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Team Twilight Week 3 Back on Track in 2013
surfrgrl1
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Happy Sunday all. I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to our next challenge. I was just watching the 70th Annual Globe Awards and caught a glimpse of our beautiful Rob in the audience. Ahhhhh.....he sure cleans up nice!
Thanks to Mindy Black for this week's challenge suggestion 'Eating a Rainbow'. No, I am sorry but that doesn't include Skittles candies).
Just a little info- the phrase "eating a rainbow" of fruits and vegetables is a simple way of remembering to get as much color variety in your diet as possible, so that you can maximize your intake of a broad range of nutrients. The colors of fruits and vegetables are a small clue as to what vitamins and nutrients are included. By getting a variety of different colored fruits and vegetables, you are guaranteed a diverse amount of essential vitamins and minerals. (Keep in mind that white potatoes are a starch, so lets try not to count those shall we?)
Here is a link to some basic info on the rainbow colors of fruit and veggies, and how they contribute to our health. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn595.pdf
:smooched: Lets strive for 5 colorful servings of fruits/veggies per day
H20. 64 oz, or 48 oz and 16 decaf beverage
:flowerforyou: Weight bearing exercise 90 minutes
Weightbearing exercise is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones. Weightbearing exercise is any activity you do while on your feet and legs that works your muscles and bones against gravity. During weightbearing exercise, bone adapts to the impact of weight and the pull of muscle by building more bone cells. Consequently, bone becomes stronger and more dense. The risk of fracture, osteopenia, and osteoporosis decreases. ( about.com arthritis and joint conditions)
Weight bearing exercise includes things that our team members like such as Walking, dancing, jogging, hiking....
:bigsmile: stretching. 30 minutes
Stretching is so important for our bodies. Think about those aching neck and shoulders from hunching over the computer, sore arms from those LaPush Ups last week, or screaming glutes from the squats during week 1. Feel free to do some yoga moves, or take some time to do some simple stretches while at your desk at work or home.
:smokin: Sharing
If you dare, please tell the team about a bad habit that you have changed with the implementation of your new healthy lifestyle.
Have a great week!!!
Thanks to Mindy Black for this week's challenge suggestion 'Eating a Rainbow'. No, I am sorry but that doesn't include Skittles candies).
Just a little info- the phrase "eating a rainbow" of fruits and vegetables is a simple way of remembering to get as much color variety in your diet as possible, so that you can maximize your intake of a broad range of nutrients. The colors of fruits and vegetables are a small clue as to what vitamins and nutrients are included. By getting a variety of different colored fruits and vegetables, you are guaranteed a diverse amount of essential vitamins and minerals. (Keep in mind that white potatoes are a starch, so lets try not to count those shall we?)
Here is a link to some basic info on the rainbow colors of fruit and veggies, and how they contribute to our health. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn595.pdf
:smooched: Lets strive for 5 colorful servings of fruits/veggies per day
H20. 64 oz, or 48 oz and 16 decaf beverage:flowerforyou: Weight bearing exercise 90 minutes
Weightbearing exercise is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones. Weightbearing exercise is any activity you do while on your feet and legs that works your muscles and bones against gravity. During weightbearing exercise, bone adapts to the impact of weight and the pull of muscle by building more bone cells. Consequently, bone becomes stronger and more dense. The risk of fracture, osteopenia, and osteoporosis decreases. ( about.com arthritis and joint conditions)
Weight bearing exercise includes things that our team members like such as Walking, dancing, jogging, hiking....
:bigsmile: stretching. 30 minutes
Stretching is so important for our bodies. Think about those aching neck and shoulders from hunching over the computer, sore arms from those LaPush Ups last week, or screaming glutes from the squats during week 1. Feel free to do some yoga moves, or take some time to do some simple stretches while at your desk at work or home.
:smokin: Sharing
If you dare, please tell the team about a bad habit that you have changed with the implementation of your new healthy lifestyle.
