For then next 7 days (we may extend this another week) we are going to try and focus on the eating part of our plans. Hopefully this challenge can inspire and push those of us who are struggling a bit in this area to stick to plan!
Here's how you earn your "Fun Money"
1. write down or posting to your team your planned menu for the day
2. at least 1 fruit or veggie with every meal
3. only healthy snacks
4. water!! at least 32oz of pure water
5. NO BLTs!! (Bites, Licks and Tastes) you eat whats planned for snacks or whats on your plate, no sampling or nibbling in between or while cooking
6. Use portion control and moderation in all meals and snacks
Okay so once you've written down or posted your planned menu for the day (you can do the whole week at once if it'll help you) its set!! You owe it to yourself (and your team ) to stick to that plan for the day. Failing to plan is like planning to fail so start your day off right with a plan for success!!
For every day you complete these 6 easy little food related tasks, you earn yourself $1[/B][/COLOR], Sticking to plan for 7 straight days will net you $7. But, there is a catch!!Not sticking to plan erases all the monies you've earned to that point...UNLESS you:
exercise for an additional 30 minutes for the day (this is above and beyond your normal workout for the day or if it was your off day you do just the 30) OR
Journal - either to in a blog or in a notebook whichever works for you
doing either one (or both preferably) will allow you to keep your banked funds. You wouldnt get the $1 for the off plan day but at least you wouldn't lose what you've earned to that point.
Edited to add: if you have a scheduled event or scheduled day off plan as long as you account for it you are still sticking to plan for that day and dont have to reset your bank
$7 is kind of an odd amount so in order to even it out you can earn yourself a couple extra buck! These are optional! Here's how:
$2 - just for joining the challenge and giving this a try
$1 - for exercising 3x during the week
$1 - for journaling 3x during the week
$1 - for trying 3 new healthy foods during the week
$1 - for sharing a healthy recipe with the team
$2 - doing the president's fitness test (PM your times to Melissa)
If you did all of these things by the end of the week you'd 1) have 7 days OP under your belt!!!! How fantastic would that feel? 2) have $9 - $15 to spend on yourself!!! Imagine what you could get! (I know several of us want that WII Fit...how about making yourself earn it!!)
If you dont want to do the $ aspect you can use the same rules, only give yourself a point for each day rather than a dollar, you'd still wipe out your points by going off plan and could earn additional points doing the optional things. Set yourself a point goal and then reward yourself when you get that goal!
Post in here if you plan to take this challenge of sticking to plan and earning some "FUN MONEY" !!
Sunday 5/18 - b- toast & choc. milk, coffee l- 1/2 elk burger with lettuce, tomato, & curry ketchup s- yogurt smootie; 1/2 c pistachios d- 2 slices pan supreme pizza w/ a salad, ice tea (went to Pizza Hut for dinner)
coffee exercise- no formal routine, went to the park played lacrosse a bit with dh and Cam, then walked for 30 minutes with Lane and hit the swings for about 15min. water- 96oz
exercise- a.m.- WATP 3 mile express w/stretchie ; p.m.- WS 3 fast miles = 90 minutes total water- 120 oz ( it's 9:16pm and I'm half way through my last 32ozs, I promise I'll finish it. )
Tuesday 5/20 -
B- 1c Fiber one honey cluster cereal, 1c ff milk, 1 banana, coffee
S- 1/2c mixed berries, 1/2c ff yogurt, 1Tbs flaxseed
L- 2pcs spicy chicken, 2c salad & veggies, walden's blue cheese dressing, coke zero
S- apple w/ 1Tbs natural peanut butter
D- 4oz Pork shoulder steak, 1c green or navy beans (not sure yet), 2c salad w/veggies, my own vinegar, evoo, dijon, fresh garlic dressing.
Monday 5/19 = $1
B- Cheerios & 2% Milk, coffee
Flaxseed oil tablet
S- Handful of Roasted Almonds.
L- Peanut butter & banana on Double Fiber toast.
S-1/4 c.of Sunflower seeds.
