#NoExcuses

BY THE WAY, today’s the official start of the #NoExcuses Challenge! :]

• Hey 2015, it’s me, Farrah (nickname, spirit animal, real name, blog name)!

• This year I would like to start and maintain a more consistent workout schedule, and motivate myself and others (my preceptors’ patients!) to take the steps necessary to lead healthier and more active lifestyles.

• It would also be super duper awesome if I also did Tough Mudder in Louisville this year. It’s not a resolution, though, just a reminder to myself to try and have the best year yet because how awesome would it be to say you’d completed one?!

• The thing I am looking forward to most this year is being one step closer to my dream career by way of audition-rotationing my way through awesome residency programs.

• I’ll use the one thing that truly gets me out of bed in the morning which is my dreams of badassery to help me get up, get my lifting on, and get after my #NoExcuses 2015.

• Speaking of excuses (ahem), my very favorite most often used excuse is, “But I have to study!” and I have used it to get out of doing anything fun/social and going to the gym on more than 23498152 (number) occasions.

• I vow to move my body and be more healthy this year even if it means I have to stop pressing the snooze button 5-10x/morning.

• Even if my alarm clock gets eaten by the dog cat in the middle of the night, I’ll still have 7 more alarms set, unless I walked across my room and turned them all off in my sleep!

• I will stop blaming my second stomach in another universe/hollow leg [ex: kids, dog, husband] for eating the rest of all edible substances in the apartment when everyone knows it was really me.

• My “job” (unpaid labor; I’m still a student, hence the quotes!) [job, hair, car, husband, kids] are not the reason I make excuses. I will show my job [same as before] who’s boss this year and get my lifting [type of sweaty activity] on

• I know that practicing Tahitian while studying [type of workout] is better than just lying there next to my space heater [noun].

• I will reward myself by making deliciously awesome + healthy foods!

• No Excuses 2015 has just begun and already I am imagining myself a winner. I can’t wait to rock a warm hoodie from Augusta Active. I can’t wait till my sweaty friends are jealous of how fresh, clean and spiffy (adj) I am between workouts with help from ShowerPill body wipes. I can see myself rocking my super awesome deadlifts [yoga pose / workout move] in new Tie One On Leggings [article of clothing from Actio926] from Actio926 and looking fit and fly while doing it. And of course, I’ll be taking my workouts to the next level and improving my current lack of core [noun] with my new ActivMotion Bar to help me train for my next possible-Tough-Mudder (but if not, hello interval training!) [distance] race with Sasquatch Racing.

• Oh, and let’s not forget how amazing my gi [article of clothing] will smell in my / during my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/kickboxing classes [type of workout] after washing with some WIN Detergent. And lastly, I’ll keep rocking my 2015 with clean eats and nutrition from Beaming with Health!

• Tag, Tweet, shout-out, call, text, fax or email 3 friends to take this survey and share how they will have a #NoExcuses 2015. Remind your friends to simply fill in the underlined parts!

• Use the #NoExcuses hashtag and post to win prizes from Augusta Active, ShowerPill, ActivMotion Bar, WIN Detergent, Actio926, Beaming with Health, and Sasquatch Racing.