How did everyones first week go?


*i am learning that i really needed to be better about scripture/ spiritual reading. i love starting the day off right.
* i'm not feeling so great ( bladder infection) and my kids have been mucho sicko this week, guess what i do when that happens? i get lazy. thank goodness i made up some super handy dandy point trackers to keep me organized. i have a few tips for you. in the catagories where you need more than one thing ( water, produce) i just kept tally in the bottom right hand corner every time i drank 8 ozs water or ate a fruit or veggie, then i didn't have to go back and think about it. also at the bottm right above total points there is skinny little row, i used that for keeping track of vitamins.


* everyone share their weekly goal please, and a fitness blog or website that you enjoy, if you please.

hey everyone!
could you leave your first week point total for me here please?
if you don't have a blogger account you can email me jacquelynbateman@hotmail.com and i will get it posted. please get it to me no later than weds.thanks!

An Idea

I love me some ghetto gas station food.  I really love 7 eleven's nachos with a hole lot

of chili and cheese and really really want to partake of some today.   Then a

light bulb went off in my head to remake it in a healthy way.

So today for lunch I substituted the chips for a bed of lettuce a thin layer of chili with some

yummy crunchy veggies on top.  I substituted the nacho cheese for the shredded Mexican blend

 and topped it off with a little salsa.  I was completely satisfied and proud of myself for coming up

with a healthier version of some yummy gas station ghetto goodness.

I think for a treat this week I'm going to make lettuce rolls with yogurt and a fresh fruit puree.

To the yogurt I'm going to add some lemon zest and honey. (does honey count as a sweet?)

If it does then I'll just let the natural sugar in the fruit flavor it.

Does anyone else have any ideas of how we can trick ourselves into being a little more healthy?

If you haven't seen the giveaway yet from Eve scroll down you don't want to miss it.

Eve I love them both and even if I don't win I think my 2 girls need something from your shop!

perfect week prize

Update: I drew the winner this morning (7/6). I used the results from Jackie's spreadsheet and here were the results:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5 

Timestamp: 2010-07-06 15:49:15 UTC

I guess the odds were that someone in my family was going to take the prize, and it ended up being Pat. And you were so worried I'd rig it so you couldn't win, MOM.


Original Post:
I am sure there are a lot of us working on a perfect week this week so I asked Jackie if I could throw a little prize in the ring. At the end of the week I will draw a name to win a little goodie (or two) from my etsy shop.

You can choose either two pairs of button clippies


or a wide fabric headband.


(I plan on rocking this one all summer long. So far so good.)

Your choice. Either one works for babies/ toddlers/ girls/ grown ups.

Keep up the hard work everybody!

how did everyone do on their first day? i did really well. i almost at after 8 not realizing that it was so late. instead i went walking with  a friend, i needed that.

also- can everyone leave their email address for me here in one place so that i can add you as contributers to the blog? thanks!

Everyone set to start tomorrow? any questions? 


i'm giving everyone 2 weeks to get the money to me, after that i'll have to cut you from the competition ( and i really don't want to do that) i've decided the let people join if they still want up to next monday, but they might take a point loss since they probably won't be on task. so far i have the money from-

eve
len
pat
amy t
lavender
caroline
jaime


so tell me- what is your goal for this week?


my goals for this week is {1} to not turn on my computer until i have read my scriptures and finished my morning housework. {2} and to do something fun with my boys every day. nothing major, just some quality time with them where i don't feel stressed or hurried.

question- eve pointed out that there are only 9 points on the tracking sheet. i realized i left out one whole point. soooooo should we-

 make exercise worth 2 points?
add another catagory ? ( the one i left out is writing in a journal 15 mintues a day) interested in that?
or
something else?

everyone leave their ideas below please!

we will start the challenge monday the 21st. please spread the word! seriously the bigger the prize money the better the competition. i will give you until the 30th of this month to get the $10 to me. i might set my paypal account up again but how do i get the cash out if i do that? anybody know?

in so far-

1.jackie
2.kem
3.megan
4.brandi
5.jaime
6.candi
7.eve
8.caroline
9.annette
10.oscarina
11.lavender
12. nella
13. pat
14. len
15. joe
16. ashley
17.amy t
18. amy b
19. emily b ?
20. alice
21. heather

let me know who else is in!

ok ok. you win. you only have to get 4 servings of fruit and veggies. happy?

Challenge will be 3 months. When should we start?the sooner the better. check out the rules and points over in the top left hand side.leave me a comment or email me if you want to sign up.
jacquelynbateman@hotmail.com