August 20-26 Mini Challenge
luvs_choc8
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Good Morning,
Another week has gone and I hope it was good for all. I am still struggling to get back in the groove. I am doing both cardio and strength training but I am still not eating the right foods. My goal this week is to decrease my sodium intake and lower my carbohydrates. Good luck to everyone.
Monday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and give up one of your must have foods (sugar in your coffee, soda,butter on your toast etc)
Cardio: Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 150 crunches.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Tuesday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make today and homemade day. Which means nothing premade, nothing take-out, nothing fast-food etc)
Cardio: Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 12 sets of 10 push-ups
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Wednesday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and try something healthy that you have never eaten before.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 120 squats. (do 10-12 every time you use the washroom)
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Thursday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make today a no salt day. Hide the salt shaker and try using other spices to add flavour to your food.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity
Strength: do 12 sets of 10 bicep curls with 3-5lbs.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Friday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and try to eat small meals throughout the day and close the kitchen at 8 PM.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity
/Strength: do 10 sets of 20 forward lunges
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Saturday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure that your snacks are healthy ones.
Cardio; do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity. Maybe play in the park with your kids, take your dog for a walk, yard work etc.
Strength: do some extra crunches, squats, arm exercises to your liking.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Sunday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit.
Cardio/Strength: take a well deserved day off today.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Have a great week and please let me now if there is anything specific you would like to see in the mini challenges.
Keep Smiling,
Donna
Another week has gone and I hope it was good for all. I am still struggling to get back in the groove. I am doing both cardio and strength training but I am still not eating the right foods. My goal this week is to decrease my sodium intake and lower my carbohydrates. Good luck to everyone.
Monday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and give up one of your must have foods (sugar in your coffee, soda,butter on your toast etc)
Cardio: Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 150 crunches.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Tuesday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make today and homemade day. Which means nothing premade, nothing take-out, nothing fast-food etc)
Cardio: Do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 12 sets of 10 push-ups
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Wednesday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and try something healthy that you have never eaten before.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity.
Strength: Do 120 squats. (do 10-12 every time you use the washroom)
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Thursday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make today a no salt day. Hide the salt shaker and try using other spices to add flavour to your food.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity
Strength: do 12 sets of 10 bicep curls with 3-5lbs.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Friday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and try to eat small meals throughout the day and close the kitchen at 8 PM.
Cardio: do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity
/Strength: do 10 sets of 20 forward lunges
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Saturday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit and make sure that your snacks are healthy ones.
Cardio; do 30-45 minutes of increased heart rate activity. Maybe play in the park with your kids, take your dog for a walk, yard work etc.
Strength: do some extra crunches, squats, arm exercises to your liking.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Sunday Mini Challenge:
Food: stay within your calorie limit.
Cardio/Strength: take a well deserved day off today.
Water: make sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water today.
Have a great week and please let me now if there is anything specific you would like to see in the mini challenges.
Keep Smiling,
Donna
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