I love when a new month starts on a Monday.
It makes implementing changes just a little bit easier.
So yesterday I proposed a challenge for July to all my Tribe members:
Since tomorrow is a new month AND a Monday, I wanna see who wants to do a July challenge.
31 days of SOMETHING.
I don’t want to offer a blanket challenge because I think we all have different things we are working on.
But I want to really encourage you to think of something you want to do for the next 31 days.
EVEN ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
EVEN ON VACATION!!!!
Maybe it’s organizational.
Maybe it’s one minute of some sort of strength training like planks or push-ups.
Maybe it’s daily journaling or reading.
Maybe it’s drinking water or stretching or maybe it’s something else!
I really want to encourage you to challenge yourself to something. Something manageable.
If you have any thoughts, share them with the group!
Let’s kick some ass in July!!!
I thought I’d share the same challenge with you.
Who wants to join me/us?
If you read Friday’s post, you know I am struggling with the effects of menopause.
In particular, I am struggling with the weight that is going directly to my middle, even though I continue to exercise daily and haven’t made any (unhealthy) changes to my diet.
I just can’t eat the way I used to. I’ve officially reached that stage of life.
It sucks, but that’s life. And I don’t want to balloon up to a higher weight than I am already at.
It’s pretty simple. I don’t need to eat as much as I am eating.
But simple doesn’t mean easy.
I find myself challenged when it comes to eating less.
So my challenge to myself in July is to eat between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
In particular, no eating after 8 p.m.
This will help me stop the eating-something-every-night-in-bed habit I started about a year ago.
By the way, in Friday’s post I said I wanted to report back a week later that I hadn’t eaten any snacks in bed for 7 consecutive days and tonight will be three nights in a row. 🙂
Anyway, that’s my July challenge.
I’d love for you to join us!
You could challenge yourself to drink more water or read more or save money or do a minute of exercise or run a mile a day or go to bed by a certain time or… ANYTHING!
If you want a habit tracker to help see your progress and keep you on track, here you go!
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE HABIT TRACKER: July_Challenge_Habit_Tracker
Who’s in?
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Yes! I’m in! It’s about time I focus on ME.
YES!
I’m in! Daily organizing and exercise is where I need the most help…I think I will start a bullet journal! I have been pondering it for a while, and the idea seems like a really good way to stay organized and on task…let’s see! 😬
I love bullet journals 🙂
What’s this bullet journal? I’m a list girl. Actually set a reminder to make a list of lists for tmrw 😂😂
I am IN!
WOOO HOOOOO!!
I’m in!!!!! I would like to be more active and work on this keto I’ve been so scared to try!!!! I’m an emotional eater so this will challenge me!!!!! But I’m all in!!!!
Awesome!
I’m in, trying to narrow it down to 1 or 2 things instead of many that I can think of…
I’d start with just one!
I need a swift kick in the ass to get back to working out and taking time for me. I set reminders and add it to my to list yet can’t seem to get to that first class, that I know will refire my soul. I went from teaching barre classes 3 days a week to NOTHING. And I’m totally feeling it- physically and mentally. Can u come pick me up and drag my ass to class?!?!? Ugh. I want in- but unfortunately, I’m scared I won’t follow through 😢😢😢. Been a rough few months but guess what- still not drinking, so I got that going for me 😂
If you don’t follow through you don’t follow through. But if you don’t even start or try, well, then you won’t follow through either. So give it a shot.
I won’t eat between 7pm and 9am. I’m totally a stress/exhausted eater.
I am in! I have a serious COPD disease and I need to exercise to keep breathing. I am on oxygen 24/7 so there are times when any movement panics me. Take things slow but consistent. I can do this!
I’m in! Portion control and active daily!!
Great idea! Thank you!
I’m totally in and my first thought was also intermittent fasting which I’ve been thinking about for weeks and weeks. Your idea of a Monday/the 1st day of the month start is brilliant. I did the Whole30 in April which was also a Monday/1st day of the month-month. I lost 11.5 lbs. So that structure worked for me. Then stress and end of school awfulness came in May. I gained most of it back. Thanks for jump-starting this new challenge!
I’m so in.. training for another marathon. I got 18 miles before my last marathon (COVID) was cancelled. I’m doing it.. but half heartedly
I’m so in.. training for another marathon. I got 18 miles before my last marathon (COVID) was cancelled. I’m doing it.. but half heartedly! I’m