I was going to call this post “My 2024 Physical Goals”, but it just doesn’t feel right to me to call them goals. I’m just going to do what I know I need to do, and I’ll achieve what I want to achieve. There’s no striving necessary.
Anyway, here they are through April 18, 2024, my 53rd birthday.
I think I like my weight best at right around 190. My 28-day average weight is 196 right now, and I don’t feel just the right way.
I’ll track my calories and need to be eating an average of 200 less calories less than I have recently. The thing that’s going to make this 200 calorie deficit a little harder to get to is that I haven’t tracked them recently and don’t really know my starting point. I’m going to assume it’s been a bit over 2700 on average, so I’ll settle in at 2500 for a bit and see how it goes.
I’d like to drink a lot less than I have recently. When I was doing keto last year, my cravings for alcohol fell a lot, and I’ll expect the same thing this year. Hopefully, starting tomorrow, I’ll do a solid week with 0 alcohol and see how it goes. If I slip up during my practice week, no big deal. Anything less than 1 per day on average will be a win compared to this last week.
Besides my weight, I’ll focus on 3 things for the first 100 days:
- Developing a stretching and movement routine.
- Being able to run a 6:30 mile on a treadmill. (By the end of the year, I want to do a 6:00 minute mile, but it seems better to give this a little more time than 100 days.)
- Taking a small break from heavy resistance training for recovery. I’ll up the core work as a replacement.
My legs are beginning the year in good shape. I also have a strong core, chest, and back. My arms, though, are a disaster. I need to see a doctor about my left arm, which shakes uncontrollably when trying to drink coffee especially.
My right arm needs a lot of help. I started last year with shoulder issues. I ended it with my shoulder being slightly better, but I developed tennis elbow, generalized inflammation, and a twinge in my bicep. I’ll schedule several massages for this, and I need to try acupuncture for the tendonitis based on a friend’s recommendation.
That seems like all the major stuff. I think I’ll accomplish my weight goal relatively quickly if I stick to keto. The other stuff will need some time and practice.