Plan your fight
40 Days of Commitment
Your 40 Day Fight may not be the same as someone else, and that's the best part. This plan works whether you're a veteran gym rat, or someone who just wants to be a little more active and healthy.
As you're planning your challenge, I encourage you to choose black and white metrics (for example, I will do this, I won't do this) that you have a good chance of sticking to all 40 days of the fight. Start with small goals, and then see the power of those small victories multiplied by the consistency of the 40 days in a row.
The guidelines are outlined below, and when you sign up, you'll get a free 2 page planning worksheet emailed to you.
The Guidelines
Spiritual
Spiritual
Spiritual
This whole challenge is about spiritual growth. Choose something intentional that you will do to connect your soul with Jesus all 40 days. Maybe it's a devotion, or Bible reading plan. Maybe you set a timer and read the Bible for 15 minutes (with your phone somewhere else). Don’t overcommit, choose something simple that you feel will connect you with Jesus. And pick something you'll do every day. (stay away from weekly goals, choose a daily practice) Remember, this is not extra, this is the centerpiece of the fight.
Physical
Spiritual
Spiritual
Pick a physical activity goal that is appropriate to your level of activity now, that will challenge you, get your heart pumping and get you moving. This can be as simple as a 30 minute walk every day. Again, I’d caution you to not overcommit. Choose a minimum expectation that you will ABSOLUTELY commit to for the full 40 days. If you decide some days to do more (and I highly recommend this) GO YOU! The point is to move everyday.
Mental
Nutritional
Nutritional
In the same way our diet (what ingest into our body) affects us, our mental diet (what we listen to, read, think about) does too! If we leave our minds on auto-pilot, it can be bad news. What will you read, listen to, or engage with throughout this challenge? Maybe it’s a personal growth podcast, or doing Duolingo everyday to practice Spanish. Maybe it’s fasting from social media or particular news sites. Maybe it’s learning to meditate and spending a chunk of time everyday doing that. (Be transformed by the renewing of your mind). Same rules apply here, whatever it is, it has to be something you stick to every day for the 40 days.
Nutritional
Nutritional
Nutritional
We all know the usual culprits when it comes to diet. What’s the biggest one for you? Where can you start when it comes to what you put in your body? Maybe it’s simply dropping sugary drinks/candy for the 40 days. Dropping alcohol is always a great idea. But don't just do that, choose the types of food you will and won't eat, and make it black and white. Maybe you need to do a Whole30 type diet (for 40 days). Pick goals that will stretch you, but that you feel confident you can stick to. The hard part will be doing it daily, all 40 days, remember that!