Boot Camp - Week #1

This week I intended to go to the gym for 5 straight days.

I know, wishful thinking, right?

Right.

I was good for the first 3 days; on Monday and Wednesday I did an hour on the elliptical (burning over 600 cal), my weight routine, and a dance class (which burns around 500 cal per class!). On Tuesday I ran for 15 minutes and did 30 minutes on the elliptical as well as my weight routine.

By the time I got home on Wednesday, I almost passed out...twice.

Needless to say, I probably overdid it a little bit. So I decided to abort the boot camp mission for the rest of the week :-(

Good news is I weighed myself (bad girl!) and I seem to have lost a few pounds, so the plan works, but maybe I need to cut some time out of my elliptical usage on day I have class.

Side Note: OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY TONIGHT!!!! Will be tuned in at 7:30 with healthy snacks on standby. EXCITED!!!

Miami Boot Camp

So July is passing by without much fanfare. I've pretty much flatlined with losing weight, I've been the same all month (not that theres anything wrong with that), but I have been losing inches and tightening up (good things!!).

The week of 4th of July wasn't that bad. I ate without overdoing it, and I even went to the gym on the 4th to at least start the day off right. I ate regular food and didn't blow up like I thought I would. It's just a matter of control, portion control and self control.

So as of last thursday I had 3 weeks till Miami, and I decided that I would go to the gym every weekday until then. I went the next day, I went yesterday, and I'm about to leave in a few to go today. I'm not doing a whole lot, just an hour on the elliptical, some mild weight training, and depending on the day, a dance class (only Mondays and Wednesdays).

I'm also trying to stick to solely Jenny foods for the next 2 weeks, hopefully that will assist in shedding a couple more pounds before the trip. I'm also abstaining from alcohol for that long as well. That way my tolerance will be lower and I won't need to drink so much get the desired effect (that sounds soo bad but it's the truth).

Looking forward to this weekend, I'm FINALLY going swimsuit shopping!!

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

so heres a little something i worked on the other day. i wanted to make something that showed my progress in one fell swoop. i want to try to incorporate this into the layout of the blog somehow, but i don't feel like giving my brain that kind of workout right now lol. click the pic to make it bigger!

BBQ Time!

Finally, after a month of teetering back and forth, I've finally landed on the 11lb till goal mark. I'm super excited, and even more determined to get back into the swing of things.

With officially 39 days until Miami, I need to step it up at the gym to get South Beach ready. I'm comfortable in a bathing suit now, but I want tone up a little more to really show off when I get there ;-) Since I have literally nothing to do during the day, the plan is to visit the gym everyday (hopefully this works out).

The big obstacle looming ahead is 4th of July and all the hooplah that goes with it, a.k.a. barbecues. I have BBQs on the 4th, the 7th (that saturday) and two BFF birthdays (the 9th and 21st). The actual 4th is slated to be really low-key since it's a wednesday, so Memorial Day weekend kind of laid the foundation for BBQ behavior for me. It's just those other days that might throw me for a loop.

Gah! How ever will I behave?? I just need to dig around my brain and find that monk-like self control I used to have and wear it as a crown (or mind controlling device).

Side note: it's flippin HOT outside! Stay cool peeps!