7 Day Challenge – Stay Healthy While Working At Home

Working at home certainly can take a toll on your body. Besides the stress of running a business, you have countless hours working in home from a computer day in and day out.

I used to be fairly skinny when I was a teenager, but now while I'm not fat, after working 2 years at home am about 15 pounds over my ideal weight.

So because of this I have been trying a few things to keep myself healthy and lose a bit of weight.

First, I've been working out with a friend 1 day a week. While 1 day a week isn't much, it's a start. My friend, Kanoa, always pushes me to work out harder than I ever would by myself. Finding a friend is really the single most important factor in working out from my experience.

Before working out with a friend, I would run a few laps, get tired, do a few crunches, and then remember everything I needed to do at the business.

But with a friend, I am pushed past that point of wanting to quit and it actually feels great after the fact.

Next: My 7 day Challenge.
I am an avid Coke (coca cola) fan. I would drink 6 cokes a day if I could. Sadly that lifestyle is probably the single most contributing factor to my slight weight gain.

So starting yesterday (friday), I have decided to try to go 7 days without any soda. Today is day 2. I guess you never realize how addicted you are to something until you try to give it up.

To substitute my desire for coke I am going to drink things such as vitamin water, propel water, and good ol' regular water. While these have calories, the ratio of calories to coke is much less and gives me the much needed FLAVOR in my drinks.

So that being said, I urge you to follow along as well if you're working full time at home. Lets see how we feel after a few months of healthier living.