Happy Anniversary and the 365-mile Challenge

One year ago today, Sept. 17, 2008, I was so disgusted to see a recent picture of myself (first picture below) that I decided right then and there that I was going to change my life... and I did. I'm still a work in progress by all means but the things I've learned, the people I met, the challenges I've faced and the goals I've accomplished over the last year are irreplaceable.

Instead of a normal celebratory anniversary (eating out, taking it easy, relaxing), I'm having a Non-celebration Celebration and I've decided to be spot-on with diet and exercise today! And I want you to join me!! Diet-wise, I'm gonna eat clean, clean, clean, loading up on fruits/veggies/lean proteins/whole grains. No processed foods at all!! Exercise-wise I'm gonna get my butt moving. Normally Thursdays are my days off from exercise but there's no way I'm not going to do anything today, however I am gonna keep the exercise light in anticipation of this weekend and the...

365-mile Challenge

Remember I called all of YOU out last week (read here)?!?!?! Well the challenge is here and getting started tomorrow, so BRING IT!! We need to do a total of at least 365 miles (or minutes, see below for the 'rules') worth of exercise over the weekend (Friday to Sunday) as part of the Non-celebration Celebration. Remember, this is a celebration of everyone in my life who has been an encouragement and support system for me and anyone else who struggles with their weight/fitness. It's not about me, it's about YOU, so get moving! And did I mention there's a small prize for the person who contributes the most miles?!?!?! It wouldn't be a Celebration without presents, right?

Like anything else, there needs to be rules:

1. Exercise like I know you do already (add in some extra if you can).
2. Come back to this post daily/end of the weekend and log how many miles you did for each day.
3. If you're doing an exercise that doesn't log miles (workout dvd's, exercise classes, playing a sport, etc.) log your minutes instead of miles on this post. Every 15 minutes of exercise will count as 1 mile.
4. Enjoy you're slimming body!
   

Even if you're just starting out and only walk half a mile, LOG IT, because 365 miles is a lot! So every little bit counts!

I will be tracking who participates and how many miles they log and it's my personal goal to out-mile the leader among all of you! So push me to my limits and get in those miles!!! I'll be updating this post throughout the weekend with the 'Top 5 Mile Holders', 'My Personal Miles', and 'The 365-mile Challenge Miles'.

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My Personal Miles
(last updated: Sunday, 8:45p)
22.95 miles (umm... so you guys spanked me!)


Top 5 Mile Holders
(last updated: Sunday, 8:45p)

1. Mark (longrun) - 80.40
   
2. Jeff (http://danglethecarrot.blogspot.com) - 62.00
3. Amy (http://amykins514.blogspot.com) - 54.00
   
4. Maxine (http://tminus37.blogspot.com) - 51.74
   
5. Dani (http://dani31608.blogspot.com) - 51.00
   

The 365-mile Challenge Miles
(last updated: Sunday, 8:45p)
YES!!! That is not a mistake: 946.9 miles so far and I'm still waiting on several late posters!