Beach Ready Challenge

sass30

ugh!!!! I totally screwed off last week. I am re-committing and getting back on track beginning today. Great job everyone!

Vanishing_Gordies

WEEK 4
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm struggling with the fruit challenge. This week's challenge:

No meat for one day
Burn 3,500 calories
Drink 64oz water daily
Eat 4 servings fruit daily

I found the following article reference fruits/veggies http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/f/servingfruit.htm

Many experts suggest we need from five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. That is a total. Older or inactive women and smaller children need at least three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit. Growing kids, teen girls, most men and active women would eat at least four servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit everyday. Teen boys and active men should eat at least five servings of vegetables and four servings of fruit. Unfortunately many people fail to eat even five servings each day.

Here are some typical serving sizes for fruits and vegetables:

FRUITS
1 banana
6 strawberries
2 plums
15 grapes
1 apple
1 peach
1/2 cup of orange or other fruit juice
VEGETABLES
5 broccoli florets
10 baby carrots
1 roma tomato
3/4 cup tomato juice
1/2 baked sweet potato
o1 ear of corn
4 slices of an onion

You may notice that serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts Label of packaged fruits and vegetables are not always the same size as the one-half cup serving size that the USDA has set for the food pyramid. For example, some frozen vegetable blends may list the serving size as 3/4 cup, which would meet one and one half of your vegetable need for the day.
One serving of a fruit or vegetable juice is four ounces. V8 Fusion claims to meet one serving of fruit and one serving of vegetables in one eight ounce glass. A large glass may hold about 12 ounces, which would give you three servings of fruits and vegetables.

Shawna_831

I got 1 banana and a little over 15 grapes down. 2 more servings to go I have some strawberries at the house and 1 apple here at work. I've also just got my 12th glass of water down :drinker: and I now feel like I am about to :explode:
I'm doing my no meat challenge today. So far I've had this:

Breakfast: Oatmeal and water
Snack: Grapes and water
Lunch: Baked Potato, more grapes and water
Snack: Banana and water

Dinner tonight will be; eggs, pancakes and malt-o-meal. :happy:
and water

Vanishing_Gordies

I got 1 banana and a little over 15 grapes down. 2 more servings to go I have some strawberries at the house and 1 apple here at work. I've also just got my 12th glass of water down :drinker: and I now feel like I am about to :explode:
I'm doing my no meat challenge today. So far I've had this:

Breakfast: Oatmeal and water
Snack: Grapes and water
Lunch: Baked Potato, more grapes and water
Snack: Banana and water

Dinner tonight will be; eggs, pancakes and malt-o-meal. :happy:
and water

You're doing a great job! I don't think I'll have a problem at all with the no meat challenge. When my husband is deployed, I hardly eat meat anyway. I'm doing great on the water today. I've had an apple and a kiwi fruit today...I also had guava paste - that counts towards fruit serving, right? I think I'll have an apple with peanut butter post workout and I'll have to figure out where else to sneak in that extra serving.

Shawna_831

I made it through Monday without eating any meat :noway: Let me tell ya, that was not easy at all. I need a little better planning on food next time because my head was hurting. I got all my water in and then some, all my fruit, 500+ calorie burn and no meat!
I'm going to try to do the no meat thing again this week but just a little better planning. I am so close to getting out of the 160s! I am shooting for a size 6 by summer now. :happy:

Where is everyone at??? It's Tuesday and I haven't heard from anyone....Don't leave me :sad:

kasonsawyer

Goals for this week: 3,500 calories burned, 20 miles run and 2 lbs lost! :bigsmile:

Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 52 minutes - 584 calories - 4 miles run (it was 85 degrees, freaking HOT! :grumble: )

Didn't make all of my goals last week but hoping to make this week better!!!

Shawna_831

Over 500 calories burned

All of my fruit

Way over my 8 glasses of water

No meat on Monday

This week is going great! It's 8pm and I'm debating a quick 15 minute cardio.

njean888

Thank you Shawna for your kind words. I hate to say it but I have not worked out all week. I'm not beating myself up to bad, between my kids, work, being at the hospital until 10, there is just so much I can do. Still since my working out is practically non existant at the moment, I'm still drinking my water, eating some fruit (today at least) and staying under my calories. It's the best I can do at the moment.

skinnyack

Height: 5'5

SW: 158.2
W1: 155 (-3.2)
W2: 155.8- I ran a half marathon yesterday- may be holding water.
W3: 154
Goal W4: 153.5- I did see this number one time last week. Let's hope I can get it back
June GW: 149.9

