I can't believe we are already on the final stretch! I hope you are still pushing yourself! I know I have had my fair share of bumps along this challenge.
The challenge this week is to push yourself harder in your workouts. My suggestions would be to add in a strength training each day, or increase your speed, or workout 6 days instead of 5. You know where you can push, so this week DO IT! One of my favorite things to do is add a 10 minute routine at the end of my normal workout. I love finding them on youtube. I use fitnessblender and toneitup all the time. You will earn your 3 challenge points by pushing yourself each workout this week.
**BONUS**
I am going to add a bonus this week! You can earn an extra 5 points for getting a perfect score this week! Lets do it! Focus! Work Hard! Be Strong!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Week 6 Challenge
The challenge this week is to share your favorite healthy recipes. I know sometimes we get tired of eating the same things and need to spice up what we will eat. So please send me three of your favorite recipes. I have added a few new ones this week to the recipe blog (link on the right sidebar) and am excited to see what you enjoy! If you get your three recipes to me by Saturday you will earn your challenge points!
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Week 5 Challenge
We are half way there! Great Job!! This week our challenge is going to be to get at least 7 hours of sleep every night!
In an article I found in Shape Magazine it says: Most of us are burning the candle at both ends. Between getting up early for a workout and staying up late to put the finishing touches on that project for work, many times our sleep takes the backseat. But sleep is so important for health — and weight-loss.
In fact, a 2010 study found that if you're trying to lose a few pounds, you may want to cut back on calories but you definitely don't want to skimp on sleep. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that getting enough sleep helps your body to regulate hunger and lose more weight from fat (instead of muscle).
In the study, when dieters got adequate sleep (about 7 to 8 hours), more than half of the weight they lost was fat. When dieters got less sleep (only about 5 to 6 hours), only one-fourth of their weight loss came from fat and they produced higher levels of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger and reduces energy expenditure.
I know this can be difficult with small children, but make sure you are going to bed at a decent hour is helpful. Remember the adage, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man HEALTHY, wealthy and wise.
In an article I found in Shape Magazine it says: Most of us are burning the candle at both ends. Between getting up early for a workout and staying up late to put the finishing touches on that project for work, many times our sleep takes the backseat. But sleep is so important for health — and weight-loss.
In fact, a 2010 study found that if you're trying to lose a few pounds, you may want to cut back on calories but you definitely don't want to skimp on sleep. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that getting enough sleep helps your body to regulate hunger and lose more weight from fat (instead of muscle).
In the study, when dieters got adequate sleep (about 7 to 8 hours), more than half of the weight they lost was fat. When dieters got less sleep (only about 5 to 6 hours), only one-fourth of their weight loss came from fat and they produced higher levels of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger and reduces energy expenditure.
I know this can be difficult with small children, but make sure you are going to bed at a decent hour is helpful. Remember the adage, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man HEALTHY, wealthy and wise.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Week 4 Challenge
How are you doing? Are you feeling better?
The challenge this week comes from the website How Does She. On one post she lists 17 weigh loss"hacks". For the challenge read the post here.
Pick two of her suggestions to work on for at least 5 days this week.
The challenge this week comes from the website How Does She. On one post she lists 17 weigh loss"hacks". For the challenge read the post here.
Pick two of her suggestions to work on for at least 5 days this week.
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