I know it’s halfway through April, but I can still make goals! It’s nearly time for me to give finals and bid my seniors good-bye. The weather is doing this strange things – it’s cold and muggy and then hot by the afternoon. I wish it would stop raining so I can run or walk around without getting soaked.

I got a fitness tracker from Groupon a few days ago called the Jawbone UP24. So far I’m really enjoying it, and it’s been a big motivator for improving my fitness. It connects to My Fitness Pal and ranks my meals based on their healthiness to give me an overall picture of how I’m eating. It also tracks how well I sleep and how many steps I take and helps me set goals and analyze trends. Honestly so far I love it! It’s discontinued, so I hope it doesn’t get damaged or need support (although the app is definitely still supported).

I had weighed myself (even though I had wanted to set a goal to not do that) when I got back from South Carolina on April 9th. Yikes. Two 12 hour drives and four days of eating out later I was four pounds heavier. In the last two days I’ve lost 2 lbs of that through eating better and walking more, so yay! Hopefully I can keep this up! It helps that the Jawbone vibrates if I sit still for too long. And it’s somewhat exciting to log everything and see what progress I’ve made.

So what would I like to accomplish before May Day?

• Read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
• Complete 2 weeks of Couch-to-10k
• Create a budget that accounts for the wedding in June, Hangout Fest in May, a “new” vehicle, and wisdom teeth removal
• Record all meals in My Fitness Pal (friend me if you want!)