Ok so despite feeling rather crappy I did the Fitness Test this morning (minus the 1/2 mile. Sorry will do it tomorrow just felt too nauseous) along with my other exercises.
Here are the results:
Sit ups: 29
Push Ups (on my knees): 17
Tricep Dips: 17
Wall sits (never liked these) 1minute
Sit & Reach: touched my toes so I didn't bother to measure
1/2 mile (will record time tomorrow)
Here's a link to the tricep dips (in case you don't know what they are, like me)
http://youtu.be/0326dy_-CzM
And now for Week 1
Are you Ready? Can you Commit?
Week 1 Food Challenge - Drinks & Desserts
Diving right in this week, don't be surprised if this is the Hardest habit to break (I know it is for me)
Drinks: while our bodies need water there are always things we Shouldn't be drinking.
Juice, Sweet Tea (including herbal tea. unsweetened tea is ok), Soda (this is something I almost never drink for a few reasons)
1: It's loaded with HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, which we try to avoid in our daily foods) and it's simply loaded with Tons of sugar (not to mention it upsets my stomach)
Energy Drinks (while they may have some vitamins they are not a healthy source of energy).
And lastly COFFEE......While it contains some levels of antioxidants, and ok in moderate doses, it's Not ok when loaded full of creamer and sugar. So for the challenge: Only morning coffee, not sugar filled. Use milk or coconut milk, local raw honey or sucanat ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucanat)
Desserts: Oh Horror!!!!
Let me just say that those who know me well know that I LOVE ice cream...So for this weeks challenge we are Cutting desserts out!!!!!!!!! Did I mention I LOVE ice cream!!!!
So in conclusion: This Week:
1: Drink only water (at least 8 glasses) coffee with Healthy cream and sweetener or unsweetened tea.
2: No Desserts!!!!
One thing I will say about this week. My birthday happens to be on the 14th and we are celebrating it on Sunday with a trip down to the city. While I will Not overindulge in my b-day dessert I will have a small portion because well, it's my Birthday!!!!!
I will say last year I did a fast for 14 days where I cut out heavy sugar (cookies, brownies, ice cream) and only ate things with natural sugars (like homemade granola bars which used honey and I cut back on the sugar content) Not only did I feel better day to day, but I didn't feel as tired either. When I did eat dessert after my 14 days (at a family dinner) I got an immediate headache (sugar rush) which to be honest felt worse then if I had just packed along my granola bars or some trail mix.... So I know I can do the No Desserts it will just be a bit hard (especially this weekend)
Some ideas for what to eat:
Snacks:
For these granola bars I made the following changes:
1/4 c br sugar
Instead of the raisens I used dried cranberries, a handful of fruit/nut trail mix and a handful of dried fruit mix I had ( i like the taste much better)
Also added 1/2 all natural (unsweetened) applesauce
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/playgroup-granola-bars/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=playgroup%20granola%20bars&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e13=A%3aSearch%20Results-List%28control%29&e7=Home%20Page
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