Have a great week!!!
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Awesome challenge as always!! Looking forward to a great week 3.0
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Sounds great. I'll post day 7 on week 2 in the morning after i weigh in. On the rainbow, I was looking at the supertracker on the www.supertracker.usda.gov & it gave tips & tricks on how to get the recommended servings of each of the food groups0
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Shell, thanks for the tip!!
Have a color filled day!!0 -
"I can eat a rainbow ....." Sounds like a great challenge!0
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Day 1
Strive for Five Eat the Rainbow
Blueberries in my Strata
Honey crisp Apple
Blood orange
Mixed berries ( heated up, they are almost like having warm pie!)
Southwestern corn (the kind with black beans, corn, green and red peppers)
H2O. 40 oz water, 8 oz decaf. (Still working on getting more this is a,ways a tough goal for me)
No weight bearing or or stretching yet.
Bad Habits........ I have pretty well quit eating unhealthy fast food. Not all fast food is created equal, and when I do eat it, I mostly stick to the healthier items. Consuming bad fast food makes me gain weight, it is not my friend!
Looks like everyone had a good week last week! Congratulations!!0 -
Day 1 (Monday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 1/7 - broccoli/onion/bell pepper (in breakfast quiches), lettuce/tomato (in taco salad)
Water: 1/7
Weight Bearing: 50/90
Stretching: 0/30
Bad Habits: 95% of the time, I find out the calories in something before I decide whether or not I'm going to eat it. Before, I would just say "oh this isn't that bad" and eat it without really knowing what I was putting in my body.0 -
DAY 1 (Monday)
fruits/veggies 1/7 - cherries in my oatmeal, clementine on break, there were carrots & green beans in my entree, green beans almondine at dinner, then frozen banana slices dipped in dark chocolate for desert
H20: 1/7 days
Weightbearing: 0/90 minutes - I did my deep water aerobics class tonght, so I'm not sure if that would be considered weight bearing or not because you're in 12 feet deep water wearing a float belt
stretching: 15/30 minutes0 -
Day 1
Strive for Five Eat the Rainbow
Blue/ Purple -- Raisins
Red -- red pepper and red onion in my stew (Don't you all think that red onions are purple?)
Yellow/orange -- dried apricots and carrots
White -- banana
Green -- celery and green peppers in my stew,
Water -- 56 oz But I'll take a bottle oof water and put it by my bed because I worked out today and need the water (but it is too cold)
Weight bearing exercise -- 30/90minutes on the Curves curcuit
Stretching -- only 5 minutes today. I usually try to get in more after a workout.
Bad Habits -- Confession -- I used to drink a six-pack of diet coke every day.:drinker: When I quit cold turkey, I lost 15 pounds.:laugh:0 -
Weeks 3 Day 1 and 2
Day 1
Water 1/7 (9 glasses)
Food: Red (blood orange, raspberries, peppers in lean cuisine) Blue/purple(blueberries, blackberries), Green( peas and snow peas)
Stretching: no countable stretching
Weight bearing: boxing video 30 minutes
Day 2
Water 2/7 (9 glasses)
Food: red( blood orange, raspberries) Blue/purple (blueberries, blackberries) Green (broccoli), orange (sweet potato, carrots), white( cauliflower)
Stretching: none yet but the night is young
Weight bearing exercise: 49 minutes of running
Bad habit revealed: I have been known (or not known because I was so sneaky) to make a treat for the family and eat so much of it that I would have to finish the evidence then start over. Then I would of course eat my allotted portion.0 -
I wanted to say you ladies ROCK! :bigsmile:
Revealing your deep dark secret bad habits is a scary thing to do. Thank you for sharing them. I am thankful that we have all turned those bad habits into healthy ones.0 -
Day 2 confession, errr uh, I mean check in!!!
Strive for 5- lookout rainbow, here I come to eat you up!
