Hi everyone!! So, can you believe this year only has 4 more months left? Where did the time go? Have you been keeping up with the goals you’ve made throughout the year? Or are you still thinking about where the time went and why you didn’t start tackling the challenges you intended to try? Things were going really well for me until I took a few vacations this year. Since then, I’ve had a hard time getting back into a routine and staying on track. That’s why, starting September 1st, there will be no more excuses. For the last four months of this year, I have created an exercise challenge to help get back into a workout routine and also get into shape.
Once a month there is a spot to log your weight and measurements
Once a week there is food listed of what to try and cut out of our diet. I listed the same food every week, with new entries in red to show what has been added. This way you don’t have to keep looking back to see what the foods to stay away from are.
Everyday an exercise challenge is listed. If you want to use the videos I have on the printable, use the links in this post to get to the video. I have the names of the workout listed on the printable to show you what each day’s workout is. (The list of exercises is the video for that day)
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NO MORE EXCUSES EXERCISE CHALLENGE
PRINTABLE HERE
Before you start the No More Excuses Exercise Challenge
- Take a picture of yourself so you can see your progress
- Weigh yourself so you can chart your progress
- In addition to your weight, take your measurements: Chest, Waist, Hips, Legs, Arms
- You should consult a doctor/physician before you start any diet or exercise plan to make sure it is right for you
Exercise Suggestions For Challenge
With this challenge, you will notice, there is an exercise listed everyday. It is a good idea to give yourself at least one rest day a week so we do not burn out or injure ourselves. This challenge doesn’t have a rest day because I’m not sure what day will work the best until each day approaches. What I plan to do is see how the weeks go and what days work the best for working out and for resting. Please feel free to modify the workouts as you see fit and block off any day you need to rest your body.
When I created the exercises for this challenge, I based them off what I love to do most. Some of you may have other favorite exercises you do regularly and would like to use them instead. The main goal is to get in a habit of doing some sort of exercise regularly, so any kind is ok.
Walking is something I love to do, so I have this listed everyday or using my treadmill if it’s raining outside. In addition to walking, I have listed some exercises from the You Tube channel, XHIT with Rebecca Louise. These exercises are not very long and a good way to help tone up. Using You Tube is a good way to save money on a gym membership and you get your choice of what you want to do each day. So, take your pick at the type of exercise you want to do everyday. Maybe it’s yoga, learning a new dance, or running a marathon. Adjust the challenges to what works for you each day.
XHIT You Tube Videos I will be using – By Rebecca Louise
Eating Suggestions For Challenge
Throughout the 4 months, I have also created some food challenges to help get in shape and get a start to a healthier way of living. My ultimate goal would be to stop eating foods that are bad and start eating healthier foods. I’ve always had a hard time with this. I’ll be good for awhile but then find my way back to my old habits. What helps me get started with eating healthier is to slowly eliminate the bad foods from my diet and not taking them all away at once.
Throughout the weeks, there will be foods listed that I’m hoping to eliminate from my diet. In place of these foods would be healthier options such as fruits, vegetables and other healthier food choices. I have listed a few ideas and attached some healthy printables to help get you started.
List of Fruit and Vegetables PRINTABLE
Dairy-Free Options (Cheese, Cream Cheese, Ice-cream (2 pages) PRINTABLE
Another option is to check out the recipe’s made with love page. Shannon has created some delicious recipes here that are definitely worth checking out.
Other Healthy Suggestions For Challenge
Exercising and eating healthy are not the only things we need to think about when taking care of ourselves. There are a few other things we can do to stay healthy. I’ve attached some of the other goals I’ve done this year and will be trying to maintain throughout this challenge as well.
Lose Weight with My Fitness Pal
Stop Drinking Soda
Getting Enough Sleep
Taking Care of Your Teeth
Workout With a Friend
Benefits of Not Eating Fast Food
Benefits of Drinking Water
No Late Night Snacking
Goal Suggestion For Challenge
I am so excited to start this challenge!! My friend Shannon gave me a great idea on how to get motivated and save money!! Her daughter recently went to England for a class trip and to help her save money, Shannon made this “savings bank” for her. She used a shadow box and decorated it with some pictures of her daughter’s trip to England. By the time her trip came she had a large amount of money saved for spending on her class trip.
To help motivate and encourage me to save money, in addition to working out, is to do the same thing. I bought a shadow box from Michael’s Craft store, and decorated it with Victoria Secret models to inspire me to lose weight. It that has a top where you can slide open to insert money and printed some pictures of women whom I admire. Now when I look at this, it will remind me to stick to my plan and stay on track. I’ll also be able to save some money if all goes as planned.
I set my goal to deposit $1.00 every time I exercise. So, if I complete the two goals each day, that’s $14.00 a week saved. So, after the 4 months of challenges it amounts to over $200 saved. It’s not a lot of money but it is enough to treat yourself on something special for completing the challenge!!
I’m super excited to get started on this!! This challenge can be started on any day you choose. So, if you see this after September 1st, please feel free to join in!! Good luck with the No More Excuses Exercise Challenge!!