Day 13 and Final Weigh In Before Cabo

So this will be me and my husband in a few hours, hopefully! Except my hubby hasn't gone grey yet...

I thought I'd check in real quick and give a final update before our little trip. Wednesday went fine. I worked out hard doing Meta Hip 2, double arms and abs, DC 2 combos 1 and 3 twice through and adding in an additional 10 minutes of Meta cardio but had to quit as my achillies tendon started to act up. Good thing I am taking several days off of dance cardio, perfect timing so I can let it heal.

I also want to add that I am sore from this second sequence! I wasn't really in the first one, even though I had trouble completing all the moves. This time I can do all the moves but I am feeling it! Even my arms are sore. They are looking good for me btw. I tend to get really big shoulders and biceps and I think they are leaning out!

I ate pretty good but did snack a bit, mostly fruit, a bit of low fat cheese, couple crackers but also some chocolate...I think I may be through with this low calorie stuff for a minute. It's getting really boring eating the same thing all the time. I'll be eating a lot on vacation while trying to balance it out with cardio at the gym. When I get back I'll probably do a detox to get back on track and then figure out how to eat "normally."

I weighed in Wednesday at 127.6 and this morning at 128. It's not 125, but oh well.

I'm pretty sure my inches are about the same but no time for that now.

I'm happy with this. My ultimate goal is to stay under 125. But for now, I am really pleased. My clothes are loose. My muscles feel tight. I've really never looked so good! I'm trying not to nit pick and just be happy where I am right now. I will not freak out when I've gained a few pounds when I get back! At least that's what I'm trying to tell myself. I feel confident that I've made real changes in my life that I can stick to. And that feels both empowering and hopeful. I mean, it's pretty awesome to have lost about 10 plus solid pounds in the past 6 weeks even with plenty of cheat days thrown in the mix.

I'll post some pics of my trip when I get back. I'm hoping to see some whales and mostly just drink and eat by the pool/ocean. Don't miss me too much while I'm gone! haha!

Day 11 and 12

Had a great day yesterday! Really stuck to the diet, no extra bread. Just a little bit of wine and chocolate in the evening since I have to finish it before we leave for our trip, right! I did all my muscular structure work, loving sequence number 2! And a full on hour of dancing.

Today I weighed in at 128.8, down .8 from yesterday, so making progress. I did my workout this morning but only have time for 30 minutes of dance cardio as today is a work day. I was feeling sluggish when I woke up and it carried on all day. It's my typical PMS story. By Thursday or Friday I should be feeling great and have lost that oh so unsexy bloated feeling.

I was doing so great on my diet as well. I had an extra egg, so 2, with my bacon and toast this morning. Had my turkey burger, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber and a bell pepper for lunch. 1 bite of coffee cake, because it was staring at me. Some blueberries and 2 strawberries and a Vitamin Water Zero.

Then, I was asked to take the kids to their grandparents house for a birthday party for their cousin. Grandma had made a lovely cake and had other goodies as well. How could I refuse the cake?? It would have been so rude. So I ate it. It was great, chocolate with cream cheese frosting. I also had a small cookie. And one curly giant cheeto. AAAAAHHHHHHHHRRRRRRGGGGGGG!

I am supposed to have a think thin bar for dinner and the last of the wine. I was thinking of skipping it but I don't want my already crazy blood sugar to go any more nuts. I plan to get up early and rock out some extra dance cardio tomorrow. All in all my calories are still pretty low for the day, definitely under 1500, so not bad considering. I got super amped up on the sugar too!

I'm off to get my nails done for my trip and am trying to cut myself some slack. I just am praying the scale doesn't go up tomorrow or else I may cry a tiny bit. Tomorrow is another day and there is no cake or wine involved!

Hope your day went better than mine!

Days 9 and 10, Cheater's Paradise.

Here I am enjoying one of my favorite wines, 2007 Maple Zinfandel at Dutcher Crossing Winery. My husband and I went to the wine club release party and enjoyed some super yummy vegetable pasta, salad with gorgonzola, tomatoes, artichokes and almonds and tiramisu for dessert. I also had a large and delicious turkey sandwich for lunch as well as an amazing dinner at one of my favorite spots, Scopa in Healdsburg. I went a little crazy yesterday, but it was so much fun to let loose and just enjoy myself!

I had a fantastic weekend full of friends, food and wine. I did all my required muscular structure work and did about 1 hour of dance cardio each day to try and balance out the "cheating" I knew would be happening. I also ate pretty good for my non cheating meals and tried not to go too crazy on the portions of non TAM approved foods. That's the good news.

Unfortunately I weighed in at 129.6 this morning. So up 4.2 pounds since Saturday morning. I'm sure it's mostly all water as I was definitely enjoying my wine, salt and carbs! Also I should be getting my monthly visitor any time now, so need to factor in for that as well. Not freaking out, yet!

