July:

1. Finish Chapter 3 and write half (or more) of chapter 4 for thesis. <—A thesis goal that I actually COMPLETED!  Guys, this is HUGE!  I already tackled part of my August goal (I created my August goals mid-July, weird I know).

2. Continue routine with the gym despite RWRunStreak being complete. <—I struggled, I fluttered, I ran/biked/ellipticalled/stair climber/rowed just at 100 miles this month in comparison to nearly triple that last month.  Eh, we learn.  At least I didn’t disappear completely.

3. Work on getting off this stinking plateau (i.e. eat different foods with different nutrients, do different workouts, etc.). <—Scale shows me down 4-5 pounds on any given day from the start of June, it’s a win.  Yes, it is small, but my body is just not budging despite the changes in diet and exercise.

4. Continue with an art project of some sort (new crotchet/knit project, painting, etc.). <—Knitting was a dud, quite literally.  I undid and redid the same 2 inch patch like 10 times before throwing in the needles (look out guys—it might make a comeback in the future!).  I managed to do most of my artsy stuff by working on photographing things this month.  It’s something more than I usually do.

5. Start sticking to a regular daily routine of waking up, getting things done, working out, food prep, sleep, etc.  <—The routine was: stay up late, get up late, do thesis/contract work, go to gym, eat dinner, watch Netflix.  It was not what I want in a routine, but it was a routine that got things done.  Now if only I could get my internal clock back to normal hours…

August aka “The Suitcase Month”:

1. Enjoy vacation and my birthday — I only turn 25 once!

2. Finish Chapter 4 of thesis and start on Chapter 5.

3. Discover a new running route in town (and enjoy running routes while on vacation!).

4. Finish out SOA strong — get all of those goals accomplished

July turned out alright, despite me worrying at the beginning of the month as I struggled from running 1 mile a day for RWRunStreak to, well, nothing.  But we live and learn.  I pulled through and managed to get a lot accomplished at the gym in the past 2.5 weeks.  Plus the Cross-Country 5K!  I almost forgot about that neat race.  And eating has been pretty dead on (even refusing weekly meals out with the parents to stay home and choose healthier meal options).  I’d say that I’m finally getting right in the food department, but the workout department leaves a bit more to be desired.

Also, I’m re-titling August to “Month I live out of my suitcase”.  Seriously, my things will be packed for half the month as I do traveling.  But this traveling has NOTHING TO DO WITH MY THESIS and is a complete VACATION!  Well, 4 days aren’t (work/seeing friends), but the rest is.  And to that I am happy.  I have a semi-good feeling that alcohol will be consumed as I have yet to legally celebrate a birthday with my brother since turning 21.  Plus fish.  Tons and tons of fish.  The Pacific Northwest is known for that, right? ;-)

Alright August, bring on your awesomeness!

I never posted these goals last month…oops?

June goals:

1. Keep up RWRunStreak — 1 mile a day totaling 30 miles for the month of June for running. Minus ONE DAY of torrential downpour this happened.

2. Go to the gym minimum of 4 days a week. OMG YES, I <3 my gym…5-7 days a week

3. Stick with unprocessed foods — remember that it makes my body happy and I want my body to be happy.  Some processed, but mostly unprocessed.  This is a win.

4. Start getting into a good workout, thesis, job searching, cooking routine again.  Mostly in a good routine, still trying to get motivation for thesis writing, but all in all it’s a win.

5. Try to figure out why I’m plateauing and see what can be done about it.  Yes and no.  I met with a friend who has physical training experience, so he gave some suggestions.  It’s the end of the month and I met with him a week ago — down 1 pound, which is either from eating better or TOM.

Guys…that’s 5 out of 5 for goals!  This is what happens when you make goals that are achievable.

July:

1. Finish Chapter 3 and write half (or more) of Chapter 4 for thesis.

2. Continue routine with the gym despite RWRunStreak being complete. 

3. Work on getting off this stinking plateau (i.e. eat different foods with different nutrients, do different workouts, etc.).

4. Continue with an art project of some sort (new crotchet/knit project, painting, etc.).

5. Start sticking to a regular daily routine of waking up, getting things done, working out, food prep, sleep, etc.

Alright ya’ll, WHERE DID THE MONTH OF JUNE GO?!  Seriously, I have no clue where it went, and it disappeared rather quickly—a little too quick in some accords, and a little too slow in other accords.

June Goals:

1. 11,000 steps a day <—on average I managed this one

2. Run a 5K in 45 minutes <—part of E’s 5 for 5 30 day challenge <—Run a 5K, check, 45 minutes no…but it was all because of socialization with some awesome Do Lifers, so it’s all good. :)

3. Lose 5 pounds <—another part of E’s 5 for 5 30 day challenge <—eh, I lost 4.6 pounds, so I’m going to check this one off because I came within 4 tenths of a pound, so on any given day on any given stomach I COULD HAVE gotten 5 pounds loss

4. Stick. to. my. schedule. There are no week redos on this new schedule so everything needs to happen on track <—So the days I didn’t stick to my schedule I moved to the following day or two, and I’ve managed to accomplish all but ONE of my workouts for my 1/2 marathon training, so again I count this as a win

5. Do 30 Day Shred for, well, 30 days (or substitute days with the wave workout)  <—hahahaha  I’m sitting here reading this and thinking WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING?!  Alright ya’ll, this did not happen at all

4/5 for June — slowly but surely making my headway towards 100% of goals for the month, still a win for the month

July Goals:

1. Log weekly miles & workouts on DailyMile

2. Keep up with 1/2 Marathon Training Schedule

3. Do 30 Day Shred for 30 non-consecutive days (running days no 30 Day Shred)

4. Do not overindulge in this last month at school.

5. Lose 8 pounds this month.  Really would love for this to happen because then I’d be < 1 pound away from 21X for my birthday month.