Anyway. This may be the first week I've gone without eating fast food in close to a year. No joke. That in itself is an incredible victory for me (to clarify, I did visit Chipotle for dinner last night, but I had a salad bowl w/ chicken and fajita veggies. I'm not counting that). What did we eat? An f-ing lot of white-meat chicken and probably the equivalent of my weight in vegetables....in fact, I've just ate a ton of food in general. Fitting 4 meals and 3 snacks into your daily schedule really requires effort! For example: I visited campus on Friday and found that I missed a snack and had to pick up a smoothie while running errands to stay on track. I'll have to really plan the day when I leave for school each day.
Overall, SHRED is interesting. I feel like I am CONSTANTLY eating--so this is definitely not a diet of deprivation. I've rekindled my love affair with fruit, tried edamame for the first time--not a huge fan, and had oatmeal for what may be the first time in my adult life. I know. I'm sheltered. The first few days, I really didn't understand how I could possibly lose weight eating so much, but when I began tracking my caloric intake with the MyFitnessPal app, I realized that when you are making good choices, you can eat your body weight in fruits and vegetables and still be well within what is considered reasonable. I feel like my body is responding, however. Could just be my characteristic sickening optimism. Those of you who know me well know that I seem to always view the world through rose-colored glasses....HA! (That's a joke). But here's to hoping it is working :) I haven't weighed myself this week--the book advises you to avoid that...probably because when you eat so much damn food, you gain weight initially. But I find that I'm hungry when I wake in the morning--that's new for me! Time will tell, I suppose.
And TurboFire? Kicking. My. Ass. The 30-minute workout that seems to be a staple of the early weeks is challenging, but enjoyable. I find that I am able to really push myself and I am pretty much toast at the end. The HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout nearly killed me however. It may have been worse than Insanity!! I did take an extra day off this week as everything hurt and I am still trying to kick this cold before the semester starts (excuses, excuses). I really am enjoying it. I'm going to try to stick to the schedule pretty closely, but I'm looking forward to Zumbaing at UH with my girl, Sandra on Mondays. Group fitness is invigorating. Keeps me honest :) Sorry, Chalene! Plus, having a recurring meeting Monday afternoon and class Monday nights will make it more difficult to work out at home on Mondays. I'm sure Chalene would understand.
So, week one has been okay. Hoping the changes I've made and the sacrifices I will continue to make will pay off. Your turn?
