Welcome to the Strong Healthy Mom Challenge update! Wondering what this is? Check out this post to join us. Then read on to find out how to enter to win this week’s giveaway and join us for a little accountability!
Welcome back everyone! I was so excited to see several of you share your updates. My goal this week is to actually respond to all of your comments…I just got a little distracted by three big holiday outings last week! Anyway, here’s a look at how I did last week:
1) Continue with the Eight-Week Fat Loss Plan for Busy People from FitnessBlender.com. I only completed four of the work-outs this week, but I made up the fifth one today! We had three big family get-togethers, so I actually did decently well all things considered…
2) Eat mindfully at our get-togethers. I did pretty well with this at our actual holiday meals. I had some treats, but I chose them specifically (grandma’s homemade stuffing and my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls…yum)! I did struggle a few times and made some poor choices when I had a stressful day on Friday, but I’m learning to just let it go and move on to making good choices at my next meal.
3) Continue working on improving my digestion. Still working on this. Looks like it might take a while, but I am adding in prebiotic and probiotic foods like kombucha, kimchee, sauerkraut, and some yogurt.
Here are my goals for Week 3:
1) Continue with the Eight-Week Fat Loss Plan for Busy People from FitnessBlender.com.
2) Work on getting to bed by 10:30 PM. This is not easy for me, and it hasn’t become a habit, so I need to continue working on this.
3) Do a modified food detox using the idea of two liquid meals per day idea from Clean. I plan to do a full cycle in January, but this will be a good way to get things back in balance from the holiday meals!
If you’ve missed the past few weeks, here is a recap of what the challenge is all about:
Strong Healthy Mom Challenge: Holiday Edition
From now through January 11, I will be posting weekly goals and sharing updates on how it is going. Even better, I want to invite you to share your goals and progress…and be eligible to win. Here’s how it works:
1) If you haven’t yet, leave a comment on the first week’s post with your long-term goals for the next eight weeks. (This post will be open for comments throughout the challenge.)
2) Leave a comment on this post about how your week went. Then, share your goals for the next week.
That’s it! Each week, we’ll just share and be accountable to each other. To keep it fun and mix things up, I’ll be throwing in a giveaway each week. There will be things like Amazon Gift Cards, Jillian Michael’s DVDs, Fitness Blender programs, Trim Healthy Mama books, and Starbucks gift cards. These winners will be randomly chosen from the comment section on each week’s post, and I will share those winners each week. Each weekly post will be open for comments until the following Sunday at 8 PM CT.
Our “big” giveaway will be at the end of the eight weeks. Those who have commented and joined in with us for at least four of the eight weeks will be eligible for that giveaway. The winner will be able to choose what they want from these three options: $100 Gift Card to Amazon, $100 Gift Card to Trim Healthy Mama store, or a $100 gift card to Target. The final winner will be chosen on January 12, 2015!
I will be posting on Instagram (you can find me here) under the hashtag #stronghealthymomchallenge. If you are on Instagram or Twitter, there will be a special giveaway at the end for those who use the hashtag, so use it so we can find you!
You can also join our Facebook group – Strong Healthy Mom Challenge! Unfortunately Facebook has banned me from posting, liking, or commenting for 30 days (I’m not sure why except that I had tons of posts go into my Motherhood on a Dime group on Black Friday), so I won’t be posting in there for a while, but you are welcome to throw out questions and suggestions to people in there. I can see everything…I just can’t respond! 🙁
Last week’s giveaway winner was comment #4 from khower06@. I’ll be contacting you within the next 24 hours to claim your giveaway prize!
This week’s giveaway will be your choice of a $10 Starbucks card or a $10 Amazon Gift Card. You have until 8 PM CT on December 7 to share your comment below to be entered to win. The winner will be chosen from the comments with help from Random.org.
Alrighty! How did it go last week? What are your plans for this week?
Jessica L. says
I am thoroughly disappointed with myself from this past weekend. I stuck to my goals from Monday through Wednesday and then Thursday through Sunday were BAD. It wasn’t so much over eating, but not sticking to my exercise plan has really affected me. Amazing how only a few days makes such an impact!
My goals for this week:
1. Stick to my exercise schedule EVERY DAY, no excuses!
2. Get at least 8 hours of sleep each night.
3. Only drink water, coffee, and maybe juice every couple of days.(I know that sounds silly, but I am a juice fiend!)
4. To not eat anything past 6:30pm.
Amanda says
Last week:
1. I got in 4 PiYo workouts.
2. I did so-so with my eating. My sons’s birthday was Saturday and his favorite is my homemade carrot cake. Worth the cheat!
This week:
1. 5 PiYo workouts
2. Let my hunger signals guide my eating.
Sometimes I get anxious about all the holiday treats and worry about how I’m going to control myself. But I need to step back and really think about it…it’s really only a handful of holiday parties…there’s no reason I need to eat junk all month long…trying to keep this mindset!
Becky says
Good Morning!! I’m new to the group!
