Saturday, March 19, 2011

Get fit Challenge

Your fitness challenge(s) for the weekweek two pushups and week five sit-ups alongs with week 5 of C25K

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

How well did it go:  Water is great...counting calories is also good.  I am down a pound this week but my BMI went up due to finding out that I am really 5'2.5" not 5'3".  :-(  

Failures and slip-ups:  Still fighting with shift changes at work.  I missed one day of push ups/sit ups but I got 3 running workouts in.  Yesterday I ran of 8 minutes without stopping! Twice! Bring on 20 minutes nonstop. also kind of bummed i didn't get my extra workout in again this week.  My day off was spent at 4 doctor offices and a trip to the pharmacy.

Weekly challenge wisdom: Fruit and veggies are super low in calories.  They are pretty much free foods in my book!  

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


Goals this week:
C25K: 
  • 6Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
    • Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
    • Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
    • Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
    • Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
    • Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
    Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
    • Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
    • Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
    • Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
    Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.





Calorie Balance
Nutrient Balance
%DV
 
Total Fat 60 g
144%
   Saturated Fat 23 g
   Trans Fat 1.1 g
60%
Cholesterol 180 mg
122%
Sodium 2814 mg
Total Carbs 174 g
69%
   Dietary Fiber 14 g
   Sugars 49 g
Protein 55 g
198%
Vitamin A 1388 µg
92%
Vitamin C 69 mg
68%
Calcium 676 mg
50%
Iron 9 mg


3 comments:

  1. with ya on the free foods! I commend you for running without stopping. That's a milestone and you do it once and I promise it just gets easier and easier...it's inspirational to read other women's journey on the get fit challenge because I often workout at what's comfortable and I need to start steppin it up. you're doing amazing

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  2. Wow you're Good job staying on your workout routine!

    And you're right calorie counting is so educational. I love to know the breakdown and calories of most foods.

    At this point, I've gotten to where I eat at 100% or more of all the nutritional items and vitamines/minerals necessary. I have a little label thing like yours too and believe me seeing 100% or more on the good stuff and less than 50% on the basd stuff( fats, cholesterol & sodium is so rewarding!

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  3. Last week was a total fail for me... hoping to get back on track! I feel like I have been way out of touch lately and I miss your awesome encouragement! I will work on that ;-)

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