I might be a real smarty-pants in general but I have a very strong belief the in fact that there are opportunities all around you to help you meet your goals once you set them in place–you just gotta open your eyes.
I had no more than posted Technically, I Didn’t Screw Up…Yet…and surfed to a few various foodie sites online than a I serendipitously stumbled across Lori Lange’s RecipeGirl.com website and her Ten in 10 Challenge.
In a nutshell, Lori’s put together a healthy challenge of sorts where you choose the behaviors/goals you feel are most healthy for you and work to achieve them over the first ten weeks of 2010. Weight loss is only a fraction of the goals listed by the participants.
She officially started yesterday but left the door open for folks to join whenever they want to/discover the challenge. Find all the info and details here on her blog, then join us.
My goals? I already told you yesterday–weren’t you listening? Here’s the run-down:
Goals for the 10 Weeks:
Eliminate fries and soda from my diet
In addition to not really being a fry girl (we’ve discussed this), I’m not really a soda girl. I’ve actually given up pop in the past–gave it up for all of 2002 (beginning with Buckeye tailgate season ’01), but I’ve come back slowly. With the exception of Coke, I don’t even like pop. How much sense does that make?
Walk my dog daily
I’m pretty sure my daughter (dogger) will love this. She’s a walk-a-holic and I’ve been seriously lax on this for a few months. Even if it’s only a 12 minute jaunt through the neighborhood park, it counts.
30 min workout 5 of 7 days a week
This will be anything from Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred on demand, a Bodies in Motion DVD, A Chalean Extreme workout or a half-hour of fun with Wii Fit Plus. I know that if I cement one workout into my workout time, I’ll give up. I hate boredom.
15 minutes of yoga or meditation 5 of 7 days a week
I deserve this and owe it to myself. I was a yoga junkie a few years back and have never felt more myself than when fully stretched and mentally focused. I’ve been reluctant to get back into it because A) I don’t have a local studio anymore, and B)I can’t devote an hour or two at a time to practicing like I used to. But this isn’t about what I can’t do, it’s about what I can do. And what I know I can do is 15 minutes a day of a triangle, downward dog or warrior pose to feed my body and calm my brain. Chances are, I’ll keep going once I start. It’s not about minutes, it’s about doing.
This should cover it for the next ten weeks. My plan, like Lori’s, is to check in with the blog once a week. Saturdays seem as good as any day, so that gives me a week to put off putting up my stats. Ha!
I’m relying on you all to keep it quiet about my slip on the fries last night. Besides, you can’t prove it…
Any of you participating? What are your goals? Let’s commiserate…ermm…support each other…;-)