Vision Board

I would like to talk to you about how i am going to try and stay motivated with my new life goals.  I am a visual person, if i don't see it i forget about it, if it's not in my planner it doesn't get done.

In order to help me keep my goals in the front of my mind I am going to use a vision board.   What is a vision board??  A vision board is somewhere to visually display your goals, The theory is if you constantly see it you will want it and achieve it (in a nut shell) it all has to do with the power of attraction.  For me its all about reminding myself why I am doing this.

This is how I made my vision board.

Things you will need:
An old pin-up board, White spray paint, Drop Sheet, Mini craft pegs, Clear push pins, Vision Bard Kit (Kikki-K), Hemp Twine and Photo's/ Internet Images/Magazine Headings & Images

First thing we need to do is to give our pin-up board a face lift. I spray painted mine white, this took 1 & 1/2 cans as there were lots of holes that needed fulling. It shouldn't take long to dry, I left it out in the sun for about an hour.

While your board is drying outside, take the time to sort out what you would like on your board, this is a completely individual thing, there is no right or wrong way to go about this. Work out what is more important to you, work out if these are your goals, if you no longer feel anything about that image to put it aside. You may also want to sort these images into category's like long term, sort term goals or maybe into Home, Work, Health and Family.
I have chosen to use Quotes and Images of short term and long term goals.

Now to arrange them on the board.

I have chosen to use the push pins, hemp twine and mini pegs to attached the images to the board, this way i can change my images as my goals change.

If you don't have any of these thing around the house you could also use card stock and glue. Here is another vision board that i made using Scrapbooking card and images from the Internet.

There are also online options like VisionBoard.Me and DreamItAlive.

The last thing you need to do is decide where to put your vision board, I have chosen to put mine on the back of my bedroom door where I will see it every morning and very night. Where will you out yours??
Let me know how you use your vision board.

Talk to you soon
Miss P

100 Day Challenge First Week Reveiw

I know I am posting this a day late and you missed out on a post on Wednesday and for that I am sorry.

My fist week has not gone to plan this week, started a course on Monday and sadly by Wednesday this week it fall through which I was devastated about, it really put me into a down would spin.  You see when i start this course i thought this was going to give me some extra qualification to help get a job and a job would bring in money and money would equal a life.  When I was told I was no longer able to continue I just saw all of that floating away.

I got home that night and did not want to do anything, no workout, no dinner, I just wanted to veg on the couch, eat chocolate and drink soft drink, lucky for me there was no chocolate in the house as i had give it all away and I did have enough will power not to go for the soft drink or maybe it was because it was cold outside and it was outside in the shed. Anyway the point is  I didn't get into old habits by turning to food.

Because I didn't  have anything to do on Thursday I decided to have a lay in bed for a while (Longer then I care to say) and did some research on the Apple App Store and had a look at the fitness apps, I already have TargetWeight which I did a rest on so I could start fresh. I also have MyFitnessPal, MapMyWalk, and the Health app that I don't use, however i wanted an app that would help me with my walking to running goal. There are a lot of apps that can help you with this but I decided to go with 5K Runner free version.
The App is designed to help you go from a couch potato to a 5K runner, when setting up this I chose all  the worst options as I am not a runner and only just walking properly.  The app set a program for you, my first week of the program is 3 days of exercise, fist day is to do a 5mins warm up, 15 mins of 1 mins runs + 1.5mins walks (6 times) and 5 mins cool down.   Easy right??? 1min is not long, I can do 1min of running, I can do this with no problems. These were the thoughts going through my head as I left for the park near my house.

As I strolled around the corner I started the app, it tell's you when to start each section.
5mins warm up walk- Easy as, time to start the running, First 1min run- Felt easy, now a walk to catch my breath, Run 2 - O Crap time to run again, it wasn't as easy as the first, I stopped just short of the 1min, aaaah the 1.5mins walk - Thank good for the walk time. I skipped the next  run for another walk. So this went on again and again the more I tried to run the less I managed to do, I never made a full 1min of running again. By the end of the 15mins I was buggered and used the 5mins cool down to walk home and collapsed on the couch.
I liked the app and it gives you encouragement along the way, you also have a option to play music while you run. To be honest with you I have not done day two as yet but I am thinking I my continue to do day one until i can do this session without any problems.

On a different note here is the weeks review of the 100 day challenges I have completed.

1 - 7 days
2 - 7 days
3 - 3 days
6 - 2 days
9 - 4 days
10 - 1 day
11 - 5 days
13 - 6 days
14 - 1 day
15 - 3 days
16 - 1 day
17 - 1 day
19 - 1 day

Total Weight Loss this Week - 1.9kg
100 Day Challenge Total - 1.9kg

Let me know how you went this week

Talk to you soon
Miss P

100 Day Challenge

During the week I sat down to do some research about how to go about changing my habits, Did you know it only takes 3 Weeks to create a new habit??