Red/purple/Blue. Mixed berries, red peppers, v8
Yellow, Banana, corn
Green, peppers
Weight bearing
44 minutes walking
Stretching
None, but boy do I ever need it!
H20
48 water
16 decaf
Confessions of a Bad Eater
I ALWAYS bought a candy bar at the check out stand of the grocery store or other store, for myself, every time I went to the store. Then I would eat it in the car. I later changed it to a game, where I would only buy a candy bar if it was white chocolate, like a Zero, or White chocolate KitKat, or White chocolate Reese's. but not white chocolate with Oreo cookies, I don't care for those. Then I progressed to NOT buying any candy bars. I remember when I was in my teens, I would have 2 candy bars during break at work, and never thought a thing of it, nor did it affect my waistline. Oh those were the days!
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Day 2 (Tuesday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 2/7 - broccoli/onion/bell pepper (in breakfast quiches), lettuce, tomatoes (in spanish rice), carrots, zucchini, green beans
Water: 2/7
Weight Bearing: 82/90
Stretching: 0/30
Bad Habit: I used to use every excuse in the book to put off exercise because I hate it. Now I just tell myself to shutup and get up and do it.0 -
DAY 2 (Tuesday)
fruits/veggies 2/7 - banana, okra, chickpeas (i guess these can be considered veggies), cucumber, pink orange (something different I found at Earth Fare)
H20: 2/7 days
Weightbearing: 0/90 minutes - nothing today except shopping with mom, going to make up for this tomorrow evening
stretching: 25/30 minutes
Bad Habit: I used to start every day with a 20oz of Mountain Dew when I got to work. then many days had a second 20oz later in the day. Once I started logging EVERYTHING, I realized that 250-300 calorie bottle of pop could be a rather substantial snack later on, I almost completely stopped drinking pop. Now if I can just manage to stop drinking the crystal light all the time, I'll be good
Not so good today, eating or exercising. Laid down for a half hour before I was supposed to get ready for a dinner meeting that I ended up not going to because I had a killer sinus headache when I got up. Between co-workers coming in to work sick & wonderful Ohio weather that goes from 60 degrees on Saturday to 35 on Monday, I'm doomed. If anyone shares the flu with me I will hurt them.0 -
Day 2
Strive for Five Eat the Rainbow
Blue/ Purple -- Prunes
Red -- red pepper and red onion in my stew
Yellow/orange -- carrots
White -- nothing (unless I count potatoes in the stew)
Green -- celery and green peppers in my stew,
Water -- 72 oz
Weight bearing exercise -- 30/90minutes nothing new today
Stretching -- 5/30 I really should have done some stretching with all the sewing.
Bad Habits -- Confession -- I used to go through more than a quart of heavy cream every week, adding it to my coffee. That's when I was on the Atkins diet. I also ate a ton of Macademia nuts. Whenever I was on a diet than allowed an unlimited amount of anything, I pushed the boundary of unlimited.0 -
Day 3
Water.....48/16
Eat the Rainbow.....
Red. Craisins, tomato soup, apple, tomatoes on sandwich, apple chips
Orange.... Blood orange
Green.... Spinach, pickles
Black olives....hmmm..is..black in the rainbow?
Weight bearing....44/90 none today
Stretching....5/30. Did some stretches before I got out of bed this morning
Confessions of a former fat girl...
