Last Week's Goals
-Take at least 6000 steps per day (or however many steps it takes to reach 2.5 miles), as measured by my Fitbit [7/7]
-Eat at least 50 grams of protein a day [0/7]
-Write one blog post [0/1]
-Watch at least 5 episodes of Friends [5/5]
-Watch at least 5 episodes of The West Wing [5/5]
-Watch at least 2 episodes of The L Word [2/2]
-Read at least 6 chapters of A Dance With Dragons [6/6]

Thoughts about Goals
I did great with my walking this week. It's definitely starting to feel like a habit for me to be more active, which is what I wanted. I've noticed that my walk during my morning break at work often energizes me and wakes me up. I just wish it wasn't so hot an unpleasant to walk outside right now. The weather was so nice last week
but this week will be hot and humid.

I'm gonna have to go about my food goals in different ways. Tracking protein also comes with tracking calories, which I don't always mentally handle well so I got rid of that goal. So instead of focusing on specific foods, I'm going to focus on food-related behaviors that can be modified. I really want to develop healthier eating habits because I notice I feel better when I eat well, I just need to stay away from being overly rigid about it.

This Week's Goals
-Take at least 65000 steps per day [0/7]
-Bring my lunch to work most days [0/3]
-Do some form of non-walking exercise most days [0/4]
-Brainstorm ideas for new blog features [0/1]
-Watch at least 10 episodes of hour-long shows [0/10]
-Watch/rewatch at least 10 episodes of 30-minute shows [0/10]
-Read at least 6 chapters of A Dance With Dragons [0/6]

Last Week's Goals
-Take at least 6000 steps per day (or however many steps it takes to reach 2.5 miles), as measured by my Fitbit [5/7]
-Write a new post for my blog [1/1]
-Finish season 4 of Arrested Development [1/1]
-Watch 5 episodes of The L Word [7/5]
-Read 142 pages of A Feast for Crows [284/142]
-Finish The Joy Luck Club [1/1]

Thoughts about Goals
I was a little disappointed that I didn't meet my walking goals this week. I did average 6000 steps over the week though, so it is progress over my level of activity the week before.

I ended up finishing A Feast for Crows because I was having a hard time putting it down. It has most of my favorite POV characters, so it was a quicker read that the other books have been.

I was also underestimated how many episodes of TV I can watch in a week. Which is a good thing, since I have a huge to-watch list!

This Week's Goals
-Take at least 6000 steps per day (or however many steps it takes to reach 2.5 miles), as measured by my Fitbit [0/7]
-Eat at least 50 grams of protein a day [0/7]
-Write one blog post [0/1]
-Watch at least 5 episodes of Friends [0/5]
-Watch at least 5 episodes of The West Wing [0/5]
-Watch at least 2 episodes of The L Word [0/2]
-Read at least 6 chapters of A Dance With Dragons [0/6]

After a several month long hiatus from LJ, I decided to come back and maybe this time I'll post semi-regularly. Since I last posted, I got a job (go me!) and have had to learn how to balance a 8-5 job with free time to watch TV, read, spend time with my boyfriend and continue to be active/healthier. It took a while to settle in, but I think I've finally gotten in a good routine for myself. Going to bed and getting up early still don't come easy to me, but I'm as used to it as I'll ever be.

I've been inspired by some of the people on my f-list making to-do lists or life goals with regular progress posts, so I thought I'd do something similar to keep me accountable to people. Since I tend to want to jump head-first into my goals and change too many things at once, I'm hoping this will help me focus on smaller changes that will lead to big differences.

Goal List: 6/23/13-6/29/13
-Take at least 6000 steps per day (or however many steps it takes to reach 2.5 miles), as measured by my Fitbit [0/7]
-Write a new post for my blog [0/1]
-Finish season 4 of Arrested Development
-Watch 5 episodes of The L Word [0/5]
-Read 142 pages of A Feast for Crows [0/142]
-Finish The Joy Luck Club

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I know I have some HP fans in my flist, so come talk about the movies with me!

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I was at Kris's birthday concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico yesterday, here is my recap and some pictures.

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