A rough go

My second 30 day goal hasn't been as motivated as the first... oy.

I've been doing really good with my fruits and veggies, but struggling A LOT with exercise. The frustrating thing is that I feel so good when I do exercise, and yet I have very little motivation right now to do so. My goal was to exercise 30 minutes each day, however I had some legitimate road blocks that didn't allow for that so I let myself "makeup" those minutes on a different day. It's worked, but unfortunately when I do more exercise I don't do as hard of a workout, so I definitely have not gotten as much hard cardio as I should be getting.

This month was going to be challenging, I knew that, but I thought I would still have the motivation. I'm slowly starting to find it again though I think. The last couple days I've had some really good workouts jogging with the dog. It is so refreshing to be able to exercise OUTSIDE again. I CAN complete this goal!

I also remind myself that I am human and nowhere near perfect. Changing life habits will be and is hard. If I keep going though, the life benefits it will lead to will be so great - that is my motivation... well, that and fitting back into my Capri's and shorts again this summer!  :)

Good night!

Jody's Confession

So, I started off on the right foot, but fell short of my commitment quickly, so TODAY I kicked off trial number 2 of my first 30 days with a 2 hour hike...whew...feelin' the burn.  I am so looking forward to tomorrow.  And a big WAY TO GO, MARA on completing your first goal and onto the 2nd!  You rock!

Goal #1 Complete! Goal #2 Beginning!

I did it! My first 30 day goal is completed!!!

Now off to Maurices....! I will have to get there sometime in the next week. With the gorgeous spring weather we are having, I'm excited to get a new top.

So, goal number two - after going back and forth in my head, I believe my goal is as follows:

*30+ minutes of exercise/day

*4 servings of fruits-veggies/day

Since my ultimate goal is help myself with a consistent lifestyle, I thought I'd be truthful and admit that 45 min. of exercise would really be pushing it the next thirty days. I will have many challenging days this time since these thirty days will fall over Easter break, numerous evening meetings, and busy weekends. 30 minutes of exercise will be hard enough and I don't want exercise to become a stressor in my life.

My other goal of fruit & veggie servings I plan to increase after the month. I know that in theory I should be eating even more than four servings, and many days I do, but I also know that many days I struggle just to eat a couple servings of fruits and veggies. So, I will start with a minimum of 4 servings and that will at least have me paying attention to what I am consuming during the day.

Have you started a goal yet!?!? Join me during my second thirty day goal. It's good stuff  :)

I've made it!

Tomorrow is my last day! Well, today should have been, but tomorrow is a make-up day due to my "thumb injury" a couple weeks ago. I'm quite proud of myself and what I have achieved. Now to just finalize the new goal....that is the hard part. I have lots of ideas of things I want to do. I want to keep the goal simple, but I also want to make it a little more multi-faceted this time. I'll let you know tomorrow....!

Feeling Good

I'm so close to the end of my first 30 day goal and I can already feel a huge difference, physically and mentally. My ultimate goal would be to have my pants fit much looser, but I know that will take time; and in the meantime, I've felt so many more changes. I feel refreshed in the morning with so much more energy. My stomach tends to feel bloated often and I get stomachaches after eating - these have become almost extinct since starting regular exercise. I feel firmer, there is no urge to "suck it all in" during the day, my posture is better. I'm eating healthier overall because I don't want to totally blow the work I'm doing. AND I sleep better. If those aren't all good enough reasons to keep this up, then I don't know what is.

It has come time to start thinking about my next 30 day goal. I believe I'm going to keep the 45 min. exercise routine, but add a healthy food initiative. I have been working on a health initiative through the school I work at and we have to eat so many fruit/veggie servings a day. I thought I did well at eating my fruits/veggies, but I was sadly mistaken once I started keeping track. I haven't narrowed down what my goal will be exactly, but I still have a handful of days to figure it out!

Have you started your 30 day goal yet? If you have, keep up the good work!

Inspired!

Thanks to my friend, Mara, I have been inspired to get off my duff and be a healthier woman and mother.  Today is day 1 of my 30 days of exercise....woohoo!  Ready to rock!  The "real" me is under here somewhere.  I fully intend to reunite myself with the healthier me.  Thanks, Mara!

31 Day goal... it happens.

REALLY didn't want to do this, but sometimes there are days where you just may not be able to get in an exercise - but only for Great circumstances - such as an evening in Urgent Care  :)

A couple days ago I had to skip my day of exercise because of, well... um..., my thumb. I stabbed my thumb with an epi-pen by accident, which landed me in urgent care to get my heart tested and hand x-ray's. I'm absolutely fine now, however between the rise and fall of the epinephrine medicine and my thumb absolutely throbbing, I decided that night it was best to hold off on my exercise.

I hated the next day, I could feel a difference because I didn't exercise. But I will make it up on day 31. I will be extremely happy to mark out that box that day - so because of that lucky day of mine, I have 8 days left. YEY!!!

I also believe I have my first couple "victims" following me on this journey. One may even start blogging with me - how exciting!  :)

Energy

I'm feeling really good so far this week! Quite sore from some harder workouts, but the knowledge that I've been working hard gives me a ton of excited energy!
AND my pants are starting to feel just a smidgen less tight - yey!

1/2 way slump, followed by...

Today I completed day 17 of my 1st 30 day goal. I feel so proud of myself today!!!! Especially considering day 14 & 15 - I wasn't feeling so hot.

One frustration I have with making exercise a daily routine in my life is that I usually only get the time late at night, after my son has gone to bed. Yes, I could wake up in the morning, but then that would mean getting up around 4:30 and then I usually don't have enough energy yet to really do a good job at my workout. My 1/2 way point, day 15, fell on the worst day of all... a FRIDAY. NO energy could be found in my body. So, I moved during those 45 minutes. Very little excitement was put into that movement, but by george, I got off of the recliner and moved.

Then came Saturday, a morning workout, and I felt refreshed! And then the real excitement for me today - I put in a Taebo workout video that I've had for many years. I've done this workout frequently in the past. I'm not a fan of it, not because it isn't good, but because it is hard! I haven't used the video during these 30 days yet, but thought it is time to up the anti. I kicked butt during that video today!!!! So proud of myself!!! It has to be the best I've ever done it. I kept up with the fast moves, did All of the moves, and still feel like I had energy at the end of it. This reiterates for me that I am gaining some strength and energy from my daily workouts.

I feel strong!