21 Day Challenge
Challenging myself during the holidays, probably one of the dumber things I've done, however I know I can withstand the pressure! This has been a long time coming. Since my stint of playing professional ball, I have had an extremely unhealthy relationship with food. It has either comforted me in the times of stress and anxiety or Has been completely cut out, which is very unhealthy. It's been months of yo yo'ing and trying to figure out a plan of action, and It took a couple blogs and a mindset later I decided to challenge myself, and take it to the next level. It takes 21 days to create a good or bad habit, and it Lauren Conrad's Blog, was my wake up call. For my plan of action I was inspired by, jerseygirltalk.com. So here it is...
Plan of Action:
1. Supplements: Vitamin Shoppe
2. Food as Fuel: Planned Meals
3. Workout Plan: Cardio & Weight Training
CARDIO: Walk at Incline 15, speed: 3.0-4.5, for 30 mins x 21 straight days
4. DRINK LOTS OF WATER: Add lemon or cucumbers
My Opinion of why we fall off the wagon...
1. Society: What we see on TV is unrealistic and most celebs have nutritionists, trainers, and people helping style them to perfection.
2. Family of Origin: Sorry mom & dad but we do pick up on your good and bad habits until we are able to formulate our own.
3. Social Crowd: Depending on who you surround yourself with, can be a deciding factor of your lifestyle. If you have people around you keeping you accountable it is a lot easier to stay healthy than friends that are coaxing you to eat a stick of butter. Show me your friends and I will show you, your future.
4. Marketing: In every grocery store, gas station, coffee shop, etc. they set you up for failure. It is a PR/Marketing guru's job to persuade you to buy... Think about it, when you're at a coffee shop you pass up on the baked goods, you get to the counter and they ask "would you like anything else," you pause and think about it. This is a psychological stimulus that you go through telling yourself "well I was a good girl" when you passed it up the first time, you then persuade yourself that you deserve that treat. DARN YOU MARKETING PEOPLE!!!
5. Food: When you saturate food with addicting additives it's hard to pass up those Nacho Cheese Dorito's when you're starving. So it's wise to meal plan, drink LOTS OF WATER, buy a ton of tupperware containers and get to baking Betty Crocker, because this is your health we're talking about!
6. Mental Toughness: I think it takes a lot of mental toughness to say no to the above & fight for a healthy life. There are so many temptations out there and we are only human. I promise though the first 2 weeks are ROUGH, but find those encouraging friends, positive quotes, and fill your fridge with healthy foods, & you will be rewarded by the outcome! It only takes 21 days.
I encourage you all that read this to follow with me and we can keep each other accountable! Post what has helped or hasn't, I'd love to hear from you.
Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, "Don't be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!" (NLT) ( Nehemiah 4:14 )