When I first started out I was trying to find a way to do a two fold goal...to push myself to stop waiting for the right time to take charge of my life and to stop trying to live up the the expectations of what others The trickle down effect has been remarkable, and my ultimate goal now is to help bring that confidence and ability to live a healthy lifestyle to others.
Showing posts with label step challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label step challenge. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Prove your mettle (medal)
Why, what is that picture you ask? Is that a gold (albeit plastic) medal AND an amazon gift card?!? You may remember way back in July (ha ha) I posted about a step challenge at work. So, I have faithfully been wearing my free pedometer everyday. I wear it to walk the dog, to go to work, even on vacation (which is how I credit my win). I have been so faithful to it that I even had it clipped on my swimsuit at the beach and almost wore it into the water (I know, I know...vacation post coming this week).
So I am proud to day that from July 16-August 8 I tallied up 379,863 steps. Holy smokes! That's is an average of 15,828 a day. CRAZY! I have to admit though with the exception of the days we walked on vacation (or as my husband puts it" Mom put us on her pedometer death marches") those steps are my day to day moving. No extra efforts to add on. So what does that mean?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
It means that I need to challenge myself more. Hooray to me for meeting (and exceeding) the recommended 10K a day right? Right! But to continue to challenge myself, I am still wearing the pedometer. I am going to aim at trying for 18K a day. That way its' not to much more right now...baby steps. Once I hit 18K consistently I can aim for 20K. Hopefully this coupled with my rethinking my eating and my accountability to you all here, and to MFP I should start seeing the results I am hoping for sooner rather then later.
What are some activities you do to challenge yourself? And what are your food vices that you want to cut? (That is for a later post)...
Monday, July 22, 2013
Introducing....a few new things at W&M
I am excited to write today's post. I have been working on some ideas of new things that I want to incorporate into my blog. The response to last weeks blog of my friend Suzanne's story has been so overwhelming, that it got me thinking (dangerous I know). One of the goal's I have for myself is to grow this little blog into a NOT so little blog. I jump started this idea with the introduction of the Waits and Measurements facebook page, but how can I keep building....think, think, think! Well there is Friend Making Monday over at All the Weigh that gives us bloggers a chance to share and reach a bigger audience (thanks Kenlie)...what else can I do? That is when the idea struck! I have found some great blogs out there, some on my own and some on the recommendation of others...so why not start showcasing some of the great finds? So without further ado.....<insert drumroll> I bring you...

For my first installment of Blog of the Week I have chosen Project Unfluff! I love reading PU postings and the facebook updates are awesome too! You know how sometimes you read or hear something and you think...wait did I say that because its something SO right up your alley? Hello Project Unfluff...its like reading the musings that I think in my own crazy head sometimes. I laugh, I empathize...it's one of my newest fav finds and I hope you take a sec to go over and check it out! Also, when I talked to PU about featuring her on W&M, she was AWESOME and offered some great advice to help jumpstart W&M!
So as if BOTW wasn't enough...how about a little Friend Making Monday too...
If you’ve taken part in FMM then
you know the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s
question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section at: www.alltheweigh.com so
we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers
to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea
is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM
post and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s
topic!
Let's Talk About TV
1. Share
your current "Must-See" TV shows. Drop
Dead Diva and Pretty Little Liars (I now, how old am I
with the PLL) are the two I am recording and making sure to watch right bow. SO happy DDD came back…I was getting antsy.
2. Do
you prefer reality shows or sitcoms? With the exception
of Food Network/Cooking I prefer sitcoms and drama to reality TV.
3. Who
is your favorite talk show host? Hmmmm…we watch a lot of
Fallon and Coco, I should give my vote to Fallon though since one of our dear friends
works for him. Although I do like Jim
Cantore…
4. Which
network(s) do you turn to for news? The Weather Channel…anything
else on the news is to sad or horrific.
See also #3 JC
5. Do
you have Tivo or DVR? If so, which programs do you have set to record?
I record Drop Dead Diva, PLL, and Grey’s Anatomy and I
have recently come back to Criminal Minds.
6. Have
you ever started watching a show simply because you heard so much about it on
social media? If so, which one did you watch? We
did just DVR the TV movie Sharknado
after hearing so much about it on FB. J
7. List
any TV series that you own on DVD. None.
8. Do
you have a subscription to Netflix, Hulu, etc? We used to
have Netflix but canceled it. We are
thinking of getting it again since they have worked out some sort of deal where
they are showing lots of Disney movies.
Not sure…may have to try Verizon streaming first with Red Box…
9. If
you could star in a TV show that already exists, which one would you choose?
Hmmmm maybe Criminal Minds, how cool
would it be to work for the BAU?!?!
10. If
you could bring back one TV show that is no longer on the air, which one would
you choose? Friends.
I <3 Friends.
Now it's your turn to answer this
week's questions! Don't forget to come back and link up in the comments,
and don't forget to take a little time to welcome some of our new FMM friends!
Happy Monday
everyone!
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