goals for 2019

As 2018 draws to a close, now is an ideal time to start thinking about your goals for next year.  Need some help with this task?  To read about the importance of setting goals, as well as some tips for doing so, please click here.

Here is a list of the goals I have set myself so far for 2019:

1.       Mental health

•          Continue to try to prevent the onset of psychosis and depression as I have been, by taking medication at six-monthly intervals for a period of two weeks

2.       Running

•          Complete the second phase of the YMCA 10k Summer Series in the Auckland Domain, from 10 January until the end of daylight savings in April
•          Try to set a PB for the YMCA 10k Summer Series of below an hour by the end of phase two
•          Make the 5k Park Run held at Barry Curtis Park on Saturdays part of my fitness regime
•          Use the 5k Park Run to work on speed to improve times for 10k races
•          In winter, compete in all the 10k races held by Sri Chinmoy at the Auckland Domain
•          For the Sri Chinmoy 10 k races, aim to finish as close to my friend Maureen Sutherland as possible.  Maureen is (i) a group fitness instructor at Les Mills Howick and (ii) usually clocks in around 53 minutes for these races, so this is a challenging goal on both fronts!

3.       Weight loss journey

•          Aim to exercise every day, whether running, walking, doing a gym class or weight training
•          Aim to eat well every day, logging my intake with My Fitness Pal
•          Continue to see Alice for PT every week
•          Continue to lose weight until I reach goal weight (to be determined)
•          Reduce waist measurement so it falls within an acceptable range
•          Aim to decrease body fat percentage to 18% (currently at 22%)

4.       Garden

•          You can read about my gardening goals for 2019 here and here.

5.       Blogging

•          Continue to develop my online blog, In the Circle
•          While it may be a bit too ambitious to post a blog every day, try to spend some time working on my blog posts behind the scenes every day