Newish Goals

 I've never actually published my monthly goals but they are always in the back of my head. The calendar turns and I immediately think.... this month I'm going to do x. X usually meaning "lose ?? number of lbs".  At first the number was big (ie lose 10 lbs). Then I realized that losing 10 lbs is actually not easy, so the number would change to 5 and that eventually became "I'll be happy with just a 2 lb loss".. 

But after spending the last few weeks concentrating more on my health and movement, I have strayed from "caring" what is actually on the scale. Yes, of course the number is still important and although it's not the only measure of my "health" it is a measure of it.  So I can't get rid of the scale all together, at least not yet. I do hope one day I can become less reliant on it and not feel that it's the only thing that keeps me accountable. 

So I decided for April, I'm not going to care what the scale says. I will still keep track of it but my goal for this month is to become stronger. I want to increase my cardiovascular strength and my physical muscle strength.  I'm still not comfortable going to the physical gym but I have enough equipment here at home to get in a good strength workout. 

My step count has increased daily and I'm getting 3-4 "sessions" at home as well. The sessions might be a quick 10-20 minute HIIT or a 30 minute muscle focused workout. So far, I'm feeling good. 

I did end up going to my GP to review my blood work and as expected he wasn't happy. He said he's not ready to recommend any medication as he believes I can control with lifestyle. He's not a fan of the Keto diet, which I completely expected, but I don't care. I feel better than I have in years and I have been spending a lot of time researching blood work results on a Keto diet and it all makes sense to me. I will continue what I'm doing with some small changes in my food (ie. Using plant fats instead of animal fats for cooking, and reduce my red meat consumption). 

I do think activity will better my numbers overall. I have already seen a dramatic decrease in my blood pressure over the last 2 weeks since starting my exercise regime. 

So my goals are really the same, about overall health, but with much much less focus on the number on the scale. 

Oh and I did exchange my too big clothes for smaller clothes. Can't wait to make another trip (sans hubby) to the mall so I can get some cute spring/summer items.