November 5 - 11 Mini Challenge
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It is week 2 of the November Challenge.
Monday Mini Challenge:
Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Review your calorie intake and try to avoid empty calories such as food high in sugar. If you are a soda drinker make today a soda free day.
Cardio- go for a 30-45 minute brisk walk/ jog. Make sure to get your heart rate up.
Strength- 125 crunches (three different kinds)
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Tuesday Mini Challenge:
Food- Eat at least 6 times today. Have 3 main meals and 3 snacks of less that 100 calories each.
Cardio/strength- Do 10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, and 10 lunges. Repeat this 4X's
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Wednesday Mini Challenge:
Food- Substitute one bad choice in your diet with 1 or 2 good choices. (ie grapes instead of cookies, carrot sticks instead of chips)
Cardio- do an interval work out. start with 5 minute warm up, then alternate 30 seconds jog/run with 1 minute walk (at least 8 times)
Strength- Do 10 sets of 10 push ups at your level
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Thursday Mini Challenge:
Food- Carb Reduction. For one day cut your carbs in half and try to consume the majority of your carbs before your evening meal. Make sure they are good carbs.
Cardio- do a 30-45 minute cardio workout
Strength - do 10 standing dumbbell curls, 10 front arm raises, and 10 lateral raises. Repeat 4X's (you can find the videos on youtube)
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Friday Mini Challenge:
Food- Sodium reduction. Try to decrease your sodium by 500mg.
Cardio- Do 30 - 45 minutes jump rope/stairs/jog on the spot etc. Anything that will get your heart rate up.
Strength- 10 squats, 10 rear lunge, and 10 diagonal lunge. Repeat 4X's
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Saturday Mini Challenge:
Food- Make sure you are not snacking on bad foods. Keep your snacks healthy. (at least 2 fruits, 3 vegetables, nuts etc)
Cardio/Strength- Today is a good day to spend some time with loved ones. This may be your children, your parents, your siblings, your grand parents. Take a leisurely walk and enjoy life around you.
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Sunday Mini Challenge:
Food- make sure you are being honest with everything you consume.
Cardio/Strength- we all deserve a day of rest and relaxation so today is that day.
Please note that this is just a guide-line. I am by no means a professional in diet nor exercise and what I state here are things that I have learned and tried through my year long journey. Please go at your pace but make sure you challenge yourself. You will see results. This is all about supporting each other through some of the toughest days and celebrating our successes. Good luck to all of you and I hope you have a great week.
Keep smiling ,
Monday Mini Challenge:
Food- stay below allowed calorie limit. Review your calorie intake and try to avoid empty calories such as food high in sugar. If you are a soda drinker make today a soda free day.
Cardio- go for a 30-45 minute brisk walk/ jog. Make sure to get your heart rate up.
Strength- 125 crunches (three different kinds)
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Tuesday Mini Challenge:
Food- Eat at least 6 times today. Have 3 main meals and 3 snacks of less that 100 calories each.
Cardio/strength- Do 10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, and 10 lunges. Repeat this 4X's
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Wednesday Mini Challenge:
Food- Substitute one bad choice in your diet with 1 or 2 good choices. (ie grapes instead of cookies, carrot sticks instead of chips)
Cardio- do an interval work out. start with 5 minute warm up, then alternate 30 seconds jog/run with 1 minute walk (at least 8 times)
Strength- Do 10 sets of 10 push ups at your level
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Thursday Mini Challenge:
Food- Carb Reduction. For one day cut your carbs in half and try to consume the majority of your carbs before your evening meal. Make sure they are good carbs.
Cardio- do a 30-45 minute cardio workout
Strength - do 10 standing dumbbell curls, 10 front arm raises, and 10 lateral raises. Repeat 4X's (you can find the videos on youtube)
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Friday Mini Challenge:
Food- Sodium reduction. Try to decrease your sodium by 500mg.
Cardio- Do 30 - 45 minutes jump rope/stairs/jog on the spot etc. Anything that will get your heart rate up.
