October 19, 2008

I made a weekly chart for my workouts. It goes from Saturday through Thursday, and I will be writing in the workouts I plan to do in advance, leaving room to add in other stuff that I throw in if I feel like it. Its very important to get in enough strength training each week and to target my abs on most days! The goal is to check off everything on the list. Friday is not included on the list because it's my rest day--it just makes sense like that :-) I also write myself notes to remind myself to do things like take weights when I walk with Mom, and also the workouts I do with Dad. Total time is listed in the bottom right hand corner of each day's space. These charts will hopefully make it easier for me to look back on what I've accomplished from week to week.

Review of Yesterday: Think I just barely made a 5 count on fruits and veggies yesterday. Will work harder on that today! I think I will make a green smoothie for breakfast. Or not, my sister is still sleeping... workout was awesome yesterday, and so much fun, too!!

Today's Workouts: all five segments of Women's Health Total Workout in Ten DVD: Cardio (w/ 1 lb weights), Lower Body (w/ 1 lb weights), Upper Body (with 6 lb weights), CORE (ouch!), and Balance+Flexibility... ended with Billy Blanks Mission Spot Training Lower Body (big ouch, but I needed it, lol).

Breakfast: 1 banana before workout, after workout: 1/2 of my green smoothie. Here are the ingredients for the whole thing (the other half is for dinner):

-- 3/4 cup COLD water
-- 1 chopped frozen banana
-- 1 cup frozen mixed berries (blue, black, and raspberries)
-- some chopped dates
-- two tablespoons ground flax seed
-- 1.5 tbs soy protein powder
-- two packets of Splenda
-- some cinnamon
-- 1 handful and a half of baby spinach leaves


Lunch: 1/2 calzone from Broadway Pizza... with sundried tomatoes. Took the other half home. Have not decided whether or not I will eat it.

Dinner: bowl of penne pasta with spinach tomato pesto sauce, one small piece of bread.

(YAAAY I gave the rest of my calzone to my dad and his friend!)

-- @ small group: some of Candace's goulash and garlic bread, + 1 chocolate chip cookie. Could have done without all of that. Hence, Ultimate Tae Bo tomorrow. It's the ULTIMATE.

Dessert/snacks: one 60-calorie Extra Dark chocolate stick

Water: yum, its refreshing (and metabolizes fat!)

Daily Vitamins: check

Nightly Vitamins: check