Post: #1

So I've been neglecting the challenge majorly the first week- not good!
I was so positive in the beginning, but I think I started out a little big. I had pneumonia in december and I thought I had recovered from it, but I have been working again now and have been quite tired.

So today I've mostly revised my plan, but I have also started drinking water and are planning top catch up with you guys!

As i wrote about my intentions earlier I have a lot of changes planned for 2011 and I thought I'd start with improving my health. For the 21days challenge the goals are:

To eat better
- Cut out snacks and fastfood
- Eat on regular times
- Eat more vegetables and
- Drink more

To feel better
- Wake up earlier and start of the day in a good way
- Write more
- Relax and sleep enough

To start up my training again
- Go for a walk everyday
- Build up my body with my home-training program
- Fit in new training-activities in the schedule

So today I have already drank 7 glasses of water and have gone for a long walk with the dog!

I hope your 21 days have started up better and that I'll be able to catch up with you as much as possible =)

If nothing we do matters ... then all that matters is what we do.
Angel s02e16

Post: #2

Hi, Camilla, it`s great you started the challenge even now, it can never be too late for it!
I`m with you on it in a way: on the last 9 days I was in holiday at home, from tomorrow I`m back to work so the "real" challenge and big plans for me starts from now on as well and I`ll work on it at least until the end of the month.

Your plan sounds great and it made me smile because it`s similar with mine, I can`t wait to read more about your results in the next days!

I wish you lots of good luck and all the best in the next days and also lots of health and happiness for you in this new year!

p.s.: can you please tell me what kind of dog you have or where are you walking with him (nature, city etc.)? I`d love to hear more about it.. My dog has remained home with my mom, I already miss him and I know he`s quite sad about it too.. Thank you!

Post: #3

I've continued walking today and soon I am going to enjoy another one under the stars! *yay* Though I think I have neglected my drinking , I think I've drank 3, maybe 4 glasses today, but the day isn't over yet =)

I did the calculations and found my BMR being about 2100 kcal's,I also checked how much I had eaten yesterday which turned out to be 1900! But then I stayed away from cookies and sweets all day of course - which I usually don't! My ideal meal plan gives me about the same calorie intake, since I don't want to loose weight, and I've constructed sort of a base for my days.

It starts out with muesli and yogurt, and a big glas of water in the morning.
Then it's a couple of fruits as snacks, preferably oranges, grapefruit or something else with high vitamin c-levels.

For lunch there is salad, From here on I am going to try and vary the vegetables more than I have for the nutritions sake, also I need to add more protein so there will also be more eggs and beans included =)
For the afternoons there will be fruity-smoothies or some dark chocolate and nuts
For dinner I am going to explore some Quinoa and different sorts of wholegrain products and do stews and veggie-things to this. (I've mostly eaten potato, ris, potato and stuff up to this point )

Not all finished, but it's a start. And in addition to this I am going to try to stay away from fried food as a new goal. Which is going to be a tough one, I just today realized that at least about half of my (favorite) food is fried!

So thats todays short post!

And Andreea thank you for commenting! I've got a (somewhat overgrown) toypudel, who's been with us for about four years now (though he is ten, divorce-dog!) Since we live out in the country it's mostly walks in the woods and around our place. Most often up to a neighbor who just happen to be the owner of my dogs best friend! I often choose somewhat away places so he can run freely, though it often means I get too run some too! What sort of dog do you have? Tell me 'bout him/her I'm so sorry that you have to part from him, even at shorter times, thats never nice!

If nothing we do matters ... then all that matters is what we do.
Angel s02e16

Post: #4

Hey Alva! Thanks so much for sharing and it sounds like you're doing a great job! Don't worry about falling behind or anything like that - we're all here for one another! Fruit smoothies sound very yummy! They are my personal favorite. What do you mix in your fruit smoothies?

"If you want to get something you have never gotten before, you've to do something you've never done before."
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Post: #5

Hi, Alva, I love reading your journal and I also think you`re doing great, everything you eat and plan to eat sounds so good..
I wish you lots of success and good luck in drinking more water and reducing the fried foods, I`m sure it will become easier after eating such healthy things

Thank you so much for your response and words, I hope you enjoyed more walks with your dog today, awww, thank you a lot for telling me about him, he must be a very beautiful and sweet dog.. You are very lucky to live in the country and to have woods around you and quiet places to walk, I`m happy for you, I imagine that it`s so beautiful and quiet there ..

I have a "crazy" and cute brown caniche, he`s 9 years old and he`s staying with my mom in my hometown while I`m living and working into another city which is quite far away from home. He`s so, so happy every time when I`m going back home and I love him so much.. I adore walking with him and I also take him in quiet places with no people around and in the forests with my dad, there he can do whatever he wants..

Wishing you a wonderful day tomorrow and all the best!

Post: #6

Thanks so much Celes I was a little bit stressed out at first when I realized I was so behind, but I'm just taking it one step at the time and finding encouragement in everyones journals and comments
I'm trying ouit a lot of diferent smoothies, but my favorites are with banana/milk/bluebarry or mango/orange-juice/raspberry. How 'bout you what are your fav's?

Andrea I had to look up the breed caniche, havn't heard that before but it's apperantly another name for poodle? How big is he? =) always nice to find other dogpersons I'm soon heading out for the night-walk with my baby, and yeah I'm really glad for our sake that we live in the country, it make it so much easier with walks and stuff
Hope your plan is still going good! As I wrote your'e really a source of inspiration

If nothing we do matters ... then all that matters is what we do.
Angel s02e16

Post: #7

Alva-Jean Wrote:Thanks so much Celes I was a little bit stressed out at first when I realized I was so behind, but I'm just taking it one step at the time and finding encouragement in everyones journals and comments
I'm trying ouit a lot of diferent smoothies, but my favorites are with banana/milk/bluebarry or mango/orange-juice/raspberry. How 'bout you what are your fav's?

You're doing the perfect thing All of us fall behind at one point or another. By taking it step by step you're achieving far more than 95% of the people out there who give up on their goals halfway. I'm so proud of you Raspberry/Blueberry - I haven't tried mixing them in my smoothies yet! I should try tomorrow when I visit the grocer's My favorite smoothies usually have an orange base and addition of celery. Usually I try different combi's - my current favorite is banana/orange/pineapple/celery and ginger. You can check out the pics in my journal!

Keep up your awesome work! We're all here for each other

"If you want to get something you have never gotten before, you've to do something you've never done before."
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