30 Day Challenge
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Day 2 - completed exercise - 60 minutes on the bike; drank 15 glass of water
Feeling good!
Hoping everyone's Day 2 went well!0 -
I'm a day late but I'd like to jump in!
SW 164
GW 154
I definitely met the water challenge yesterday and today and the exercise too! 45 minutes of Zumba lad night and 45 minutes of cardio/body toning tonight!
Good luck everyone!0 -
35 minutes of exercise
8 cups of water
slightly below my calorie count for the day
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I've had 6 cups of water so far today..still have a couple hours left. Completed day 2 of 30 day shred and I am feeling it for sure. Completely loving getting healthy!0
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I think that is a great idea Olivia. Sometimes all it takes is just a little bit more than what we are already doing!:) From the posts I've read, there are many that way surpassed the challenge today. Great work everyone. I'm finishing my last glass of water for the day. If you are new to drinking lots of water, it will be a little difficult at first but the more you do it, you will find yourself craving it or at least I do. Just wondering if everyone is still here with us? There aren't nearly as many posts as I figured there would be. Be sure to think of a good low calorie recipe. It can be a main dish or dessert. We plan on posting those tomorrow. I can feel us all getting healthier already:) I know my energy level was so much higher today after working out!! How's everyone feeling?0
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Hi all,
Hour of fit camp at the gym
8 glasses of water
Below cal count for today
Never said my 30 day goal: 5 lbs would be great.0 -
Sipping my 8th glass of water as I type
I was good with my calorie count today, too! 0 -
I'm in! I need the daily motivation!!! I just started this too PERFECT!
CW 130
Mini Goal 125 3/14
Mini Goal 120 4/14
Mini Goal 115 5/14
Mini Goal 110 6/1
GW 100 by summertime0 -
Hey guys, I'm checking in kinda late but I tend to stay up late cause I am just out of college and that was my habit. So the challenge is to drink water, huh. I'm not a big fan of plain water, but I've noticed that if I make sure to have a glass of water near me all the time, I tend to drink more. I usually drink a lot of tea. I love tea. All kinds too, black, green, camomille. Right now I have a ginger tea that is really refreshing. So technically I'm not sure if I actually made 8 glasses because I forgot to count today, but I think I'm pretty close.0
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Hey! I'm checking in. I took an hour bike ride today. It was so nice out after all the snow we had last week.
Weight 148
Water 5 glasses.
A recipe huh? I'll hae to think that over. Does home made popcorn count? just kidding.0 -
Just under my goal calories and drank 8 glasses of water. Today was a rest day - so nice light day. Tomorrow I need to get my work face on - heavy cardio and some eating challenges I'll need to overcome.0
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I am new to this site, so just trying to figure it out. I am terrible at counting calories and such. I need a challenge to get jump started. One of my biggest problems is health problems and I take a lot of medication, and I have a husband who will not co-operate with anything healthy! We are on a tight budget like so many others.
I am not quite sure how this site works yet. Help??
I have 80lbs. to lose for me.0 -
Hello everyone and newcomers! This challenge is for 30 days, it started on the 14th but feel free to jump in at anytime. There are daily challenges me and my cousin Angela (kylakesgal) plan on posting everyday that are totally optional but serve as motivational goals to help you this month. So far it has been do at least 30 minutes of exercise and drink at least 8 glasses of water but we will focus on doing that everyday for the rest of the challenge. Tomorrow morning we will post a new challenge. I love the suggestions you all have made so far for daily challenges, keep em coming!
Thanks to all the people who added me as a friend, really appreciate it! I know I love to motivate and encourage people and I love getting the same in return. To the newcomers, Monday is our weigh in day, we can update on our progress every Monday but if you do not feel comfortable posting your weight then that is perfectly fine. I also took my measurements at the beginning of this challenge because there are plenty of non-scale victories that can be achieved. Clothes always fitting looser makes me happy too. You can also share inches lost if you wish.
At the end of the 30 days we will compare our progress and see who "won" the challenge, but we will all be winners at the end!!! This challenge is mainly for motivational support and keeping each other in check.
Have a good night!0 -
Let's see how it shakes out in week or so, and maybe I could help out with the tracking of the weigh in for those that want to participate in that part?
I am doing well with my "healthy eating". It will be interesting to see if I get the same results as I usually do when I do a "limit the calories" approach.0 -
Let's see how it shakes out in week or so, and maybe I could help out with the tracking of the weigh in for those that want to participate in that part?
I am doing well with my "healthy eating". It will be interesting to see if I get the same results as I usually do when I do a "limit the calories" approach.
