mini-goals for this week

So, at our current paces, Rob's going to win our little race/challenge/whatever thingie. I just cannot have that. Since sabotaging his efforts seems unfair (and really, only goes so far...the boy has the will of steel), the logical thing to do is to step up my own efforts. This means, of course, eating less and exercising more. Easy enough, right?

Setting goals is a bit harder. See, I have this tendency to come in just behind my goals. I say I want to eat 1800 calories/day, I average 2000. I say I want to work out 7 hours, I manage 5. If I lower the goals to what I have proven I can do, I do less in order to ensure I do not meet them. I don't know why that is, but it really pisses me off most times. What does my subconscious find so horrible about meeting all my goals, huh? If I knew that, I'd be thin and punctual.

So anyway, the goals for this week are an attempt to fool myself into accomplishing what I want to do in the first place, without making my rebellious, unreliable asshole side do awful, TEDIOUS things like meeting the goals that were actually posted. I guess it's the goal-setting equivalent of setting your alarm 1-2 snooze-hits earlier than you really have to get up.

So, here they are:

Food - 1500 calories per weekday, 100g protein, 25g fiber

Water - 2L per day

3 interval training workouts--elliptical or walk/run
1 long bike ride, if the weather cooperates this weekend
1 upper body strength
1 lower body strength
2 abs
1 long walk
1 short bike ride

So, we'll see how this goes.

I was thinking this was more like the equivalent of setting your clock ahead 10 minutes. Not so much the snoozing the alarm thing. It's the reason every clock you own is set 10 minutes fast so you can get there 7 minutes late and still be 3 minutes early. It's Einstein's Theory of Relativity: The Slacker Corollary. :)

OK - Im kicking it into high gear. Rode 5 day this week so far and had 4 weight lifintg workout. Total mileage so far is 80. Next week, goal is 120 miles biking, 12 miles running, and 5 strength sessions. And 2000 calories a day. Rob might win, but it aint gonna be a blow-out. As of now, IT IS ON!!!

uh-oh. ;)