WAISTING A-WEIGH - AUGUST TEAM CHALLENGE ((CLOSED GROUP))

I will walk an extra 5 miles this week.


My favorite recipe is:

Arnold's sanwich thins 100% whole wheat 100 calories
Peanut butter & co The bee's knees peanut butter w/honey 2 tbsp. 180 calories
sliced small banana 90 calories

total 370 calories

Favorite recipe:

Healthy Pancakes

2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup buttermilk powder (see Note)
5 tablespoons dried egg whites, such as Just Whites
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaxseed meal
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup wheat bran or oat bran

directions

Whisk flour, buttermilk powder, dried egg whites, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in flaxseed meal, dry milk and bran. Makes 6 cups pancake mix. To make pancakes:
Combine 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk, 1/4 cup canola oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a glass measuring cup.
Place 2 cups pancake mix in a large bowl. (Refrigerate the remaining pancake mix in an airtight container for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.) Make a well in the center of the pancake mix. Whisk in the milk mixture until just blended; do not overmix. (The batter will seem quite thin, but will thicken up as it stands.) Let stand for 5 minutes.
Coat a nonstick skillet or griddle with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Whisk the batter. Using 1/4 cup batter for each pancake, cook pancakes until the edges are dry and bubbles begin to form, about 2 minutes. Turn over and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes longer. Adjust heat as necessary for even browning. Makes 6 servings, 2 pancakes each.

Per serving: 497 calories; 12 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 3 g mono unsaturated fat); 12 mg cholesterol; 75 g carbohydrates; 27 g protein; 14 g fiber; 1331 mg sodium; 908 mg potassium Nutrition Bonus: Calcium (24% daily value), Fiber (20% dv)

Lost 1.4 pounds for this week.

this week's challenges??? anybody know????

From Gary:
Some people have missed the week 4 daily challenges somehow so here they are again.

Day 1: 2 sets of 20 Windshield Wipers, 3 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of Swimmer’s Press
Day 2: 2 sets of 20 Tuck Jumps, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps
Day 3: 20 Split Squat Jumps, 3 sets of 20 Wood Chops
Day 4: 40 ZigZag Hops, 3 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of 15 Swimmer’s Press
Day 5: 2 sets of 20 Burpees, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps
Day 6: 20 Mountain Climbers, 3 Sets of 20 Wood Chops, 3 sets of 20 Tuck Jumps
Rest on Sunday (or day of choice)

For tomorrow's [monday's] challenges you can watch the exercise animations here to learn how to do them. http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/plyometricexercises.html


So, who wants to keep going in September? Teams of only 10.

Great job, dk.

You can post here to stay accountable and motivate others. I probably should as well.

Critical is to email Jill (bigeffinmess) at the end of each week with that weeks starting weight, ending weight, whether you
did the challenges each day, and your contribution to any extra weekly team challenge (walking, crunches, etc). Oh, making water
goal each day, too.

In case you missed it, here's a link Gary posted for today's challenge. August only has 1 week and 1 day left - keep at it!

Day 2: 2 sets of 20 Tuck Jumps, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps Squat Kicks and Globe Jumps are repeats. Tuck jumps can be found below. Let's Bring it folks! If you need demonstrations on the exercise challenges here they are: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/plyometricexercises.html

Ugh, tuck jumps are one of my weakest exercises...but I'll try. Good luck, team!

You're welcome, Shiloh!

So, if anyone else is in it for September, let Gary3060 know. If you want to stay together, you can request to be with me. :-)
I think we need more communication for stronger team building - I'm willing to help with that.

Gary posted another mini-challenge. I only saw it now, after I'm in bed - so I'll be doing this tomorrow. Care to join me?

Here' s the link...oh yeah its for an extra point for your team. make sure to let your captain know if you did it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfuU3TSsFM&playnext=1&list=PLA2E34CD9004F5FD9 They aren't as bad as you think! mwahahahaha go fight win!

Here's another post from Gary. I'm just lagging a day behind, as I don't see these until I scan through posts at the end of the day.

Did you do your tabata today? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfuU3TSsFM&playnext=1&list=PLA2E34CD9004F5FD9 If not get on it! I'm loving these. You will surprise yourself in two ways. Harder than it looks.....and you can do it!

Bubbles- glad to hear you're going to give Sept a go! The mini-challenge is just that 4 min workout.

Nice work, Bubbles! I like these mini-workouts. I'm on a break from P90X and these kind of keep me in the spirit.

Here's today's post from Gary:
August Challenge Week 4! Day 5: 2 sets of 20 Burpees, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGljX4bbps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKKKNR5USXc WOO HOO! Substitute for bad knees toe touches and crunches! Let's get it done!