That would be awesome! I'll have to see in a week or so too, I may be able to track it with some help, hopefully everyone will still be in the challenge!!!0 -
DAILY CHALLENGE TIME!!!
Ok, today's challenge is about food!!!!
Sometimes making a life change and eating healthy can be daunting because it's easy to get stuck in a rut and not know what to eat or it gets boring and mundane. And sometimes your family is not always on board.
I want everyone to post a healthy recipe here today, it would be great to give others ideas, I know I need them! What do you love? What is something healthy your family loves? What about your children? I am trying to get my son to eat better because it's important to establish healthy eating habits.
If you are not much of a cook or don't know any recipes then post a favorite healthy snack or drink.
Have a wonderful day and lets get that water and exercise in too!!0 -
Once every week my husband sand I try to do a meatless day, here is one of the meals I make (way too easy):
I mix pinto beans and corn together and make bean tacos on a whole wheat tortilla. We top it off with some salsa. Depending on if you add cheese, sour cream (greek yogurt), or anything else its pretty low cal.0 -
Couscous Salad - Easy & Delicious
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
5 tablespoons pitted and sliced kalamata olives
5 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
4 ounces low fat feta cheese, crumbled
Dressing, recipe follows
Dash Ceylon cinnamon, optional
DRESSING:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
In a medium saucepan, bring the water and the 1 teaspoon oil to a boil. Stir in the couscous. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 2 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Add remaining ingredients and toss with dressing. Taste and add a pinch of cinnamon, if desired. Serve hot or at room temperature.
DRESSING:
Whisk all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside0 -
Okay I love ice cream and I know that if I buy it I will over eat so I came up with a solution. I blend a cup of frozen fruit (it doesn't really matter what kind but I like the mixed bags) and blend it. I add a little milk but not alot because I want a thick ice cream like consistency. And there you are, a sweet treat! Once I did add chocolate greek yogurt instead of milk and it was like chocolate strawberry ice cream.0
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My huBy and I both love this super eady low-cal chicken dish. Serve it with brown rice, raw or wilted spinach, salad greens, or any other low-cal side and you have a killer and easy low cal dinner:
2 chicken breast
1 pkg athenos low fat feta
Any herbs/spices u like, I usually add sage, thyme, garlic and/or oregano
Cut a pocket into each chix breast. Blend 1/2 pkg of feta with fav herbs. Stuff breasts with feta (as much as u can fit) and close hole with toothpics.
Heat fry pan to med-high with less than 1 tablespoon of olive oil. When hot add breasts. Cook until golden in color on each side. Add lid, turndown heast and cook 5 mins or so more (to ensure cooked all the way through. Serve with fav low-cal sides.0 -
ooooo...loving the recipes so far and the ideas..keep em coming! I'll post one later on tonight 0
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I would love to join this, is it too late? I started back on December 1st and have lost 14lbs. I have been at a loss of 13 lbs-15lbs for the last 4 weeks and I'm struggling to move on, so I am hoping this challenge will help me. Everyone seems very supportive and this may be what I need to meet my goal.
Thanks
Cindy:happy:0 -
Perfect day for a food challenge request...I'm definately going to try the couscous salad tonight...going to get ingredients right now... Will post my favs a little later!0
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Good afternoon everyone.....hope everyone is doing great today. It feels like springtime here and I've got spring fever. Here is a great dessert recipe that is wonderful. I change it around a bit when I make it. Instead of sugar, I use splenda. The brown sugar splenda is excellent! Also, you can substitute the mountain dew for diet. I also just add a tsp of butter. Enjoy:)
Country Apple Pie Dumplings
Ingredients
* 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
* 2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
* 1 cup butter
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew ™
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.
3. Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.
4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
Nutritional Information open nutritional information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 333 | Total Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 31mg
With the splenda and diet soda it only comes out to a little over 100 calories per serving.0 -
Here's a salad I made for dinner last night. It's a variation on what I grew up calling a "Michigan Salad."
2 c mixed baby greens/salad greens
12 grape tomatoes
1/4 c dried cherries
1/8 c chopped walnuts
1/4 c reduced fat feta cheese
1 tbsp balsamic vinaigrette
This came out to 399 calories (carbs: 40, fat: 19, protein: 13). It's a salad, so I'm sure you could adjust the proportions of the ingredients, but I really like the way it all comes together. Traditionally, I would use blue cheese instead of feta cheese, but my boyfriend doesn't like blue cheese - I just checked and the nutritional info for feta and blue cheese are about the same, so go with whatever you like.0 -
I've been taking this salad to work for my dinner this past week. I love the variety of fresh veggies, and the shrimp and egg provide protein. I just add a fruit to complete the meal for 600 or so calories.