Having a rough week- hence the late check in. Spent last weekend at the MIL's. Spending this coming weekend there also (family events back to back). Let's just say it's not the easiest place to be, and definitely not the most conducive to weight loss. She stresses me the f out. On top of that just dealing with some personal demons, brought on by other people's stupidity and ignorance. Funniest thing is that it is making me crave coke (as in the drink- not the drug- haha). Guess that is my comfort "food" of choice. Anyways- onwards and upwards ladies! Keep on truckin! Let's look fab for summer!:drinker:

sass30

Burned 937 calories so far this week and I am planning on adding another 300 tonight. So far today I have 88 oz of water down. Looking at my food diary so far today I have had 0 fruit...got some veggies though. Still have half of the day to get my fruit in. I have not attempted to tackle the no meat thing yet....

skinnyack

Challenges sooo not met. What an unbelieveably difficult week. Everything sort of fell by the wayside. Both of my vehicles broke down, TOM visited and I've lost most of the pennies in my bank account (to the broken vehicles naturally). I'm at the tail-end of TOM and I wan't planning on weighing in (depression and all that), but I did it anyway. Mostly to keep me focused and remind me where I do NOT want to go again. This weight WILL come off. I'm getting back into the swing of things...Zumba today and then Day 3, level 2 30DS. Had to start that one over too - but it will get done!

Current weight: 171
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH (Let the challenge begin!)
Chest: 34.5
Bust: 43
Hips: 41
High Waist: 34
Low Waist: 37
Arm: 12.5
Leg: 25
Neck: 14.5
SUNDAY MARCH 20TH (Progress to date)
Chest: 34.5
Bust: 42
Hips: 41
High Waist: 34.5
Low Waist: 36.75
Arm: 12
Leg: 24.5
Neck: 14.25

Hey girl! Congrats! These are some great changes!!!

Shawna_831

I'm attempting another "no meat" day today. :noway:

So far so good! I've planned this one out better than Monday. I have lots of snacks! :happy:

jennymaree05

So I've totally fallen off the wagon here. I came down with a horrible upper respiratory infection last Monday but by Thursday the worst was over. I haven't done a damn thing good for me since, let's see...2 weeks ago? I've even been avoiding logging on here b/c I feel guilty but don't want to do anything about it. Boredom at work may just be my saving grace though. I'm back on here and hopefully I can find the energy and motivation to get back on track...just not feeling it

Shawna_831

So I've totally fallen off the wagon here. I came down with a horrible upper respiratory infection last Monday but by Thursday the worst was over. I haven't done a damn thing good for me since, let's see...2 weeks ago? I've even been avoiding logging on here b/c I feel guilty but don't want to do anything about it. Boredom at work may just be my saving grace though. I'm back on here and hopefully I can find the energy and motivation to get back on track...just not feeling it

You didn't fall off the wagon yet... You just have a leg hanging over the edge. You were sick and that will kick your butt! Getting back on track is hard but just go about it slowly. Just get in 15 minutes of cardio...heck 5 or 10 minutes is fine. You just need a little kick start. Go look at pics of the celeb you think is the hottest! I love to look at pics of celebs for motivation.

Shawna_831

I did a program on the Elliptical again this morning and my legs are killing me! I managed to have another "no meat" day yesterday. So, that was no meat on Monday and Wednesday. I've gained a pound though Hopefully by Sunday it will be gone. No meat 2 days and working out hard every day....maybe its muscle?

Vanishing_Gordies

No meat challenge met yesterday. I weighed myself this morning and I'm down two pounds - WHAT??!! I'm excited because I'm FINALLY under 170, but I weigh in Sunday morning for record...hopefully it stays off!
I suck at eating fruit and I haven't been working out like I should...hubby is coming home soon and I'm just beside myself with anticipation! Can't concentrate on anything.

kasonsawyer

Goals for this week: 3,500 calories burned, 20 miles run and 2 lbs lost! :bigsmile:

Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 52 minutes - 584 calories - 4 miles run
Wednesday: 73 minutes - 722 calories 4 miles run and strength training
Thursday: 65 minutes - 577 calories 4 miles run and strength training

1,617 calories and 8 miles to go

SW: 144 (March 1)
CW: 137. 4
GW: 135 (March 27)

jennymaree05

I finally got a workout in last night after sitting on my butt for like 2 weeks! I went to my apartment weight room and got on the elliptical like usual. I set it for an hour but after 30 minutes I was so bored, I quit. Once back in my apartment I was feeling guilty about that so I thought I would check out the fitness channel. I did the Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. Just a 20 minute work out - holy hell am I sore! I never thought jumping jacks could be so hard! Goes to show I am way too comfortable with the elliptical and I need to switch things up - feels good!

partcho

No meat challenge met, water... not so much.. Will try better this week.

