Super Summer Challenge July Update

going out all together and to the farmers market was a lot of points

It's been a while since I last did an update on the Super Summer Challenge. It's been pretty fun and a good way to motivate me to do stuff. Like I knew that if I walked the dogs a bit longer, I could get 50 points rather than just 25 for a short dog walk. I drink more water at work now because of the challenge, which is super.

I may not reach the full goal of 10,000 points. I did start a bit late and I will admit, Sam is a big factor and sometimes I just don't have time. It's certainly kept me motivated though and I almost wouldn't mind to continue to challenge myself.

Some fun highlight so far that got a lot of points:

- I joined the local Aquatics Center +500

- We went out as a family to the Farmers Market and walked the college campus with the stroller +100, +75 and +50

- We went out with friends last weekend and had some beer +75 and +25

Super Summer Challenge Update

Just chillin' outside

I am loving the Super Summer Challenge! It gets me motivated to do all these things!

For instance, last Friday I was sick and working from home. On my lunch break I grabbed a quilt and I decided to go out in the back yard and eat outside, a mini picnic! A picnic was on my challenge list. On Saturday I ate outside again. It felt wonderful. I then brought Sam outside and we just chilled on the blanket. I can't believe that was the first time this year that I've sat in the backyard. Now I'm inspired to spend more time out on the blanket with Sam.

I also shuffled around some of the items into different point tier. Like flossing I only had worth 10 points. Meh. But I changed it to 25pt, now I'm interested! Dog walks are worth more too. And I added a few new things like going out as a family and spending time with friends.

I'm doing great with the Mind section, but I don't have many Body points. So many excuses why I'm not doing great (weather, time, Sam...). I'm trying to add more high point items to get me motivated. It's all good though, because it's a learning process. Learning how to balance this new life of mine and seeing what fits.

Super Summer Challenge: My goals and rewards

Yesterday I posted about starting the Super Summer Challenge.

I spent last night thinking and writing out some goals that I'd like to accomplish this summer. Also, I thought about the rewards I am aiming for.

Here's a list of some of my goals:

Mind:
10pt - Write in journal

25pt - Paint my nails

50pt - Go out for frozen yogurt

75pt - Make something for Sam

100pt - Take a family photo

500pt - Go on a date with myself


Body:
10pt - Take dogs on a short walk

25pt - Workout to Post Natal Bootcamp DVD

50pt - Walk a mile

75pt - Run a mile

100pt - No sugar for a day

500pt - Go dairy free for a week

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Halfway  reward - A new pair of shoes

Ultimate   reward - Mini shopping spree

Super Summer Challange

image belongs to back to her roots

I love summer, my favorite time of year! This year however, life is so different and while I love it, I also  don't want to waste my summer away because of the excuse having a newborn.

I came across Back to Her Root's Super Summer Challenge that she is doing on her blog. Basically you have two categories: Body and Mind and you set up goals for each. You give each goal a set amount of points and your goal is to earn 10,000 points for each category by August 31st. These goals are to help motivate you to have a great healthy summer. You are also encouraged to give yourself a reward for getting 5,000 and then 10,000 points.

I thought this would be a fun thing to participate it. It'll help me stay motivated on getting my body back to normal since right now I'm allowing excuses to take over and I haven't been working out. I also like the mind aspect of it because I'm not allowing myself to just chill or not be a mom for even like 15 minutes. Not that I ever stop being a mom, but I make myself stressed out about trying to do and be all at the same time.

I actually told myself that it's ok that this will be a boring summer. Wait, what?! Ok, I can't have a carefree summer filled canoe rides or a sharing a bottle of wine in the afternoon with Rob. But I can have a fun filled summer with plenty of great times with Sam or even small moments with just myself.

I'm still in the process of writing down my goals and rewards, but just I am super excited to be doing this challenge! I'll even be dusting off my Twitter and Instagram accounts to participate.