2 cups mixed baby greens
2 small tomatoes, cut up
2 baby carrots, grated
2 oz avocado, cubed
1 oz. red pepper, cut up
1 large mushroom, sliced
1 hard-cooked egg, cut up
3 oz cooked shrimp
0.5 oz cheddar cheese, grated
1 tbsp bleu cheese dressing
457 calories (22g carb, 28 g fat, 36g protein, 8g sugar)0 -
Good afternoon everyone.....hope everyone is doing great today. It feels like springtime here and I've got spring fever. Here is a great dessert recipe that is wonderful. I change it around a bit when I make it. Instead of sugar, I use splenda. The brown sugar splenda is excellent! Also, you can substitute the mountain dew for diet. I also just add a tsp of butter. Enjoy:)
Country Apple Pie Dumplings
Ingredients
* 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
* 2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
* 1 cup butter
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew ™
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.
3. Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.
4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
Nutritional Information open nutritional information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 333 | Total Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 31mg
With the splenda and diet soda it only comes out to a little over 100 calories per serving.
mmmm, those sound so good!!!!!!!! I love a sweet treat since I have a sweet tooth, haha
All of these recipes sound so good, I've never had couscous before, sounds really good, will definitely have to try it!0 -
Here's a salad I made for dinner last night. It's a variation on what I grew up calling a "Michigan Salad."
2 c mixed baby greens/salad greens
12 grape tomatoes
1/4 c dried cherries
1/8 c chopped walnuts
1/4 c reduced fat feta cheese
1 tbsp balsamic vinaigrette
This came out to 399 calories (carbs: 40, fat: 19, protein: 13). It's a salad, so I'm sure you could adjust the proportions of the ingredients, but I really like the way it all comes together. Traditionally, I would use blue cheese instead of feta cheese, but my boyfriend doesn't like blue cheese - I just checked and the nutritional info for feta and blue cheese are about the same, so go with whatever you like.
This sounds great. I'm going to try it with fat free feta to reduce the cals and fat. I can't wait to try it!0 -
I love to eat stir fry anything
luckily you can make any stir fry with a wok and make it low fat and healthy
this recipe is for 1 person serving...or 2 meals (lunch and dinner), I take my excess to work.
-1 cup of basmati rice
-bag of mixed frozen veggies or fresh (your choice)
-tablespoon of olive oil or almond oil
-low sodium soy sauce
-fresh ginger (sliced thin)
-any type of fish or chicken, cut in cubes
-heat oil in wok, add veggies....stir occasionally
-remove veggies when thawed or cooked to liking
-add fish or chicken (breast, no skin).....stir so they dont stick
-add ginger
-cook for 10 min or until cooked to your liking
-add rice and mix together
-add veggies
-2 tablespoons of soy sauce
-stir a few times
-serve hot
-get your chop stix and dig in!!!
calories: 250
protein: 25g
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Yum all the recipes sounds delicious:) Hope everyone was able to eat at least one good healthy meal too. I know it's hard sometimes to fit that in especially when you have to work full time too. I ended up baking some blackened tilapia tonight with stir fried veggies and rice. It was good:) Thanks for everyone who submitted the recipes. If you are like me, you get in a cooking rut sometimes. How's everyone doing with their water drinking and exercise? As you know, my cousin Jessica and I started this 30 day challenge and we are so excited with the responses from everyone. We thought from now on we would start posting the daily challenge the night before. That way if you have to get up early and go to work, you can check it the night before. We are going to take turns posting the challenges and tonight is my night. Hope this doesn't get too confusing for you. It would be great to hear from each and every one of you everyday so that we know you are still hanging in there with us. This makes day 3 for us and I'm feeling really good. Let's continue the water throughout the month and at least some kind of activity everyday for at least 30 mins.
Challenge for Day 3- Thursday
I challenge you to do an additional 10 minutes of any type of exercise. This isn't that hard but sometimes it's little things that can make a huge difference. Did you know that an additional 30 mins of walking a day will increase your weight loss to an extra 1/3 lb a week? Doesn't sound like much but it adds up. Maybe all it would take is to park further away than you normally would. If you are shopping, just take an extra 10 minutes of walking around in the store. If you have a desk job like I do, try doing leg lifts in the chair. Take the dog for a longer walk. Run in place for 10 mins. Climb some stairs. It is all going to be so worth it:)
If you are just starting to exercise and think you can't do this, well try just doing some extra housework. Anything that is moving our bodies counts. Good luck to everyone and check in tomorrow and share with us what you did for that extra 10 mins. We love to get your feedback and ideas of challenges you might like to do. Have a super night:)
~~Angela~~0
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