Oh dear. I didn't realize how happy I would feel after hearing everyones success stories. I can't even begin to describe my elation! I am like a proud mama hen with all my darling chicks! Congratulations for sticking to it and for making it so easy. Yes you can! Yes you can!
I was thinking about what I could post for motivation and then I thought of this little phrase that sometimes revs our engines. It goes, "I bet you fifty bucks....."
Well guess what, depending on what item of clothing you choose from ayayay, I am betting you almost 50 bucks! I hope that thought helps ignite the competitive spirit inside all of you. :) Just so you know, I would never bet against a single one of you. I know you can do this!
On a little side note, I have a calender where I am writing down every one who checks in each day. I am sure there is some kind of cool blog application thingy I could add where you could check in each day but you all know my technical abilities. Just call me Cave Woman Kat. For now, good ole paper 'n pencil 'ill have ta do. :)
4.20.2010
4.18.2010
mmm mmm good
Did you know that sometimes, success tastes so sweet that you don't need sweets to cure your sweet tooth. Sweet. I bet that's what is going to happen to all of you.
Hooray for a challenge and hooray for already succeeding by taking the plunge! I am going to do my best to keep posting motivating tidbits daily as we go through this refiners fire.
Did you know that it takes 3500 calories to lose a pound?
Did you know that by adding your upper body into a workout you burn 20 percent more calories? (I'm not saying that everyone should start running like Phoebe but maybe just use your arms more intensely during classes or something. :) )
Have you ever craved Krispy Kreme at midnight, pregnant or not? Did you cave and fill that craving? Was the doughnut as good as you had imagined? That's what I thought. Sinning doesn't feel good does it? Wickedness never was happiness.
The next time you are going to indulge, consider the rarity of the indulgence. If you can buy/make it anytime of year then it's probably not binge worthy. Ask yourself, "is this Peep worth the calories? Don't they make these all year now instead of just at Easter? What is really in this thing? Would it ever rot if I left it sitting on the counter? Will I eat just one Peep and then be done or will all of these little yellow chicks eventually end up in ma bellay?" These questions are good to ponder. They are also good to answer. Don't forget the answer.
Hopefully some of these will help you to jump start your 21 day challenge. I can't wait to see who the winner is! I have this sneaking suspicion it may be all of you. :) xoxo
And p.s. don't forget your push ups!
Hooray for a challenge and hooray for already succeeding by taking the plunge! I am going to do my best to keep posting motivating tidbits daily as we go through this refiners fire.
Did you know that it takes 3500 calories to lose a pound?
Did you know that by adding your upper body into a workout you burn 20 percent more calories? (I'm not saying that everyone should start running like Phoebe but maybe just use your arms more intensely during classes or something. :) )
Have you ever craved Krispy Kreme at midnight, pregnant or not? Did you cave and fill that craving? Was the doughnut as good as you had imagined? That's what I thought. Sinning doesn't feel good does it? Wickedness never was happiness.
The next time you are going to indulge, consider the rarity of the indulgence. If you can buy/make it anytime of year then it's probably not binge worthy. Ask yourself, "is this Peep worth the calories? Don't they make these all year now instead of just at Easter? What is really in this thing? Would it ever rot if I left it sitting on the counter? Will I eat just one Peep and then be done or will all of these little yellow chicks eventually end up in ma bellay?" These questions are good to ponder. They are also good to answer. Don't forget the answer.
Hopefully some of these will help you to jump start your 21 day challenge. I can't wait to see who the winner is! I have this sneaking suspicion it may be all of you. :) xoxo
And p.s. don't forget your push ups!
4.16.2010
twenty one REVISED
They say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. There you go. Accountability challenge.
Every day for twenty one days you will fight for the good and against the bad so set your goal and post it in the comments. It can be no soda, no carbs (which I'm not a super fan of but it's your prerogative) no eating after 8 p.m., more solid servings of healthy fruits and veggies (fries don't count as a veggie), no sugar!!!! whatever it is, post it and do it. Report your daily success here and you can get one step closer to winning an item of clothing from ayayay. I know, I know, I am SOOOO not a giveaway girl. I really don't like them, especially on personal, measly blogs like my own but this is in the name of life and love and fitness and health so I'm doin' it. Incentive enough? Hope so.
