SC: Month One, Day Five.

23Feb09
It’s been five days since I started the Self Challenge. The first couple of days are always the toughest whether you’re just starting to work out for the first time, or if you’re making changes to your in a rut meal plan where you’ve been eating poorly for years. Whatever the case, it’s always an adjustment. The adjustment for me has been an interesting one. Coming from someone who doesn’t ever drink water, I’m now having a whopping eight 8 oz glasses of water a day. Actually, I prefer to fill up my one liter water bottle with fruit punch Crystal Light and go about it that way. I feel like a champion when I finish that first liter, but only as a reminder that I’ve got another liter to go. With that, I’ve also given up all caffeine as well as soda. So far so good, but it’s only day five.

As far as the workouts go, I’m doing quite well. The Challenge workout elixir calls for cardio activity on a daily basis. That’s a bit much, but I can understand their reasoning behind it. They want you to burn the fat so the tone your building is more defined. OK, I can live with that… but I’ve decided to aim for three to four cardio sessions a week of thirty minutes in length. Just to up the ante up a bit, adding a third strength-training session. By the end of Month One, I’m going to (I hope) start to have more defined muscles. Also, some of the exercises such as the Waist Whittler I’m loving that lunge plus a torso twist and the Tummy Tamer because I really feel the burn in my abs.

PS: If you’re stumbling across this post and you’re thinking that you need to get into shape, I recommend joining a positively group of Challengers with no excuses behind them when it comes to working out. Just do it, as I say.


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  1. 1 Mel on Monday February 23, 2009 said:

    That’s me. I’ve planned 3-4 toning sessions and 4-5 cardio. I just don’t have the TIME to do 7 sessions of cardio a week!

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  2. 2 Cristina on Monday February 23, 2009 said:

    @Mel,

    A lot of Challengers don’t like the idea of daily activity like that. I’m setting a weekly minimum for cardiovascular activity, not a daily. Hey, but if I feel like doing something daily, then I will. But I’m aiming for a minimum of three cardiovascular workouts a week, all being thirty minutes in length. As for strength-training, the regular minimum of two, and if I feel up to it, three. Also, I know you’re starting the Challenge today, so I definitely recommend doing the “make it harder” version for the strength-training. Your body will hate you, but thank you later.

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