Update on Challenges

Hello Readers,

It's time to update you on the challenges  I am participating in:

Hot 100:

1. Keep my daily calories between 1000 and 1300.   My average for the past week is 1188 per day.  Sweet!
2. Exercise: I will walk/run at least 2 miles, 4 times per week, and do some other form of exercise on the other days. This will be a combination of light weights, squats, pushups, bike riding, gardening, jumping rope, hula hoop, dancing, and pretty much anything that counts as exercise.  This was done a total of 5 days.  Can be better.

3. Watch food portions, and no seconds, unless they are veggies or fruit.  Done.

4. Drink at least 64 oz of water per day.   I am drinking over 100 oz per day.

All things considered, it has been a good week for my challenge goals.

Now for the I Refuse To Blow It Challenge:

I am holding at 5 lbs lost so far for this challenge.

I posted about Allan's DDDC yesterday.

So there you have it.  It has been a good week, but I could have done better.  A lot better.   Although my calories were within range, some of my food choices were not up to the standards I have set for myself.  In fact, I will tell you that I had a little detour in the lane that led to the homemade Chex Mix.  I allowed for it in my daily calories, but it was too much carbs and fat, plain and simple.  Now I will admit that I love Chex Mix, it is a comfort food for me, but it is also a trigger food, and difficult to put down.  So I measured out 1/2 cup, ate it slowly, and drank a lot of water. 

I have to get a grip on how to handle the holiday foods.  What I want to do is simply control my portions and not go back for more.  I am preparing myself mentally for this already.

How are you planning to conquer the holiday foods?  Not only the big sit-down family meals, but the snacks and foods brought to the office the entire month of December?