Sixers Holiday Challenge Week 1

Okay my Sixer group...let's start our new challenge! I have some ideas for this one:

1. Set a goal of losing 15-20% of our weight left to lose. So, if you have 40 pounds left to lose, 40 X 0.2 (20%) = 8 pounds to lose during this challenge or 1.4 pounds per week.

2. Let's re-post our measurements from the final week of Sexy in Six Challenge and then we can measure again after this 6 week challenge is over.

3. Let's continue to post our meals and exercise daily.

4. Let's each share one yummy recipe a week to help build up everyones cook books!

5. We will weigh in each Tuesday (start of the new week) and Friday (to motivate for the weekend)!

6. Let's continue to motivate each other!!! WE CAN DO THIS GIRLS!!!!!

I will be back in the morning with my stats, goals, and weight!!!!

Okie Dokie...here's the meal plan for today.

Breakfast
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Weight Control, 1 packet 160
Ocean Spray - 100 Calorie Pack Craisens, 0.5 pack 50
Bananas - Raw, 0.5 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) 53
Old Orchard - Healthy Balance Pomegranate Cranberry, 8 FL OZ 29
One A Day - Womens Multi Vitamin, 1 tablet 0
Total breakfast 292

AM snacks
Coffee - ground, 2 cup 0
Nestle Coffee Mate - Coffee Creamer (Sugar Free Vanilla Caramel), 2 tbsp 30
Kashi Tlc - Soft Baked Ripe Strawberry Cereal Bar, 1 bar (35 mg) 110
Total AM snacks 140

Lunch
Coca-Cola Company - Coke Zero, 12 oz Can, 1 can 0
Carrots - Baby, 14 pieces 35
Ae Yo-Lite Yogurt - Yogurt, 6 oz 80
Beefsteak Bread - Pumpernickel bread, 2 slices 120
Athenos - Hummus - Original, 2 tbsp 50
Kraft - Fat Free Singles - Swiss, 1 slice 30
Total Lunch 315

Afternoon snacks
Kashi Tlc - Chewy Granola Bars - Trail Mix, 1 bar 140
Grapes - Raw, 1 cup 62
Total afternoon snacks 202

Dinner
Fish - Broiled Tilapia Parmesan, 1/4 pound 177
Home made basic salad with spritzer dressing, 1 meal 83
Wild rice - Cooked, 1 cup 166
Total dinner 426

PM snacks
Ocean Spray - 100 Calorie Pack Craisens, 0.5 pack 50
Snacks - Popcorn, air-popped, white popcorn, 3 cup 92
Total PM snacks 142

Total: 1,517
Your Daily Goal: 1,200
Remaining: -317

My exercise plan is 45 minute Step class at the gym and 15 minute Ab workout, so those calories are not yet factored in so I should be good! AND...my workout is before dinner and PM snack so can always adjust if I don't burn that much! I'm thinking this is a good start to this new challenge!!!

And here is a recipe I'll share...it's actually already on the site, but I LOVE it! And you can just type in Broiled Tilapia into the database and it will bring up the nutrition info.

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

1/4 c parmesan cheese
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 tbsp and 1.5 tsp mayonnaise (I use reduced fat)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp celery salt
1 lb tilapia fillets

1. Preheat broiler; grease broiler pan

2. In a small bowl, mix all ingredients except the fish. Set aside

3. Broil the fish a few inches from the heat for 2-3 min. Flip the fillets and broil for 2-3 min. Remove the fillets from the oven and spread the parmesan mixture on top of the fillets. Broil for a couple more minutes until the topping is lightly browned and the fish flakes easily.

Makes 4 servings
Per serving:
177 cals
1.8 g carbs
10.2 g fat
18.4 g protein

Have a FANTABULOUS day my girls!!!!

Cass!!!!!!!!!!!! SO excited to see you here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE CAN DO THIS GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

Domjar...tell us about you! What is your name? Your long term goals? Struggles? The rest of us know each other pretty well already and are excited to have a few new faces this challenge!

Allie...sounds like some good goals girl! You can do it!!!

Everyone else....HI!

I'm just getting ready to eat my lunch...YUM! Then back to some work work work!!! I'll check back later...just SUPER excited for this challenge!