Day 3 of the 30 Day Challenge

Today was a beautiful day in Ottawa. I spent an hour tonight in my garden clearing out the weeds so that I could make way for my new flowers to bloom. It seemed that as I cleaned out the weeds the tulips that are in full bloom looked even more beautiful because I was able to focus on them. Spring is a perfect time to weed out the weeds in our minds as well. In your 30 day challenge each time you flip a negative or unsupportive thought it is like weeding a garden. Your goal that you have identified becomes easier to focus on and to achieve. Have a good night MaryC

Day 2 of the 30 Day Challenge

Today is day 2 of the challenge and if you did what you set out to do today Congratulations. If you didn’t don’t beat yourself up there is a reason for it. In fact many of you may already be getting reabsorbed into your old routines and habits or struggling to achieve what you committed to do. Remember there is a reason for this. The reptilian brains primary focus is to keep you safe and so anytime you try to introduce a new program or habit or idea into your life it will automatically assume that you are in danger and will resist. So thank it and then tell yourself you are safe. It might be best to do this in private, so that people don’t think that you have been brainwashed at a personal development training session and are now talking to yourself lol!! Have a great Day

MaryC

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For those of you that were able to join me yesterday I hope that you are rested and woke up energized and ready to take on your 30 day plan. Remember that the results you have today are based on yesterdays thinking so if you want to change your results for tomorrow change what you are thinking today. Most of us are running in autopilot and the thoughts we have always had keep playing in our mind, rather than being intentional and choosing our thoughts. Take control of your life and your success. A good exercise is to set a timer for 30 minutes and every 30 minutes record what you are thinking about and then after a day or even two days of journalling review your thoughts. Are they supporting what you want to achieve in the future? If they are not change them flip them to a thought that will support you and your success.

29 Days to go….

MaryC

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90 Day Challenge - Day 43+

Many of you have been asking me “What happened to your blog?  Did you make the 90 days?”  So I wanted to post this message.  I have been exercising on an off since day 43,  mostly walking but sometimes running too.  There is lots of stuff happening in my life right now and I haven’t been able to mentally commit to Tony’s program.  It’ s funny when you need it the most you don’t do it.   Sometimes “Life gets in the way” of us achieving our goals and that is what happened to me, so it is time to reshape “My Life”. 

 I was in Paris last week and started working on my life plan so that I could begin to do the mental work to rebuild my life and myself to get through the challenges that I am faced with right now.

It is amazing how even though nothing has changed, re-designing the vision for my future has changed my state of mind. 

Watch out Tony I will be coming for you again soon!!!!

Have a wonderful day

MaryC

90 Day Challenge - Day 43

Walking in a winter wonderland…..that’s what it felt like this morning as I briskly walked down my road.   Jack was sooo excited that we were going out for another walk.  He wanted me to run with him, but the snowboats made it difficult, eventually though he had accumulated enough snow that it was weighing him down.  Jack is a tiny dog but he could have easily been mistaken for a snowball at this point

Normally at this time of year I have had enough snow and I am desperately waiting for spring and summer to come.  But we have been really lucky and have had  mild winter.  I realize the last couple of mornings that I have been depriving myself of nature and fresh air.  So it has felt wonderful to spend time outside while I have working toward achieving my goal of a lean and healthy body. 

Exercise is addictive.  I can feel the endorphins being released it seems.  When I am walking I feel like coming back and doing another workout, or I will tell myself that I will fit it in before the end of the day.  I know that when things settle down for me that is exactly what I will do. 

February blues I think come with not getting enough exercise or fresh air…so if you are not feeling 100 percent these days I would strongly recommend a walk in the winter wonderland.

MaryC

90 Day Challenge - Day 42

Sorry that I stood you up Tony, it seems I had a date with nature this morning!! 

Today I woke up and looked outside and the biggest snowflakes were falling  so I decided that I needed to go outside for another brisk walk.  I took my little dog Jack with me.  He is a Silky Terrier and weighs about 8 or so pounds.  As I was trudging through the snow we came upon a large black dog, unleashed, heading straight for us.  So that is when I introduced weight training with my cardio workout.  I carried him for about 15 minutes as the dog escorted us down the road.  Eventually his owner drove by to pick him up and bring him home and I could rest my muscles and let him down. 

I loved every minute of my walk.  I loved being outside in the stillness.  I loved the fresh air and the feeling of the wet snowflakes melting on my face.  I loved that I was exercising and I realized on my way home that I had been smiling for the full hour.  I realize that I have been working so many hours these days in front of my computer that my soul was aching to be outside in nature.  What a beautiful way to start my day, and now I can end it by sharing it with you.

How do you start your day each morning? 

MaryC

90 Day Challenge - Day 41

I’m back!! This morning as I was taking the garbage out I was overwhelmed by the beauty surrounding me.   As I walked to the end of my laneway I was compelled to keep going, it was a perfect way to get back into my daily exercise program.   I felt good to get moving again, to take time out for myself and to enjoy the beauty of the day.  When you fall of the wagon, sometimes it is hard to get back on, it is hard to explain really because when you are on program you feel incredible and you can’t imagine struggling to go back to doing what you love.

Take a first step to get you back on track, even if it is a small one it means you are moving in the right direction.  Napolean Hill Said it best when he said  “success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal”  Enjoy your journey to becoming lean and healthy even if you are not exactly where you want to be today, know that your lean and healthy body is on it’s way !!

MaryC

90 Day Challenge - Day38,39,40,41

So it seems I have fallen off the wagon folks for the last 4 days.  I could offer you a host of exceptional reasons as to why I didn’t have time or make time to do my work out but they are really just excuses.

So I am not going to beat myself up, I am going to acknowldge that I have worked really hard to incorporate exercise into my already full schedule  for 37 days and I am going to jump back on tomorrow.  A new day,  a fresh start and a renewed commitment to being lean and healthy.

Have a great sleep

MaryC

90 Day Challenge - Day 37

Hi folks

I know I have been a little sporadic with my exercising and my blogging but I have been battling a flu bug.  I believe the battle is over and I WON!!! lol!!  I did my workout today on a stepping machine.  I haven’ t used one of them in a very long time!!!  It was great to use different muscles, but I will be happy to get back to my P90X program and to Tony….

I have been watching the men’s figure skating tonight and I think that there are a number of them that have come down with the flu that are just not performing to their standard.  That is how I feel but for me there is much less at stake.  None the less the feeling of not meeting or beating your personal best is something that can destroy your motivation and confidence.  The key is to talk yourself through it.  To remind yourself what you are capable of  and then live into it.

I plan to live with no regrets, no compromises and with confidence that I can do whatever I set my mind to.  What are your plans?

MaryC

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