This challenge is having exactly the effect on me that I imagined it would. It is keeping me on track, and motivating me to live a more healthy lifestyle than I have been able to do on my own.
I have exercised 30 minutes all four days (walked three days and did 30 minutes of stairclimbing and hand weights one day). I have gotten seven hours of sleep all but the first day. I have gotten most of the food points, and am definitely eating in a more nutricious way--although I will give up my "no sweets" point today so I can help celebrate Darin's 40th birthday this evening! I have drunk around 48 oz of water every day. My weight has started to go down, and I feel great!
Thanks for starting this challenge, Audrey, and thanks to all of you who have joined, even if you aren't interested in making all the changes that the challenge proposes. :)
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Rosalie's Goals
My identity on this blog will appear as RoAnn (a contraction of my given names, Rosalie Ann) because that is the name I have used to protect my privacy when posting or commenting on public blogs, and it is attached to my Blogger account.
I'm excited about participating in this challenge because I have become lazy in my exercising and eating habits, and have gained weight that makes me feel tired and sluggish. I have been fortunate to enjoy relatively good health for most of my adult life, even though I have rarely been really physically fit.
As I grow older, I think I can remain healthy only if I am more careful about what I eat, and exercise to become more fit. Osteoporisis is a real danger for women of my body type, and unless I do strength exercises and eat properly, I could end up with a deformed spine, or broken bones.
I hope to return to exercising regularly, eat in a more healthy way, drink more water regularly, and lose at least 10 of the 12 pounds I need to lose to be at what I consider my optimum weight. I have more energy and generally feel better when I am more flexible, have better muscle tone, and have a lower percentage of body fat.
Thanks for all your efforts to set up this challenge, complete with tracking sheets and this blog, Audrey! I know that the encouragement we give each other will really help us to reach our goals!
I'm excited about participating in this challenge because I have become lazy in my exercising and eating habits, and have gained weight that makes me feel tired and sluggish. I have been fortunate to enjoy relatively good health for most of my adult life, even though I have rarely been really physically fit.
As I grow older, I think I can remain healthy only if I am more careful about what I eat, and exercise to become more fit. Osteoporisis is a real danger for women of my body type, and unless I do strength exercises and eat properly, I could end up with a deformed spine, or broken bones.
I hope to return to exercising regularly, eat in a more healthy way, drink more water regularly, and lose at least 10 of the 12 pounds I need to lose to be at what I consider my optimum weight. I have more energy and generally feel better when I am more flexible, have better muscle tone, and have a lower percentage of body fat.
Thanks for all your efforts to set up this challenge, complete with tracking sheets and this blog, Audrey! I know that the encouragement we give each other will really help us to reach our goals!
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