Day 17 – Thursday July 30th 2009

As you can tell based on our lack of posts… We are not good at keeping up with a blog. So instead we will get on here when we can to give updates. While we have not been keeping up with the blogs, we have been keeping up with the workouts… well we have been doing the workouts daily, wouldn’t necessarily say we were keeping up! I have found that I personally like KenpoX the best. It is a kick butt karate style cardio workout. It’s about an hour long but the time flies and I’m drenched in sweat at the end. Lauren is not a big a fan as I am of this workout. Yoga is still hard! We are finally starting to get the AbRipperX moves down, although I still have horrible form on pretty much anything that requires straight legs. My legs really do not go straight if they are in the air and the rest of my body is on the ground. Lauren always gets a good laugh! So anyway we are over 2 ½ weeks in and looking forward to our 30 day pics. It’s hard to see progress when you look in the mirror daily, but we are hoping to notice a difference when comparing day 1 to day 30. We will be updating every chance we get as we continue our journey for cereal box bodies… Please subscribe to our blog and help keep us motivated!

Day 4 – Thursday July 16th 2009

Yoga is hard! (I know you just got a mental picture of me doing yoga and are probably laughing uncontrollably!)I'm not sure why I thought it looked easy, but it's not. I didn't have a dry spot on me halfway through the workout. It did however stretch all my sore muscles and they feel much better now... still sore, but better. I also found that there are a few vital keys to yoga: flexability, balance and very strong core muscles. I obviously have none of these! I wobbled, I fell, I laughed, but I did do yoga and will strive to do better.

Pre-workout Snack – Half of a Protein Shake
Breakfast – Full Bowl of FiberOne Cereal (Not on phase I of the diet, but tasted Great!)
Snack – Toffee Protein Bar
Lunch – Leftover Sirloin & Couscous, Jello
Snack – Sliced Green Apple w/ Peanut Butter
Supper – Grilled Chicken & Green Beans w/ Rotel

Day 3 – Wednesday July 15th 2009

Woke up at all hours of the night with various body parts aching and soar… alarm finally goes off at 4:00AM, roll out of bed onto shaky legs and try to remember why I was getting up so early to torture my body. As I look in the mirror waiting my turn at the scale, I remember why I’m up and am now motivated for my morning workout. Today was arms and shoulders (The tank-top muscles!) followed by a round of Ab Burner X (The beach muscles!). The workout was pretty intense but I’m looking forward to getting heavier weights.

Pre-workout Snack – Slice of toast w/ natural peanut butter
Post-workout Snack - Recovery drink
Breakfast – half chicken breast and a few slices of cantaloupe
Snack – Sliced Green Apple w/ Peanut Butter
Lunch – Spinach leaf salad w/ grilled chicken and light honey mustard dressing, Jello
Snack – Chocolate Protein Bar and a Peach
Supper – Sirloin Steak cook Medium Rare & Couscous w/ Cheese

Day 2 – Tuesday July 14th 2009

Got to sleep in this morning until 4:15AM! I thought the Plyometrics dvd was a little shorter than the rest, I was wrong. I learned my lesson from the day before and made a quick protein shake so I wouldn’t be working out on an empty stomach. We started working out at 4:45 and were only able to get halfway through the workout because of time restrictions. Halfway was plenty for the first time and we finished the video after I got home from playing golf around 8:00PM. I feel the soreness coming on!

Snack – Recovery drink – Post-workout
Breakfast – Protein shake made with Whey protein, skim milk & strawberries
Snack – Turkey Jerky
Lunch – Spinach leaf salad w/ tilapia and light honey mustard dressing, Jello
Snack – Toffee Protein Bar
Supper – Baked lemon-pepper chicken (Half breast)

Day 1 – Monday July 13th 2009

Out of bed at 4:00AM excited to begin my body transformation! We took some last minute measurements before popping in the first workout dvd, Chest and Back. We quickly worked up a sweat and tried our best to keep up. I’d say we definitely have some improving to do. About 48 minutes into the workout, my body had enough. I had a pounding headache, was weak and shaky all over and felt very sick. Tomorrow I plan to drink a protein shake prior to workout.

Snack – Recovery drink – Post-workout
Breakfast – Mushroom Omelet and a ½ glass skim milk
Snack – Peanut Butter Protein Bar and Banana
Lunch – Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Broccoli & cheese
Snack – Cheese Stick
Supper – Tilapia & Squash

Day 1 Pictures

Goodbye old body...