01 March 2011

Exercise:

40 min. walk w/ Otto

Tracy Anderson Dance Cardio Workout - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson Meta-Omni Muscle Work Sequence 2 - 30 min.

Breakfast: 225c

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

1 pot Fage 2% yogurt w/ blueberry preserves (130c)

1/2 a Fuji apple (65c)

Lunch: (leftovers from Mama Lu's Chinese Rest.) 870c

1 c. salted fish fried rice (+/-363c)

2 small pcs. pork chop w/ spicy salt (+/-150c)

1/2 c. shredded Chinese pancake w/ pork (+/-224c)

1/4 c. sauteed kangkong w/ garlic (50c)

1 pork dumpling (+/-83c)

Dinner:

1/2 c. sushi rice (150c)

1 small pan-fried perch (+/-200c)

3" sq. tofu topped w/ soy, green onions & bonito flakes (+/-88c)

1 pc. leftover veg tempura (+/-50c)

TOTAL CALORIES: +/-1,583c

Through Thick & Thin

Life, post TAM bootcamp, so far, has been a month of mindless, wanton eating and an exercise hiatus due to shin splints.  Bad.  It has really been a guilty pleasure and I enjoyed that 'time off' but sadly, it has to end.
So now, I'm back...but feeling lost, actually.  Not quite sure what diet I should pursue.  I've got 10 more lbs. I need to lose before I go into maintenance mode.  I will still be doing Tracy Anderson Method workouts.  I actually did start the first 10-day sequence of Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis-Omnicentric a few weeks ago but stopped due to shin splints, so I will be continuing on with that program.  My new Nikes just arrived today, in time for dance cardio, so hopefully, no more shin splints.   It's a sign!

Results!

STATS:

Age:  45

Height:  5'0-1/2"

Current Weight: 115 lbs.  - 105.5 lbs.  lost 9.5 lbs

 

BODY MEASUREMENTS:          DAY 30

Right Thigh:  21"         - 19.5"  lost 1.5"

Left Thigh:  21"          - 19.5"  lost 1.5"

Hips:  35"                - 33.5"  lost 1.5"

Lower Abs:  33.5"         - 31.5"  lost 2"

Waist:  30"               - 28.5"  lost 1.5"

Upper Abs: 29.5"          - 27"    lost 2.5"

Right Hip Pocket:  23"    - 21"    lost 2"

Left Hip Pocket:  23"     - 21"    lost 2"

Vertical Butt Length:  8" - 6.5"   lost 1.5"

Cheek Width:  9.5"        - 7"     lost 2.5"



Still a work in progress...especially arms, but they're much smaller than they seem in the photos, honest.



  Solution to muffin top...wear low slung pants!





"BEFORE-FRONT VIEW"   Day 1- 01/03/2011





"AFTER"  Day 31-02/02/2011  My muffin top has deflated somewhat!





"AFTER"  Day 30 - 02/01/2011 



"BEFORE-SIDE VIEW" Day 1 - 01/03/2011

"AFTER"  Day 31 - 02/02/2011



"BEFORE-REAR VIEW" Day 1 - 01/03/2011

























"AFTER" Day 30 - 02/01/2011




















"AFTER" Day 31 - 02/02/2011











So, needless to say, got a lot more diet and exercise ahead of me to get what Tracy calls a teeny, tiny body.  Sigh!  Gonna take a day or 2 to rest first...those 30 days have been rough.  Glad I did it but am glad that it's over.  As TiBs once said...Now, to maintain...haha!

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Day 30

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 

40 reps legs/50 abs & arms

Tracy Anderson Mat Workout:  Standing Abs only

4 oz. kiwi dessert

4 oz. sweet potato & corn pudding

6 oz. kale juice

4 oz. chicken protein soup

4 oz. blueberry applesauce

Day 30 and whew! finally over...so disgusted with the food now that I'm barely eating at this point.  So, so glad it's over.

Day 29

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis Dance Cardio - 30 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day method Dance Cardio - 10 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 

40 reps legs & abs/45 arms

4 oz. kiwi dessert

4 oz. sweet potato & corn pudding

4 oz. kale juice

2 oz. edamame & carrot with cayenne pepper

4 oz. chicken protein soup

2 oz. blueberry applesauce

3 oz. chocolate-chestnut pudding

Day 29 and are we there yet?...I see the light!

