Feel Great in Eight Rules

Hey everyone! It looks like right now we have about 5 teams interested. I think we really need at least 8. Spread the word and get your teams set up! I'd like to know ASAP who your team is so as soon as you know then e-mail me at titensortraining@gmail.com. I will accept teams up until the starting date but would really like to know the week before what our teams look like. If you guys have anymore questions or concerns then please feel free to ask me! You can comment here, on FB, or e-mail me.

Feel Great in Eight Rules!

-Feel Great in 8 or FGI8 will start Saturday June 7th. Each week starts on a Saturday and Ends on a Friday. 

-You need a team of 3 or 4. The team captain of each team will be in charge of collecting each team members score and reporting the team average back to Laura (me) by 12 pm every Saturday. The individual cost to participate is $10. The team captain will need to have your money to me by the second Saturday of the challenge or your team will be disqualified. 

- I'll be sending out tracking sheets to make it easier to keep track of your points.

What do you get points for?

10 points for eating a serving a veggies

10 points for eating a serving of fruit

20 points for drinking 64 oz of water

10 points for 20 minutes of exercise (20 points/40 minutes possible). You're required to exercise 5 days a week but you will still receive 20 points for your rest days. You can receive and extra 20 points for the week if you exercise on one of your rest days.

20 points for not eating after 8 pm (you can eat fruits or veggies if you need to

10 points for personal scripture study or reading a self help book

10 points for personal prayers or mediation 

5 points for each half pound lost at Saturday's weigh in (this will be done by you and you'll report back to your team captain. For those who are already at their weight goal and wish to put on muscle weight you can receive 10 points for each half pound of MUSCLE gained. 

You must subtract 5 points for each serving of food you eat from the "Bad Food" list. You are aloud 2 freebies a week. 

(720 points possible each week + your extra points for weight loss/gain. 

Good Food List

You can obviously eat more than mentioned on this list. You know your body and what is good for it.

Oatmeal (old fashioned is the most nutritious, but you can also use plain minute oatmeal)

Hot Whole Grain Cereals

Eggs, egg whites, or eggbeaters

Whole wheat bread

Wholesome Baked Goods

Low sugar, high fiber cereal

Skim or 1% milk

All fruit

All vegetables except corn

Sweet potato

Tuna (packed in water)

Lean chicken and lean turkey

Fish

Pork

Lean beef

Lean ham

Beans

Lunch meat considered low in fat

Non fat or 1% cottage cheese

String cheese

Yogurt less than 20 grams of carbs

Olive oil

Air popped popcorn or 94% fat free microwave popcorn

Protein bar with less than 20 grams of carbs

Go Lean Kashi

Low sodium soups

Daily Vitamin

Bad Food List

Sugar cereal or low fiber cereal

White bread

White pasta

White rice

Fried food

Bakery items, such as muffins, cake, or pie

Soda or other drinks with sugar

Regular mayo or regular sour cream

Ice Cream or yogurt with more than 20 grams of carbs per serving

Potato chips, Cheetos, Fritos, Doritos, Cheezits, crackers, ETC.  

Any cookie

Chocolate, candy of any kind

Bagels or donuts

High sugar or high carb bars such as granola bars, Cliff bars, Pop Tarts

Hot dogs

**Soda** I would rather you didn't have any soda (diet or otherwise) but I understand if this is a huge challenge for you. I'd like you to make you own goal when it comes to drinking soda. Try to improve yourself in someway. If you drink 2 cans of soda a day then set a goal to only drink one. You will need to subtract 5 points if you do not follow your own set goal for soda.

You know your body … put anything else on this list that isn't good for you!

-Your team can also earn extra points by submitting a healthy recipe each week to a Google Doc that I will set up. 

-Be creative and set up Pinterest boards or Facebook pages to help encourage your team.

-You're welcome to take your own measurements and before and after pictures but they wont be required for the competition.