Celebrating Milestones

In last week's Mamavation post, I talked about the different ways to measure success while on this healthy living journey. Now the question is: How do we celebrate the milestones that we reach? Do you set goals and also rewards then those goals are met? You can bet I do!

For now, I do base my rewards on the scale. To improve my health, I need to lose weight. However, when I get to a place of weight maintenance, I'll have to find a different measure for goals & rewards.

For 10 pounds lost, my mom treated me to a pedicure. For 20 pounds lost, I bought a new swimsuit. I have now officially reached 30 pounds lost!! My reward is a RoadID shoe pouch (pink, of course!). Now, that may not seem very exciting, but I'm a practical person. I want a reward that is lasting and that will remind me of my accomplishment every time I see it. I decided on the RoadID for safety reasons & for practical reasons.

With the weather turning toward summer-like heat & humidity, I need to run in minimal clothing. A tank & shorts is as minimal as I can get with modesty. But most tanks & shorts do not have a place to stash a key. So I can carry my house key in my shoe pouch & wear clothing that will keep me cool during a run. Every time I run, I will be reminded of how far I've come!

And if you'd like to get a RoadID, they gave me a coupon code to share with my friends. There are lots of styles to choose from, I got the shoe pouch so I could have the ID and a place to stash my key. The coupon code is ThanksHeather5294883 is good for $1 off any RoadID order. It can be used up to 20 times in the next 30 days.

How do you reward yourself for meeting goals?

And here's my weekly recap.

Fitness: I did cardio 6 days out of 7, for a total of 159 minutes. Some of you have asked how I stay so consistent with my workouts; I wrote about that on Friday. I am still working on the 100 Push Up Challenge and FINALLY feel ready to move on to week 3. I am also participating in Alysa's 300 Lunges Challenge. I am definitely seeing results with the added strength training!

Monday - running, 30 minutes
Tuesday - #easactive 2 cardio workout, 20 minutes
Wednesday - running, 28 minutes; push ups & lunges
Thursday - #easactive 2 cardio workout, 22 minutes
Friday - #easactive 2 full body workout, 24 minutes; push ups & lunges
Saturday - running, 35 minutes
Sunday - cardio rest day; pushup and lunges

Nutrition: I did well with my nutrition during the week. The weekend was tougher because of the Easter goodies. We do limit the amount of junk, but don't want to be total scrooges so we do allow some treats. Ladybug and I made Easter candy to share with her friends (a tradition from my growing up years), but we did enjoy a few treats too.

So I'll be focusing intently on my nutrition plan and keeping portions under control, in addition to lots of fruits and veggies!  Here's our healthy menu plan for the week.

The Scale: Woot! Down 1 lb this week for a total of 30 lbs in 16 months!

Blogging Carnival: Mamavation.com is this week's blogging carnival sponsor. The weekly question is Who is your world deserves a "shout out" this week for pushing you to better yourself? What did they do?

Oh, where do I start? There are so many people who inspire me! My husband - he noticed my MamaGuns this week, which inspires me to keep doing those push ups. Tracy, Lisa, Amy, Carla, Pamela, Stephanie, Janice, Rachel, Erin, Anne & Annie who are always there with an encouraging word. And I know there are so many others who share a word of encouragement and inspiration that keep me going on a daily basis.




I wrote this blog post while participating in the Mamavation Blogging Carnival for a chance to win My Trainer Fitness 100 Calorie+ Workout featuring MizFitOnline from Mamavation.