This year I participate in a challenge to become more well rounded. Each day I could earn points for:
- Drinking 50 ounces of water
- Exercising 30 minutes a day
- Eating 4 fruits/veggies
- Drinking no soda
- Personal Point-for me this was reading my scriptures
- No eating after 8 pm
- No sweets
- Sleeping for 7 hours a day
I was happy with how everything went. We started the second week in January and I feel like I was eating way to many sweets over the holidays so it was nice to cut it out for a while. I felt like those cravings went away pretty easily for me too. The hardest week for no sweets I think was Valentines week. It was also the last week of the challenge so that made it hard too.
I came to love the no eating after 8 pm, but the first week I was starving before I went to bed. It made me really appreciate breakfast. This is something I really want to stick with because after the 6 weeks I am really not hungry at that time now and nothing good goes in me after eight.
Reading my scriptures was really wonderful and I am glad it was part of the challenge. It helped me find out what part of the day I like to read my scriptures and that helps me to make it a habit. If you are wondering for me the time that works for me is right before bed. I feel like my head is clear and it is a really nice way to help my finish me day.
I am so glad I participated in this even though it was really hard at times. It is always fun and good to challenge yourself. It also helped that I had a group of friends also participating. It was great motivation and I got lots of encouragement. I challenge all of you to do something you have never done today!
