Get fit Challenge week 5

Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week one pushups and week four sit-ups alongs with week 4 of C25K

Your food challenge for the week: More water and count calories.  

How well did it go:  So many people talked about counting calories last week so I decided to count calories again  I like nutrimirror.com for counting calories, it also tracks exercise and calories burned.  You can save recipes and menus that you use frequently.  See my results below.  I am pretty happy with them  I obviously have things to work on but this is a good starting point.        Also I got at least 64 oz of water every day this week.  I think that the reason this helps burn weight is related to frequent trips to potty.  

Failures and slip-ups:  I fought sleep debt all week.  My work schedule didn't allow me to get much sleep and it seemed like by the time I got home and cooked and cleaned up it was time for bed.  I didn't get the extra workout this week that I've been trying to work in but i did the 3 c25k and the sit up/push ups.  I couldn't finish the first day of this week on the C25k so I will repeat at least one day.  Maybe the whole week.  I haven't decided.    

Weekly challenge wisdom: don't stop...keep up the momentum until you reach your goal.  It's a lot harder to start up again after you stop.  

Advice to fellow GET FIT members: tracking your calories keeps you accountable and is educational too.  

Goals this week:

C25K: Week 5 (after a make up from week 4):

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  Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

  Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)

  Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

http://www.hundredpushups.com/week2.html

http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week5.html

Calorie Balance

1764 Calories Expended 1389 Calories Eaten 375 Net Calorie Balance

Nutrient Balance

%DV   Total Fat 48 g 110%    Saturated Fat 17 g —    Trans Fat 0.5 g 40% Cholesterol 120 mg 110% Sodium 2526 mg Total Carbs 178 g 87%    Dietary Fiber 17 g —    Sugars 58 g Protein 52 g 70% Vitamin A 488 µg 119% Vitamin C 89 mg 40% Calcium 395 mg 56% Iron 10 mg

To the park...

We took a trip to the part because this week for my get fit post (which I posted earlier today) I am supposed to take a inner child selfie.  I took some of the kiddos too.  Great day for pictures even though I'm not so good at photography.  

Climbing Rapunzel's tower

inner child selfie

Grant in slide heaven

Arm length selfie (wasn't that a few weeks ago)

Get fit Challenge week 4?

Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week five on the squat challenge and week three situp challenge and week three on c25k.

Your food challenge for the week: eating out.  

How well did it go: I ate out once, Will offered to take me our for lunch and shopping for new running shoes.  Who would turn that down?  I ate Vegetarian Soba.  I packed my lunch for work.  I need to drink more water!  I took my free day on thursday instead of today but I got in all 6 workouts.  I had to run on the treadmill all week due to rain.  (It didn't rain on tuesday so I went for a 15 mile bike ride.)  Today I also ran outside.  It seems so much harder than running on the treadmill but I feel so much better when I'm done.  I accidentally slipped to the harder level of the crunch challenge but I did it.  I am going to try to maintain the harder level this week as I progress to week 4.      

That's right I completed my 200 squats with 5 pound weights!

Failures and slip-ups:  I had a good week...feeling much better though I"m still trying to clear up the end of my cold.  

Weekly challenge wisdom: I am working on menu planning.   It is so much easier to bypass eating out if you have a plan.  I struggle planning because we only eat a few meals as a family each week.  The kids eat lunch at school and Will works evenings so I struggle planning for just the kids and I.

Advice to fellow GET FIT members:  I like this article on 31 days to a Healthier diet http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=780  I'm not dieting, I'm not trying to lose weight but I am trying to eat healthier and I like this resource.  

Goals this week:
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

http://www.hundredpushups.com/week1.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week4.html

I love my new "trail" running shoes!

Spencer stuck in a Beer box

I did help him out after snapping a couple of pictures and before the started crying

Get fit challenge

Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week four on the squat challenge and week three situp challenge and week three on c25k.
Your food challenge for the week: eating out.  
How well did it go:  I didn't eat out at all.  I packed my lunch for work both days I worked.  Yay!!!  Towards the end of last week I was starting to feel a cold settling in (both kids had been coughing all week)  This week it's been getting worse all week...yuck.  My abs were so sore from coughing that I could complete a single set on the sit up challenge but I did manage to complete the whole week on the squat challenge and actually did over 600 squats this week!  I got out an ran twice this week but i think my lungs just weren't all there.  but the point is that I did it.  (I did skip one of my runs)  
Failures and slip-ups:  I skipped on run, I would like to say it was due to being sick but really I think I could have done it and I decided not to.    
Weekly challenge wisdom: If you're not feeling well it's ok to cut back on your workout but you will feel better if you do something physical every day.  
Advice to fellow GET FIT members:  even though we are doing this for ourselves right now it will benefit our families in the long run. They are seeing us eat better and move more and thats a great thing.  (Parent magazine is doing a 12 week get fit as a family challenge...looks like fun.  If you sign up you can win a trip to hawaii)


Goals this week:
I am repeating week 3 of the situp challenge and week 3 of C25k but moving on to week 5 of the squat challenge.  
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

• Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

http://www.twohundredsquats.com/week5.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html

Boys will be boys

Get fit Challenge

Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week three on the squat challenge and situp challenge with week two  This week on c25k...Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes...three times this week.  
Your food challenge for the week: eating out.  I need to eat at home more and pack my lunch for work
How well did it go:  Very rainy and cold here this week...It was hard getting motivated to go out and run...but I did it!  Also I was working the super early shift this week...yuck.  Next week i'm working in the evening so it should be easier to fit in my workouts.  I did decide to join the hospital fitness center for the day that the weather is just too bad to exercise outside.  It's only $10 a month and it's open 24/7.  I got in an extra yoga workout (with Grant...see pictures).  Spencer says he wants to do yoga tonight... should be fun.  
Failures and slip-ups:  I need to keep track of what i'm eating...or at least where it's coming from.  I think I ate out less this week but i can't remember.  
Weekly challenge wisdom:  The hardest part is getting going...don't think...just do it. (repeat from last week but still true! and the only reason I make it through the week)
Advice to fellow GET FIT members:  Read the article I tweeted today...It's another good one
Goals this week: 
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

• Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

http://www.twohundredsquats.com/week4.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html
(I decided to put the links here so I don't have to search for them every day...I'm a smart cookie)

we are warriors

downward dog