A couple of weeks ago, I set the goal of exercising for 500 minutes per week, which translates into 8.33 hours per week. By the end of that week, I adjusted that goal to 420 minutes per week, which translates into 7 hours per week. Twelve days in I knew I was going to have to adjust again.
On day 16 I knew if I kept a goal that I consistently could not reach I would hate myself and probably eat to punish myself. Knowledge is power.
I have now reset my goal to exercising an "average" of 300 minutes per week which translates into 5 hours per week or an average of 42.86 minutes per day.
The key word is "average." I can do less than or more than 300 on any given week, and still meet my goal. THIS GOAL IS DOABLE!!!
I am just excited that I have matured enough to see the forest for the trees. Instead of complete abandonment of the exercise goal, I have regrouped, reassessed, and tweaked the plan. I am so smart!
You know why I just said that, don't you? Because that is what I would have said (You are SO smart!) to someone else who had accomplished a comparable task. I am very good at patting other people on the back, but not so good at treating myself with the same amount of love and respect.
I am on track with my new goal. If I have a bad couple of days, I can give myself a break. The system has a built-in fail safe. I was up late studying for a quiz the other night and legitimately needed to sleep an extra 30 minutes the next morning, but I can make up that time over the next week or two. I am so excited!
Word of the day: DOABLE!
I love that you're tweaking the plan to fit your needs instead of letting it make or break you. I have the bad habit myself of committing to an exercise plan only to fall of completely because I'm not meeting my original goal. All or nothing, it seems. I'm going to try your strategy. Something is better than nothing!
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Hey Tara
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