This is Day 14 of Live a Healthier Life in 21 Days Challenge, Jan 2012 run. Subscribe to the free newsletter for lifetime access of personal development articles and future challenge announcements like this one.

Time flies. Today marks the 2nd week since 21DHL started. How did everyone do for Week 2? How are your progress for the tasks so far? Have you done your workouts? (Day 8) Did you get (at least) your 5 servings of fruits and vegetables? (Day 9) Did you (try to) go caffeine-free? (Day 10) Did you identify your healthy living pitfalls? (Day 11) Did you evaluate your relationship with food - and if so, how is it? (Day 12) Did you explore your relationship with food? (Day 13)

All these are important tasks that contribute to living a healthy life, so practice doing them daily. Workouts don't stop after just 1 day. Our body needs fresh fruits and vegetables every day to get the necessary vitamins and minerals. Being caffeine-free for a day only doesn't mean we will become healthy for the rest of our life. We will experience new healthy living pitstops as we strive to become healthier. Our relationship with food is an ongoing thing to be explored.

Like what I wrote in Day 7's review post:

Day 7 Review Task Wrote:...Some people might face the problem where they face success with a renewed lifestyle for 1-2 days, then revert back to their old habits and behaviors after that. That's because they see it as a short-term goal rather than a lifelong journey.

It's normal to have disruptions in our diet, exercise and lifestyle goals. If you feel you have "fallen" off the wagon in the past few days, I want to let you know that it doesn't matter. If you haven't been able to catch up on some of the tasks, I want to let you know that it doesn't matter either. Beating yourself up isn't going to help you live a healthier life. The question isn't about whether you met the target for the day or not. The question is whether you have learned from what happened so that you'll get better at doing it. The question is whether you know what are the key actions to take to succeed in your plan moving forward.

Are you ready? Like what we did in our 1st week, today, we will review our 2nd week as we make the best out of our last week in 21DHL. But first, a quick announcement:

"21DHL Final Lap" forum for the final week!

Now that we're entering last week of the challenge, we mean business! It's been a good 2 weeks of experimentation with healthy eating and exercising right. With the third week of 21DHL, let's give it our best shot and finish this challenge on a high note.

To make it easy for everyone to follow each other's progress in this final week, and to intensify the challenge, I have created a "21DHL Final Lap" forum for all the members who are still running in the challenge.

If you have updated your journal anytime since Thursday (Jan 12), your journal has been shifted into the 21DHL Final Lap forum. Simply continue your journaling there, as per normal. Welcome your new group There are no longer 9 groups of participants - only 1 group, all of whom are in the final lap with you! Say hi to your new group mates, and let's finish up our final week with a big bang.

If you are still participating in the challenge but your journal is not in the 21DHL Final Lap forum (because you have been updating it), simply post an update in your journal as per normal. I will shift it into the 21DHL Final Lap forum within 24 hours of your post.

With that said, let us now move to today's task!

Day 14 - Review & Plan for Last Week Ahead!



Step 1 - Fall in line with the 21DHL Tasks

Review our past 6 tasks for 21DHL Week 2. If there are any tasks you haven't done yet, today's the best time to catch up on them!

• Day 8 - Get a Great Workout!
• Day 9 - Eat 5 Servings of Fruits/Vegetables
• Day 10 - Have a Caffeine-Free Day
• Day 11 - Identify Your Healthy Living Pitfalls
• Day 12 - Evaluate Your Relationship With Food
• Day 13 - Explore Your Relationship With Food
  

Step 2 - Review Your Past Week

Review your past week with the 21DHL challenge. Think about your experiences with your 21-day action plan, your intentions when you started week 2 and your status right now.

1. On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with your health and fitness for the past week (including your diet, fitness and lifestyle goals)? Why?
2. Were there any times where you fell off track in your healthy lifestyle goals?
   
   1. Diet
   2. Fitness
   3. Lifestyle (Waking/Sleeping times, Other habits like meditation)
      
3. If so, what happened during those times that took you off track? What can you learn from the incidences?
4. What can you do differently moving forward in living an even healthier life?
   

Step 3 - Set Your Week 3 Healthy Living Plan for 21DHL!

As we move into the last week of 21DHL, what are your key goals for the next week? Review your 21-Day Healthy Living Plan and add on/revise your tasks/goals for week 3 where needed. If your goals are the same, you can stick with what you've written.

Then, write down your key action steps that will enable you to accomplish all your week 3 targets. What are you going to do in preparation for Week 3 ahead? How can you make Week 3 even better than Weeks 1 or 2?

Here are some examples of steps for your healthy living plan:

• Go for gym classes, which make exercising more fun/interesting
• Get a personal trainer for targeted attention and advice on exercising
• Join the weight watchers circle in your community
• Cleanse your kitchen of any unhealthy, junk food
• Stock your kitchen with healthy fruits and vegetables (Day 5: Go Grocery Shopping)
  

Day 14 of Your 21-Day Healthy Living Plan

What are your tasks listed for today? Do them with excellence and report them in your 21DHL Journal.

Also, read your group mates' 21DHL journals and cheer them along! Pick a few members' journals and make it a point to post meaningful replies there.

Update Your 21DHL Journals

Once you are done for the day, update your 21DHL Journal. You are also welcome to update your 21DHL Journal multiple times throughout the day. Post all your results for today's task and your 21-Day Healthy Living Plan directly in your journal.

If you have any questions specific to today's task, post them here.

"If you want to get something you have never gotten before, you've to do something you've never done before."
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