Tom's 30-Day Exercise Challenge

Tom has one month until the end of the IsaBody Challenge.  Here is the exercise challenge he is going to do to finish up with a BANG!!!

Tom’s 30-Day Challenge

Day 1 Pushups: 10 Squats: 50 Situps: 10 Lunges: 20	Day 2 Pushups: 12 Squats: 55 Situps: 15 Lunges: 21	Day 3 Pushups: 13 Squats: 60 Situps: 20 Lunges: 22	Day 4 Pushups: 14 Squats: Rest Situps: 25 Lunges: 23	Day 5 Pushups: 15 Squats: 70 Situps: 30 Lunges: Rest	Day 6 Pushups: 16 Squats: 75 Situps: 35 Lunges: 25	Day 7 Pushups: 17 Squats: 80 Situps: Rest Lunges: 26
Day 8 Pushups: 18 Squats: Rest Situps: 35 Lunges: 27	Day 9 Pushups: 19 Squats: 100 Situps: 40 Lunges: 28	Day 10 Pushups: 20 Squats: 105 Situps: 45 Lunges: 29	Day 11 Pushups: 21 Squats: 110 Situps: 50 Lunges: Rest	Day 12 Pushups: 22 Squats: Rest Situps: 55 Lunges: 31	Day 13 Pushups: 23 Squats: 130 Situps: Rest Lunges: 32	Day 14 Pushups: 24 Squats: 135 Situps: 55 Lunges: 33
Day 15 Pushups: 25 Squats: 140 Situps: 60 Lunges: 34	Day 16 Pushups: 26 Squats: Rest Situps: 65 Lunges: 35	Day 17 Pushups: 27 Squats: 150 Situps: 70 Lunges: 36	Day 18 Pushups: 28 Squats: 155 Situps: 75 Lunges: Rest	Day 19 Pushups: 29 Squats: 160 Situps: Rest Lunges: 38	Day 20 Pushups: 30 Squats: Rest Situps: 75 Lunges: 39	Day 21 Pushups: 31 Squats: 180 Situps: 80 Lunges: 40
Day 22 Pushups: 32 Squats: 185 Situps: 85 Lunges: 41	Day 23 Pushups: 33 Squats: 190 Situps: 90 Lunges: 42	Day 24 Pushups: 34 Squats: Rest Situps: 100 Lunges: 43	Day 25 Pushups: 35 Squats: 220 Situps: Rest Lunges: Rest	Day 26 Pushups: 36 Squats: 225 Situps: 100 Lunges: 45	Day 27 Pushups: 37 Squats: 230 Situps: 100 Lunges: 46	Day 28 Pushups: 38 Squats: Rest Situps: 100 Lunges: 47
Day 29 Pushups: 39 Squats: 240 Situps: Rest Lunges: 49	Day 30 Pushups: 40 Squats: 250 Situps: 100 Lunges: 50	CONGRATS!! YOU MADE IT

No Regrets

Les Brown always speaks to me.  His post this morning really hit home.

"Get started...there is nothing else to talk about.. You've have allowed fear to hold you captive long enough. You think...." I would.. but". Push your but out of the way... and get started. You've been procrastinating long enough. Even you don't believe your own excuses anymore. Get started...the writing is on the wall...You know in your heart of hearts you will never forgive yourself if you don't get started. It doesn't matter what people say...they will say it and think it anyhow. This is your life. Take possession of it, and GET STARTED!! You deserve it!!"

I have started the IsaBody Challenge three or four times ... but never finished.  It is kind of like Jill, last year's Challenge winner said, she had "twenty-four before pictures and no afters."  As Les so aptly points out, even I don't believe my own excuses anymore.

I am determined that THIS TIME I will finish ... THIS TIME I will have no excuses for not giving it my all ... THIS TIME I AM going to reach my goal ... because I deserve it!!

There is only 168 days in this challenge, and as I told my husband, every day has to count.  No more, "oh well, tomorrow's another day!"  I'm going to do it, and I am going to do it right.  This is my declaration.  I hope you stand by me and help get me to this finish line this time.

Gratitude

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Today, I can say I am very grateful for releasing another 1-1/2 pounds because I know that I have overcome a big block in my road to success.  Thank You.

I am celebrating my gratitude for all the blessings in my life including finding the Isagenix program.  I have thousands of attempts to lose my excess weight and although I would have a short successes in the past, ultimately I always regained the weight and added on a few extra pounds as a bonus.

For years, I had maintained my weight around 250 pounds.  For my body, that was about the most I could carry and still be functional.  When I became debilitated I wasn’t able to move freely anymore … I was forced to stay in bed or on the couch for at least eight of my waking hours.  I would get up just in time to greet my husband with a kiss when he returned from work, but I would have to return to bed after a few hours because the discomfort in my joints and muscles was unbearable.  It was during this eight or nine year period I ballooned up to 330-340 pounds.  And in my head I knew there was nothing I could do about it. 

Fortunately I have a warrior’s heart and I didn’t give up.  After living this existence for almost a decade, I found Isagenix … and the rest was history.  After starting the program, I lost 60 pounds in the first 60 days and my physical problems were turned around (as verified by lab tests).  I learned the true meaning of gratitude at that time.  And I have practiced it every day since.

Here are some of the things I did as I started practicing gratitude on a daily basis:

1.  Every night I list (in a special book) all of the things I was grateful for during the day … I would write: “I am so very grateful that I was able to release 1-1/2 pounds today, so I know that I am living my dream” or “I am so grateful for the beautiful sunset tonight because the beauty warms my soul and makes me happy.”   I always add “why” I am grateful and then end with “Thank You.”

2.  Starting the day with a prayer or meditation about what my expectations are for that day always gets me off to a positive start on the day.  Throughout the day I say a great big “Thank You” as each event unfolds.  I also say thank you for the people who come into my life during the day and for all the unexpected little “miracles” that occur.  I am always expecting some kind of miracle … and always grateful for when they happen.

3.  I don’t wait for holidays to say “thank you” or “I love you” or to give a compliment  to someone who is  in  my life.  I try never to miss that opportunity to take the time to express my positive feelings to people because it is heartwarming to see the response you get from people (especially if they are not having the best day) when you say “thank you” from your heart.

The great thing about Gratitude is that it can lead to feelings of love, appreciation, generosity, and compassion, which further open our hearts and help rewire our brains to ignite more positive thinking.