Kirk's March challenge

I see myself having lost enough weight and exercised enough that it doesn't hurt just walking around or up the stairs. I see myself buying a pair of slacks off-the-shelf at least 4 inches below where I am now.

March Challenge - Keith

I imagine as a result of my disciplined excersizing and the discipline I am teaching myself to have in regards to my eating (snacking) habits, that I will get rid of this spare tire around my waist & reach my goal of 34 inches around at the belly!

Mom's March Challenge

When I think of Dec.2011 I see myself  celebrating life and the many blessings I have as a woman,wife,mom, and grandma.  This would include being able to go get a blood test that would show a lower A1C level.  I am still certain I can turn things around but need to be more centered in my motto....If not now when.  I CAN AND WILL DO IT>   I have had a break from my intense training(ha ha) because of some issues but I will get back on again.

Me on December 31, 2011

Okay, this is how I would like to describe my state of affairs on this day:  It will be 3 weeks after successfully completing the full Las Vegas Marathon.  I will have completed that event under four hours and I will have run the whole way.  And I just bet I will never have the need to run another marathon in my whole life.  We'll see.  After taking a break from running workouts, I will stay active through the busy holiday month of December with my other workouts of kettlebelling, biking, boxing, etc.  And I will be contemplating my next Golden Sneaker Challenge goal for 2012!!!!

Don't forget to submit your response to the March challenge by the 31st in order to get your point!!!  Here it is again:

Imagine it is December 31, 2011.  How would you want to be able to describe yourself on this day in regards to the health goal you set for yourself this year?

Write a few lines about how you envision your state of health to be as a result of your efforts this year.

It IS Easy Being Green!

And I'm not talking about the "save the planet" type of green, either! I hope you all had your green veggies today.

I decided to try a green smoothie just because I never have and thought it would be fun to do something different.  Spinach makes it green but you don't even taste it.  It also has a banana, yogurt and a touch of vanilla and honey.

A little less fattening than corned beef and cabbage.

The girls were a bit trepidacious but they did each take a few sips.  However, the the only ones to finish the smoothies were me and Keith. 


Regan is skeptically asking,
"Did leprechauns really make this?"

 When I was looking up the recipe for the green smoothie, guess what other recipe I ran across:  Minty green frosted brownies!  Just couldn't resist.

Yummy refreshments after swimming.



The girls were much happier with this
St. Patrick's Day treat!



Progress slowing:

Last week, I was able to run 10 miles on tuesday with my broken ribs & injured shoulder. I was quite impressed with myself. After that my workouts waned. I did get another little jog in with the girls but that is all I remember from last week. They were on their bikes, I was hunched over Zoey pushing her while trying to run fast enough to keep up with Regan. We got to the park & the running around there was considered my workout. I am weighing at & below 187 last year I was 230 plus. Not to shabby. I haven't measured my waist lately which is my goal for the year but about 2 or 3 weeks ago it was slightly below 37 inches. I am attempting to get near 34 inches by the end of the year (by swimsuit season would be awesome!). This is proving to be slower going than I expected. However, I was reviewing my 3 things Sharon had us submit as to how we would accomplish the main goal and I discovered; I was only concentrating on one of the three. The workouts seem to be the easiest part for me. I just LOVE snack time and feeling full so I still am eating junk and eating too big of meal portions. UGH! So I am recommitting to the three things I committed to in the January Challenge. 1) Excersize 2) Limit Snacking 3) Limit meal portion sizes. Thank you Dad for your post which has given cause for me to look back and recommit myself. I think we all need to be posting and checking in more often to give support and make this the most successful healthy year our family has probably ever had.

A good day.

I rode the bike last night, not for very long but I did it. I went to bed with no snack. I haven't done that in years. Seriously! I'm going to do it one day at a time. I can't control work but I can, with lots of resolve, control my body. Thanks Sharon for your encouragement.

Dad

Bonus March Challenge

It's not easy being green!

Here's an easy bonus challenge for us all.

Point Value:  1

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, eat one green vegetable on Thursday, March 17.  Let me know what it is!

March Challenge

Point Value:  1

Imagine it is December 31, 2011.  How would you want to be able to describe yourself on this day in regards to the health goal you set for yourself this year?

Write a few lines about how you envision your state of health to be as a result of your efforts this year.

This must be submitted to me in writing by March 31 in order to win your point!

Mom's Mantra

Just tonight Mom reminded me that she did submit her mantra, but I don't think it ever made it onto the blog, so I wanted to make sure to include it becasue it's a good one:

If not now, when?