I came across this wonderful challenge in another forum that I thought would fit this group. I did ask permission to "borrow" the challenge idea from Extrinsic Rapture and post it on "Chicks Up For A Challenge" and with her blessing here it is ....
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Welcome to the 12 week challenge! Here we are incorporating each week (or at least trying to ) a tip that's posted on: http://health.discovery.com/centers...am/program.html . I've tweeked it a tad below.
Week one: Incorporate exercise or establish a regimen.
Week two: Analyze your goals and make them reasonable.
Week three: Why do you think you over eat? (Think about it and discuss)
Week four: What are things you can do to make your health journey easier?
Week five: Making sure you eat all your meals in the correct portion.
Week six: Half-way through challenge: re-focus if need be.
Week seven: Are loved ones sabotaging your efforts? What will you do about it?
Week eight: Finding things to do other than eat.
Week nine: Coming up with strategies for eating healthy when at outings etc.
Week ten: How will you be health conscious even when on vacations or planning to relax?
Week eleven: Review your challenge accomplishments. What are you most proud of?
Week twelve: What has the challenge helped you to see or learn?
New members are more than welcome to join!....
The challenge will begin on Monday, August 1st (a fitting date I thought) - the beginning of a new month, and finish at the end of the twelveth week, October 31st.Welcome to the 12 week challenge! Here we are incorporating each week (or at least trying to ) a tip that's posted on: http://health.discovery.com/centers...am/program.html . I've tweeked it a tad below.
Week one: Incorporate exercise or establish a regimen.
Week two: Analyze your goals and make them reasonable.
Week three: Why do you think you over eat? (Think about it and discuss)
Week four: What are things you can do to make your health journey easier?
Week five: Making sure you eat all your meals in the correct portion.
Week six: Half-way through challenge: re-focus if need be.
Week seven: Are loved ones sabotaging your efforts? What will you do about it?
Week eight: Finding things to do other than eat.
Week nine: Coming up with strategies for eating healthy when at outings etc.
Week ten: How will you be health conscious even when on vacations or planning to relax?
Week eleven: Review your challenge accomplishments. What are you most proud of?
Week twelve: What has the challenge helped you to see or learn?
New members are more than welcome to join!....
It's a great opportunity to post both weight related and non-scale victories. Enter the challenge by recording your starting measurements and weight as of August 1st.
Starting measurements:
neck:
chest:
wrist:
bicep:
waist:
hip:
thigh:
calf:
ankle:
wieght:
Suggestions welcome.... feel free to share ideas....
Here's to making new healthy and empowering life long habits.
Participants so far are (updated as you arrive ):
JoyG - Joy
miss elisha - Elisha
Ladywind
Teezmom
Betani - Elise
Teresa1222
Purplefirefly - Theresa
DJLexie - Alexandra
Hikein - Julie
Curlygal1 - Caroline
Aunty EM - Eva
StarAngel2528 - Jessica
flirtgirl - Kari
MsRD
TBJ333