14 Day Challenge

A big thank you to everyone who has been writing me kind words on here or on Facebook. regarding my dad's situation. He had 2 successful interviews this week and has another on Monday, so we are on the right track it seems. We also realized that many kids are on their Spring Break this week, meaning many families are on their vacations - so who knows, he might get more calls once everyone gets back to work.

Since things seem to be leveling out some, I am ready to try to start focusing on some other things! I've decided I'm going to try this 14 day diet and fitness challenge, since my Florida trip is coming up soon. I've lost 6-7 pounds so far this year - it's slow, but then again I am not really "dieting" much, just exercising a good amount.

According to the Challenge, here's "The Meal Plan":

The Meal Plan
Do morning exercises on an empty stomach. Eat your first meal of the day an hour later, then have a meal every three hours after that. Each meal should consist of one serving of protein (about the size of your palm), a starchy carbohydrate, and a fibrous carbohydrate (each the size of your fist). See food choices below. Down 10 eight-ounce glasses of water a day and take a daily multivitamin.

FOOD CHOICES
Protein: Turkey (white meat) or ground turkey, chicken (white meat), any fish, egg whites, tofu, beans, low-fat cottage cheese or any low-fat hard cheese (a portion of which equals three pairs of dice), yogurt.

Starchy carbohydrates: Yams, potatoes, oatmeal, couscous, brown rice, barley, bulgur, high-fiber cereal, corn, peas.

Fibrous carbohydrates: Broccoli, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, spinach, romaine lettuce, apples, strawberries, oranges, peaches, pears.

ON SUNDAY
Rest! And eat reasonable portions of whatever you want.

This seems very doable for a short period of time, thus the 14 day challenge : )

I'll share my grocery purchases on Sunday and I will be starting this on Monday the 5th. You can all follow along and see if I make this the 2 weeks or not ; )