Summer Challenge Wrap-Up

Meet Yvonne and Christie.  Have you ever seen two, such fine lookin’ grandmas?  These ladies were the winners of my Summer Challenge!

This week my Disciplined Life clients and CHANGE clients wrapped up our Summer Challenge.  The challenge was six weeks long and focused on setting six, small, weekly goals; goals that could be accomplished within just seven days.  The first week we focused on making over our breakfasts by adding a vegetable serving, limiting the standard cereals and breads, and even bumping up the calories.  The following week we got into the habit of planning out a week’s worth of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.  Each week’s mini goal built upon the previous week’s goal.  Points were earned for exercising at home, sharing recipes and pictures of our healthy meals, and even food prepping for the week.  We kept a private Facebook group page where we could check in with each other for daily accountability.

Although the Summer Challenge was more of a self-challenge rather than a competition amongst each other, these ladies, Yvonne and Christie won Dick’s Sporting Good gift cards by losing the most body fat and earning the most points during the challenge.

Yvonne said of the challenge:  “…I have found that it [overall general health] boils down to a day-to-day decision with every day not being perfect.  But activity, exercise and managing your food is something I have to do every day….I love the Facebook page, the check-ins and the accountability…”

Christie said of the challenge:  “…The accountability was good for me.  I also liked the weekly challenges.  It gave me something to focus on weekly.  All of them were small steps in being a healthier me….It [the Facebook group page] was motivating to see where everyone was and a great way to encourage each other when [we are] not together….”

I love holding these challenges for my clients as a way to get everyone involved and motivated, to break out of a workout “slump.”  These challenges have a way of getting clients to re-think of where they are, where they want to be, and how they’re going to get to get there, just one step at a time.

Where do you want to be?  How can you be healthier in just seven days?  Should you add an extra workout to your week?  Get more sleep?  Eat more fruits and vegetables?  Write out a six-week plan for yourself.  Set some goals, and demolish them!