Ash @ A Step in the Right Direction
Time for another installment of Weigh In Wednesday!
The Weigh In
Gained 1/2 pound this week. :( So essentially no change in the last two weeks. Even though I'm getting workouts in (only recently), I'm doing a terrible job of tracking. I usually end up tracking for breakfast and lunch but give up by dinner time. Most of all, I have been abusing my plain greek yogurt and shredded cheese - I'm addicted to sour cream and I put it on everything (baked potatoes, omelettes, chili, etc.) same goes for cheese. BAD! So tracking is essential and must start happening!
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The good news! After classes today, I have a free fitness assessment at my gym scheduled. I'll let you know my results! They will put a workout plan together based on my goals and help assess what I need to be focusing on! I can't wait! I need some direction in my life.
Giveaways
As of today, I have THREE giveaways going on at one time! Rather than post all the Rafflecopters here, just click on the links below to visit the giveaways!
That's a lot of monies!
A (short) list of what you could do with all that moolah:
Get your hair did// Massage at the spa// Date night// Girl's night out// New clothes for your rockin' bod// Pay off your credit card bill // Donate to the "Heather's a poor med student fund" // Donate to your church // Personal training sessions // ...60 bottles of wine.
"Sweat"tember Challenge
I joined ANOTHER Dietbet - if I'm gonna lose weight, I might as well get paid TWICE for it. You can do the same here. But to supplement those efforts, I wanted to create a new "challenge" for myself that some of you will hopefully want to join in on!
For September, I'm pledging to "sweat" EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It can be anything - walk, run, yoga, weights, headstands, whatever - we just have to MOVE! My reason for doing this is obviously to keep the weight loss up but also because of something I've noticed over the past few weeks - I learn better after I exercise.
Exercise is so much more than looking good - it's about feeling good too! Specifically exercise has 7 amazing effects according to this article from the Harvard School of Public Health:
1. It reverses the effects of stress
2. It lifts depression
3. It improves learning
4. It builds self-esteem & improves body image
5. It leaves you feeling euphoric (umm...I guess?)
6. It keeps the brain fit
7. It may keep Alzheimer's at bay.
All of those benefits sounds pretty good to me! Med students are very suseptible to depression, anxiety, and burn out - while I'm not quite as neurotic as some people I know, I'm certainly I'm not immune to this. I find myself getting kind of sad after a few hours of studying - I miss the human contact and I'm not a big fan of sitting in one place for eternity.
So...let's do this! Who's with me??? If you'd like to join me, I'm thinking about doing a link up on Sundays - Sweatember Sundays! Throughout the week, document your sweat sessions (because if it isn't on Instagram, it didn't happen :) ) using #sweatemberPSM so everyone can see it and get ideas/share support.
Comment below if interested and share the challenge with friends and family!
