5 Day eat clean challenge

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5 Day eat clean challenge
Topic Started: Jun 26 2008, 06:45 AM (148 Views)
NicC	Jun 26 2008, 06:45 AM Post #1
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	I have only 5 days until we go on a road trip/camping so I am pledging to eat clean for 5 days! Whole grain, veggies, fruit, less fat, no soda, more water, more green tea, one serving, smaller portions, no junk. I'll be logging everything I eat in this thread. I will weigh in Monday before we leave. Day 1 - whole grain cereal with soy milk, coffee with skim milk powder crunchy Quaker Oat bar pack (130 cal), apple, 2 small wonder+ fajita shells (200) with grated cheese, 2 thin slices of deli meat (80) and salsa, about 1/4 mango (the stuff around the pit) cruchy quaker bar pack, apple sauce (unsweetened), some nuts (cracked out of the shell), a couple of tablespoons of canned mandarin, smoked herring, supper will be: hamburger (made from scratch) with portabello mushrooms, onions, coleslaw and whole grain bread with grated melted cheese yoghurt Edited by NicC, Jun 26 2008, 09:21 PM.
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


TeachX3	Jun 26 2008, 09:20 AM Post #2
Elite Posts: 3,743 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	You can do this Nic, you are stronger than the desire for unhealthy foods, i.e. sodas, fats, sugars! Sounds like this is a NO treat 5 day challenge... you can do this!! You can go without treats for only 5 days... be strong, be tough and take control!! Fill your water bottle first thing in the morning, carry that baby around with you all day! I sure hope the BEST for you on this challenge girl, keep your focus!! I will be watching every morsel of food you put into your mouth!! GO NIC!
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


NicC	Jun 26 2008, 10:43 AM Post #3
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Thanks Teach
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


Princess2one	Jun 26 2008, 02:58 PM Post #4
Advanced Posts: 865 Group: VIP Member #149 Joined: June 2, 2008 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple, Strawberries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Bananas, Favorite Vegetable? Red Peppers, Cucumbers, Broccoli, Spinach Favorite Exercise? Walking, Dancing Healthy Lifestyle Goal? 141lbs	You can do it!!!



NicC	Jun 26 2008, 03:48 PM Post #5
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Thanks P2O!
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


NicC	Jun 27 2008, 07:23 AM Post #6
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Ok Day 1 went fairly well but I have to watch portion sizes and snacks (dh made those hamburgers way to big but they were good!) Day 2 - Breakfast: 2 slices whole grain bread (180), rosehip jam, coffee/m Snack: yoghurt, coffee/m, Lunch: cucumber slices with low cal honey dijon dressing, smoked herring (the real salt problem! about 180 cal), pizza (500 cal) afternoon snacks - yoghurt x 2, a few nuts (from shell) supper: 3 tacos with lean ground beef, lettuce, cheese, salsa, some extra cheese and watermelon for dessert GOAL: FORGO ALL EVENING SNACKS BUT HAVE SOME HERBAL OR GREEN TEA INSTEAD. caved a little on the snack had 2 real fruit/white tea frozen pops (50 cal each) - nice treat without really cheating! Edited by NicC, Jun 27 2008, 07:43 PM.
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


Lois	Jun 27 2008, 08:53 AM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 58 Group: Friend Member #145 Joined: May 3, 2008	Hurray, day 1 down!!! Watch out for those deli meats, tons of salt. Excellent goal!!!
	from Lois


NicC	Jun 27 2008, 12:55 PM Post #8
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Good part - I've been drinking more Herbal, Green Tea and (lemon) water
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


NicC	Jun 28 2008, 11:06 AM Post #9
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Day 3 -BF: wg bread with jam, coffee/m, yoghurt snack: mini salad with spritzer dressing (sample at grocery store), coffee/m (sample at Walmart) Lunch: pistachios, baby carrots, ww bun with one slice meat, 3 slices of cheese, mustard, peach/white tea frozen popx2 Snacks: PB, banana, gb, watermelon Supper: BBQ chicken breast, ww bun, carrots, potato salad (store bought - chose the one with less calories/serving), bbq sauce snack: pistachios, decaf/m Edited by NicC, Jun 28 2008, 06:00 PM.
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


NicC	Jun 29 2008, 06:54 PM Post #10
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Day 4 - granola bar/coffee/m (ran out the door) resisted all cookies etc at church fellowship came home very hungry so I ate 2 slim fast snack bars Lunch: scrambled eggs/bacon/1 slc wg bread 3 peach/white tea freezy pops (it was sticky out) loads of water 3 smoked herring (I don't think I'll buy these again...way to salty) Supper: tabouli/salad/chicken 5 cubes/beef 4 cubes/0.5 pita/a bit of hummus/ a few fries/yoghurt garlic sauce/pickled radish/1 grape leaf roll Evening snack:2 yoghurts (after nap - needed something to calm my digestive tract..) some leftover meat from supper Edited by NicC, Jun 29 2008, 10:05 PM.
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


NicC	Jun 29 2008, 06:55 PM Post #11
Elite Posts: 2,564 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Guess I miscounted day 5 is a travel day - I will try to stick to healthy stuff but will allow myself the one can of diet soda that has been tempting me all week and have a few treats...I'll be missing till Friday night...
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


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