Goal Check

Why yes, that is a random picture of me and TJ at fitbloggin last year. No, not related to this post at all. Aren't we cute though? ;)

I had a mild freak out this morning when I realized it was the last day of January. How did that happen? This month flew by. It seems like a good time to check in on my 2012 fitness goals and see how I'm doing.


My fitness goals for 2012 are:

1. Run 3 5ks. 
2. Run a sub 30 minute 5k. 
3. Do 1 pull-up and 1 chin-up. 
4. Workout consistently. 5 days a week. 

What I did
January was a great month for me. I accomplished a lot in several areas of my life, including fitness and these goals. Goal 4, consistency, was my focus. I am happy to report that I worked out 4 or 5 days each week this month. As for goal 2 I did several speed workouts on the treadmill this month. In working towards goal 3 I have been focusing on consistent strength training.


What I did not
I didn't get my 5ks planned for goal 1. Also, I still don't have a pull up bar for goal 3. 


What I plan to do differently in February
First, I will sit down and plan my races. As far as a pull up bar, hubby offered to make me one. This will go on his honey do list for February. Lucky guy. Also, while I did get 4 OR 5 workouts in each week, I really want to have that be 5 workouts every week in February.


Overall I feel like I've made good progress for January. More still needs to be done and I look forward to focusing on those things in February. I've also decided enough is enough with putting off taking updated progress pics of myself. SO, February 14th...no matter what, I will have updated progress pics on here. It'll be my little valentine to myself.


How was your January? What do you hope to do differently for February?

You're Invited To The First... #paleochat

If you follow me on twitter you are likely aware that I'm fond of twitter chats. I am, I admit it. I realize that twitter by nature is meant for 'chatting', so why twitter chats? Well, because it's a specific time and date for people to get together and chat on a specific topic. Otherwise twitter is mostly hit and miss.

Lately I have found myself wishing there was a paleo-centric chat...and well, I finally just decided to start one!

The first ever #paleochat will be Thursday February 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm mountain time (6 pacific, 8 central, 9 eastern). 

To follow along simply search the hashtag #paleochat on twitter and add it to your tweets during the chat. Or (as I like to do) you can use tweetchat.com and enter the hashtag, this will automatically also add the hashtag to your tweets.

I hope this can be a positive, supportive, informative chat for anyone following a paleo/primal lifestyle, or simply curious about them. To give structure to the chat I (@KerriOlkjer) will be asking questions in the usual twitter chat format Q1, Q2, etc. But please feel free to ask questions of the group, share, etc.

Comment below if you can make it!! Questions? Ask away.

Daily Tracking 1/23

I started out the year fully intending to do tracking posts or daily vlogs 3 to 5 days a week. Well, that hasn't happened. It's been more like once a week! I'll be working on that for February.

Yesterday, my eats:

Coffee with 2 tablespoons organic half & half.

Things I'm Loving Right Now -- January

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Well, that's it...my January Loves. How about you? What are you loving this month? I've got a ton of new and exciting things I'm trying out for February, so that video/list will be looonger ;)


FTC Disclaimer: Not a sponsored post. Some links are affiliate links, some are not. Some items were sent to me for review, some were not. Opinions as always are 100% honest and my own.

I give my kids Diet Coke... what?

What do you think? Do you give your kids Diet Coke?

My Game Plan to KILL That Sub 30 5k in 2012

THIS keeps me motivated to keep at it.

One of my goals for 2012 is a sub 30 minute 5k. I. Will. Get. It. This is the year I make goals and then make plans on how to reach them and then go get them! No wishy washy setting goals and forgetting about them here. This is the year I run a faster 5k.


To reach my sub 30 minute goal I need to shave roughly 3 minutes off of my 5k time. Now that may sound like a lot to more advanced runners, but I'm still very much in the improving stages of running. While I have ran for about 5 years now, injury (my hip) has periodically taken me out and consistency has been my struggle. The last time I set out to best my 5k time I shaved off 6 minutes!

Review: Transform Your Body With Brooke Burke Strengthen & Condition

From the back of the DVD:

Brooke Burke, TV star, entrepreneur, author and 40-year-old mother of four, will help you strengthen and condition your muscles efficiently. Celebrity trainer Greg Joujon-Rouche joins Brooke in helping you transform your body and reach your goals by leading a challenging and dynamic workout that exercises every muscle. In this fun calorie burning workout, Brooke and Greg target three main muscle groups - the upper body, the core and the lower body - leading the way toward a stronger, healthier and happier you!

As I say in the video above, I really love this workout. I love that it's so positive, encouraging, and even FUN. The abs/core portion is amazing (and my favorite part). I enjoy the instructors and definitely feel like I've gotten a great workout at the end. Happily give it 4.5 stars and recommend it!

Disclaimer: I received this DVD for review from the PR company. I receive no compensation and as ALWAYS thoughts and opinions expressed are 100% honest and my own.

A Little Sunday Fun

Some of my fitness blogger friends...and me ;)

Daily Tracking 1/10/12

First things first of course. I had two cups of coffee with real cream.

Review: Transform Your Body With Brooke Burke Tone & Tighten

One thing I hope to do a lot of in 2012 is branch out and try new things. I want to shake things up! New workouts, new trainers, get out of my rut of going to the same trainers, same workouts, same DVDs all of the time. So when I saw Brooke Burke was coming out with workout DVDs I immediately reached out to the PR company.