Exercise and Food So Far

So after I only drank half of my smootie I was still hungry-surprise, surpsrise!  So I went ahead and made my lunch.  I had 1 cup of lentil soup with 2/3 cup green peas.  It was crazy delicious.  I also did my workout for the day.  It was as follows:
11 arm circles
11 arm raises
11 single chest press pulses
6 roll-ups
6 ankle reaches
6 leg lifts
6 plie squats
6 leg swings-each leg
6 side lunges-each side
6 squats + 6 from Christie's challenge
6 pointed butt lifts
6 fire hydrants
6 eagle abs
6 reverse crunches
6 Double D's
The following I did 3 Xs each:
45 jumping jacks
15 squats
50 Russian twists
:30 plank
10 standing calf raises
5 push ups
:30 Superman
10 lunges - each leg
40 crunches

Feeling Amazing

So today I started my day off by sending my family out the door to go to breakfast and to run a few errands.  None of them are too keen on attending church at this point in time, so I go solo each week and figure instead of nagging them I will lead by example and eventually they will follow.  I ate 1/2 of an English muffin with strawberry preserves on it and had a Monster Rehab during church.  When I got home I made a smoothie of 1 cup frozen fruit and 1 cup soy milk.  I drank half of it.  If I can just keep my water intake steady today then I will have ended this weekend on a high note as all of my meals for the day are already planned out.

Finishing Touches

To finish off my food for the day I had 2/3 cup brown rice and 2/3 cup green peas for dinner/  For dessert I had a sugar free dark chocolate pudding with two heaping teaspoons of sugar free Cool Whip.  I also had a cup of orange spice hot tea with Splenda.  I have already made my workout plan for tomorrow so hopefully when I wake up my day will get started off on the right foot.

Staying Strong

Ok, so I know that the first day of a new plan is usually fairly easy to follow because you're pumped up and ready to make changes, but I am still very proud of myself.  Since my workout I have eaten 1/4 of an apple and I had 1/2 whole wheat pita with turkey and pickles for lunch.  The kicker is that I am home alone with no real agenda and have not found boredom as a reason to ransack to the kitchen and pantry.  I count that as a win.

So Far, So Good

So today I have eaten 3/4 cup bran flakes with 1/2 cup light vanilla soy milk.  I have had 1/2 of a low-cal Gatorade.  Going to get started on my water intake very soon.  My workout went well today, although since it was the first day all of the reps were very low.  Since I'm used to doing more it didn't seem like enough of a workout so I added a ten-week challenge to it and did Saturday's workout today.  Here is today's workout...
10 arm circles
10 arm raises
10 single chest press pulses
5 roll-ups
5 ankle reaches
5 leg lifts
5 plie squats
5 leg swings
5 side lunges
5 squats + 30 from Christie's challenge
5 pointed butt lifts
5 fire hydrants
5 eagle abs
5 reverse crunches
5 Double D's
50 jumping jacks
20 squats
100 Russian twists
5 push ups
:60 downward dog
10 lunges (each leg)
10 side lunges
15 jack knife sit-ups
20 inner thigh lifts (each leg)

New Month, New Plan

So usually at the start of each month I try to revamp and refresh my eating and exercise.  I have worked consistently over the last three weeks and based on clothes size I am about the same, but I took a picture this morning and I think it looks more like a "before" picture than my actual before picture did.  That having been said apparently last month's workouts and eating didn't go so well. This month going to try a Pilates challenge, as well as a more clean eating regimen.  Also going to cut out diet soda-YIKES!!!  My daily Diet Mountain Dew (or three) is like my little treat to get me through the day.  On the bright side I know that this change will help me feel better and will produce better results.  I will be starting in the AM, as studies show you should not start a new plan on a Monday.  Didn't exercise this morning, so tomorrow should be a nice fresh start.  Still going to eat well today though-no reason to blow an entire day just because tomorrow is a fresh start.

Daily Food Log...So Far

Monster rehab
Low-cal Gatorade
Diet green tea
1/2 chai tea latte
Lean Cuisine potatoes with broccoli and cheese
*Dinner will be at Chuck E. Cheese tonight.  Planning on at least two plates of salad, and will resort to pizza if starving afterward-but only one slice.*