Day 39 and 40 Recap

Wow. I honestly cannot believe it has been 40 days already. I guess you don't really understand how time passes until you start documenting your days. At the beginning of this Challenge, it seemed like time was moving slowly. I was anxious to watch the number of BLUE X's (which I am using to cross off each successful day on my calendar) grow and fill up the page.

Now that I have 40 consecutive Blue X's, it is staggering to think that 40 days have passed in what seems to be the "blink of an eye". Part of the reason is that I am so incredibly busy getting my businesses going and the other part of the equation is how much fun I am having with my family.

My son Thomas is one and a half and he is more active than ever. He is also really stepping into his own personality. He is hilarious!! Today we were outside raking leaves and he was diving into the huge piles of maple leaves tryig desperately to hide underneath. When I was worried that he might be feeling too cold (because it was very cold for this time of year), I checked his hands and they were burning hot!! He was just so busy and active that the temperature had no bearing on him.

Today is a double recap for day 39 and 40. Day 39 was basketball night. Another great week of pickup basketball at my local gym. I played for just under 2 hours with only one 10 minute break. I came home very exhausted (as usual after basketball is over) and pretty much shut things down...which is why I did not blog about it until now (the following night).

As for Day 40, I had a good day of mixing between family, business and fitness. We have been working extremely hard on www.igniteyouressence.com. We have increased our Alexa ranking from 10 million to under 3 million in about a month. For the uninformed, Alexa is a website that ranks websites based on the amount of traffic they receive. We have been honing in on certain keywords and appealing to certain audiences. I think our content is much better quality and and we are attracting a larger group of people as a result.

For fitness, I did a great shoulder workout. Every Friday of this challenge, I have used my workout to actually take a break from cardio and focus on pure weight lifting for my shoulders. Shoulders were an area of my fitness that I had neglected for the past number of years. This 90 day program has helped me put that focus back where it needed to be. Its especially important for me since I have had shoulder problems in the past. I want to keep them strong to avoid future injury.

After the gym, I came home and had a less healthy meal. Same as last friday, it was nachos and chicken. But again, the nachos were baked and I substituted sour cream and used plain yogurt instead. Actually tasted awesome! So, even though I was indulging, I felt great about the decision and felt I earned it after another great week of hard work.

This week was especially triumphant because I maintained my fitness regimen despite a cold/flu that I was dealing with. So all in all, day 40 was a positive day and I am eager to get going with the rest of the challenge.

Day 41 will be tough though. We are going to my wife's sisters place for the evening and I know everyone will be sitting down for a few nice drinks before dinner. I love having a cocktail at these events but I will have to stick with Soda or Juice...but its a small price to pay. My success in this challenge is much more important to me!

justin