September...IT'S ON BABY!!

(Found this on Pinterest and it made me smile! Take that FEAR!)

Alright so summer is coming to an end very quickly. Unlike most people I'm so happy for this! First of all it's too damn hot! I mean when I roll out of bed in the morning and brush my teeth I should not be breaking a sweat. Don't even get me started on blow drying my giant head of hair! This summer seems to have been filled with smog advisories and one too many warnings about not leaving your home due to extreme heat. Brent and I have been very busy all summer and the odd weekends we've had at home have been to play catch up from the weeks prior. Don't get me wrong I love going out with friends and family and exploring and trying new things but its tiring sometimes and add in some major sun burns and sleepless nights...its killer!

Anyways, back to what I came here to tell you! Fall is my favorite season hands down, not only does my hair look much better but I can go and play outside and not die of heat stroke! (Yes I'm very dramatic about hot weather!) I'm going to be a part of 2 Challenges this September which excite me to no end!

Challenge 1:
Set a goal for how many calories you will burn this month
Set a goal for how many miles you will walk this month
(Please notice it’s will and not want! I'm tired of wanting, I'm making things happen stat!)

My Calorie Goal: 6000 (1500 Weekly)
My Mile Goal: 60 (14 Miles Weekly)

This isn't a challenge to win something. Just a friendly challenge put on by one of my favorite MFP (My Fitness Pal) pals! This is going to help me keep my head in the game and get myself up and moving! She sets up a spreadsheet online for all those interested and we just log our daily progress. I'm also going to do up a chart to put right up in the middle of my fridge!

Challenge 2:
This challenge is going to be with a group of fabulous ladies who I got to know mostly through MFP (notice a trend...I'm telling you MFP has been an amazing tool in this journey and the people are fabulous!) myself and this group of ladies have an Accountability group outside of MFP and we are going to be doing what we are calling a "Care Package Challenge". The goal with this challenge is to lose the highest percentage of weight during the 10 weeks. We will be doing 5 weigh in's (So every 2 weeks) and there will be a spreadsheet tracking out progress. At the end of the challenge the person with the highest percentage wins a "girly" care package. Contents are mostly going to be a surprise.

So basically what I'm saying is I plan on kicking some serious butt come September! No more excuses, no more waiting for tomorrow and no more not giving myself 100% effort! I love these challenges because they keep me on track but I also love supporting the people along with me for them! I learn so much from them and I hope I can give them the same in return!

So my advice to you, Challenge yourself everyday! Even the smallest challenge plays an important part in the big picture! We are worth fighting for and we are most definitely worth push ourselves to the max!!