30 Day Ab Challenge

So whose ready to challenge themselves?  To make a goal and stick with it? I know I am! I am not one to work out all the time or be a gym junkie. It's harder for me to get motivated and stick with a work out regimen then it is to eat healthy. But this is something I think I can do, NO, that I WILL do.

My friend and I are going to partake in a 30 day work out challenge. It concentrates on your abs. Every day for 30 straight days we will be doing 300 ab reps. You could simply do 300 regular crunches/sit ups every day if that's what you like or you can add many different variations to the 300 reps.  You can do them all in the morning, all after work or at night. You could spread them out a little, do 150 in the morning and 150 at night. Do whatever works for you and whenever works for you. I like crunches, but I definitely think throughout the month I will try a bunch of different ab exercises. Crunches/sit ups don't work out your whole stomach so its best to do different variations so that your sides and lower stomach benefit as well as your core.

You won't have a six pack or look like some famous athlete after 30 days, but you will see results. For me it's more about setting a goal for myself and following through. I rarely challenge myself in this way and it's about time I do.

Try to go through this 30 day journey with a friend or co-worker to help you if needed.  I know my friend will help me succeed within the next month. Tomorrow our challenge begins, JOIN US!

Happy Tuesday!

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha

Craving Ice Cream?

A great substitute to a pint of Ben & Jerry's or buying a tub of ice cream is something I started doing years ago.  Shoprite has there own brand of cool whip.  There is a fat-free kind that when you freeze it tastes like you're eating ice cream.  You could use any brand of cool whip & even use light or the regular kind, all better than the  1,000 calorie pints people buy.  And we all know when we buy them it's very hard to not eat the whole thing in one sitting, myself included.  Sometimes you need to splurge, but with summer right around the corner this is a great way to enjoy ice cream more frequently & to stay cool.





Some toppings you can add are fruit, granola or one of those 100 packs of cookies crumbled up.  You can also just use sprinkles or chocolate syrup since the "ice cream" itself isn't very high in calories or high in weight watcher points.



Graham Cracker Ice Cream Sandwich:

-- Break one graham cracker in half.  Any kind of your choice, regular/cinnamon/chocolate.  They also have light options at Shoprite.  I prefer the chocolate Shoprite brand.
-- Add a spoonful of the fat-free cool whip to one of the halves & put the other half on top.
-- Wrap the sandwich in saran wrap & place them in the freezer until frozen.  It's a great treat!