Update...

In a nutshell... I'm tired and sore!!

I've been pretty good with working out daily. I'll admit I missed 2 days this week but I got sick. Yesterday, I pushed through and worked out despite the fact that I was sick and I felt good this morning. It was 1130pm when I worked out tonight but I was adament about getting a workout in today. I'm glad I did though.

So, Ive been doing Jillian's 30 day Shred and combining it with targeted workouts from P90x. The 30 day shred is built to only last 20 minutes but I want maximum results. So I've been doing level of the Shred and one dvd from P90x.

I love the P90x program in its effectiveness, but its lenghty and I sometimes dont have a whole hour (at one time) to devote to workout unless its later in the evening. So, the new plan I think will be to do level 1 of the Shred in the AM and level 2 of the Shred before dinner. Then, if I'm wanting to burn more calories, I'll add a walk with the kid in or a cardio or core synergistics workout from P90x in to achieve that.

I'm feeling pretty good in general. I'm sore in places that are extremely uncomfortable but the 4lbs I've lost since I started is telling me that I'm on the right track with this.

I was sharing my weight loss goals with a friend and she told me that wanting to lose 20lbs is a bit ambitious. It might be but I dont think its unattainable. Seriously though, I'm thinking I might not allow her to be on my cheering squad. Not for this particular mission anyways. I need all the motivation I can get. If I have to scream "YAY ME" at the top of my lungs to get it -- well, then so be it. Having said that, its not like I'm not going to like jump off a cliff if the 20lb goal isnt reached but coming as close to the 20lb loss mark is the ultimate goal.

As far as the food goes, I'm combining these workouts with a modified diet. I'm eating a lot of protien (mainly lentils and boneless chicken), vegetables and a few starches. I'm trying to stay away from starches as much as I can and limit the sugary foods as well. I have a bit of a sweet tooth, so I'm not restricting my sugar intake but I'm pretty much only allowing myself one sweet "treat" per day. If I can go without it for the day, even better. I'm paying more attention to how many calories are in what I'm eating and making sure I dont exceed about 450 cals per large meal and 200 cals per snack.

I need to get a tape measure and do some body measuring so I can track those results as well. I'm seeing that with most people the Shred brings more a dramatic loss in inches than in weight, but we shall see. I'm a naturally muscular person and I've always weighed more because of that so frankly I'm looking forward to the loss in inches. Anyways, for now, here's what I got.

Beginning weight -- 189

Weight today -- 185.4

Woohoo...go me!!

Stay tuned for more updates!

PS.. I took some before pictures but uhmm yea....lol. Maybe when I get to the end of week 2 I'll put them up to show the dramatic changes :)

Spinach & Cheese Quesadillas

This is what I had for my second meal today. These quesadillas were easy to make and did not hold back on the taste.

Here's a quick recipe for the snack portion:

1 whole wheat tortilla (or multi-grain)

1/2 cup shredded cheese

1/2 cup cooked spinach

Place tortilla in a hot skillet for 2 minutes until it is warm. On on side of the tortilla, put spinach and top with cheese. Fold the tortilla over and mash down with a spatula. Flip the tortilla over and press down with spatula. Let cook in skillet for an additional 3 minutes. Remove from skillet and top with 1 Tsp of low-fat sour cream and 1 Tsp salsa.

Enjoy!

Day One: Empowered

Whenever I start something, I always begin so empowered -- ready to do what I need to do so I can get it done.

This is no different.

I woke up this morning determined and persuaded. Go me right! So, I did a high impact workout for 30 minutes this morning and will do Extreme Yoga this evening. Dont worry I'll explain what these workouts are explicitly later.

Breakfast was egg white omelette with spinach on an english muffin and cinammon coffee.Well, it turned out to be more like brunch since I got a late start with the eating.

I'll probably write several short posts throughout the day to help me keep track of stuff. So yea, onward and upwards.

The Mission...

Welcome to Mission: Fit & Fabulous!

I'm starting this blog as a way to document my journey to becoming more fit and staying fabulous while I do so. Here you'll find what workouts I'm doing, how much I've lose, what I'm eating, a few noteworthy recipes and other interesting information that aids the mission.

What is the mission?

The mission is to lose 20lbs in 30 days. Sounds unreasonable? Well, I don't think so. I didn't wake up one morning and decided on this number and this deadline, its perfectly calculated. The plan is to lose between 3-5lbs weekly with a combination of moderated eating ( I hate to use the word 'diet') and exercise. The plan also consists of consuming at least 1500 calories daily in even 3 hr intervals and doing a high impact workout in the morning and the choice of Extreme yoga or a second workout in the evening.

Now don't get me wrong, 20lb sounds like a lot of weight to lose but it's the last big of baby weight I need to take off to get back down to proper size and it's well beyond time to get it done.

So, if you'd like to take the journey with me, subscribe to the feed either by email or RSS and leave comments of encouragement or simply what ever you think.

I'd love to hear from you!