December Goals

December goals:
1. Will power
2. Take it one day at a time
3. Keep food clean and diet tight
4. Challenging workouts

I'm going to need a ton of will power to keep my paleo/clean eating lifestyle in check this month. I will be traveling for a total of 8 days over the course of the month. And, of course, I haven't forgotten about Christmas. I have a book club dinner, my husband's work party, and at least 2 family parties. My plan is to take each day at a time. It has worked well to write my daily goals down in a journal. As for traveling, I will be able to pack some snacks, but since I'm flying I will have to do some grocery shopping when I can. I figure that protein powder, nuts, and maybe some apples will be easy to pack in a suitcase. Other than that, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do.
I had debated changing my exercise regimen so that I lifted 3 days a week and did cardio the other 3 days. After much contemplation, I realized that I will be able to meet my goals sooner if I stick with lifting 5 days a week. My clean eating/ running buddy, Priscilla, gave me a copy of her weekly schedule. I'm going to follow it, with some changes since I don't have weight machines in my home gym.
A few years ago, someone told me that the reason I didn't like lifting was because I was doing it wrong. Maybe it wasn't the nicest thing to say, but I have realized that she was right. I have actually started to look forward to my workouts. I still prefer cardio, but I don't hate lifting anymore. However, I still do hate pushups and lunges. I'm going to overcome the hate and face it head on. I'm going to devote one day- shoulders, chest, back and triceps day- to pushups. I found a great workout in a fitness magazine that covers all those muscle groups, plus core. What's also great about this workout is that I can do most of it in my hotel room if I'm not able to get to the gym when I'm traveling. I also put lots of lunges into my 2 leg days. I found a leg workout that I can do with a resistance band while traveling also.
I have been debating whether or not I want to do a spring marathon. If I decide to do one, it will be the Utah Valley Marathon on June 8. I will probably follow Hal Higdon's marathon 3 schedule so that I only run 3-4 days per week. This is a 24 week program, so I will have to start training for it at the end of December. Decisions, decisions, decisions...