So I came across a website called Motivate Me and their 100 day challenge (100 ways in 100 days).  Now  not everything in their 100 challenge is about Weight Loss / Fitness but there are some good habit that I would also like to try. I have chosen the ones listed below to try over the next 100 day's.

1) Save $1 a day for 100 days - Now as i lost my job the day before surgery last year money has be come tight. If I can save $1 each day for the next 100 days it would make life that little bit easier if an unexpected bill comes in.

2) Buy nothing new for the next 100 days - Once again as money is tight this is something I need to do to make the budget stretch, I am a sucker for a good impose buy.  This does exclude food, toiletries and other essentials.

3) Set your alarm 5 minutes earlier then normal. - At the moment I have a really bad sleeping habit.  I tend to stay up all night/morning and go to bed around 2:30am, then sleep the day away.

4) For the next 100 days keep your desk clean - Do I need to say more??? How can I do everything I need to do in the mess??

5) For 100 days don't procrastinate over what you think may be a difficult task - I am the world biggest procrastinator, it took me 7years to decide to take the first step to become a boggier.

6) Make a note of all the jobs you need to do tomorrow - I am for ever going "What was I going to do today" and end up getting nothing done because I couldn't remember what it was.



7) Read 1 chapter a day from a book that isn't related to your course of study for 100 days - So I use to love reading on the train back in the day, My favourite series of book to read is the "In Death" books by J.D Robb (AKA Nora Roberts).  I currently 18 books behind including the short story's, this is something I have been wanting to change for a long time.



8) Sleep - Turn off your electronic devices at lest half an hour before going to bed - OK so I said earlier that sometimes I don't go to sleep before 2:30am, this is because I play my iPad to all hours.  Just one more level, Just one more.





9) Sleep - Aim for 6-8 hours a night for the next 100 days - I'll say it again, my sleep is out of whack, I have started waring a Misfit Shine to track my sleeping patterns.



10) Exercise daily for 100 days - That's RAIN, HAIL and SHINE people. A little bit each day adds up.

11) Every 10 days go for a long walk of about an hour - The site suggests not to walk with music or anyone else and let your mind empty. however I find it easier to walk with music that has a beat.

12) Don't buy or eat junk food & Soft drinks for the next 100 days - I have combined two thing for this challenge as I normally buy one with the other.

13) For the next 100 days drink at least 2 Liters of water per day - As I am giving up soft drink and exercising more this shouldn't be a problem.

14) For the next 100 days eat from a smaller plate to help control portion size -  Now I like this idea. as I was growing up we were always told to eat everything on our plates. Its time to change the size of the plate.

15) Once a week have a cheat meal - I have been told this before, if we stave ourselves of the food we like then we crave it more and tend to binge eat on these foods.  If we let our self to have a "cheat meal" we tend to crave these foods less.

16) Spend sometime every day doing something that will benefit your long term future - For me this could be anything from looking for a job to working on my blog or practice my cake decorating skills.

17) For the next 14 weeks conduct a review of each week - This go's with what I was saying last week about being accountable. I will be accountable to all of you, each week I will be writing a post on how I have gone with these challenges and my weight loss journey.  If you are not accountable for your lack of action then what is going to help you stay motivated???

18) Rest only as long as you need to during the next 100 days - I am forever saying "I'll do that later" or "It can wait till tomorrow" by doing that I am not only making more work for myself but by doing it now not only am I getting organised but I am also staying active during the day.

So I have chosen 18 of their challenge items but because I like things to look nice and pretty 18 is not a good number so here are 2 more I have added on to make 20.

19) Lose 15kg by the end of the 100 day challenge - That's 33 pound or 30 tub's of margarine






20) Stay positive - Sometimes when things don't happen the way I would like then to eg: Putting on a couple of gram's after a big week like Easter or my Birthday, I tend to start thinking "Whats the point" "I'm never going to reach my target".  These are the negative thoughts I need to get out of my head.

How am I going to keep track of all of this I hear you asking yourself,  I am going to use/make a weight loss journal. I have used these in the past and have found they can be very helpful with the emotional rollercoaster that comes with weight loss, If you are lucky I may share this with you in a latter post.

Will you join me on this 100 day challenge??? I am starting mine from today. How many challenges do you think you can do in 100 days?? and how many days can you do them consecutively??
Let me know your thoughts.

Talk to you soon
Miss P