The Fitness goddess and about 7 women are participating in the American Heart Association 12 week challenge. In order to keep stay motivated and complete the challenge I came up with a suggestion that I want to share with you all. It involves making small changes as recommended by AHA to make major life improvements. Please view the info below.
Make at list of 10 things in your life that are preventing you from the healthy body that you want/deserve. List 10 things you have control over. List them in order from easiest to hardest. Then each week for the next 10 weeks you will remove/add one of the those things to your life. The important thing is that you choose things that you can stick to FOR LIFE. Do not choose something that is outrageous for your lifestyle (i.e. never eating bread). Again, please avoid extreme choices, or choices you have no control over. If you are still participating in the challenge please send me your list of 10. Also, remember they do not have to be major changes (the smaller the better). Choose things like increasing exercise and cutting back on the wrong foods. Please be detailed in your changes. The more detailed your changes are, the more likely it is you will stick to it.
Here is my Fitness List:
Week 1
Eat at least one serving of fruits and veggies a day (you should do more, but this is a challenge for me)
Week 2
Removing non-baked chips from diet (I will only eat them occasionally)
Week 3.
Spend at least 5 minutes stretching in the morning (at least 5 days a week)
Week 4.
Avoid eating more than one meal that comes in package (lean cuisine) anything frozen with high sodium per day.
Week 5
Eating two servings of fruits and vegetables per day .
Week 6.
Start my day with protein and fiber (hardboiled eggs and protein)
Week 7
Weight lifting 4 times a week (right now I do 3 days per week)
Week 8
Not eating past 8 p.m. (during the week, or nothing more than a 100 calorie snack)
Week 9
Swapping cocktails for glasses of wine (cocktails occasionally, once a month)
Week 10
Do yoga at least once a week (i don't really like yoga, but there are so many benefits, so this is my challenge0
Remember : Be creative and be detailed!
Don't forget I am making these changes in addition to continuing the exercise plan I have (5 days/wk of exercise) and other changes I made in the past (adding green tea, cutting fried foods, sugar free pudding from my sweet craving, drinking water all day. replace juice with fresh fruit, etc....
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6 comments:
Thanks for the list. I'm going to try my hardest to do at least half of these.
Good Luck Laura!
Week 1 has gone very well. I got my veggies and fruit in this week.
These are some really good goals. I am going to try to follow them! It is always great to see other people working hard to get fit and healthy. Knowing there are others like you makes it easier!
Hi!
I've been married for two months now and I'm realizing that I need to do some work on my curves! Great tips on how to start planning this thing out. Organization and discipline is key =)
Thanks FG :)
Hi! I'm Conswalia.
I just saw your site listed on Mike's Blackfitnessblog.
I also just started a blog at http://4everfab.wordpress.com. After reading your entry and the one published after it I'm definitely considering joining the challenge. I have a love/hate relationship with challenges, but they work. What keeps me going is the support and I'm definitely motivated by this entry as well as others. Your struggles and the struggles of the woman who wrote the previous entry (if it's the same contributor) are so similar to mine. Anyway thanks for the honesty. I'll be checking you guys out more often and will also add you to my Blogroll list.
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