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Take a LOOK Tuesday!
I had a great idea and I am actually going to to do this all day today and maybe in the morning tomorrow! I challenge us to take a picture of every meal, snack beverage everything we eat today! Just use your phone...do this and actually look at what you ate all day later on....how do you feel about what you ate once you…
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Mellow Monday! 7/9
When you eat do you think how this effects your body? Make it work more effiecently? Be purposefully in your eating...even if it taste good make it worth the while too. Water is good so we can have functional body systems: bowel movements, clear urine and helps replace fluids when we sweat! Foods too! Fiber in our foods…
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How Good is your Back-Swing?! Saturday Challenge
Ok, have you ever put on a top or a dress (dudes a tank is enough said) and like the front and think your HOT and later you walk past a store and see your back!!!!! GASP!!!! Why didn't anyone tell me....I had FAT-BACK!?!?!? Well, many of us neglect our back bc we don't see it! so, today or better yet this weekend work-out…
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I just found out...Friday! 7/6
Ok, have you examined what type of eater you are? For example, I am a volume eater...I like to see MORE! So, I choose healthier foods that are substitutes or just low in calorie. Like popcorn...you get the light version and it seems like a lot but filling! I tend to add extra veggies to everything bc I like it to look…
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It's Tricky...Tricky....Thursday (July is HOT!!!!!)
I am begging you guys...if you are using the same elliptical, treadmill, same jogging trail...boring and the body is saying the same thing...boring! Your muscles and nervous system adapt and no longer a challenge...for many this may mean no more vast weight loss or a plateau! GUYS!!!!! We are not only trying to lose weight…
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new to group and ready for some challenges
Our bodies need change, I often find myself doing the same thing or having lazy days.feel free to add me...we can motivate each other :)
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HELLO....new to the group!!
HI EVERYONE!! I just joined this group, in hoping to find some great meal ideas as well as exercise tips! Please feel free to look at my profile and add me as a friend! Or, to just drop me a line of inspiration!! :tongue:
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Happy 4th of JULY!!!! Mini Challenges!
A couple of mini-challenges today: 1-Enjoy the day! I mean come on these are true celebrations! We live in a great place so enjoy with family and friends and if you eat a little too much cake then just know it will not kill you (arsenic does though) so make a plan for the rest of the week how to compensate! 2-Sneak in some…
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Check up Tuesday...TV-Land
How did we do without TV or limiting the amount of time? I watched one hour only. I found I took the extra time and actually wrote in my journal!!!!!! I tell parents all the time to limit TV for their kids but don't we all need to practice what we preach?!?!
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Monday Max Challenge! HOT JULY is here!
TV....how many of us can go without TV today or a minimum of 1 hour only today! What do I do?!??! Read, clean a junk drawar, take hot bath, play a board game with the kidsTry and see what happens! Report to me tomorrow and share how you felt. Discussion and learning about ourselves and habits are a good thing! Peace, WW
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Saturday Challenge
Hey, I know it is unbearable hot in most of the country today but what can you do to have fun! Have fun with your family and/or friends. I challenge you to spend quality time with your family friends and have a great time. No matter what the activity. We rush so much we don't 'spend' quality time. Do anything meaningful…
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Suppose to....Sunday Challenge
Ok, so I have read and heard this before but yesterday I saw this message yet again! Children and youth are suppose to have 60 minutes of some sort of physical activity a day. Now that can be anything....it does not have to be 'structured' exercise like a circuit training. So, I challenge you how will you get your…
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HOT FRIDAY!!!!! :D
Challenge! Well, this may not be so much of a challenge for some depending on the country but...do not forsake your workout due to the heat...go to a gym, YMCA (may have a drop in fee), recreation center (drop in fee), or walk in the Mall!!!! It is very hot and your health is worth keeping but let's not be crazy! Eat water…
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Treasures on Thursday! June 28th
Hey, This is a non-exercise or a food item today but clean up! If you have an exercise room at your home when was the last time you gave it a cleaning? We do get sweaty and all that gets on equipement you have clothes on a treadmill in your 'office space' or bedroom or basement? Well, maybe cleaning the room will make you…
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No Wobble Wednesday!
Ok, why do I get the feeling we are getting weak with our arm workout??? Have you done your dips today? How many? Why not rock out 30-40 dips! Add overhead tricep presses and choose your weapon: dumb-bell, medicine ball or bar-bell. Skull crushers for you Amazonian gym rats! Do it Do it!!!!! Finalize it with push-ups. Try…
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Thirsty Tuesday Challenge!
