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!
Oh, wow! I am sooooo embarrassed. I remember thinking last Monday that I needed to update this post for the final week….and then, well, I’m not sure what happens. I’d like to blame it on mommy brain, but it may be more age-related…
Anyway. Because I am updating this late, I’m extending the challenge one more week, so that more of you can get in your four weeks worth of comments to be eligible for the $100 giveaway! Here are my goals from two weeks ago:
1) Drink at least 10 cups of water each day to help detox from holiday eating. – Did this!
2) Continue with the Eight-Week Fat Loss Plan for Busy People from FitnessBlender.com. – Did this!
3) 2 Liquid (soups, smoothies, etc) meals each day to help with detox. – Did this!
My goals this week:
1) I finished the FitnessBlender program, so I decided to start P90x3 again. I really love it because it is just 30 minutes and works well for me over the next few months! I also like having a schedule to keep me on track.
2) Begin Revelation Wellness Instructor training! I can’t even believe I’m doing this, but I am! I’ve been feeling a pull towards this for about a month or two and with my recent “finding food freedom”, it is my heart’s hope and desire to see more moms find healing and freedom.
3) Sleep 8 hours each night. I have a ton going on this week–7 extra posts to be written, CC tutoring starts again on Thursday, a new Bible study, basement repair, working on video for my Home Management…for the Rest of Us eCourse on top of homeschooling and regular life, so I need to make sure I focus on getting enough sleep–or I will skip out on it. When I do that, it is so detrimental.
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!
Leave your progress below to be entered to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card giveaway. Just one week to go, so be sure you comment on at least four posts to be eligible for the $100 gift card!
Have a great week!
As of today, I am down 25 pounds since starting the Strong & Healthy Mom Challenge and down exactly 50 pounds and 60.5 inches since I started my new healthy lifestyle on October 1st! I feel so healthy, happy and vibrant and am excited to reach my next big goal. For this week, I am going to increase my veggie intake, push the water, and take my vitamins. Committed and feel God’s strength empowering me!
You are inspiring!! Not just because you’ve lost weight and inches (although that is AWESOME!!), but because your energy and enthusiasm is apparent–and I know that God is using your story for His glory. Love you, sweet friend!
Doing pretty well with everything. Cold is getting better, but still a little under the weather. Goal for this week is to continue drinking the water, breathing deeply, walking, stretching. And get over these colds!
Oh, no! You’re still not feeling well? I think those are great goals for healing this week!
My kettle bell workouts are showing…legs feel stronger and appear thinner!
Joined Mark’s Daily Apple’s 21 day primal challenge. Not a fan of all the evolution talk, but the way of eating makes a lot of sense to me.
I’ve been drinking a lot more water, but need to cut out my daily sugar-laden coffees. That would banish my tummy I’m sure. Then I could stop wearing my old maternity jeans and put on regular ones again. My daughter is 2 1/2 and these are the only pair of pants I wore during the pregnancy, so they’re looking rather old.
I’m with you, even though I don’t agree with all of the philosophy and evolution stuff behind Mark’s primal blueprint, I do think the plan makes a ton of sense. His posts on chronic cardio really challenged my whole half-marathon running ideas, and I love the strength training and HIIT style he promotes.
Doing ok but need to focus in exercise.
1. Exercise at least three times
2. Drink more water
3. Sleep 8 hrs every night
I think those are great goals! What are your hindrances to exercise right now? Also, what kind of exercise do you like to do?
We’ve had the flu and I’ve had minor surgery since my last check in. I hope I’m not the only one who feels like I can eat willy nilly during times like that! 😉
I was to continue with my previous goals….
1. Overall increase fluid intake with at least 3 cups of that being green tea.
2.) Loosely count calories to avoid going overboard.
3.) Bedtime by 11pm. Asleep by 11:30pm
Oh, goodness! You have had some crazy stuff in the past few months.
I get you. I’m still trying to relearn new habits–instead of falling back into stress eating during the difficult days. It’s a journey, right?!!
We are ill here too, and dh made sweet treats… Not a good week. Did exercise one day and have been eating more fruits and vegetables.
This week:
Exercise 3 times
Keep making healthy eating choices
Keep with it, Amy! It’s hard and tiring when you’re all sick. 🙁 Praying you are all better soon!
Getting over being sick as well – strep throat twice last week – had to go back to dr. after not getting better the first time. But feeling so much better this week and getting strength back. Was able to begin working out again yesterday and I am so excited to get back on track. Goals for this week are to get in my exercise and get to bed on time. I am praying about a new workout program I have been looking into, but for this week, just getting back in the saddle 🙂 I have enjoyed reading all the goals and comments (sorry everyone has been sick though.)
Finally better from being sick for two weeks after Christmas and was able to start back on my regular workout routines last week! I feel so much better now that I’m getting regular exercise again and my eating habits tend to do better when I’m working out. My body feels like it’s getting strong again and that inspires me. Tomorrow I will be on Day 30 of the 90 Day challenge I’m doing so that’s also exciting that I’m 1/3 of the way done! My goals for this next week are to continue to do my fitness challenge and to make more conscious choices about what I’m putting in my mouth (especially when I get hungry mid day between lunch and dinner). I have not met my weight loss goal (I’ve actually gained) but I’m not allowing myself to get discourage but to keep on and remember that it’s a journey and to enjoy it and not just look towards the end results.