Healthy goals

I got a very kind and concerned comment on my last post telling me to be gentle on myself and to take small steps. That was exactly what I was thinking about after posting that.
Okay, to be honest… at first I was thinking that I really want to be skinny and fit and healthy and limber and able to do it all without feeling tired. Tomorrow.
Or at least before we go back to The Netherlands for the holidays.
But that’s less than seven weeks from now. Even I (always the optimist) know that’s just not realistic.
At all.
So, I forced myself to be realistic and thought up some baby steps, starting with my health goals (because I think those are most important right now).
The next seven weeks I want to:

• ignore the scale. I weighed myself last week and I have to lose a lot of weight. But I want this to be about feeling better, not about the numbers.
• stick to the kind of eating that I know works for me. I know that’s a vague statement, but it would take a lot of words to explain it all. Maybe I’ll write a blogpost about it some day.
• build up enough strength and energy to be able to keep up with household and garden chores, preferably without feeling exhausted afterwards.
• do neck and shoulder exercises and be aware of my posture. I think that will help a lot to get rid of my back- and headaches.
• get fit enough to be able to follow along with this video. No, I can’t – I’m a mess.

Let’s see if I can do that. I’ll keep you posted.
Will I? I hope so. That’s one of my other goals.

Oh, and sorry for the totally non-related picture. I didn’t feel up to taking one of myself and I also didn’t want to use a stock photo either.