My Overall Goals:
You can't start any respectable challenge without setting some goals for yourself, can you? I figured since I am planning so much that's so focused on myself (when my life really revolves around all my children and my husband), I'd better be as focused as possible in order to succeed! I don't want to give myself too many, or too broad, or too narrow goals to strive for. Here's the best I've come up with:
Goal #1: To stick something out for the sake of sticking something out. That's terrible, isn't it? However, I am great at starting things, and dreadful at finishing them. I want to say that I have the inner motivation to finish this thing on my own, but I am blogging this in painful detail because I need you people to really badger me into following through.
Goal #2: To fit into my favorite khakis. I'm a sucker for a good pair of khakis. Now, you don't know this about me yet, because I've just started blogging here, but I love khakis the way some people love yoga pants. Is that a weird thing? Probably. Do I care? Not at all. And I have this one pair that's as close to a perfect pair of pants as I've ever worn... in my life. But they don't fit anymore... and I want them to!
Goal #3: To get rid of as much of my "goober bump" as possible. There. I said it. Oh, wait... you don't speak Gobble? (Gobble is the language of my 'little twins'- it's a multiple thing (-; ) A goober bump is the chin you get when you're making silly, "goober", faces. Only, my goober bump rears it's ugly head every time I'm looking down at the computer screen. Ack! Toting around some extra weight doesn't help, but since I'm genetically inclined (aka, my family is chock-full of goober bumps) to have this particular unattractive trait, I've discovered that I must pay extra attention to this particular area. I spent my teenage years working out to ward off the dreaded goober bump, and I intend to mend my neglectful ways for the good of the cause.
(Even if the cause is my Facebook photos-- don't judge me!)
My Fitness Plan:
It was my original intention to follow Clare's workout routine for the challenge, but I've discovered a few problems with this plan of action:
- I don't own a treadmill. Whoops!
- I don't believe in crunches. Blame the fabulous Beth Learn!
- I don't have an exercise band. *sigh*
I happen to have a solution to the problem: Fit2b! ;-) My chosen videos/ workouts will focus on the same areas as Clare's (cardio, upper body, lower body, etc.) but will be more focused in on the goals I have for myself and still fit in with the way I desire to treat my body. (I'm probably the farthest thing ever from a glutton for punishment. B's (my accountability partner) likely to be out manhandling tractor tires while I'm inside doing my yoga and you know what? That's just fine by me! I like my air conditioning and I'm not a fan of getting my hands dirty.)
I'm also planning on using this challenge to up my running endurance. I injured my ankle pretty badly over the summer and have pretty much sat on my rumpus ever since... What better excuse will I find to get up and outdoors again?
So, my exercise routine for the first week will look more like this:
Monday:
- Kelly Dean's Total Body Toning (Time: 27:04)
Tuesday:
- Run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute. (repeat 2 times)
- All Abs 1 (Time: 15:56)
Wednesday:
- rest
Thursday:
- Kickboxing (Video, Time: 23:17)
- Backside Burner 1 (Time: 16:42)
Friday:
- Run 12 minutes, walk 1 minute. (Repeat 2 times)
- Ultimate Upper Body (Time: 17:05)
Saturday:
- rest
Sunday:
- Run 13 minutes, walk 1 minute. (Repeat 2 times)
- Weighted Warriors 1 (Time: 24.26)
We're looking at five days instead of four... but that's going to be a good thing in the long run. (haha- pun intended!)
My 'Soul Food' Plan:
I love how Clare includes a "spiritual exercise" plan as well as a "physical exercise" plan. I feel like I'm either cheating or ahead of the game because I already had the two memory verses memorized:
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:14
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17
So, even though I'll be reviewing these verses, I don't have to commit them to memory. (I think I'll teach them to my children this week.) I decided that I'd add a bit of a challenge to my month (okay, maybe I am a glutton for punishment!) and start working on reading through my bible before the year's over. My favorite reading plan is a 60 day Bible Reading plan that I found a while back. It's not a sequential or a chronological plan- it kind of sweetly meanders through the Old and New Testaments. It's just one of those things that makes me happy.
The readings for this week will be:
- Monday: Genesis 1-20
- Tuesday: Genesis 21-40
- Wednesday: Genesis 41-50, Exodus 1-10
- Thursday: Exodus 11-30
- Friday: Exodus 31-40, Leviticus 1-10
- Saturday: Leviticus 11-27, Hebrews 1-3
- Sunday: Hebrews 4-13, Numbers 1-10
And now for the "before" photos:
Well... I'll be honest with you here. *sigh* This is what happened.
About three days ago, my mom came over to visit. My husband got off work early and we all sat around on the carport chowing down on Domino's pepperoni and banana pepper pizza for lunch. (True story!) So, since we were outside for like three hours and I wanted to check Facebook and take pictures, I asked my son to bring my phone charger outside. Which he did. Then we all came inside for baths and supper. All except my phone charger.
I'm so ridiculously not attached to my phone that the battery just died today... Shortly after I took my "before" picture in the dressing room of our local Wal-Mart while waiting on the pharmacy to fill my hubs' prescription for antibiotics.
About three days ago, my mom came over to visit. My husband got off work early and we all sat around on the carport chowing down on Domino's pepperoni and banana pepper pizza for lunch. (True story!) So, since we were outside for like three hours and I wanted to check Facebook and take pictures, I asked my son to bring my phone charger outside. Which he did. Then we all came inside for baths and supper. All except my phone charger.
I'm so ridiculously not attached to my phone that the battery just died today... Shortly after I took my "before" picture in the dressing room of our local Wal-Mart while waiting on the pharmacy to fill my hubs' prescription for antibiotics.
So, I have a "before" picture, taken today in the glaring light of the dressing room, trying on what should be a cute outfit but which ended up having this weird wing thing going on in the shoulders.
Oh, so back to the whole phone charger thing. The long and short of it is that my phone charger met a stray dog that wondered onto my carport and thought to himself, "Hum. This black squiggly thing looks just like what I want to eat for my midnight snack." Which, of course, is crazy because no one should ever eat something that's black and has been laying on a carport for two days.
So, I have an appropriately atrocious "before" picture. It'll just be a few days before I can share it with you!
(Again, true story!)
There you have it.
My goals, starting points, and checklists for this week: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's my intention to be as honest and forthright with you guys as possible on this journey throughout this challenge, so if you have anything niggling on your mind, you feel free to ask away! I'll let you know how I'm (we're?) doing with it come Saturday!
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