Week 2 - 21 Day challenge assignments

Hey there Revolutionaries, I wanted to post about the assignments for week 2.  So you can get prepared for what we will be adding to the previous assignments. 

These assignments come from Chrystal's blog located here: 

This week are going to be focusing on "honoring your body." Don't forget last week's assignments are still going on.

1. Drink water the first thing in the morning
2. Wake up 10 - 15 minutes earlier (read, stretch, meditate)
3. Remember your "why?"
4. Check in with your accountability partner
5. Drink half your body weight in ounces
6. Wind down before you go to bed
7. Walk 15 minutes a day (or do some form of workout)

Day 8 - Log your meals 

• Write down everything you eat
• EVERYTHING...everyday until the end of the challenge!
• Pay attention to what you are putting in your body.
• Keep a journal in your notebook, on your phone, or in an app (like MyFitnessPal)
• Snap a pick (or take a screenshot) of your food journal.

Day 9 - Look at your snacks.

• Decide on healthy "go-to" snacks (Be sure to include fruit!)
• 1 is okay. 2 is better. 3 to 4 is awesome.
• Today and everyday forward keep healthy snacks with you.
• EAT IT...especially when you are tempted to eat something else.
• Snap a pic of your snack ideas - either in written or real form.

Day 10 - Learn to like the green (Choose salad or the veggies)

• Eat more green. Shoot for more veggies overall but especially the green ones. 
• Have a good mix of cooked and raw green veggies.
• Aim to eat veggies (and fruit) at every meal.  Spinach is great in the morning smoothies or with eggs.
• The RDA is 5 but research shows more is better (see below).
• When you are out to eat, substitute salad or veggies for a side item or choose salad altogether.
• Avoid the fat (butter and oil). Use less dressing on your salad.
• Snap a pic of your green choice.
• Have a recipe for a great salad or homemade salad dressing? Share it!

Day 11 - Lug Your Water...More Water.

• Stop drinking your calories.
• That's right. From here on out, try to drink nothing but water.
• Yes...ONLY WATER.
• Log your intake
• Snap a pic of your water container.

Day 12 - List your meals. List your movement.

• Plan your meals for the week
• Plan your movement for the week
• This is the day on which your success next week will rise or fall.
• Be realistic but challenge yourself a bit.
• Try to list out your meals and movement plans for the rest of this week, and all of next, but if you only do a couple of days that will work too.
• Stay ahead of your choices by having a plan.
• Don't forget to actually work your plan! EAT and EXERCISE based on your lists.  Obey yourself. 
• Snap a pic of your lists. We want to see what you've planned to eat and how you've planned to move

Day 13 - Lose the fast and/or fried food.

• Self-explanatory
• This is where it gets real people.
• Rock your plan. Avoid the drive-thru
• If you have to go for something quick in "fast-food-land" pick the salad and watch that dressing.
• Snap a pick of any plate today! (particularly at the time of day when you are usually tempted to eat fast or fried food.)

Day 14 - Lose the sugar.

• Self- Explanatory
• You rule your cravings. Don't let them rule you.
• If you need to fix. Eat some fruit.
• Hint: Medjool dates and raw almonds get pretty close to Reese Peanut Butter cups.
• Be ahead of the game. Know when you crave sugar and why. Prepared for the attack and be ready with one of your healthy snacks.
• Snap a pic of any plate today! (Particular at the time of day when you would eat or drink something sweet to satisfy your sugar craving.)

Hope you all continue on this journey