Motivation Challenge Day 1

Day 1 was a success :) Here's how it went down:

Wednesday's Food

• Breakfast was 2 slices of bread from Cobs toasted up with a tablespoon of dulce de leche spread and strawberries piled high. Used 4 Points (Cobs bread is ridiculously high in fibre!), got 1 Fruit/Veggie GHG
• Lunch was leftover homemade pizza from dinner the night before. I know, PIZZA? On Day 1 of the Motivation Challenge??? But seriously, we make our pizzas with an INSANE amount of veggies, and the cheese isn't mountainous on top or anything. I estimated 7 points for 2 slices (because there was some turkey sausage sliced up in it too, which I didn't have the nutritional info for :( boo) Used 7 Points, got 1 Fruit/Veggie, 0.5 Dairy and 1 Lean Protein GHG
• Snacks were a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with about 1/4 cup of sliced strawberries, and an apple. Used 3 Points, got 0.5 Dairy and 1 Fruit/Veggie GHGs
• Dinner was a seafood stir fry! I cooked up about 2 cups of frozen mixed seafood (divided into 3 servings) with garlic, ginger, onions, yellow and red peppers, broccoli and cilantro. I dressed it up with a tablespoon of Kikkoman stir fry sauce. All piled on 3/4c of brown rice! Sooooo yummy and filling. And I have leftovers for lunch today! Used 7 Points, got 1 Whole Grain, 1 Lean Protein, 2 Oils, and 2 Fruit/Veggie GHGs


• Then I split a dish of frozen yogurt with my boyfriend for dessert :) Used 2 Points

Total Points Used: 23 of my daily 23 Points

Hooray! I also drank 2L of water throughout the day (not including water consumed during my activity below!) and a cup of coffee

GHGs Earned:

• Liquids: 9/6
• Dairy: 1/2
• Fruits and Veggies: 5/5
• Oil: 2/2
• Lean Protein: 2/2
• Whole Grains: 1/1

Wednesday's Activity

Ed convinced me to go with him to Moksha Yoga Mississauga, even though it's pretty far out of my way. The class that we did was a 90 minute Hatha flow class instead of a regular Moksha class that we usually take, but it was still in the heated room. It was incredible! Ingrid was an amazing teacher :D We spent the first 1/2 hour or so doing a sort of mini-workshop about the pose Chaturanga (4-Limbed Staff Pose).

For YEARS I have been doing this pose, knowing full well that I was doing it incorrectly, but I had no idea what it was that I was doing wrong in order to fix it. Now, mind you, normally yoga instructors will tell students that there's no "wrong" way to do a pose, because everybody's body moves differently and some poses might just not be accessible to you that day. However, if you are doing the pose in a way that causes you pain, then it is wrong. Yoga should not hurt. Discomfort, yes, but not pain. I have been feeling all out pain in this pose before, especially in my shoulders, with no idea what to do about it. I figured it was just because my shoulders weren't strong enough to support my weight, and no instructor had corrected me before. Until now --- now my chaturanga is AMAZING!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe what a difference it made!!! Just by learning how to engage core muscles and lift the pelvis higher than I thought it needed to go, suddenly the pain was GONE. Not even discomfort. Just AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

So, that yoga class earned me 90 minutes of activity and 3 Activity Points!

In summary...

• Tracked food intake: Yes!
• Stayed on plan (points, GHGs): Mostly (missed 1 Dairy GHG)
• Got active: Yes!

Day 1 - Check! How is your motivation challenge going?