{"id":2712,"date":"2012-06-29T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T20:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2012-09-26T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T23:44:10","slug":"tips-for-the-challenge-july-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=2712","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the Challenge & July Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am beyond excited about the response for the Colourful Smoothie Challenge for July<\/a>! Seriously, you guys are awesome! It\u2019s going to be one awesome month!<\/p>\n

Okay, so before Sunday comes upon us (July 1st), I want to clarify a few things for the challenge.<\/p>\n

\"Wild<\/p>\n

Cassandra emailed me with a great question\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHello Charissa!\u00a0 I am going to attempt to make it through your smoothie challenge!\u00a0 It sounds exciting and very interesting :)\u00a0 I just wanted to clarify the point system.\u00a0 All but the tweeting photos are a one time point opportunity correct?\u00a0 For example, if I make one of your smoothies I get the points just the one time?\u00a0 Thank you and I look forward to the challenge!!!\u201d Cassandra – @runfortoday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/span> You can make as many of my smoothies as you want for points (it will count as 3 – not in addition to the 1 point of a smoothie).<\/em><\/p>\n

I think it’s great if you share the image and share about the challenge on your site too – I won’t set a limit on that, but in order for me to count the points for it you MUST link back to me (so I can keep track). I\u2019d love it if you included any of the images from the initial challenge post<\/a> to it!<\/em><\/p>\n

You can share about it with your friends on Twitter up to 3x (or as much as you want, but it will be only up to 3x!) <\/em><\/p>\n

The 5 points for drinking a smoothie every day of the month is just once.<\/em><\/p>\n

Challenge Participants READ THIS:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Hope that added some clarity! The whole challenge is really quite simple, just tweet me your smoothies WITH the hastag #colourfulsmoothie \u2013 some of you have been tweeting already (thanks ladies!), but are using different hashtags from #colorfulpalate, #thecolourfulpalate, and #colorfulsmoothies. There\u2019s just too many to track. I will be counting the hastags with #colourfulsmoothie \u2013 spelled the Canadian way.<\/strong> However, because most of you are from the US, I will check the hastag #colorfulsmoothie as well.<\/strong> Those are the ONLY TWO hastags I will be counting for points.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll also help you keep updated to the going-ons if you\u2019re following me on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, or Instagram (username: colourfulpalate). Or else you can subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, if you want to qualify for the weekly prize you must comment and say you’re participating in the challenge on the main post<\/a>!<\/p>\n

If you have any other questions just let me know on my Facebook<\/a> or my email (charissa@colourfulpalate.com)<\/p>\n

Okay\u2026whew\u2026now that we\u2019ve got that covered, I wanted to let you into some of my other goals for the July Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As you know, I\u2019m going to be taking my one smoothie a day just a step further \u2013 it will replace one meal in my day, probably breakfast or lunch.<\/strong> I\u2019m traveling quite a bit in July too, so I\u2019ll be bring my Vega Energizing Smoothie<\/a> & FitMixer Protein<\/a> (and bring some nut milk) so I can still keep to my goals without a blender! A few people have mentioned they\u2019re on-the-go too, so these smoothie pouches are a FANTASTIC way to stick to the challenge!<\/p>\n

\"Mango
\n(Mango Strawberry Protein Shake<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll also be really upping my water intake.<\/strong> My goal is to drink half my body weight in ounces (so if you weigh 200 pounds you\u2019d drink 100 ounces of water in a day).<\/p>\n

\"Water
\n(love my camelback water bottle<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Take my GNC ProSculpt<\/a> before I exercise and try to get a good workout in 5-6 days a week.<\/strong> Okay people, I am loving ProSculpt<\/a> \u2013 it gives me tons of energy for a workout, which is awesome for me (I get weak working out with breakfast, NOT SO with this!) I took it before I did Jillian\u2019s Shed and Shred<\/a> this morning (1 hour and 15 min. of pure intensity \u2013 whew!) and it totally gave me that extra edge to push trough the hard parts. After that workout, my hair was so wet it looked like I stepped out of the shower \u2013 such a crazy intense workout!)<\/p>\n

\"ProSculpt<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll also be tracking my protein, fiber, and calories on MyFitnessPal<\/strong> (awesome app I just discovered \u2013 here are some more of my favourite fitness apps!<\/a>). I love the bar scanning feature \u2013 makes it SO easy!<\/p>\n

\"Ipod<\/p>\n

Eat more of this goodness\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Fruits<\/p>\n

And take my nature\u2019s multivitamin daily<\/strong>\u2026how can I say how much I love spirulina<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"Spirulina<\/p>\n

I have more goals, but I\u2019m running out of time! I have to leave to do a concert tonight, so I have lots to do before I go! I\u2019m SO excited about doing this with you\u2026I have some fun reviews coming up, recipes, and workouts!<\/p>\n

What are your goals for July and this challenge?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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