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Wow! Two posts in one day!! This is unheard of. OK well, it’s really not. I even warned you I’d be back today. It’s a super windy day here in Southern California. It reminds me of September and October with the Santa Ana type winds. I’m spending today without the noise of TV and will be celebrating earth hour this evening by turning off my computer and lights in my side of the house.

Well, I took my tests for the One Hundred Push Ups, Two Hundred Sit Ups and Two Hundred Squats tests.

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I’m back with some great news and some thoughts for the week.
My Excitement!
I’ve joined up in the Biggest Loser Round 12 Challenge on SparkPeople!!!
I’m a Light Blue Bombshell!!
I am super excited.
I have actually purchased the new SparkPeople book as well and a review will come shortly.

My Thought
I was reading the chapter guide for the 1st chapter of the book and it asks a very good question that I feel is quite relative to my situation now.

How do you react to mistakes? Do you let them get you down and then stray from the path toward your goals, or do you shrug them off? What if you gave yourself permission to make mistakes, seeing them less as failures and more as learning opportunities that everyone goes through from time to time?

I am the type of person who lets my mistakes get to me and then I stray from my path. It’s an unfortunate cycle that has been repeated throughout my life. If I do something wrong I stop doing it. If I eat too much one day I don’t eat right the next. I let my side of the house get unorganized and cluttered and it jst stays that way. It’s all the same thing!
Today starts a new for me. I WILL give myself permission to make mistakes. I can eff up royally and it’s OK. It’s OK as long as I look at these eff ups as learning experiences and don’t beat the crap out of myself over them.

This is a new day, a new year and this is the time for me to get my crap in order. I will achieve my goals of eating healthier and exercising. Even if I don’t lose a POUND I will at least be making healthier choices for myself. THis is what’s most important.

As many of you know I am a part of a challenge team on Spark People. It’s The Biggest Loser Challenge and I am a part of the most kickass team ever! The Forrest Green Pixies!!!!!!!!!!
So we have a challenge this week and I am going to kick butt at it. I’m posting it here for accoutability Come on everyone make sure to keep me accountable!

~*~*~*~SCORES CHALLENGE~*~*~*~
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This Challenge will run from 12:ooAM, Fri, October 16th thru Tuesday, 11:59PM, October 20th

Let’s ALL SCORE BIG This Weekend!!!

S~STRENGTH
C~Cardio/Core/Calisthenics
O~ORGANIZE
R-REST/RELAX/RECOVER
E~ELIMINATE
S~STRETCH

S~STRENGTH Spend 20 minutes on your Strength Training Today. Use Weights, Soup Cans, Water Bottles, Your Own Body Weight…Just take 20 minutes to work those muscles. Muscle makes us look FIRM and TONED as well as burn more Calories at rest. Don’t worry…YOU WILL NOT Bulk up Like Mister Universe…You’ll just look Gooood in your clothes. Use Light Weights, or Heavy Weights…It’s all up to you. Work a variety of Muscles and DON’T work the same muscle group on Consecutive Days. If you have questions ask your Captain.

www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercis
e_demos.asp?exercise_type=upper

C~Cardio/Core/Calisthenics…Take at LEAST 20 minutes to work on your Cardio, your Core, OR your Calisthenics…Or any combination of such. For great Tips and Suggestions you can click on the SPARK EXERCISE Link to see proper form and great ideas of how to work that body.

www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercis
e_demos.asp?exercise_type=core

O~ORGANIZE Spend just 15 minutes Organizing…Whatever YOU need to Organize. Your Thoughts, Your Menu Plan, Your Cupboards, Your Fridge, Your Bills, Your Closet, Your LIFE…Whatever has been an Obsticle to YOU…Take these 15 minutes and Do something about it. You don’t have to climb Mt. Everest. Just take 15 Minutes and Get Started on your project.

R-REST/RELAX/RECOVER…This is very important in our Overall Health and Well Being. Sleeping and Rest are Underrated…but your body NEEDS this time to Repair and Recover…Your Body has been working Very hard for you…Do yourself a favor and give that body of yours the Rest it Deserves, NEEDS, and REQUIRES. 7.5 hours each night. Wonderful things happen while we sleep…See this link for the TOP 10 Reasons why you need your Rest.

longevity.about.com/od/lifelongenerg
y/tp/healthy_sleep.htm

E~ELIMINATE…Eliminate Excuses…Eliminate something that has been a demon for you…This could be Refined Carbohydrates (ya know the white stuff…get rid of it) Perhaps you already do that and there is something else you need to eliminate from your Day…Could be Sugar, Tobacco, Alcohol, Dare I say it…TOO MUCH internet…Take something that has been a crutch or a hinderance in YOUR Life…only YOU know what that is…and ELIMINATE it for Today…For this Challenge…For Good. Take this Opportunity to TAKE ACTION and ELIMINATE whatever has been holding you down…It’s TIME TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN!

Follow this link for a list of REFINED Carbs (The BAD Kind) and COMPLEX CARBS (The GOOD Kind)

www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6628
.asp

S~STRETCH Those muscles have been working hard for you…Take some time to stretch them out at the end of your workout or the end of the day…Or better yet BOTH. Stretching is Wonderful…Not only does it Give us more Range of Motion and Flexibility…but it also de-crease our muscle soreness. Follow this SPARK LINK and Get points for reading up on Stretching while getting some Great Examples of Stretches to do.

www.sparkpeople.com/resource/stretch
ing_benefits.asp
*********POINTS*********

Simple…1 point per Each Category, per day…For a MAX of 6 points…However IF you do ALL 6 S.C.O.R.E.S you will gain a 4 point BONUS giving you 10 POINTS MAX for the Day.

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I KNOW i can do this. I just got a new resistance band and am oging to get out the stability ball this week. I plan on working my butt off literally so that i can fit better into my Halloween costume