30 Day Ab Challenge: My Motivation & Commitments
My Motivation! Pink’s Abs are HAWT!
I’m a big believer in making a visual commitment to the tasks or achievements you are working towards. Its like a little mini-contract with yourself and with the wonders of blogs and social media, by sharing with you lot, I look like a numpty if I don’t follow through with my promises.
So, this here is my motivation! I fucking adore Pink and all she does and her abs are THE ONE! This will be the image that comes in to my head when I feel lazy or feel like slacking! I think I’m going to print this pic to keep at hand for moments of weakness!
My promises, which I will be blogging more detail and reasoning about, are:
- To Practice what I Preach. If I tell you to do X, Y & Z, best believe I will be joining you for the ride!
- Zero Tolerance. On the banned list will be Pasta, White Bread, Simple Carbs, Cakes, Chocolate, Fizzy Drinks, Crisps, Sugar in my tea & coffee, Cheese, Biscuits, Processed foods, Any carbs after 3pm (except Thursdays, NTC night, therefore fuel needed before 4pm), Sweets….
- Clean Eating. Fruit, Vegetables, Greens, Salads, Protein Rich, Low-fat, Complex Carbs & Clean Nuts… DO NOT…& Seeds.
- I will walk 12 miles a week (3 miles 4x a week to work) and run a minimum 15 miles a week.
- I will complete 45-60mins of Nike Training Club on a Saturday, Tuesday & Thursday.
- I will not take the piss on ‘Indulgence Sundays’ – One treat only, not a day of binging!
- I will not drink any alcohol AT ALL….with the exception of Sat 26th, when I am in London for a @tribeoftheworld party!
- I will NOT make excuses!
- I will drink 1.5 – 2 litres of water as standard, daily, no exceptions.
- I will eat breakfast daily, I WILL make time!
What I need from you:
This can be what you want it to be. My suggestion is:
- in the comments of this post, you publicise your own commitments or alternatively, if you’re shy, send them to me privately by clicking here.
- On the morning of the 31st October, take a picture of your abs and email me it. I promise not to post until we are done and if you tell me not to, I will respect that.
- Check in with me daily; tweet me, post in the daily blog post, let me know how you are getting on! Remember when you tweet it to add #30DayAbChallenge to the tweet!
- If you’re cutting out anything from your diet, clear out your cupboards of it, don’t bin it, give it to someone!
Any Q’s….holla! Schedule to come!
Pink’s abs are SERIOUS. The woman is so incredibly fit it’s jawdropping. And a I the only one who thought Jodie Marsh looked quite good at the fitness competition? Minus the blick fake tan, of course…
So. My fitness idol is Mel B: http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090622/293.brown.melanie.062209.jpg < sexy bitchery right there. I won't get that in 30 days, but I'm definitely channelling her!
Here we go:
1. I commit to running 3-4 times a week, based around social tempo runs on Mondays and Tuesdays, parkruns on Saturdays, and a long run on Sunday. Kind of unavoidable as I'm doing the Berlin half in 2012…
2. On top of the running I will be doing a mix of tabata skipping sessions, Powerplates, yoga, spin, NTC Live classes and Pilates.
3. I've struggled with disordered eating since childhood, so I'm not 'on' a diet now. I've cut out grain-based wholefoods, processed food and milk because they make me feel iffy and slow my running down. If I happen to have these once in a while, it's no biggie. My diet is mainly lean protein, with small helpings of fruit and starchy veg and good fats. I'm not going in for Indulgence Sundays as I have a habit of making that 1 day last 2 weeks! So I'm going to reward myself with non-food treats
4. I drink lots of water and herbal tea and don't drink very much booze anyway – when I do it's neat vodka doubles, and I have 2 of those when I'm out, tops. Maybe 3 if it's a crazy one!
YAY I’m excited to take my fitness to the next level and instill some discipline in this here journey. Thanks for doing this!!
The abs I love belong to Hope Solo (in that Nike ad I keep seeing her in), Janet Jackson (her ON TOUR body lol) and this Alvin Ailey principle, Linda Celeste Sims. Actually, I want her ENTIRE body!
