OK. So, it's time to get down to serious business.
There's a great book on goal setting written by the great track athlete, Michael Johnson, called, "Slaying the Dragon." This simple little book taught me many lessons on how to set and achieve goals that, unfortunately, were never applied. (I suppose, then, that the popular adage that "knowledge is power" is inaccurate: Applied knowledge is power!) Regardless, I have returned to this treasured book and have since been trying to refine and enhance my goals and plans.
Because the emphasis for the next six months will be weight loss, my goals are as follows:
WEIGHT LOSS GOALS 1/5/09 - 4/5/09
1. Weigh 260 lbs. come my 33rd birthday, 3/8/09.
2. Weigh 250 lbs. at the end of the first 90-day Classic P-90X cycle, 4/5/09
PERFORMANCE/TRAINING GOALS 1/5/09 - 4/5/09
1. Complete all P-90X workouts without taking additional, unscheduled breaks. In-other-words, don't "press pause."
2. Finish the 90-day Classic cycle using only the red resistance band on all exercises.
3. Match the "beginner" performance shown in the P-90X DVDs.
4. Improve every workout by at least one rep, fewer/shorter rests periods, or greater resistance.
5. For difficult positions/poses (i.e. YogaX), strive to learn the position/pose, or a suitable alternative.
PHYSIQUE GOALS 1/5/09 - 4/5/09
1. Waist: 46" (3/8/09) 45" (4/5/09)
2. Chest: 46.9" (3/8/09) 46" (4/5/09)
3. Neck: 16.5" (4/5/09)
4. Arms: 16" (4/5/09)
DIET GOALS 1/5/09 - 7/4/09
1. No Junkfood (i.e. soda, fast food, candy, etc.) or simple carbs (i.e. bread, rice) until 7/4/09
2. Maximum 2500 kcal with 250 grams of protein per day.
3. Drink 1 gallon of water per day.
4. No alcohol.
5. No cheating on diet. No excuses!!!
These are my goals.
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Hi! Merry Christmas. So, I was reading your blogs, and I love the way you write. But I need to tell you something. I know you think you have boy hands and all that jazz.. but you write incredibly well! I love your writing style. Yeah, I know you'd probably rather be able to punch through a car door than write nicely... but hey.. most men can't put together a well thoughtout phrase. (no offence to men reading this.. you know what I mean.. he writes well)
So keep up the writing, I'll be checkin back on you. Good luck through your journies.
Tiffany
Merry Christmas to you too, Tiffany!
I'm glad you like my writing. I try keep my blog lively and, hopefully, entertaining for visitors. I hope to get more readers as time goes on.
Folks, if you haven't heard of Tiffany's amazing transformation, please check out her website and blog at, http://www.tiffanyforni.com/
It is truly inspirational and I'd consider my efforts a success if I achieve just half of what Tiffany achieved!
I agree with Tiffany.
About your goals I've got few pointers if you don't mind.
What I like:
- you eat organic whole foods
- are positive all the time
- have a sense of humor
- very motivated
- writing a blog
- have specific goals
- I like your physic goals
what I see differently:
- goals by weight decrease are not objective. I prefer decrease in body fat levels (body fat%)
- diet is not specific enough (no times, amounts )
- water intake 1liter for every 50 lbs. Go figure ;)) so for 300 lb = nearly 2 gallons.
That's my 2 cents.
By the way have you read The Science of getting rich by Wallace D. Wattles. I can send it to you it's awesome!
By the way, the book by Michael Johnson, called, "Slaying the Dragonyou you mentioned. Have you got it in ebook format?
Thank you!
I think your goals are realistic.
-lucy
nestea@seznam.cz
Thanks, Lucy!
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