This week was definitely a good one! I lost 2.8lbs which a lot of people seem to be impressed with because of Christmas. This holiday has always been pretty low key in my family mostly because I'm the only one who actually likes it so there weren't any parties or too many indulgences to deal with. I went to Longwood Gardens on Christmas day with my mom, so that was nice. We walked a lot and ate salads at the cafe there for lunch, so that aspect of the holiday was a good one. I did indulge in Christmas brunch blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee and we had Chinese food for dinner beef lo mein and an egg roll but I was able to stop myself when I felt full, which is something I wouldn't have been able to do, or wanted to do, a few months ago.
I seem to be getting into the swing of things when it comes to going to the gym, because I really missed my trips over the holidays! I wasn't able to go from the 23rd-26th, and going back yesterday and today was such a relief. I like that I am enjoying going, it makes me feel accomplished and that in turn makes me feel good! I only have three more trips to the gym before I accomplish my December goal of 20 trips for the month! I am slowly working my way up to five miles on the elliptical, I did 4.78 yesterday, and back down to 3 today. I know that if I push myself too hard I will not want to go anymore, so I am trying to get there slowly but surely.
I am already working on my goals for January, and will also create goals for 2016 overall. I am torn between wanting to set "realistic" goals that I know I can likely meet, like another 20 trips to the gym for example, and setting goals that are maybe a little bit more difficult to reach, like say 25 trips to the gym, or a workout every day, or something like that. I know that "failure" is something I don't cope with well, so it may be better to undershoot my goals, that way if I am meeting and exceeding them I will feel better than if I were to set a high goal and couldn't meet it for one reason or another. But I also know that I should be pushing myself to be better. That's why I haven't completed my goals list yet, but I really should get on that because Friday is the new month and year!!
I am excited to get another kickstarter started on Friday, it will give me the kick I need to make January and 2016 great! I have lots of plans for this year, and starting January off right will definitely help with my plans!!!