ROUND 2 - I'm Baaccckkk!

ROUND 2

"2 weeks down and I really see the difference.  I felt so much more energy and though I rested more I was able to do more revs during upper body, more resistance and speed during intervals and..."

That was the beginning of my last post in March...when I finished my first phase of detox. That was amazing.  Since then I have become a Beachbody coach and am preparing to join my husband through the 1st round of a 90 Day P90X journey.

He's pretty excited too!  Watching him install the Pull Up bar yesterday and trying it out  was neat to see.  You see we both are very aware of healthy lifestyle choices and what choosing NOT to make them can do to your health and body.

Yes, we'll be drinking Shakeology too!  

Since my last blog I've gotten a hold of the new Tropical Shakeology and I'm going to image our workouts on an island with a "Frozen Shakearita"as a treat for getting through each day! 

Nothing like getting 70 superfoods, probiotics, and all the nutrients needed in a day in one delicious cocktail!  

We'll be making a Frozen Shakearita our daily Cocktail! :) YUM!

This will be an intense program but we are determined.  Target date for now is May 1st, however we may have some family health issues that may delay that start date for as much as 2 weeks, so I thought what better way to prepare no matter what by going back into Detox.

Have you ever wondered why Sugar is so addicting?  As Tosca Reno, well known fitness expert and author of Eat Clean compares it to a Crack like Addiction. and going through detox, I do appreciate what addicts go through in rehab.  It is such a difficult withdrawal.  


Some things I've learned have to do with triggers, again very much like an addict, there are triggers that set your body and mind into a sugar craving mode.  

White Refined Sugar/Flour "The culprit and enemy" of our health!

http://macrobiotics.co.uk/sugar.htm

So round 2 of Detox begins Monday - Body get ready, cause here we go!

Thanks again for supporting me and cheering me on - I need it!

It's Just Me Val, Ciao!

Week 2 Days 13/14 Woot!

 Week 2 is Complete!

Day Thirteen/Fourteen...March 24 and 25, 2012

2 weeks down and I really see the difference.  I felt so much more energy and though I rested more I was able to do more revs during upper body, more resistance and speed during intervals and GOT the jive with Hip Hop Dance...so this was a great week!


Weekends bring a different venue for me as the routine is different than during the week.  It likely is a weak point but I don't eat breakfast on either Saturday or Sunday.  Then we do lunch out and I use that for a cheat meal.  Evening is a normal date night dinner and I do have some cocktails.  Sundays are lunch also as my first meal, but I usually do a salad or in this weeks case, Lettuce Wraps.


Workout was great as I did a double workout to make up for Thursday and Friday's rest due to dealing with lots of muscle discomfort, but a good discomfort.  Saturday was my day to gear up, start with Hip Hop Dance and moved right to Intervals.  What I didn't get in this past week was my lower body workout.


Food was on, clean eating for the most part except for one 'real' cheat meal which was not lunch on Saturday as it normally is but rather dinner at Tom and Eddies for a Burger with Sweet Potato Fries.  It was delish but I immediately felt that craving for sweets following that.  I didn't give in though.


So this next week, week 3, is going to incorporate some 'dig deep' workouts for sure!  My eating is going to be more structured and probably will skip the cheat meal this week.  I'm not happy with my weight loss for the week, as I did hop on the scale and I was only down 2 pounds.  Wow, we get so stoked with a great weight loss report and then your body knows when you didn't achieve that same result, you feel that, hard to explain but this week flew by and I knew I hadn't had the same success as last week.  BUT again I am taking the year to do this so I have to relax and know I am going to have off weeks.  So onto next week!  Woot! Woot!


Thanks for checking in and of course your support is so important!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

Day Twelve...March 23, 2012

6:30am: Ya know I'm actually up at 5:30 with Bailey boy here...he eats early and then we have fun feeding the two big girls without him intruding.  


9:30 am:  Breakfast - eggs as usual with avocado on top, YUM!  and Jamaican tea!

WORKOUT

 I worked out twice today.  Back on track...made up for the two days I missed

Hip Hop Dance Cardio and Intervals.  

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!

12:00pm: Lunch was alot of food and little calories, Good One!  Bag of Asian Veggies, Italian Beef no bun, 2 Wasa Multi grains and lite spread of Olive Oil butter, mandarin oranges rinsed w water to eliminate the juice.


7:00pm: Dinner out with friends at 601, ate a grilled Chicken Salad w avocado, had some bevvies with that too


9:30pm: Snack Popped a hard boiled egg and relaxed over part of Tinker something Soldiers, a new movie on dvd that came out.


Today I was so pleased to have gotten in the two workouts.  Hip Hoorah to me :)
No really the cal burn is obviously appreciated by my bod as I shrink it!  We had a great dinner too, seemed we just kept on laughing!  AND congrats to Mike Giannetto Sr. for bowling a perfect 300 game!  Can you believe that?  Wow! Got that news as we settled in for the night.  That was awesome!


