Summer Slim Down: Week 4

Our Summer Slim Down Week 3 was a success!  Three cheers for healthy habits, saying no, and getting strong!

There was a little bit of confusion on the challenge that I want to clear up so everyone gets points correctly.  You have to give up TWO - 2 - II bad foods, and you need to chose the TWO from these four options: fatty/fried foods, fast food, sugar (except honey sparingly), refined grains.  If you have any questions about what these mean, check the blog for this post I did about it, or email me.  You only get a point for the day that you successfully eliminate BOTH foods.

Here's the week at a glance:

WEEK 4 - 4/11-4/18 Saturday -Friday

1. Challenge: Cut-it-Out (see paragraph above for clarification)
2. Drink 8 cups (8 oz) of water
3. Eat 5 fruits & veggies (1 fruit serving = one whole fruit, 1/2 cup berries, 1 cup chopped fruit; 1 veggie serving = 1 cup)
4. Exercise for 60 minutes daily
5. Weigh-in Saturday 4/18, 8:30-9:00 AM

Points Break-down:

• Write everything down = 1 point/day (please have all your boxes marked on Saturday including your challenges, and write clearly the minutes you exercised in the "time" box)
• Drink 8 cups water = 1 point/day
• 5 fruits & veggies = 1 point/day
• Challenge (Cut TWO items out) = 1 point/day
• Exercise 60 minutes = 1 point/day; 30 minutes = .5 point/day
• Come to weigh-in Saturday - 5 points
• Lose weight = 5 points; gain or no change = 0 points

Bonus: come to the group fitness session and get 5 points.  It will be Thursday, April 16 at 8:00 PM at the upper Crestwood meeting house.  It's a super fun & hard workout, so be there!  

Last note: if you feel you are plateauing try adding strength training, running instead of walking, try something new like a fitness class (Thursday), or go longer.  Your body will have periods of plateau so don't fret, just keep going! I will post more strength workouts and some other tips this week.

Jump start your amazing week by having a healthy weekend!  Don't fall off the wagon!