For those new to Daybreak (and as a reminder for you Daybreak vets), our nutrition challenges are never about crash diets, temporary habits nor unsustainable routines. It’s about educating and exposing you to different ways of eating so that you can choose the best nutritional structure that works into your and your family’s daily routine. In other words, it’s about balance. While we’ll be more structured during the challenge by throwing in some points to keep you motivated, we’re hopefully creating some habits that can last you long after the challenge is over.

GOALS OF THIS CHALLENGE
The sun is out, it’s almost beach season, tanks tops and shorts are in your weekly rotation, and it’s time to do a little recharge of what you’re putting into your body. Welcome to the Nutrition Recharge Gameplan (NRG)! Unlike our last challenge, there WILL be eliminated foods and loss of points. Points are earned by making healthy choices like eating vegetables, drinking water, working out and getting sleep. And points are lost by having sugar, alcohol, and/or processed foods. Let’s dive in!

The NRG starts Saturday, May 1, and runs through Friday, May 28th.

The EVERYDAY:

• Eat vegetables
  • Spinach, kale, swiss chard, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, potatoes, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, etc.
• Drink half your bodyweight in ounces of water
  • 120lb x 0.5 = 60# = 60 ounces of water per day
• Get 7 hours of sleep
  • Naps count toward your total for the day
• Move your body
  • At Daybreak, at home, anywhere!
• NO Sugar, Alcohol or Processed Foods

Throughout the 28 Day NRG you have the potential to earn the following daily points

• Eating Cups of Veggies – 1 point per cup with a max of 6 points
• Drinking half your bodyweight in ounces of water – 1 point
• Getting 7 hours of sleep – 1 point
• Working out – 1 point

That’s 9 Potential Points per Day!

If you eat 4 cups of veggies (4 points), drink half your bodyweight in ounces of water (1 point), get at least 7 hours of sleep (1 point) and you workout (1 point),  you EARN 7 points. If you have 6+ cups of veggies but don’t get enough water, sleep, and no workout for the day, you still earn 6 points!

What if you have sugar, alcohol, and/or processed foods?

• Added Sugar (except honey/maple syrup) – lose 1 point
• Alcohol – lose 1 point
• Processed Food – lose 1 point
  • Packaged, boxed, bagged, etc., items that tend to be in the middle aisles at grocery stores, and are non-perishable. Also items (and ingredient lists) that cannot be identified outside of nature (ex: cookies, candies, chips, some cereals, frozen novelties, etc.,)

A perfect score at the end of the NRG is 252 points!

Head over to Triib registration link HERE. You should use the same login information that you use to RSVP for classes.

Then, to keep track, you simply log into your Triib mobile app (yes, the same one you use to RSVP) and click on the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right and scroll down to “Events” and you’ll see the challenge. Click on the challenge and you’ll be able to enter your food scores and your bonus points if any. The app will keep your score and rank you in the gym! If you miss a logging your points, sign into Triib on your computer. You’ll have access to prior days and can update your score!

Aside from tracking your points, keep a personal log (does not have to be on the app) with updates on energy, performance, sleep, hunger, skin quality, emotions, and how your clothes feel. And, take a picture at the beginning of this challenge and at the end. The log will help you feel the changes occurring in your body and the picture will help you to see your progress!