Welcome to the second week of the Workout This Fall Challenge! I am so excited to be teaming up with my friend, Tara, from Mommy Head Adventures to bring you a safe, fun place to come link up your goals and find some new accountability friends.

How this challenge works is simple. You commit to workout 3-4 times a week during the months of October, November and December and challenge yourself with new goals so that you can stay away from those extra holiday pounds. With extra Halloween candy, Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas parties, it is our hope that we can help you to avoid the bulge and keep the number down on the scale.

So every Wednesday at 8pm CST, the link will go live and will stay open until the next Tuesday morning. That way you can feel safe to add your posts, comments, etc. whenever you have time. Share your progress photos on Instagram using the hashtag #workoutthisfall where you will find us sharing our watch pictures, Nike Plus app photos and various other exercise ventures. You can also follow us for encouragement as well at mommyhead7 and thecasualcraftlete.

 

Here is my set up for the coming week.

The Results:
My goal last week was to log everything into My Fitness Pal.  I would say I did pretty good.  I probably wrote down 95% of my food calories.  Exercising went good.  I stuck to my schedule and got it done!

The Goal:
My goal for the coming week is to find a half marathon training plan!  I was planning on running my first half in May but have recently decided to run a half in February instead.  That means I just have 18 weeks to train, so I need to get going!

The Schedule:
My schedule will be Monday through Sunday.  So, when I share my schedule for the coming week, it will follow that format.

• Monday:  Run 3 miles
• Tuesday:  Strength Training with the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD
• Wednesday:  Run 3 miles
• Thursday:  Stainonary bike for 30 minutes
• Friday:  REST
• Saturday:  Run 4 miles
• Sunday:  Run 2 miles

The Scale:
Here is a look at what the scale showed this morning for my weekly weigh in.

 

I’m down 3.8 pounds from last week!  Writing down everything I ate really paid off.  I hope I can keep the momentum going through the entire challenge.  Posting this challenge every week really has keep me accountable.  I want to encourage you to write things downs:  your weight, how much your exercise and what you are eating.

How did you do last week?

How are you feeling this week?

How do you find motivation?