Bad Habit....with Kathy reporting on the number of hours spent sewing on her ball gown, ( which I find very impressive!) it reminded me of something that happened a few years ago when I was on a reduced work schedule. I would work 3 days and the other days I spent sewing. Because money was tight, it was easy to drive over to Little Caesars for their $5 large cheese pizza, which I would blindly consume while I was busy sewing in the course of a day. I packed on the pounds which I later worked hard to get back off. Unfortunately those pounds didn't stay off but with the help of my good friends at MFP I am getting them off for good and keeping them off.0 -
Day 2 (Wednesday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 3/7 - broccoli/onion/bell pepper (in breakfast quiches), lettuce, green beans (3 servings)
Water: 3/7
Weight Bearing: 82/90
Stretching: 20/30
Bad Habit: When it came to overeating, I could lie to myself with the best of them. The thing that was even sadder was not only did I pretend it wasn't that much, I would also rationalize the nutritional content ala Bill Cosby feeding kids chocolate cake for breakfast.0 -
DAY 3 (wednesday)
strive for 5/eat the rainbow 3/7 - apple slices in my happy meal, half a clementine with Savannah, potatoes & peas in my samosas, mango in the chutney, lettuce, red cabbage, and it looked like there were carrots in my blackened chicken salad that I made a wrap from
H20: /7 days
Weightbearing: 50/90 minutes -Water Walking class tonight
stretching: 30/30 minutes - we always do 5 minutes stretching cool down after class, and I did some stretching when I got up this morning and while watching disney movies with Savannah
Still headachy today not sure of the cause. Right now I'm considering a need to get my frames adjusted because it was after the last time I had the nose pieces fixed that the headaches started0 -
Day 3
Strive for Five Eat the Rainbow
Blue/ Purple -- Raisins
Red -- cherry tomatoes and red onion in my stew
Yellow/orange -- carrots
White -- nothing (unless I count potatoes in the stew)
Green -- celery and green peppers in my stew,
Water -- 64oz -- that makes. 2/3 days
Weight bearing exercise -- 60/90minutes Curves today
Stretching -- 15/30
Bad Habits -- Confession -- When I was teaching, I would have a cup of coffee (fully loaded) and a bag of chips on my desk all day long. I was such a terrible example of the right way to eat to my students.0 -
Day 4
Eat the Rainbow
White....Banana
Orange...Blood orange
Green...Lettuce Peperoncini, broccoli
Red....Cranberries Strawberries Kalamata olives
Weight bearing. ...rode my exercise bike for 45 minutes, but remembered it is not weight bearing!!!
Stretching...1 minute. I can reach the trim above the doorway!
H20. 48/18
Bad habit....I would go out to eat and not have dessert. My boyfriend found that impressive, but what he didn't know was that I had already had some dessert earlier in the day. I guess I could have had a second dessert! That would have been very bad!!!0 -
Day 4
Strive for Five Eat the Rainbow
Blue/ Purple -- Raisins, red cabbage
Red -- tomato sauce and red onion
Yellow/orange -- carrots
White -- nothing
Green -- celery and romaine, iceberg, arugula
Water -- 64oz -- that makes 3/4 days
Weight bearing exercise -- 60/90minutes did lots of cooking, but I won't count that toward the challenge.
Stretching -- 15/30 no more today
Bad Habits -- Confession -- Secret snacking (no way to keep the weight I gained a secret) .0 -
DAY 4 (Thursday)
strive for 5/eat the rainbow - red - cherries in my oatmeal, tomatoes in my mexican shredded chicken. green: lettuce on my taco, orange - sweet potato at lunch, yellow - mango in my smoothie, and pineapple in my cottage cheese
H20: 4 /7 days
Weightbearing: 70/90 minutes - did some active games on the wii
stretching: 40/30 minutes
Dirty Secret/Confessional time: I used to buy the totinos frozen pizzas that are supposed to be 3 servings, and it ended up being one serving - of course this was before logging everything, because once you see what you're eating & how much more you could have had for the same amount0 -
Day 4 (Thursday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 4/7 - broccoli/onion/bell pepper (in breakfast quiches), lettuce/tomato/cucumber (salad from Zaxby's)
Water: 4/7
Weight Bearing: 82/90 - Worked late so no time for exercise
Stretching: 20/30
