Starting Jan. 5, 2009, I'm going to do this weight challenge that my friend came up with. Everyone knows I need major help in this department SO I figure if I tell the blogging world maybe I'll be more motivated. So here it goes. I'm not going to say how much I want to lose, but will keep you posted in how much I lose if any--I am a slow weight loss loser. Anyways, here it goes.

So here is the details of the next challenge.Points - 12 points possible per day for 6 weeks.

1 Reporting/Accountability point just for reporting your points each day.

1 Water - drink at least 8 - 8oz cups of water everyday, more if you can!

1 Supplements/Vitamins - take a good supplement, even a multivitamin is better than nothing.

1 No Skipping Meals- NO SKIPPING MEALS OR SNACKS!!! You should be eating every 2-3 hours! Plan ahead. Have some healthy snacks in your purse or in the car.

1 Whole Grains - No white flour, white pasta, white rice, etc. There are now tons of 100% Whole Grain products in the grocery stores

1 No sugar/junk food - No white refined sugar, cookies, cakes, candies, ice cream, chocolate, etc. (some things do have sugar in them like breads and whole grain cereals and those are fine - the grams of sugar per serving should be less than 5 grams unless it contains dried fruit like raisins)

1 3-hour rule - Don't eat for at least 3 hours before you go to bed.

1 Counting Calories - It is amazing how fast calories add up. Pick up a kitchen scale and monitor your portion size. Use myfitnesspal or some other way to track the calories you consume each day. The minimum calories you consume should be 1200 per day, the maximum varies depending on how much weight you need to lose, your current weight and the amount you exercise each day. Even if you go over your daily amount you can still get this point if you are tracking your calories.

Workout Points: up to 4 per day
Low intensity (walking) exercise 30 minutes = 1 point
Moderate intensity (jogging) exercise 20 minutes = 1 point
High intensity exercise (running) 15 minutes = 1 point
Give yourself up to 4 points per day based on how long you exercise and at what level your perceived level of exertion is.

The exercise part generally wouldn't be hard, but due to still being in a black boot, the exercise part is going to be difficult. I figure anything is better than nothing. My biggest challenge is going to be the no junk/no sugar/etc. rule. I LOVE chocolate way to much. Why is it that I always want a 'TREAT'. Well, hopefully this will help that problem---Off to a NEW YEAR!!!!!