Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Challenge me!

So I just joined a fitness challenge for the month of June on Facebook and I'm really excited about it. It's going to be even more of a challenge for me because I'm working so much in June but hopefully I can keep up with everyone else in the challenge group!

The challenge consists of this:

1) Water~ drink at least half your body weight in ounces per day
2) Exercise~ get at least 30 minutes of some kind of exercise in daily (your choice of activity)
3) "Me" time~ take at least 10 minutes every day (either first thing in the morning or before bed is usually the best time) and use this time for self reflection, listen to your body, meditation, prayer, stretching, deep breathing, etc.
4) Goal(s)~ set at least 1 personal goal to be achieved during the month 
5) Weekly check ins~ post your weigh in every Saturday and include a positive statement about yourself with your weigh in. Also share how your week went overall (we are MORE than just a # on the scale) 
6) Measurements~take your measurements on June 1 and again on June 30 (general measurements include: neck, chest, waist, hips, upper arms, thighs and calves)
7) "Good"~ make note of at least 1 good thing in each day
8) Journal ~ in some type of journal daily log your food, feelings, daily "good", water, exercise and weekly weigh in's with your positive statements. Also note your goal(s) and keep track of your beginning and ending measurements.
9) Pamper your friends~ we will each be assigned a "buddy" for the month. You can choose how you want to communicate and how often but you are REQUIRED to pamper your buddy with one small gift of not more than $5 during the month (ideas can include a coffee house gift card, fun shoelaces, nail polish, lotion, your favorite tea, etc.)
10) Sharing~ in this group we will share our weekly Saturday check in's, healthy recipes, exercise suggestions/tips, stress relief ideas, etc. But this group is strictly for the focus of things related to this challenge. We will all be leaving our life stress at the door and walking in to "me" time as friends in this group.


Whew! This means it's time to start up my myfitnesspal account again (moxiedonna - add me!) and that I need to think of a personal goal to achieve for the month. I think the hardest part will be taking the 10 minutes for myself every day....well, 10 minutes that doesn't involve cleaning the house or playing games on the iPad! I'm apprehensive about posting my weight for the entire group to see but I'm pretty confident that no one will say anything. 

Anyway, here it is in black and white....my goals for June. Fingers crossed!

2 comments:

  1. You will still do excellent despite the extra hours of work in June. I know we can ALL do this! :)

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  2. Thanks for the encouragement! I'm glad we're all going to be coaching and supporting each other!

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