Meet Amanda

Name: Amanda Hempel

Age: 27

Where you live: American Fork

What you do for a living: In nursing school

Favorite Hobbies: shopping, scrapbooking, snowboarding

Favorite Food (healthy or not): just about anything mexican

What is the hardest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? (sleep, water, exercise, etc): no sugar!  being in nursing school people bring sugar snacks all the time and rotation on the floors there are always snacks around.  So I have given in a few times
 
Which is the easiest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? Any tips you'd like to share? (how you get 30 mins of exercise in each day, how to keep track of water, etc): water, I track with my jug I got from the hospital which is 32 oz so two of those and I'm good.  I drink more when I have a big straw.   

Week THREE Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the Week 3 random drawing:

Emily Badger

and 

Logan Smith!!

Meet Carrie

Name: Carrie

Age: 34

Where you live: New Hampshire

What you do for a living: stay-at-home mom, and I just launched my photography business!

Favorite Hobbies: Reading, quilting, swimming

Favorite Food (healthy or not): wild Oregon blackberries

What is the hardest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? : exercise

Which is the easiest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? Any tips you'd like to share?  teeth bruhsing & flossing

WEEK THREE

Another week down.

This week a little rough for me! We spent the majority of the week moving, painting the new place and cleaning the old place. Some weeks are going to be more hectic than others for us all, but I hope you are all staying strong and motivated in this challenge!

Thank you to everyone who has been sending me their personal info to be featured on the blog! It's been fun to get to know a little more about all the participants. If you haven't sent me the answers to my questions and a picture of yourself (optional, of course), please do! We'd love to learn more about you.

Remember to enter your points by Tuesday morning.

Meet Andrea

Name: Andrea J.

Age: 34

Where you live: West Point, UT

What you do for a living: mom to 4 boys

Favorite Hobbies: scrapbooking and making cards

Favorite Food (healthy or not): Chinese food

What is the hardest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? (sleep, water, exercise, etc):

In the beginning it was hard for me to say no to treats. Then I realized that I was focusing on the "NO" and wanting it because I couldn't have it. The second week I crossed out the No Sweets on my chart and wrote "I am putting healthy food in my body." That really helped me focus on what I want.
I also struggle with wanting to eat after my boys are in bed. I know it's not a hunger thing and that I am trying to fill up a feeling. It has been good to be consciously aware of that and not give in to the feeling.

Which is the easiest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? Any tips you'd like to share? (how you get 30 mins of exercise in each day, how to keep track of water, etc):

I don't know if it's necessary easy, but I have made a conscious effort to floss my teeth every night (I was a non-flosser before) and to read my scriptures every morning. These seem easy along with exercise because I have made them a part of my daily routine.  I am thankful for this challenge for just that, to make new habits! 

Thanks Andrea!

Meet Shannon

Name: Shannon Tuke

Age: 34

Where you live: Arizona

What you do for a living: Doula, CBE, Student, Internet Specialist

Favorite Hobbies: Birth, Crochet, Helping others

Favorite Food (healthy or not): I am not really sure...

What is the hardest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge?Not eating sweets

Which is the easiest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? Any tips you'd like to share?  The easiest for me is the water. I don't know if it's just living in AZ or not but I can easily drink 2-3 smart waters a day. I like measuring it in the Smart Waters because 2-3 is easier to keep track of. I found it hard to exercise this week because last Saturday I did my first really long run and my muscles were screaming at me, those days I really didn't want to push it so it was fun just walking for a change. I am really enjoying the fruits and veggie challenge and trying to come up with different kinds of fruits and veggies to mix it up and keep it interesting.

 

Meet Logan

Name: 
Logan Smith

Age: 
27

Where you live: 
Lehi, Utah

What you do for a living:

full-time mom! 

Favorite Hobbies:
dancing, reading, baking, singing

 

Favorite Food (healthy or not):

 peanut butter! I seriously eat it straight out of the carton with a spoon. (of course I buy the healthy organic kind!)

 

What is the hardest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge?

 so far the hardest thing (and what I've failed at the most) is not eating sweets. I don't drink soda, but I love baked goods! I've also realized that I wasn't eating near as many fruits and vegetables as I thought I was before this challenge! So I'm glad to be focusing on getting more of those in my diet.

 

Which is the easiest thing for you to keep up with in this challenge? Any tips you'd like to share?

 exercising and drinking water are the easiest things for me. Like I said, I don't drink soda, so besides the occasional glass of OJ or milk with breakfast I just drink water all day long. I have a big 1.5 liter bottle that I fill up and take with me everywhere. Though I try to get most of my water in during the first half of the day (so I'm not up all night peeing!) I usually hit 40 ounces by lunchtime.

 I go to the gym at the same time every morning. My gym has a great daycare that my toddler loves, so it's easy to keep this habit! Because I go at the same time, I've become friends with other women that are always there at the same time as well. We motivate each other, and our kids love to see each other in the daycare every morning!

I also like to mix up my workouts so I don't get bored. I do a combination of cardio interval training, running, strength training/circuit training, and yoga/Pilates. Keeps things interesting!

In case you didn't know, Logan's sister recently auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance, and her audition was pretty fantastic. Of course, little boys yelling "I love you Mommy!" are my weakness. Check it out!