Well, here we are… the conclusion of the 7 Day Challenge. The results are below:
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7 Day Challenge (Day Seven): Saturday, June 6, 2015
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 serving of grits, 2 turkey patties, slice of cheese and 1 banana
Calories: 425
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup of carrots, 1/2 cup of collard greens
Calories: 160
Snack
6 oz of Lowfat Strawberry Banana Yogurt
Calories: 205
Dinner
1 chicken drumstick, 1 cup of California Style Vegetable Mix, 1/2 cup of whole kernel corn, 1/2 cup of Near East Wild Mushroom
Calories: 435
Total Calories: 1170
Exercise
30 minute walk on the treadmill at 3 miles per hour (I did various inclines every 5 minutes)
Water
1 gallon of water completed!
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7 Day Challenge (Day Six): Friday, June 5, 2015
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 serving of Mom’s Best Oatmeal, 1 banana, 2 turkey patties
Calories: 400
Snack
6 oz cup of Yoplait Light Limited Edition Watermelon Yogurt
Calories: 90
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1 cup of zucchini/ squash mix and 1/2 cup of black eye peas
Calories: 208
Snack
6 oz cup of Lowfat Strawberry Banana yogurt with 1/2 cup of Post Honey Ohs cereal
Calories: 205
Dinner
Calories: 4 oz of pink salmon skin-on, 1/2 cup of whole kernel corn, 1 cup of California Vegetable Medley
Calories: 200
Exercise
2 laps around the Lake Pointe Business Park, completed in 34 minutes
Water
1 gallon- completed!
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7 Day Challenge (Day Five): Thursday, June 6, 2015
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Well, since my oranges went bad, I didn’t have that as a snack. I also was busy at the beginning of the day so I didn’t even have a mid-morning snack. I really hope I’m not putting my body in starvation mode by sometimes not eating 1200 calories. I did it make it to almost 1500 today. It’s only because I got a salad from Wendy’s to go with dinner. I guess I’ll see on Sunday at weigh-in if these calories will affect the scale.
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 serving of grits with 1 tbsp of light margarine, 2 turkey patties and 1 slice of cheese, 1 banana
Calories: 425
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup of black eye peas, 1/2 cup of collard greens
Calories: 210
Snack
6 oz of Nonfat Banana Creme Pie Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Post Honey Ohs
Calories: 135
Dinner
1 chicken drumstick, 1/2 cup of black eye peas, 1/2 of collard greens
Half size Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with 2 tbsps of Pomegranate Vinaigrette dressing from Wendy’s
Calories: 690
Total Calories: 1460
Exercise: I was only able to do 1 lap around the business park before it started drizzling. I was talking on the phone during the walk so it took me 20 minutes for 1 lap versus the normal 15-17. I then did 10 minutes at home of freestyle dancing to The Pussycat Dolls and Christina Aguilera 🙂Â
Water: 1 gallon completed!
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7 Day Challenge (Day Four): Wednesday, June 3, 2015
On My Soapbox
So to help me get closer to 1200 calories, when me and my temporary roommate went to Jack in the Box, I bought the Sourdough Grilled Chicken Club sandwich, didn’t eat the bread or the bacon (pork is considered as a red meat, which is against the challenge), but only ate the grilled chicken, lettuce, and tomato. I also once again finished all of my water, another gallon down!
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 packet of Kiggins Instant Oatmeal- Raise & Spice with 1 tbsp of light margarine, 2 turkey patties, and 1 banana
Calories:400
Snack
6 oz of Nonfat Banana Creme Pie Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Post Honey Ohs cereal
Calories: 135
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup of sliced carrots, and 1/2 cup of collard greens
Calories: 160
Snack
I planned on eating an orange as my snack, but my orange was rotten! Eewww!
Dinner
1 chicken drumstick, 1/2 cup of whole kernel corn, 1/2 cup of collard greens
Calories:260
Misc
Jack in the Box Sourdough Grilled Chicken Club
Calories: The sandwich is originally 540 calories but since I removed the bread and bacon, I’m not sure how many calories that is. So I basically divided the total calories in half and assumed that without the bread and bacon, it could be 270. It could be way less, but I really have no way of really knowing.
Exercise
I was only able to walk 1 mile at work before it started drizzling in 19 minutes. I went over my usual time by 2 minutes. I also spent 11 minutes freestyle dancing around my room.
Total Calories: 1223
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7 Day Challenge (Day Three): Tuesday, June 2, 2015
On My Soapbox
Well, according to MyFitnessPal, getting slightly over 1000 is good enough. I completed my entry for yesterday and it didn’t give me a message that I wasn’t eating enough calories. I didn’t do that much better today. Only clocked in at 1012 calories.
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 banana, 1 serving of grits with light margarine, 2 turkey patties and a slice of cheese
Calories: 455Â
Snack
6 oz cup of Nonfat Banana Creme Pie Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Post Honey Ohs
Calories: 135
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup of sliced carrots, 1/2 cup of collard greens
Calories: 160
Snack
1 orange
Calories: 62
Dinner
4 oz of baked pink salmon, 1/2 cup of whole kernel corn, 1/2 cup of green beans
Calories: 190
Misc:
Total Calories: 1012 calories
Exercise
2 laps around the Lake Pointe Business Park, completed in 34 minutes
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7 Day Challenge (Day Two): Monday, June 1, 2015
On My Soapbox
So one of the things that is making me nervous during this challenge is the lack of calories I’m eating. While I’m eating 3 meals a day including a snack or two, my calories weren’t hitting 1200 with the things I planned to eat. I read an article on livestrong.com regarding the dangers of eating too few calories and this is one of the side effects along with malnutrition. Also, when you don’t give your body enough food, it sometimes hangs on to every calorie because it feels like it needs it. Eating too few calories can also cause the following according to the article on LiveStrong:
- sluggish metabolism
- slower fat burning process
- dizziness
- headaches
- irritability (I’ve already feeling this due to the lack of bread, lol)
Food, Food, Food
Breakfast
1 packet of Kiggins Oatmeal- Original Flavor with 1 tbsp of Blue Bonnet Light Margarine
1 banana
2 Banquet Turkey Patties (I ate this with breakfast although I bought it to go with my grits so I could eat more calories)
Calories: 350
Lunch
4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2 cup of collard greens
1/2 cup of Great Northern Beans
Calories: 210
Dinner
4 oz of Baked Pink Salmon Skin-On
1/2 cup of whole kernel corn
1/2 cup of green beans
Calories: 190
Snacks
1 orange
1 bag of Fritos Corn Chips (I only ate this because it was at my desk so I could increase my calorie count)
6 oz cup of Lowfat Banana Creme Pie Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Post Ohs cereal
Calories: 357
Total Calories: 1107
Exercise
2 laps around the Lake Pointe Business Park, completed in 34 minutes (this is about two miles), 100 jumping jacks
Water
Completed – 1 gallon!
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