New Year Challenge (Dec 26 - Jan 16)

Hello, and happy Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We sure did!

Today, I’m starting a new 21-day challenge to help get myself back on track after indulging in all the Christmas goodies this past week!

Here’s what I’ll be focusing on these next few weeks.

Challenge Tasks:

• Drink 90-120 oz of water daily

I am dehydrated because I have not made water a priority this past week! I am looking forward to getting more water in each day!

• Walk for 30-60 minutes/week

I am reducing my total minutes per week from previous challenges just to try and keep things real. It’s cold and I’m unmotivated to move this time of year, so any bit of extra movement will be a win!

• Track nutrition daily, 5/7 days each week

This has been most beneficial in my challenges so far! In my last challenge I consistently went above and beyond to tracking 7 days a week. I won’t be upping my goal though because I’m aware that we have two birthdays to celebrate in our family, as well as a quick overnight trip planned. Progress over perfection!

• Blog weekly challenge updates

I’ll be checking in weekly for accountability!

Weight Loss Goal:

I ended up gaining a few pounds this week as I indulged in all of the Christmas goodies. So, I’m up from 224 to 227lbs. 

My first goal of this challenge is to get back to 224 lbs and maintain that weight until my next challenge starts. My “shoot for the moon” goal is to lose 7 pounds because, why not?

Challenge start weight: 227 lbs.

Challenge goal weight: 224 lbs. - 220 lbs.

This “New Year Challenge” will only run a few weeks before I dive into a more lengthy “Winter Challenge” that will run Jan 20 - March 20. Please feel free to jump in on any of these challenges along with me! They’ve proven to be a helpful accountability tool in my weight-loss journey!