Our Wonderful Years...

Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart.

Brown hair, brown eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every single thing that happened to me that mattered, in some way, had to do with her. After all, she was my girl. And I knew that she understood that in some small way my achievements were her achievements.

~ Kevin Arnold

Saturday, February 11, 2012

60-day Check in

I'm well into the 60-Day Challenge and I'm actually loving it. I think it makes a lot of sense to create your own program, because then you answer to yourself when it comes to following it. I think if I had used someone else's ideas then it wouldn't have had as much staying power.

Here's how I've been rolling along with the challenge:
  1. I've dropped 2 pounds. But that's not really a main focus at the moment. Dropping 10 would be fantastic and I ultimately aim to do that, but right now I want to build some momentum to get me motivated to exercise and then I'll work on eating right. Maybe the next 60-day challenge?
  2. My pants fit better. Hurray!
  3. My tummy is tighter, flatter, fitter!
  4. When I don't get up and immediately do my workout, I feel bad and I will do everything I can not to miss it when I get home.
  5. Doing my workout first thing puts me in a great mood for the rest of the day.
  6. I try to do a little bit extra on Saturday and Sunday when I have time. I'll do 30 or 45 minutes on the treadmill and then some light stretching or yoga.

So there it is. When I feel myself lacking inspiration, I turn to Pinterest and post things to my "Get off the couch" board. I look for new exercises, motivational phrases and little things to perk myself up. Here's one I really love right now:

Is anyone else doing a challenge? If so, how's it going??

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