How about we all try to have no soda...diet or otherwise! No juice drinks today! No SoBe, diet Lipton, Zero Vitamin water etc. Let's focus on water today. If you must have carbonation sparkling water will do...even a skeptic like me likes it! HA! Peace, WW
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Apologies for late...Challenge!
Hey! Do intervals today! So, crank it up! Go hard! If on treadmill increase speed for 30-45 second bouts 5 times....same for any cardio machine. Do some pylometrics: squat jumps, box jumps, push-up with some lift of ground ....increase wt by 2-5 pounds today. Intensity can be just as vital as endurance! That way you can…
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Rewind Saturday Challenge
Since no one read or commented on this one I am repeating it! Ha! Today, I saw a sign at the stop-light, while looking around saw the WENDY'S restaurant sign say 'EAT BETTER LATER' I instantly became upset! How dare you say that and play mind games with people! Wow the mind tricks and subliminal messages we get! This is…
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Salmonella...other icky things...Challenge June 22
Hey, I know a lot of people are traveling, BBQing, picnics and vacationing and company is coming over....talk food safety because not only do we want to lose weight and/or maintain but we want to eat and ENJOY food! So remember keep cold foods cold so get ice and/or buy those ice packs...many different sizes. Keep foods…
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Watery Thursday!!!!!! June 21!
This challenge is is not just about weight loss but the SERIOUSNESS of health and safety....I don't care what you are doing DRINK WATER! Even water challenged folk like me need to drink in the weather we are having across the states this week! Yesterday in Maryland it was 97! Today to be 100...if you are at a bus stop,…
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Tested Tuesday-June 19
Have a meatless meal today! Enjoy the thralls of fruit and veggies! Try a protein alternative beans, tofu (baked is good too), tempeh, seitan and probably more I don't know. Peace, WW
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Monday and the Miracles we can make! June 18
I went to a seminar at work on Dometic Violence...it knows no economic or racial or regional bounds it effects everyone! If you know someone or suspect someoneis involved in a physical or emotional violent situation then lend an ear/shoulder. Offer resources in your community. Knowing someone cares is half the battle. Teen…
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Repeat Saturday!
Today...I encourage you to read over some of the challenges you didn't read before...I see some have never been read before. Respond to any on today's and we can discuss. Peace, WW
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Fresh & so Clean Clean...Friday..June 15!!!
This may seem like a no brainer but as a nurse and what I see people DO.....hmmmmm!!! Wash your hands frequently! Wash your hands especially after finishing your workout whether at home or the gym! We have germs all over our hands and can transfer them easily as we sweat and wipe our face. If have a home gym wipe down your…
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Thursday June 14, 2012...Torture???
Burpees! Add them to your workout! Build muscle tone and cardio at the same time. Good thing you don't have to do a lot to get something out of them!…
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Going Without Wednesday.....Challenge
Eat something fresh today! I don't care what it is but we in the USA tend to eat a lot of 'out the box' or 'out of a package' foods...why not eat something fresh?! Even an apple is fresh vs apple sauce...still time in the day....make your own salad...cook dinner make your snack or dessert today fresh... I read yesterday…
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Monday! Glug Glug Glug!
Okay, so now that it has gotten horribly hot outside many of us will reach for different ways to cool off (90 here)...beside taking a dip in the pool a cool beverage is what most seek and let's face everybody does not want water...even though we know it is the best option. Most will go to 7-Eleven for a Slurpee, Starbucks…
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Thoughtful Tuesday June 12
I am wondering if folk are losing motivation? Motivation: the act or an instance of providing with a reason to act in a certain way: inspiration, cause, impetus. Okay so why are you on this journey? Why at Wendy's you chose the grilled chicken salad instead of the double with cheese and fries? Why do you bring your lunch…
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Sunday's Challenge
If you know someone who is sick, ill and just not doing well send a card or give a call....so many people need well wishes and support during times when our body is rebelling! YOU can bring hope. YOU may not realize how your support helps!
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June's Safe Saturday!
Fitness: we all know a vital apart of life is movement...whether we lose weight or are attempting to maintain it we need a 'structured' exercise program and physical activity. We know and do this...I hope! LOL! But one thing I believe we should all think about is good form. When you run are you using good technique or just…