{"id":5784,"date":"2010-11-02T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2010-11-02T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T20:09:51","slug":"november-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=5784","title":{"rendered":"November Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

November is already here? What the heck?!<\/p>\n

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My goals for October were:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Follow the doctor\u2019s Return to Running Plan.<\/p>\n

2. Do the strengthening exercises my doctor gave me.<\/p>\n

3. Continue my weight training routine \u2013 focusing on my arms and core.<\/p>\n

4. Lose 2 pounds.<\/p>\n

How did I do during October? I followed my doctor’s\u00a0instructions\u00a0to the T and am still doing my strengthening exercises and I’ve been jogging on the treadmill to get back to running. I think it’s going alright. I’ve been working hard on my weight training but getting a nasty cold sidelined me for over a week. \ud83d\ude41 I lost some ground because of that.<\/p>\n

As for the 2 pounds…who knows? I don’t weigh in until next week so only time will tell. Of course I’m nervous (the cold, Halloween candy, etc) but there’s no sense in stressing about it until it happens.<\/p>\n

It’s time to figure out what I want to accomplish in November.<\/p>\n

November Goals<\/h4>\n

1. Try the Spinning Bike at the new gym.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Take a Turbo Kick boxing class at my gym.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Do NOT gain weight during the holidays!<\/strong><\/p>\n

My only goal during the Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s Eve holiday season is this: Don’t Gain Weight<\/strong>. The idea of trying to LOSE weight during this time seem masochistic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But “don’t gain” seems doable.<\/p>\n

Fall is a very reflective time for me. Partly because of my beliefs, partly because the seasons are changing, and also because my birthday is quickly approaching.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I look at birthdays as a checkpoint. Did I accomplish everything I wanted to do by my coming birthday? Not yet. I suppose life is about never REALLY being finished with our “To Do List.” It keeps us alive having goals to strive for.<\/p>\n

I sort of feel like my life is in limbo right now. There are a lot of factors that are making me feel that way. One is clearly my running injury. I had so many goals I wanted to achieve–fitness goals–that my injury really threw a monkey wrench into.<\/p>\n

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If I’m being honest with myself…my IT band injury was a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n