22k(ilograms) for 22q

I mentioned a challenge in my last post.  I was hoping to pique some curiousity, but I'm going to need some help!  In order to make this challenge work, I need to spread the word!  Share this link with others and get them involved!

Some of you may have heard of the International 22q Foundation's 22k for 22q event.  The idea is that you run, walk, bike, or swim 22 kilometers to spread awareness and fundraise for 22q.  It's a great idea!  Sign up for a couple local races, or form a team and sign up for just 1 local race then add your kilometers together.  Wear a 22q shirt and get some pledges from friends and family.

I thought I'd do a spin on that.  22 *kilograms* for 22q.  What do I mean?  I mean let's all band together and support each other while we work towards making ourselves healthier.  In doing so, we make ourselves better equipped to face the challenges of raising a 22q child.  22 kilograms is about 48.5lbs.  I would love for a couple dedicated followers to join me in pledging to lose a combined 22 kilograms in the month of September.  If I get 10 people to do it, we only need to lose about 4.8lbs each!  Totally doable!  If you all spread the word and we get more people joining us, I might just get to add a zero to that number and make it 220 kilograms for 22q!  Wouldn't that be awesome?!

Here's how it will work.  If you're "in", if you want to do this, then reply to this blog post with the following:  My name is <name> and my starting weight is X.  *Everyone put X as your starting weight!*  Then each week on Monday we will report in with:  My name is <name> and my weight is X minus ___"  So if you lost 2lbs you'd say "X minus 2".  That way we're not ever saying our actual weights ;)

I'll tally it up each Tuesday and post the results for the week!  We can all encourage each other in the comments (trust me, I can be quite the cheerleader!)  If you found some new recipe you like post it!  If you decided to start working out, tell us about it!  Hopefully we'll all feed off the positive energy!

I've gotten a bit of a head start by finding some routes around my neighborhood that I can run or walk.  This is from a webpage called Map My Run which has lots of neat features that I'm still learning.

Here are some pictures from some recent runs or walks I've done too!

So, who's in?  Who wants to do this with me?  When's the last time you did something *for yourself* that also helped your family?  It's time to think about yourself and your own health, if you commit to it you'll find quickly that it's positive for everyone!