Progress Report - Sharon

I feel I'm doing OK.  I only worked out about 3.5 times this week whereas my goal is 5.  I did not get in the appropriate running mileage for my program and will strive to do so this week.  I have not yet been keeping my food journal.  I plan on buying a small notebook dedicated solely for that and just keep it in the kitchen.  For now, I'm just going to keep the food journal without counting calories because I must admit, I rather hate counting calories.  I find it tricky when trying to calculate casseroles or mixed-ingredient dishes so I'm not going to worry about the actual calories for now and just track my food and use my good sense to adjust from there.

From reading everyone else's progress, I think the majority of us are doing pretty darn well even if we're not yet hitting our goals the way we want to.  It honestly just takes some planning and lots of practice to get it right.

It's about progress, not perfection.  That's my new mantra, if you haven't noticed!

Keep it up!

January Challenge goals:(Keith)

To accomplish my goal of trimming my waistline I am going to do these three things:
1) Eat a fruit or veggie before I can eat a junk food.
2) Limit my portion sizes & limit snacking.
3) Continue with a rigorous exersize regime & outdoor lifestyle

Ashlee 1/31/11 report

These past two weeks I have made more progress than I had made the two previous weeks. I have worked out twice a week these past two weeks by doing the Cardio X DVD from P90X. It definitely makes me sweat. I haven't lost weight yet but I do feel better, and I know that I will feel significantly better once establish a more consistent workout pattern. I have recruited my roommate in helping me get moving. We went to the gym this morning for an hour and kicked it into high gear. I have certainly noticed that I do much better during the day if I can start it out by making the right choices. Also, I have started wearing a pedometer and I try to get more steps than the day before as a little challenge to myself.

My goal for going to bed by 10:30 has been hit or miss, mostly miss. And because of that I have a harder time getting up in the morning and eating breakfast. So that will be my focus for these next two weeks.

I have discovered it is good to pack a lunch though. And I have found it is easy when I get Campbell's soup at hand, or a Healthy Choice microwavable dish. I usually pair those with a cup of fruit. These have really helped me stop eating out so much.

If anything, I have certainly been more conscious of what I am doing with/to my body. And hopefully the strides to my baby steps will lengthen.

January Challenge - Last Call

Just a few days left to get a point for doing the January Challenge.  Remember each point gets you closer to one of these fantabulous prizes:

$50 iTunes Giftcard

Your Choice of Exercise DVD



OR

Here’s a reminder of the January Challenge: 

Point Value: 1

LIST AT LEAST 3 ACTIONS YOU WILL TAKE IN ORDER TO REALIZE YOUR GOLDEN SNEAKER GOAL.

I will keep track of your points and indicate it by the number to the right of your name on the family blog.  Some of you have already earned your January point and good job to those who got the extra point:  Mom, Dad, Marie, Ashlee, David, Jenny, Nicole, and Courtney.

You have until Monday night to get the January point, so get on it this weekend!  I just realized that I, myself, need to get on the ball and heed my own reminder!  You can email it to me or leave a post on this blog or leave a comment on this post.  You've got options, baby!

How does that saying go?  A goal is just a wish until we write it down and make a plan.  Or something like that.  Sounds good, right?

Sharon

Cash Pot

Okay, family, we need to talk about:

Moolah

Dinero

Cheddar

Coin

Loot

Currency

That’s right…

MONEY!

Things are underway and the prizes have been established.  You’ve seen the sweet golden sneakers that will be expertly mounted on trophy stands.  But we know the real prize we’re all fighting for is the Cash Pot!

I have asked everyone participating to please pitch in $5.  That’s $5 per PERSON.  Not family or couple.  Nice try.  There have even been a few inquiries asking me if it’s OK to donate more than that amount.  Silly, silly question.  Of course it is!!!  But please DO NOT feel obligated to do so.  If everyone pitches in the required $5 that should still give us a nice chunk o’ change to keep us motivated.

Now my real challenge comes in getting you all to send it to me!  I feel I must impose a deadline or I will be waiting on some of you forever!  I’m not going to name names but you know who you are.  Plus, we want an actual tally on the pot so we have an established amount that we all know about.

So here’s the deadline:  MARCH 1

So please send me a check or some well-concealed cash to me, Sharon Johnson.  I’d rather not post my mailing address on the blog, so email me if you need it.

I will cash any checks I receive and tuck away the cash in our super secure break-in-proof safe (i.e. under the mattress).  Kidding.  We really do have a small safe.

I’m excited to report that we’ve already received a very generous donation of  $100 from Mom and Dad!  That gets us off to a great start!

This is exciting stuff, people!

Now, give me your money!

Do It Anyway

“Though you won’t get it perfect, do it anyway.  Though you don’t think you have the time, do it anyway.  Though others may find fault and criticize, do it anyway.

Though you can think of a lot of reasons not to, do it anyway.  Though you’ve been disappointed in the past, do it anyway.  Though it will challenge you and make you a little uncomfortable, do it anyway.  Though it will take some time and effort, do it anyway.

You know what must be done.  You know what actions will bring you the results you desire.  You know what is right and what is wrong.  You can spend a lifetime making excuses, thinking of reasons why not, but where would that get you?  Touch your own sense of excellence and do the right thing.  Do what must be done.  Do it anyway, in spite of all the excuses.  Do it anyway.  Make a difference.  Get somewhere.  Take yourself to the next level.

Do it anyway and you’ll be glad you did.”

This quote got me off my booty and on the treadmill when I had all but decided to give up on my workout plans for the day (see my blog post on www.lazytrainer.blogspot.com). 

