Change to 'Beauty Points'

So, we decided to change the way 'beauty points' are scored. Instead of it being an all or nothing deal, you just subtract one point for each thing you don't do. For example, if Matt is being stubborn and refuses to wear sunscreen, then he only looses 1 point a day, as opposed to five (I have a feeling this scenario will be with all the men protesting sunscreen)

Good Luck!

Tips for lowering Cholesterol

1. Avoid trans fats like the plague. Even if something says that it has '0 grams trans fat', that just means per serving, and they can make serving sizes as big or small as they want. Check the ingredients to see if it contains partially hydrogenated oils, because that means that it contains trans fat. If you are going to use margarine instead of butter, make sure you check the label!

2. When you add eggs to a recipe, take out some of the yolks and use only the egg whites. Egg whites have no saturated fat or cholesterol, where the yolk has lots of both. If you are using three eggs, take one of the yolks out and it won't affect what you are making at all (besides lowering the cholesterol). Sometimes, I'll even take out 1 of every two yolks.

3. Eat foods that help lower LDL's (or bad cholesterol)

4. Boost your HDL's (good cholesterol)

Hey Everybody!

Welcome to the Challenge Blog. If anyone would like to be added as an author to this blog, either to trash talk or post about healthy stuff, let us know and we'll add you.

Hopefully, we can keep this blog up to date with weekly winners and mini challenges!

On the sidebar you can find all the information you need for the Challenge. I found a better calorie calculator, so use the link to the side to determine what calorie packet you need. I'm sorry I don't have 1800, I'm working on getting it. Until then, just use 1600 or 2000. Feel free to adjust what packet you use from week to week, once you are eating the right portions and kinds of food for your calorie count, it may end up being too much. I think the packets are pretty straight forward (you don't need to mark your exercise at the bottom), but if you have any questions, email me or leave a comment.

We did make some minor changes to the Points Explanation Page, so make sure you read through that.

Also, I *think* I shared the points tracker page with everyone, so you can keep track of points on google documents (just 'save as' for your own points), instead of having to print out a new sheet each week. If you can't access it, let me know.

Good Luck! We start TOMORROW!