Blogger: Johanna
Status: 22/30 (BOO!)
I don't know what happened. I was doing so well. Then baby got sick, and I got sick, and daylight savings time went away so it got dark early. So many excuses. This weekend I was tempted to just be lazy. No one had planned any workouts, and it would have been easy to just sit around, but I didn't. I knew there was no way I'd get in my 30 before turkey, but I decided that didn't give me a pass. Yesterday Nate and I walked to our errands. Today, I got on the treadmill, and when I couldn't hear the TV I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. I need to remind myself that I'm not trying to work out 3 times a week for some challenge, but because I need to do it to stay sane. Working out is my therapy, and if I don't do it, I'm not as good of a friend, mom, employee, or person.
So I'm not going to make it. I've got 22 down and only 4 days left (assuming I can count Thanksgiving). I've got yoga planned for Tuesday, and a run on Thursday, and that's it. But I didn't just give up when I had a couple of bad weeks, and that's good for me.
Dori and Kelly, you guys rock. Dori, I know you haven't made it yet, but I know you, and you are so close that you'll break down the doors of Core Power to get your last classes in if you have too. Kelly, I can't believe you've been candy free for so long.
I hope we do this again. Next time I'm going to work out, and try saying "no". Those two things are the biggest contributors to stress in my life, and even if I don't make the next challenge either, just being conscious that I need to focus on those two areas of my life helps.
Happy Turkey Week!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Home Stretch
Blogger: Dori
Status: 25/30
Including today we have 10 days until the 26th which is the day before Thanksgiving. I am at 25 classes so going to yoga 5 more times should not be an issue however I am a little worried that my schedule is going to be crazy and something is not going to work out. Today, I knew that going during lunch or after work woudl be impossible so I FINALLY managed to get out of bed and make it to the 6AM class. It is amazing how different your body is at 6AM vs noon - I felt like an old woman for many poses and towards the end I felt completly nausous. It is so nice to be done for the day I must say. I am going to try and do it again tomorrow!
If you have not started - you won't make your goal. If you are at 20 - you need to work out every day. If you are below that - you are going to have to do 2-a-days... ng :)
PS Hi Kelly! Note to self, the next time I do a challenge, I need to make it a little harder for my OCD friend Kelly to challenge herself. She says that it was hard but now I know why she is a toothpick :)
Status: 25/30
Including today we have 10 days until the 26th which is the day before Thanksgiving. I am at 25 classes so going to yoga 5 more times should not be an issue however I am a little worried that my schedule is going to be crazy and something is not going to work out. Today, I knew that going during lunch or after work woudl be impossible so I FINALLY managed to get out of bed and make it to the 6AM class. It is amazing how different your body is at 6AM vs noon - I felt like an old woman for many poses and towards the end I felt completly nausous. It is so nice to be done for the day I must say. I am going to try and do it again tomorrow!
If you have not started - you won't make your goal. If you are at 20 - you need to work out every day. If you are below that - you are going to have to do 2-a-days... ng :)
PS Hi Kelly! Note to self, the next time I do a challenge, I need to make it a little harder for my OCD friend Kelly to challenge herself. She says that it was hard but now I know why she is a toothpick :)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Candy Schmandy
Blogger: Kelly
Goal: Done - No candy for 30 consecutive days - and counting
Okay . . . so my goal in theory seems very easy - do not eat candy. I did not even put any regulations on other sweets (ie. ice cream, cake, donuts, etc.) so you would think it should be even easier . . . I have to admit - it was much harder than I anticipated. I was actually telling Aaron this weekend that I had made it at least 40 days without any candy, haven't had a piece since the Sour Patch Kids at the last Board Meeting, and he asked if it was actually hard and giving me a hard time if you are not gonna eat it, just don't eat it. Now if you do not all know this is a guy that can have a bar of chocolate and just eat a square every 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 days . . . that is definitely not me - I would have great intentions but 1 square would become 2 squares would become the whole bar. As I have stated before in this blog candy is just a sort of easy grab for me . . . I do not think anything of grabbing 5 miniature Hershey's and that was what was the difficult part - being conscious of that. I actually caught myself a few times walking out of the office and grabbing a Laffy Taffy and actually having to put it back. I am pretty sure I cannot go my whole life without ever eating another piece of candy but I am liking the run so far. As for the cards . . . I have 5 done . . . that means a helluva lot of writing within the next few days. SO YES, only 1 of my challenges is done. Will keep you posted on the cards next week.
BTW: Dori and Johanna . . . congrats - you both are doing awesome!!! I am not sure where everyone else is so this is out to you :)
Goal: Done - No candy for 30 consecutive days - and counting
Okay . . . so my goal in theory seems very easy - do not eat candy. I did not even put any regulations on other sweets (ie. ice cream, cake, donuts, etc.) so you would think it should be even easier . . . I have to admit - it was much harder than I anticipated. I was actually telling Aaron this weekend that I had made it at least 40 days without any candy, haven't had a piece since the Sour Patch Kids at the last Board Meeting, and he asked if it was actually hard and giving me a hard time if you are not gonna eat it, just don't eat it. Now if you do not all know this is a guy that can have a bar of chocolate and just eat a square every 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 days . . . that is definitely not me - I would have great intentions but 1 square would become 2 squares would become the whole bar. As I have stated before in this blog candy is just a sort of easy grab for me . . . I do not think anything of grabbing 5 miniature Hershey's and that was what was the difficult part - being conscious of that. I actually caught myself a few times walking out of the office and grabbing a Laffy Taffy and actually having to put it back. I am pretty sure I cannot go my whole life without ever eating another piece of candy but I am liking the run so far. As for the cards . . . I have 5 done . . . that means a helluva lot of writing within the next few days. SO YES, only 1 of my challenges is done. Will keep you posted on the cards next week.
BTW: Dori and Johanna . . . congrats - you both are doing awesome!!! I am not sure where everyone else is so this is out to you :)
Monday, November 3, 2008
Best Week Ever!
Blogger: Dori
Status: 19/30
In the past week-ish I made it to yoga on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I have never been to yoga that many times in my life in a week. I feel great. I am getting stronger and really don't feel like a huge huffalump which is nice.
I am going to try and go Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday this week and then I am off to Vegas yippeeeee.
We are in the home streatch - only 23 days left!
Status: 19/30
In the past week-ish I made it to yoga on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I have never been to yoga that many times in my life in a week. I feel great. I am getting stronger and really don't feel like a huge huffalump which is nice.
I am going to try and go Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday this week and then I am off to Vegas yippeeeee.
We are in the home streatch - only 23 days left!
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