Day 28

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 40 reps

4 oz. blueberry applesauce

4 oz. sweet potato & corn pudding

4 oz. kiwi dessert

4 oz. kale juice

4 oz. edamame & carrot with cayenne pepper
4 oz. tomato gazpacho
4 oz. chicken protein soup
4 oz. chocolate-chestnut pudding

Day 28 and oh dear lord, make this stop!

Day 27

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 37 reps
Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Abs + Weighted Arms only

4 oz. blueberry applesauce

4 oz. sweet potato & corn pudding

4 oz. kiwi dessert

4 oz. kale juice

4 oz. edamame & carrot with cayenne pepper
4 oz. tomato gazpacho
4 oz. chicken protein soup
4 oz. chocolate-chestnut pudding


Day 27 and I am struggling...3 more days, oh god!

Day 26

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 35 reps

9am

a cup of green tea

10am

4 oz. blueberry applesauce

(a steamed apple pureed with blueberries)

12pm

4 oz. sweet potato & corn pudding

(a sweet potato pureed with fresh corn & water)

2pm

4 oz. kiwi dessert

(kiwi pureed with basil & orange juice)

4pm

4 oz. kale juice

(kale, apple, lemon & ginger juiced)

4:30pm

4 oz. edamame & carrot with cayenne pepper

(steamed edamame & carrots pureed with fresh spinach & water)

8pm

4 oz. tomato gazpacho

(pureed tomato, cucumber, apple)

4 oz. chicken protein soup

(chicken, carrots, celery, broccoli in low-sodium chicken broth)

10pm

4 oz. chocolate-chestnut pudding

(melted chocolate chips pureed with chestnuts, dates & water)

Day 26 and the beginning of the Cleanse diet.  Yuck!  Blandest foods ever.  I like edamame, I like carrots (raw), I like spinach but pureed together...blech!!!  Something about the blending and pureeing that makes it unpalatable.  Not to mention the lack of salt.  Even the chocolate pudding was too rich and too sweet.  I liked the kale juice, though.  No energy to do the workouts and am barely getting through them.

Day 25

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 35 reps

Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Abs only

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

Lunch:

3/4 of a Think Think 'Chunky Peanut Butter' bar (180c)

Snack:

1 large Fuji apple (116c)

Dinner:

TJ's Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice (270c)

Snack:

2 oz. blueberries(32c)

1 large grapefruit (53c)

1 oz. Calbee shrimp-flavored chips (130c)

TOTAL CALORIES:  811c

Day 25 and 5 more days to go.  Ugh!  I am sooo tired now, I really, really need a break so badly.  I think I may have a shin splint but it doesn't really hurt when exercising only for brief moments.  Am starting the Cleanse diet tomorrow...yikes!  5 more days!!!

Day 24

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 30 reps

Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Abs + Weighted Arms only

 

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

 

Lunch:

1 pk. Bumble Bee Spicy Thai Chili Seasoned Tuna Medley w/ 6 Crackers (250c)

 

Snack:

1 Asian apple (51c)

2-2/2 oz. roasted Japanese sweet potato (60c)

 

Dinner:

4 roasted asparagus spears w/ grated Parm. cheese (20c)

TJ's Roasted Rosemary Chicken Breast w/ Wild Rice Pilaf (360c)

14 Manila clams (137c)

1 bottle Zico coconut water (60c)

 

Snack:

1 c. genmaicha (0c)

 

TOTAL CALORIES:  968c

Day 23

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 25 reps

Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Abs + Non-Weighted Arms only

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

1 small banana (72c)

1 Quaker Chewy dark chocolate-cherry granola bar (90c)

Lunch:

1/4 an avocado + 1 grapefruit salad (125c)

Snack:

1 med. Fuji apple (70c)

Dinner:

8 roasted asparagus spears w/ grated Parm. cheese (40c)

TJ's Roasted Rosemary Chicken Breast w/ Wild Rice Pilaf (310c)

(no skin)

Snack:

1 strawberry fruit ice bar (80c)

8 multi-grain crackers (86c)

TOTAL CALORIES: 903c

Day 22

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson Dance Cardio workout '08 - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 25 reps

Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Abs + Non-Weighted Arms only

 

 Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c) 

Lunch:

