The [Mandatory] Resolutions Post
I kind of love setting goals.
I don’t reserve resolutions for New Years. I pretty much resolve to do something new about every month. I also think they’re more attainable that way. So instead of reaching for the moon, I’m just going to lay out some goals for January!
January’s Goal: Redefine Healthy Living.
Step one: Make exceptions
I don’t want to let “healthy” get in the way of “living”. I want to relax. The occasional plate of french fries, or milkshake isn’t going to kill me. And eating something other than yogurt or a smoothie in the morning is perfectly fine.
So even though an eggy-cheesey breakfast casserole might not be a “normal” breakfast for me, I’m not going to turn down the delicious (vegetarian) breakfast G-love cooked for me.
Which was this recipe, subbing peppers in place of the bacon. (Yes, he made me my very own dish without meat.)
Step two: Listen to My Cravings
I want to try new things out of my comfort zone. I don’t always need to chose the “healthiest” thing on the menu. I want to start eating things because I want them, not because they’re the “right thing”. A cookie isn’t going to make or break me.
If I want a cookie… I’m having a real cookie (Like this recipe pictured above)… instead of trying to satisfying my craving with not-quite-what-I-wanted foods.
Step three: Take a (Planned) Rest Day
I’m really not good at taking rest days from the gym. And while that sounds ok, it means I often get burned out, and do a half hearted workout, simply because I’m forcing myself to go to the gym. Taking an intentional rest day makes me excited to go back to the gym. Even though I know this, I don’t always do this.
*Old picture of my trip to the bay, but I think it expresses my need for occasional relaxation…*
I have a feeling 2012 is going to be a great year 🙂
Rest days are vital when training for a race. After pushing myself too hard and messing up my plans for Feb 2011 Marathoning, I changed my number 1 goal to Don’t Get Injured. I really try to listen to my body and not run on days when I can tell my muscles are getting overworked. Shin splints easily arise from over-training, and that can keep you off running for a week! So I try to remember that skipping a run for a day is better then not being able to work out for 1-2 weeks.
Hahaha I love your reminders to “calm down!” I truly believe that everything in moderation is okay. Nobody can eat a 100% perfect diet all the time 🙂
I love all Kashi packaged foods! You can never go wrong with the apple + PB combo!
Great post! Rest days are hard for me too, but they really do recharge you. And I have to remind myself that muscle has a harder time building if it never gets a break!
PS: thanks for the new jillian review!
Ahh, this is so refreshing! Being a “healthy living blogger” often makes it hard to do things that are deemed “unhealthy,” but health means being mentally healthy. Eating what you really want and taking a day off to recharge your body is so important. And by making your rest days intentional you won’t feel guilty for “skipping” a gym visit.
Enjoy your new healthy.
#BEASTMODE never sleeps. If we lived closer, I could see us becoming workout-obsessed gym rats who everybody else hates.
Oh, wait … We do that long-distance. Good enough for me! 🙂
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Hahaha I think #BEASTMODE sums up all of my life goals. Not just my resolutions 😉
Very good goals! My goals are to follow my workout calendar instead of “erasing” things. AND to eat healthier at night…which means I really need to plan ahead more!
These are all such great goals! Good luck in 2012, and happy new year!
We’re totally thinking on the same wavelength here – between yesterday and today, I’ve talked about all of your goals!
I totally hear you on listening to the cravings… if I don’t answer a craving I’ll eat everything else trying to satisfy it, when I would have been better off just having some fries or some ice cream. Happy new year, Liz! 🙂