So my commitment to myself during this challenge AND beyond (for all the world to see):
1- I will follow a modified (80/20) Primal eating habit.
2- I will prep my food & snacks in advance to avoid cheating.
3- No alcohol (but if I must, red wine only).
4- I will make arrangements (with carpooling, etc) to allow me to go back to boxing and bootcamp in the early AM.
5- I will not reschedule fitness classes because I want to stay up late or because I’m sleepy *side eye*
6- I will make time for AM + PM meditation, morning pages and breakfast EVERY DAY.
7- I will “play” with my babies every chance I get- in-house dance parties, jump rope, basketball, tag, etc.
8- [kinda secret endeavor I don’t want to reveal just yet, but it’s a good one!)
9- I will not fill my nights with watching TV or chatting on twitter.
10- I will go dancing once a week (or die trying LOL)
And girl, please, I have NO SHAME so you will be receiving my flabby belly pic on the 31st and are free to post it as a cautionary tale to couch potatoes everywhere!!
Love & Balls,
Jaded
This sounds great, I’d love to join- (combined with a horrendous hangover)this might just give me the kick in the butt I need to stop talking about getting fit and actually do it
, especially since I work for a health, beauty and wellness website!
Much as I loathe the woman, Heidi Montag’s (pre-surgery, fitness days) abs were amazing so that’s the dream!
My promises, which I will be blogging more detail and reasoning about, are:
1.Cycle to work and back (9 miles total) every day.
2.Eat clean- I can’t function on low carb so it’ll be nothing processed or containing sugar for me. Cutting back on salt and no dairy either, cheese is too tempting!
3.Start running again- 6 miles fartlek training three times a week
4.Cut out the booze (apart from next Saturday when I have already said I’d go on a big night out :s)
5. I will bring my lunch into work every day to avoid sandwiches/convenience foods and NO MORE TAKE AWAYS. I’ll aim to cook every evening (or if worst comes to worst, have an Innocent Veg pot!)
6.Cut out coffee- the massive soya lattes aren’t helping matters.
7. Treat Sunday- I have zero willpower so instead of treat foods I will be using the money I save my cycling to work to buy myself something pretty/do something with my gorgeous bf as reward instead.
Gut-filled before-picture at the ready. Really hope I can look back on this at the beginning of December and feel like I stuck to it!
Melxx
This is such a great idea!
My commitments are:
1. To workout at least 5 times a week, cardio and strength along with yoga and pilates
2. I will not make exceptions, as soon as my daughter goes to bed, I start working out.
3. I will be cutting down on carbs, but not cutting them out all together… im from Ireland, its impossible :p
4. I will stop eating junk food and getting take outs, instead I will cook healthy versions at home.
5. I will be getting more active with my daughter, going for plenty of walks and getting out and about.
6. I will go to bed earlier, a 12am bedtime is not acceptable for me.
7. Eat more raw fruits and vegetables.
8. I don’t normally drink alcohol, but my massive cups of tea around 4 times a day aren’t good, so green tea it will be from now on!
Short but sweet and they are realistic for me
I am looking forward to giving this challenge my best! I think I have to copy you Melissa, Pink is beautiful and I would love to have her stomach!
My comittments are:
1. To try my hardest with healthy eating, cutting out carbs, sweets, chocolate etc.
2. Prepare myself healthy lunches for work so I don’t buy a crappy sandwich from the garage across the road!
3. Stick to my current excercise routine, Dance Mondays, Zumba and Fatburner Tuesdays, Circuits Wednesdays, Spin Fridays & a weekend run.
4. Try my very best not to booze.
5. Drink more water
Good luck everyone! xxx
This just the challange I needed. Good luck everyone!
Here are my commitments:
1. To cut out pasta, white bread, crisps, biscuits and cakes
2. To run twice a week including on Thursdays with Nike Run Club
3. To complete x2 NTC 30 minute workouts a week.
4. Drink 2 litres of water a day
5. I’ll try and eat more fruit and vegtables
6. I’ll cut out any alcohol
7. I’ll walk my daughter to nursery instead of taking the car
8. I’ll eat more seeds and nuts
Misty xx
some great commitments – I am a big advocator of NTC and will be talking about it! Made a huge diff for me!
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