Gotta Do It!!!

Well, I just completed a 20 minute workout and am headed to do another 20 minutes on the elipitcal. I was thinking that I haven't posted in a while, so I'm doing it real quick!

I haven't met my goal this month!!! BUT I GOTTA DO IT!!!

Yeah, I'm a little dissappointed in myself, but I know I didn't do enough to get my 5 pounds off that I wanted too. So my goal for the next 30 days is to do my Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD every day. That's right, I said it out loud here on the blog. So check on me to see if I keep it up. The workout is only 20 minutes, and its a great 20 minutes at that. So I figured if I can do this for 30 days, I can get my 5 pounds off by the end of May!!

If you have done your goal this month, like I know Lynn has, I give you a round of applause!!!!!!!
If you are like me and didn't, get it into gear and do it with me.

YOU GOTTA DO IT TOO!!! Make a goal for yourself for the next 30 days and try really hard to stick with it! 30 Days is not that long and who knows what will happen as a result of this.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

Time for yourself!?!

Is this a question or a statement!?!

Sometimes I don't know if I ever truly have time for myself. I know I want time for myself, but it doesn't happen very often. With three kids, a husband, three dogs, one cat and a bunny, I never have time to myself!!

So now is the time to try and find time for myself.

I am going to try and have at least a couple of hours this week that are for me only! (Maybe a dog will tag along if I go for a walk, but other than that- no kids or husband allowed!

So check your schedule and see if you can squeeze a couple of hours in for yourself this week. Who knows, maybe next week we can get a few more hours! Make sure to share your goal if you are going to try to get "your alone time" this week and let us all know what you did!

Have a happy week!!

Gotta Brag!

You know how I said I was putting a little jog into my walk, well that is nothing compared to what my friend did this weekend!!!
My pal Corie completed a 1/2 marathon!!!! That's right, she ran 13.1 miles in like 2 hours and 3o some minutes!!!! I just have to brag because she was very excited and I was excited for her!!!
I don't think I'll be running a 1/2 marathon anytime soon, but hopefully I can keep that little jog up with my walk and only get better.

Stuck in a Rut?

Are you stuck in a rut? I think I am!

What to do? How to get out of it? How to keep the motivation going?

- Well, I know I need support and its great to have a few people posting here, that's why I wanted to do this blog!
- Try something new!- I did walk the dog the other day, I got a little confident that I could jog, so guess what? I did!!!!! I did three little mini jogs as I was walking down our road. It felt good to set my eyes on a place down the road and run to reach it!
- Now I just need to keep this fire going! My husband has switched shifts at work, so I am able to work more now, that is throwing my workout schedule off! Hopefully I can get it back into gear tomorrow!

Short Term Goals

Okay, what is a short term goal? For many it is something that can be achieved in a small amount of time. Whether that is a day, week, or month. So think about something you want to achieve... will it take you a while to get there? Start small.
If it is a room that needs to be redecorated, you'd start by emptying all the junk, then move on to another aspect of the room.
Well, in respect to getting back into shape or loosing weight, you need to start small too.

Here's your list of questions to ask yourself-

What do I want to achieve?

Do I want lots of weight loss?

Do I want to gain muscles?

Do I just want to be able to walk a flight of stairs without being winded?

Do I want to be able to run/walk a 5K?

Now choose your goal and start with baby steps.
Maybe it will be getting rid of the soda you drink during the day, taking the stairs instead of elavator, parking in the farthest parking spot at work, walking around your block, down your road or on your treadmill for 10 minutes each day.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE AND STICK WITH IT!
Let's pick one thing to focus on until the end of April. Write it down or share it here on the blog. Make yourself accountable to someone else!

My goal for this month- I want to loose 5 pounds. I will do this by continuing my exercise routine and watching what I eat.

Your turn to share! Leave me a message!

Staying Motivated

I know it is hard to do sometimes, but motivation is what keeps me going!
Just the other day I did not want to work out. My husband got me going and I eventually got my 40 minutes in, eventhough I was very tired and didn't want to do it.
So I guess the key is to stay motivated, set your goal and you will reach it. Make the goal achievable so you can reach it.
For now, my goal is to loose 5 pounds this month. That gives me 28 more days to keep at it. I know I need to continue my exercise routine, but more importantly- I need to eat a little healthier.
So join me please--- set a small goal for yourself to achieve this month. Together, we can do it!

Continuing On the Journey

We all started this journey 11 weeks ago with the Kmart contest, but it doesn' t have to be over! I know I still have a little ways to go towards my goal, and I really want to make it. Please join me on continuing this journey and reaching our goals for 2008 and looking GREAT!
If you don't have an account, it was really easy to do, I've never done this before and I figured it out! So take a minute and join me and continue this quest.