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01 Oct, 2008

Delita’s Own Diet and Fitness Challenge

Posted by: delitaagain In: Planning

The Target:
Make excellence in diet and fitness my lifestyle by building habits based on consistent daily effort and results.

How will I do this?
Over the next six months, October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009:

  • develop my diet to increase physical capacity and maintain long term weight loss,
  • follow a workout plan that will improve performance and increase minimum exercise minutes by 10% monthly, and
  • set and monitor monthly diet and fitness goals.

Measure diet by increased energy levels and weight loss. Track diet by logging food, comments and weekly weigh-ins. Measure fitness by improved body composition and CrossFit performance levels. Track fitness by logging workouts and performance.

Benchmarks: Lose at least 5 pounds per month and three inches from waist. Achieve “pack” level on scaling and increase walking pace to 4 miles per hour.

Celebration for success: Either a POSE running course or a wind-surfing re-fresher course.

11 Responses to "Delita’s Own Diet and Fitness Challenge"

1 | feathers

October 1st, 2008 at 2:24 am

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Love the sound of you building in great new habits. Wind surfing sound total fun.

2 | eryn76

October 1st, 2008 at 6:54 am

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Sounds like a great plan and goals. And such fun rewards too!! Better than celebrating with a pizza!

3 | neverperfect

October 1st, 2008 at 11:52 am

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Crossfit? I am so jealous. I LOVE their workout philosophy. Sadly, I’m pretty far from the closest gym, and I’m currently so out of shape that I would only manage to hurt myself big time.

And windsurfing sounds like a blast! I love rewarding myself with things that increase phyiscal activity or enjoyment of a healthy lifestyle.

4 | Sandi DeFalco

October 1st, 2008 at 4:47 pm

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5 pounds a month sounds realistic to me!

5 | lillie

October 1st, 2008 at 10:34 pm

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Sounds like a good solid plan. Keep us updated! Oh, thanks for asking about my daughter. She’s doing great. I blogged her update today so check it out when you get time. Have a great day!

7 | delitaagain

October 1st, 2008 at 10:54 pm

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neverperfect, I do it at home alone, although there are two CF gyms in driving distance. It is not as bleak as it sounds! More later. We’ll talk more. Delita

8 | delitaagain

October 1st, 2008 at 10:55 pm

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feathers, it is - but I haven’t done it for years. Takes balance and upper body strength, a little. Women actually have an easier time than men because men try to wrestle the wind while women learn to *use* it! LOL

9 | delitaagain

October 1st, 2008 at 10:55 pm

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eryn, thanks! I agree! No more food rewards for me! LOL

10 | delitaagain

October 1st, 2008 at 10:56 pm

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Sandi - yes - I didn’t want to get carried away, but figured with diligence I should be able to do that. Delita

11 | delitaagain

October 1st, 2008 at 10:58 pm

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lillie, WooHoo! Praise God! Thanks for alerting me to the update. I’ll get back and read more ASAP. Delita

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