Nothing Like Seeing Yourself Naked...: Accountability 10/13/09

Tuesday! Today was a rest day from Chalean Extreme so the plan was to only do cardio - which is exactly what I did. I came across a Jillian Michaels (hard-ass trainer from The Biggest Loser) workout: Banish Fat Boost Metabolism. It's 50 minutes long, 10 minutes each for warming up and cooling down. The 40 minutes in between are broken up into 7, 6 minute circuits of cardio. I have to admit when we started out with arm circles and toe touches, I wasn't expecting much - boy did she fool me! This is a tough workout, A great workout. I'll be adding it into my rotation! There is a lot of kick-boxing, a bit of plyo and core work. There are moves that I have challenges with. I hate to even admit this, but my belly gets in the way (it's too big) so doing things like burpees and mountain climbers are difficult and have to be modified...but I get them done! Push ups are always a problem, but I think that's universal for everyone - she doesn't really have you do push-ups, but there are some exercises where you must hold the plank position (I'd like to see some of these 130 people have an extra 100 pounds, even 50 pounds on them and see how they do!). The plyo/jumping isn't too bad, I have to modify those so that I don't go through the floor (I live in a 2nd story apt of an old house) - most of it could be done in a low-impact way. So, thumbs up for this video and I'm looking forward to trying out some of her other workouts.

Food today was off a bit. I had (of all things) a chili cheeseburger. My friend, my Beachbody coach - had a craving for a Col. Mustards burger (the BEST burgers in the area). I only ate half, but since they're a half pound each - that was still a lot. We shared an order of onion rings and I passed on my usual milk-shake.

The scale went down a little more this morning, not enough to equal a pound. I'm loving fast weight loss, but at the same time I know that fast isn't necessarily good. So, I'm going to see what happens the next few days and maybe change things up a little.

I've been reading lots of great articles on nutrition, one on whey protein powder was fascinating and confirmed what I already knew...it's awesome stuff that's great for your recovery. I'm gonna see if I can find the article online and post it here.

Tonight I've been invited to a webinar called 'Get Physically and Financially FIT' with Guest Speaker Chalene Johnson. Other than the title, I have no further information on it. I was invited by a Beach Body coach that I don't even know....but, it looks interesting. Unfortunately, it's cutting into my bed time, it doesn't start until 10pm!

So, below is my accountability for food/working out. The calorie count is over because of my whacked out lunch!