D- Heartland Plus ALA Omega 3 Spaghetti, Tomato meat sauce, Yellow Squash, Zuchinni & onion cooked in Olive oil
7 to 8 glasses of water
Exercise: WATP with Weights - 3 miles. 47 minutes.
Tuesday 5/20 = $1
B- Cheerios,2% Milk, Flaxseed Tablet, coffee
S-Sunflower nuts
L-leftovers cut in half-Heartland Plus ALA Omega 3 Spaghetti, Tomato meat sauce, Yellow Squash, Zucchini & onion cooked in Olive oil
S-Specoal K protein Bar
D-Low Sodium progresso Chicken noodle soup & Grilled cheese on the Double fiber bread.
7 to 8 Glasses of Water
Exercise: None
Wednesday 5/21 = $1
B- Cheerios, 2% Milk, Flaxseed Tablet
S- Yoplait FF Strawberry-Banana Yogurt
L-PB (1TBSP) on the Double Fiber toast
S-Orange
D-BBQ Chicken leg(2), Homemade fries cooked in Canola oil, broccoli
7 to 8 glasses of Water
Exercise - House Cleaning.
Thursday 5/22 -
B- Cheerios, 2% Milk, Flaxseed Tablet
Yoplait FF Strawberry-Banana Yogurt
S- Special K Protein Bar
L-Squash & Onion Stirfry in Olive Oil.
S-TBA
D-2 Slices of Pepperoni Pizza,Zuchinni, Squash & Onion Stirfry in Olive Oil.
7 to 8 glasses of Water Exercise - WATP-3 miles w/Weights 47 min's
Resistance Ball workout (abs, chest, & Legs) 30 min's
77 minutes Total.
1 1/2 c frozen mango cubes or peach slices, slightly thawed, or 1 lg mango, peeled and sliced off pit
1 c hulled, halved fresh strawberries
1 c fat-free vanilla yogurt or light vanilla soy milk
1/2 c chilled mango nectar
1 Tbsp frozen pineapple juice concentrate, slightly thawed
2 Tbsp flaxseed oil* (MUFA)
1. Place mango, strawberries, yogurt, nectar, and juice concentrate in blender. If using fresh mango, add 4 or 5 ice cubes. Blend until well combined and smooth.
2. Add oil and blend just to combine. Pour into 2 glasses. Garnish each glass with a strawberry if you have extras.
Nutritional info per serving 399 cal, 8 g pro, 65 g carb, 5 g fiber, 14 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 2 mg chol, 86 mg sodium
*Note: Flaxseed oil should be used within 2 months. Store it in the fridge to keep it fresh.
Flat Belly Bonus
Flaxseed oil is delicate and shouldn't be heated. To get its slimming MUFA benefits, stir it into thick soups (such as tomato or butternut squash) after cooking to add a nutty flavor.
Total Earned: $6
Last edited by Diva; 05-22-2008 at 08:57 PM.
Reason: Adding.
Optional money earned-
$1 - exercising 3x during the week
$1 - for journaling 3x during the week - 5/18, 5/19
$1 - for trying 3 new healthy foods during the week - 5/18 (spicy Asian veggies),
$1 - for sharing a healthy recipe with the team - Spinach Casserole = $1
$2 - doing the president's fitness test
RECIPE
Spinach Casserole - I always half the recipe but here is the full one.
2 pkgs frozen chopped spinach
2 cups low fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup egg substitute (equal to 2 eggs) - I use eggs not sub.
1/2 cup parmesean cheese (optional)
Cook spinach until heated through. Drain very thoroughly, pressing into a colander or squeezing out the excess water. Combine the cottage cheese, egg substitute, and parmesean cheese in bowl. Mix in spinach. Pour into a 9 inch pie pan or into 6 individual baking dishes which have been sprayed with nonstick spray. Sprinkle casserole with a little parmesean and paprika. Bake at 375* for 25 to 30 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned at the edges.
Not sure where I got this recipe...but I LOVE it!