It's sunday, so here's my weigh in!

SW (March 7): 163.6
(March 13): 163.2
(March 20): 160
CW: 160.4
GW1 (March 31): 158
GWSummer: (June 25): 140ish...

Gotta change things up, something isn't working right!

Vanishing_Gordies

Didn't meet the fruit challenge, but I did meet the no meat day, burned over 3,500 calories this week, and drank my water.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH - Week 1
Chest: 34.5
Bust: 43
Hips: 41
High Waist: 34
Low Waist: 37
Arm: 12.5
Leg: 25
Neck: 14.5
SUNDAY MARCH 27TH - Week 4
Chest: 34
Bust: 40
Hips: 40.5
High Waist: 33.5
Low Waist: 35.5
Arm: 11.5
Leg: 23.5
Neck: 14.25

SW: 173.6
CW: 169.4
GW: 145

dyiaane

Haven't lost any weight in the last two weeks. Very annoying. For the most part I have been eating well and working out a lot. So I don't know whats going on.... Oh well maybe this week. I'll have to add in even more cardio. My goal is to loose something really anything by next week...

kasonsawyer

Goals for this week were: 3,500 calories burned, 20 miles run and 2 lbs lost! :bigsmile:

Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 52 minutes - 584 calories - 4 miles run
Wednesday: 73 minutes - 722 calories 4 miles run and strength training
Thursday: 65 minutes - 577 calories 4 miles run and strength training
Friday: Rest Day
Saturday: 0 :frown:
Sunday: 109 minutes - 1,269 calories - 8 miles run (in the rain :grumble:)

SW: 144 (March 1)
CW: 134.6
GW: 135 (March 27)
GW: 120 (June)

Burned 3,152 calories so missed that goal but I ran 20 miles and lost 2.8 pounds!!!!! :happy:

Roseisadreamer

I am so in with this! altho im so crap at keeping motivated past like, 2 days x

Shawna_831

***Weekly challenge***

50 sit-ups or crunches everyday.

Continue with burning 3,500 calories per week, 64oz of water per day, 4 servings of fruit and try to go 1 day per week without meat.

Shawna_831

I went 2 days this week without meat. I didn't manage 3,500 calories this week and ended up gaining 1 pound. I did eat all my fruit and drink all my water.

Sw: 167

Cw: 165

Gw: 164

Final goal weight: 150!

rockabyesarojane

okay okay okay okay.


i am back.

weigh in for week 4 is 150.5

tonight i'll be reading the directions on my heart rate monitor and using it for the first time. (yay!)

and then before my run i'll be doing my initial test for the 100 push up challenge. i think tomorrow my arms will be like noodles. haha.

oxFaithxo

ok so i lost this page and then was reminded what it was called... ok so

yes i went 3 weeks with no weight movement...

weighed in today at 159! TWO LBS LOST!

GOAL: 2 more lbs this week...
go to the gym 2 evenings (on top of my 40 minute Monday through Thursday during lunch)...
DRINK MORE WATER... i hate water

skinnyack

Height: 5'5

SW: 158.2
W1: 155 (-3.2)
W2: 155.8- I ran a half marathon yesterday- may be holding water.
W3: 154
W4: 154.8- TOM and sodium
W5: 153.5
June GW: 149.9

Hey- Hope everyone is hanging in there. I forgot my water bottle today so not off to a good start. Funny thing is I usually eat fairly vegetarian, and since we posted the no meat day, I swear I've had more meat- just by chance- not necessarily on purpose. hehe. Funny how that works! Looking forward to some crunches- and I'm adding in push ups also. Just bought a dress for my engagement pics and I want good arms. Probly won't get them done til May so I've got awhile. Hope you all are doing great!! Can't believe we are already on week 5!?!:drinker: :smooched: :flowerforyou:

bstamps12

50 crunches or sit-ups everyday sounds like a great challenge! This would be a great one to keep up w/ every week since swimsuit season is fast approaching!!

No change for me this week, still at 150, but considering the lack of exercise & eating out a lot, I consider it a great result!

Shawna_831

SW: 167.6

W1: 166.2
W2: 164.2
W3: 164.2 (TOM)
W4: 165 (shoot me)

W5GW: 164

Final Goal Weight: 150

I know I posted my weigh in already but I didn't put everything on here. I am not off to a good start this week either. I've gained another freaking pound and my work out today was horrible! I'm starting P90X on April 1st....I hope I can rock it!