REWARD YOURSELF!

When the weather is blah it can affect our mood. When our mood is down we can be prone only to see the negative. Today your challenge is to think REWARD! Set goals for the day, the week, and/or the month and then reward yourself for your hard work. Below are some examples of rewards. I especially like the money in the jar idea! Some ideas are kind of kooky but who knows, maybe they will work for you! I found this list on the website sparkpeople.com. Great site. You might want to check it out!

REWARD ROSTER CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITES AND USE THEM LIBERALLY

Compliment yourself. Write down what you would say to anyone else who accomplished what you did.
Create an actual plaque or trophy.
Give yourself badges of honor for different levels of accomplishment.
Take a vacation or weekend getaway.
Take a day off from any goal activities.
Put $1 in a jar every time you meet a goal. When it gets to $50, treat yourself.
Create a Trophy Scrapbook, where you keep mementos from your accomplishments.
See a movie.
Make a grab bag of little prizes. When you reach a significant goal, reach in and get your reward!
Go for a spa treatment or massage.
Buy yourself a gift certificate.
Take a limo ride.
Subscribe to a magazine you always wanted.
Go canoeing or do something outdoorsy.
Watch your favorite TV show.
Buy something for your hobby.
Read a funny book.
Celebrate "100% Days". If you reach 100% of your goals that day, choose two rewards.
Find some time to be by yourself.
Pay someone to do the yardwork or house cleaning this week.
Fly a kite.

Be Creative!

Get out while you can! Today challenge yourself to go somewhere different to exercise. Go to CoeurD'Alene or the south hill. Take your family on a hike or if shopping is your thing, walk the mall 4 times before you shop! Think out of the box. Have soccer games to watch? Do so while walking the field. Volleyball? Do a few sets of bleacher runs. Get creative and get moving! Your waist will thank you later!

Anybody have any fun yummy low point snacks to share?

Have a plan!

Yikes! Yesterday I didn't plan well and forgot to organize snacks and food. Was gone form 7:30 to 2:00 and only had a couple rye crisps (otherwise known as cardboard) in the car. When I got home I just wanted to eat everything! Sue was right when she said to plan out your snacks! That would have helped me out big time. Good news? Today is a new day! It may be colder but it just means you have to move faster to get warm! Get to it Ladies! Today's fitness challenge is to find a staircase and work it for at least 20 flights!! Try one at a time, then two, fast then slower, vary it up, Work that booty!

Today's challenge and more!

Good Morning! Another beautiful day to get outdoors. Your challenge today is to spend as much time as your job allows getting outside. Afterwork take a walk or a run. Do some yard work. Lunge up and down your lawn. Throw the ball for your dog or better yet take him on a walk!!! Just do it. It is light until at least 8:00pm.

We also need to get serious about our goals. Today marks the end of our first week. If you haven't already, get on the scales. Get out your measuring tape and every week mark your progress. If you have the WW log book it has a place for all this. If not, use a separate notebook to keep track. Be accountable. Tell somebody your goals. Write them down and read them!
I've really taken this seriously and without feeling hungry I have lost 3lbs! This is so doable! No excuses.

A few of our group members have expressed a desire to meet face to face to encourage and get to know one another. Another has requested a way to find workout partners. What are your thoughts and availability? What about early Saturday morning? 7:00am? Check -in and comment!!!

I am thinking that I broke my toe yesterday :( I am going to need to burn calories in new creative ways......I will still try to swim; let me know if you have any suggestions.

Workin' It!

OK. My husband officially thinks I'm crazy. Last night after realizing that I still had 2000 steps to log on my pedometer I started running around the house. Then I thought to myself "how unproductive" so I ran around the kitchen while unloading and then reloading the dishwasher. Killed two birds with one stone! Did I mention this was at 10:00pm? Will have to work on restoring my sanity image with Ray later!

Okay my spacing did not work
2 TB butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 jar marshmallow creme
2 TB unsweetened cocoa powder
1 t. vanilla extract
6 cups of cereal
Sorry Sue