December 2, 2009

I almost didn’t workout today. I’ve had a constant low-grade headache all day because of the caffeine withdrawals! But the workout felt great and actually helped me feel a little better.

The workout is called, 400’s for butt and abs. It really targets my trouble spots while keeping my heart rate high the entire time! I hope you like it and I hope you try it out yourself!

Here’s the workout:

20 reps Skaters
20 reps plank with knee to elbow
20 reps diagonal chops with medicine ball
20 reps single leg touch down jump with medicine ball

Go through the circuit 5 times to get a total rep count of 400

My personal diary:

It’s definitely easier to NOT eat things I know I’m not supposed to when I know that I have to share it with you. The hardest part of this day was dealing with my headache. I drink green tea, but it really didn’t do anything to tame my headache. I’m not a big green tea fan, but I know it’s good for you and has a ton less caffeine than coffee, so I wanted to share the brand I like best. It actually combines Yurba Mate and green tea and has a nice, smooth taste. I can’t find it anywhere here so I always order through amazon.

I still have random food in the house and really haven’t planned anything. I have a delicious turkey chili I made, a few weeks ago…but I keep forgetting to take it out of the freezer to thaw! Grrrrr!

I’m off to teach the evening Bootcamp in Campbell, and I’m sure there will be an evening run to whole foods to make sure I stay on course while my chili thaws for tomorrow!

Again….I’m only day two into this. Right now it’s all new, so the novelty of it hasn’t worn off yet. I’m excited to start sharing with you my more “human” moments. : ) Around the corner, I’m sure.

Food!

Breakfast:
Bowl of steel cut oats with chopped up prunes, flax, egg whites and green tea

Snack:
Apple w/ almond butter and another cup of green tea (which still didn’t kill the headache!)

Lunch:

Green salad with the leftover rotisserie chicken, tomato and carrots with a little olive oil and balsalmic (definitely not the tastiest salad I’ve made, but the picture makes it look fabulous!)
Bowl of chicken and veggie soup
2 tangerines

Post workout:
1 container of muscle milk light (again…I’m not endorsing it. You’ll see many different post workout meals that I consume…this is just what I happen to have in the house right now.

Dinner:

Bowl of clam chowder soup. Definitely not ideal, but considering the lack of food choices in my pantry, I thought this was the best.

PS…I did finally did weigh myself and I am sad to say that it’s the heaviest I’ve ever been. I’m at 153 pounds. My “fighting” weight…or I should say, the weight I feel the best at and look super hot dancing salsa is around 135. I haven’t seen that number this year and am now a full 18 pounds away. As much as I’d like to say I’m devastated and consumed with anger and sadness, the truth is I feel great right now because I’m doing something about it.

It’s amazing what can happen once you make a commitment and have a plan in place. I feel very excited to be doing this right now, but more importantly, very focused on the task at hand. I really can’t wait to start sharing my results with you.

I’ll be doing a weigh in each week and measurements every 2 weeks to keep me on track and to keep you posted on my progress!