Get Psyched!

The challenge starts on Monday, so I hope you are gearing up. Get some determination and hit the ground running. Maybe eat something rich and fattening for your last meal on Sunday night. Bake a yummy treat and enjoy it for the last time for a month. Then go shopping for some low-fat mayo and spray butter. Plan out what time you are going to be able to exercise each day. And get psyched!

This program is meant to help us get into healthy habits we can use all our life. It’s not meant to be four torturous weeks of deprivation to the point that your self-control breaks and you decide to drop out. You are NOT meant to get perfect scores every week.

In my experience, accountability is everything. It’s been proven that keeping a food journal helps people to control what they eat and to lose weight. This is a fun way to do just that.

To hold us accountable each week, I will be posting scores JUST for total food points and for weekly exercise points. Knowing our scores will be posted will help motivate us to do better. And it will also give you an idea of how others are doing. Don’t get intimidated. We are all living different lives and some people are able to exercise daily while others are not. Just do your best.

Speaking of exercise and busy lives, if you are having a hard time finding ways to exercise, I have some ideas. Other than just going for a walk, you can also rent work out videos at the library. Or I have a few you could possibly borrow. Pilates is a nice thing to do at home when the kids are in bed. You can chase the soccer ball around with your kids for a half hour. Even Just Dance on the Wii can get your heart rate up if you do the higher-intensity dances. Try your best to avoid making excuses.

Email me with any questions you have. And feel free to communicate with others in the challenge by commenting on this blog or by replying to the conversation on Facebook.

It’s going to be great, I promise!