I rock the short attention span

In the beginning, waaaaay back in 2003, I used to set monthly goals. I sort of fell away from this as I began to realize that setting goals was a sure way to guarantee that I wouldn't meet them. I'm sure there are deep psychological reasons for my tendency to self-sabotage, but it doesn't much matter. The point is, I don't do well with clearly defined and publicly announced goals.

Now, however, I've gotten into a sort of groove, and I think it's time to bring back some kind of public goals. Since I'm a fan of instant gratification, I've decided to make them weekly instead of monthly like before. Then I can report back every weigh-in day on how well I met the goals, and it will serve a dual purpose of giving me something more to write about on the weigh-in posts. Because lord knows I do love an excuse to make posts 10x longer than they need to be. I'm like the Ry@n Se@crest of obscure weight-loss blogs. :)

So anyway, here are my goals for this week and next (since I caught this one mid-week...also, the goals for this week are just for the days remaining):

Week ending 5/19/05

Less than 2000 calories per day

At least 100g of protein, 25g of fiber per day

At least 2L of water, every day

2 2-mile runs
2 strength workouts
1 long (1-2 hour) walk
1 short (12-20 mile) bike ride

HRM weekly numbers should be at least 5 1/2 hours total time, 2300 calories burned.

Week ending 5/26/05

Less than 1800 calories per day, workdays only

At least 100g of protein, 25g of fiber per day

At least 2L of water per day

1 2-mile run
1 spinning class (would be a long ride, but Noah has an early game and storms are in the forecast)
2 2.5-mile runs
2 strength workouts
1 long walk
1 short bike ride

HRM weekly numbers should be at least 7 1/2 hours, 3500 calories burned.

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There are more nutritional things that I'd like to keep track of, but the protein and the fiber are the only things I'm setting goals on right now...mostly to be sure I'm getting enough. Protein isn't a problem in that regard, but fiber definitely is. It's a rare day that I reach 25g without supplements.

As you can see, I'm keeping the free weekends. I like not having to worry about the nutritional value of everything that goes in my mouth on my days off. But I do plan to pay attention to the water intake, because I'm tired of feeling so parched by Monday.

I'll report back on Friday with how things went this week....so far I've got 1 run down, and also one <2000 cal day if everything goes according to plan.

Are you open to Fiber One? 1/2 cup gives 14g, my daily goal is the low 30's and it really makes a big dif. W/o it I'd be in the low 20's.

I'm not sure what your morning meal is, but you can sprinkle it in yogurt or mix it w/another cold cereal.

Fiber One...is that the one that looks like twigs?

I'm open to anything. Today after planning my menu for the day, I'm at 15g. That's after eating the fiberliscious yogurt AND adding a supplement.

::blush:: yes they look like twigs...lol...thanks for the visual, I never thought of them that way before :p

sorry. :) After going to the store last night, I think I was actually thinking of All-Bran, but they look pretty much the same.

My store had a new Fiber One product--Fiber One Honey Clusters. No twigs...just flakes and little clusters of oats. The fiber content is the same per serving, and the taste and texture are not bad at all. I was worried that the flakes were going to be like those in the Kashi cereals, or in Smart Start...hard and chewy, kind of. But these have a texture more like a cross between a bran flake and a graham cracker. The sweetness level is comparable to honey nut cheerios.

So, I think I've found my high-fiber cereal...at least until I get sick of it. :)