Christmas Countdown Challenge (CLOSED GROUP) - Week 1

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  • athederan
    athederan Posts: 61 Member
    Man... having a glass of water with breakfast is weird for me. I've never done this before.
  • Mommyof3loves
    Mommyof3loves Posts: 276
    For those that aren't water drinkers don't forget about Crystal light and other sugar free mixes to add to the water to help you drink your fluids.
  • abeks
    abeks Posts: 68 Member
    Bump. Great job Jen. Thanks
  • athederan
    athederan Posts: 61 Member
    that's a great idea. thanks for the advice!
  • JustJenn419
    JustJenn419 Posts: 780 Member
    For those that aren't water drinkers don't forget about Crystal light and other sugar free mixes to add to the water to help you drink your fluids.

    Crystal Light Orange tastes like Tang :) Works great with breakfast... and with vodka, hehe :drinker:
  • lauralu71
    lauralu71 Posts: 23
    Doing well with the water. Bigger challenge will be my fruits and veggies. Biggest challenge will be resisting the urge to weigh myself multiple times per day. It's a bad habit of mine and one I have to quit :)

    Glad to hear everyone so excited and doing so well!!
  • lpeacock06
    lpeacock06 Posts: 212 Member
    Water will be hard for me. I've upped my intake yest & had 3 bottles 12oz...36 oz & I was going to the bathroom like crazy....I guess your body will get used to it? Right? I rarely have to get up during the night but woke up 1-2 x last night.....
    Oops my bottles are16.9oz =50oz.....more than I thought
  • kckramp
    kckramp Posts: 112 Member
    Thanks for putting this together. It will be great. Good challenge to work with. I have been trying to drink more water instead of diet coke, this will be a good push in that direction. i will send my measurements tonight
  • Cateyes0831
    Cateyes0831 Posts: 160 Member
    I have made it to my 64oz of water (and still going) and I am 2 servings down with two more that are planned for dinner. I bought a 33.8 FL OZ (1L) Zephyrhills water bottle and just keep refilling throughtout the day. Drink two and your at your 64 :happy:
  • johanna_elaine
    johanna_elaine Posts: 115
    Halfway through the water challenge of the day! But no where near the fruit and veggies challenge:( baby steps... I'll post my measurments tomorrow working late tonight. Thanks for starting this group I'm pumped to see all the great people we have here for motivation!
  • gennybunny1
    gennybunny1 Posts: 209
    Thanks for putting this together. I will post my measurments later tonight. I will really have to work on getting more fruits and veg. Water is easy.

    Genny
  • Mommyof3loves
    Mommyof3loves Posts: 276
    Water will be hard for me. I've upped my intake yest & had 3 bottles 12oz...36 oz & I was going to the bathroom like crazy....I guess your body will get used to it? Right? I rarely have to get up during the night but woke up 1-2 x last night.....
    Oops my bottles are16.9oz =50oz.....more than I thought

    Oh man I remember those days of constantly going to the bathroom, yes you will go back to normal after a while, it's a pain in the beginning but it does go away. I have also noticed that the more sodium I eat the more I have to go, so I try and keep it as low as possible and definitely do whatever I can to not go over.
  • Mdbondurant
    Mdbondurant Posts: 104
    For those that aren't water drinkers don't forget about Crystal light and other sugar free mixes to add to the water to help you drink your fluids.

    Crystal Light Orange tastes like Tang :) Works great with breakfast... and with vodka, hehe :drinker:

    The MIO Liquid Water Enhancers are good too. Love Fruit Punch and Berry Pomegranate...
    Hope it helps.
  • jcannon15
    jcannon15 Posts: 148
    digging around for my measuring tape i cleaned up and have no idea where i organized it too and i'm going to double check my weight the scale here is kind of hinky so we're replacing it .
  • want_it_25
    want_it_25 Posts: 219 Member
    I have had 40 oz of water and 2 servings of fruits and veggies so far. I also started the 30 Day Shred yesterday. I feel sore but really good. :)
  • Sugs94
    Sugs94 Posts: 375 Member
    I go back and forth on water. Have been falling back into my diet coke routine. I just started using an infusion pitcher that jazzes up water. Just slice up whatever fruit etc you want to flavor your water and put the slices in a tube which goes in middle of the pitcher. This slowly infuses that flavor into the water. Tried cucumber and wasn't too big on it. However...love the lemon and want to try orange slices as well. Maybe try some lime/lemon and orange mixes. Got the pitcher on Amazon. Now I really need to focus on vegetables.....do fruit ok, but am terrible with the veges!!!!
  • athederan
    athederan Posts: 61 Member
    Halfway through the water challenge of the day! But no where near the fruit and veggies challenge:( baby steps... I'll post my measurments tomorrow working late tonight. Thanks for starting this group I'm pumped to see all the great people we have here for motivation!



