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Happy Leap Year Day! Are you doing anything fun to celebrate?
I think this every month, but I really can’t believe how fast this month has gone by. Normally February drags by painfully slowly for me; The days are short, it’s rarely sunny, and it’s cold and icy. However, this year February has been the complete opposite! It’s been more sunny then gray, it’s been fairly warm, and we’ve had almost no snow or ice.
Here are some of the exciting things that February brought in my life:
- I set a new personal distance record when I ran 6 miles at the beginning of the month.
- I thought I was getting shin splints, and dropped my mileage for a week before quitting running all together.
- I made it through Weeks 5-8 of training: Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, and Week 8
- I celebrated Valentine’s Day by doing lots of activities that I love
- I was given a great box of delicious Valentine’s Treats
- I made some absolutely delicious (although not completely nutritious) Valentine’s Day Oatmeal
- I gave up running for the rest of the month (due to shin splints) and came up with a new training plan
- I’ve finally gotten my ice baths down to a science, and they are finally a tolerable experience. I shared my tips for taking an ice bath here.
- I did a step-by-step post on how to easily deseed a pomegranate. Try it! Pomegranate seeds are delicious!
- I shared my Blueberry Pomegranate Oatmeal
- I managed to drink over 60 ounces of water for all but 1 day this month! This is huge progress for me.
- I completed my February plank challenge of doing 45-50 minutes of planks for the month. Total minutes of planks for the month was 46:45 (not including the 29th)
- I got between 7.5 and 8 hours of sleep at least 5 nights a week, and rarely felt tired this month.
- I got to visit with my family one weekend!
- I survived a week of having very little voice as I battled a cold.
- I had a “Friendsgiving dinner” one weekend & a little party for the Academy Awards another weekend
- I got to lecture a few times this month, which I absolutely loved getting to do!
Here are a few of my goals for March:
- Continue drinking 65-75 ounces of liquid each day, depending on exercise
- Continue to sleep 7.5-8 hours each night, most nights of the week
- Cross training at least 2-3 times a week until I can get back into running
- Start running once again towards the second part of the month
- Continue to stretch 4-5 times a week
- Do 50-60 minutes of planks this month
- Enjoy Spring Break!
March is always the turn around point where moments of spring start to hit. Even though this winter hasn’t been bad at all, I’m still excited for spring!
Now it’s your turn to share! What are some of your accomplishments for the month of February? What are your goals for March?
Wow! You did so much in February! I became a puppy mother for the first time, which has definitely been challenging!!! In March, I hope to start running again and training for my marathon and to follow my nutrition plan from my dietitian. It’s only 2 goals, but I think they’ll be challenging!
Becoming a puppy mom is HUGE, especially with the energy level:) I hope your back feels back to normal soon so you can get running again!
I think those 2 goals are definitely challenging enough!
Wow your February kicked my February’s ass! Best of luck in March too.
K love this! Love how you are setting goals for the month, sharing them, and sharing what you did! You are awesome! I may try this in short form for next month, especially since I’m trying to up my water.
I think that putting it out there in writing helps motivate towards changing and achieving that goal. Good luck with increasing your water. I do ok at work, but days I’m at home are definitely a challenge.
What a successful month you had! Great job!!
I’m hoping to throw my son an awesome birthday party without stressing out too much, drink at least 20 ounces of water every day, get to the gym a few times, and get at least 7 hours of sleep a night. Thanks for making me think out some goals!
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OK. I love, love, love your idea of a Friendsgiving dinner and I want to steal it! Do you mind? I have to figure out a good time to have it and arrange it with my husband, but I think this has to be done!
I love your recap! You accomplished quite a lot this past month, Great Job!
I agree with Nicole, Friendsgiving Dinner is a fabulous idea!
This is the first month that I have done a recap for myself probably because I did Row80 but I had so much gratitude for the month of February 2012 that I really enjoyed giving it its due.
Peace,
Morgan
Fantastic! What a great month. Also great way of telling your story & sharing your posts for the month. It is amazing what we can accomplish in such a short period of time.