Are you joining us for the 12 Months to a Healthier You Challenge? If so, it’s time for our weekly check-in to post our progress.
May’s Challenge:
We’re focusing on developing the habit of getting more rest. I encourage you to set a simple and doable goal for getting more rest and to stick with it.
New to this challenge? Read more details on the plan for this year here.
My Get More Rest Goal for May
My goal for May is to get at least 7.5 hours of sleep every night.
I’m also hoping to keep up with January’s habit of exercising at least 4-5 times every week, February’s goal of eating a big salad at least six times a week, March’s goal of drinking 8 glasses of water every day, and April’s goal of eating dessert once a week.
This Week’s Progress:
I pretty much bombed the challenge this past week. It was just one of those weeks. Lots of great things went on. Lots of wonderful time with wonderful people… and well, sleep just got bumped really low on the priority list.
In fact, I think I only got at least 7.5 hours of sleep two nights this past week. Bad, I know.
But that’s just life sometimes, isn’t it? I don’t recommend living like this on a regular basis, but there are times when you just have to power through and know that you’ll catch up on sleep the following week — which is my hope for this week!
I hit my water goals five days, exercised four days, ate a salad five of the days, and had dessert three times. So yes, I’m not hitting all of my goals perfectly, but I’m going to celebrate the progress I’m making!
How Are YOU Doing?
Leave a comment telling us how you did on your exercise goals this past week. If you’re blogging about this challenge, leave the direct link to your blog post about the challenge below. Are you on social media? You can also share your progress on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter by using hashtag #12MonthstoaHealthierYou.
Maria says
I’m doing about the same rate! I didn’t have a salad today, officially, though we went to a new potato restaurant where I ordered a gyro potato with lettuce on it. I’m calling it my unique salad. I’ve decided to just hang on and do what I can until my girls go visit their grandparents for a few weeks, and then I’ll get myself (and the house) reset.
Shelly says
This week I didn’t do too well either. I stayed up too late three times this past week. I had been doing so well too. You’re right that is just life sometimes.
I hoping to get caught up on my sleep this week too.