Strength- 10 squats, 10 rear lunge, and 10 diagonal lunge. Repeat 4X's
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Saturday Mini Challenge:
Food- Make sure you are not snacking on bad foods. Keep your snacks healthy. (at least 2 fruits, 3 vegetables, nuts etc)
Cardio/Strength- Today is a good day to spend some time with loved ones. This may be your children, your parents, your siblings, your grand parents. Take a leisurely walk and enjoy life around you.
Water- drink 2-3 litres of water today.
Sunday Mini Challenge:
Food- make sure you are being honest with everything you consume.
Cardio/Strength- we all deserve a day of rest and relaxation so today is that day.
Please note that this is just a guide-line. I am by no means a professional in diet nor exercise and what I state here are things that I have learned and tried through my year long journey. Please go at your pace but make sure you challenge yourself. You will see results. This is all about supporting each other through some of the toughest days and celebrating our successes. Good luck to all of you and I hope you have a great week.
Keep smiling ,
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Thanks Donna:flowerforyou:0
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Monday
Food- Did well and under my cals.
Cardio-day off, will make up tom night
Strength- 125 crunches done!
Water- almost at 64oz
New fresh week! I always look forward to a new week. Everything resets, my thinking, my cals, my exercise tracker. Just a nice clean slate to do better. Have a great Monday everyone, from one person who doesn't usually mind Mondays!0 -
Monday - done! Yay!
Cardio and strength done! Almost there with the water...haven't checked my food yet!0 -
Cardio strengh & water in, didn't log my food, I used to be obsessed with logging every bite, I can't seem to get back in the habit of it :frown: I know it helps though. Don't forget to vote everyone!0
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alright finally jumping back into these challenges...
Monday: Didn't see the exercise challenge til halfway through the day, and it was my roommates bday so we went out to dinner so I did not stay under my calories (though I tried to stay somewhat reasonable) and I did not find time to get the exercise in
Tuesday: Have been grazing all day rather than eating large meals...close for the food challenge. I went for a 30 minute walk with my dog, and did the crunches from yesterday and the circuit training from today...wooo!!0 -
Tuesday:
Food- I only managed to get 2 snacks in. Never get in that after dinner snack.
Cardio/strength- jumping jacks, squats, and lunges sets all done, plus a 30 min walk from yest break
Water- finishing up water now.
Glad to see other people posting! Have a great Tues everyone!0 -
Got in the cardio & water and burned a few calories doing a happy dance tonight!!! :bigsmile:0
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Wednesday
Food- yep ate healthy snacks
Cardio- didn't get a chance to work out did the next day
Strength- 100 pushups done
Water- water in
Thursday
Food- ate good carbs but didn't do restriction (started out like thta idea and then just decided I really wanted wheat pasta.
Cardio- yep do hr wlaking
Strength -arm workout done
Water- water good.
Sorry didn't post yest. did track food and same with today. I am beat after a couple really busy days. Hope everyone is doing well!0 -
I haven't been very good the last couple of days, just lazy I guess anyway, today I pulled it together and did 45 min. of cardio on the bike and the strength exercise, also did some yard work, water is good, but sodium is most likely over since I had a lean cuisine for supper....yummy but full of salt! Have a great weekend!0
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Saturday
Food- today food was off. under cals but didn't space out meals. skipped breakfast and just over all off day.
Cardio/Strength- good outside play with family: also walked hr today
Water- drink working of 64 oz
Rest day so needed. Hopefully next week is less hectic, but it's holiday season so I doubt it. However I've managed to stay on track with food. Next week will have to get to a 100% on track with mini challenges. Way to go Pammie! I eat lean cuisine every now and then. Chicken parm is my fav!0 -
Another Lean Cuisine fan! My favorite is turkey & dressing....comfort food
I really don't know how they can make it for 290 calories!
I did pretty good with food today, I usually eat a lot of fruits and veggies so I'm good on that one, did quite a bit of walking too, not so leisurely though, I was pushing the wheelbarrow:laugh:0
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