10 in 10 Challenge: Day 3

Day 3 Update :)

Benefits of a Clean Eating Diet from http://www.answerfitness.com/204/clean-eating-eating-clean-answer-fitness/:

Benefits of a Clean Eating Diet

So why would a person want to try Clean Eating? There are a number of proven benefits to Clean Eating:

• Decreased body fat
• Increased lean tissue (muscle)
• Improved energy
• General improvements in overall health and immunity
• Decreased risk of certain types of diseases like diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancers
• Less consumption of pesticides, artificial food additives and preservatives, sodium and sugar
• Less impact on the environment, since Eating Clean is also Eating Green; the foods you preference in a Clean Eating diet are minimally processed, and thus use less energy and produce less waste than highly-processed foods
• Less expensive. Contrary to what you might believe, Clean Eating is actually more cost-effective and less expensive than eating pre-packaged food or fast food. For instance, for the price of a Super-Sized Big Mac Meal Deal, you could prepare an entire pot of healthy soup that would make more than a half dozen meals that are healthier, more satisfying and more nutritionally-dense.
• Sustainable. Unlike fad diets, Clean Eating is a holistic approach to eating that a person can practice for their entire life. You don’t “go on” a Clean Eating diet — you’re always clean eating.

10 in 10 Challenge: Day 1 Vlog

Here's my update on Day 1 - how are you doing??



Recipe:
Pork Stir Fry from my friend, Amy - Thanks Amy!

Ingredients:
1 lb pork tenderloin
Various veggies (see #2 below)
1 cup chicken stock (low sodium)
2 TBSP soy sauce (low sodium)
2 TBSP molasses
5 tsp corn starch

1. Cut pork tenderloin into small chunks (about an inch). Try to make
them all around the same size so they cook evenly. Cook the meat in a
skillet with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. When its cooked,
put it on a plate and set it aside.

2. Chop your veggies. I use 1 bell pepper, 1 onion, a couple of cups
of bean sprouts and about a cup of broccoli. I think I'm going to
add mushrooms next time. Any veggies you have would probably be good.
(I steam the broccoli for about a minute in the microwave, too. I
like my broccoli softer.) Anyway, chop/slice the veggies and saute
them in a skillet with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Saute
them until the doneness that you like. I like mine softer, but still
kinda crispy.

3. While the veggies are cooking, mix together chicken stock, soy
sauce, and molasses. Take out about 1/4 cup of the mixture and put in
a small bowl. Mix in corn starch. Mix it up really good or it'll get
lumpy.

4. Then, put the pork (and any juices) back in the skillet with the
veggies. Add the sauce and bring it to a boil for a couple of
minutes. Add the corn starch sauce mixture and stir it together.
That will make the sauce thick.

10 in 10 Challenge

Hey everyone,

Sorry I've been MIA for a couple weeks but I've been working on a challenge for my Beachbody Team as well as a few other close Twitter & Facebook friends. It's called the 10 in 10 Challenge! What does it entail, you ask? Well here are the details:

10 IN 10 Challenge
1. Eat Fresh-Eliminate processed food

Exceptions: Shakeology

P90x bars

Recovery drink

Read the labels....if there are chemicals on the label, then let's consider it processed

2. Get rid of the white (foods)

3. Increase raw food intake

4. Cardio everyday/Strength 3x a week

5. Stop eating 3 hours before bed

6. Keep a food journal and accurate calorie count

Keep as accurate food diary as possible, including workouts...even if you don't know exact calorie counts, be as detailed as possible in the diary...

7. Downsize (your portions)

8. Eat every 2-1/2 to 3 hours hours (body goes into starvation mode and thinks your starving so holds onto anything you eat...that's how SUMO wrestlers are trained to get big...they starve them for morning and breakfast and then feed them dinner!!!)

9. Identify your achilles heel

Know your weaknesses. Be aware of your food triggers. Use the 10 days to determine how you can handle those triggers

10. No Alcohol or Soda

11. Increase sleep by 1-2 hours each nite. (get 7-8 hours sleep)

Want to have your own 10 in 10 Challenge? Join us! Track your calories on www.sparkpeople.com or www.myfitnesspal.com, etc. Log your workouts in WOWY. Weigh yourself on Day 1 and on Day 10 & post your results here!

We're starting our challenge THIS Wednesday - April 14th 12:00am. During the 10 Day challenge, I hope to post helpful tips that I have found from various websites.

Looking forward to hearing your results!!

In fitness,
Beth :)

#74 -Try a new recipe to bring to every party for 1 year.

Here's another new recipe I tried over the holidays - it's a Snowball Cake. The cake actually bakes in a Pyrex bowl. Yes, a bowl! It was fun to make and you can get the recipe at Kraftfoods.com.

#74 - Try a new recipe to bring to every party for 1 year.

Here's my first new recipe that I tried - Taffy Apple Pizza




I got the recipe out of my All the Best Pampered Chef Cookbook (one of my faves!)

#78 - Make a crock pot meal once a month.

My cute lil' crock pot :)

Hello everyone! It's November already...hard to believe, right? Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK! Say what? Yes, it's true!

So when I think crock pot - I think Fall & Winter meals, don't you? So I have a feeling I will be making up for lost time on this crock pot/slow cooker challenge during these cooler/cold months! This week I made plans to make a beef stew, which is one of my fave dishes to make...besides my super yummy pot roast! With the cooler weather in mind, I think I may adjust this challenge a bit and make it a bi-weekly challenge during the months of November through March. I have actually bought a couple of slow cooker cookbooks (did I mention I'm a cookbook addict?) and I should really start using them so I can be more creative. Thankfully, I have an adventurous husband and he'll eat whatever I put in front of him. :) God bless him!

So here is this week's slow cooker recipe:

1.5 pounds of stew meat
1lb of baby carrots
2-3 medium potatoes, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 packet of Slow cooker seasoning for beef
2 cups of water

Mix water w/ packet seasoning
Add everything but liquid to the slow cooker.
Pour liquid mixture over the meat and vegetables.
Cook on Slow for 7-8 hours.

Bon appetit! :)

PS: Slow Cooker liners are the BOMB! Such a life saver :)