Final 90 Days Challenge
Week 9

I hope those of you in the States had a lovely long weekend (and those of you overseas hopefully had a lovely week, too!). I don’t know about you, but I am STILL stuffed after not just the one day, but a whole weekend of gluttony and sugar (and booze!).

This week I challenge you to post about your healthy habits on your personal pages. Let’s show how easy it is to go right back to prioritizing our healthy habits after a week of being thrown off our routines a bit.

Every small effort you make and share helps show the people around us that we don’t have to start and stop - or feel guilty! Healthy living is a constant and so is enjoying holidays and special occasions.

No punishing ourselves in the gym and no going on extreme “diets” so we can pretend like the overindulging never happened. We know by now that doesn’t work for creating a healthy mind and body, so let’s show off what we’ve learned!

For each post you share, tag me, and #90daystosavage, you will help inspire the people around you, spread the message of being kind to our bodies, and keep yourself accountable to taking this time to stay consistent with our Savage approach to your healthy living.

If you prefer not to post on your personal pages, posting in our private Facebook group is also a great way to inspire the mamas in there who are also trying to stay consistent and keep their health a priority!

Summary of Week 9 objectives:

• Nutrition Challenge: Drink water before you eat anything!

• Fitness Challenge: 10,000 Steps a day every day this week! (or pick a number each day that is attainable and pushes you a bit to get some extra movement - 7-8K is a great number if you want to step up your game (pun intended - ha!)

• Strength workout: At least once this week! 2-3 times for even 10 minutes is a great goal!

• Mindfulness: Journal about what you love about you!

• Post your post-holiday healthy living pics: Stay accountable and inspire the people around you. You have no idea how powerful your role modeling can be to people who really need to see it.

NUTRITION:

Let's focus on staying hydrated! With the heaters on, the booze a-flowin', and the extra activity I know you'll be getting in with those 10,000 steps, let's make sure to stay hydrated!

Have a glass of water before you put anything in your mouth!

This not only is a good routine to get into so you can stay hydrated, but it keeps you more mindful of the extra snacking you're doing!

At a party with a spread of holiday hors d'oeuvres and treats? Chug some water, grab a small plate and load some goodies on to it. Eat those and before you restock, chug-a-lug again!

No parking it by the food table and grazing (as an introvert, this is my move at a party (Savage Style!), so even if you prefer to go to town on the appetizers to avoid small talk, try at least using a plate and portioning it out - and fitting in the water breaks, too!).

FITNESS:

Along with your strength workout(s) this week, let’s aim for 10,000 steps a day! Add in a jog, a brisk walk, or sub swimming or an elliptical workout if you prefer. Get out and move! If you can’t get out because of weather or care-taking, a 20+ minute strength workout can replace the steps for the day ;) Use the one above or check my YouTube Channel for more ;)

WELLNESS:

This week, let's get back to journaling. Whip out that journal you used for the week 1 challenge ;) and every night, write down 1 thing you appreciate about you. 

Maybe it's the way you handled a difficult situation that day, or maybe it's a trait that you value or a body part you love.

As you dive in, it’s common to start listing off the things you wish you’d done better, the things that you aren’t happy with or proud of. Don’t ignore those! Sort through them, find the things you love and are proud of.

If you have trouble getting places on time, how can you turn that into a positive? Maybe your optimism and faith that if you squeeze in one more thing is what keeps you from getting places on time. But in many cases, optimism and faith are a great quality.

Let yourself feel all of the feelings and explore them. Ignoring the negativity only gives it more power - acknowledge it and push past it to find the positivity and you’ll start to find the positivity bubbles up to the surface more and more easily.

Take this week to explore the way you talk to yourself and the way YOU think about YOU!

Holiday Party Survival Guide for Busy Moms!

It’s December, and I don't know about you, but I am already hit with holiday parties galore! Kid parties with tons of cookies and candies, and grown up parties with cocktails like these Jack Frosty Cocktails, that you can't really say no to (Ok, you can, but I don't wanna!).

So as we ramp up the celebrations, I wanted to hit you up with some fun recipe inspirations AND lots of ideas to help you manage the abundance of chaos headed our way.

From traveling (with kids!) to hangover tips and how to get active to fire some extra endorphins and counteract some of these extra fluff you may be taking on!