Y’all this has been one tricky goal to nail down! Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?
And if you’re confused on what goals I’m referring to, click on the link in the prior sentence. That should clear things up!
When I initially decided to use my new vívofit to help move more, it was easy. The bars on the screen would turn red, signalling my sloth-like behavior, and I’d get up and walk around the house.
Or go for a run.
Or hit up a day of skiing.
However, as is common with resolutions, I began a backwards slide.
Oh, the bar is red? Just 15 more minutes til I finish writing the article; then I will get up.
Well, 11,000 steps for the day was a lofty goal, right?
I went to CrossFit and did a lot of squats; those probably weren’t recorded accurately so I don’t really need to worry about targeting my goal for the day…right?
I hit an all-time low this past weekend in Crested Butte. To be fair, I was recovering from a nasty bout of the stomach flu {seriously, on a ski weekend! The injustice!}, but it really did a number on me. I accomplished a whopping 1000 steps for the entire day!
And check out what it did to my sleep that night. Y’all don’t even want to KNOW how many trips I took to the bathroom…the stomach flu is nasty stuff!
Normal night of sleep on the left, night with the stomach flu on the right. Yup, there was A LOT of movement!
Needless to say, I’m looking forward to getting back on track this week and I don’t imagine it will be hard: it’s time for OR Show! {Quick definition here.} And while OR Show does mean that I won’t have time for 15 mile trail runs and long lake walks with Tals, I know I’ll still be moving a lot and getting my daily steps in. I tried wearing a pedometer at last year’s show but alas, I broke it after the first day. I’m guessing my vívofit will fare better!
I have appointments every 30 minutes from 9am-4pm and the booths are scattered throughout the convention center. The building is gargantuan so I’m honestly curious as to how many steps I’m going to take each day. If you follow me on Twitter, check over there– I’ll be posting my daily number! Thoughts on whether it will be easy or difficult to hit the coveted 10k steps?!
And with that, let’s talk fun stuff: how you can win a Garmin vívofit of your own! Actually, it’s pretty easy. Check out the Rafflecopter below, and good luck!
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This post is sponsored by Garmin and Whole Foods Market as part of their #PathtoFit program. The views and opinions expressed above are my own. As part of this project, I’ll be writing weekly for six weeks on the above goals. If you want to join in on the fun, use the above hashtag on social media to share your upcoming goals!
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