This 30 Day Challenge was to get me to workout everyday for 30 days even if it was just a short walk everyday. I found that each week just inspired me to take one more step and to add another goal. Here is what I have added so far.
Week 1 Goal: walk 5 miles & do 2 90 min yoga sessions Week 2: same as week 1, plus 5 miles & drink 96 oz H20 Week 3: same as week 2, plus 5 miles & no food past 6pm
Week 3 Goals 15 miles total run/walk 2- 90 min yoga sessions 96 oz H20 daily No food past 6
Day 15 5 Mile walk/run in 53:50 WOO HOO! (getting better everytime, but boy does it kick my booty!) drank 96 oz H20 did not eat after 6- woo hoo!
Day 16 3 hour Acro Yoga Workshop (SOOOO fun! Met 2 other girls there that live local & are raw foodists!) drank 96 oz H2O I ate a bowl of veggie soup around 7:30- oops! So much for no food past 6
Day 17 4 mile easy walk (not timed) I didn’t get all my water in for the day ( I think I had about 50 oz) I ate past 6 again, darn it! This time it was social eating. I need to keep social activities ACTIVE and not revolving around food. Maybe tea would be a better way to sit and chat. 🙂
Day 18 5 mile run/walk: 54:35 Ate past six again & didn’t drink all my water either
Day 19 90 min power yoga class 96 oz H20 I ate after 6 again. ;( I think this is a reason my weight isn’t where I want it to be. I didn’t know I ate after 6 so many times in the week.
Day 20 3 mile walk 2 mile run Forgot to track water intake today No food past 6 pm! WOO HOO!
Day 21 4 mile walk Forgot to track water intake again…DOH! I ate after 6 pm …a weight gain culprit has been discovered.
Completed 23 mles total run/walk 1 – 90 min power yoga session 3 hour acro-yoga workshop Messed up on water tracking I ate past 6 most days of the week so I will be working on that again this week.
I am thrilled I have exercised 21 days consecutively! My cardio is improving faster than I expected. I know I didn’t meet the goal of not eating past 6, but that’s OK. I’ll just be more aware of it this upcoming week. I’ll evetually get there. 😉
Week 2 Workout Wrap Up I added another goal of consuming 96 oz. of water daily. It’s summertime and with all the extra working out I really feel hydration is key. Normally I go for 1/2 my body weight in ounces, but find sometimes I stay out of the fridge more if I am drinking more water. 🙂
Goal 10 miles of walking/running 2- 90 min yoga sessions Drink 96 oz water daily (weekly total: 5.25 gallons)
Completed Weekly Total 20 miles- Walk/Run 2- 90 min Yoga Sessions 1- pool cardio exercises, 1- 45 min easy stretch yoga 5.25 gallons of water
Day 8 3 mile walk 96 oz H2O
Day 9 5 mile run/walk in 60:05 96 oz H2O
Day 10 90 min yoga session 3 mile walk/run 96 oz H2O
Day 11 4 mile walk 96 H2O
Day 12 5 mile run/walk: 55:50 96 oz H2O
Day 13 90 min yoga session 96 oz H2O
Day 14 30 min pool workout 45 min easy yoga stretch class
Weekly Goal 5 miles of walking 2- 90 min yoga sessions
Day 1 2 mile walk & circuit training: tricep dips off couch, 3 way partner ab/oblique exercise (where one person lies down & holds onto the ankles and raises up their legs while the standing partner pushes the feet down), modified push ups, & jumping jacks.
Day 2 Easy 6 mile walk over a 2 hour period (chat time)
Day 3 90 minutes of Sunrise Yoga Sweat 4 mile walk in 60 minutes
Day 4 5 mile walk
Day 5 2 mile walk
Day 6 90 minutes of Sunset Yoga
Day 7 2 mile walk
Total Completed 21 miles of walking 2- 90 min yoga sessions 1 circuit training session
How about you? Comment below your workout wrap up!
In July, I tweeted that I did a Fitness Analysis. This is something I learned as part of my personal training education. You can learn how to perform your own fitness analysis by going to this link. It’s great because it gives you a general idea of your fitness level. When you see my results below you’ll see I added in a few extra elements to the test just to get a clearer picture of where I was.
I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the results, but everyone needs to know their starting point. Isn’t there a quote out there somewhere that says what gets measured improves? I have been more sedentary since I have been working online more so here are my humble results.
