Fitness challengers-
We start tomorrow!!!! I am so excited to get started and happy that you are all starting this adventure with us to become more fit for the kingdom! Attached to this email is your tracking chart. You can fill it in on your computer or print it up (or both). If you mark each category at the end of each day, it will automatically total each week, keep track of your running totals and fill in your bonus points when you earn them! If there are more than one person in your family using the same email address, be sure to make enough copies . One week from tonight I will send you your first survey where you can report your points for this first week and find out what the mystery challenge was! Do your best to challenge yourself to try new things and become the healthiest you you can be!
Do you want to know who else is doing the challenge with you? They are all listed at the bottom of this email. You probably know some of them! There are 102 all together! Let me know if you DON'T see your name on this list or if I misspelled it.
Hopefully you all received the earlier email with the rules and instructions for the challenge. If not, they are on the website listed at the bottom of this email. Good luck!!!
Here is some great info and encouragement for this week's rotating challenge,keeping a food diary:
This week the rotating challenge is to keep a food diary. You get to choose how you want to do this. The point is that we keep track of all of the food and drink we take in for an entire week. This exercise is insightful and helps us realize we are accountable for everything we take in. For added effect, you may try showing your food journal to someone every day!
You may want to just get a notebook and write everything in as your day goes along. Including your feelings, whereabouts, hunger levels, and other details may help you discover patterns to your eating. Once you realize bad habits, you will be more likely to change them.
Or, you may choose to use and app or website to keep track. There are many apps out there, but Sarah has used the free "Lose It!" app before and gives it a tried and true recommendation! If you are a regular computer user like me, I would suggest going to LiveStrong.com and using the MyPlate food journal (also free, and available as an app too). You start by entering your weight loss goals, and current weight. Then you input your food choices from a large database including your frequently eaten meals list, personal recipes, and popular restaurants. They track not only calories for you, but also sodium, cholesterol, fiber, sugars, etc. Both methods also let you input your exercise routines and take those into consideration when calculating your caloric balance. Both methods offer many other healthy living motivational tips and resources.
No matter what method you choose, don't cheat yourself! Take the time to actually measure the amount of food you eat. Remember, we are only doing this for ONE WEEK. You can do it! Part of what is eye-opening is to see how much we are actually eating when we think we are eating one serving of something. So get out those measuring cups and dust off your kitchen scale if you have one. You By the end of the week you will be a pro!
There are many helpful resources out there, for all different types of goals. Here are just a few if you are interested in reading:
Go Team!
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