So here's a rundown of the rules:
Post your personal 21 day diet challenge here by Monday and I will approve it.
Then starting Monday post a comment everyday that you succeed in your goal. This will count as an entry with a total of 21 entries possible.
If more than one of you make it to 21 then I will do a random drawing.
This whole thing is on an honor system so please be honorable and honest. If your goal is no soda and you have even a sip, that counts as a screw up. I'm serious!
Are we all clear? Is this good? Are you motivated? I can scratch this whole idea and figure out something else because frankly I wouldn't mind purchasing an ayayay item for myself. Lemme know watcha think. Oh and when you post your personal diet challenge can you leave me your email address just in case we need to discuss some things. Thanks! One last thing, you are more than welcome to tell your friends about this but it doesn't count as more entries or anything. This isn't a giveaway to get more readers it's a giveaway to challenge my current readers and friends.
One final word here, be ambitious.
And the revision begins here. So I know that technically I'm not requiring a whole lot of you but I thought that everyone would require more of themselves than this. I feel like no one is doing something that is really pushing their boundaries. I know I sound like a total turd but I want MORE! I really do. I don't think that not eating sweets after a certain time or only eating them once a day or only having one soda a day or eating an apple a day are good enough. You have an opportunity to collectively, as a group, support each other through a change. A heavy change. I can't remember exactly how much Weight Watchers costs but I'm pretty sure it's not free.
Maybe the problem is that I haven't committed to anything? Or that we have different goals? Maybe one person wants to be healthy and another wants to be skinny? I think that if you identify what it is that you want, then maybe you will be able to set a more specific, less wussy goal. I don't want anyone to starve and I don't want anyone to gain a complex but I do want everyone to confront themselves. To weed out the bad and add in the good. A CHANGE, not an edit or an alteration. CHANGE!
Here is me, mine, what I will do. I have lost quite a bit of weight lately and it's wonderful but my belly, she still ain't tight enough. They say that abs are made in the kitchen and I really believe that. As much as I believe in "calories in, calories out" for weight loss, I think if you want to cut your belly muscles you have to weed out alot of junk. I am vowing to cut out simple carbs. That means no more mac n cheese, no more french fries, no more Chick-fil-a chicken sandwiches and no more Reeses puffs for breakfast. Even though I am still able to keep my calories in check while consuming these foods, I am positive that they are what's keeping my kangaroo pouch full. So there. I'm doing it too and I don't even win anything in the end.
Give me more! Challenge yourself. If you are truly scared to fully give up something for 21 measly days, then you may want to reconsider your whole world. Food isn't everything. It's good but we CAN go without certain foods for 21 days. I would rather have you set your goals too high and fail a couple of the days then choose something TOTALLY DOABLE and totally weenie. Do I hope you will make it all 21 days and then continue? Sure. Of course. Absolutely! Am I going to monitor everyone to make sure it keeps going? No. Of course not. Are you crazy?
Now gear up and go get em. You can do anything for 21 days! Anything! Yes I can! Yes I can! Say it over and over.
Every day for twenty one days you will fight for the good and against the bad so set your goal and post it in the comments. It can be no soda, no carbs (which I'm not a super fan of but it's your prerogative) no eating after 8 p.m., more solid servings of healthy fruits and veggies (fries don't count as a veggie), no sugar!!!! whatever it is, post it and do it. Report your daily success here and you can get one step closer to winning an item of clothing from ayayay. I know, I know, I am SOOOO not a giveaway girl. I really don't like them, especially on personal, measly blogs like my own but this is in the name of life and love and fitness and health so I'm doin' it. Incentive enough? Hope so.
So here's a rundown of the rules:
Post your personal 21 day diet challenge here by Monday and I will approve it.
