New decade, new me – let’s hope!
While it’s hard for most people to commit to a goal, I seem to be an extreme example for those who absolutely can’t commit. I know people say if you really want something, you’ll do it, but that has never really been the case for me. The most successful I’ve been completing a goal was going keto for two months before my wedding. Believe me though, even those 2 months were sprinkled with cheat days.
All the more reason to get a 30-Day Challenge started! I’m not a planner, but if I don’t prioritize doing something, the likelihood of it happening is nil. I also have a tendency of wanting to change everything at once, going strong for a couple of days, and then burning out. Focusing on one challenge at a time should help me stick to it better.
For January, I (along with probably 50%+ of the population) have decided to choose working out as my goal. I’ve eaten a bunch, mostly junk, over the holidays, so post-holiday season I’ve decided to implement a work-out regimen to help shed off that weight and then lots more. I could have chosen food/diet regimen for 30 days, but that just seemed a lot harder to start off with, especially while the sugar cravings are still strong. Also, I’ve read that working out (or any healthy decision really) promotes healthier decisions, so I’m hoping that the food situation will be dealt with as a result.
I’ve enlisted the help of my hubby because making terrible decisions is harder when two people are involved. We collectively decided to start today, January 6th, because we were still in holiday mode up until this weekend (read: stuffing our faces).
The Challenge: 30-Day Period of Working Out
What: We’ll be working out vigorously for 30-minutes a day, 6 days a week. This is a big commitment for current couch-people.
How: We have a gym in our building. This really gives us no excuse to not workout (yet, somehow we’ve managed to do that for the past 7 months). We’ll be sticking to cardio, most likely the elliptical. If we didn’t have access to a gym, we’d probably use Youtube, which has a ton of workout videos that are free and can be done at home. And of course, there’s always the great outdoors! (We experience a cold winter though, so that’s not as much of an option for us.)
To begin, we took starting pictures of us – they’re not flattering, but they’re certainly honest (and a wake-up call if any). Every day, we’ve also decided to take a snap shot of our finished summary if we’re using a machine as proof of the work out.
Every week we’ll also be weighing and measuring ourselves to see what, if any, changes occur. We took our measurements in centimeters. My husband believes that centimeters give a more accurate reading, so we went with that, though inches work just as fine. As an idea, 2.54 centimeters = 1 inch.
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