I Can Do It Myself

I can do it myself! That's a phrase I often told my parents or anyone who asked if I needed help with something. It's said jokingly.

So after a conversation with my wellness coach, a detailed discussion with my sister and a little internet research, we came up with our own 90 day program, not a challenge, but a program. We both came up with a different way to approach this so I will share my program.

Fitness:

• Use Slim in 6 workouts, one new video each month. 
• Use the weekly Tone It Up workouts on days I do not do Slim in 6. 
• Cardio will be my stationary exercise bike or jump roping. I would like to do cardio every morning when I wake up, but if I can commit to three mornings a week I'll be doing pretty good. 
• As a backup for days that I don't feel like working, I will stretch or do crunches and push-ups while watching TV. 

Nutrition:

• Track calories with My Fitness Pal app.
• For me to lose one pound per week, I need to net 1300 calories per day. 
• Focus on getting 1/2 body weight in protein and 25 g fiber each day as priority.
• No fried foods!
• Only one glass of wine per week (will it be Wine Wednesday???) and no beer

Blog: The 90 day challenge I spoke about a couple of days ago requires participants to keep a blog. I will be keeping this blog.

This program starts...tomorrow...March 1st. I can do this. I want to do this.

A 90-day Challenge

I know a couple of people participating in a 90 day challenge beginning March 1st. It sounded very awesome. You write a blog, you get daily exercises and receive a customized meal plan from the creator of the challenge. The idea of doing a 90-day challenge with people I know who could keep me accountable sounded like so much fun. Then I found out how much it costs...$600! Knowing my commitment level to anything fitness related, I had a hard time thinking $600 was reasonable.

In April of 2014 I paid for a year long gym membership to the local community parks & rec club. I maybe used it 10 times and haven't been back since August 2014.

Prior to that I paid for a 3 month running club that I went to for about a month. There were plenty of excuses not to go: it was a winter session, I'm not a runner, blah blah blah.

Prior to that I paid for several seasons of slow-pitched softball and fast-pitched softball. The problem with softball was that I was the worst player on the team; every season the worst player on the team. While I stuck it out through each season, it was hard to play with people who also knew I wasn't that good at softball (despite my years of being most improved player every year from the age of 10 to 18).

Prior to that I paid a few hundred dollars for a personal trainer at a local gym. While I was sparingly using the gym more than the local parks & rec, I wasn't using it enough to utilize the personal training to it's full benefit. I didn't see much change in my body due to the fact that I didn't "gym" between my once a week training sessions.

With the exception of playing roller derby for three straight years, I haven't done the best job of committing to fitness activities. How could I pay $600 for another program?! Perhaps I will create my own free 90-day program. Perhaps I will come up with the motivation, determination and commitment to do a self produced program. This blog is a start.