[MOTIVATED]

WELL IVE HIT ALL MY GOALS THIS WEEK!

1. ONLY DRINK 1 CUP OF COFFEE PER DAY. -- NAILED IT.

--> THIS IS HUGE FOR ME. I USUALLY HAVE ABOUT 2-3 CUPS IN THE MORNING, AND SOMETHING CAFFEINATED IN THE AFTERNOON (CHAI, ICED BLACK TEA, REFRESHER, ICED COFFEE ETC). I DIDN'T EVEN GET A HEADACHE. HOWEVER, I WAS SO SURPRISED HOW MUCH I THOUGHT ABOUT IT. I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT CAFFEINE AFTER ABOUT NOON. MIND OVER MATTER!

2. INCREASE MY WATER INTAKE. -- MORE SO THAN I USUALLY DRINK, SO IT'S A START!

3. RUN 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. -- NAILED IT.

--> I DID 1.5 MILES TWICE DURING THE WEEK, AND I DID 2.3 MILES THIS MORNING.

I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE THESE SMALL STEPS AND GOALS. THEY KEEP ME MOTIVATED, AND I FEEL SO GOOD WHEN I HIT THEM!

THIS COMING WEEK'S GOALS:

1. INCREASE MY WATER INTAKE (YES, AGAIN).
2. FOCUS MORE ON MY P.T. EXERCISES ON THE DAYS I'M NOT RUNNING.
-->IM HOPING TO DO MY EXERCISES AND INCORPORATE PUSHUPS, ABS, AND A LITTLE YOGA.
3. EAT BETTER. I KNOW HOW TO EAT AND WHAT TO EAT, I JUST NEED TO DO IT.
4. RUN 3 X THIS WEEK
--> I'LL BE KEEPING THE SAME RUNNING SCHEDULE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE I INCREASE THE MILEAGE. I FEEL GOOD, AND MY KNEES FEEL GOOD. JUST NEED TO FOCUS ON BABY STEPS. DON'T WANT TO RUIN ALL MY HARD WORK BECAUSE I GOT ANXIOUS. (ESP BECAUSE 2.3 MILES IS STILL A CHALLENGE).


IN OTHER NEWS... JOSH IS GETTING A ROAD BIKE! I'M SO EXCITED FOR HIM! HE'S A CYCLIST, I'M A RUNNER. THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. I KNOW HOW MUCH HE MISSES IT, AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR HIM TO GET BACK INTO IT. 

DID I MENTION HE TOOK MY ROAD BIKE TO HIS FRIENDS HOUSE TO GET IT FIXED UP!? NEW SHIFTERS, BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO MAKE A REALLL ROAD BIKE!
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT, BECAUSE NOW I'LL HAVE HIM TO RIDE WITH. I ONLY WENT ON A HANDFUL OF RIDES, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE RIDING BY MYSELF. CARS MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS, AND I'M A BETTER FOLLOWER THAN A LEADER. HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE ANOTHER FITNESS TOOL FOR ME TO UTILIZE WHEN I DON'T FEEL LIKE RUNNING. I ENJOY MY COUNTRY RUNS, SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE SOME COUNTRY BIKE RIDES TOO! ALTHOUGH, SOME OF THE ROADS ARE A LITTLE HAIRY.... SOOOOOOO THERES THAT LOL.

ALL IN ALL, I'M VERY EXCITED AND PROUD! HOPING THAT I'LL HAVE GOOD NEWS NEXT WEEK WHEN I'VE COMPLETED MY NEW GOALS. ALSO HOPING THAT THIS BLOG KEEPS ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR KEEPING THEM!

THANKS FOR LISTENING,

J