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Friday 02.21.14

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
18 Box jumps
15 Knees to elbows
12 Push-ups

Compare to 02.21.13

90 DAY CHALLENGE V: DAY 44
Vi-shake
no caffeine
no soda  
only fruit or veggie snacks
  no food after 8:00pm
no alcohol
reduce sugar intake 
3 glasses of water a day

NEXT WEEK’S ADDED CHALLENGE: no fried food

“Deep-fried foods may be tasty, but
they are definitely not healthy. Foods like french fries, onion rings,
fried wontons and deep-fried candy bars
offer little in the way of nutritional value while putting you at
higher risk for certain health conditions. However, you don’t
necessarily have to give them up totally to have a healthy diet.

Nutrition Concerns

Deep-fried foods
are usually high in fat, particularly the types of fats that are bad
for your health. Many restaurants fry foods in oils containing trans
fats, and since many deep-fried foods are coated in batter, they absorb
more fat than they would without the batter coating. Because of the high
fat content, they are also high in calories, making it more likely you
will eat more calories than you need and possibly gain weight.

Health Risks

The
saturated fat and trans fat in deep-fried foods increase your risk for
high cholesterol and heart disease. If you eat a high-fat diet, you are
also at higher risk for certain cancers and for obesity. Deep-fried
foods also may contain acrylamide, a possible carcinogen, with foods
fried at higher temperatures or for longer containing more than those
fried for shorter times at lower temperatures.

Healthier Deep Fried Foods

If
you can’t give up fried foods, you can make them healthier. Use
unsaturated oils to fry your foods, such as canola, corn, peanut,
safflower, soybean or sunflower oil. Heat the oil to the proper
temperature, as oil that isn’t hot enough leads to increased fat
absorption by the food. Make sure the oil returns to the right temperature in between each batch of food you fry in it.

Considerations

As
long as your overall diet is low in fat, saturated fat and trans fat,
you can eat deep-fried food in once in a while. Eat just a small amount
of deep-fried food, and pair it with healthy foods, such as fruit and vegetables, that are low in calories. In a healthy diet, all foods are OK in moderation.”
Mamas, I don’t
believe in extremes that are unmaintainable or that leave you feeling
like you are always failing or cheating. I believe in moderation. I want
all of us to try to cut out fried food for the rest of this challenge.
If you steal a french fry from your hubby’s plate or eat a chip from
your kids lunch, you aren’t cheating or failing, you are just living. We
are cutting back. We are trying to be healthier every day and making
changes that can last longer than 90 days. Next time you go to your
family’s favorite burger place, don’t order your own fries, just steal 1
or 2 from someone else at your table. 😉

33 Comments

  1. 7 rounds plus box jumps and 4 kte on 8th round as RX'd

    Happy Friday!!

  2. Was shooting for at least 10, but only made it 8 plus box jumps of next round
    Went ahead and completed 9th round. Still sick 🙁

  3. 8 rounds + box jumps
    Finished 9th round in 21:03
    KTE on bar- worked hard to get knees up every time. Got a couple toes to bar.
    Arms in on push-ups
    Rounds 8 & 9- KTE on floor- arms gave out!

  4. Directv guy showed up with 4:28 on the clock. Got 6 rounds in. 15" box, kte bar, 5 mpu per round.

  5. 6 rounds, first time doing k2es on a bar in over a year

    Have a good weekend, Mamas!

  6. 5 rounds
    1&2 kte on bar and boy push ups (first time I tried to do both, had to do the kte one at a time).
    3-5 kte on floor,GPU
    Jumped my steps for all of the rounds.

  7. 7 full rounds!!
    All BPU's

    Used my kids swing set to do knees to elbows hehe
    Happy Friday, mamas!!!

  8. 8 rounds + box jumps and 10 ktc, so I went ahead and finished 9th round after the timer.
    I'm using a taller bench to do box jumps on now. I think it's 18".

  9. 6 Rounds
    18 Box Jumps
    5 KTE's

    Modifications:

    -First 5 of each KTE Round, on bar. All others on Incline Bench

    -Box 6" No plans to change

  10. 5 plus box jumps the 4 knees
    All on bar
    Incline push-ups. Chest touching

    Rowed three miles
    21 burpees

  11. Haven't done it but i will. Happy Friday Loves!

  12. 9 rounds+18 box jumps. 18" box. Kte on bar but sometimes they were knees to waist others were knees to chest. Had 10 sec to spare but im drenched&tired!

  13. I will do this tomorrow. Today I did a quicker 3 rounds for time:
    15 hang power cleans, 65#
    15 butlers
    7:55

  14. 8 rounds + 17 box jumps

    14" box
    BFSU for K2E
    GPU

    My legs are so shot from yesterday's WOD + I did 1 hour of Zumba last night including lots of squats. I am glad it's the weekend!

  15. 9 Rounds + 15 Box Jumps

    KTE – about half on bar half on floor. (I SUCK at the bar stuff…)
    Push Ups were half Boy half girl.

    No extras today. Too tired and cranky and sore from yesterday…

  16. 6 rounds plus 18 box jumps and 7 k2e.
    All k2e on bar, and up to my elbows actually, okay a few were a little lower 😉

  17. 6 rounds plus 12 box jumps.
    I did all of the knees to elbows on the bar which is huge for me!

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