Beach Ready Challenge

WEEK 4
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm struggling with the fruit challenge. This week's challenge:

No meat for one day
Burn 3,500 calories
Drink 64oz water daily
Eat 4 servings fruit daily

I found the following article reference fruits/veggies http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/f/servingfruit.htm

Many experts suggest we need from five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. That is a total. Older or inactive women and smaller children need at least three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit. Growing kids, teen girls, most men and active women would eat at least four servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit everyday. Teen boys and active men should eat at least five servings of vegetables and four servings of fruit. Unfortunately many people fail to eat even five servings each day.

Here are some typical serving sizes for fruits and vegetables:

FRUITS
1 banana
6 strawberries
2 plums
15 grapes
1 apple
1 peach
1/2 cup of orange or other fruit juice
VEGETABLES
5 broccoli florets
10 baby carrots
1 roma tomato
3/4 cup tomato juice
1/2 baked sweet potato
o1 ear of corn
4 slices of an onion

You may notice that serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts Label of packaged fruits and vegetables are not always the same size as the one-half cup serving size that the USDA has set for the food pyramid. For example, some frozen vegetable blends may list the serving size as 3/4 cup, which would meet one and one half of your vegetable need for the day.
One serving of a fruit or vegetable juice is four ounces. V8 Fusion claims to meet one serving of fruit and one serving of vegetables in one eight ounce glass. A large glass may hold about 12 ounces, which would give you three servings of fruits and vegetables.

I got 1 banana and a little over 15 grapes down. 2 more servings to go I have some strawberries at the house and 1 apple here at work. I've also just got my 12th glass of water down :drinker: and I now feel like I am about to :explode:
I'm doing my no meat challenge today. So far I've had this:

Breakfast: Oatmeal and water
Snack: Grapes and water
Lunch: Baked Potato, more grapes and water
Snack: Banana and water

Dinner tonight will be; eggs, pancakes and malt-o-meal. :happy:
and water

You're doing a great job! I don't think I'll have a problem at all with the no meat challenge. When my husband is deployed, I hardly eat meat anyway. I'm doing great on the water today. I've had an apple and a kiwi fruit today...I also had guava paste - that counts towards fruit serving, right? I think I'll have an apple with peanut butter post workout and I'll have to figure out where else to sneak in that extra serving.

Goals for this week: 3,500 calories burned, 20 miles run and 2 lbs lost! :bigsmile:

Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 52 minutes - 584 calories - 4 miles run (it was 85 degrees, freaking HOT! :grumble: )

Didn't make all of my goals last week but hoping to make this week better!!!

Thank you Shawna for your kind words. I hate to say it but I have not worked out all week. I'm not beating myself up to bad, between my kids, work, being at the hospital until 10, there is just so much I can do. Still since my working out is practically non existant at the moment, I'm still drinking my water, eating some fruit (today at least) and staying under my calories. It's the best I can do at the moment.

Burned 937 calories so far this week and I am planning on adding another 300 tonight. So far today I have 88 oz of water down. Looking at my food diary so far today I have had 0 fruit...got some veggies though. Still have half of the day to get my fruit in. I have not attempted to tackle the no meat thing yet....

No meat challenge met yesterday. I weighed myself this morning and I'm down two pounds - WHAT??!! I'm excited because I'm FINALLY under 170, but I weigh in Sunday morning for record...hopefully it stays off!
I suck at eating fruit and I haven't been working out like I should...hubby is coming home soon and I'm just beside myself with anticipation! Can't concentrate on anything.

I finally got a workout in last night after sitting on my butt for like 2 weeks! I went to my apartment weight room and got on the elliptical like usual. I set it for an hour but after 30 minutes I was so bored, I quit. Once back in my apartment I was feeling guilty about that so I thought I would check out the fitness channel. I did the Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. Just a 20 minute work out - holy hell am I sore! I never thought jumping jacks could be so hard! Goes to show I am way too comfortable with the elliptical and I need to switch things up - feels good!

Didn't meet the fruit challenge, but I did meet the no meat day, burned over 3,500 calories this week, and drank my water.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH - Week 1
Chest: 34.5
Bust: 43
Hips: 41
High Waist: 34
Low Waist: 37
Arm: 12.5
Leg: 25
Neck: 14.5
SUNDAY MARCH 27TH - Week 4
Chest: 34
Bust: 40
Hips: 40.5
High Waist: 33.5
Low Waist: 35.5
Arm: 11.5
Leg: 23.5
Neck: 14.25

SW: 173.6
CW: 169.4
GW: 145

Goals for this week were: 3,500 calories burned, 20 miles run and 2 lbs lost! :bigsmile:

Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 52 minutes - 584 calories - 4 miles run
Wednesday: 73 minutes - 722 calories 4 miles run and strength training
Thursday: 65 minutes - 577 calories 4 miles run and strength training
Friday: Rest Day
Saturday: 0 :frown:
Sunday: 109 minutes - 1,269 calories - 8 miles run (in the rain :grumble:)

SW: 144 (March 1)
CW: 134.6
GW: 135 (March 27)
GW: 120 (June)

Burned 3,152 calories so missed that goal but I ran 20 miles and lost 2.8 pounds!!!!! :happy:

okay okay okay okay.


i am back.

weigh in for week 4 is 150.5

tonight i'll be reading the directions on my heart rate monitor and using it for the first time. (yay!)

and then before my run i'll be doing my initial test for the 100 push up challenge. i think tomorrow my arms will be like noodles. haha.

Height: 5'5

SW: 158.2
W1: 155 (-3.2)
W2: 155.8- I ran a half marathon yesterday- may be holding water.
W3: 154
W4: 154.8- TOM and sodium
W5: 153.5
June GW: 149.9

Hey- Hope everyone is hanging in there. I forgot my water bottle today so not off to a good start. Funny thing is I usually eat fairly vegetarian, and since we posted the no meat day, I swear I've had more meat- just by chance- not necessarily on purpose. hehe. Funny how that works! Looking forward to some crunches- and I'm adding in push ups also. Just bought a dress for my engagement pics and I want good arms. Probly won't get them done til May so I've got awhile. Hope you all are doing great!! Can't believe we are already on week 5!?!:drinker: :smooched: :flowerforyou: