Monday, January 9, 2012

Day One

Welcome to my fitness blog.  I decided this is the year I really want to work on getting myself into better shape and to the weight I want to be.  My goal is to lose 17 pounds and tone up my body.  Currently I weigh 157 pounds, which puts me just on this side of the normal weight range according to BMI.  I would like to be solidly in the normal range in the next few months. 
My plan is fairly simple: Eat better and exercise more.  My eat better plan includes eating lower carb and eating a lot more vegetables.  I won't necessarily be going Atkins low carb as I will continue to eat lots of fruit and sometimes beans.  My exercise plan is two-fold.  My husband and I will be walking the dog most mornings for half an hour.  In the evening we will be working out to this video: Power 90.  We have had this video for almost a year now, but we are not very consistent about using it.  Our goal is to do it 6 days a week, just like the program suggests.  Power 90 is a mix of cardio and strength training, which is a good combination.  I would like to work my way up to P90X and Insanity. 
So my idea is to post everyday or every few days with updates regarding weight, what I have eaten or what I am going to eat, and the exercise that I have done.  So here is today so far:

Weight: 157
Meals: Breakfast: Two small apples, low carb raspberry yogurt, and maybe a no sugar added pudding cup
           Lunch: Is either eating out, so I will probably have a chorizo sandwich with a salad, or if I eat in, I will have homemade low carb beef vegetable soup
           Dinner: Salmon fillet with italian herbs and lemon, and vegetables
Exercise: We did not walk the dog this morning.  He is still pretty sore from Saturday when CJ and I took him and Karley hiking for two hours.  He chased two rabbits and had a great time, but hurt the pads of his feet a little bit.  When his feet heal we will take him on a walk. 
We will do the video tonight though, probably the cardio video.

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