Today to help get my self back on track I will be sticking to Tracy's diet for week two, which means, 2 slices turkey bacon and 1 egg for breakfast. Almond milk and 1/2 cup blueberries for snack. think thin bar for lunch. And finally a turkey burger, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber and tomato for dinner.
I started the second sequence of Hip Meta today and really digging it. I also did Dance Cardio 2, Sequences 1 & 3, two times each, plus the breakdown for sequence 4, and then 30 minutes of freestyle dancing. I really went for it today as I won't have much time for cardio the next two days and then I'm getting on a plane to Mexico!

I feeling pretty confident that those 4-5 pounds will be gone by Thursday. I'll report back tomorrow night, let's hope with good news!

Week Two, Day One

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the kind words and encouragement! It means so much to have support from all you fabulous people all over the internet! It gets kind of lonely doing TAM by myself so thanks for being there! One thing that really sucks about doing this whole thing is I've pretty much cut myself off from week day socializing, and that usually means Friday night too. I'm hoping that when I get good at maintaining I'll be able to see my friends more and stay awake past 9:00.

Now on the Diet Week 2:
Oh the joy of not having to juice kale and beets. Seriously. Also very excited about my breakfast!

Two strips of turkey bacon, 1 "poached" egg and 1 slice dry toast. I added in the toast. Yum! Salt and protein and bread!
Mid morning I had 8 ounces, 4 more than prescribed, unsweetened almond milk with 1/2 cup blueberries.

Dinner was really good. Turkey burger, 1/2 avocado, dijon and 1 slice sprouted wheat bread. I added in the bread for dinner as well as the pepper and snap peas in the afternoon. I don't think I would be able to exist on so few calories.

I was pretty hungry by the end of the day and treated myself to 2 glasses of wine to celebrate my hard work and progress. And a bit of chocolate as well. My calories for the day barley hit above 1300. I want to hang around that area for the next few days and see what happens. I don't want to gain any weight but sheesh. A girls got to eat!

Did my Mat routine and then onto cardio in the morning. Did the full BDC workout the breakdown to sequence 3 on DC2 plus the full routines 1 & 3. Feels great to have another combo to throw into the mix. Next week I'll work on mastering Sequence 4.

I weighed in this morning at 125.4. I think it must be the fairy dust or something. How could I loose another 1.6 pounds over night? I weighed myself 3 times and then got out my old manual scale and yup about 125. Maybe the wine dehydrated me a bit? Anyway, not going to get to excited about it.

I am so ready to go to Mexico. It's been pouring rain for the past two days and hasn't even hit 50 degrees, which is SF is freezing! I spent some time yesterday choosing outfits and packing for my trip, even though we don't leave until next Thursday. I'm pretty booked up until then so wanted to get a head start. I hate it when I pack too much!

I am bringing some workout clothes and have big ideas about working out. I'll probably do some regular treadmill and elliptical intervals for cardio and throw in some TAM arms and abs. I will be in the pool a lot to so will take advantage of that as well.

I am heading to a ladies brunch today and plan to have champagne and whatever else I want, within reason. Tomorrow I am going to wine country so will be having more wine and a nice dinner as well. I'll be back on Monday to let you know the damage! Let's hope the extra cardio I'm putting in today and tomorrow help balance things out. Fingers crossed!

Week One Complete, Time for the Results!

Hi all! So I am all finished with pureed foods for a while. Thank goodness! I stayed positive all week but I am ready for some protein.
I am really excited and motivated about my results. These are not the best pictures but I didn't want to take all day. As you can see I am have a quite a muscular build. It's genetics I'm afraid, but it could be worse! I have leaned up a bit since I started doing the TAM in December and hope to some more as I continue to focus on the diet portion.

So here are my results:

Height: 5' 4.5"
Starting Weight: 134.4lbs Weight Today: 127.0 lbs         Lost: -7.4 lbs

Starting Thigh:     22.5"       Thigh Today: 21.75"          Lost: -.75"

Starting Waist: 27.75"          Waist Today: 26"
Lost: -1.75

Starting Low Waist: 29"   Low Waist Today: 27.5"
Lost: 1.5"

Starting Hip: 34.5"            Hip Today: 33.5"
Lost: 1"

Starting Butt: 37"             Butt Today: 35.75"
Lost: 1.25"

Starting Bicep: 11"        Bicep Today: 10.75"
Lost: .25"

Starting Calf: 14"          Calf Today: 13.75"
Lost: .25"

Bust and Chest the same.

