I weighed in this morning at 131.2, down .6lbs from last week. I'll take it! My inches stayed the same except I went down 1/4" in my lower abs. I will be using last Friday's weight and measurements as my "staring point." I plan to list all the measurements when there is some significant change or at 30ish days, whichever comes sooner.
I have to say it feels great not having to weigh in every morning, though I am tempted! Same goes for calorie counting. I will admit to doing a rough estimate in my head and okay, on paper sometimes just to get an idea of where I am. I am most likely eating around 1700-1800 calories per day.
My diet this week consists of whole grain bread and whole eggs or oatmeal with nuts, dried fruit and chopped apple for breakfast. I usually have a cup of coffee with a splash of milk to get me through my mornings with the 2 year old I tend. Lunch has been plain kefir, ezekiel 4:9 sprouted whole grain cereal with a Tablespoon of chia seeds, (more on those soon!). In the afternoon when I get hungry for a snack I'll have an apple and some raw spinach and cucumber with some peppered smoked salmon. Dinner this week was either homemade tortilla soup (low-fat cheese, non-fat sour cream, low-fat chips, avocado, black beans, corn, organic chicken) or turkey burger, no bun, with low fat cheese and avocado with a black bean and corn salad. hella good!
I also have been enjoying some of Lydia's Raw Foods from Whole Foods. For a treat after dinner I've been having Green Power Balls, nice name huh?!? They are full of all types of green goodness. However they cost $10 for 5 balls, so a splurge. I also drink at least 1/2 of a Kombucha each day. I just found out Whole Foods makes their own Kombucha that is cheaper than the other types so will be trying that out next week. Healthy food is expensive!
As you can see I'm eating really healthy, whole foods. My digestion and skin are great and I feel truly balanced this week. If I loose more slowly, I'm fine with that because I want to feel good during the process. I do have the occasional few crackers, nuts, chocolate chips, but am not going overboard! I only eat when I am hungry.
Workouts have been great! I'm doing at least 5 days per week, aiming for 6. I'm on day 9 of Hip Meta sequence 3. I rotate my cardio daily from TAM Dance Aerobics '07, Dance Cardio '08, Dance Cardio 2, Beginning Dance Cardio, Thanksgiving Cardio and trying out a new lower impact So You Think You Can Dance, Cardio Funk. I want to give my legs a break once a week from all the jumping. I've learned the first routine and love it! I'll do a full review once I've done all 3 dances. I do at least 30 minutes of cardio and up to 70 when I can.
I've got happy hour with my girls tonight so doing 70 minutes of Beginning Dance Cardio as soon as I'm done with this. I wanted to wait until my husband left for work so I can blast my music and get crazy! Already did my mat work.
Tomorrow I am celebrating with my parents and sister my parents 37th wedding anniversary at a sushi restaurant and jazz club. Luckily they don't drink so I won't be tempted and I can easily enjoy some sushi, veggies and brown rice without the calories getting out of control.
Sunday and Monday however, I'll be in wine country for a mini vacation with my husband. I have big plans to pack some healthy food for the first day at least. Wine will be my down fall. So plan to move my rest day to Monday and get up early Sunday for a run (yay!) and Hip Meta sequence 4, Day 1.
That's my update for now. Wish me luck! Hope you all enjoy your weekend!
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