Thanks Rachel for your posts.
Here is to a new week. I will do better still. I do like the smart mix except it makes me hungry all day. I eat more but have lost weight????? go figure.

HEY GUYS!!!!

I hope everyone is doing well. Its always a slow start. Don't get frustrated. We can do hard things. If there are moves you can't do, do a moderated version. Don't let it stop you. I just wanted to touch on nutrition. Our diets are so so nutrient lacking. Even if we think we are getting the nutrients we need most likely we are lacking. I added a nutritional about 2 months ago and I feel like a million bucks. Its not a wake up and think this changed my life but the little things like no 3 pm slump, patients with my kids. and unknowingly and not in any way trying to cut out soda and candy. I really just don't want it. and when I do eat it i get headaches. Be careful of multi vitamins they are mostly synthetic and do more damage. On a spiritual note. Here is a 30 day reading schedule that will help us along. LOVE YOU ALL.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwEaYQ7pzIdhTkdUMl9VaF84OHc/edit

This is a page that we used when I did the other health challenge for 8 weeks

Another Week

Is everyone doing well? I will tell you I am not doing as well as I wanted to do. THIS WEEK I AM:

1. Printing out my goals (so I can put them where I can see them)
2. Making a weekly chart so I can check off things (my veggies, My once a week treat etc)
3. Weighing myself because my real goal is weight loss

Scriptures and prayers
5 veggies
1 fruit
Service
Water
Excerise daily

Print them off and give each one a point if that helps.

OK

I had an ok week. New week here too. I started a new training program....well I am incorporating a new one with my running. It works out perfectly. I have 12 weeks of workouts. If you want the program emailed to you please text me. Its great. 2 7 minute circuits repeated so 14 minutes total.

Your week

I hope your week was better than mine. This week will be a new start. Good Luck to all. Be sure to post things to share that will help with your goals and give the rest of us ideas.

my training schedule

Here is the training schedule I am doing. I am doing the workouts on training days.

Adrenals Good video about what to do for stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNUm2EqXOs&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

I made the "Candy Bars" with a little adjustments so that Makenzie could have them on her eating plan. We are on eating plan that consists of Grass fed organic meats and some veggies. No grains, fruit, starch veggies, dairy or nightshade veggies. She can have some nuts and nut flours.

I did crushed nuts, Flax seed and ground coconut instead of oats
and a little bit of stevia instead of the honey.

These are not low calorie treats but healthy.

Everyone is getting their goals on the site, GREAT Job! Go over your goals this week and make any changes by the end of the week, I know I am going to tweek mine a bit.

Can everyone get onto their page? 

Suzy

Suzy's fitness/diet goals
Avoid cookies for breakfast and for snacks
drink lemon or apple cider vinegar water once daily (morning)
eat one large salad daily
continue to swim 3 times a week
add weight work outs twice a week
find a veggie go to food (avoid the cookies)
do stretches (yoga) 3 times a week
try to sleep 8-7 hours a night

Click on your name and you can post your goals there. I Love all the goals. This is going to be fun.

'Candy Bars"

Healthy candy bar recipe posted here

www.essentoilbodywellness.wordpress.com

WORKOUT #2

Burpee jump forward and turn 180
 10xs

15 box jumps-use your stairs a picnic table bench your door way etc
if you can't jump up just step up.
15 sit ups
12 box jumps
12 sit ups
9 box jumps
9 sit ups

speed walk or run 5 minutes
20 walking lunges
20 straight leg kicks
^^^just last part 3 times

Workout #1

25 Each
squats
pushups
lunges
dips
speed walk 5 minutes

Try for 4 times If not do 2.

DONT NOT DO IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL!!!

Rachels Goals

Complete a 5k
Get my heart rate up for at least 20 min. 4-5x a week
Drink at LEAST 1/2 my body weight in oz. daily
No food after 7pm
take my daily nutrition
Read my scriptures daily
PRAY as needed :)
LOVE myself
APPRECIATE myself
Find an opportunity to serve daily
listen to a church podcast at least 2x a week

Valeri's Goals

1. No Soda
2. Workout at LEAST 3 times a week
3. Daily scripture study
4. Breakfast, lunch, dinner daily with two small snacks (no more all day snacking)
5. One dessert a week

I want to add more when we get moved into our house but for now this is all

Come on everyone ..... Type in your goals. We can do this together.

8 Weeks to better Health

Please give me any feedback.

1. 8 weeks long starting tomorrow
2. Put your goals on the blog by the end of the week
3. Report to the blog or by text every Monday
4. Add any recipes or workout tips
5. Offer any words or photos of encouragement

Here is to Better Family Health!

Let's get started!

I don't know exactly how to do this challenge. Everyone has different health goals. We can check in every Monday and let the others who are doing this know how we have done the past week.

Should everyone post their goals on the blog? Then we can be held accountable. Some want to lose weight others just want to ease their stress and eat better.

I will make a label for us to put our goals in. I don't want this to take a ton of time or be a hassle, because who has the time.

Also.... Just to let you know I DO NOT spell, punctuate or use proper grammar when I type. I was doing a food storage email and one of the ladies in the ward said to me "I love getting your emails because I home school my kids and I print them off to have them correct them as part of there english class."

It might take a week so everyone start thinking of their goals. I really want to do this challenge.