Winter months have always been tough on me, and with the days getting even shorter this weekend I am soaking up every ray of sunshine I can get. Today it’s 75 degrees out and It’s November 1st, so I will be outside planting some lilies a coworker gave me, and hope to get a couple miles in with my mini before dark.
Because winter months have been hard for me, I thought I’d make a list of some “winter goals,” so here they are in no particular order:
- Take one day at a time. The holidays are going to be hard without my husband, but we WILL get through it.
- Drink all things peppermint. Because isn’t that one of the best things about winter?
- Wear all the boots. I love boots, leggings/tights with cute tops or dresses.
- Continue to run at least 2 days per week on the treadmill and TRY to get outside weather permitting for 1 day.
- Yoga, at least once per week…I suck at sticking to this goal so I’ll keep putting it out there to keep me accountable.
- Continue to strength train, and ramp up the weight workouts. I love muscles LOL.
- Watch my diet and caloric intake. We are having a “Biggest loser” challenge at work for the next six weeks and I’d LOVE to lose a few more lbs before my hubby gets home next year.
- Track my food on MyFitnesspal. EVERY day…not just when it’s convenient. Follow my progress if you use MFP, I am chelled73.
- Cook more food…I’ve been taking the easy way out for a while, so last week I made this yummy beef stew in my crock pot. 2 cups of red wine, 4 cups of water, 2 lbs. of cubed sirloin steak, 2 sweet potatoes cubed, one onion sliced, 2 carrots cut into ¼ inch disks, 3 cloves of garlic minced, dash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 packet of onion soup mix, salt, pepper and a bay leave—throw it in your crock pot on high for 4 hours. I DID season the steak with salt and pepper generously and set aside while I was chopping the vegetables.
- Call/text my parents more. At least twice a week…I miss them very much and we only see each other 2-3 times per year so I need to be better about communicating with them.
- Celebrate the good things, every, darn day…be it a good conversation with my teen, or a load of laundry I actually PUT AWAY right away after folding…#celebratethegood
- Continue to work towards my goals of moving back south (we moved to the Chicagoland area after I retired from the Air Force in 2011, we previously lived in Texas), and with that, LOOKIE LOOKIE what came in the mail last night?
- And ultimately, keep movin’ forward…because isn’t that what life is all about?!
How do you keep busy during winter months? What’s your favorite thing about winter minus the holidays themselves? Tell me something good!
Cheers!
Michelle
GREAT GOALS!!!
Love this…Take one day at a time. Great way to start!
I can totally get behind this…Wear all the boots
YES!!!!…Celebrate the good things, every, darn day
YES…YES!!!!…keep movin’ forward!!
Thanks lady!!! Aren’t boots just the best?!?!?!?
THEY ARE!!!! as I click onto the DSW website! lol!!!
Hahahahaha!!!! I’m glad I’m not the only one!!
I find that writing down my goals is the way to make them happen. I love that you include fun things like wearing boots and drinking all things peppermint! 🙂
Hehe I struggle finding positive in the winter here so I figured it best to focus on the good!!
I love the goals, taking it one day at a time sounds like a great plan! And yes to drinking all the peppermint, yum 🙂
Look forward to boots and tights myself and fireplaces 🙂
Ooooo fireplaces. Good one!!
Congrats on getting your certification! I am so bad at tracking food. I downloaded that app but never use it. That beef stew sounds super easy to make. I always use my crock pot much more in the winter months.
Thanks Lacey, it’s amazing for me to see my caloric intake…it definitely explains the halt in my weight loss. In just 3 days I am down just over a pound by tracking my food!
Seriously love these goals!! We have a lot of the same goals…peppermint, yoga, MFP, cook more. Haha. Good luck 🙂 🙂
Thanks so much!!!! ❤
Instead of movin on up…. moving on down! I’ve been taking the easy way out with my food as well–same thing, time and time again. I just need to put thismuch more time into thinking about it, and then JUST DO IT
For sure!!!! I am ready for NO MORE SNOW, unless of course I am going on a ski trip, LOL!!!
no doubt, winter is tough for us out here in the Midwest. Something I’m looking forward to this winter is keeping up with my early morning runs (after the marathon). It will be so sweet being outside in the peace & tranquility of morning, and I’ll actually be able to witness the days getting longer 😉 (That’s my plan on paper…stay tuned to see if it actually plays out).
Sounds like a great plan!!!! And best wishes on your marathon, Kim!
I love your list Michelle!
Thank you!!!! Trying to keep things positive, even though I don’t care for winter!
It’s a fun list and I love peppermint Michelle! yumm
Isn’t it the best!!
oh yeah
Great list!
After struggling for the last few months, I’m finally feeling motivation and definitely inspired by your list of goals. I used to set goals each month but got away from it but I think I need to get back to that to keep myself accountable.
Thanks!!! I’m trying to keep positive. Winter does a number on me usually.
You know you’re talking to a summer person when they refer to November as “winter”, lol 🙂
What I’m most looking forward to this winter is a new year. I am just so over 2016, for many reasons. I have a lot more fun stuff going on in 2017 – vacations, a marathon – and I’m just ready to dive in and start living again. 2016 was so blah.
I couldn’t agree more. I’m so over 2016!!!