TEAM BLUE- SAHM 60 day challenge....yay!

Cardio: Goal for me is 2000 calories burned.

Strength:
Wednesday: 50 Leg Raises (each side)- DONE!!
Thursday: 40 Squats- DONE!!
Friday: 50 situps or ab crunches
Saturday: Rest day!!
Sunday - 40 "Up & Downs"
Monday - 25 Pushups
Tuesday - 25 Lunges

Emotional Challenge:
I always blamed my weight on my pregnancies, when in reality, I was 80lb overweight before I even got pregnant with my oldest. Im in the mindset now that *I* am responsible for my weight by not being aware of exactly how much I was shoving in my face and *I* am the only one who can change it.

Sorry I keep quoting myself but it wont let me edit my post grrr.

Wednesday I burned 320 calories and did the 50 leg raises
Thursday I burned 303 calories and did the 40 squats
Friday wound up being my rest day
Saturday (today) I burned 225 calories and did the 50 sit ups

We should all share how we burn our calories on the main thread to give eachother idaes. So lets see it ladies, how do you burn those calories?
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/319384-stay-at-home-mommies-unite-60-day-challenge-week-5

I just copied mine from my exercise journal here, it was super easy

So far I have completed all but the up and downs which I am afraid of haha. I think they are in the shred level 2 which I'm staring today.

Nsv for me! I walk 4.5 miles 5-6 nights a week with my neighbors who are both tall and thin. I'm the short chubby one. Well when we first started I would look at our shadows and cringe. They were long and lean and I was a blob. Last night I saw a waist line in my shadow . I love that I can feel my actual hips coming through the side chub now too .

Another NSV. I did the shred yesterday and it felt amazing!!! No pain, only burning muscles!

Burned 477 calories today doing low impact aerobics and some fat burning dvd

Hey guys! ok so i did my lunges and push ups this weekend, the others are covered with my physical therapy so, tomorrow is my last day of abs, legs raises, squats and well the up downs i traded up for the the bike. On a sperate note: My legs and core are getting some really good strength in them lately and my therapist is beyond proud of me and well of course im proud of myself. I have a long way to go but something is better than nothing

Emotional Challenge: I never really made excuses, I just kind of went with it. When, I got sick it just made it easier to roll with the punches since my body is no longer able to do the majority of things i used to do. I decided to get it together and help keep myself from going back by staying positive and hoping for complete physical recovery. My nervous system will never be the same but as long as remain positive and push forward I hope once day i'll be able to run and jump with my daughter. Keeping that goal is the best way to focus on getting and staying healthy.

Recipe:
My daughter loves when i do a dipping platter for her. I use apples, celery and grapes. In small dipping bowls i put a couple tblspns of peanut butter. In another, i put in some vanilla yogurt and then i slice some cheddar cheese slices and serve it all in a platter. She has the options of dipping the fruit in any of the 2 dipping sauces or she can eat the fruit with a slice of chedder cheese. Its yummy! and sometimes i use applesauce w/ vanilla wafers too. its a fun snack and its healthy perfect for after school or when they have their little cravings after dinner.

My son's favorite cookies. Plus they are super easy to make and freezer friendly!
From Weelicious.com (LOVE this site!) http://weelicious.com/2010/05/14/o-cookies/
“O” Cookies! (Makes 30 Cookies)

1/2 Cup Nut Butter (almond, peanut or sunflower)
1/2 Cup Rice Syrup
4 Cups O’s Cereal (you can use whatever “O”-type cereal you like: Cheerios, Trader Joe’s O’s, etc.)

1. Place the nut butter and rice syrup in a small saucepan over low to medium heat and warm for 2 minutes or until it becomes smooth and combined.
2. Place the cereal in a bowl.
3. Pour the warm nut butter/rice syrup mixture into the bowl with the cereal and stir to combine.
4. Shape into cookies (I used a mini ice cream scooper to scoop out each portion, but you could also use a tablespoon). You can also place the mixture into a 9 x 9 inch ungreased pan, pat down and then cut into bars. As the O’s mixture cools, it will harden.
5. Serve.

~50 calories per cookie

Hey ladies! Total points for me would be 9! Weee! And I'm down 1.6lbs! Didn't expect to be down this much

Calorie goal- done 1pt
Strength-6 pts for each-completed
Emotional: I did earlier in the week- 1pt
Foods Challenge - I forgot :grumble:

8 pts for me

Wednesday
Nutrition - Under Carbs
Exercise - 25 (per side) Hip Flexor (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=113)

Thursday
Nutrition - Under calories
Exercise - 50 push ups (modified as needed)

Friday
Nutrition - Under Fat
Exercise - 50 bicycle crunches (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=12)

Saturday
Nutrition - Under Sodium
Exercise - 50 Bridges (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=153)

Sunday
Nutrition - Under Carbs
Exercise - 50 skater squats (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=112)

Monday
Nutrition - Under calories
Exercise - 25 Tricep Dips with Bent Knees (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=124)

Tuesday
Nutrition - Under Fat
Exercise - Superman pose - 5 reps, 30 seconds each (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=191)

　

Emotional Challenge:
My moment of clarity was pretty much when my size 26 pants were getting snug on me and my stores don't carry anything higher so I was going to be doomed to stretch pants and special ordering if I didn't do something about it. I didn't want to hit 300lb and was scarily close at 298. I said "thats it!"