Go, you Chicken Fat, go!

I have lots of goals.  Mini-goals, long-term goals, New Year's Resolutions ... I like goals.  I like aiming for something.  I LOVE evaluating my progress.

Evaluating my weight loss progress has been easy ... I haven't done much.  (I didn't say the evaluation always makes me happy.)

When I weighed myself Friday, I was 3.5 pounds heavier than my wedding day.  I was 7.5 pounds heavier than when I graduated high school.  I was 17.5 pounds heavier than my driver's license says I weigh. (A number that I made up when I renewed in my early twenties and have never bothered to change - it certainly wasn't true then - I'm pretty sure I'm a lot closer to it now than I was back then!)

A friend invited me to join a FaceBook challenge from today until mid-December.  The person/people who reach their goal (or get the closest) wins a prize.  I hesitated to join because I haven't lost any substantial weight in a year, but, in the end, that's why I joined.  I need something to get me progressing. 

My goal ... reach that elusive driver's license weight.  I can only imagine what that would be like.  My-freaky list-making-record-keeping-self knows that I weighed that amount in 8th grade ... that would be 21 years ago, people.  I certainly wasn't a "skinny" girl back then, but I'd love be that skinny now!

Ragnar Anyone?

I'm not sure I'm completely committed to this crazy idea; but I think I want to run a Ragnar.

From the Ragnar website:

Ragnar is the overnight running relay race that makes testing your limits a team sport. A team is made up of 6-12 individuals; each individual runs 3 legs. The legs of the race vary in difficulty and distance, from 3-8 miles, allowing elite and novice runners to run together. Over 2 days and 1 night, teams run across 200 miles of the country’s most scenic terrain. Pair that with crazy costumes, inside jokes, a great finish line party and unforgettable stories. Some call it a slumber party without sleep, pillows or deodorant. We call it Ragnar.

I have friends that have run these in Utah and from Cumberland, MD to Washington D.C. My goal would not be to win... but to finish. The June 15-16 race that runs from Logan to Park City is currently full - not accepting new teams. I could work with an existing team, though? Alternately there's Colorado in July or Vegas in November.

Anybody think this is CRAZY? Anybody willing to join me in some insanity?

Weekly Goals

Two weeks ago I issued a challenge..... What do you want to accomplish over the summer?

Well, how has it been going?  Have you made any steps toward your end goals?  Have you completed any?  Do you still need to make some of those goals?

So far we've been camping (one of my goals).  And I'm down 1.6 lbs so far this month. 

It feels good to get some of these goals done.  I'm feeling a sense of accomplishment and I like it!

How have you been doing?

Weekly Goals -- Summer Challenge

It's time to re-evaluate our goals for the week.  How did your goals go last week?

In honor of school ending (ours gets out this week -- hooray!!) what goals do you have for this summer?

This week I challenge you to focus on some longer term goals for the summer.  What do you want to accomplish over the next three months? 

Here are some things I want to do over summer vacation (school starts back up on August 8, so I have less time to get this done):

1.  Lose a minimum of 5 lbs a month.
2.  Take my kids out and around Arizona.  Specifically some hikes and camping.
3.  Run at least one 5k.
4.  Enjoy our summer vacation.

I'm going to label this post as "Long Term Goals."  That way when you post your goals for the summer, you can find the label to the right and check to see how you're doing during the summer.

Good luck!  What weekly goal will help you achieve at least one of your long terms?