DAY ONE in the BAG

Today was the first day of Body for Life and overall it went super well. There were a few small bumps that I had to overcome such as my class lasting 1 1/2 hours longer than I expected so I didn't get my fourth meal in, and our neighbors inviting us to go to our fav mexican restaurant. But we settled for our own little mexican homeade meal instead. Oh...Drinking 130 ounces of water = lotsa pee at the most unconvenient times.

7:55 am up and at 'em to head to the gym for my upperbody workout

8:30 - 9:15 am UBWO =Upper Body Workout

Chest - DB Bench press 12, 10, 8, 6, 12
Pushups 12

Back - DB Flies 12, 10, 8, 6, 12
Pullups 12 (I can't do the "real" ones yet, only assisted)

Shoulders - DB Shoulder Press 12, 10, 8, 6, 12
DB Side and Front Raises 12

Biceps - DB Curls 12, 10, 8, 6, 12
Preacher Curls 12

Tricep - DB Tri - Extensions 12, 10, 8, 6, 12
Tricep Kickbacks 12

9:30 am - MEAL ONE
1 Egg, 2 egg whites, w/lowfat cheese and green onions
1/2 banana
some grapes



The eggs were great. The green onions added some good flavor to the eggs. We also got some seasoning we call "fire salt" that Cole's bro brought us from Chicago and it gives it kinda a salty spicey flavor - moy delicioso!

I got this pink water bottle at Grand Teton this last summer. I love the straw in it. It really makes me drink so much more water. I plan on drinking at least 3-4 of these a day! I'm wondering if my bladder will get used to this because I seriously peed like 20 times today.


12:15 am - MEAL TWO
Chocolate Protein Shake w/ 1/2 banana




Our blender sucks! There was still big lumps of banana in it after it was blended for like a whole minute. I'm excited cuz Cole said I could go buy a Bullet Blender though.

2:15 pm - MEAL THREE
-Tuna Fish on Whole Wheat Black Bread - YUMMO! This bread is delicious! I luv Costco!
-Bean Salad consisting of a number of different beans, onions, red and green peppers, water chesnuts and a little vinegar, water, and splenda. This salad is great except I'm not a big fan of water chestnuts.



5:15 pm - MEAL FOUR
insert meal here. My class went way to long so I missed this meal. Oh well. You win some you lose some.

8:15 pm - MEAL FIVE
Mexican night! Chicken Fajitas w/ green peppers and onions, and FF sour cream. I was stuffed after just one even after missing my last meal.




I'm not crying cuz I'm sad. Those onions just really get to me. I usually wear my ski goggles when I cut up onions, but they are packed away for the summer.



10:15 pm - MEAL SIX
Chocolate Protein Shake w/1 TB of Peanut Butter
I guess I was so excited to drink this that I forgot to take a pic.

Well, I better get to bed! I have some homework due tommorrow and I have HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training - in the mornin'. Good Night, Sleep Tight.

Count down to the start

I start BFL tomorrow! I made sure that I went shopping yesturday so that everything would go accordingly. I decided that we had better make some yummy and unhealthy recipes this weekend before I start so we made Carbanara last night. It was delicious. Every time we eat carbanara it reminds me of when Cole asked me to marry him because that is what he fixed me that special night. And for dessert we decided to continue on with the italian theme and have italian sodas. That put me over the top! It was delicious, but we had our friends over to eat and I think it made one of them sick. That heavy cream can do that to you sometimes.

Today, on the menu we had left over Carbanara for lunch of course and I threw in another italian soda to wash it down. Tonight...we are having my specialty - eggrolls. Cole's dad loves them and it was his birthday so we are going up there to make these deep fat fried delights as well as some chinese fried rice. I got the recipe for the rice from my mom. I dunno about spam and its artificiallness(real word?), but it calls for it so I guess I'll give it a whirl. I guess I eat hot dogs and who know what's in those!

Ya know its probably is not the best mentality to try and shove all this crap in my body before I start something, but I guess for the most part I try to eat healthy so this little weekend of indulgence won't hurt before I go hard core.

My fridge is stocked - I bought 2 dozen eggs cause I know that will be a large portion of my diet for the next 12 weeks.

My cupboards are stocked - ignore the potato chips . I gotta keep my hubby happy with a few decent snacks. Oh...and as I mentioned before, the spam is for the chinese rice tonight. Costco tuna fish...yum yum

My meal plan is written out for week one. Sorry its kinda hard to read.

My workout plan is written out for the next 84 days

My i-pod is charged and

I'M

READY

TO

GO!!

I wanted to write my goals out so that I have them also to read and motivate me.

My goals for Challenge Numero Tres are:

1. 17% Bodyfat

2. Comfortably fit into a size 6

3. 138-140 lb

4. To realize that although this is a 12 week challenge, I must live healthy for the rest of my life!!

Where do I start...

So yes... I'm now an official blogger. I've avoided doing this for a long time because I know myself too well and I know that I will waste hours upon hours blogging my little life away. Heck, I didn't even have a blog and I spent hours upon hours stocking other people's blogs. But I've viewed some very motivational blogs on fitness and food and I just wanted to join the bandwagon.



A healthy lifestyle has been a passion of mine for a very long time. I think it was passed down to me by my loving parents. My father, who is almost 60...Wow... is still running in triathlons and road biking across Idaho when he can. I love how fitness makes me feel. It is my own little out when life gets stressful. I love cooking and meal planning. My husband makes fun of me because I come home from work with typed out menus and workout plans for the week in detail down to the snacks I eat and the weight lifting reps I have planned.



Speaking of which, I'm starting Body-for-Life August 31st, 2009! This will be my third challenge and I am so excited! I love BFL! For those of you who have never heard of it... It is a 12 week fitness and meal plan created by a fitness guru named Bill Phillips. If your interested, I would suggest checking out the link I posted. For extra motivation, I decided to document my journey mainly for my own benefit, but if you stumble upon my blog and it inspires you, like other blogs have inspired me then GREAT! So starting on Monday, I will begin blogging about my workouts, meals, recipes, and maybe you'll get a little slice of life as well. So look out!