Lazy Thursday

This Shredding program is AWESOME! I feel amazing and I have not been hungry (until today when I pushed the envelope to exactly 4 hours between meals) at all. Yesterday I didn't share what I ate but today I will. Today there were two 100 calorie snacks, one 150 calorie snack, and four meals. My day went something like this ...

8:30 Meal 1 - 2 boiled egg whites, one piece of wheat bread (I made a sandwich) and an apple

10:00 Snack - 24.5 Special K chips

11:30 Meal 2 - Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread

1:00 Snack - 2 blueberry fig newton thins

3:30 Meal 3 - chicken noodle soup, banana

5:00 Snack - cheese and crackers, 1 blueberry fig newton thin

9:00 Meal 4 - fuji apple chicken salad with salmon

Today I felt like I ate a lot of starch but then I realized my portion sizes were so small I didn't overindulge. Though this is only day 2, today I noticed all of the food commercials on both tv and radio. But, I also realized, I only have one body and I need to take care of it. 

You may be wondering why the title of this blog is "Lazy Thursday" ... well, I didn't get up for bootcamp this morning, nor did I go to yoga this evening. I did, however, complete the Ambitious Bodies Squat Challenge (completed 25 squats) and the Fitness Ladies January Challenge (25 (additional) squats, 20 crunches, 25 jumping jacks, 15 second wall sit and 40 calf raises). 

According to the Shredder Diet I should have completed 45 minute of cardio and I will admit I did not do that. However, I did do a workout challenge. 

How was your Thursday? Was it lazy? What'd you do?

Memory Loss

So, last night I told myself I would do 25 squats as a part of my workout but can't recall actually doing them.

To rectify this I chose to do 25 squats for yesterday this morning - not to be confused with today's squat challenge that will be completed this evening.

Squats in a dress in a bathroom stall. Hilarious.

Good luck today!

Shred It Baby!

Week 1, Day 1: PRIME

This morning, I weighed in and was ready to SHRED!

Challenge number 1: FOOD

Four meals, 3 snacks and 1 exercise session later... I feel great! The best thing about this lifestyle change is you eat all day! The guidelines suggest lots of eating all day long; however, you are able to eat less than is required. The majority of my meals were smaller portions because I was finished eating before the end of the suggested portion size. Hopefully this works in my favor.

I did, however, add rice to my dinner (which was an unaccounted for starch), but my portion was consumed according to the nutrition facts.

Challenge number 2: EXERCISE

Part A: Fitness Ladies January Challenge 2013

Between my fourth meal and my last snack I completed day 2: 25 jumping jacks, 10 (bicycle) crunches, 10 (excrutiatingly horrible) burpees, 15 second (not too hard this time) plank, 15 chair dips (that had my arms on fire), and instead of a walk or run (I just couldn't bare the 20 degree weather with ice today) I danced around in the kitchen (10 minutes) while cooking dinner as well as walked the stairs for 9 minutes.

Part B: Ambitious Bodies Squat Challenge

For day 2 of my second challenge, I completed 25 squats from the Ambitious Bodies Squat Challenge.

Today was a good day for me. How'd you do?

31 Dresses - Day 2

Houndstooth. Magenta. Boots.

Today's look is a skirt tank and cardigan combo. Super comfy and easy for the office.

Commercial Breaks

Today I broke up the challenges into commercial breaks during a movie I was watching this evening. Each commercial I chose a portion of the challenge to do. The breakdown was as follows:

First commercial: 50 jumping jacks
Second commercial: 151 crunches
Third commercial: 25 squats, 10 push ups
Fourth commercial: 30 seconds

For me, this was a good way to complete the challenges on a day I was not interested in working out at all. I was even able to increase all suggested numbers except for squats and push ups. Check in tomorrow to find out what challenges I complete, what food I eat and what additional exercise(s) I choose to do.

Each day is a new step in the right direction. If you fall, don't beat yourself up. This is not about guilt trips, this is about creating a healthy lifestyle that works for you. Each journey is different. Embrace yours!

Good luck!

Legs legs legs

Day 1 of 31: dress and skirt challenge

Sweater dress
Tights
Boots
Knit hat

New Challenges

Good Morning and Happy New Year

For those looking for a "routine" to help them jump start their new year resolution, there are three things I suggest.

1. Dr Ian Smith's Shred Diet
2. Mr. Shut Up and Trains email workouts
3. See images below

Get out there. Get fit. Stay committed.