Little Goals

This past Christmas, my hubby got me an Apple Watch. He knew how important fitness has been to me lately, and he thought I might appreciate an activity tracker. I didn’t think it would be much more than a pedometer, but it actually has given me some challenging goals to complete. Due to my intrinsic competitive nature, I’ve worked hard to complete them.

Each month gives a unique goal. Last month was exercise all 30 days for a minimum of 30 minutes. It was a struggle, but I made it happen. This months goal was to travel 180.3 miles, or an average of 5.8 miles a day. Now, for my running friends, this would be no biggie. And I typically log 12-14k steps a day, but my main workouts are generally strength training. So this was a big stretch for me.

About a week ago, I figured all was lost. I’d had a few days of less than 5 miles/day, and it looked like in order to make my goal, I’d have to go 7 miles a day. I’d pretty much thrown in the towel, but my internal competitive nature kicked in.

So one morning when the I was up early, I walked to the park and walked/jogged two miles. Another day I took the boy another two miles around the neighborhood. I played tennis and walked in the evening after already doing a 45 minute boot camp that morning.

The last couple days, I parked as far as I could from work, and then every time I needed to use the restroom I would take a long out-of-the-way route. I’d even pace during the two minutes of my electric toothbrushing! I found whatever way I could to get just a few extra steps.

And it all paid off! I made my goal.

And it got me thinking. My main goal for initially losing weight, and now to lose weight again was for to bring this little man into the world, as well as the hope of giving him a sibling. Yet given the challenges we’ve faced in not getting pregnant these past couple years of trying, it’s made me realize I need some other attainable goals.

I’m not seeking a certain number on the scale at this point, and for this past month, my silly watch has been what has kept me pushing forward. What are your goals? I hope to define some more soon, but in the meantime, I’ll see what my watch tells me to do for the next month. 😂