My 52-52-52

I have decided to take the 52-52-52 challenge.  52 pounds 52 books in 52 weeks.   I am late signing up so my challenge will run from July 25, 2011 to July 30, 2012 (Monday to Monday!).  I will post my statistics every Monday for the previous week.  That should keep me on track.

I have copied the following information directly from Mandaland blog.  Amanda is hosting the challenge.  For all of her information click on the picture on the right.  This is her information.  I am not plagiarizing, just trying to avoid confusion.


The goal of the challenge is simple. It will go from June 1st, 2011 to June 1st, 2012 – 52 weeks. In those 52 weeks, challenge participants will try to 1) read one book each week and 2) lose one pound a week. If all goes well, a year’s challenge will lead to 52 books read and 52 pounds lost in 52 weeks. It’s that simple!

Five important notes on the challenge:

1..You don’t have to be a book blogger to join, or even a blogger at all. This challenge is open to anyone. Of course, having a blog or tumblr or any other place to write about your journey, while not required, is definitely helpful, both to you and to us all!

2.  I know many book bloggers naturally read well over 52 books every year. You can always choose to challenge yourself to read two books a week, or three, or whatever works for your level. Make the challenge work for you! There are also book bloggers out there who struggle to read a book a week, though, so hopefully this will make a good challenge for them!

3.  If you don’t have 52 pounds to lose, then you are free to adjust the challenge to work with your health needs. If you need to lose 10 or 20 pounds, great! Go for that! If you don’t need to lose weight at all and instead want to work for a specific health and fitness goal, that’s fine too! The main point of the goal is to help us all get healthier.

4.  If you don’t lose a pound one week, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed the challenge or should give up! Even if you don’t lose as quickly, you can still lose. If, at the end of the challenge, you’ve lost 10 pounds instead of 52, you’ve still done something wonderful for your body. The pound-per-week is just something to try for, not a do-it-or-fail clause in this challenge.

5.  You may join the challenge at any time. Of course, if you join next March, you can’t expect to lose 52 pounds by June 1st. The focus is instead on one book and one pound per week for the duration of the challenge.