a moment to refocusonlife ~ obession

"Hey Everybody! I have an update about my life!" ~~ Sophie

Measure this %$&#@! 

Yep, that's about right. I have an update. I think that my goals have me hyper-focused to the point that I might be making some not so good decisions. Is it healthy to weight every day? Is it healthy to be obsessed? Is it healthy for me to focus on 8000 steps a day regardless of the circumstances of that particular day?

In my hyper focused state, I've even developed an OCD "step schedule". By 8 am, when I arrive at the office, I should have at least 1500 steps completed. By 9 am, that total needs to be 2000. By the end of lunch, it has to be at 4000. By the time I leave for the day, it has to be at 6000. Then by bed, I can reach the 8000 step goal. I meet these goals by getting myself up throughout the day. If my phone rings, I pace while I'm talking. After each meal, I have obsessed myself with walking for at least 10 minutes. Even when I'm relaxing, if my step goal isn't met, I pace and drive my family nuts. Is this normal?

Anyone wanna walk? Anyone? Cinderella? 

Who's to judge normal? Can I judge my own normal? Can my family judge normal? Should I consult a doctor on it's normality? How about a therapist?

What I do know is that I have been much more active since January 12th, which was the day I set my goal at 8000 steps a day rather than the Fitbit suggested 10000 steps per day.

In 2013, according to Fitbit.com, I averaged 6173 steps per day. In my new hyper-focused state, since 1/12/2014, I've averaged 9099 steps per day. So, is it obsession? Yes, I believe it is...but is it a bad obsession? Who am I to judge?

Anyone have any input for me? I would love your feedback!