After reviewing my results, I was bummed that I relapsed and lost most of my efforts I was making on my bikini body challenge. My sedentary lifestyle is eating away my physical abilities and I really needed to step up my game. There is no reason that I shouldn’t be in the top 95%ile in all areas. Obviously, I need to work on my upper body strength and cardiovascular ability. I decided it’s time to get back on track & make some goals, create a support system and accountability.
Goals Run an 8 minute mile. It isn’t a fantastic time, but it is a big improvement to my current time. Complete 40 consecutive modified push-ups and 20 consecutive full push ups Reduce my BMI to 18
Plan of Action August I started a 30 day challenge. The goal is to complete a workout everyday for 30 days.
Cardio Plan Complete 1 mile 5x on week 1= Total 5 miles Complete 2 miles 5x on week 2= Total 10 miles Complete 3 miles 5x on week 3= Total 15 miles Complete 4 miles 5x on week 4= Total 20 miles
Strength, Flexibility, Balance Plan Perform Yoga 2x a week- 90 minutes each session adding in lots of push ups or chaturangas for upper body strength.
Support System & Accountability I created a yoga bikini body boot camp group for women. I love helping others by solving my own problem! Together we are supporting each other to improve our levels of fitness. Another way to stay accountable is by posting blogs on my weekly workout wrap ups. So check in weekly to see if I am still going strong.
I have already completed 10 days this month. I haven’t missed a day of doing some exercise everyday! Even better, my sister decided to join in on the 30 days of fitness challenge and has been walking 4 miles everyday! I love it!
Comment below and share with me your current weekly workout!
A few months ago I bought a spirooli. I knew I was going to be growing zucchini so I wanted to be prepared to make one of my favorite raw dishes: spaghetti (it is not in accordance w/ 80/10/10 due to salt & seasonings, but still a nice dish). I have a mandolin and sometimes make noodles with that too, but I really like how long and thin this makes them. Even a grater works (see in the video below).
Here is what my noodles look like after I use the spirooli. I like them somewhat short since after the first time using it I realized I was making 5 ft long noodles! DOH! I sweat the noodles by adding salt and letting them sit for about 30 min. then drain the liquid.
I haven’t made this recipe in about a year, so my memory is somewhat failing me, but here are the basics. It’s super easy & practically impossible to mess up.
For the marinara I use this base from the Raw Body Twins. Then I add more spices inspired by the marinara sauce from”Raw Food Real World” by Matthew Kenney. It’s a flexible thing and you can change it to meet your preferences. However, the marinara in the video above is fine just as it is.
“Rawsage” 1 C walnuts 2 Medjool dates, pitted in the food processor and added 1/2 dried fennel pinch of crush ground red pepper 1/4 tsp basil 1/4 tsp oregano 1/4 salt
Process walnuts in the food processor til chopped. Add everything else, including dates, & process until it comes together but still has texture.
You’ll be blown away. It looks & tastes similar to cooked ground sausage. Crumble this over the top of the marinara & noodles.
This recipe is even better the next day after all the flavors have had a chance to mingle in the fridge!
However, remembering to put my intention of love into the water is probably the most important. Love is the most powerful tool we have in healing water, relationships, our bodies, and the planet.
I did the rice experiement with my kids as a science project back in 2007 and it was a powerful tool to set the intention of love into my home. It truly changed the vibes of my home.
I had the jars sitting on front of my kitchen sink to constantly remind the kids and me to impress our intention. One was labeled “I love you” another “I hate you” and another was left blank.
We saw changes immediately. The water in the jar labeled “I love you” became pristine clear water and the grain (I didn’t have white rice so I used cooked quinoa and it worked just the same) stayed vibrant and floated to the top as if it was uplifted by love. Even after several months it looked as though it was just prepared.
The water in the jar that was labeled “I hate you” became murky and grey. The grains began to cluster together and rot. It looked like a tumor. It really looked disgusting. It was hard for us to keep saying, “I hate you” to the jar daily because we knew this was affecting our cells as well.
The water in the jar that was unlabeled we were instructed to ignore. It turned yellow, but the grains did not rot.
I highly recommend you try this out. I promise it will change you!
Love your water, your life, yourself, the people in your life.
If you are running through life feeling overwhelmed and not really making the impact you know you want, or wishing you felt alive and filled with passion then you are going to LOVE me!
