Whoa! Can you believe that I have not posted in a whole week? But I’m back with lots of photos so you can see the progress of the puzzle. We have been working out at the gym twice a day this entire time and taking pictures of our growing puzzle for you. The edges are […]

How many more days of exercise before we finish the edges? How about the whole puzzle? My husband and I are working hard at getting in shape and our puzzle is hard at work as well. It’s not too late for you to start your goals too.

Today is day 12. This is a significant day because by day 12 half of the people have given up on their New Year’s resolutions. Horray! We are still going! How is your New Year’s resolution going? It’s not too late to start.

It’s day 11! We are continuing to make progress. We are even walking extra laps when we go to basketball games (at half time). We are finding exercise to be so much fun. If you are wondering what this puzzle is all about check it out here. What helps you make progress on your goals? […]

It is day 10 everyone! There are two ways to look at this puzzle. You can see all the pieces that are on the table. This represents all the workouts over the last 10 days. Or you can see all the pieces left in the box. This represents the number of workouts left to go […]

Everyday we are getting stronger! My husband and I are working out twice a day. In the mornings we walk for a little over 40 minutes and in the afternoons we walk for a little over 20 minutes. That gives us at least an hour of walking each day. It feels great to do this! […]

Today is day 8. Can you believe we are still going? My husband and I are still exercising twice a day. The edges of the puzzle are over half complete. Sometimes I want to go back to the gym again just so I can add another puzzle piece. Ha! Ha! Today is a short and […]

Today is day 7 of keeping our New Year’s resolution. My husband and I are trying to exercise twice a day (except Sundays) and for each session we are adding a puzzle piece to our puzzle. As a teacher, I see all kinds of implications for a puzzle in the classroom. Here are some ideas […]

Alright everyone! It’s day 6 in the New Year’s resolution puzzle challenge. My husband and I are still going strong and exercising twice a day. We are getting back into great habits and feeling better. Today many kids and teachers are back in school. Puzzles are great motivators for student behavior (class or individual). Set […]

Do you see it growing? Is it getting bigger? Look at all the workouts. This has helped our motivation. Every puzzle piece is one workout and half of them are mine and half of them belong to my husband. Having a workout partner is also a great motivation. If you are looking for ideas for […]