Eating Clean Challenge

Ok, this is another one my Coach sent out to her peeps. And, these ladies and gents have been following the eating clean challenge for about 2 weeks and the pounds are dropping.

If you are looking to make a change, now is the time. As I told my customers, if you had a great holiday weekend, but kind of over did it with the bad eating. Forget about it and move on. Today is a new day. If you start a 6 week program, like Turbo Jam or Slim in 6, you could be fitting into a slimmer and looking a little leaner in your Halloween costume. If you start a 90 day program like P90X or Chalean Extreme, you could be a new you by the Christmas Holiday season. Just think, all the family you saw this weekend can be asking you what did you do, you look great?

So, let's jump on this Eating Clean Challenge! Let's start it tomorrow! Why wait any longer? Let's run this challenge through September and see how you can can! Remember, if you are looking for a good workout program that works for you, drop me an email. Let's talk about your goals, your time, what you like,... Also, stop by The Fitness Spot, then go to fitness programs. I have videos of most of the programs there for you to review! If you have questions on your diet, drop me an email and let's talk. First review the Michi's Ladder noted in my last post. Next, if you are a club member, make sure to visit the website and look into all the health and fitness tops there!

Now, here are the rules of the challenge! Thanks Barbie for sharing with us!

Dear Boys and Girls,

The Fitness Spot Challenge starting on Tuesday, Sept. 7th.

Challenge Rules:

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

1. You PRESS PLAY Five or Six Times a week, depending on your program. If you miss a workout, you're out of the challenge.

2. You EAT CLEAN six times a week. It's up to you if you want to stuff yourselves like a bell pepper on your cheat day. But, I recommend a cheat MEAL and not a cheat day. Read more on the EATING Clean Portion Below.

3. YOU ARE ALLOWED "ONE ADDITIONAL CHEAT SNACK" in this CHALLENGE PERIOD. That means, Out of the rest of Sept., which you are doing the challenge, you may treat yourself to ONE CHEAT SNACK (like a cookie or a glass of alcohol) in addition to your cheat meal. If you have a second cheat snack, you are out of the challenge.

4. You MUST report daily for the preceding day MESSAGE BOARD. For example, "Yesterday, I ate clean and pressed play." I am not a record keeper, so please go to the Slim Spot to hold yourselves accountable. (Yes, I may not have been on the boards as much lately, but this is going to be changing for ME TOO! - Heather! REMEMBER, it's FREE to become a community member and join our boards, so you have nothing to lose! Simply Click Here to join!)

This is a SELF MANAGED Challenge at this time. Meaning, you are accountible to us on the boards, but overall you are accountable to yourself! Please REPORT IN RED LETTERING.

5. You have until next Sunday morning to take your measurements AND pictures. You don't have to post them. Since I'm giving little notice on starting the challenge, you have until next weekend to take your pictures!

At the end of the challenge, we will put the WARRIORS NAMES IN A HAT TO DETERMINE THE WINNER!

THE PRIZE: Tony's One on One Video

Will you be the last man/woman standing?!


YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!


For daily accountability and community support, visit my forum, Why Wait? Now is the Time to Achieve your Goals in the Turbo Jam Category. You must Join the Community first, if you are not part of BeachBody. It's free!

If you would like me to coach you, click here and fill out the form. It's also free! You can also write me at HeatherB@BeachbodyCoach.com

Okay, listen up! For some folks, eating clean might mean eating one meal a day. That's not eating clean, that's starvation. For others, it might mean having a bagel for breakfast, a fruit for lunch, and a salad for lunch and dinner. That's not really eating clean either. You could be eating little amounts of high fat, high calorie-foods.

So, let's define the EATING CLEAN GUIDELINES for the Challenge. Remember: this is a challenge. For 20-days you will eat an almost perfect diet with one cheat day per week because you are after REAL RESULTS. If this is too much for you and if you're going to whine, don't do it! I'm serious! You can still lose weight and get fit by not following these rules, but these are the rules of our challenge. Got it? Good!

So: if you're ready to take your fitness to the next level, let's do this!! I'm in! I want abs!

EATING CLEAN RULES:

RULE 1: You eat 4 to 6 small meals per day, ideally breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. That means that you are eating every 2 to 3 hours.

Your body needs to be fueled. Eating only breakfast, lunch, and dinner is not okay.

RULE 2: You eat at least 1250 calories (unless you are less than 5 feet tall). I am putting this down because this challenge is about eating clean and being healthy, not about starving yourself. (If you are a club member, you can use the tools to determine the number of calories you should be eating based on your fitness program! If you need help determining this, drop me an email and we can talk.)

RULE 3: This is more like a guideline than a rule. You follow something close to a 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat diet. For those of you doing carb manipulation or following a special plan for diabetics, that's fine, too. Again, I just don't want folks to think they are eating clean if they eat 4 bowls of cereal per day. Your meals have to be balanced. (You can can use Free online programs like Fitday.com or calorie_count.com to help you track your meals both for ratio of carbs, protein, fat and your calories eaten!)

RULE 4: This is the real challenge part: YOU EAT ONLY FROM THE TOP 2 TIERS of MICHI'S LADDER 6 DAYS A WEEK. That means that you cannot have bagels for breakfast nor frozen yogurt for a snack. Top 2 tiers. Period.

To See Michi's Ladder, click here: Michi's Ladder

You can also do a google search to find it. If you have any questions email me.

Gosh, I sound like a food nazi. But, again, this is a challenge and these are the rules.

Are you ready?

Bring it!
Barbie, PhD

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**** ADDENDUM: Shakeology, protein supplements, coffee, natural almond/peanut butter ALLOWED. *******