60 days from tomorrow I will be heading to beautiful California for the first time ever. M and I are going for the wedding of two of my law school classmates. Several of my other classmates are making the trek as well and we are making a bit of a vacation out of the weekend. On top of that, 3 weeks later I’m taking a ladies only trip to Las Vegas. I’m really looking forward to both trips. However, I decided that these trips are the motivations I have needed to buckle down and lose these last pounds. Seeing people I haven’t seen since last summer and some since nearly 2 years ago is great motivation for me to get in the best shape ever (not to mention that it’d be nice to be comfortable in a bathing suit). So I’ve created a little challenge for myself which I’m sure you’ve figured out by now from the title of this post.
Here are the rules of the 60 Day Challenge:
- Foods to eat: fruits, vegetables, lean meats, healthy fats
- Foods to avoid: processed anything, added sugars, white flour, and undocumented food (my dailyburn.com nutrition tracking has been lacking significantly)
- Plan meals for the week every weekend (probably Sundays)
- One meal per week will be a cheat meal. During the rest of the day I will consume between 800 – 1200 calories. That meal is free though. I’m not going to try to blow it at the meals but I want to have a bit of flexibility. I’m thinking that most weeks this meal will fall on my long run days.
- Think about each days meal the night before and do any necessary prep
- Take weekly pictures
- Take weekly weight (and no more than weekly!)
- Workout 6 days a week:
- 3 days of running
- 2-3 days of lifting (NROLW)
- 2-3 days of biking
- 2 days of swimming
- Calorie Goals
- 1500-1800 on rest/light days
- 1700-2000 on running/heavy days
- Goals to be adjusted by the week depending on results
- Report weekly on my weekly goals
- Report daily on my food goals (with pictures ?!?!)
- Overall Goals:
- Be in great shape for the wedding
- Lose 20 pounds (2.5 pounds a week)
- Continue to work on my fitness for the half marathon, marathon, and triathlons
- Learn to enjoy eating clean healthy foods (this is probably the most important of the goals)
The challenge officially begins tomorrow. I’ll be taking measurements, pictures,and my starting weight in the morning, so be sure to check back in then!
But the real question is – who is going to join me?
Those are great goals! Good luck with them.
Since I’ll be seeing you in 60 days, I’M IN!! I’ve got 20 to lose too!!!
Great challenge! Unfortunately for the next sixty days I’ll be taking meals at a cafeteria which serves mostly starches. My diet will consist mostly of potatoes and rice.
I’m not sure I can do EVERYTHING on this list, but I’m going to try to do as many of them as I can. I had an epiphany today while running at the gym…I make excuses that I don’t have time to work out, but my gym is only 5 minutes away from me. If I can get up an hour earlier and get in 30 minutes of running before work, I’ll be better off.
I’m really trying to do my best to plan meals a week in advance. I need to be more productive on Sundays!