Hello October.

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      I am so excited about October. I am looking forward to some changes in weather (I am looking at you triple digit temperatures). This time of year is always exciting; seasons changing and holidays right around the corner. But this year I am even more excited than usual because it will be my first Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas married to my best friend. It will actually be my first fall/winter holidays with him in person! 

      The beginning of the month has me thinking about what I want to accomplish and work on this month. I decided to set some goals for myself. 

1.  Listen to my body

      If you follow my Instagram than you may know that I haven't been feeling very good lately. I have been over doing it a bit lately and it caught up with me. So this month I plan on really listening to my body. If it is telling me not to do something or that I just need some rest I am going to do what it says. Being chronically ill, your body calls the shots a lot of the time. It can be frustrating but it's better to just listen than deal with the payback later on of being stuck in bed feeling like death. 

2. Eat more protein

     I count my macros (protein, carbs, and fats) and I struggle to hit my protein most days. This month I am going to try to really focus on hitting my protein, I want to be able to give my body all the fuel it needs to repair and build those muscles!

3. Create a budget... & stick to it! 

      Being newlyweds money can be tight, I want to be a grown up and make a budget. I am trying out Dave Ramsey's Every Dollar program to create our budget. If nothing else, it should make us more conscious of the money we spend and what we are spending it on.

4. Work those Abs

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      No, I am not dying for a six pack. I just have pretty weak abs and I am not a fan of working them, but I know I need to make them stronger. Having a stronger core has tons of great benefits.

5. Stretch

    I will admit I skip stretching sometimes. I know, I know. It's a bad habit but when I work out those muscles I am just ready to plop on the couch and rest.

6. Watch Netflix!

   Okay so this is more of a silly goal but hey, my body requires a lot of rest & this way I can still accomplish a goal while lounging around! This month I want to get caught up on Gotham & start watching Heroes (so that Heroes Reborn makes a little more sense to me)!

What are your goals for October?

Have you ever made a budget using an app or program?

*Linking up with Running with Spoons - Thinking out Loud*

Fitness Goals

Goals are important to have. If you have no goals, you have no motivation to keep going when it gets hard(er) or you feel like giving up. You should have goals in different aspects of your life but today I will be talking about fitness goals. I recommend having goals that are measurable.

My current fitness goals are...

PULL UPS - I want to be able to do 5 pull ups in a row. Right now I can do 2 in a row, on a good day, and none on a bad day. I haven't set an exact time period in when I want to be able to achieve this goal, hopefully before the end of the year!

BUILD MUSCLE - I have measured my arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs, and calves. I have taken pictures. I know that since I look in the mirror every day I will not see the change in my body as much as others around me will. Pictures and measurements give me something to compare and reflect on the progress I am making.

PUSH UPS - I had to include them, they are in my blog name! I think push ups are a really good work out! I am a big fan of bodyweight work outs, you can do them anywhere! My goal is to be able to do 20 in a row.

DO MORE - Be more active. Life a closer to normal life. Be stronger than my illnesses.
So this goal isn't exactly 'measurable', but I know I will be able to feel the different. I hope to notice I can sit and stand longer, walk through more of a store before I feel completely drained and just be able to enjoy the moments without fear of the payback my body will haunt me with later.

INVERSION YOGA - I think this is such a cool form of exercise! It is very impressive and requires a great amount of core strength (something I am currently lacking). Due to my health this is not something I can currently attempt but it is a 'one day' goal.

I have a few measurable goals, I have a general health goal and I have a 'one day' goal.
What are your goals?