What a difference a day makes

So the rules of the challenge are this:

1 point for getting down 64 oz water
1 point for 7-9 fruits and veggies
1 point for each 10 minutes of concentrated physical activity

First the "easy" part:

I woke up raring to go this morning and decided that I'd try to do 2 Xbox One Fitness workouts.  This is my new favorite toy.  I love the constant feedback and you definitely see it if you're slacking.  First was 40 minutes of "Firestarter" from one of my old favorites, TurboFire.  I took a rest and grabbed some water and then got my second wind.

The second workout was MOSSA Strength.  I need to lift more so this is helping me with that.  Lots of upper body and I had to lighten up on the weight midway through but I didn't stop.  Here's the end result:

7 points here!!!

The best part, I had more energy today then I've had in months.  I got A LOT done today (aside from the workout).

Next, water....

now this was actually shockingly easy.  I haven't been huge about drinking water lately and the prospect of 64 oz seemed daunting.  I just took one of our regular 16 oz dining glasses and kept refilling it.  After the long workout this morning I was midway through my second glass pretty early on and just kept going.  

1 point, piece of cake!!!

Then comes the tricky stuff...

One point comes from eating fruits and veggies throughout the day and it's all or nothing unlike the workouts.  My diet has been lacking for a while so this is going to be a shock to my system.  I decided to stop eating like a 4th grader and make some good choices.

Fruits - piece of cake.  Blueberries in the Shakeology this morning and some pineapple for a snack.

Veggies - ugh.  Well, I had vegetable soup for lunch and that counted for 2, but I'd honestly have to fudge it for dinner.  We had bruschetta and meatballs and sauce with pasta for dinner but I'd be lying if I said I got 3 servings there since we are basically just talking tomatoes and onions there.  The funny part is, I am really too full to have a salad that probably would have got me there.  I think the water is making me more full.  So... no point there. 

 BUT....  I ate more actual food than I've had in weeks throughout the day.  Had a few hunger pains there and there but check it out:

If you don't want to do the math, that's 1455 for the day and I definitely wasn't starving!!!

So given my long workout for today and if I can stay out of the tiramisu in the fridge, I'm actually near 400 calories under my goal for the day!

This challenge is definitely something attainable and I can't wait to start seeing all the benefits these changes will make!