2011 Goals

1. Stay focused on exercise - cardio 3-5 times per week, weights 2-3 times, with gradual increases each session (ex. go up one in resistance or speed each time I am on a specific machine, or adding weights each time I lift)
2. Keep up those shakes! -  Since I had such success before using them, I will use 6-8 per day which is more per day than last time.  This time, I have more confidence since I know what to expect, how my body responds to shakes, what I feel like if I need one more, and I truly enjoy the shakes.  
3. Set a specific time limit - Last time, I had tentative timeframes in my head due to school breaks, summer trips, and so on.  This time, I want to have a set goal of 20 weeks.  It really helps my mental game to be able to tick off the weeks as I progress.  This goal takes me from a start date of 2/14/11 through the last week of June, which is one week after the end of my school year.  
4. Water, water, water - I ALWAYS struggle with getting in enough water each day!  Someone once told me that if I drink 20 oz of lukewarm water with lemon each morning when I get up, before anything else, that it would really serve two purposes; to flush out toxins from my system, and to help restore a neutral pH balance.  I am going to do this everyday!  Another thing I have learned, and this is from reading several articles about weight loss and water, is that you should try to drink half of your body weight in ounces of water each day.  For me that is a TON of water!  Well actually it is only a little over a gallon each day, but for someone who barely gets in a 20 oz bottle everyday now, it will be a huge adjustment!
5. Post each week - Once again, I am committing to post weekly for my few friends who know that I am doing this!  I choose each of you carefully, since I am by nature a very private person.  I hope that once again, you will check in with me to see how I am progressing, and to help keep me accountable.  I promise to post pictures again, since I know you like to see the changes as much as I do!