Last week:
1. I got in 2 Body Pump workouts and 1 cardio workout (Not my best week)
2. Eating – Not my best week either, chips and dip got me! Did great on my water each day.
This Week:
1. 2 Body Pump classes, 3 days of cardio, and 1 yoga
2. Portion Control and keep up with water
Get back to good meal planning for each night. Tough to work around the basketball schedules.
Ashley Weaver says
Last week was awful! We were out of town, so I was not in my own kitchen to make some whole foods. One of the houses only had processed food and dairy/meats/breads/sugars, so that was really tough. No exercise happened either.
This week we’re back at home.
1. I’ll do the 5 Day Challenge for Busy people with fitness Blender. I did Day 1 already!
2. Continue to cook whole foods, low sugar/dairy/grain.
3. And be a good example for my kids in the food I choose to eat in front of them.
Amy says
Last Week:
Did okay with healthy eating choices. Exercise was walking while shopping and playing in the snow!
This Week:
Continue making healthy eating choices.
Do some focused and specific exercises.
Choose healthier drinks.
Sherri says
I did pretty well last week with the water intake-I caught a cold so I have been taking in more fluids to try to get rid of it quick.
The walking went fairly well-I ran and did some jumping jacks too.
The stretching and breathing deeply didn’t go as well-partly because I couldn’t breathe deeply very well thanks to my cold. But part of it was just not deliberately fitting it into my day.
This week:
Get that water down!
Stretch and deep breathing-make sure I fit it into my day.
Walk-and run and jumping jacks!
Sara says
This is a repost from a comment I just made to Week 1 but thought it would be better posted on Week 3 even though I’m just starting the challenge yesterday:
I knew it wasn’t possible for me to join earlier, but I am now!
My long-term goals:
1) Stick with the 90-Day BikiniBodyMommy challenge (found for free on YouTube) for at least 30 days and try to go for the full 90 days.
2) Lose 8-10 lbs during those 30 days – may be unrealistic but I need to aim high to motivate myself
3) Eat healthier lunches that are high in protein and fiber – I tend to just eat what the kids are eating since that’s faster and easier but that isn’t always the best choice for me
4) Drink more water
Weekly Goals:
1) Get through Week 1 of the Workout videos
2) Drink at least 5 tall glasses of water each day
3) Not be so busy so I can make a good lunch (salad with grilled chicken)
4) Slow down while I eat
Jessica says
I accidentally completely missed posting any comment last week. I didn’t do so well on my goals from my first week.
However, this is s new week with new goals!
My goals for this week are:
1. Go to bed earlier (I know that’s kind of vague, but it’s hard to say a specific time when I’m at the mercy of a two month old).
2. 5 sit ups every day (I’ll start out small).
3. Do my quiet time every day and help my children do theirs every day.
4. Stay up to date with advent stuff.
(I know the last two aren’t related to physical health, but they are related to spiritual health, which is more important!).
Cristina says
Last week – was good week managed to do meet my goals
Unfortunately, this week will be a lot harder as I have a bad head cold so no exercise for me!!!
1. drink lots of fluids – at least 5 glasses a day
2. get lots of rest – take a nap when the kids are at school
3. no snacking on christmas treats in order to maintain weight
Sandy Sch. says
Week 2, I missed one work out day. But I feel like I made good choices for Thanksgiving family dinner and over the weekend. I had hoped to keep logging my food and missed a couple of days, so I hopefully will do better this week keeping up that goal from Week 1.
Week 3 Goals
Try to get to bed between 9:30 and 10. This is difficult, esp. if basketball games go later in the evening. I have to just learn to let some things sit and wait until tomorrow. I want everything tidied up and freshly clean for the new day. Not always possible in a homeschool family of 6.
Drink more water. I realized today that it was 4pm and I had not drank anything since breakfast. It affects so much to be dehydrated. I need to stay on top of this.
Also, continue to keep up with food log, exercise 3 times this week, plan ahead for game nights so we don’t eat out.
Leah says
So, this week has been horrible for me b/c I’ve been really sick, along with my 5 children and my husband. BUT, that didn’t stop us from eating healthy (in fact, it was even more reason to eat healthy right?). So, as much as I didn’t get to do the conventional exercise that I wanted to, I did eat very healthy, and I did drink a lot of water. Hopefully next week I’ll be able to report some good news. Usually I go on walks with my kids for my 30 min exercise, but since it’s been raining, I think by Friday we’ll all be well enough to put in a Jillian Michael’s dvd and get back to business. 🙂 Prayin all you mamas stay healthy!!
Regina says
I am optimistic after Thanksgiving. My Zeal wellness products arrived and I love the taste of them. Although I didn’t exercise (other than shopping), I ate to many sweets, & had to much fast food (I did a lot of traveling) during the holiday, I have decided to “let it go” and to focus on this coming week. Had I known about the challenge, I am sure I could’ve done better.
Goals for the week:
1) take supplements
2) exercise daily
3) make healthy choices during travel
AndreaE says
I did well with exercising this week. I reached that goal for the week (Exercise 5 days). I did not reach my other goals. Missed them by a few days. This week I’m going to try to drink more water and reach my goal of 8 cups a day as well as go to bed by 10 pm.