Trader Joe's Shrimp & Surimi Salad w/ Louie Dressing (230c)

  

Snack:

1 c. grapes (104c)

Dinner:

TJ's Tandoori Style Butter Chicken (360c)

w/ Butternut Squash, Spinach & Peppers On Rice

Snack:

TJ's Roasted Seaweed Snack (60c)

10 multi-grain crackers (107c)

TOTAL CALORIES:  891c

Day 21

Exercise: Tracy Anderson 30-Day Dance Cardio - 40 min. Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 3 - 20 reps Breakfast: 1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c) 1/4 a waffle w/ butter (75c) 1/3 a pc. of bacon (15c) Lunch: 1 c. grapes (104c) Snack: 1/2 oz. potato chips (75c) 1 Quaker chewy low-fat chocolate & cherry granola bar(90c) Dinner: 4 oz. cooked sushi rice (149c) 4 oz. broiled saba mackerel (230c) 6 pcs. grilled okra + pickled shredded cabbage (+/-21c) Snack: 1 "fun-size" Snickers bar (72c) TOTAL CALORIES:  861c

Day 21 and not bad at all.  I've heard of how Sequence 3 was the worst of them all but it wasn't that bad.  I found it to be the most balletic.  I struggled with the previous sequences more so than this one but then again it's just Day 1.  9 more days to go...

Day 20

Exercise:

30 min. walk w/ Otto

Tracy Anderson Method Dance Cardio Workout '08 - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 45 reps

Tracy Anderson Method Mat: Standing Abs + Weighted Arms only

 

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

4 oz. kale-apple juice (120c)

6 oz. carrot juice (50c)

 

Lunch:

4 oz. cantaloupe (39c)

2 hard-boiled eggs (140c)

 

Snack:

1 small Japanese sweet potato (100c)

 

Dinner:

Weight Watchers Smart One Spicy Szechuan Style Vegetables & Chicken served over tender Lo Mein pasta (240c)

2 oz. green beans (18c)

3 oz. boiled spinach topped w/ bonito flakes & soy sauce (25c)

 

Snack:

24 g. TJ's freeze-dried manggoes (95c)

 

TOTAL CALORIES:  857c

 

Day 20 and I'm 2/3's done!!!  Oooh, I hear the 3rd sequence is the toughest of 'em all and not to mention 5 days of the cleanse diet.  Willpower don't fail me now!

Day 19

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 40 reps

Tracy Anderson Method Mat: Standing Abs & Non-Weighted Arms only

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

1 small banana (72c)

Lunch:
2 oz. green beans (18c)

1.5 oz. blueberries (20c)

TJ's roasted rosemary chicken breast w/ wild rice pilaf (310c)

(no skin)

Snack: 

1 small Japanese sweet potato (132c)

Dinner:

TJ's Chicken Tikka Masala w/ Cumin-Flavored Rice (300c)

Snack:

24 g. TJ's freeze-dried manggoes (95c)

TOTAL CALORIES: 977c

Day 19 and exercises were a little easier today.  That probably means I need to amp it up more.  I just hate that this whole thing seemingly takes forever to do.  On an up note, I lost another 2 lbs.  Yay!

Day 18

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 40 reps

Tracy Anderson Method Mat: Standing Abs only

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

4 oz. kale-apple juice (120c)

4 oz. green apple juice (50c)

Lunch:

4 oz. blueberries (65c)

1/2 a Japanese sweet potato (66c)

Snack:
1 small banana (72c)

4 oz. cantaloupe (39c)

Dinner:

TJ's Paneer Tikka Masala w/ Spinach Basmati Rice (330c)

2 oz. boiled green beans (18c)

Snack:

1 small Japanese sweet potato (132c)

TOTAL CALORIES: 912c

Day 18 and made it through another day...barely! 

Day 17

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 35 reps

Tracy Anderson Method Mat: Standing Abs & Non-Weighted Arm only

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

1 orange + 1/2 a grapefruit (100c)

Lunch:
4 oz. blueberries (65c)

6 seafood crab cakes w/ (180c)

yogurt sauce, lettuce & honeywheat pita bread (100c)

Snack:

3/4 c. grapes (78c)

Dinner:

TJ's roasted rosemary chicken breast w/ wild rice pilaf (360c)

Snack:

1/2 a small Japanese sweet potato (66c)

1/2 a grapefruit (25c)

TOTAL CALORIES:  1,004c

Day 17 and exercises are going smoothly except for that damn push-up move.  I'm so tired of this obsession but I really want to see this through.  30 days doesn't seem that long but only when you're having fun, I guess.  Must.not.stop.

