Goal Number 9

Walk for 30 minutes at full incline
Walk 3 times this week
Do squat exercises (haven't figured out the details on this)

Goal Number 8

Workout 3 times this week
Run for 30 minutes
Achieve a distance of 1.75 miles during each 30 minute run

Goal Number 7

This is a strength training week. Goals for this week:
workout at full incline
workout at least 3 times
workout for 30 minutes each time

Goal Number 6

Goals this week:
3-30 minute workouts
Run for 30 minutes at no incline
Run a distance of at least 1.5 miles, preferably more

Goal Number 5

Talking to my sister's trainer in Wisconsin he gave me some ideas to work on increasing my strength which will enable me to run faster. He suggested I use the incline on the treadmill one week and then switch back to "flat" the next. By doing this I should be able to move faster on the "flat" weeks. My goals for this week:
3 workouts minimum
30 minute workouts
Use treadmill at highest incline
I'd like to add some strength training like squats with weights, etc. but I get a feeling that I won't really do them even if I set them as my goal. So for now I'm going to leave those off.

Goal Number 4

I have rather sad goals this week. This week my goal is to fit in as many workouts as I can. Since I am at the mercy of my brother-in-law and when/if he is willing to take me to a gym, I cannot guarantee how many runs I'll be able to get in. It's too cold here to do it outside so I have to hope I can get him to take me to their gym at least twice. We shall see. My plan is to try to run for 30 minutes if I can get to the gym but we shall see. I don't want to overdue it and my shins are a little sore but I think a good run will do them some good.

Goal Number 3

I'm not sure if I am ready to increase my run time yet. My shins are still sore and I noticed the last two times I ran that my chest was a little tight. But, if I don't increase and push myself than I will never improve. So, despite by concerns my goal for this week:

Run 7 minutes, walk 3
Be on the treadmill for a total of 30 minutes
Do this 3 times during the week

Wish me luck!

Goal Number 2

I think I need to up my goals a little. The goal I set for last week turned out to be pretty easy. So, for this next week my goal:
run 6 minutes, walk 4 minutes for a total of 30 minutes
do this at least 3 times this week

I'm pretty sure I'll be able to do this which is good because I need my goals to be attainable in order for me to stick with the workouts. Also, I've increased my run time from 5 minutes to 6 minutes which is getting me closer, albeit 1 minute, to being able to run for longer stretches.

I know it seems silly to only increase by 1 minute at a time but I really want to take baby steps. Maybe when I return from visiting my sister I'll consider doing a workout where I just run as long as possible. I'll have to think on that.

I'm so proud of myself!

I did it again. I worked out for 30 minutes and I repeated the routine I did on Monday. 5 minutes running, 5 minutes walking, 5 running, 5 walking, 5 running, 5 walking. Today it was so much harder. It's not that it was physically harder...I just didn't want to do it. After about 15 minutes I was thinking "well, I've done 15 minutes I could just stop now." After about 20 minutes I was thinking "I should just stop now. 20 minutes is better than nothing". But I kept going and I pushed through and I did the entire 30 minutes. That's a big accomplishment for me. In the past when I've been working out I very easily talked myself into stopping early. The whole "x amount of time is better than nothing" is too easy for me to say.
My shins still hurt today and I even remembered to stretch before I started. As I got going though the pain lessened. I turned up the speed on the treadmill thinking maybe my running stride was not long enough which is why it was hurting. Not sure if that was the reason or not but that could have definitely contributed to why I wanted to stop sooner!
The screen on my treadmill is not working. I don't know if it needs a new batter of it it's just dead. This means I have to watch a clock to see how long I've been on. It also means that I don't get to see how many "miles" I've gone or how many calories I've burned, etc. For now this is ok but if I can keep this up and want to train for a 5k or something I'll need to know how far I've gone.
My original goal was to do 3 times this week. I 'think' I'm going to try to workout tomorrow and Friday. 4 is better than 3 right?

Goal Number 1

I am setting my goals small so that they will be easy to achieve and I won't get discouraged. I really hope by doing this I will be able to stick with them and keep going.
Goal Number 1:
Run for as long as I can
Walk for a minimum of 30 minutes
Do this 3 times this week

This should be pretty easy I'm hoping. I may only be able to run for 10 seconds but that is 10 seconds longer than I did the day before.
Since this is a secret, I plan to workout when my twins are taking their second nap of the day and my husband is at work. That means from 3-3:30pm on M/W/F this week I will be on the treadmill.

Wish me luck!