Saturday, February 9th

Breakfast:
28g honey nut cheerios - 2 points, 190mg sod
114g cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 372mg

Lunch:
Turkey Sandwich - 3 points, 480mg
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 80mg

Dinner:
6oz. Buffalo Steak - 4 points, 75mg
Veggies - 0 points, 30mg
2 Tbsp Ketcup - 0 points, 380mg

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 320mg
2 cups cherries - 2 points, 0mg

Totals for the day = 19 points, 1,927mg sodium


Workout:
Bike: 90 minutes, 1,410 calories, 29 miles


Day 4 of the Lenten Challenge complete

You burned 1400 calories in 90 minutes??? You must have been truckin'!

I usually pedal between 19 & 20 mph. I watch high energy shows while I'm doing the bike which gets me pedaling faster.

WOW. Good for yoU!

woah!!! good job!!

i'm sure you will be seeing your goal very soon!

hope you are having a good sunday

;-)

x

Sunday, February 10th

Breakfast:
Low sugar oatmeal - 2 points, 290mg sod
80g prunes - 2 points, 10mg

Lunch/Dinner:
salad w/ balsamic vinegar - 0 points, 45mg
about 3oz. grilled chicken - 3 points, 54mg
carrots/string beans - 1 point, 54mg
1/2 red potato - 1 point, 5mg

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 320mg
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 80mg
80g prunes - 2 points, 10mg

Totals for the day = 16 points, 868mg sodium


Workout:
Bike: 90 minutes, 1,428 calories, 29.37 miles


Day 5 of the Lenten Challenge complete.

This is my 400th post, wow. I'm so happy I found this forum.

Here's how yesterday looked:

Monday, February 11th

Breakfast:
28g honey nut cherrios - 2 points, 190mg sod
114g cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 372mg

Lunch:
Turkey sandwich - 3 points, 480mg
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 80mg
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 0mg

Dinner:
Yoplait yogurt - 4 points, 105mg

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 320mg
136g fat free ice cream - 2 points, 140mg

Totals for the day = 20 points, 1,687mg sodium


Workout:
The Firm - Serobic Body Shaping - 55 minutes
Tae Bo - Celebrity Fit - 18 minutes
Walk 3 miles w/ Lesely - 40 minutes


Day 6 of the Lenten Challenge complete.

you probably explained somewhere but what is the lenten challenge?


have a good day

;-)

x

How do you find time for so much exercise??

Hi Angel,

The Lenten Challenge is based on the Lenten Season but it's being run as a non-denominational, non-religious challenge. Basically, beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Sunday, you give something up. Some people said they were giving up soda. My cousin gives up sweets every year. I'm giving up BLT's. Those extra bites, licks and tastes that we take throughout the day. If it's not portioned out on my plate, then I don't eat it.

Not too many people are participating in it but it is in the challenge section.

Hi Brandy,

Taking care of a house, 2 kids under 10, a husband, working a part-time job (I teach in a pre-school) and running a business (we own an Italian Ice/Ice cream store) doesn't make it easy to exercise as much as I do. But I've made exercise a part of my routine just like going to work. It's become part of my daily schedule just like anything else.

Plus I feel that since I take care of so many other things that I deserve some time in the day to take care of myself as well. And if the rug doesn't get vacuumed today because I have to exercise then it'll get vacuumed tomorrow.

wow! sounds good...serves me right for not being around the forum. not sure if i would have had the staying power but still! good for you! thats amazing! i wonder how much i eat/consume through BLTs.

take care

;-)

x

I know my BLT's must add up to a pretty decent amount of unnecessary extra calories. And I always start off with a nibble here and a nibble there. Then it becomes a bite here and a bite there. Then a mouthful here and a mouthful there. And before you know it you've had many more calories then you had intended.

Weight Watcher's did a thing where instead of putting those extra bites into your mouth, put them in a baggie and see how much you would have consumed over the course of a day or week with those little bites, licks and tastes. I didn't actually do it but others who did were amazed at how much extra they were consuming that they weren't accounting for.

Tuesday, February 12th

Breakfast:
28g honey nut cheerios - 2 points, 190mg sod

Snack:
114g cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 372mg

Lunch:
Veggie wrap - 2 points, 380mg
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 80mg
2 cups fruit - pineapple, mango, kiwi - 2 points, 8mg

Dinner:
6oz. buffalo steak - 4 points, 75mg
veggies - 0 points, 30mg
2 Tbsp ketcup - 0 points, 380mg

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 320mg
80g prunes - 2 points, 10mg

Totals for the day = 20 points, 1,845mg sodium


Day 7 of the Lenten Challenge complete.

that is so true you know. i've been noticing every time i take a BLT today because of your challenge and gosh i have had loads!! stopped myself on many occasions but if i start adding it all up it must be way over a 100 cals atleast.

;-)

x