    The Lean Cuisine I ate for lunch today had two servings of vegetables. I googled it just to make sure. I ate the Alfredo Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli. Lean Cuisines taste pretty good and have some sort of vegetables in them.
  • Neize
    Neize Posts: 301 Member
    the fruit will definitely be my challenge but I will make it happen.
  • shaverkl191
    shaverkl191 Posts: 131
    Hey Guys,

    I'm making a veggie and chicken stir fry for dinner. Great way to get some vegetables in your day! Pretty quick and easy to make too!

    Step 1: Mix 1 1/4 cup of reduced sodium chicken broth and 2 tbsp of cornstarch. Add 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Set aside.
    Step 2: Saute 1 lb boneless chicken breast strips in 1 tbsp olive oil until browned. Then add 3 cups of veggies (I use broccoli, carrot and snow peas) and stir-fry until tender-crisp.
    Step 3: Add the broth mixture. Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens, about 5 minutes.

    Serves 4
    Nutritional Info (per serving): Calories - 290, Protein - 29g, Fat 6g, Carb 30g

    Really tasty and a good way to get some veggies in for the challenge!
  • JL3mom
    JL3mom Posts: 48
    Thanks for the motivation and the accountiblity! I really need the challenge of drinking more water. Some days I am good others not so much! I would love for some of you to friend me for extra support!!!
  • dianerenem
    dianerenem Posts: 14
    just a quick note for anyone who (like me) is never sure of what a "serving" consists of ...

    I got this from about.com (http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/f/servingfruit.htm), but here is a quick breakdown of a few fruits and veggies

    Fruits

    one banana
    six strawberries
    two plums
    fifteen grapes
    one apple
    one peach
    one-half cup of orange or other fruit juice

    Vegetables

    five broccoli florets
    ten baby carrots
    one roma tomato
    3/4 cup tomato juice
    half of a baked sweet potato
    one ear of corn
    four slices of an onion


    hope it's useful :)
  • PositivePower
    PositivePower Posts: 976 Member
    Lovin this group!!!! Thanks yramesor333 for the Veg Lasagna!!!!!! I will be making that this week. I will reach the water and fruit and veg goal by the end of the day...OK I am behind, but it's OK I'm gonna do it!!!!

    Oh man, I was giving myself 25 mins to be on MFP. My timer went off and I should get back to work.. :noway: .I love this site :bigsmile:

    Keep up the good work everyone!!!!
  • chanstriste13
    chanstriste13 Posts: 3,277 Member
    i've only drank like, 16 ounces of water today, and no fruit or veggies! i still have time to make a dent in my water - veggies probably aren't going to happen at this point, but tomorrow's another day, and i have 139 challenge participants to kick me in the *kitten*!
  • chanstriste13
    chanstriste13 Posts: 3,277 Member
    Oh man, I was giving myself 25 mins to be on MFP. My timer went off and I should get back to work.. :noway: .I love this site :bigsmile:

    i so need to this...i swear, mfp turns my life into a time void! and i wonder why the laundry still isn't done...
  • JenMac18
    JenMac18 Posts: 5
    Off to a rough start yesterday - very bad eating. Much better today.
    I found out I actually weigh 230, not 225. :frown: Will keep weight loss goal at 205, so 25 lbs to go!
    We can do it!
  • mollybeslimmer
    mollybeslimmer Posts: 215 Member
    15 cups of water..I think that is 150 oz!
    as for fruit and veggies
    3 serves of veggies=brocoli,tomatoe,avacado
    and 6 serves of fruit=watermelon,banana,cantaloupe.
  • MadBabysMama
    MadBabysMama Posts: 373 Member
    I got all my fruits this morning (4) plus one veggie at lunch. Yay for me! I'm still working on the liquids but am within 1 glass, I think. What a great challenge!
  • bluegirl10
    bluegirl10 Posts: 695 Member
    Just finished getting in 64oz of water... Got in two servings of veggies and 1 serving of fruit!...
  • MrsRazor7
    MrsRazor7 Posts: 332 Member
    Drank all my water and ate my veggies and fruit, mom :happy: Sounds like everyone is off to a great start! Lets keep this up :happy:
  • yramesor333
    yramesor333 Posts: 152
    Lovin this group!!!! Thanks yramesor333 for the Veg Lasagna!!!!!! I will be making that this week. I will reach the water and fruit and veg goal by the end of the day...OK I am behind, but it's OK I'm gonna do it!!!!

    Oh man, I was giving myself 25 mins to be on MFP. My timer went off and I should get back to work.. :noway: .I love this site :bigsmile:

    Keep up the good work everyone!!!!
    youre welcome !!!! hope you enjoy it as much as i did :)
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