Motivated Momma's Week 5 (closed group)

On behalf of Karie and all of this week's contributors, here is the week 5 challenge.

Cardio: Possible 12 points + Bonus miles in Part 1
Created by Renu

Part 1- Time for walking.. Walking is the best exercise for staying fit and healthy, be it Leslie Sansone's walk at home, a leisurely walk with your kids, brisk walking to gear up the metabolism or walking on treadmill. Set a goal for yourself this week in terms of miles to be covered, say 10 miles in one week.. If you are an running/jogging expert, feel free to include that as well.. Lets walk away those pounds this week.. You meet your goal and earn 5 points and one extra point for each mile exceeded. (Suppose your goal is 10 and you covered 12 miles, you earn 2 extra points)

Part 2- Interval training. Introduce intervals in your walking or workout for 3 days this week. Suppose you are walking on a treadmill, change your walking phase from 3 to 3.5 for a mins, include the incline, etc..Intensity is measured in a scale of 1 to 10. Eg, 1 = standing still, 5=jogging, 10=running..Mix and match walking and running.. This will boost your metabolism as well..
Points-3

Part 3- Logging the details in the spreadsheet for 4 days
Points-4

Strength: Possible 6 points
Created by Lynda

Wednesday: 1 point
100 Crunches

Thursday: 1 point
50 Reverse Crunches

Friday: 1 point
50 Pushups

Weekend: 1 point
100 Squats

Monday: 1 point
100 Lunges (50 per leg)

Tuesday: 1 point
50 Sit ups

Food/Nutrition: Possible 1 point + Bonus point to winner of the Tuesday vote
Created by Lynda
Eating well on the go is always a challenge especially with a couple of kids in tow. This week's challenge is to post a recipe, snack idea or treat that is quick and easy to prepare and easily transported to quickly feed and satisfy yourself and the little ones. Get creative! 1 point.

Bonus point: Tuesday morning please cast your vote for your favorite recipe/idea. Most votes = 1 bonus point.

Emotional: Possible 5 points
Created by Elaine
Excerpts taken from Jack Canfield's book " The Success Principles- How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be"
What's your Life Purpose?? As your goals, hopes and path are changing with the physical and mental changes you are going through, how is your life purpose changing? For more of the chapter ( which I STRONGLY recommend reading to get the most out of the exercise [it's only 3 or 4 pages] --http://www.thebigwhitebook.com/the-success-principles-2-chapters.pdf ** skip to page 35**
"I believe each of us is born with a life purpose. Identifying, acknowledging, and honoring this purpose is perhaps the most important action successful people take. They take the time to understand what they’re here to do—and then they pursue that with passion and enthusiasm...You see, without a purpose in life, it’s easy to get sidetracked on your life’s journey. It’s easy to wander and drift, accomplishing little.
But with a purpose, everything in life seems to fall into place. To be “on purpose” means you’re doing what you love to do, doing what you’re good at and accomplishing what’s important to you."

THE LIFE PURPOSE EXERCISE7
1. List two of your unique personal qualities, such as enthusiasm and creativity.
_________________________ __________________________
2. List one or two ways you enjoy expressing those qualities when interacting with others, such as to support and to inspire.
_________________________ __________________________
3. Assume the world is perfect right now. What does this world look like? How is everyone interacting with everyone else? What does it feel like? Write your answer as a statement, in the present tense, describing the ultimate condition, the perfect world as you see it and feel it. Remember, a perfect world is a fun place to be.
EXAMPLE: Everyone is freely expressing their own unique talents. Everyone is working in harmony. Everyone is expressing love.
4. Combine the three prior subdivisions of this paragraph into a single statement.
EXAMPLE: My purpose is to use my creativity and enthusiasm to
support and inspire others to freely express their talents in
a harmonious and loving way.

Think about it, process it, and sometime this week post your Life Purpose statement to the group

Once again, the link to the google spreadsheet is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnwPqv9GV3KzdGJmckI0LXhiV2piODNrU3o3NG9XRVE&hl=en_US#gid=5