I posted my goals earlier in the game and Marcie challenged me to come up with a strategy or plan for each of the goals. She's right - goals don't get accomplished on their own. So far this is what I have come up with:
- experiment with new smoothies: I plan to use a green smoothie as my breakfast. I have another work trip coming up - so I'm planning to start after that on the 17th.
- get my cardio back on track: on days that I'm not doing tours to the Arctic Circle I'm going to try and run for at least 30 minutes or get an hour long walk in. On days that I'm doing a tour (12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 27) I work 18 hours and I get some exercise throughout the day.... But those are also my "rest days"
- work on my upper back region: I'm starting a 30-day challenge on the 14th... Then it will "end" the day before the wedding. I'm looking at blending a couple of the ones I've found online. I need to put more effort into that though. (I will post a picture once I figure out the schedule)
- drink water - not caffeine: it's not feasible for me to go 100% caffeine free - especially on the days that I do a tour. But I'm working on getting a full glass of water in before I drink my coffee in the morning (and who knows maybe the green smoothie will replace the morning cup of coffee). And I'm going to continue to limit soda intake. I think I'm at about 20oz a week.
- manage stress and sleep: this one is difficult. But school ended last week so my work schedule is shifting again - and I think it is set up in a way that will help both of these factors. And unless we go for a run earlier in the day I'm going to encourage my fiancé to take the dogs for a walk each evening. Exercise really helps my stress.