What if it was YOUR Midterm conference?

Yesterday was conferences day for our children.  I am beyond thrilled to report that all 4 had great conferences and we even have honor roll students in the house!  It led me to wonder ... What if we had conferences with each of YOU at this midpoint of the Fitness challenge???

Who would be on honor roll?  Anyone close to making Principal's List?  How about some reports of great effort, just not really showing the results yet?  What about the dreaded comments such as "bad attitude" or "not reaching your potential"? 

I imagine there are some in this challenge that are partially motivated to get in shape to be a good example to their children; to model a healthier lifestyle.  If that's the case, (even if it's not) and you find yourself slacking off a little, or not doing your 'homework' (read that as Exercise), think about what you tell your children when they don't want to study or do their homework.  Do you need to tell yourself the same things? 

I like to tell my kids "You'll thank me later, when you get a good grade on that test" or "Wouldn't you rather get it done in 30 minutes of focused work instead of 2 hours of distraction and excuses?"  Well, you WILL thank me later when you look back on a few weeks and see that you've lost 5 - 10 - maybe even 20 pounds over the course of this challenge.  I hope you will admit that committing to your workout schedule, treating it as given and not an option is better than spending all day thinking about how you are going to excuse yourself out of it.  We know what we need to do, just as our children know what work they need to do to get good grades.  Let's do it!

If you're brave enough, leave a comment on this post with a Mid-Challenge review that you think accurately sums ups your efforts and results thus far.