goals for the "now"

Goal numero uno for this summer: committing to the now. Commit to what’s possible in the short-term. Don't get worked up because so-and-so is targeting a fast marathon for the fall AND OH GOSH THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN  and their mother's sister's son just got a road bike for his summer trialthon AND OH PICK ME I WANT TO TOO! I've got an internship that is part of my graduate program, which is somehow going to be completed in between my 40-hour full-time job. So, I am fully expecting there will be less time for the more fun things in life (J-Hay quality time, running, sleeping, cat-cuddling, lifting… you get the idea). Less time for fun things means focusing on the things that matter most in my life and prioritizing smartly... i.e. not overcommitting myself to goals that can wait (fast marathons, triathlons of any sort, etc).

Here are my “now” goals… the goals that I need to commit and achieve NOW and DAILY.

1.    Make time to run, strength work, and stretch. Plan out the day and figure out when there is free time to run. Commit ten or fifteen minutes to do rounds of squats, lunges, pushups, burpees, anything. Dedicate just five minutes after a run to stretch out. There will be dividends in the future.

2.   Eat cleaner and clean-ish. This doesn’t mean I have to commit to clean eating 24/7/365. I could live with 75/25. Yeah, yeah, it's not that standard-you-hear-everywhere-80-20, but come on, you only live once, yo.

3.   Focus on simpler eating for the weeknight meals. Meals that can be prepared in under 30 minutes. Less food prep = more free time for other things, like J-Hay quality time and cat-cuddling!

 

And if a few races here and there get thrown into the mix, I won't be too upset :)