Okay, I'm trying to regroup and get back on track! My schedule changed at work and was all messed up last week because I had to train for new duties. On top of that, it turns out I have some sort of strained tendon in my foot (planter fasciitis). Its kinda put a damper on my activity level. I love the challenges this week! I will have to take it easy with the jump rope but its still doable. I also love Blogilates (one of the arm video selections). I use her videos whenever i can't get out to the gym.

Colors of the Rainbow

Monday:
Red: Salsa (homemade from garden veggies)
Green: Broccoli

Tuesday:
Orange: Bell Peppers
Purple: Purple Power V8

Wednesday:
Yellow: Banana
Brown/White; Mushrooms

Brittanypomales wrote: »

Oh my! Just struggled through 10 mins of Jump roping. I haven't done that since I was a kid and I am wheezing. Maybe it's just me. Phew! Hope everyone is having a good week.

I don't think it's just you...last time we had this challenge, I thought it would be relatively simple...boy was I wrong!! I think that's why I'm dreading it and keep pushing it off. I think I'm in pretty decent shape fitness wise and that kicked my butt!!

Arm videos done. The jump roping may kill me.

hi team 2 , i'm back and miss you so much , how is everyone doing ?
this week i thought that that challenge is easy but jumping the rope is so difficult , yesterday i did only 7 separated minutes , it's really hard
I'm enjoying the food coloring , i'm trying to eat healthy but this idea could make it more enjoyable

good luck for all of you team two

I'm pretty sure you would have all kinds of takers on the jump rope thing Joanna!! Lol. I managed to get 15 minutes in this morning. I put dancing with the stars on and kept alternating between jumping and more of a skipping over the rope. That is the only way I can survive, I think.

Welcome back Sabreen! Hope you and your family are doing well.

@joanna2012B You can do my jump roping! When I was a young kid we did it everyday in gym class. I loved it! That was before I got fat, and messed up my knees. I could do it for 5 minutes strait back then. We had an annual fund raiser called jump rope for heart. You had to be able to jump for 5 minutes strait to qualify, to participate. Then on the day, as a team of 5, we had to jump for 3 hours. Wow, I sure miss that.

Well folks, yesterday I didn't do so hot on accomplishing all my goals, but I did do the important ones. 15000 steps, lots of water, under calories. My knee was hurting yesterday (too much jump roping the day before)

Today I am going to get my arms videos done, and maybe 5-10 more minutes jump roping.

Have a great day everyone!

lbenson2006 wrote: »

Crazy productive day yesterday Jen. Shame you couldn't sleep better. Saturday should be a much better day since you got all that done...that'll be awesome!!

Kasi - sorry your life has been so crazy. Hope your new schedule is what you were wanting. Sorry to hear about the foot problem...hope that's something that'll get better soon. No fun being injured!! As for the purple, I would check to see if they are good at counting that as one color. I remember they mentioned v8 but I think it was that you couldn't use it for multiple colors all in one shot. I'd double check though in case you get to a point where that make or breaks the challenge.

I think I should be good on that one. I only counted it as one color. Its very purple not sure what else I'd call it, lol! I actually bought this a few days ago just out of curiosity. Its a little more on the bitter side for me but my son made a smoothie with it, a banana, and some frozen berries and it was really good.




Remember, you must consume a minimum of 2 colors per day. At least 5 different colors
must be used over the span of the five days. Juice is allowable, but will only count as one color. You may not simply drink a glass of V-8 and claim you're done!

@MissionEnforcer, am I good on this one?

@Joanna2012B you are right. A great way to enhance your running/cardio. This morning, I pulled out my C25K app and went to the first day of the first week. Did jump roping when it said to run and walked on the treadmill when it said to walk. All the breaks made the jump roping doable and somewhat enjoyable (HIIT Training). For me, trying to do all of it without stopping was more than I could do.

15 minutes of straight jump rope!! Was awesome!!! Still have to complete the 3rd arms video

Joanna2012B wrote: »

15 minutes of straight jump rope!! Was awesome!!! Still have to complete the 3rd arms video

You are NUTS! I did 5 straight minutes and thought I was going to die. It's easier to run a mile. In fact, if I could run 30 miles over the week instead of doing 30 minutes of jump rope, I would run! I'm a fairly fit person, but I guess if you haven't done an activity in decades, it can hit you hard. I HOPE it gets easier. I still have 25 more minutes to do! If I had realized how hard it was going to be, I would have started sooner. My bad...