say fit.  The number on the scale, although a little bothersome, isn't my main problem.  It is the fact when I sit down, I have little fat rolls that make my skin touch itself.  It is that I get winded after riding my bicycle for 6 minutes.  It is that I had to go down to a lighter bowling ball because I'm just not strong enough to throw my 15 lb ball.  I want to be active and healthy.

So starting today, I am going to do something active everyday.  Whether it is walking for 30 min at lunch, bowling, or going for a bike ride.