This picture doesn't have anything to do with the 100 day challenge but if you ever want anything from Mrs. Roy, it helps to be 3 years old and wearing this shirt!
September 22nd marked the last 100 days of the year, so I took the opportunity to set a couple of goals that I could meet within that time. I also broke the 100 days into 10 sets of 10. One of my goals was to lose 10 lbs by the end of the year. To lose one pound, I would have to burn 3500 calories. Instead of having to burn 500 calories a day over 7 days (a week), I found it’s a lot easier to burn 350 calories a day over 10 days. Another goal was to save money for a little weekend trip that I plan on taking in January. I set aside a dollar a day to help pay for it. With some other money I have set aside, I will be able to pay cash for the entire trip!!
I challenged a couple of other people to join me. One person wanted to pay off her credit card, so she decided to save $5.00 a day and make her lunch every day, setting the money she would have used to buy lunch, aside. She had her card paid off by the 70th day of the challenge. Another one wanted to finish a scrapbooking project, and decided on doing one page every 10 days. She’s almost done. I’ve already lost my 10 lbs and am working on a couple more for good measure.
I’ve challenged a bigger group for the First 100 Days Challenge which starts on January 1st. This helps to reinforce how important short-term goals are and how they can contribute to the larger, medium and long term goals. Set some goals (not resolutions) for yourself for the first 100 days, and have fun. Make sure that you can realistically achieve them by April 10th. It’s amazing what you can do!!!
Michelle S.
This whole thing reminded Mrs. Roy of the way you eat an
elephant - one bite at a time. So often
we get sidetracked or discouraged when we set big goals for ourselves. Mrs. Roy’s battle of the bulge is a good
example; sure, it would be nice to be 20 pounds thinner but Mrs. Roy likes
chocolate a little too much. However,
being good for just a few days - Mrs. Roy can handle that!
So Mrs. Roy decided to see if this 100 day challenge thing
would work. The first thing Mrs. Roy did
was start putting a $5 bill in a piggy bank at work every Monday morning. (Mrs. Roy decided not to stress about
Saturday and Sunday.) This has been a
huge success - to date there is about $80 in the piggy and Mrs. Roy is trying
to decide how to spend it; vacation money has the top spot right now. And Mrs. Roy has allowed some fudging - piggy
has paid for lunch a time or two when there was no cash in Mrs. Roy’s wallet.
So Mrs. Roy decided to see if the concept would work on the
weight loss front. Sure enough, Mrs. Roy
has dropped 10 pounds and counting.
Watching fat grams and reducing snacks has had a big impact. And when we had a family get together last
week, Mrs. Roy just went with the flow and didn’t stress. A few days of being extra diligent took care
of those burgers and chips so thoroughly enjoyed over the weekend! Small victories definitely keep Mrs. Roy
motivated.
So what else can Mrs. Roy apply this 100 day challenge
to? Clutter is the next challenge - if
Mrs. Roy put one item per day in the charity box, recycling bin or trash can, that would be 100 items
decluttered! Everything counts - ink
pens that don’t write, magazines already read, clothes that don’t fit. This morning, it was a pair of socks with a
hole in the heel. Mrs. Roy does not have
to wear holey socks - and neither do you!
Other 100 day challenges might be reading a chapter of the
Bible every day (or just one verse); walking a little every day for 100 days;
cleaning one thing every day (say, washing one window or cleaning one tub);
drinking one cup of water or milk every day; writing one letter or note card
every day; doing five minutes of stomach exercises every day; you get the
picture.
Let Mrs. Roy know if you accept the 100 day challenge; Mrs.
Roy will check back with you in 100 days to see how you’ve done.
Life is good!
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