Sharon

Food Focus

To help everyone with their focus on healthy food I've found the most delicious recipe:

Roasted Vegetables

Ingredients:

1 med eggplant, peeled and cubed

1/4 tsp salt

2 zucchini, sliced

1 large sweet potato, peeled and sliced

1 onion, peeled and cut into eighths

1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

1/4 cup olive oil

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary

1/4 tsp pepper

Preparation:

1. Sprinkle eggplant with salt, and let stand 30 minutes. Pat dry.

2. Preheat oven to 400°. Toss together eggplant and remaining ingredients, and arrange in a single layer in 2 aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pans.

3. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and golden brown. Season with salt to taste.

Keith 1-19-2011

Well we had a good couple of weeks despite working 70 hours a week. We went on a family bike ride last week, one day while Regan was at school we went for a jog with Zoey in the stroller. I also rode my bike 34 miles to work & back during the weekend. Then this week we went for another run, & then snow shoeing up on Mt Charleston. My goal is to get my waist from 38.5" down to 34" at the largest around area. Last night I measured & I am at 37.25"! Yeah! Getting closer. Maybe next week I will lay off the cookies & shrink even more!

Monthly Challenge - January

Point Value: 1

And, yes, there are prizes!!!

Highest point total by year’s end earns you the

 “Not-So-Dumbbell Award” and…

ONE of the following:

·       $50 iTunes gift card

·       OR your choice of workout DVD

(you should always have a good home-workout option)

So here it is:  List AT LEAST 3 actions you will take in order to realize your Golden Sneaker goal.  List even more, if you want – but don’t overwhelm yourself – and the more detailed, the better.

   

Bonus challenge:  You can earn 1 extra point for submitting this challenge to me with your first monthly report, which is DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 16. 

To sum up: points for the January Challenge can be earned until January 31 and the extra bonus point can be earned until January 16.

Sharon

Here They Are - 2011 Goals

"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act." -- Leonard Cohen

I gotta say, I'm so proud of my family.  You guys really stepped it up, are enthusiastically joining in and have put forth some pretty ambitious goals.  Which is what it's all about.  I mean, what's the point of whimpy goals, right?!

I also gotta say, we could all learn a little something from Alison.  Check out all her great goals.  This young lady knows what she wants!

2011 Golden Sneaker Goals:

• Dad Taylor – Continue to walk at least 5 miles a week, ride my bike 10 miles a week, work on skiers edge twice a week.
• Mom Taylor – exercise 4x/week for 20 minutes.
• Jeff Taylor – Lose 30 lbs.
• Marie Taylor - Lose 65 lbs.
• Ashlee Taylor – Lose 60 lbs. 
• Dave Hinckley – Lose 80 lbs.
• Erin Hinckley – Return to pre-marriage weight.
• Karlie Taylor – Work out 3x/week for 30 min. 
• Lynn Taylor – Lose 70 lbs.
• David Haight – Lose 26 lbs.
• Jenny Haight – Exercise 90 min./week and participate in a fun run.
• Nicole Haight – Exercise 5 days a week.
• Al Rindlisbacher – Lose 100 lbs.
• Amy Rindlisbacher – Lose 40 lbs.
• Devin Taylor - Participate in Leadman Triathlon, Run the River Triathlon, plus one more.
• Rebecca Taylor – Lose 15 lbs. 
• Keith Johnson – Lose 4.5 inches from waist. 
• Sharon Johnson – Run Las Vegas Rock and Roll marathon.

2011 Silver Whistle Goals:

• Alison Taylor – 1) Work out 4 x/week.  Go to swim practice 3 x and 1 day elliptical or other exercise.  2) Go to bed at 9:30 on weekdays and go to bed at 10:30 on weekends.  3) Cut out pop entirely.  4) Dessert only 2 x/week.  5) Watch carb intake and eat more fruits and veggies.  6) Drink 48 oz. of water/day.  7) Do at least 20 sit-ups/day and increase #.
• Reed Rindlisbacher – Put down video games and do something active 3 x/week.
• Ella Rindlisbacher – Get off couch and do something active 3 x/week.
• Asa Taylor – Workout 3x/week.
• Regan Johnson – Learn to ride a 2-wheel bike.
• Zoey Johnson – Keep up with Mom, Dad, and Regan!

There it is in writing, folks.  Now we can each see what we're up against.  Remember, you don't have to precisely achieve your goal in order to win... but it won't hurt to!  Oh wait... it probably will!

Sharon

Golden Sneaker Challenge 2011





I want you all to notice the quote there on the right column that I chose to place on the blog.  Here we are at the beginning of the year, all excited (well, some of us more than others) about jumping in and tackling our goals head-on.  Our enthusiasm is in high gear and there ain’t no stopping any of us, right? 



Well, come July I certainly hope we’ll all be feeling the same way but, knowing the way we humans seem to work, I suspect that some of us might be lagging a bit by then.  Of course, I would really love, at that point, for us all to be riding high on a wave of momentum caused by our previous months’ successes and be set to continue sailing on swiftly to finish out the year with a bang!  And I have faith that most of us will be!

This sentiment of Hyrum Smith’s is a good reminder that we’re not just whittling our waists or logging the miles, but we’re also potentially building a LOT of character this year.  We’re not always going to want to enthusiastically jump into our next workout or eat the right thing or be thinking about improving our health during every moment of every day of every week….  But by committing to this challenge and seeing it through – during the tough and easy times - we really are developing our character more than anything else, aren’t we?

I say so.  And I say, let’s get out there and really BUILD SOME CHARACTER this year!!!! 

Oh, and let’s really KICK SOME BUTT, too! 

That just sounds like a better rally cry, doesn’t it?

BRING IT ON!!!

I wish us all the best!

Sharon