New Challenges

Hi. My name is Melissa and I am a SLACKER when it comes to writing in this blog!!

Actually I've just been very busy, so can you really blame me? It's not like I get paid to do this or anything so... Priorities my friends.

So, last week I was telling you that I was getting back to the plan. Hah. I lied. I didn't. I sort of took another week off. I did get back into the gym though so that was a start, but we all know, the food is what really matters!!

So this past Monday I embarked on my own little challenge - to stick to my nutrition and workout plans through October 31st.

Combined with this, I'm also doing a No Spend Challenge as well - details at livingwellspendingless.com

Doing both of these together will definitely help me out. Committing to not spending money on frivolous things like eating out, stopping at the gas station for unnecessary bottles of water, or grabbing a smoothie instead of making one; will help me stick to my nutrition plan. Meanwhile, continuing to go to the gym will keep my body occupied (tiring it out to get to bed early every night), so that I won't even want to go out and spend money.

I did grab just a couple things before this no-spend challenge started. One was an adult coloring book and colored pencils. This is just another activity that I can do to occupy my time when I'm bored and want to go out somewhere. It will also be great for listening to good music, and calming the mind. Love coloring.

I also bought a new color of nail polish. I never used to paint my nails, but always went to the salon to get them done. I thought I sucked at doing it myself, but as it turns out, I'm not that bad actually. This saves a TON of money!!! It's not like I went on a regular basis, maybe twice a year, but I always LOVED the way they came out and the way I felt after they were done. Now I can do them myself, get that warm fuzzy feeling more often, and only spend less than $10 when I want a new color rather than almost $100 that I would pay someone else!!

In other news, I've been feeling very good about my workouts at the gym, and decided to up some of my weights again on Monday. The soreness feels good and productive.

I also had my cycle teacher tell me this morning that she can tell I'm getting stronger. This felt GREAT!! Cycle/Spin is something that I had never done before August 2015, so to have a teacher tell me that they can see I'm getting stronger is huge. She also mentioned that they might be looking for instructors at my gym, and to consider doing it. I'll think about it for now, as I could use a bit of extra money coming in...

Until next time...
XOXOXO