Check In One: The Good and The Bad on My Healthy Start

My first week is officially done in my healthy lifestyle challenge and I had quite a few ups and downs. While I am not 100% happy with how well I committed to it, I can’t look back but only forward as tomorrow is always a new day. I need to focus on my overall health and well being and each positive and healthy step forward is a win for me.

So here is the breakdown:

Last week’s goals: 

• 2 pound weight loss.  Completed!! Woohoo!!
• Follow my vegetarian diet with a meal plan. I stuck to this like glue and while I wish I had some additional emotional support for this change I am happy with how I feel and I am sure my loved ones will too over time.
• Yoga four times a week. I managed to complete my yoga practice twice this week and it made me feel so good! I love how my body feels so relaxed afterwards and this will be something I will do more of.
• Daily evening meditation. While I did complete this in the bath (the only time I am given absolute and complete silence) it still felt good to just quiet my mind and focus on nothing.
• Daily squat, lunge, push up and crunch challenge. I actually kind of forgot about this one so this week I am going to make a fitness calendar to keep myself on track!
• Run daily for five minutes (I am starting out here!!). Does chasing after kids at soccer count??
• Stay hydrated with eight glasses of water a day. This is the part I loved the most and left me feeling less bloated.
• 10,000 step minimum a day. Oops, not even close! I was very bad last week while on vacation!

This week’s goal:

• 1-2 pound weight loss
• Continue to maintain my vegetarian diet with a meal plan.
• Yoga fours times this week.
• Daily evening meditation.
• Daily squat, lunge, push up and crunch challenge with a fitness calendar.
• Two litres of water a day.
• 10,000 steps minimum a day.
• Daily morning detox tea.

Make sure you check out my initial post on my healthy start and enter to win a giveaway to focus on your healthy start!