30 day challenge HCCV!

Hello everyone, I'm starting a challenge myself this Saturday(7/7), I've been eating a LOT of added salt lately and really too much fat. I've even slipped up once and ate something that contained powdered SOY MILK!!!!! UGHHH!!!! I've been too leanient lately and not being as strict and aware as I should be! My challenge is this:

First and Foremost, absolutely NO ANIMAL products, literally check every label twice if you must!

Get 8-10 hours of sleep EVERY night

Try to play outside everyday for vitamin D

Less than 10% fat calories each day

No added salts (I know, tough one), only those naturally occuring

Strictly: 2 fruit meals and 1 cooked meal

No fried foods, of course

Plenty of water (I aim for 1.5 gallons most days, but some people do less)

I'll be tracking my progress here, so you can follow and keep me on track if you'd like:) Also if anyone wants to join me I'd love the company. Anyone who's joining me can also give me ideas on the vital things I've missed. Thanks everyone! I won't let you all down!

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Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 11, 2012 at 4:55pm

Day 5

B: green smoothie - 5 bananas, 4 dates, 2 leafs swiss chard

2 big bananas

L: green smoothie - 5 big bananas, 3 dates, 1 leaf swiss chard

D: corn pasta, vegetables, homemade tomato sauce

1 apple, 1 banana

Calories: 2539

Exercise: finished work so late and then went to the movies, will do 2 workouts on thursday, when i have my day off.

Water: 3 l + water in smoothies

Sleep: 9 h

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 12, 2012 at 9:35pm

Day 6

B: green smoothie - 5 bananas, 4 dates, 2 leafs swiss chard

1 apple

L: 2 litres OJ

half a bag of spinach, 1 carrot

D: corn pasta, vegetables, homemade tomato sauce

1 pear

Calories: 2283

Water: 2 l

Sleep: 9 h

Exercise: Pure cardio & cardio abs, 50 min

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 13, 2012 at 12:48pm

Day 7

B: 1 banana, 9 date-almond rolls

1 banana

L: 1/2 watermelon

1/2 bag of spinach, 1 carrot

D: corn pasta, veggies, homemade tomato sauce

Cals: 2175 (grazy day, didnt have much time to eat)

Water: 2 l

Sleep: 10 h

Exercise: Cardio Recovery 30 min

Sun: 1 h at the beach

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 13, 2012 at 10:55pm

Day 8

B: 1/4 small watermelon, smoothie (6 bananas, 6 dates), 100 g baby spinach

2 cups fruit salad

L: 1 litre OJ, 4 bananas

2 bananas

D: quinoa, veggies, tomato sauce

1 pear, 1 banana

Cals: 3191

Water: 2 l

Sleep: 9 h

Exercise: Cardio power & resistance 40 min

Permalink Reply by Ashlee on July 14, 2012 at 12:08pm

So you say you're doing insanity? how do you like it while on this eating regimen? I own the turbofire dvd's but I'm kinda worried about how I'll feel while doing it. Do you feel more tired or hungry? or that you crave salt more cause you sweat out a lot?

I want to do it..... :)

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 14, 2012 at 5:22pm

Yes im doing Insanity. 4 weeks done. I dont like it...i LOVE it! :D actually i dont feel abnormally hungry or anything...but if i think about it...i feel my metabolism is kinda faster now and i want to eat more often. i just eat as much as i feel like, never hungry. i dont feel more tired, but i feel that i sleep better, because of the workout. and i dont crave salt at all. i havent added much salt to my meals alsmost 5 months now (only occasional soy sauce with sushi or smth) i try to eat more greens every day. like bag of baby spinach... and i feel it helps alot with my cravings! :)

Permalink Reply by Ashlee on July 15, 2012 at 9:32am

That's great! I'm really considering trying Turbofire again, I know I need to be more active. I think I just might:) & yeah I'm struggling with salt, but yeah maybe if I add more greens it will be better:) I wanna go buy some spinach now, lol!

Permalink Reply by Ashlee on July 20, 2012 at 5:35am

day 13

B:1/2 honeydew, 5 bananas

L:10 white peaches, 3 kiwifruits

D:2 cucumbers, 4 heads of corn, 1 handful cilantro 7 bananas, 4.5 peaches, 10 dates, 1 avacado, 1.5 cup homemade pico de gallo(no salt, of course)

Water: 7 liters

Calories: 4180

Exercise: Still none, But I've decided to commit to a half marathon in february of next year! I've gotten until then to get into shape and then train for it a month before! I'm really excited:)

Sunlight: Maybe 15 minutes at most

Sleep: 8 hours

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 15, 2012 at 11:31am

Day 9

B: smoothie - 6 bananas, 5 dates

3 bananas

L: 7 bananas, 2 handful of spinach

D: couscous, sweet potato, vegetables, handful on cashews

2 date-coconut rolls

Cals: 3891

Water: 3 l

Exercise: Polymetric cardio sircuit, 40 min

Sleep: 9 h

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 16, 2012 at 9:46pm

Day 10

B: green smoothie - 2 leafs of swiss chard, 6 bananas, 4 dates

L: 2 oranges, 1 mandarin, 1 pear, 2 bananas, 1 date-coconut roll

D: corn pasta with veggies, 1 date-cococnut roll

cals: 2087

water: 4 liters

exercise: polymetric cardio circuit

sleep: 9 h

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 16, 2012 at 9:49pm

Day 11

B: Green smoothie - 6 bananas, 4 dates, 2 leafs swiss chard

1 pear, 1 banana

L: 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 persimmon, 150 g spinach

D: couscous with veggies and tomato sauce, 1 date-coconut roll

Cals: 2471

Exercise: didnt find time today so im gonna do todays workout on my rest day.

Water: 4 liters

Sleep: 12 h

Permalink Reply by Elisa Oras on July 17, 2012 at 10:18pm

Day 12

B: 5 apples, 7 dates, 1 date-coconut roll

L: 4 oranges, 3 mandarins, 150 g spinach

D: quinoa with veggies

Cals: 2144

water: 3.5 l

exercise: cardio power and resistance

sleep: 9 h

bananas are still not ripe and i had to eat apples and oranges which i dont enjoy at all...so i didnt eat much today, hopefully tomorrow i can eat bananas.