I met up with K yesterday and got some much needed info for the 8 Week Challenge that I'll be starting in about 15 days. I'm planning on following this Challenge along side my normal diet - so basically making sure that the food I eat is all Challenge-friendly while counting my calories. I'll still log everything on MyFitnessPal, and keep the food logs that have been given to me.
Now, the Challenge will be a challenge, that's for sure. No caffeine (goodbye morning cuppa tea), no more peanut butter (insert sad face here), and only two servings of fruit a day (I love fruit!). All I have to say is that I hope this is worth it!
Even still, I'm quite excited. I've spent a good deal of time last night and today looking through my recipes, and looking up others that I can have while on this challenge. I think I'll have the most trouble with breakfast and dinner, as traditionally I either have toast and peanut butter or a crap load of fruit for breakfast... and the BF makes dinner for me. Still, he knows how important this is to me, so I know he's going to try his darnedest to ensure that I follow through.
Wish me luck! And who knows, maybe I'll stick with it even after I've gotten through the 56 days...
breakfast ~ challenge friendly bread with almond butter and apple butter (better than PB & J) !
ReplyDeletewhatn is the 8 week challenge? where can i find out more?
ReplyDeleteKelly - I was thinking that! The grocery budget was a little tight this week, so I didn't get any apply butter or almost butter.. I also found a recipe for home made apple butter, which I prefer to do because then I know EXACTLY what's in it.
ReplyDeleteSandra - You can find more info here - http://www.8weekchallenge.com/
Basically it's making sure that you're following a good, wholesome diet by eliminating a lot of the over processed foods that we put in our bodies on a day by day basis (did I get the right, Kelly?). You also need to get in at least 30 minutes of some sort of exercise each day. It looks like it will be quite the challenge, but I'm totally up for it!