Step by step (ooo baby), I’m gonna get to my goals

I’ve been sitting here for half an hour trying to write this in a more interesting way, but I’m not having much luck in the eloquence department this morning. So enough with that nonsense. Here’s what I was trying to say: I’m signing on with a goal-setting thing called “3 in 30.” The general idea is that you set three smallish goals, and you accomplish them in 30 days. Then the following month you set three more goals, and eventually all your dreams have come true. (Results may vary.)

Here are my goals for April.

Lose 5 pounds

I need to lose 5 pounds about 10 times over, but the point of this “3 in 30” thing is to attack your goals in small chunks (pun only sort of intended). So by May 1st, I’d like to weigh 5 pounds less than I do right now. This means more exercise and less cake. Which leads us to goal the second:

Exercise

I have a gym membership. I have that EA Sports game for the Wii. I have functional legs and a hideously steep hill I could be climbing. And yet? I so rarely take advantage of any of those things. April has 30 days, and I’m going to shoot for doing something exercisey on at least half of them.

Counting blessings

I was writing down things that made me happy every evening. It was a nice way to end the day, and I think it helped me have a more positive attitude when things weren’t so lovely. I’m not sure why I stopped doing it, but I’m going to take it back up this month.

7 thoughts on “Step by step (ooo baby), I’m gonna get to my goals”

Welcome to the club!! I have been in since the beginning, you will love it! AS far as your goals- I hear you! I lost 78 pounds a few years ago, and have a weekly post on Saturdays about maintaining and achieving weight loss. I have a giveaway for the new Jillian workout (paid for by me) going until tomorrow. I would love for you to join me on Saturdays! Here is the link to the giveaway. http://www.thekelleyeight.com/2011/03/stick-with-it-saturday-new-direction.html I hope to see you on Saturdays!

Great goals! Hope you enjoy 3 in 30. I love the words of encouragement shared each week…even when things don’t go as planned. Have fun with your goals!

Hi Nichole! Glad you’ve joined us. Those sound like awesome goals! I am pursuing healthier eating but did not list weight loss as a goal because I am not wanting to think in terms of numbers (except maybe clothing sizes,, but you can’t do that in a month).