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October Bullet journal

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I have been working on the content for this post for a few weeks now and because I’m a Perfectionist that ment I started over allot. But I think I’m finally happy with what I have. I was looking for motivation and inspiration to keep me going on this journey and I stubbled Upon A post on Pinterest of a Bullet journal page. I had never even heard of a Bullet journal before that. So I typed Bullet journal into the ser h bar and Holly crap the stuff I found was endless. People were using this style to track and log everything from dreams and goals to Everyday tasks. There was so much to look at that I scroll Pinterest for hours. Then I went to YouTube and found more and more information. I thought what if I could make my own journal pages to help me keep track of my workouts, to keep record of my weight and measurements, and to write down all my goals. So I got to work and after Weeks of working I finally have something I’m happy to show you.

This First page is My October calendar. (I drew the candy corn and spider web) I found the treadmill Stencil yesterday and decided that it would be fun to add it to days I worked out as one of may ways to keep track. Other than that it’s just a calendar lol.

The next page is a quote that is important to me at this time in my journey.

My third page is one I have spent a lot of time on and actually Re did it several times before I was happy with what I had. This is my workout tree. The idea for this one is to color a leaf for every day of the month I have worked out. It make me want to workout because I enjoy seeing the leafs colored in.

The next page is a weekly check in almost like a tiny journal so I can Wright down how I feel I did that week.

The last page is my monthly reflection it’s a place for me to record how my month went, weight lost, quotes, challenges and things of that nature.

I will have more pages to show soon but for now I hope you have injoyed these.

Changing the challenge

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Today marks my half way mark into my September challenge. If you didn’t already know I Challenged myself to walk every day of September. It’s been a Rocky start. But I’m hanging in there. Some days I counted my grocery shopping or laundry as my walk (lots of walking involved in both) and other days I walked a mile around my neighborhood in the rain…. Actually I did this 3 days in a row. Then I decided I wasn’t going to do that any more. I went on the hunt for a second hand Treadmill. I found a good one it wasn’t to old, it was digital, folded up, and Inclined. The best part only 25.00 I set up a time to pick it up the next day. I woke up and sent the seller a message that morning asking if I was still set for my 11 o’clock pick up. I got the response “It’s Sold sorry” I was devastated. I started looking again. Nothing. Then I came across an Elliptical. Digital display, works, 25$. I went and got it.

So if you haven’t already Guessed I’m changing my challenge from walking everyday to Working on my elliptical. I already got a work out in and it went a little something like This:

I went to the Garage where my Elliptical is currently at. I was ready I had my Alexa for music, I Created a small workout Playlist. I was pumped. I climbed up on my new machine with Full confidence. I started going and my knee hurt every time my foot came back down but I brushed it off as my creaky joints not being use to the motion and kept going after a minute or so my knee was OK. I was going a decent pace and my heart rate was in fat burn and cardio levels. I’m starting to breath deep and heavy. Fast forward a few min. About 5 min in and I’m breathing like I’m having a baby all over again. My heart rate is at Peak, and I’m doing all I can to push through. I reach the 8 minute mark, my heart is pounding out of my chest, The bottoms of my feet ake Like no other, my Legs are burning with the Intensity of a thousand suns and I’m Scream/Grunting my way through the burn as Eye of the tiger Is coaxing Me to just make that 10 min mark…. And I did it. The longest toughest 10 min of this Challenge but I did it. I got off that Elliptical and my legs hurt so bad I could have fell Right over but I felt Amazing. And I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow.

A Running start.

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I’m a big girl, Most of my life I have suffered from Asthma so me and Running is a no. But I want to push myself to achieve my goals. I am challenging myself to walk every day of the month of September. I decided it’s a good place to start in my journey to be healthier. So far I’m doing good. I’m almost a 3rd of the way into the month and I have yet to miss a day. I do tend to get creative. One day we went to the store and Were in such a hurry we Power walked around doing our shopping and I counted my walk for that day. Yesterday I had to do laundry and so I counted carry my laundry baskets as part of my walk because I didn’t use the carts at the laundry matt. Than the same day I had to take a tote full of my daughters clothes to the re sale shop and carried the tote the long way around. Every day I find a way

Today however I wanted to push myself a bit. So I decided I would add some running into my walk in a HIT style. I walked to the end of my block then turned down my side road where the blocks are smaller maybe about half a regular block. Anyway I lightly ran a block than walked than ran then walked then turned around walked the block again than ran, walked, ran. It was hard. My lungs were on fire. I forgot to bring water. And my shins Burned. The first block was OK but as I kept going it got harder. I found myself tired sooner in the block but I still pushed myself and didn’t stop until I got to the end of the block. I feel so Accomplished.

It’s the small victories that get us through challenges like this. The small victories That help us push even farther. The small victories that add up to our bigger goals. I know I can run a block. So now I’m going to try it again Mayne not tomorrow but maybe the day after, Maybe Ill try every other day. And maybe by the end of the month That block will be a Breeze to run. I’ll never know till I try.

Intermittent Fasting

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In the weight loss and diet world Intermittent Fasting in my opinion is one of the Easiest thing you can Do. If your not familiar with Intermittent Fasting it’s fairly simple. You fallow a set Time of eating and not eating. For example 8/16 is the most popular. You would eat for 8 hours and fast for 16 hours. It sounds difficult but if you thing about each night when you sleep you easily make it through around 8 hours without a thought because you are asleep and that makes things easier.

Today Im officially a week into Fasting. I wish I would have taken some notes from the beginning but I didn’t so I’ll do my best to remember each day. My eating window is 1-8. I eat my lunch or breakfast (what I call it Depends on. What I ate) around one. Dinner is around 7-730. I resume my fast at 8.

Monday: I decided Sunday night I was going to do this. After Sundays dinner I didn’t eat. Monday morning I was hungry I kept my mind busy by cleaning my kitchen. When it was finally time to eat I ate like bear. I ate Pizza rolls and chicken nuggets for breakfast and lunch and I had a few Ice cream sandwiches. I was not proud of myself. But I stopped eating for the day at 8pm

Tuesday: I struggled with my hunger all morning and once again ate crap in my eating window. 1-8

Wendsday: I woke up and told myself the day would be better. So I did a work out and then got on YouTube and looked up Fasting. I learned that what you eat when you are coming off a fast is a big deal If you eat junk like I had been eating it defeats the purpose of the Fast. I took a deep breath and told myself it’s time to Fix my habits with food. I did better that day. I ate breakfast and didn’t eat anything until my dinner. No junk. I felt better that day.

Thursday: I woke up feeling better than I had all week. I went shopping and got some Healthier things to eat and snack on. I ate only healthy stuff in my eating window and I even cooked My man a healthy dinner.

Friday: I fasted for 19 hours I got so busy I forgot to brake my fast. I wasn’t hungry and I felt Amazing. Had a healthy eating day.

Saturday and Sunday: I continued my fast and ate health.

So as you can see after a few days of struggling I began to to better. And now after 7 days It’s second nature to me. I wont weight myself to see if it has helped with the weight loss aspect of everything but A few weeks down the road I will. My plan Is to keep at the Fasting as a new way of life. It comes so easy to me so why not?