NOVEMBER HEALTH CHALLENGE!!! WHO IS IN???

Last August I started a challenge - 30 day fitness challenge - and encouraged everybody to exercise 30 minutes for 30 days. This challenge was a HUGE success and I have now decided to start a new challenge on November 1st. This time I am taking the 30 day fitness challenge a bit further and encourage us all to pay attention to what we eat as well :) ! (I am a fitness professional with 16 years of experience, so I know what I'm talking about!) So let me introduce you to NOVEMBER HEALTH CHALLENGE! This challenge will last for 30 days. It starts on November 1st and ends on December 1st. Our goal is to exercise at least 30 minutes every day (walking, jogging, swimming, anything that gets your heart rate up – (google My Lucky 9 Body for inspiration) and to replace all sugary and salty snacks with fruit, berries, vegetables & nuts. So for 30 days you will not be eating any sugary treats like chocolate, candy, ice cream, cakes, pastries – nothing! Every time you feel like eating something sweet – eat a fruit, berries or some veggies. All salty snacks will also be off the list for 30 days. So no potato chips, salty biscuits or any other unhealthy snacks. All salty snacks will be replaced with nuts & veggies. I am also leaving bread, rice & pasta for 30 days, and replacing them with salad and veggies, but you don’t need to do this, if you don’t feel like it. The most important thing is that we concentrate in eating nutritious meals, and don’t eat any unhealthy, sugary, and salty between-meals-snacks at all during this challenge. So every time we feel like snacking, we reach for veggies, berries & fruit. And trust me, this is going to be easy and simple, when we just put our mind into it. We can teach our bodies anything! This challenge is all about feeling great, inside out!!! And as we succeed following this life style for 30 days, it might even become a habit and lead us permanently towards healthier living! Many people are addicted to sugar and salt, and eat way too much of both. If you stick to this diet and exercise routine for 30 days, I PROMISE YOU, you’ll feel more energetic & healthy! It is all about finding a healthy balance in diet and exercising. It is also very likely that you will loose weight during this challenge. If you are really interested in loosing weight, set a target weight for yourself that you wish to reach in 30 days. Loosing anything between 1-10 kilos is realistic. I will be reporting my own daily diet and exercise routines! And I hope you will participate as well and send me your comments and feelings about our challenge!!! If you have any questions or if you need support with this challenge, you can leave comments on this page. So who is in??? November Health Challenge starts on Tuesday (you can also google My Lucky 9 November Health Challenge)!!! :) <em>edited by fairytale on 30/10/2011</em>