Goal Orientated

Hi Zeus!

 I am and always have been a very goal orientated person.  I love to set out to accomplish something and then check it off my list.  I doesn't matter what it is but making a todo list and then being able to mark something as completed always motivates me to do work hard and get things done.

I just completed enough stairs since the beginning of October to climb to the top of Mount Olympus.  I was behind but really pushed to finish up on January 1st.  Why was it important to finish up?  Because this was a trial for my 2024 goal to climb enough stairs to reach the top of Everest-as tracked by Garmin Connect.

That's not my only goal for the year.  I'm also walking enough steps to complete the Appalachian Trail.  Neither of these goals are particularly difficult, especially over the course of 366 days, but having a long term goal will keep me on track.

I do have other goals.  Running distance.  Biking Distance.  Same as always.

The big goal is to drop 60 pounds.  That's going to take some work.  And commitment.  But I need to do it.  I know weight is not the end all be all of health markers, but it is easy to track and over time it does show an increase in health and fitness.  52 weeks 60 pounds.  That's just a little over a pound a week.  I know I have been trying for years without success to lose weight-but I think this time will be different.  2024 needs to be a make or break year for me. 

I need to become the person I want to be and not just accept who I am.  I know that goes against all the modern "Love yourself" philosophies, but I don't agree with that modern thought anyway.  I can be unhappy with myself-and I need to figure out what to do to get to a point where I can be the person I want and need to be.  And that starts from being able to look down and see my toes for the first time in years.  Not just the belly flopping over my belt.