Nutrition Tip:

Keep Healthy Easy To Prepare Snacks Around! Keeping healthy food nearby can help prevent you from eating something unhealthy if you become excessively hungry. Having them ready to go ahead of time is an added benefit. Instead of reaching for that cookie, you could get out those eggs that are already peeled and boiled.

Some snacks that are easily portable and simple to prepare include whole fruits, nuts, baby carrots, yogurt and hard-boiled eggs.

What quick and healthy snacks do you keep around to help keep hunger in check?

It's time for, The Nutrition Challenge!

It starts on Monday ends Friday!

Here are the requirements:

1- Eat 5 servings a day from the fruit/vegetable group. It can be all vegetables or any combo of both. What is a serving? For the purpose of our game, we will use the American Heart Association definition: Vegetables: 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables (about the size of a small fist), 1/2 cup of other vegetables or 1/2 cup of vegetable juice. Fruits: 1 medium fruit (the size of a baseball); 1/2 cup chopped, cooked or canned fruit; or 1/2 cup juice.

2-Also, drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. We're focusing on our water intake again as well.

*If you need any adjustments to these nutrition challenges for specific health reasons, please let me know.

One suggestion, but not part of the challenge: Please post at least one picture of a healthy meal you eat this week. It provides great ideas for everyone in our game! And remember to make healthy food choices in other food groups, but we are not measuring those for this challenge.

I will ask at the end of the week, starting on Friday, if you completed the challenge. You will need to report in under that post. You will have until 12 PM PST on Saturday to report in. I will then put all the players who completed this week's challenge into our drawing for a $30 Amazon gift card!

You've got this team!

Please click on (comment) under this post if you completed the Fitness Challenge and report in there!

Okay guys, Friday is the last day of our Fitness Challenge! Please comment below this post when you finish the challenge. You have until 12 PM PST on Saturday to report in. We will have our drawing shortly after that on Saturday for the $20 Amazon gift card!

Challenge reminder:

Monday-Friday: Get a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise each day. Walking, jogging, swimming, elliptical, sports, weight lifting whatever you want........Your choice. You can break it up into segments if you need to. :)

Great job this week everyone! Way to really push yourselves!

Go the extra mile today! That's going to be different for everyone. Examples: Do 10 minutes more cardio than you normally do, skip that soda, go to bed 30 minutes earlier, think positive and focus on your progress. What's something you've been doing lately to go the Extra Mile?

How's the fitness challenge going for you so far?
How do you stay motivated to exercise? Is there a certain workout that you look forward to, or do you prefer to switch it up?
Let us know what you did for your workout today. What keeps you focused on your fitness goals?