The Next Challenge

B2B W11: 185/250, ****, 9 stairs

My veggie of the week is cherry tomatoes, actually I think they're grape tomatoes. They're great. I'm having them for my mid-afternoon snack instead of baby carrots. Very tasty:-)

In other news, I ran around the track 3 times again today. YAY!

I'm thinking about the next challenge. The minute challenge is 3900 over 13 weeks or 5 1-hour workouts per week. Originally, I was going to do Body for Life, but the program doesn't thrill me. It's just too complicated. I think the challenge is going to be to be able to run around the track 10 times in a workout and do 35 30-minute strength training workouts. The 3900 minute goal will stand, but it's a given. Also a given, is staying on plan with my food which has been excellent lately.

The objective of this challenge was to inculcate the habits of eating healthy and moving. I'm very pleased with the results. I still convince myself to get out of bed and to the gym some mornings, but I motivate myself with the feeling that I know I would have when I'm done, energized and invigorated. I'm choosing tasty, healthy food. Better than that, I am actually beginning to see healthy foods as filling. That's huge because I feel satisfied.

The purpose of the next challenge is to turn my body into an energetic, smoldering, efficient fat burning machine. By the end of the challenge, I want to feel highly energized and vital. I want to be able to keep up with my niece and nephew (right now just looking at them exhausts me). I'll be adding strength training to the routine, and I'm going to up my intensity on my cardio.

Best of all, I'm going to have some serious FUN!!!

The Plan

4 13-Week Challenges

15,000 Total Exercise Minutes
Weekly Reward: Hair or pedicure

1st 13-Week Challenge (01/05/09 - 04/05/09)

• 3300 Exercise Minutes (cardio)
  
• On plan every day
  
• If it's one flight, take the stairs

2nd 13-Week Challenge (04/06/09 - 07/05/09)

• 3900 Exercise Minutes (cardio and strength)
  
• On plan every day
  
• If it's one flight, take the stairs
  
• Body for Life strength training routine 3 times a week
  

3rd 13-Week Challenge (07/06/09 - 10/04/09)

• 3900 Exercise Minutes (cardio and strength)
  
• On plan every day
  
• If it's one flight, take the stairs
  
• Body for Life strength training routine 3 times a week
• Complete phases 2, 3, and 4 of the 28 week 5K running plan
  

4th 13-Week Challenge (10/05/09 - 01/03/09)

• 3900 Exercise Minutes (cardio, strength, and flexibility)
  
• On plan every day
  
• If it's one flight, take the stairs
  
• Strength Training 2 times a week
• Complete phases 5, 6, and 7 of the 28 week 5K running plan
• Do a yoga or pilates class once a week
  

On plan means I:

• Eat within points
• Eat at least 5 servings of fruit and/or vegatables
  
• Drink 48 oz of water
  
• Take multivitamin
  
• Consume no sugar, no white rice, no potato (except sweet), and no white flour
  

As a result of the 2009 year of the body, I would like to:

• Lose at least 50lbs
  
• Wear 38DD or smaller bra
  
• Be able to shop at regular stores
  
• Run a 5K
  
• Hold the camel pose for 30 seconds