This year is moving quickly, how is it June already?
Now that it’s a new month, it’s time for new goals! I’ve really enjoyed these posts where I can keep myself accountable with my health and fitness goals. Check it out below!
I’m linking up with Tuesday Topics with Zenaida and Kim, Runners’ Roundup with Coach Debbie Runs, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Laura Norris Running, Mile by Mile, and Runs with Pugs, and My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida for Fit Five Friday!
May Wellness Goal Recap
- Go to bed at 10 pm each night. Grade: B. I started out really strong at the beginning of May, but as the weeks passed, I did start to slack a bit. But overall, I’ve made significant progress and will keep it up moving forward!
- Keep up weekly meal planning. Grade: B. I did a great job with planning meals, including making a casserole that lasted a few days, but Bret did a lot of the cooking so I didn’t make as much as I originally planned. The best part of having a holiday weekend is that there will be leftovers for a few days!
- Practice 15 minutes of yoga daily. Grade: C. Once again, I started really strong and it just became such a chore to try to get done each night. I was no longer looking forward to practicing, which was the opposite of what I wanted.
June Wellness Goals
- Focus on strengthening my core. Ever since giving birth to Baby E, my core has taken quite a beating! Not only did I have diastasis recti while pregnant, but I had an unexpected C-section that took over 8 weeks to recover. I’ve taken a core restore class to address some of my issues, but I have to admit that I haven’t been doing the daily exercises that were recommended in that class. Now that June is here, I’m making the commitment to work on my core daily. I may sign up for some type of postpartum program as further motivation!
- Enjoy my vacation to the fullest. Work has been stressful, home life has been monotonous, and I just want to get away and enjoy time with my family! I’m looking forward to good food, beautiful hikes and trail runs, and making more memories! This goal is all about taking care of my mental health and focusing on what’s really important!
- Go to bed at 10 pm each night. I’m going to keep working on this to make it a habit, focusing on weeknights. Baby E’s wake-up time has been so unpredictable, and getting to bed early is the only thing that I can control!
How would you grade your May fitness and wellness activities? What are you working on for June?
I need to do a lot more work on my core. I’ve been avoiding it but you highlighting in this post has now brought it to the fore for me to. I find it so boring but know just how important it is. Hope you have an amazing holiday. That’s a great goal to look forward to!
Good for you on working on all those goals, especially the 10PM bedtime. While I don’t feel tired or sluggish (most days), I know my 11-11:30 bedtime is less than ideal. My body wakes up, most mornings between 5-5:15, ahead of my 5:30 alarm…so I don’t know what to change. I’m just not tired at night, and I seldom have the desire to “sleep-in” much past my usual wake-up. My core needs some fine-tuning, too…it’s strong, but definitely not as toned as it should be.
I don’t know where you’re going on vacation, but it sounds amazing- I hope you enjoy it to the fullest!
I was also getting better about going to bed earlier, but recently stayed up late again (my book was too good) and I felt it. More sleep really makes a difference.
If you want to read about someone getting an “F” in meal planning, look at my post for today! Maybe you’ll feel better about your grade.
I love these June goals! You are inspiring me to post about mine too! Have a great day!
I love your goal number 2!
Enjoy that vacation, Janelle! Hiking the trails sounds fabulous.
Where are you going to?
Always working towards some goal!
I hope that you have a fabulous vacation — and some good weather!
Have a good, relaxing vacation!
I have a hard time going to bed early, unless I’m absolutely tired from physical activity. So that’s where running needs to come into play. My first outing after many years had me asleep pretty quickly lol.
Enjoy your vacation! Taking care of ourselves is very important. Work will always be there but our mental health is worth taking those days off from work.
Thank you for linking up with us!
I love your second goal and I’m sure you’ll get an A+! Maybe the yoga thing should be less demanding, like a few times a week. Every day is hard. Missing a day is normal but it might make you feel like a failure or stress out about not getting it done. NOT what yoga should be about.
Enjoy your vacation! I found the ReCore Fitness Postpartum program (the second one especially) really helpful for regaining core strength after my C-section. I finally started back up Pilates also to work on it, it takes a long time to rebuild!