Goals

In the course of this blog, there's a lot of vague things I want to accomplish. However, being vague is not a good route to concrete results, as I've learned from my previous attempts to shape myself up. So, this post is a repository for what I want to accomplish. (In my next post, I'll go over where I am currently, so we can gauge how far I have to go.) So:

Overall, I want to get myself back down to 130 pounds - I was actually fairly underweight for my height when I weighed around 120, so I think this is a healthy goal for how much muscle I want to gain. Ideally, I want my body fat percentage to be 20%, on the advice of a trainer from the health fair I met at my job this summer. And most importantly, I want to maintain that weight and percentage once I get there, so it's gonna be important to make it a habit instead of just a temporary change.

I will work out everyday, as per the P90X schedule, and make a post recording what I did. For the first 90 days, I will make a post every 30 days (at the end of each "phase") with my changed results (measurements, photos, etc). Beyond this 90 day period, I'll reevaluate this system, and continue with it if that's what will be most effective, or make changes as needed.

I will also post of record of everything I eat, and its calorie/nutrition information, to help me keep tabs on what I'm consuming and adjust my diet as I need to.

At the end of 90 days, I want to be back down to my goal weight. I'm not sure how to "reprimand" myself if I don't achieve that goal, but maybe inspiration will strike me; if not, I'm sure just the fact of that "failure" will be enough to motivate me to continue working even harder.