Wednesday:
B-Life Cereal (dry) 5:30am
B2-cottage cheese, fruit, chicken sausage
L-brown rice, fish patty
L2-wheat 100 cal bread, turkey sausage
D-chicken nuggets (6)
S-cool whip
Exercise: 60 min cardio (run/spin), Pilates
Comments: Seems like I ate alot. I did. Was soooo hungry today!

Tuesday:
B-yogurt
S-pnb, wheat crackers
L-brown rice, broccoli, grilled chicken (Yummy)
D-chicken pattie, broccoli
S-wheat crackers/pnb, plain vanilla ice cream (Mickey Ds)
Exercise: Kick Circuit, Upper Body Weights
Wts: Assisted Pull-Ups, Chest Fly Machine, Tricep Extensions, Shoulder Press Machine, Bicep Curls (3 sets)
Comments: Not bad. Getting back into the swing of things. I actually enjoyed my lifting workout. Felt powerful and strong. Blame the ice cream on PMS but I think I made a reasonable choice (no chocolate syrup on it). The plan for Wednesday is 45 min jog, lower body, 45 Arch Trainer.

Monday:
B-oatmeal, boiled egg, 1/2 cup of fruit (8:00)
S-tuna (2:00)
L-salad with lettuce, cucumbers, grilled chicken, rasp ving. dressing (4:00)
S-diet coke, pnb on whole wheat almond crackers (6:00)
D-1/2 Popsicle, coffee (8:00)

Exercise: 30 min walk with MW, 45 min jog, spinning 30min
Comments: I am off to a good start with the food and exercise. That jog was intense but got fun by the end. I actually ran the whole time. The spin class was intense (I thought). Woooohoooo!

So, I have 21 days (3 weeks) left until pictures are due. At this point, what could I do:

1) I could lose 2lbs a week, which would equate to 6 lbs lost and 8lbs over all.
2) I could lose 3lbs a week, which would equate to 9lbs lost and 12lbs over all.
3) I could be lazy and do nothing at all, which would include not sending in pics at all.

Ummm....
I think I will go with option number to and get as close as I can. Now how will I do it:

1) Cardio 5 days a week (90 min). I can do it all at once or in 2 sessions. This is how I lost weight the last time mixing in strength training

2)Total Body Strength Training Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Lifting heavy but not focusing on just one muscle group.

3) I wont stick to the eating program exactly but will modify it. More veggies, less carbs, more protein and water, NO ADDED SUGAR!!

Alright! Here I go. I will need some cheerleaders for this one! Off to do some cardio.

Let's see.

Wednesday:
B-peanut butter on 100 cal bread
L-yam, broccoli, rot. chicken
S-sun chips
D-salad
S-cookie ;0
Exercise: Pilates "Plus"
Comment: Didnt eat too bad. But not sticking with the plan. I told you I was free styling it.


Thursday:
B-almonds and raisins
L-yam, broccoli, rot chicken
D-Georgia Brown's (shrimp, crab cake meat, spinach, mac and cheese, biscuit, water).
Exercise: Spin and Lift
Comment: Well, I did have water with my meal at the restaurant and I turned down dessert! Spin and Lift was good. My butt and legs are sore today, buddy!

Monday:
B-1 egg, 1 egg white, 1/2 cup of oatmeal
L-chicken, brown rice
S-banana
D-slim fast bar, yogurt
Exercise: Spinning/Walk Run with Michelle

Tuesday:
B-yogurt, cottage cheese
L-chicken, brown rice
S-yam, tuna fish
D-grilled chicken with 1/2 bun, diet pepsi
Exercise: Cardio Kick Circuit

Michelle decided it would be a good idea to harass me on the job so I decided I better get to posting. Let's just say the past is the past and I will start discussing my plans for the rest of the challenge.

For some motivation, I went on the website and read some postings from other ladies in the challenge. It seems like many of them are in similar situations...Tired of eating this food, worried that they wont have enough votes to make it in the top 10, and a bit discouraged that they will not transform enough for the competition. Others complained that they were either not losing enough weight or getting to bulking to their liking. Now, I am sure there are plenty of competitors out there who are keeping their mouth shut and working their a**es off so I have to factor them in as well. However, I think I am just going to focus on finishing. A couple people decided that they were not submitting after shots and I am sure many feel that way, but I will feel really guilty if I didn't push through and at least submit photos. So.....I have decided to continue and give it my all.

Today's Weight: 132 (up from 129)

Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup of oatmeal

Monday, June 7
B1-protein bar
B2-egg whites, oatmeal
L-salad with cucum. and lettuce, balsamic ving.
D-veggie pattie, brown rice, green beans
S-1/2 cup of chocolate milk
Exercise: 25 min spin, 20 min hi/lo, back

Comments: I was trying to get back to the regime. I think I got it now.

Wednesday, June 2
B-egg whites, 2 veggie patties
S-salad with lettuce, cuccumbers, grilled chicken, balsamic ving.
L-grilled chicken, yam, green beans
D-protein shake
Exercise: Pilates
Weights: Legs (Squats on Smith, Hack Squat, Weighted Step Ups)

Thursday, June 3
B-oatmeal, 1/2 egg and cheese biscuit (I know, I know)
S-same salad as yesterday
L (at 5pm)-yam, grilled chicken, broccoli
D-not hungry (should have eaten anyway)
Exercise: Spin and ABs
Weights: Biceps and Triceps
Bicep curl with ez curl bar, skull crashers
Preacher curls, Tricep Dips Hands on 1 bench, feet on another
Incline Bicep Curls, Pull Downs
Comments: that was a tough bi and tri workout. I have never done that many sets of bicep curls ever. I think I am doing well so far.

Tuesday, June 1
B-4 egg whites, cottage cheese
S-mixed greens with cucumbers and grilled chicken, 2 tsp of balsamic ving.
L-1 yam, green beans, grilled chicken breast
S-1 1/2 scoops of whey protein
D-broiled shrimp, broccoli
Exercise: 30 min cardio (arch trainer, step mill); cardio kick circuit, chest

Chest: reps 10, 8, 6
Incline Chest Press (20lbs, 25lbs, 30lbs)
Smith Machine Bench Press (95lbs, 105lbs, 105lbs)
Pec Deck Machine (45lbs 50lbs, 55lbs)
Push-Ups to failure (15, 15, 15 reps)

Comments: Great work! That chest workout was hard!