12/07/2010

The kids and I were sick sick sick with a fast moving stomach bug :P nothing in the way of exercise and little in the way of eating happened today.

I'll be back tomorrow!

Blessings,

Christina

Turbofire

If you haven't heard of Turbofire, you need to know! :D

It's not your average workout plan and it comes with so much more than just the work outs themselves. They give you guidance on how to get started, no matter what fitness level you are at (mine being low, lol). They give you guidance on how and what to eat. You can also find motivation and advice from experienced folks at Team Beach Body (my coach is Bob, go say hi to Bob!)

I will be following what Turbofire calls the "prep schedule" which involves less high intensity work outs until my body is conditioned to handle the more intense stuff (it's about 9 weeks long). I some how managed to completely MISS that this schedule existed first time around, which explains why I dealt with Achilles tendon issues from doing too much too fast when we tried Turbofire the first time; we being me and my awesome husband (also on facebook).

I am on day two of my schedule and I'll be doing the "Stretch 40" workout - what are you gonna do today?

Warmest Regards,

Christina

12/06/2010

Beverages:

3 1/4 cups whole milk

30 oz coffee with 6 1/2tbsp half and half, 2tbsp sugar (total)

12oz mother's milk herbal nursing tea

9 cups of water

Breakfast:

1.5 cups soaked oatmeal

2 tea sugar

2 tea butter

Lunch:

1 medium bell pepper - sauteed

2 eggs

2 sliced turkey

Snack:

1 med. banana

2tbsp sun butter

Dinner:

3 cups spring mix

7oz tuna salad from scratch

Dessert:

nothing!

Approximate nutritional breakdown:

2273 calories

144g protein

122g fat

143g carb

Approximate calorie burn:

1660 resting metabolic rate

400 avg. from breastfeeding

250 from moderate daily activity

500 from turbofire 30 workout

Approximate calorie deficit:

2810 burned - 2273 eaten = 537 (not toooo shabby)

5425 calories to burn this week - 537 = 4888

814 calories a day left to burn daily, to meet my weekly goal of 1.5lbs lost... means I need to burn more or eat less! According to Kellymom.com I shouldn't consume any less that 1800 or it might put my milk supply at risk.

My Thoughts:

I was pretty close to my calorie intake goals today and I feel good about that, although I wish it would have been a smidge lower. I worked out with Turbofire for the first time since July and I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't kill me as badly as I thought it would, but it certainly was hard and I can feel lots of room for improvement. I'm not doing much of the jumping (I'm following the lower impact gal) this time around because of Achilles tendon issues last time, but that may change with time! I'm also experimenting with working out barefoot after reading a lot about the benefits of going barefoot during fitness activities. It requires an extra bit of thought to keep my feet positioned correctly, but I've been relatively pain free for once (experienced quite a bit of foot pain when working out to Turbofire before).

I experienced some low blood sugar symptoms (shaky, lightheaded, a little disoriented) about an hour after working out, only 30 minutes after my afternoon snack, so I plan on closely monitoring that issue. Check in ya'll tomorrow!

Warmest Regards,

Christina

Weekly Weigh In 12/06/2010

Last week's morning weight: 168.6lbs

Today's morning weight was: 166.5lbs

Lost last week: 2.1lbs

Goal weight: 135lbs

Deadline: April 25th, 2011

Weekly weight loss to meet my goal: 1.55lbs a week

12/05/2010

Daily Beverages:

3, 12oz cups of coffee with 4tb half and half + 1tbsp turbinado sugar in each cup

3 cups whole organic milk

6 cups of water

Breakfast:

1 cup of soaked oatmeal, mixed with 3/4tbsp butter, and 1 tbsp turbinado sugar

Lunch:

1 medium apple

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/3 cup soaked and dry roasted pecans

Snack:

6 tiny scottish bannocks (oatcakes) with sun butter on top (equal to about 2tbsp)

Dinner:

about 6 scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, cooked in lard

1 bell pepper, sauteed

Dessert:

1/2 cup turkey hill tin roof ice cream

Approximate Nutrition Breakdown:

2700 calories

139g protein

152g fat

180 carbs

Approximate Calorie Burn:

300-500 from breastfeeding

sedentary daily activity today

My Thoughts:

Today, nutritionally this was an "ok" kind of day. I'm doing what I usually do and maintaining my current weight... I certainly didn't do anything towards weight loss per say except make a plan to fit exercise in to my daily routine. I'd like to cut back on my calorie intake, but for now, I'm going to focus on quality of my calories and making exercise a DAILY habit.

In the past I've gotten so focus on "looking better" for being the reason I would work out... this time I'm trying to remember all the other gazillion reasons I want to work out (like long term health and well being!) I'll keep you posted.

Warmly,

Christina