Three Things Thursday

1. Next Saturday, October 9, I will be walking  the North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure with my Mom, Aunts, and Cousins in honor of my Aunt Rosie. She is currently battling breast cancer, and when I found out about this 5k, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in with my family. This 5k won't be about anything but enjoying family and supporting a good cause. I partnered with a local cafe to sell cupcakes to raise money for our team. The sell started this week!

2. My 30 Day Shred Challenge ends today. I only finished 21 days of shred, but that's okay. I am proud of what I accomplished!

3. Tomorrow is the beggining of a new month, and the beginning of new challenges. This month, I will be participating in Mary's "Power of 10" Challenge...moving 10,000 steps each day and Syl's modified 30 Day Challenge (this time I will be aiming for at least 20 minutes of exercise each day). And, of course, I will be continuing the Drop Dead Gorgeous by December Challenge. I love a good challenge :)

Three Things Thursday

1. Thanks for your prayers for my Aunt and Will. Both are doing much better. Will actually got to come home from the hospital this morning which shocked us! My aunt has had one surgery and another one is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Both are so lucky and I am so thankful.

2.  Tommy and I had already planned to go to Chattanooga, Tn this weekend for baseball. Since both are doing so well, we are going to keep our plans. I enjoy Chattanooga and look forward to the weekend. We are planning to visit the zoo and some caverns while there so I am sure I will get my two hours of activity in no problem.

3. Three days in, and I am really enjoying my new workout schedule. I will be participating in the 30 day shred challenge over at livesmilerun. I completed the 30 day shred in March and loved the way it made me feel. STRONG! But after I finished the original 30 days I stopped and haven't been motivated until now to do it again. I am really hoping between the Drop Dead Gorgeous by December and 30 Day Shred  Challenges I will finally bust through this lower 190s plateau I have been dealing with for months...and month! My fitness goals have kept me motivated with my journey, but seeing the scale move would be AMAZING!

Drop Dead Gorgeous By December Challenge

I knew when I finished my Labor Day Challenge Sunday that I wanted to get involved with another challenge quickly. I was so excited yesterday when I read about Half of Jess's Drop Dead Gorgeous by December Challenge! This is just what I was looking for in a challenge. It is about setting goals and being good to yourself and will run through December! It starts Sunday, but she says you can join at any time.  If you are looking for a good challenge for yourself, check out her site! This could be what you are looking for, too!

Finally Friday!

Thanks for all your support and encouragement on my last post! (Even if y'all are a bunch of okra haters... ) I was able to complete the 1.5 mile run today. It wasn't pretty, but honestly very few of my runs are. When I hit the first mile I thought about stopping, but I wanted to be able to tell you guys that I had completed the run and kept pushing through the block. I think I am going to stick to the 1.5 mile runs a few more times before adding more distance. I really want to be back up to 3 miles by mid September when the road races start back up here.
Tomorrow I should finish my Labor Day Challenge of 100 miles! I know I want to challenge myself with another fitness goal to keep my momentum up exercise. This challenge has been so good for me and really kept me in the gym when Summer got crazy and I wanted to just go home after work instead of working out. Has anyone seen any Challenges on other blogs that are about to start up? There is just something about the "challenge" that keeps me excited and going.
Hope you all have a great weekend. Mine will be spend mostly hanging out around the house. I can't wait! :)