Then starting Monday post a comment everyday that you succeed in your goal. This will count as an entry with a total of 21 entries possible.
If more than one of you make it to 21 then I will do a random drawing.
This whole thing is on an honor system so please be honorable and honest. If your goal is no soda and you have even a sip, that counts as a screw up. I'm serious!
Are we all clear? Is this good? Are you motivated? I can scratch this whole idea and figure out something else because frankly I wouldn't mind purchasing an ayayay item for myself. Lemme know watcha think. Oh and when you post your personal diet challenge can you leave me your email address just in case we need to discuss some things. Thanks! One last thing, you are more than welcome to tell your friends about this but it doesn't count as more entries or anything. This isn't a giveaway to get more readers it's a giveaway to challenge my current readers and friends.
One final word here, be ambitious.
And the revision begins here. So I know that technically I'm not requiring a whole lot of you but I thought that everyone would require more of themselves than this. I feel like no one is doing something that is really pushing their boundaries. I know I sound like a total turd but I want MORE! I really do. I don't think that not eating sweets after a certain time or only eating them once a day or only having one soda a day or eating an apple a day are good enough. You have an opportunity to collectively, as a group, support each other through a change. A heavy change. I can't remember exactly how much Weight Watchers costs but I'm pretty sure it's not free.
Maybe the problem is that I haven't committed to anything? Or that we have different goals? Maybe one person wants to be healthy and another wants to be skinny? I think that if you identify what it is that you want, then maybe you will be able to set a more specific, less wussy goal. I don't want anyone to starve and I don't want anyone to gain a complex but I do want everyone to confront themselves. To weed out the bad and add in the good. A CHANGE, not an edit or an alteration. CHANGE!
Here is me, mine, what I will do. I have lost quite a bit of weight lately and it's wonderful but my belly, she still ain't tight enough. They say that abs are made in the kitchen and I really believe that. As much as I believe in "calories in, calories out" for weight loss, I think if you want to cut your belly muscles you have to weed out alot of junk. I am vowing to cut out simple carbs. That means no more mac n cheese, no more french fries, no more Chick-fil-a chicken sandwiches and no more Reeses puffs for breakfast. Even though I am still able to keep my calories in check while consuming these foods, I am positive that they are what's keeping my kangaroo pouch full. So there. I'm doing it too and I don't even win anything in the end.
Give me more! Challenge yourself. If you are truly scared to fully give up something for 21 measly days, then you may want to reconsider your whole world. Food isn't everything. It's good but we CAN go without certain foods for 21 days. I would rather have you set your goals too high and fail a couple of the days then choose something TOTALLY DOABLE and totally weenie. Do I hope you will make it all 21 days and then continue? Sure. Of course. Absolutely! Am I going to monitor everyone to make sure it keeps going? No. Of course not. Are you crazy?
Now gear up and go get em. You can do anything for 21 days! Anything! Yes I can! Yes I can! Say it over and over.
4.14.2010
friendly advice
I was on the phone with my bestie the other day and she was lamenting the fact that she hadn't lost any weight over the last week despite hard effort. We were going over her diet and exercise regimen and decided that her diet was the culprit for her inability to shed it. Out of nowhere I found some sage advice. I told her that if you make changes, change will happen. It sounds so simple but more often than not we forget how simple shrinking ourselves really is. And maybe that's what makes it so hard?
This week (or the next time you decide you want to minimize) try thinking of making a change. Leave it at that and nothing more. I will change the size of plate I eat off of. I will change my Froot Loop breakfast into a whole wheat toast breakfast. I will stop eating after dinner no matter what. A little change can have a big impact so make a change to see a change.
