Keeping it real!

So today was basically day three, it was supposed to be day one, but of course I started early.  So far so good.  I still need to figure out what I am going to do for strength training.  I am so having trouble motivating myself to do it.  I am technically doing some strength stuff with our Squadron PT, but not nearly enough so I can reach my goals.

The eating is great though. I love that I don't feel hungry all the time and my food is so yummy!  We had salmon cakes for dinner, they were so stinking delicious!  I pan fried them for a few minutes in bacon grease and then finished them in the oven.  We also had turnip greens, first time I have cooked them.  For some reason I thought they would be bitter, but they have a very mild flavor.

I am totally loving the extra workout after PT in the morning.  I got in the 30 minutes on the elliptical and felt great all day.  It make me laugh to think that people that eat 'low carb' have no energy.  That is so far from the truth for me.  I mean a person without energy wouldn't be bouncing on the trampoline at work, now would they? And my poor, poor, underfed brain.  It is just going to shrivel up and die....not!

Today was just a great day.  C and I worked on her rollie pollies for acrobatics.  Tomorrow we need to work on stretching.  I need to do this too!  And P has his second swim team practice.  Crazy how we went from the non-participators, to an activity just about everyday!!!!  It is fun though, and seeing the progress C is making with acro is awesome.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to put up my BF%:  29% as of today.

My goal for this challenge is to get it down to 27% or less, without losing lean mass.






I did okay today. 

My 10%: 
dark chocolate- 1 square 
Avocado Ranch salad dressing .25 serving 

Exercise: 
20 mins jogging (last man ups) 
10 mins walking 
2 sets wall push-ups 
50 crunches 

elliptical x 30 mins: some intervals not HIIT 
fitter x 5 mins 
bouncing on trampoline x 3 mins 

Daily goals: 
take supplements- check 
90% primal- check 
track treats: check 
bed by 11- planning on it :)

End of Day 2

Not too bad today.  I was able to stick closely to my eating plan with only 2 treats; dark chocolate and Tyson Pepperoni Any'tizers.  I did not do my workout though, which I really need!  I need to do the strength training if I want to build muscle.  So, now I need to fit it in somewhere, I guess Friday and Saturday.  Well, unless I lift tomorrow and then do the elliptical on Saturday.  Something.

I weighed in this a.m.  I was 160, blah.  Not sure why since I still wasn't 'bad' since the last challenge ended.  I did miss my thyroid meds twice and was not using any coconut milk, could either of those have made that much difference?  I don't know.  But, it is still less than two pounds up from the end of the last challenge.  Downward from here!

I will use the scale at the gym tomorrow to measure my body fat percentage.

Getting to bed by 11 is such a challenge for me.  I wish it wasn't because I know it will help me lose weight and just feel better in general.

Anyway, that is all for now.  I need to get my stuff ready for tomorrow.

Daily Goals:
in bed by 11 p.m.- yes
take supplements: Vit D, magnesium, fish oil- yes
track non-primal foods- yes

Day 1 a little early :)

Yes a bit early.  A few friends had started a challenge yesterday, inspired by my first challenge :)

So, I decided to join them, it is always more fun to do it with some buddies!




I will weigh  myself tomorrow and do the BF% at the gym on Thursday.  I will do my measurements on Thursday so I can calculate the BF% with both methods to see if one or the other seems more accurate.

30 Day Goals:
drop BF% by 2+ points
increase lean body mass
take 1-2 minutes off 1.5 mile run
have noticeable changes in before/after pictures
increase biceps size


Daily Goals:
in bed by 11 p.m.
take supplements: Vit D, magnesium, fish oil
track non-primal foods

Weekly goals:
2 tabata sessions
2 elliptical sessions
2 strength sessions
Blog 3x a week


******Stats 9/28******

10%: 1 square dark chocolate, cheese stick, 1 teaspoon ice cream
exercise: circuits x 40 mins, HIIT on elliptical x 20 mins (5 min warm-up/5 min cool down)
supplements

Challenge II

So, I was really happy with the results of my first primal challenge.  I do good with 'competition' even if it is just with myself.  So, I am doing another one :)

Last time I lost 6.6 pounds of fat.  I am hoping to repeat that loss, or even do better.  Last time I lost 1.4 of lean mass, which could be muscle, water, glycogen or bone.  My guess is water, but you can never be sure.

So on 30 September I will start.  I picked that day because I don't like starting things in the first of the month, yeah I know I am a little silly like that.  I also will have Squadron PT, so I will be at the base gym, there is a good quality scale with a body fat percentage calculator, the BF% has been pretty similar to what I get with measurements.  I like it because it is easier to track, it spits out a paper with all my stats on it :)

I am adding a running portion.  I will do a practice 1.5 mile either Thursday or this weekend.  My goal will be to take 25-45 seconds off my time.  I will work on this goal by doing HIIT and endurance cardio 1-2 times a week using the elliptical.

So I will make easier to achieve goals.  And will work on blogging it at least every other day.

I am not sure what my daily/weekly goals will be but some ideas:
in bed by 11 (so hard for me)
elliptical for 30 minutes 2 times per week
tabata 2 times a week
lift heavy things 2 times per week (full body)
90% primal
track 'cheats'- I have decided tracking everything is too tedious.  I might do a full track one week day and one weekend day.  But, I NEED to keep track of my treats to make sure I am staying in my 90% primal mind set.

My overall goal is to improve my BF% and build muscle :)


I wonder what is a reasonable goal for my biceps measurement if I start at 11 inches? 11.5? 12?


So, who wants to join me?  Even just one person gives me someone to 'compete' with :)