Goal:the result or achievement toward which effort is directed

So far it has been a pretty great week. Monday I had an awesome workout with my trainer Kaitlyn. It is fun to go and see improvements. I have seen speeds increase, endurance, the amount of weight I can lift has gone up. It is fun to see those improvements. Makes you wanna keep going.
I have noticed the most helpful thing is to set small goals, I try to add a new small goal every week to keep me going.
Week #1 My goal was to track my food all day everyday.
Its amazing to write down and see what your eating habits are like. I have noticed since doing that I am more aware of what I eat, the fact that someone might want to see what I write down, or the my own pride helps me since I would rather be able to write down healthy things as opposed to things that are not good for me.
Week # 2 my goal was plan my meals out in advance.
The one thing I have noticed is it can be hard to prepare meals for just one person, being single there were times it was easier to get drive through on the way home, Now that is not the case, but after the first week I noticed the hardest thing was coming home after a long day of work and not knowing what I was going eat. That was frustrating, luckily I had healthy choices so when I did get home and decided to eat it was something that wasn't bad for me. It was hard though, I hated the feeling of not having control over myself in that aspect. So I have tried hard to plan meals. To make things that I can have leftovers to take to work or to eat when I get home.
Week #3 my goal has been to not eat after 8 o'clock at night.
The funny thing is I did pretty good with this over the first couple weeks and this week it has been a struggle. Getting home late from work and working out  or just being lazy and losing track of the time makes it tough, but it is something I will keep working at.
I think making goals is vital to have succes in anything. I saw a quote once that said

 " I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives.Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change." Jim Rohn

Instead of escaping life we need to make a positive change. I am no longer looking for the escape I am activly trying to change and better my self. Goals are the key to our success, even the little ones. The little ones are what will help us accomplish the big goals we have in life.

Just one of my goals I am working for is a year from now I would like to do a sprint triathalon. It consists of 3 events, swimming biking and running, a sprint triathalon Is that shortest one there is, it ranges at about a half mile swim, 9-12 mile bike ride, and a 3.2 mile run. My goal is a do this next summer. If i stick with the little goals I make, then I will be able to accomplish this there is no doubt about it. Who knows someday maybe I will do an Iron Man Triathalon... you never know right.

So good luck in your

"The goal you set must be challenging. At the same time, it should be realistic and attainable, not impossible to reach. It should be challenging enough to make you stretch, but not so far that you break."

Rick Hansen