4.09.2010
some extra bits
First I want to explain a few things about my push up training. I just finished week three and am about to start week four. But because of my other workouts, I won't start until Monday. I just can't pump out the five sets after teaching a full class that includes anywhere between 24-48 push ups. I'm sorry I have to take my "weeks" slower but I really do want to succeed at this. I know I will fail if I try and combine the 100 push up program with my already full regimen. SO there's that. The next little thing is this. If any of you are struggling with your push ups or can't seem to pump out the sets required of you on a specified day you know what to do right? You just repeat that day the next time you get down to do your workout. Since it's all about slowly building up to being able to do 100 consecutively you have to take it at your own pace. Just because the website specifies a certain amount doesn't mean you have to do that many if you can't keep good form while doing them. You can't cheat your way through this thing so modify, modify, modify.
The next tidbit is about dieting. I know I need to offer good tips and dieting tools right here on this bliggity blog. The trouble is, I am the worst dieter on the face of the earth. I shared my fruit "trick" here a few days ago and I don't think anyone took me seriously. Let me tell you something you will take serious, Diet is 80 percent of weight loss. There is no miracle pill (unless that is a caffeineated multi vitamin made by One A Day which I am not promoting to all of you Mormon readers out there) or miracle hormone injection (cough* cough* HCG). There is an age old saying that women hate to hear. It goes like this: calories in, calories out. That is the secret. You can cut out carbs, trim the fat, up the fiber or drink more water but the truth is, to lose weight, you have to spend more than you gain. You need to create a calorie debt! How awesome that you get to go into debt over something without feeling guilty! Hooray! Ya, I think I'll look at it that way from now on. :)
My last tidbit is this. What do you want from me? I want to give you what you want. Don't get me wrong, this blog is totally for my own satisfaction but half of that satisfaction comes from my readers. So what can I do more for you? What do you want to know about that I know about since, according to my favorite sister in law, I am a know it all. :) I did get a little suggestion to explore apposing muscle groups and how they interact and I can do that. Other than that, I don't know what I can do. So tell me before I run out of ideas and leave this blog dormant for another 7 or something months. I love you. All of you. And I feel your love when you tell me about your push up success. Thanks for reading, thanks for motivating and thanks for sticking with me. Ugh! Ugh!
The next tidbit is about dieting. I know I need to offer good tips and dieting tools right here on this bliggity blog. The trouble is, I am the worst dieter on the face of the earth. I shared my fruit "trick" here a few days ago and I don't think anyone took me seriously. Let me tell you something you will take serious, Diet is 80 percent of weight loss. There is no miracle pill (unless that is a caffeineated multi vitamin made by One A Day which I am not promoting to all of you Mormon readers out there) or miracle hormone injection (cough* cough* HCG). There is an age old saying that women hate to hear. It goes like this: calories in, calories out. That is the secret. You can cut out carbs, trim the fat, up the fiber or drink more water but the truth is, to lose weight, you have to spend more than you gain. You need to create a calorie debt! How awesome that you get to go into debt over something without feeling guilty! Hooray! Ya, I think I'll look at it that way from now on. :)
My last tidbit is this. What do you want from me? I want to give you what you want. Don't get me wrong, this blog is totally for my own satisfaction but half of that satisfaction comes from my readers. So what can I do more for you? What do you want to know about that I know about since, according to my favorite sister in law, I am a know it all. :) I did get a little suggestion to explore apposing muscle groups and how they interact and I can do that. Other than that, I don't know what I can do. So tell me before I run out of ideas and leave this blog dormant for another 7 or something months. I love you. All of you. And I feel your love when you tell me about your push up success. Thanks for reading, thanks for motivating and thanks for sticking with me. Ugh! Ugh!
4.08.2010
extra! extra!
I had the honor of writing a little diddy for the fabulous Jen of Have Your Cake. Her blog is fresh and thought out and I love her daily blurbs. She is honest and to the point about mantaining a healthy life style without being intimidating. Check it out! www.havyourcake.blogspot.com
4.06.2010
ayayay'm in love
Pretty sure most of you if not all of you know about this athletic clothing line I'm so excited about. It's a company out of SLC that sells the most adorable, high quality and fun exercise gear ever. I am so infatuated that I could go into debt just to own a full ayayay wardrobe. I know their website has been acting a little funny lately but their online catalog is up and running. Check her out. There is something for even the most conservative girl out there.
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