School's Back From Summer... Got Goals?

School is now in session...

Most of my Houston teacher friends have been back from summer break for about a week but kids will be returning to the school routine tomorrow. As we begin the new year, I hope to set some personal goals on the campuses I am working with (remember, I am coaching teachers this year) and help teachers meet their goals too.

Goal Setting

Alright, so you may not be a teacher or a student but we all should set goals. I am going to talk about my health and fitness goals for this year but before I put them out there for the world to see... let's talk what goals should look like.

Firstly, it is important to know that goals have to be realistic. For example, I know I will never weigh 110 pounds or be a size zero even if I went on an all-liquids diet... That is unrealistic and unhealthy for my body. Secondly, goals need to be measurable. I can't necessarily measure my happiness although that is probably arguable. A measurable goal will have some sort of data to back it up- like weight, body measurements, or a fit test (like how many push-ups I can do in a minute). Next, goals need to have a time frame. This is important because with no end in mind... your brain doesn't take it as seriously. In addition, meeting lots of short-term goals adds to your success and willpower to continue meeting more goals! We want to avoid discouragement and celebrate small successes.

One side note here about weight goals... I think initially, weight goals are good to have especially if you know you have excess weight. For me, a weight goal is discouraging. I worked really hard to lose weight and now that's most of it is gone, I am seeing my scale settle instead of continuing downwards. Here's why: When you work out, you build muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat BUT it also burns TWENTY-FIVE times more calories than fat. PS. Muscle also gets rid of cellulite.

Got Goals?

My personal fitness goals:

1. In the next thirty days, I will workout 5X a week before work.
2. In thirty days, I will increase my Fit Test results by 10% in each exercise.

My personal health goal:

1. For the next thirty days, I will eat clean while on the job and will track my food. 
2. I will cook dinner at home during the week for the next month. 

I've posted mine... What are yours?
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