Day 28: Family Fit Challenge

New totals for the month....

1. Run/Walk - 44.08 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 1,100 reps
3. Pushups - 155 reps
4. Squats - 1,500 reps

Results this week....

Tuesday - 4.26 walk with slow run - DONE!
Wednesday - ST and 4.5 miles - DONE!

Super foods for today...

1. Tumeric
2. Blueberries
3. Strawberries
4. Red bell pepper
5. Oat bran
6. Ground flaxseeds
7. Lentils
8. Broco sprouts
9. Pumpkin seeds and almonds
10. Tomatoes

New goals plus a new pic of my sweet angel girl...

It is so hard to believe that little Kayla is now almost 4 months old! We are so in love and having a wonderful time with her!



Totals so far for the month...

1. Run/Walk - 39.55 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,300 reps

New schedule for this week....

Tuesday - 4.26 walk with slow run - DONE!
Wednesday - ST with Cathe DVD and 3 mile walk
Thursday - 5 mile walk
Friday - ST with Cathe DVD and 3 mile walk
Saturday - 3 mile run/walk
Sunday - 3 mile walk

New totals...

1. Run/Walk - 39.55 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,300 reps

Day 15: Family Fit Challenge

New totals for July.....
1. Run/Walk - 22.76 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,100 reps

Todays results -
Time - 101 mins
Calories burned - 646
Walk 6.13 miles - DONE! 4 miles walk 14:42 mm avg pace with a long slow 2.13 mile cool down walk.
Light core and leg work - DONE!
Water - 4 liters DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!

Super foods for today - Logging foods early today as I have a super HOT dinner date with DH today! I am making a buffalo Bolognese with pasta made from spelt, flax and other whole grains. For lunch I had salmon with an amazing quinoa salad I made with raw veggies....SO GOOD! I feel amazing eating this way! Just went shopping and bought a bunch of super cute summer shorts. Looking forward to showing them to my DH when he gets home! Maybe a fashion show before dinner......

1. Garden of Life Raw Meal, 1/2 serving
2. Garden of Life Perfect Food Raw powder, 1 serving
3. Blueberries
4. Broccoli
5. Wild Alaskan Salmon
6. Apple
7. Strawberries
8. Red bell pepper
9. Quinoa
10. Flaxseeds

Melting....

I woke up yesterday to do my mid July measurements and was SOOO pleased to see how much I am loosing! I started tracking my measurements the last few days of May. SInce then I have lost.....

Thigh - 1 inch
Arm - 1 inch
Calf - 1 inch
Natural waist - 3 inches
Lower belly - 6.5 inches!!!!!!

My hips are stubborn and do not want to go down but I am so happy with everything else. I am not measuring chest for obvious reasons as I am still breastfeeding. Now my mission is to get my thighs down even more this month! Maybe with all the squats and walking I can! Right now my thighs are measuring at 20 inches and I really want to be in the 19 range again as I was before I was pregnant.

Day 8 : Family Fit Challenge

What a hard week this has been. I am still fighting off this nasty bug. It has affected all of us. My husband is not feeling well and little Michaela is having congestion. I will be SO happy when we officially get back to our normal schedule. She has not been sleeping well as of late and so we are all pretty tired. I still think the end is near and soon we will be back out on the roads for our morning walks.

In the mean time I have been eating extremely well and doing what I can to stay on track with our challenge this month. My 3 new Cathe dvds came in yesterday and I am anxious to get back to working out SOON!

Day 8 results...
Water - over 1 gallon DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!
Super foods for today...
1. Flaxseeds
2. Kiwi
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Shiitake mushrooms
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Garden of life Perfect Food Raw, 1 serving
8. Spinach
9. Organic Turkey breast
10. Apple
11. Garden of life Raw Meal, 1 serving

3 Great new finds...

The first two are from Garden of Life. I have always loved this company more specifically their Raw Vitamin code B-12 complex. Now they have a complete meal replacement full of raw super foods and protein from grains and seeds. This works well for me as somedays I do not have time for a long lunch and I can just make this fast while I get ready to nurse Michaela. They also have a Raw super foods powder mix called Perfect Food Raw that I use with other protein powders or in juice.

Now the third I just found is evil in the best possible way! It is an almond chocolate spread similar to Nutella but with almonds and evaporated cane juice instead of sugar. This is a treat for sure! SUPER yummy on Ezekiel bread!

Try them out!

Day 4, 5 and 6 : Family Fit Challenge!!

