{ Be healthy} Small goals

I just posted about my new start to the spring and decided that I should write down some of my small goals and try and keep myself accountable to them. I tend to have huge goals, so I am going to try and start off small and moderate, and if I stick with them, than expand from there!

1. Do some form of exercise every morning- My p90x workouts are 1-1.5 hrs long and I do not always get up in time in the morning to do them, although that is always my goal. But I know that it is always important to do some form of exercise in the morning, so if I do not get up in time to do my workout in the AM and need to do it after work, than my goal is to still get up a little early and go for a jog/walk for 20-30 mins before work.

2. Find ways to fit in more movement- whether it is walking on my lunch break, talking a walk at dinner, playing tennis, getting up from my desk at work more, I want to try and move my body more in general.

3. Dabble in vegan/vegetarian eating- Limit protein sources to one animal source/meal per day and try and go vegan all day at least 2 days per day

4. Drink more water!-

5. Get new, proper workout shoes-go to the Running Room and get fitted for proper shoes so that foot pain can no longer be an excuse for me!

6. Make new workout playlists

7. Incorporate fresh veggies/fruit into every meal and drink more green smoothies

8. Do more yoga/stretching-yoga at least 2 times per week and some form of stretching daily

{Be Fit} Back at it

It has been a whirlwind few months with my recent move and getting settled into a new house and neighborhood. I took a little time off from fitness and nutrition while packing and moving and now that I am all settled in, I am excited to get back at it! I started a 2 week cleanse to prep for my "spring slim down" that I plan on starting this weekend.

My biggest struggle with fitness and nutrition has been motivation and will power and I am more determined than ever to change that. I have no excuses-a beatiful shiny new kitchen to cook in, a workout room complete with weight sets, rubber flooring, TV/DVD player and other helpful workout equipment in the new basement a la Ben, and a gorgeous new neighborhood with lots of trails, paths, a workout center and pool!I also just purchased the Tone It Up DVD-Beach Babe, as a supplement to my Beachbody (P90X, Insanity and Turbo Fire) workouts.

I have also been reading up on clean eating and gathering lots of good recipes and inspiration. One of the things in the world of nutrition that I want to start doing is eating less animal products and eating more raw foods. As much as I would like to try going completely vegan, I dont know that I want to go that far , yet anyways. So my goals are to eat lots of lean protein, but only allow one serving a day to be from meat ( as a way to try and foprce myself to try more beans and plant protein sources) and try and go meatless/vegan at least 2 days per week.

I also want to get back into what I am going to call Journaling, as a way to highlight my progress, keep myself accountable and remind myself of my goals. While this is a blog, i dont consider myself a blogger or care if anyone reads this, it is just a fun way for me to journal! I love taking picture and want to find a way to incorporate that into my journaling. I recently saw a great idea of using instagram as a way to highlight my journey!

Ready, Set...GO!