Day 2 - 31 May 2011

I've done a pretty good job with my diet today. It's as follows:

Breakfast: Protein Oatmeal - 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder, 1/2 cup of oats, 1/2 cup of raspberries, 1 tbs of flaxseed, and a 1/4 cup of soy milk

Morning Snack: Orangeman Smoothie - 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder, 2 tbs of low fat vanilla yogurt, 1 cup of 1% milk, 1/2 cup of orange juice, 1 medium banana and 6 ice cubes

Lunch: Two slices of whole wheat toast with natural peanut butter and a cheese stick

Afternoon snack: carrots and cucumbers with garlic hummice

Dinner: Ok, so dinner is my weakness. I can eat well the entire rest of the day but when it comes to dinner I rarely make good choices. We went to Famous Dave's and I had a BBQ stuffed potato, corn on the cob and corn muffin.

Shane and I did Ab Ripper X. We're starting out slow so we only did 10 reps of each exercise and instead of doing Chest and Back today we just did 10 push ups between each ab exercise. I did the modified kind but it was still 120 push ups which is pretty impressive for me! We worked out before going to dinner and afterwards I took all three dogs for a walk individually.

Not too shabby for my first day back on track :o)

Day 1 - 30 May 2011 - - Starting Over

So, I started this blog over 2 years ago and I'm ashamed to say that I haven't made much progress at all. I did manage to lose a bit of weight and a few inches last May after completing a round of Insanity but I've pretty much gained it all back. I am once again setting out on the journey to change myself for the better, not for vanity's sake but for the sake of my health!

I tried to start a P90X/Insanity Hybrid program a few weeks ago but my husband started a new job and the school year came to a close for my son so I got thrown off course. Now that things are calming down and we are getting into a routine, it's time to get myself back on track. Right now my weight is 143 and my BMI is 28.8. My measurements are pretty close to what they were when I started this blog:

chest 37 7/8

waist 37 3/4

hips 40 1/4

thighs 22 1/2

I'm trying to be realistic in my goals but I would really like to lose at least 10 inches off my waist and hips.

In addition to doing the hybrid program I am planning to follow the Abs Diet for Women nutrition plan. I've already started implementing it and I have noticed a slight difference in the way my clothes fit. I have to admit that sometimes I have to force myself to eat because I'm just not hungry. Eating every 2 - 3 hours isn't as easy as it sounds. My biggest problem thus far is portion control so I need to work on that a bit.

I will be doing weigh-ins and taking measurements every 2 weeks. I plan to do daily posts which will include a workout log and a food journal. I am including my before pictures in this post and will include updated pics every 2 weeks along with my weight and measurements.

Starting tomorrow I will begin to polish myself and go from FAT to PHAT!!