Dr. Oz Just 10 Challenge Air Date

The Dr. Oz Just 10 Challenge episode will air Friday, December 10th at 3pm and then re-airs Monday at 11am. Be sure to watch, you just may catch a glimpse of me on stage :-)

Just 10 Challenge: COMPLETED!!!!!

I'm happy to report that I have successfully completed Dr. Oz's Just 10 Challenge! Yes, it's taken me a month and a half to lose ten pounds! I think this is actually a very realistic time frame to lose ten pounds. So, how did I do this?

• No snacking in between meals
• Cardio, at least 30 minutes 5 days a week
• Workout with weights at least 3 days a week
• Stay away from processed sugars as much as I can
• Watch my portions
• Incorporated more fruits and vegetables in my diet
• Drank a lot of water through out the day

My typical meal plan for a day:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup of oatmeal made with skim milk, coffee Lunch: Two slices of Ezekiel bread, tuna mixed in with one tablespoon of light mayo, onion powder and pepper, slice of cheese, lettuce and tomatoes Dinner: Fish with brown rice and vegetables Dessert: Any piece of fruit Snacks (if needed and carefully portion controlled): fruit, yogurt, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, cucumbers, peanuts, almonds After working so hard it won't be hard to keep this up. In fact, most of this now comes naturally. Of course I have had my slip ups and will probably continue to have them every now and then. The key is to keep it at an every now and then level though! Have you guys joined the Just 10 Challenge?

Day 18: Just 10 Challenge -My slip up

Day 18 of the Just 10 Challenge was not too great from lunch onwards. First of all, I did something that I had not done since starting the challenge, which was mindless snacking. This was not a little mindless snacking but I had quite a few sweets w hile talking to co workers. That was mistake number one. Mistake number two I ate a lot of Indian food last night, and this was not the healthy type of indian food. Mistake number three: I did not go to the gym. This morning I was very afraid to get on the scale, but I did and the weigh in was an extra pound. Now, not so bad, but when you think that I have not lost any weight in a few days and then I go ahead and gain a pound...that hurts. Of course I know what I did wrong and everyone has their slip ups, but I need to stay focused. The good thing, I'm realizing this now, when I've only gained a pound, instead of realizing it after gaining the five pounds that I lost back and then losing total motivation! Also, on a side note, I realized after eating all that junk food yesterday, I did feel a bit funky... So, we all mess up, but the key is to get right back on track right away rather than wait!

Day 8: Just 10 Challenge

I made it through another healthy day today. When I got the munchies between breakfast and lunch, I had some carrots. Lunchtime rolled around and I had three slices of my eggplant pizza, which was very filling. This kept me full for a few hours and then I had a Chobani Vanilla yogurt as a snack. Dinner was a chicken cobb salad from Pret. I don't know how many grams of fat this salad was, but I do know it had 430 calories. I also managed to burn a good 300 calories at the gym today!