Summer Survivor: Week 4

Congratulations to everyone who met their goals last week!!!

Unfortunately, I think there were several of us who didn't have the best week, myself included. It seems like during the summer, there's ALWAYS something going on that involves food that's not currently part of my preferred diet. And instead of finding an alternative, it's so easy to just have what everyone else is having....

But this is the week for making better choices, and sticking to our commitments.

Food Challenge

Give yourself 10 points for every time you turn down some type of junk food, or not-good-for-you food. If your family is grilling and everyone else is having a burger, give yourself 10 points for having a chicken breast (for example). If they have donuts at work, give yourself 10 points for not having one, too. (And if you'd normally have had two, go ahead and give yourself 20 points!) I want to make this as motivating as possible, and reward everyone every time they make a good choice. It's HARD to resist that temptation! (MJ- give yourself 10 points every time you really really want a soda and don't have one, too!) For each time that you give in, and have something you KNOW is bad for you, subtract 15 points. Highest total at the end of the week wins!

Exercise Challenge

I *really* slacked off last week! I have a schedule written out for this week, and I really plan on following through with it. I did it yesterday: it was jogging and working on my abs (45 minutes jogging, 15 minutes intense ab work). I want to challenge everyone else to make some type of plan for every day this week (I know you'll probably need an off day, but try to schedule something light even on that day, just so you're staying focused 100%.... it can be a short walk, a little ab work, dancing, whatever.... just schedule something and stick to it.) Give yourself 20 points for each day that you complete your scheduled workout, and add 5 points for anytime you go above and beyond. (For example, if you scheduled a 30 minute jog but ran for 45 minutes, that's 5 bonus points for that day.) We'll start with today, so take a couple of minutes and get your workout schedules together sometime today.

I hope this points system is motivating, and helps us stay on track this week. I feel like, if I can just have this ONE really good week, then it'll help me stay focused for next week, and hopefully build some momentum. A little momentum would be AWESOME right now!