Bad Habit: Distorted body image. At my heaviest, I can remember hating myself but looking in the mirror and saying "you're not that big". Now, though I'm down about 90 lbs, I look in the mirror and alternate between "OMG, you look so good" (which is what caused me to basically waste all of last year...I got comfortable) and "OMG, you're still so fat". I need to be able to look at myself and be grateful for my progress, but still motivate myself to lose fat, gain muscle, and change the shape of my body.0 -
DAY 5 (FrIdAy)
strive for 5/eat the rainbow - cherries in my oatmeal, clementine at break, fries at lunch, carrots, celery, onion in my chicken salad
H20: 5 /7 days
Weightbearing: 100/90 minutes - worked around the house with the re-decorating project I'm attempting, lots of running up and down stairs to get things i needed
stretching: 50/30 minutes
Dirty Secret/Confessional time: despite losing 30 pounds, I still don't see any change and sometimes wonder if it's even worth it0 -
Day 5 (Friday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 4/7 - broccoli/onion/bell pepper (in breakfast quiches), brussell sprouts - not enough servings of veggies today
Weight Bearing: 82/90
Stretching: 20/30
Bad Habit: It's not really a bad habit, more a lifestyle thing, but I'm not a morning person at all so I usually work out at night during the week. With a crazy busy week like this past one, I end up falling asleep or being too exhausted to do anything. Now I have to spend the weekend trying to catch up on my workouts.0 -
Dirty Secret/Confessional time: despite losing 30 pounds, I still don't see any change and sometimes wonder if it's even worth it
Shell, it is SO worth it!! I know I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again here. Stay on track, day after day, and you WILL see your success. Lately you have reduced your daily calorie goal and have been trying to make better food choices...this is a huge step towards success. It will take time, but if you keep at it you will achieve your goal. :flowerforyou:0 -
Friday and Saturday combined
H20 check
Rainbow.
Strawberries, lettuce, blueberries, mixed berries, potato, sweet potato, tomato, pickles
Weight bearing: 99/90
Stretching 5/30
Bad habit: I can still let myself get caught up in eating too much if I am out with a friend. Today I went to lunch with a friend and then the movies and we had lots of good stuff. On a positive note: I don't go out with friends very often so the temptations aren't many, , and my dinners out with my boyfriend are on Splurge Friday.0 -
Day 6 (Saturday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 4/7 - green beans (2 servings) - not doing so great with fruits and veggies
Water: 6/7
Weight Bearing: 145/90
Stretching: 20/30
Bad Habit: I'm back to drink 75 calorie cups of coffee vs. 20 calorie cups of coffee. This wouldn't be a problem, except I'm drinking 3 a day!! When I get used to something, it's really hard for me to go to a less tasty, lower calorie version. I really need to work on this.0 -
Hello ladies!!
Our fun and fabulous fellow Twi hard groupie Mindy Black is working on a fun and fabulous exercise challenge for us for week 4. I am so excited, I can hardly wait!0 -
Sorry I am terrible at checking in throughout the week.
Food 7/7 I think most if not all colors are represented by: carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, red peppers, tomatoes, peas, snow peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, prunes, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, avocados, lettuce, radishes, red cabbage, onions, corn, yellow peppers. I am sure there is some I missed from this week but this is what I remember
Water:7/7
Stretching: 30/30 Thanks, Yvonne. I have been neglecting my yoga. I forgot how good it feels.
Weight Bearing: 296/174 plus a bunch I didn't log.
Bad habit: Zero portion control. I would joke about how silly it is of Ben and Jerry to think I am sharing that tub with 3 other people. I never weighed or measured. Whatever looked like a good amount was what went on my plate. Now I am addicted to measuring cups and spoons. I have a few sets and have to wash them all the time.0 -
Day 7 (Sunday)
Strive for Five/Eat the Rainbow: 4/7 - I didn't get 5 in a day, but I did eat more veggies than usual so I am going to call that a win.
Water: 7/7
Weight Bearing: 285/90
Stretching: 30/30 - finished up my stretching tonight and boy did it feel good after today's workouts
Bad Habit: I used to say "I can't" when the workouts got tough. Now I say "I WILL, I MUST, I AM" and push through to make it happen.0
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