Last edited by xGurlyGrlx; 05-20-2008 at 12:22 AM.
Starting Balance: $2
Sunday 5/18 - posted menu and exercise on chat thread and stuck to plan $1
Monday 5/19 - posted menu and exercise on chat thread and stuck to plan $1
Tuesday 5/20 - didn't get to post plan, computer crashed and had to reinstall, but wrote plan and stuck to plan $1
Wednesday 5/21 - B - 2 soft boiled eggs, 1 piece of whole wheat toast, 1 banana
L - Ham, cheese, lettuce sandwhich on wheat, apple
D - chicken breast, grilled veggies (squash, zuchini, bell pepper) and brown rice
30 min. on treadmill, 20 mins bowflex, crunches, pushups
Thursday 5/22 - B - Kashi Go Lean cereal, milk strawberries
L - Tuna salad sandwich, baby carrots
D - Tilapia filets, steamed broccoli, rice pilaf
60 mins. treadmill, 20 mins bowflex, crunches, pushups, squats
Friday 5/23 -
Saturday 5/24 -
Optional money earned-$2 for completed Presidents Challenge 5/17/08
sunday: yikes! no plan = too many cookies at church!
journalled though......
monday: no plan= off plan!! lol....did an xtra 30 min. exercise.....planning to plan tomorrow!
tuesday: almost on plan.....did journalling again...
wednesday: on plan until I saw kitkat ice cream in the freezer....back to zero $ for the week...ugghhh
lets try posting what i eat and seehow it goes:
thursday:BFast-2 blueb.pancakes 1 egg, coffee, pb & honey on 1 pc 'squirrel' bread, sm glass juice, 3 glasses water( i need a lot for breakkie)
snack:water, coffee, yogurt with fresh strawberries and granola
lunch -organic tomato soup with few goldfish crackers 'just keep swimming just keep swimming' sorry love finding nemo -lol! & raw veg with dip & 1 slice watermelon & 2 sm glasses water
snack-green tea
supper-veggie omelette(2 eggs) 1 pc 'squirrel' toast 2 sausages
snack (if needed) cottage cheese & watermelon(planned)
also have 'plan' of eating more fruit or veg. if i am more hungry from working out/gardening (since i am breastfeeing full time and the scale has dropped a LOT this week..
Bonus:
1 buck-Shared recipe
1- exercising 3x week
1- journalling 3x a week
Total so far 5$$
Monday 5/19 - $0 (french fries @ dinner that I wasn't planning on but I journaled to make up for it)
Tuesday 5/20 - $1
Wednesday 5/21 - $1
Thursday 5/22 -
Friday 5/23 -
Saturday 5/24 -
Sunday 5/25 -
Monday 5/19 - stayed OP
Tuesday 5/20 - strayed due to lunch out
Wednesday 5/21 -
Thursday 5/22 -
Friday 5/23 -
Saturday 5/24 -
Sunday 5/25 -
Optional money earned-
Okay didn't see this until today but I do have a food plan so I'll start on Tuesday.
5/20-
B- cereal with soy milk
L - Veggie Burrito and chips and salsa
S - apple
D - Huge tossed salad with sunflower seeds and ff basalmic dressing. If hungry after dinner 1/2 cup of soy ice cream is allowed.
5/21-
B- cereal with soy milk
S- Apple
L - Pasta with marinara (have to go out for lunch and slim pickins for a vegan at this place!)
S - carrots/celery with hummus
D - Taco Salad made with "taco meat" lots of veggies, salsa, tofutti sour cream and a few tortiall chips for crunch
5/22-
B- cereal with soy milk
S- fruit
L - PB sandwich, salad, pretzels
S - almonds
D - Mac and not cheese with broccoli
as always if calories allow and I want it I can have my soy ice cream :-)
Last edited by Fat Chick B Gone; 05-22-2008 at 07:31 AM.
RED TEAM: "Fun Money" Challenge
) to stick to that plan for the day. Failing to plan is like planning to fail so start your day off right with a plan for success!!
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....back to 
but I journaled to make up for it)
