Finish It Monday: No One Can Do It But YOU (Plus, a Planking Challenge!)

If it were all up to me, you would all be finishers. You would all be on track and you would all get it done. There’s over 100 peeps who committed to the Finish What You Started Challenge, but as we creep into the final weeks of the Challenge, the cold hard truth is that not all of you will finish with flying colors.

I am not a psychic nor do a practice crystal-balling in my spare time, but I do have some end of challenge predictions: When the Challenge is over on October 31st you will fall into 1 of 3 categories:

Category #1: You committed, but it wasn’t sincere. Why? Because you barely followed through (if at all?) with the disciplines and actions necessary to get the results you want. There is no evidence of real change or progress in your life.

Category #2: You committed, and despite your occasional need for some do-overs that caused a few set backs, you pushed through to finish in a better place than when you started. Your goals are not yet met, but you’ve created solid habits that are constantly moving you closer to where you want to be. Although you are still working to pave out those bumps in the round, your desire is like a bulldozer and you won’t stop plowing through until you get what you want.

Category #3: You committed and you got it done (woo-haaa!), but you also understand that “finishing” also requires a lifestyle of consistency to hold onto what you’ve achieved. Your bad ass ways are a lifestyle now.

Whatever category you fall into, it’s by your own design. No one can get this thing done but YOU.

I want to hear about your fitness plans for this week, so sound off in the comments. Be sure to give yourself one bonus star for salad-chewing AND a 2nd bonus star for at least 4 days of planking.

Yep. It’s time to plank it out! Hold in the static position pictured above. Body straight and in line. Don’t bow your back so your hips drop down or poke your booty up.

Let’s see how your plank hold times increase by the end of the week! When I did my very first plank over a year ago, it held it for 18 seconds. With consistent practice, I progressed to my best plank time of 3:20 minutes. I didn’t plank much after that, so my recent best time is down to 2:04 minutes. I’ll report in next week with my latest planking times. You go for it, too!

I earned 26 stars last week. Download your Star Chart and keep it movin’ and have a great week!

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