Reflection + Intention

What do I think about this past week?

If I were to give myself a grade, I suppose I'd give myself a B+.

I worked out 4 times including one trip to the pool. Could be better but not bad. All really good workouts too so I feel strong.

I ate well this week despite a bunch of eating out. I made good choices with the things that I'm okay eating. My goal mostly with food is to avoid sugar or processed foods and to limit starchy carbs, but eat good fats and lots of protein. Friday night we went out to dinner at our favorite sushi place then we had plans to go hang out at a friend's out afterward. So I had a Coke at dinner for the caffeine just b/c I was tired and didn't want to be a dud later. I also had sushi, which by itself isn't bad but I love eel which of course has the famous eel sauce which is sweet & sugary. Then I had 2 glasses of wine at our friend's house. So that was probably my worst day all week, and I can live with that.

I had 2 work meetings during the week- ordered a salad at one and chicken pad thai at the other.

But I know I can do better. Recovering from being sick last week we didn't make it to the grocery store nor did we meal plan. Boy does that ever throw a wrench into things. We were scrambling all week to eat, make meals, etc. Not good. I also had a couple of opportunities a couple of the days to workout but I didn't. I was lazy and I knew I was doing it. I was purposely avoiding working out so not good.

What do I intend to accomplish this week?

• Meal plan and meal prep. I will do this on Sunday.
• Schedule all workouts - add to calendar before week begins
• Lift heavy weights 3 times (chest/back, bis/tris, legs)
• Do HIIT 2 times
• Do treadmill sprints 1 time
• Attend yoga 1 time
• Swim 1 time
• 10+ mile bike ride 1 time
• Schedule social media posts for March (work thing)
• Schedule appt to have IUD removed (or at least call about this)
• Begin process for new health insurance application
• Buy a heart rate monitor
• Register for the next triathlon

Status of February Intentions I set:

Given it's the last week of February and I had specific goals set for the month, I thought I should recap how I'm shaping up. I have one week left to try and accomplish these:

* means I did it

X means I did not or will not

Here are the things I WILL DO in February:
X 3 out of 4. See note above, missed this past week 1. Meal Plan & Prep each week  -

X 3 out of 4. Nope but I did ok working out w/ the exception of the week I was sick. 2. Fitness & Workout Plan each week

*Working on it (There's really no rush here)  3. Have IUD removed (Eeeek!)*Working on it (There's really no rush here)  4. Switch over health insurance (one that has maternity coverage)
*The one I'm doing is in May, I will do this by month end 5. Register for a triathlon in April
X SO CLOSE! 6. Exercise 20 times
X Nope and looking at my calendar for this week, there's absolutely no day I can bike. Bummer 7. Bike to work 3 times
* Will buy this week 8. Buy a heart rate monitor/Garmin triathlon watch and begin using it
*YES!  9. Make smart decisions over lunch meetings for work
*YES! 10. I will not cheat and I will make good decisions on Super Bowl Sunday.
*YES! 11. In February, I will enjoy the Wine Tasting party we're having at our house, but THAT IS IT!!
*YES! 12. I will not cheat & I will make good decisions at the party I was invited to on February 13th.

I have a lot to do this week in order to hit most of these. I feel like I would have really killed it this month if it weren't for getting sick right on Day 1. That just put such a kink in all my plans because it took me a week just to get caught up and rebound. Plus, when you're sick for a week and there's only 28 days in the month, it's really hard to workout 20 days total.

If I can finish the month strong and accomplish some of these goals that can still be achieved, I will feel really good about the month of February!!