Goals for January

I think that setting 3 goals per month will help me attain my long term goal of losing 30 pounds. I still haven't come up with a deadline for the 30 pounds because I'm just not ready yet. I really could get by with losing 25 pounds but I want to get back to the weight I was at (or very close it) when I got married. I will also weigh-in on every Tuesday and post the loss (hopefully not the gain). I am thinking of getting a scale that measures body fat as well. The scale that we used at boot camp did this and it was nice because I got a weight goal and a body fat goal. I plan on taking a picture every 6 weeks to document my progress. I just need to get the first picture taken.

Since I've known myself all my life (lol), I know that I need to set small goals for myself. That being said, my goal for today is to not eat any chocolate candy today! This morning I had a half piece of WW toast with Nutella spread on it. So that should be my chocolate fix for the day. Now on to the real goals...

Goal 1: Limit my chocolate intake. I saw in Shape magazine that if you allow yourself two bite sized pieces of Dove dark chocolate then it will curb your appetite and for chocoaholics like me, it will give me my chocolate fix for the day. The thing is that I don't really like dark chocolate but I might buy it so I am not tempted to eat regular chocolate.

Goal 2: Lose 10 pounds by Feb. 14th. I know that it is going to be hard but I also know that it going to be possible. With this goal, I am committing to exercising at least three times per week. I am setting it at three but hopefully I will make it four times per week.

Goal 3: Drink at least 52 oz. of water a day. I know that's not a lot of water and that I need to be drinking more water but you have to start somewhere right!??! I have a water bottle that goes up to 26 oz. so I plan on filling it up twice a day and actually drinking all the water. I have added lemon juice today so hopefully that will help me!

I have been thinking of long term goals and here are a few. I want to lose 30 pounds-date tbd. I also want to fit into a pair of these black & white work pants that I got from GAP by the end of the school year-June 9th. They are waaaay too tight now! I can put them on a zip them but wearing them out of the house is another story. Another one of my long term goals is that I also want to get into a two piece by 4th of July. I guess long term to me is 6 months so I will continue to think about the weight loss goal and set a date soon.