Goal 11. The infamous Goal 11.
You know the one.
The goal billions of people resolute (er.. resolve?) to each New Years.
The reason gyms are absolutely packed in January,
February and maybe even March.
Yup, the "health" goal.
Well, here's the deal, plain and simple:
We're unhealthy.
and I'm sick of it.
We eat out more than we should.
We sit at desk jobs over 40 hours a week.
and well, things just don't feel like the used to.
(yes, 24-year-olds can naively say that... it's totally allowed.)
I'm going to be a bit vulnerable here and just say:
sitting/laying in certain positions has become disturbingly uncomfortable,
walking up our single flight of stairs at home
constitutes my 'exercise for the day'
and frankly, I'm fed up with making excuses.
"We don't have a gym in our complex like we did in our apartment"
just will. not. cut. it.
So... we got gym memberships.
And because I'm an all-or-nothing kind of gal,
I decided to kick off our slightly healthier (hope-it-lasts) lifestyle with a challenge.
I won't do this every week,
but for Week 1 I decided to attempt eating every single meal at home.
This may sound pretty standard for most people.
But just to give you a glimpse into my world,
we ate every single meal OUT last Friday, Saturday AND Sunday.
Disgusting I know, stop judging.
... but back to my goal.
Monday was relatively easy.
Since it was Labor Day,
we christened our new memberships with a mid-day workout
and had very little trouble eating small meals at home.
But Tuesday would be the real test...
Especially because I decided to spice up the eat@home plan
with another goal
(3 goals is way too many at one time! What am I thinking?)
...a goal of trying out a new recipe each night.
Stay tuned.
PS: I just tried to tag this post with something like
"exercise," "fitness" or "activity."
Apparently, I've used none of those before.
Seriously??
You know the one.
The goal billions of people resolute (er.. resolve?) to each New Years.
The reason gyms are absolutely packed in January,
February and maybe even March.
Yup, the "health" goal.
Well, here's the deal, plain and simple:
We're unhealthy.
and I'm sick of it.
We eat out more than we should.
We sit at desk jobs over 40 hours a week.
and well, things just don't feel like the used to.
(yes, 24-year-olds can naively say that... it's totally allowed.)
I'm going to be a bit vulnerable here and just say:
sitting/laying in certain positions has become disturbingly uncomfortable,
walking up our single flight of stairs at home
constitutes my 'exercise for the day'
and frankly, I'm fed up with making excuses.
"We don't have a gym in our complex like we did in our apartment"
just will. not. cut. it.
So... we got gym memberships.
And because I'm an all-or-nothing kind of gal,
I decided to kick off our slightly healthier (hope-it-lasts) lifestyle with a challenge.
I won't do this every week,
but for Week 1 I decided to attempt eating every single meal at home.
This may sound pretty standard for most people.
But just to give you a glimpse into my world,
we ate every single meal OUT last Friday, Saturday AND Sunday.
Disgusting I know, stop judging.
... but back to my goal.
Monday was relatively easy.
Since it was Labor Day,
we christened our new memberships with a mid-day workout
and had very little trouble eating small meals at home.
But Tuesday would be the real test...
Especially because I decided to spice up the eat@home plan
with another goal
(3 goals is way too many at one time! What am I thinking?)
...a goal of trying out a new recipe each night.
Stay tuned.
PS: I just tried to tag this post with something like
"exercise," "fitness" or "activity."
Apparently, I've used none of those before.
Seriously??
