Plan of Action

OK, school is back in session, house guests are gone, party is on Saturday - should be good to go on Monday. Time to come up with a plan of action.

Step 1: State Goals

1. Plan weekly meals
2. Exercise 5x/week
3. Eat 5-7 servings of fruits & vegetables per day
4. Drink at least 64 ounces of water each day

Step 2: Envision Challenges to Meeting Goals

1. Finding time to plan
2. Two challenges:
• Being too tired to go to the gym
• Injury keeping me from exercising
3. Two challenges:
• Not having fruits and vegetables around to eat
• Just plain forgetting!
4. Two challenges:
• Not having water around
  
• Just plain forgetting!

Step 3: Coming Up with Solutions to Challenges

1. Schedule it in my calendar and do a little at a time
2. Two solutions:
• Go to bed earlier
• Try different exercises (swim if foot hurts)
3. Two solutions:
• Keep fruits & veggies in house at all times
• Every time I eat, eat a fruit or veggie & put in meal plan
4. Two solutions:
• Carry a container of water with me wherever I go
• Every time I go to the bathroom, I have to finish & refill my water