Mmm mmm good...

Meal 1: 1 cup of oatmeal (with water), 1 scoop of protein powder mixed with 1 cup almond milk, 6 thin slices of roast beef
Meal 2: 1 scoop protein blended with 8 oz almond milk and 1/2 cup of strawberry yogurt
Meal 3: Chicken breast and steamed vegetables
more later...

3 Weeks Already?!

I woke up this morning and looked in the mirror and I just felt good.  I truly believe I'm in better shape now than I was in high school and college.  It's getting easier all the time to eat healthy, and even when I cheat it's not the way I used to.  For example, the other day I decided to go to Chipotle.  But instead of getting the usual infant-sized burrito, I got the salad.  Honestly, it wasn't bad.  My eating habits have rubbed off on my family as well.  I buy a lot of those bags of frozen vegetables that can be microwaved in about 5 minutes, and my little sister (who hates vegetables) loves them too!  I haven't weighed myself since hitting 161, but I feel lighter.  I'll continue to keep my total daily calories low with lots of vegetables and the same amount of protein.  It seems to be working so far.
Goals for this week:

• Do 50 pullups during my back workout
• Go lower when I do lunges

September 10, 2011

It's almost the end of week 2.  I weighed myself this morning and I was down to 161.  I started at 164 so I don't really know if I'm losing weight too fast or if it's just the right amount.  So far I've learned that having some green tea before any workout really helps give me a little extra boost.  Bootcamp has completely changed the way I train by myself.  I used to stick to lifting weights with very little cardio, but I made little progress this way because I rarely pushed myself to exceed my limits.  Bootcamp pushes me every time, and I find that I'm applying that same intensity in the gym.  I would still like to lose 1 or 2 percent bodyfat by the end of 8 weeks.  It will be difficult but if I continue to keep carbs to a minimum and try to cut out sugar, it should happen.  I've been neglecting sleep, which is so important for recovery.  I'll do my best to get more and hopefully that will help.  Next week's goal is to drop another pound and run 3.5 miles on 3 days

Day 4 of The TEST

We're near the end of the first week and it's taken serious effort to change my eating habits.  I've increased my protein consumption slightly - like having just one more protein shake during the day, to account for the decreased carbs.  The most difficult part is cutting down on sugar but it's definitely happening one. meal. at. a. time.  The only thing left to do is keep at it and keep exercising.  I'm excited to see how things will progress from here.  Go team!