I'll leave with this thought...
"Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's in walking distance."
  ~Author Unknown


Today, I'm reminded how thankful I am for anyone who takes the time to be there for me, Grazi!


It's just me Val, Ciao'!

DAY ELEVEN

Day Eleven...March 22, 2012

6:30am: Morning has broken! :) I'm up

9:30 am: Client Breakfast - eggs w mushroom omelette with tomatoes, and Water (Stuck on you!)

Workout was held off, knee and abs were still pri-tee tender


12:30pm Lunch  Greek Salad, 
NO fe'ta' NO pi'ta' (NO 'ta's' in my diet :)

8:00pm Dinner Shakeology with Banana, blueberries, strawberries and last but not DAIRY, Almond/Coconut milk (you're my friend!)



Had a great day, accomplished great business.  Found out that a candidate I didn't think would move on is and is one of two only out of 20 resumes that they are considering...big news in my business!  Woot Woot!  Never really was hungry all day.


Good day all in all


Thanks for checking in on me and of course for your support, it means more than you know!  (Oh and the Hawks won!  that's a good thing!)


It's just me Val, Ciao'!

 

Day Ten...March 21, 2012

6:30am: Up, opened the house, fed the dogs, 

7:30 am: Breakfast - egg dish with melon, and Jamaican Tea

Workout was Hip Hop Dance Track, but skipped for day...needed to rest my knee which is giving me some trouble

12:30pm: Lunch - Shakeology, banana, blueberries, strawberries, almond/coconut milk


6:00pm: Dinner - Lettuce Wraps and chicken tortilla soup, short cucumber vodka and soda


Watched the Hawks take another game and make it theirs in OT, and had a quiet and restful evening. We need some of those.


Evening Snack: Apple with natural peanut butter


Really feeling so natural about this particular plan.  I am not craving a thing, although I will admit I had a moment today where I opened every cabinet, the fridge and freezer looking for something and found nothing that seemed to meet whatever it was I was thinking I needed, that particular moment ended quickly...Yeah!


Ok thanks for stopping in and checking on me, love the support!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 9

Day Nine...March 20, 2012

6:30am: Up, opened the house, fed the dogs, 

7:30 am: Breakfast and Jamaican Tea

10:35am:  Workout Done!   
My workout was Upper Body and that went well...did it all and used a method to gain the action I needed on push ups, slowly lowered myself and on the last set to the ground and stretched back up.  This will help me till I gain strength as I increase my push ups to do all full ones.  Great workout!  And included Abs too!

11:35am: Lunch Shakeology made with Almond/Coconut Milk, Strawberries, Blueberries and a banana was filling and delicious!

Weighed myself again just to see if my loss from yesterday was still the same and instead found that my 8.5 pound loss turned into a 10 pound loss in 9 days!  Amazing.
Off To Work!

6pm: Dinner was leftover Chicken Marsala with Brussel Sprouts and Salad


Bailey arrives and grandog sitting adds new meaning to burning calories...he'll be staying with us till Monday.


8pm: Snack was apple with natural peanut butter


Water  in check all day.


YES another great day!


Thanks for checking in and supporting me!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 8

The Scale!!!  

OK I did it...I had to, too curious

I lost 8.5 pounds in 7 days  Woot!  Woot!

I won't be doing that again for awhile now but really pleased given I had two cheat meals this week. I have to say I really don't have any cravings so dropping bread, dairy, and sugar really does it!  Bob and I both think that a good part of that loss came from my eliminating Italian Cream Coffemate from my daily intake, and we probably are pretty right.  I was addicted to that stuff and I have to admit that when I left a cup with a bit of left over coffee in the bottom that the next day when I poured that teaspoon out, the cup was left with a deep white film that almost looked pastie and I had wondered for awhile how good that would be for me.

Well today went well.  

6:30 Up and atem!

8:00 Breakfast 

I forgot to take my vitamins

Drank a cup of Jamaican Flower tea with my egg dish and melon

Noon Lunch Meeting

Enjoyed a great salad with chicken, black beans, lettuce, salsa and corn

Workout in the afternoon was my Intervals and it's getting alittle better

Really need to do Abs and I am so tired!

Afternoon snack

Hummus with pepper and asparagus spears

6:00 Dinner

Chicken Marsala, Broccoli and salad

Evening snack

Apple with Natural Peanut Butter

Water water water...drank it all day~

I'm heading to bed now not because I'm afraid I'll snack but because I am really tired. Wonder if it's because I haven't remembered to take my vitamins for a couple of days plus no Shake today...We'll see tomorrow.

Well thanks for checking in and onto Day 9

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!