HEALTHY CHALLENGES

Drinking WATER at the right time!

Wake Up – to 2 glasses of water each morning to get those internal organs going.

A Meal Time – glass of water 30 minutes before you eat helps with digestion.

A Bath Time - glass of water before taking a bath helps lower blood pressure.

A Bed Time - glass of water before going to bed avoids stroke or heart attack ...

AND, helps prevent night time leg cramps.  Hydrate those muscles so they you won’t wake up with a cramp or Charlie Horse.

Moving on... it's Challenge #4

No fast food for 2 weeks, again!

Just think ... Holiday calories.  Work hard for two weeks and you will be ready for Thanksgiving!



Bonus challenge

So it was tough but we made it!  Now starting tomorrow begins one week of

 No:  SWEETS, TREATS or SNACKS! 

November 2-8, 2014

You can have nuts, fruit, veggies, popcorn, yogurt, pretzels
(the holidays are fast approaching)

Challenge #3:  Since you did so well on the previous two challenges (and the two bonus ones,)
 we move on to challenge number three:

No fast food for TWO weeks!

I know you can do this and it starts... 

October 19th -Nov 1st!

Get prepared for the Maintain Don't Gain plan!
 Think healthy and plan ahead.
(bonus:  you can eat one meal out for dinner--but not fast food!)

Texas Two-Step Chicken - Denise

1 1/2 cup salsa

3 T. brown sugar, packed

   or 1 1/2 T. Splenda-brown sugar blend

1 T. Dijon style mustard

4 boneless skinless breasts

Mix salsa, brown sugar and mustard.  Pour over chicken in 2 qt shallow baking dish.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.  Serve with rice.  Makes 4 servings.

Bonus challenge:   This week it's an Apple-A-Day that keeps the doctor away!
(If it so happens you don't like apples, eat another piece of fruit.)


October 12-18th

MY MOM'S RECIPE FOR CRABCAKES
Suzanne J

      INGREDIENTS

      

      Splash of milk                                                    1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

      1 tablespoon mayonnaise                              1 egg, beaten

      1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce           1 pound lump backfin crabmeat

      1 tablespoon parsley flakes                           8 saltine crackers

      1 tablespoon baking powder

      DIRECTIONS

      In a large bowl, add mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, baking powder, Old Bay seasoning, and egg.  Whisk           with a fork, (the mix will be kind of frothy because of  the baking powder.)  Removing any shells, slowly add lump                 crabmeat breaking up the lumps as little as possible.  If needed, moisten with a splash of milk.

      Take a saltine cracker and crush it in your hand while picking up 1/4 of the crabmeat mixture in the other hand.                  Smush it into the hand with the cracker crumbs--pick up another cracker and crush it, adding it to the other side of the      crabcake.  Gently shape into a ball.  Place it in a frying pan with hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides.  You          can broil these as well.

This recipe is very similar to the Classic Old Bay Crabcake recipe, with a few minor changes.  

We have used it for decades and have never had a bad crabcake!!! 

Challenge #2:  Since you did so well on the first challenge, we
move on to challenge number two:

No fast food for one week!

Yep, you got it... October 5th -11th!
So be prepared to make your meals.
 Think healthy and plan ahead.

What ideas did you find that made you successful? 







Challenge #1:  Drink water....eight (8oz) glasses a day!  This starts Oct 1-4th. 

It is amazing how many people do not like to drink water. Using a straw is one way to get that glass of water down!

Do you have a preferred method for drinking water?

Susan Ragianni's Bonus Challenge:  

Check out http://simplegreensmoothies.com/   

This Green Smoothie challenge starts today!  Get your Green on!