I'm not huge on making resolutions because I know they just beg to be broken, but like the rest of the world, I can't help but think of goals I want to accomplish in the upcoming year while it's still all new and shiny. And in contemplating what I'd like to achieve in 2012 I had to laugh at myself, because it's exactly what this blog was founded on:
I'd like to write.
I'd like to lose weight.
Oh sure, there are a million other things that I'd like to accomplish, I'd like to hike more and read more, find a more fulfilling job, be a better wife and get my kid to sleep through the night. But more than anything else, I want to end 2012 weighing under 200 pounds and with a completed first draft of At Setting.
Since I found out I was pregnant, I feel like I just threw my goals out the window. I was going on an exciting new adventure into motherhood! Everything was going to change and look nothing like it did before and I would probably be so engrossed in reading baby blogs and parenting a genius child that I wouldn't care that my projects (my novel, my self) were lying half finished at the edge of my consciousness. I didn't necessarily WANT these things, mind you, I just thought they were inevitable. Well, I'm happy to say that they weren't. The way my day-to-day life looks changed drastically, but I think that I myself changed very little. I'm still Vicky, not "Laura's Mom". What a beautiful relief. However, now it's time to pick up those old goals, dust them off and cram them into my new life however they'll fit.
Showing posts with label long term goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label long term goals. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Game Plan
Since I’m just starting out, I want to set myself with some short-term goals and come up with a game plan for success.
Goal # 1 – Lose Weight and Get in Shape
Long Term Goal: Lose 60 pounds
Sort Term Goal: Lose 25 pounds by Memorial Day (~2 pounds per week for the next 12 weeks)
Plan: Log my food each day and keep between 1200 and 1400 calories, no more than 1600 calories. I’ll allow myself one cheat meal per week. Exercise at least a half an hour for at least 6 days per week. Burn at least 2000 calories per week.
Goal # 2 – Become a Disciplined Writer
Long Term Goal: Publish my novel, At Setting
Short Term Goal: Finish the rough draft
Plan: Write 5,000 words per week until the draft is complete.
At the end of each day, I plan on posting my number of calories consumed, number of calories burned and number of words written.
Tomorrow morning I’ll weigh in and begin my first week!
Goal # 1 – Lose Weight and Get in Shape
Long Term Goal: Lose 60 pounds
Sort Term Goal: Lose 25 pounds by Memorial Day (~2 pounds per week for the next 12 weeks)
Plan: Log my food each day and keep between 1200 and 1400 calories, no more than 1600 calories. I’ll allow myself one cheat meal per week. Exercise at least a half an hour for at least 6 days per week. Burn at least 2000 calories per week.
Goal # 2 – Become a Disciplined Writer
Long Term Goal: Publish my novel, At Setting
Short Term Goal: Finish the rough draft
Plan: Write 5,000 words per week until the draft is complete.
At the end of each day, I plan on posting my number of calories consumed, number of calories burned and number of words written.
Tomorrow morning I’ll weigh in and begin my first week!
Friday, March 5, 2010
An Introduction
So here it is, the obligatory introduction post!
I'm sure everyone reading this already knows me, but on the off chance that a friend of a friend wanders in (or I become a world famous author) I thought I would do a formal introduction. My name is Vicky. I'm 27 years old and live in the Catskill Mountain area of New York with my husband Frank, my beloved dogs Autumn and Midge and our naughty cat, Oscar. I work in the environmental field and accordingly am typically a tree-hugger and an outdoor freak. I love camping, hiking, showshoeing, canoeing and just enjoying the outdoors in general.
My other passions include: traveling, which I do whenever I get an opportunity and can afford it -- and sometimes when I can't -- reading, writing and fitness. Well, the last isn't really a passion as much as it seems to have been a life-long concern and struggle. Actually, you could probably say the same for the writing too.
Which brings me to the purpose of this blog: I've made a decision that I am ready to work hard to achieve my goals! First, I want to get into shape and lose weight. I know I can do this, because three years ago I lost over 60 pounds for my wedding, but like so many others, I put back on every pound that I lost. This made me completely ashamed and discouraged me for a long time, but I am finally ready to kick back into gear and do what it takes to lose the weight again. Second, I want to finish writing and editing my novel. I know I can do this, because four months ago, I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and wrote over 50,000 words in 30 days, roughly one half of a novel. Sadly, I have not touched the novel since early December, which also makes me ashamed and discouraged. But I am ready to dive in, reacquaint myself with my novel and finish the story that I love so much.
Clearly in order to reach my goals, I need to move forward from past losses AND successes. I have learned from my past mistakes that I can't rest on my laurels, nor can I wallow in my pity. Planning and ACTION are the only things that will make me achieve my goals, and I hope to use this blog as an accountability tool so that all of you can follow along to witness my journey and hopefully cheer me on!
Welcome!
I'm sure everyone reading this already knows me, but on the off chance that a friend of a friend wanders in (or I become a world famous author) I thought I would do a formal introduction. My name is Vicky. I'm 27 years old and live in the Catskill Mountain area of New York with my husband Frank, my beloved dogs Autumn and Midge and our naughty cat, Oscar. I work in the environmental field and accordingly am typically a tree-hugger and an outdoor freak. I love camping, hiking, showshoeing, canoeing and just enjoying the outdoors in general.
My other passions include: traveling, which I do whenever I get an opportunity and can afford it -- and sometimes when I can't -- reading, writing and fitness. Well, the last isn't really a passion as much as it seems to have been a life-long concern and struggle. Actually, you could probably say the same for the writing too.
Which brings me to the purpose of this blog: I've made a decision that I am ready to work hard to achieve my goals! First, I want to get into shape and lose weight. I know I can do this, because three years ago I lost over 60 pounds for my wedding, but like so many others, I put back on every pound that I lost. This made me completely ashamed and discouraged me for a long time, but I am finally ready to kick back into gear and do what it takes to lose the weight again. Second, I want to finish writing and editing my novel. I know I can do this, because four months ago, I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and wrote over 50,000 words in 30 days, roughly one half of a novel. Sadly, I have not touched the novel since early December, which also makes me ashamed and discouraged. But I am ready to dive in, reacquaint myself with my novel and finish the story that I love so much.
Clearly in order to reach my goals, I need to move forward from past losses AND successes. I have learned from my past mistakes that I can't rest on my laurels, nor can I wallow in my pity. Planning and ACTION are the only things that will make me achieve my goals, and I hope to use this blog as an accountability tool so that all of you can follow along to witness my journey and hopefully cheer me on!
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