{"id":261,"date":"2012-01-21T10:33:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2012-01-21T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:45:05","slug":"30-days-challenge-heading-into-spring-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/30-days-challenge-heading-into-spring-break\/","title":{"rendered":"30 (+) days challenge heading into Spring break"},"content":{"rendered":"

We leave for Hawaii in just over a month (March 7th to be exact) and I’ll be the first to admit,\u00a0I’ve been in a bit\u00a0of a work-out ‘rut’ lately.\u00a0 I’ve just had no desire or motivation to do anything.<\/p>\n

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The weather is NEVER good, and I hate the treadmill!<\/p><\/div>\n

With Kyle becoming a Toddler, working out during the day is mostly out of the question (although I could probably go for a jog with him in our running stroller or workout while he’s sleeping or exercise while my parents are watching him… ok, ok stop judging; remember the whole part about me being\u00a0in a rut!) By the time my husband gets home from work,\u00a0working out is prioritized right after\u00a0eating, cleaning, resting, reading, and watching 100 of my favourite mind provoking \/ intelligent educational programs*. <\/p>\n

Last year around this time I was working my butt off.\u00a0 I wanted to lose the extra 10-pounds that I wasn’t shedding post pregnancy, even though I was promised<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0it would go away if I breastfed.\u00a0 I joined a mom’s workout class, fitmom (https:\/\/www.fitmommagazine.com\/fitmomcanada\/dev\/<\/a>), and I even went to a boot-camp class (http:\/\/fitfactoryfitness.com\/<\/a>) taught by \u00a0a former U.S. Marines Corps Drill Instructor Sargeant (hardcore, I know!).\u00a0 I mean, the instructor even had a shirt that said “your workout is my warmup<\/em>“.\u00a0 Here comes some bragging…I was in the best shape ever and as strong as could be.\u00a0 I was\u00a0able to do\u00a0over 20 (regular, no knees on the floor) push-ups and could hold the plank position for over 2 minutes.\u00a0 I was going strong until July at which point\u00a0I decided to stop because I was going to be spending a lot of time at the cottage and we were planning a family vacation to Europe in August.\u00a0 However, plans changed and we didn’t go away, I also never returned to working out.<\/p>\n

My husband, who is a work-out fanatic, who\u00a0just needs to walk 5 steps in order to lose weight, has not-so-subtly, been hinting to me that I should try to lose some weight for our upcoming trip.\u00a0 Now before you go all crazy on him and demand that I divorce him, he says it with the best intentions through\u00a0comments like “I might go for\u00a0a run tonight, want to join?”.\u00a0 Running at night! Impossible?\u00a0 Or, “I think I’ll go for a run tomorrow (Saturday), want to join?”\u00a0 Running on the weekend!\u00a0 Ridiculous! I know I know, how does he come\u00a0up with these unreasonable suggestions?\u00a0\u00a0My husband though also\u00a0knows that I care about myself and how I look (ahem, in a bikini), and he’s just trying to “push” me in the right directions, which I’ve instructed him to do several times in the past.\u00a0 The thing is… I NEED TO BE PUSHED!\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>I’m just not a self motivator.\u00a0 And therefore, I need some motivation.\u00a0 And alas, Hawaii is my motivation.\u00a0 Well that, and\u00a0another girl who is\u00a0also going\u00a0to Hawaii who keeps posting on Facebook all of her workouts to get “Hawaii ready”.\u00a0 Well, here’s the thing… I’m pretty shallow and I also want to be “Hawaii ready”!!!<\/p>\n

So what I’m getting at is that I’m finally motivated enough to start doing something about it.\u00a0 And it’s about time since I don’t have that much time on my hand (46 days to be exact).\u00a0 I have trained for a half marathon in less time, so I can probably do this, right?I’m not going to focus on the weight loss, but rather, I want to tone my (non-existing) abs and lose some tummy weight.\u00a0 I will keep track of my progress on a daily basis, and post my results on a weekly basis, along with my diet and\u00a0a few of the exercises that I’ve been doing. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m sure there are others who want to lose some excess fat before March break, and hey, if I can do it, you can do it too!\u00a0 Maybe we can work-out together via cyber-space?!<\/p>\n

I’d also love to hear from you.\u00a0<\/span> Have you done something similar to this just a month or so before a big holiday? If so, were you successful? Any hints \/ tips? Favourite exercise?\u00a0 What gets you motivated?\u00a0 I really need the support as you can tell!<\/p>\n

Anyway, wish me luck! I’m off for a run…. well not quite yet, I can always start tomorrow \ud83d\ude42 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

*Sometimes also referred to as Reality TV.<\/p>\n

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