30/5 Challenge: Day 22

Well, I am still continuing strong after the initial reset. It's been about three weeks and I haven't missed or stumbled yet this time. But now we are coming up to Thanksgiving, which will be a challenge. I want to make it through these thirty days, so I have to be extra vigilant for the holiday.

After this first challenge, I do plan to keep up with the daily exercise. The plan is that by then it should be habit and something I do automatically all the time. My next step as I've mentioned is something food related -- slowing down, or eating less -- but I still haven't figured out the details there. But I plan on doing another 30 day challenge and posting the info on this blog.

30/5 Challenge: Update

After the reset, I am back to day 10 and still going strong. I'm doing 16 push-ups and 40 sit-ups, which I think it quite an accomplishment considering my current physical state. As long as I don't injure myself or get sick again, I think the 30 days will be easy to finish.

Now I'm contemplating my next challenge. I want to do something food related, but am not sure what approach to take and how to measure progress. Any of you have some ideas or suggestions?

30/5 Challenge: Reset

Things were going so well and so easily, I think I go cocky. Well, and I also got sick. I barely moved through some stretches on Saturday, and didn't do anything at all on Sunday. I'm letting my body recuperate, and then I'll start the exercise challenge all over.

I don't think sickness counts as a real failure, but I will still start the count back at one when I'm feeling well enough to try again.

30/5 Challenge: Day 10

Still going strong after ten days. The exercises are getting a bit easier, but I'm definitely not to the "habit" stage yet. I still have to talk myself into it each morning. Again, I am hoping that through pure determination and repetition, things will eventually become auto-pilot.

30/5 Challenge: Still going

I made it through my first weekend. It was harder than I thought it would be. I even planned ahead and put some "lighter" activities on the schedule for Saturday and Sunday. This did help me quite a bit Saturday morning, but after a fitful night Saturday night, I did not want to do ANYTHING Sunday, much less make my body move in 'healthful' ways. I forced myself through it and what should have taken only 5 minutes drug out for like 15... but I made it.

I hope it gets easier

30/5 Challenge: Day 3

Well, I'm good for the first 3 days.... only 27 more to go. This morning was tough because I'm already sore. It's surprising what a simple 5 minutes of exercise can do to a person like me (i.e. getting older). Okay, so I knew it would be hard at first. I just need to stick it out and see how I feel in the end.

New Exercise Program

Today I started a new 30 day challenge to exercise for at least 5 minutes every day. My plan is to make at least a small portion of that exercise (i.e. like sit-ups and push-ups) habit-forming. This seems somewhat daunting, but I'm trying to just focus on a little bit at a time. Thus arises the 30 day challenge with only 5 minutes a day. If I am successful, then I may go another 30 days with 10 minutes or something. We'll see.

Part of my "motivation" is to keep track of my progress semi-publicly, which is why I'm making this post. I will be updating weekly (or more often) with how things are going. Feel free to ask me about it when you see me, or post a comment, or send an email, whatever. If I don't answer to anyone, it'll be too easy to quit.

So... first update: The five minutes this morning went by a lot more slowly than I anticipated. I did several sit-ups and push-ups and felt feeble. But I did get it done!