August Goals!

Welcome to August!!  It feels more like fall around here. Rainy and in the upper 60s.  Pixie is back into lap mode again. This is from a few days ago, but it’s pretty much the same around here 😀

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Now on to goals for August!

1. Cook some new Indian dishes.  I am going to go for at least 3 and post them on the blog.  Things that are relatively easy.  I love Indian food and I should cook more of that at home.

2. Lose 4 pounds – We are going to Vegas at the end of the month.  This was a bit of a surprise trip.  John’s friend offered to fly us out there, so we are going! Anyway, I thought it might be nice to challenge myself to lose 4 pounds before Vegas.  This will be accomplished by doing 4 days a week of lower carb/grain free and the other 3 days as I normally eat.  I find this system actually works pretty well for that purpose.

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Grain free breakfast today?  Ricotta puffs with blueberries!

3. More strength training.  I have the program and I am going to stick with the level 1 for a while longer before moving up.  Being strong really helps my biking, so I can’t slack too much on that.

4. Less complaining.  I feel like I have been complaining too much about stuff lately.  Work, in particular, but that accentuates the other complaints that I normally do.  I need to focus on the positive things about my job and learn to deal better with the negative.

5.  Finishing up some projects.  I have a fair number of half-finished projects around the house (not sure how that happened) and I would like to try to finish some of those up before starting new ones!

 

Okay, that sounds good!

14 thoughts on “August Goals!

  1. deb

    All good and achievable goals Lori! I envy you and your trip to Vegas!! Do you gamble??
    We don’t (that is hubby and i) but there sure are some neat shows there i would love to see.
    Thats where all my money would go. 🙂 Cirque and those Blue guys Hugs! deb

    1. Lori Post author

      John plays poker. I have played poker and black jack, but I am not a big gambler – at the tables, anyway 😀

      I won’t be there for too long, so it is mostly looking at all the sites and we are staying in a new hotel, which will be pretty amazing to check out – the Vdara!

  2. debby

    The ricotta puffs intrigued me, of course. And I had to laugh, because I had the same question I had when you first posted the recipe–can you sub cottage cheese? LOL, I checked the comments, and you had already answered that. I think I might try it tomorrow. With some lemon flavoring, and fresh raspberries.

  3. Satu

    Pixie love! She looks super cuddly in your lap. 🙂

    Yay on adding more strength training to your routine. I’m doing the same because I had a bit of a break from my training because of my low back issue. I’m looking for a new strength training program, would you recommend the New Rules of Lifting for Life?

  4. Elizabeth

    That breakfast looks delish! I am looking forward to the Indian recipes. I’ve actually only had Indian food a couple times, and I recently went to have some with a friend, and loved it! I would love to learn to make some myself.

  5. Jody - Fit at 55

    PIXIE LOVE!!!!!!! Just sent the pic to my friend that loves her too! 🙂

    How exciting about your trip! I am not the biggest fan of Vegas but a free trip – why not! 🙂

    Good goals Lori – I need to stop complaining too! I do that Gratitude Monday to ground me! 😉

  6. Fran

    I don’t think you complain a lot lately, at least not on the blog. I love your goals. I need to lose weight too (again). I saw a pic taken of me yesterday and I didn’t like what I saw. Going to be difficult since I have a 3 week vacation at the end of this week but I’m going to try and not wait till September.

    Love it that you are going to Vegas!

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