Here, lately

Did I tell you I ordered Chalean Extreme? Well, I did! And so far, I am in pain! But, I love it! If you don't know much about it, here goes my short summary:

It a strength training program from Chalene (founder of Turbo Jam). It's motto: Muscle burn fat. Well, I sure hope so! It's a 3 month program and I just finished Week 1. Woohoo!

I haven't taken my before pictures yet, but I will. At the end of each month, I'll take another set. I'm hoping, and yet very positive I'll see great results.

I've started an attempt to eat clean, and this past week, I did OK. I've already completed my menu planning for this week, so I'm already off to a better start than last. I'll check in at the end of this week to update my progress!

Later!

Wow, has it been this long?

Can't believe it's been this long since I've posted. Being without my scale really threw me off! I think the first two weeks were awesome in terms of working out and staying on track with my eating. But something happened last week. I don't know, but it did! Good thing, I didn't gain any weight! Bad thing... didn't really lose either. Hmm. Need to look at some things. More on that later.


So I've officially started my Chalean Extreme workouts. They are something! Muscle fatigue is the truth. True fatigue is also no joke, which is what I'm dealing with right now!

I'll be back!

Still no scale

Ugghhh!!

I feel so lost without my scale! Two more weeks. I can do this!

I got up every morning last week and completed a Turbo Jam workout. Yay me! I ran twice last week as well. I ate ok... could have been better. So far I'm off to a great start if you scratch that chocolate chip cookie I had last night :)!

I'm a scale addict

There! I've admitted it. I'm addicted to my scale. I have been known to weigh myself multiple times a day. I know, ridiculous. In any case, I'm here to help myself. I've asked my husband to hide my scale from me for 3 weeks. Just like with any program.. I'm going to take this one day at a time :)

For stats sake, as of today I weigh 155lbs.

For this first week, my goal is to work out twice a day. I'll do either a Turbo Jam or Tae Bo workout in the mornings and go for a run in the evenings. I'm also following the Atkin's program, Phase 1.. but I'm havint to add edamame beans before my run to ge that extra rush.

Wish me luck.. with everything!!

Back at it!

It's that time again! I've got to truly start preparing for the Peachtree Road Race. Last year was a lot of fun!

So, I went out yesterday for a run. It's been a little bit since I last ran (maybe December was the last time?). Well, it showed! Boy have I got some work to do! So it's back to the drawing board with the Couch 2 5K running plan. At least I'm starting back at week 6. Geesh!

Last year, I ran 3 miles and alternated between running and walking the rest of the race. It's my goal to run the entire race this time.

Game..er.. Race on!!

Dude..it flopped

So, my modified Master Cleanse moment became a juice cleanse. I definitely feel cleansed, but no weight lost. No biggie.

Now that everything is back to normal, I have no excuse not to work out! So today I fit in a Turbo Jam workout. I also spent a few quality moments with Billy. These last 20 pounds will be gone! I have a few weddings coming up (April and May) and I have to look fabulous!

Game on!

The Master Cleanse... again

Hi all!

I decided to revisit the Master Cleanse yet again. I have to say, it is not going well. I'm on day 3 and I've already cheated. This has never happened to me before! I've previously completed 3 cleanses. Never have I eaten or drank other things during the cleanse! Yet here I am looking forward to my Atkin's shakes in the afternoons! So I guess I'm calling this a modified Master Cleanse. My goal is to go through my entire day tomorrow, on the cleanse. No cheating!

Unfortunately, I'm not working out while I cleanse. I tried that before and almost fainted! Not fun! So, yoga it is for the next week! Then it's back to Turbo Jam!! Woohoo!!

Turbo Advanced Rip You Up Rotation

I may have shared this with you before, but I don't remember. Anywho, to go along with how I'm eating, here's how I'm moving my body this week:

1. Cardio Party 3 plus floor ver. of AB Jam

2. Booty Sculpt Turbo Jam Live plus Cardio Party Remix

3. Punch, Kick & Jam - 1/2 with hand gloves plus standing version of AB Jam

4. Fat Blaster (30 min.)3T - Totally Tubular Turbo

5. Lower Body Jam

6. Cardio Party 2 Ab Jab Standing and floor

7. Something fun like go for a run if it's not too cold.

This is week 2 of this particular rotation by the way. I've got to get back to running regularly if I'm going to complete my 10K this summer without walking. Hopefully it gets a bit warmer next week so I can head back outside.

Keep it healthy people!

Starting anew

So let's get it started ok? Why? Because I have plan! Wanna hear it? Here it goes. For the next two weeks (starting tomorrow), I'm going to follow the Atkins plan (again!). I know what you're saying...

You can't be vegetarian and follow Atkins!

I beg to differ! I've followed it before and experienced great results for the first two weeks, and kept it off! I do eat eggs (shh! don't tell the other veggies!) and that definitely helps. Here's a sample daily menu for me:

Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese

Snack: string cheese

Lunch: veggie burger patty and broccoli

Snack: atkins shake

Dinner: same as lunch

It's not at as bad as it sounds, and I swap out things here and there. I'm also revving up the workout plan. I haven't worked out consistently in over a month. I know, shame on me. But I'm back! I'll be following Turbo Jam's advance rip you up rotation for my morning workout and running when I get home in the evenings. I'm trying to get results here people!

What's your plan to start anew?