Day 16

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 35 reps
Tracy Anderson Method Mat: Standing Abs & Non-Weighted Arm only

Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
4 oz. cantaloupe (39c)

Lunch:
TJ's Stuffed Pepper w/ Seasoned Turkey & Rice (210c)
5 cherry tomatoes w/ cucumber & a lemon squeeze (35c)

Snack:
2-1/2 corn chips w/ a tsp. of salsa (45c)
a bite of bbq pulled chicken (25c)
1 small banana (72c)

Dinner:
TJ's Chicken Tikka Masala w/ Cumin-Flavored Rice (300c)
9 roasted asparagus spears w/ grated Parmesan cheese (50c)
1/2 an orange (31c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  837c

Day 16 and just wasn't feeling it today.  I'm concerned about the lack of progress in my abs and arms that I did additional muscle work to them.  My legs felt like lead and I barely made the 40 minutes of cardio...and I was beginning to like dance cardio, too.  There has been no significant movement on the scale and although I feel changes in my body, they are barely visible to my naked eye.  Hmm...maybe, I really need to be on Tracy's diet...

Day 15

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 30 reps

Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

Lunch:
TJ's roasted rosemary chicken breast w/ wild rice pilaf (360c)
Cucumber & sugar snap peas w/ a lemon squeeze (10c)















Snack:
1 c. grapes (104c)
1 small banana (72c)

Dinner:
Stuffed bell pepper w/ seasoned turkey & rice (210c)
Mixed greens w/ cucumber, 1/2 an avocado & a lemon squeeze (160c)















Snack:
1 c. grapes (104c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  1,050c

Day 15 and I'm half-way through!  This is for the record books as I've never exercised this hard for 15 days straight.  Despite it all, it never gets any easier and everyday has been a constant challenge.  Another 15 to go...yikes!

Day 14

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 30 reps

Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
1 med. banana (105c)

Lunch:
1 oz. bbq chicken breast (+/-44c)
3 pcs. asparagus spears w/ Asian-style sauce (+/-20c)
a bite of egg salad (+/-20c)
a bite of chocolate chip cookie (+/-25c)
4 cherries (21c)

Snack:
1 med. Fuji apple (80c)
1 small banana (72c)

Dinner:
TJ's roasted rosemary chicken breast w/ wild rice pilaf (360c)
5 cherry tomatoes + cucmber slices w/a squeeze of lemon (30c)















Snack:
TJ's roasted seaweed snack (60c)
5 cherries (26c)
1 c. grapes (104c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  997c

Day 14 and still chugging along.  The exercises get easier compared to the day before but it is still tough with the added 5 reps.  You can't imagine doing any more reps to it but somehow, it just gets done albeit, barely.

Day 13

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson Method Dance Cardio Workout '08 - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 25 reps

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

4 oz. blueberries (65c)

12 cherries (62c)

Lunch:

1 med. apple (80c)
1 oz. Brie cheese (100c)
7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

Dinner: (@ Minori Sushi Restaurant)
1 small bowl of miso soup (50c)
1 Japanese spicy tuna salad (+/-550c)
Mixed greens with raw ahi tuna in a sesame dressing

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  +/-1,012c

Day 13 and I almost didn't make my exercise session.  Just one minor interruption to my daily routine and it almost upsets everything.  Well,  I was in the middle of my muscle work exercises when my sister and her roomie came over.  We went out to dinner and decided on Japanese as it has healthier choices.   I behaved and ordered something health and relatively low cal.  What I really wanted though, was deep fried calamari.  Thankfully, they are both on a diet so we didn't order anything fried or overeat.  Got home around 8ish and as late as it was for exercise, I decided to go for it and finished where I left off because now I feel so heavily invested into this whole bootcamp thing after 13 agonizing days.  what have I gotten myself into?!!!