July totals so far....
1. Run/Walk - 4.07 miles
2. Crunches - 550 reps
3. Pushups - 80 reps
4. Squats - 600 reps

Day 4 results:
My Super foods were...
1. Flaxseeds
2. Wild Sockeye Salmon
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Steal cut oats
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Walnuts
8. Raw Meal by Garden of Life, 1 serving
9. Tomatoes
10. Black tea
11. Organic Turkey breast
12. Ezekiel bread
13. Apple

Day 5 results :
128 oz water - DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!
My Super foods were...
1. Flaxseeds
2. Brown Rice
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Steal cut oats
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Walnuts
8. Tumeric
9. Tomatoes
10. Spinach
11. Organic Turkey breast
12. Ezekiel bread
13. Apple

Day 6 results:
Morning and afternoon walk - DONE!
Water - DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!
ST - DONE!
My Super foods were...
1. Mango
2. Spinach
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Ezekiel granola
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Sprouts
8. Raw Meal by Garden of Life, 1 serving
9. Tomatoes
10. Black tea
11. Organic Turkey breast
12. Ezekiel bread
13. Pumpkin seeds and soy nuts
14. Raspberries

Yummy oatmeal...

A great and delicious way to get in 8 super foods as you start your day! Steal cut oats with fresh blueberries, strawberries, ground flaxseeds, omega enriched cranberries, apple, walnuts and Bob's Red Mill high fiber cereal added in. The Bob's cereal consist of oats, wheat bran, flaxseed meal, oat bran and wheat germ. Just add 1 tsp of this mix to your steel cut oats along with 1 tsp of ground flaxseeds. YUMMY!!

Day 3: Family FIt Challenge

Here are the results of my challenge for Day 3. I will probably be able to start getting back to my longer ST and cardio workouts by Monday or Tuesday. For now I am doing much better but still a bit sick.

Water intake - 128 oz - DONE!
Take all vitamins and supplements along with Garden of Life Raw Perfect Food Powder - 1 serving, DONE!
Crunches - 200 reps - DONE!
Pushups Military - 20 reps - DONE!
Squats - 200 reps - DONE!
My Super foods for today - Aim for at least 10 servings each day.
1. Spinach
2. Lentils
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Oatmeal
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Tumeric
8. Lindt 90% Dark Chocolate....yes that is a super food believe it or not!
9. Greek Yogurt
10. Black tea
11. Honey
12. Ezekiel bread
13. Olive Oil

Day 1 and 2 : Family Fit Challenge!!

Yesterday was the first day of our July Family Challenge ( see previous blog for the details of our July challenge). I am starting off this month still sick so I am going to have to play catchup next week. So for today all I can do is pushups, crunches and squats and I will be sure to get in my 10 super foods for the day.

Someone wrote me and wanted to know what my Mom was doing for the challenge as they are almost the same age. So here is the details of her workouts for the challenge....

1. Light ST 3 time a week -
Crunches - 50 reps
Planks - 10 reps to failure
Bicep curls with squat - 2 sets of 20 reps
Shoulder press with squat - 2 sets of 20 reps
Dips - 3 sets to failure
Pushups on knees - 10 reps
Supermans - 3 sets to failure

2. Walking/Running - 60 mins of running with short walking intervals 6 days a week. She runs for about 45 mins and walks for 15 mins.

The rest of my Mom's challenge is the same as everyone in the family. My grandmother is excited about the challenge and is now joining in as well. She is 83!! She is the one who was featured a couple of years ago in the Dallas morning news for doing our family marathon relay at the White Rock Marathon. She continues to be an inspiration to us all....she is at the gym right now working out! Amazing!!

Here are the results of my challenge for Day 1 :

Water intake - 128 oz - 64 oz so far but planning on 1.5 gallons as I am sick and I need more
Take vitamins and supplements
Crunches - 150 reps
Pushups Military - 20 reps
Squats - 200
My Super foods for today - 10 servings each day. One serving is a fist full or 1 cup....
1. Oatbran
2. Flaxseeds
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Spinach
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Apple
8. Carrots
9. Almonds
10. Black tea

Results of Day 2 : Still sick but doing the best I can to stay on track with my challenge! Here are the results.....

Water intake - 128 oz - DONE!
Take vitamins and supplements - DONE!
Crunches - 100 reps - DONE!
Pushups Military - 20 reps - DONE!
My Super foods for today - 10 servings each day. One serving is a fist full or 1 cup....
1. Oatbran
2. Flaxseeds
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Steel cut oats
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Apple
8. Carrots
9. Ezekiel bread
10. Black tea