Challenge Group - What Is It?

You may have seen me posting about these Challenge Groups I am a part of.  OK, great but you may be wondering, WHAT IS IT?

A Challenge Group is a group of like minded people that are on a journey to improve their health and fitness.  We share recipes, "sweaty selfies", encouragement and lots of positive energy.  It's a safe place to talk about our journey, our goals, our questions and our concerns.  For me, it's a group that keeps me ACCOUNTABLE and MOTIVATED every day. When I don't feel like working out, I take a look at all the other strong people in the group posting about their exercise and it motives me!  

We're all at different points in our journey.  It doesn't matter if you're working out for the first time after a loooong time or already have an established routine.  Want to gain muscle, lose belly fat, learn to eat in a more healthy way?  We talk about it all and we're all there to cheer each other on!

These monthly Challenge Groups are 21 days of committing to a Beachbody program, including drinking some delicious shakes (Shakeology).  I had mine this morning and I added some mix-ins that basically made it taste like chocolate pumpkin pie.  And it was still FULL of good nutrition!  SO GOOD!  I mean, just LOOK at that creamy texture!

The Challenge Groups this year have gotten me back into a solid routine of working out and making healthy food choices.  I eat by the 80/20 rule.  80% good for you...20% indulgent (for me, this means PIZZA!)  I was feeling SLUGGISH after the holidays and, although it took me a few weeks at the start of the year, I got into it and feel so much better!  I've even lost some pounds and inches along the way.  GOOD BYE!

The pounds and inches gone are great but what I've enjoyed the most is seeing what my body can do and feeling STRONG.  This doesn't mean I can lift a 100 pound barbell...my feeling of strong is unique to myself.  I feel STRONG after I complete a 25 minute workout without stopping every 5 minutes.  When I started in January, I was stopping OFTEN during those 25 minutes.  Now I'm more comfortable with the exercises and get through them without stopping as often.  This feels GOOD GREAT!

I feel strong when I can hold a plank without dropping.  
I feel strong when I drink my shake. 
I feel strong when I do a burpee.
I feel strong when I do a squat.
I feel strong when I eat my vegetables.
I feel strong when my muscles ache after a sweat session.

All of these thing are a result of MY hard work.  No one else can do it for you BUT they CAN be there to help you along!  That's what the Challenge Group means to me.

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