Day 12

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 25 reps

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

Lunch:
1/2 an apple (40c)

1 oz. brie (100c)

7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

Snack:
16 cherries (83c)

Dinner:
Kashi Pesto Pasta Primavera (290c)
Yellow carrots, sweet red peppers & peas, Kashi 7 whole grain penne pasta, basil pesto sauce with shredded Parmesa cheese

Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bar (80c)
1 pkg. mixed bean crackers (480c)




















TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  1,178c

Day 12 and not feeling it but managed to get through the whole damn thing.  I struggle on those connection push-ups with the leg lifts, especially.  Finally feel soreness in my abs.  My arms didn't feel like they had a good workout so I did it again and the arm exercise for Sequence 3 just to see how it is.  Big whoops on my diet.  I snacked on some mixed bean crackers and the nutritional label is wrong.  The label said 50 calories per serving (too good to be true since it had nuts in it) but in reality it was 160 calories per serving and I had 3 servings!  I cut it pretty close but still made it below 1,200 cal.  Whew!
Been checking the mirror (can't help it!)...hmm, I seem to look narrower but I'm not sure...could be just my mind playing tricks on me.

Day 11

Exercise:

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.

Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 2 - 20 reps

Breakfast:

1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)

4 oz. blueberries (65c)

1/2 a med. apple (40c)

Lunch:

Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce (290c)
Roasted chicken tenderloins with edamame, snap peas, carrots & whole wheat pasta in a creamy peanut sauce

Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bar (80c)
1/2 oz. Lay's Wavy hickory bbq flavored potato chips (75c)

Dinner:
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Roasted Vegetable Couscous (250c)
with fresh spinach, roasted garlic & fresh herbs

Snack:
1/2 a med. apple (40c)
1 oz. Brie cheese (100c)
7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  1,045c

Day 11 and the beginning of a new sequence. It's tough!  Struggled, though not as badly, as I did when I started Sequence 1.  I really need a sturdy chair as mine wobbled to near collapse, had to do the rest of the move on the sofa. On a good note, my endurance level on the dance cardio has improved markedly.  I say, the worst of any cardio is just the first 15 minutes, after that, you don't feel it as much.  I've got to do some food shopping today...getting bored with my food. 

Day 10

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 1 - 40 reps
Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Ab & Non-weighted Arm only


Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
2/3 a large grapefruit + 1 med. orange (97c)

Lunch:
1/2 an apple (40c)
3/8 of Tarte d'Alsace (210c)
1 hard-boiled egg (70c)

Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream (80c)

Dinner:
TJ's Chicken Tikka Masala w/ Cumin-Flavored Rice (300c)
1/2 c. kimchee (20c)

Snack:
1 oz. Brie cheese (100c)
1/2 a med. apple (40c)
7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  1,062c

Day 10 and I'm finally a third of the way through! Yay!  20 more days to go!  My butt and legs were sore throughout the entire 10 days.  Am relieved at the thought that it's the last I'll do these moves  for a while.  Looking through the book again last night, the next squence doesn't seem as bad (I say that now)...at least, I'm upright again.  I weighed myself this morning...I lost 3 lbs.!  A modest weight loss but I also lost an inch or so on my thighs and butt cheeks.  My curiousity is killing me as to what the final outcome will be after 30 days.  The book states that most of the changes happen in the last 10 days so I just might do the Cleanse Diet during the last 4 days as required. 

Day 9

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 1 - 40 reps
Tracy Anderson Mat Workout: Standing Ab & Non-weighted Arm only


Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
1/2 a grapefruit + 1 orange (83c)

Lunch:
1 Kangaroo salad pocket (90c)
6 TJ's seafood crab cakes (180c)
w/ 2 Tbsp. Fage 2% Greek yogurt & 2 lettuce leaves (30c)















Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bar (80c)















Dinner:
small bowl of arugula w/ 1/3 a grapefruit (25c)
12 oz. or 3/4  of Trader Joe's Shepherd's Pie (255c)
Seasoned beef w/ gravy & vegetables topped with creamy mashed potatoes
















Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bar (80c)
7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  928c

Day 9 and a sudden allergy attack!  Pollen I think, since it started right after I walked Otto.  A dose of Claritin didn't help.  The whole day I wondered if my body was up for the grueling 90 minutes of exercise up ahead...this could be the day I may have to break it...but the new super-motivated me talked myself into not being such a namby pamby about it and just do it!  Me thinks I coddle myself way too much.  Hey!...I'm beginning to like this...I need to keep this up, got 21 more f*%#ing days to go, you know!