No November Nonsense! Day 1...In Retrospect!

The next few posts will be from my blog i have on MyFitnessPal.com. I have used this website everyday since Sept, 18th and have had some success and will continue to use it. I wanted to transfer my posts from there onto my main blog because i would like to have a record of my success here in my perty blog so i can reflect on it now and then. To explain what No November Nonsense is...I enjoy a friendly competition and decide to create a daily accountability challenge among the MFP community and Starting November 1st we would have 5 weeks of logging some kind of activity daily for 5 weeks. As i post this we are in the beginning of week 3 but this is my post from day 1. (ps, any mention of October Shredders is a group that i was a part of prior to creating my own group)

November 1st, 2011

September 18, 2011 was the day i decided to make some changes in my lifestyle and become the fit Mamma i want to be. I started out a little over 6 weeks ago and so far have dropped 6.8 lbs and a few inches here and there. This is pretty exciteing because within those 6 weeks were 2 pretty big obsticles. #1 was my birthday which accounted for 3 dinners eaten out at a resturant and atleast 2 cakes (our family has many brances and tend to celebrate seperately...) and #2 is my wisdom teeth extraction 1 1/2 weeks ago which brought on exerciseless days and not being able to eat too many healthy options. Yet here i am still acheiving goals!! Makes me realize that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible.

Today is Monday which is my FAVORITE day to start new. Yes most people hate the dreaded Monday because it is the end of the weekend but it really feels like a new start every week! With that said today marks the first day of the No November Nonsense Daily Accountability Challenge! I am SO completely pumped for this! Today is the first day since i got my teeth out that i am going to be active and i plan to stay that way the entire month of November continuing until AT LEAST December 3rd when the challenge ends.

My Plans/Goals:

#1. Zumba 3xs a week

#2. Begin C25K and complete it the required 3xs a week

#3. I aim to lose 5% during the challenge which is 7.1lbs. (This is pretty hefty for a monthy challenge, i will be happy with 4lbs which is 1lb a week)

#4. Keep any and all motivated that are willing to be pushed! There really is no excuse for not being able to get moving when all im asking for is a 10-15 min WALK. Just move and do the work and the results will show!! I PROMISE!

#5. I need to really drink more water!!! Last week when i was recovering all i did was drink water and i continuted to lose weight even though i wasnt exercising or eating properly, that right there says something! Bottoms up!!! :o)

#6. I Started the 30DS with a great group last month but only made it to L2D2. I would like to start over and add that to my daily activity also.

Anything is possible! Any who are participating im too excited to have you aboard! All that were involved in the October Shredders already know we are a great group and i can only hope the newbies will only add to the excitment and laughs! :o) Love you guys....Now go work out!



PS: One more exciting thing this month! Next Sunday November 13 i take my Zumba Instructor Training!!!!! Whoop! I am too excited...wait till i log that day, 4+ hours of zumba!? Crazy burn! :o)