I am quite pleased with the results so far. I feel like the fat that was covering the Tracy muscles I have been sculpting for the 2.5 months is melting away. I am 2 lbs away from my short term goal and I still have until next Thursday morning to reach it. I can do it!
I feel like this diet is doable for a week or less if you need to drop some weight quickly. I am really motivated to maintain and am okay loosing more slowly in the future. I was very surprised at how easily the weight came off. I literally can't remember ever being 127lbs! My butt has never looked so good and I can't wait to see how things progress in the coming weeks!
I begin Week Two diet today and will be modifying a bit as it is very low calorie and I have two fun events this weekend. I will keep you posted on how things go!
Good luck on your own personal goals!

Day Six!

I thought this was a fitting an inspiring thought to help get me through my second to last day of purees.  We are capable of so much more than we think! Thanks Yogi Ginger Tea for brightening a rather boring and dreary day! It's freezing for us in San Francisco, it even hailed for a little bit! So we've been stuck inside and going stir crazy!

Today went fine. I was hungry. I was tired. But I did everything I was supposed to do. I woke up at 5:00 and did my muscular structure work, doubling up on arms and abs as usual. Did my cardio,  Combination 3 Breakdown from DC2, all of Beginning Dance Cardio and Combination 1 from DC2. I ate all my 7 purees at about 2 hour intervals. I can't wait to eat real food! Soon, so soon!

I weighed in at 128.8lbs this morning! Down another .6lbs. I kind of can't believe it. I'm nervous I will hit a plateau when I start eating real food again, but I guess that's normal. I have not maintained or even really been at this weight since I was in junior high. 135lbs is where I hang out, no matter what. Even when I was running a lot I was around 132-133. I feel much smaller, my clothes fit still but not for much longer. My pants are getting very baggy. I hope my jeggings still fit, they were not cheap! On Friday I will start packing for my trip and I have this super cure romper that I can't wait to wear and show off my legs to my hubby!

Here is the rather delicious and very small portion size of the Veggie Protein Soup. I pureed mine to make sure I get an even amount of ingredients per serving. It's stock, carrot, celery, broccoli, parsley, pepper and a small amount of chicken. It sure is nice to have a warm meal at the end of the day, as I eat everything else cold or room temp.

Also, I totally forgot to take a picture of the pudding! I literally think about it all day as motivation to finish my day strong! It's chocolate, coconut, dates, blueberries, cocoa powder and delicious. It gets me through the night and I think fuels my AM workout. I will really miss it next week. :(

I am excited to weigh in and measure on Friday morning! And that is the next you'll hear from me as I work from 7:30AM-9:30PM tomorrow, so no time for blogging.

Happy Hump Day! And remember, You Do Know, You Are Ready and You Can Do It!

Day Five

I am happy to report that I am surviving so far. I think that the results on the scale are what are really keeping me focused. I'm down another .6 lbs. for a grad total of 5 lbs in 4 days! With a cheat day! Kind of amazing! I am slightly below where I was before I got sick and halfway to my "short term goal." I still have 9 days left to loose another 5 lbs, though I know they are not going to come off as easily as these first five. I'm not fooling myself! Can't wait to take measurements on Friday!

Here are my sweaty and slightly achy legs after 30+ minutes Meta/freestyle cardio. (Added in the Combo 3 Breakdown from DC 2)  Corn makes a sweet ice pack. I'm really hoping that I don't get bad shin splints! Yikes! I plan to do a stretching and strengthening move I read about on the Facebook fan page. You flex your feet hard while sitting down, legs out straight for 5 minutes. It should burn but different than the shin splint. I don't think I have them yet, just don't want to get them! 

Before cardio I did the Hip Meta 1, doubling up on abs and arms. Legs are still tough and I'm really feeling the arms and abs doing them twice. I have 5 more days with this workout so hoping by the end that I will be able to do the whole leg series without stopping. Fingers crossed!

Diet is going well. I'm loving this water from Trader Joes I'm finding it really helps with food cravings and the bubbles feel real nice on my throat that is still a little sore from my cold. 

Today was my first full day back at work, 7:30-5:30, so it's a long one. I packed all my food for the last 3 days of this diet and stored it in their fridge. I'm a nanny by the way. I made the 2 year old a turkey sandwich for lunch and I just wanted to try that bread! I have a ladies brunch planned on Saturday with my bestest girlfriends so I just keep that in mind when I want to cheat. Soon I'll be having an amazing meal with even better company. Just 3 more days...

Here is the gazpacho. It has the longest ingredient list of all the recipes. Lots of herbs, roasted tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, some spices and rice wine vinegar.  

It makes me sweat when I eat it! I have this around 4:00 in the afternoon and it really carries me through until "dinner."

So only 2 more days of this food. I'm a little nervous as it looks pretty sparse. I may have to add in something, not sure what yet...I'm not a robot! I have to care for 3 kiddos! Luckily I have two cheat days this weekend so hopefully those calories will carry me through until next Thursday when I leave for Cabo!

I just wanted to thank anyone who takes the time to check in with me and my little blog. I love the Facebook fan page so much. I get ideas and inspiration all day long from it. I hope I can do the same for someone else!