Week 6 Mystery Challenge

JOURNALS...

As we learned on Sunday, journals are a very important thing to keep.
So this weeks challenge is to...

write (or start) in your journal at least 3 times this week.

Find someway whether is is electronically or in a book that you can write down stories, spiritual experiences or really whatever you feel would benefit your posterity!

Good Luck!!

WEEK 6!

4 Servings of Vegetables Each Day!

What is a serving??

About one cup.

Ideas for vegetables...

• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• cauliflower
• carrots
  
• corn
• kale
• mushrooms
• red, green, yellow peppers
• spinach
• squash
• zucchini

Good luck and happy vegetable week!

Week 5 Mystery Challenge

OK, so last week I was horrible and did not post a mystery challenge so everyone got a FREE 2 points. This week is going to be harder for that reason. Drum roll.....

You must spend at least 2 hours outside this week doing yard work. You can split it up or do it in one day. If your yard is already immaculate GREAT, go help out neighbor with theirs (mine)! :)

Good luck, enjoy the beautiful weather and enjoy a beautiful yard after the work is done!!

WEEK 5!!

Another week of options...

Eat recommended Fiber daily or/and Eat a Natural Vegan diet


Benefits of a high fiber diet:

• Normalizes bowel movements
• Lowers blood cholesterol levels
• helps control blood sugar levels
• aids in weight loss

How much fiber should we be getting??

Men around 38 grams
Woman around 25 grams

Foods that contain a lot of fiber:

• grains and whole grain products
• fruits
• vegetables
• nuts and seeds
• beans, peas and other legumes

*** Be careful. When we up our fiber too quickly we can have abdominal pain so DRINK DRINK DRINK WATER! Fiber works best when it has water to absorb in.***

ALL NATURAL VEGAN DIET
A person who doesn't eat meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, or dairy. They usually avoid honey and other foods processed by animal products.

Benefits of eating an all natural vegan diet:

• prevent and reverse heart disease
• prevent cancers
• regulate hormone imbalances
• helps with arthritis
• weapon for type 2 diabetes
  
• weight loss

What can you eat while a vegan?? Everything that wasn't listed above! :)

Good luck guys!!

WEEK FOUR!!

COUNT YOUR CALORIES OR DO NOT EAT AFTER 7PM

This week you get to pick which challenge you would like to do. I am going to start on Monday doing them both because, well, this is a challenge so why not go all out! (Plus last week was TERRIBLE for me and I want to redeem myself!)

ANYWAY, here are a couple of websites that I found are a GREAT resource for counting your calories along with a ton of other helpful tools to getting healthy!

http://myfitnesspal.com/

You can track our calories, exercise, fiber intake, protein intake, your weight! And they are free which is always nice.

http://livestrong.com/

Good Luck this week!

MYSTERY CHALLENGE FOR WEEK 3...

Hey Guys, sorry for the late notice, but here is the challenge for this week...

READ and STUDY the lessons for Relief Society and Sunday School for this upcoming Sunday. Even if you are in Primary, YW or Nursery.

I find that I am always determined to read them before the class so I can participate and be spiritually ready but it rarely happens!

Good Luck!

Week THREE!!

7 HOURS SLEEP EVERY NIGHT!!!

Benefits of getting 7-9 hours of sleep...

• Strokes and Heart attacks are some of the most common effects of sleep deprivation.
• People usually get stressed out when they are tired but sleep deprivation also induces stress.
• The most obvious advantage of getting enough sleep is the fact that you will be more alert the following day.