Terror vs. Summer

[TriTerrorTops]

Hey all - this is a respawning. I started my first 4 week challenge in January, did pretty well but then for some reason which is lost in the mist of time, I stopped.

I'm a teacher, so now I'm in summer break I have no excuse not to kick ass!

LONG TERM GOAL: Make a high rotation spot on the A Team (been playing for my roller derby team's A Squad since January, I want to be good enough to skate more!)

CHALLENGE GOAL ONE: Be Active

Every day, I will do ONE extra thing to be active; go for a walk, play with my agility ladder in the garden, hula hoop, go for a run, do some Plyo etc.

CHALLENGE GOAL TWO: Log Food

I need to take responsibility for what I eat rather than eating whatever is quick because I'm busy. Logging it will mean I have to make more active choices about food. My Fitness Pal will be my platform of choice.

CHALLENGE GOAL THREE: Core Strength

One area my sports coach has identified I need to work on (as it's such a key aspect of derby) is core strength. I know there is a lot to core beyond plank, but it's a good start. Plank challenge, starting day 7 as I'm a week into the challenge (and can do 45 seconds already)

BONUS GOAL: Change The World

My school are doing a challenge for a staff and students to try to make the world a better place, so I want to do that. I've already started, baking a cake for a neighbour and walking to the supermarket rather than driving. I'm keeping going!

Here goes!

Terror x

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[LastGirlStanding]

I love all your challenges, but particularly the core challenge (I'm intrigued, as I suck at plank) and the "world improvement" challenge - what a fantastic idea, and so lovely for a school to promote this sort of good citizenship and self-improvement to its students!

[TriTerrorTops]

Thanks LastGirlStanding!

I've done my plank for today and went for a walk, plus have 2hrs skate training later, so today so far is a win

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[TriTerrorTops]

WEEK ONE UPDATE :

Goal 1: Achieved.

Monday: Skate training and went for a 40 minute walk to the supermarket rather than driving.

Tuesday: Pump class and an hour walk with my sister, then yoga class with my husband.

Wednesday: Walk around the shops then Pokemon hunting walk into town with hubby.

Thursday: Met husband for walk in the park on his lunch break, then skate training.

Friday-Sunday: Away for a LARP event, so fought in two battles of 90 minutes each, and walked around doing 'stuff' pretty much constantly.

Goal 2 and 3: Achieved (with slight caveat)

Monday to Thursday, logged all my food and religiously did my plank challenge. Friday to Sunday I was in a field with no phone so logging food was nigh on impossible but I made sensible food choices (having porridge rather than pancakes for breakfast, a roll and fruit for lunch etc) which was the aim for goal 2, so I am happy to call this one a success.

The plank challenge went by the wayside in the field, but back on it today.

I'm generally pleased [emoji4]

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[Vibrantella]

Great first week, well done!

 

I've seen the plank challenge on pinterest, but never managed to go longer than 3 days as I kept forgetting to do it! Do you have a reminder alarm, or do you just do it before/after another activity?

 

[TriTerrorTops]

A reminder alarm would be helpful - but mostly I just remember when logging my food as it makes me think of my goals

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[Vibrantella]

17 hours ago, TriTerrorTops said:

A reminder alarm would be helpful - but mostly I just remember when logging my food as it makes me think of my goals

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Thanks for explaining, unfortunately that wouldn't work for me as I mostly enter the data in advance, at work, and just make amendments late at night when I'm dying for bed!  I still have 2 weeks to think about the best way to organise myself for adding the plank to my next challenge...

 

I also love your change the world challenge, so will be stealing that too!