ccole4's Journal, 24 February 2009

I signed up for the 30 day Shred challenge and have decided to take it very seriously... For the first time in years I really feel like I can achieve my health and fitness goals (and justify keeping all those old size 6 levis for the last 6 years!)... I've done the Level 1 Shred workout twice now and I definately sweat! and that's saying something since I work out at least one hour every day - and at least 2 hours several days a week (I'm determined to get my money's worth from my club... running, power yoga, pilates, kickboxing, zumba, weight training etc...) :-) I don't uually like to take measurements because it seems like I can never do a good job of measuring at exactly the same place on my body each time and I also never know if I'm putting the same amount of tension on the tape - I usually trust my clothes to tell me how I'm doing - but since this is a requirement for the challenge I'll give it a go... waist 29" gut (measured at the belly button) 31.5" hip 36" thigh 21" upper arm 13" (this is my least liked part of my body!!!) I'll do the official "measure in" on Sunday but since I've started "shredding" I figured I oughta baseline now... Anyone out there who has 20 minutes a day to spare should really consider this challenge - there is a link to the shred video on youtube posted so you can take a look and see if its for you...

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1047 kcal

Fat: 42.20g | Prot: 47.53g | Carb: 131.64g.   Breakfast: balance butter spread, egg, 1% Fat Milk, tea. Lunch: laughing cow cheese, whole wheat pita, hummus. Dinner: Honey, Almond and Flax 9 Whole Grain Crunch Cereal, Milk (1% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A), celery. Snacks/Other: oatmeal cookie, grapefruit. more...

2075 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Driving - 1 hour, Desk Work - 3 hours, Stretching (yoga) - 1 hour, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 20 minutes, Pilates - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 9 hours and 40 minutes. more...