Hello 2011 & Hello Tracy!

Tomorrow, I will be attempting my first ever diet & exercise program.  This is highly experimental since I've never actually been on a diet AND exercise program before.  I'm not quite sure what I'm in for except that I know it will be tough, I will be hungry and sloth will loom over me like a dark, pudgy shadow. 
So, here's my goal and my methods to achieve it.


The Goal: 
Have a Tracy Anderson body (hey, a gal can dream!)
Lose 15 lbs.

The Exercise Program: 
Tracy Anderson Method

The Diet: 
Portion Control~not to exceed 1,200 calories per day aka obsessive calorie counting!

 

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The reason I chose the Tracy Anderson Method among all others was, for starters, she's as tall as I am, we're both built petite, plus, just check out that amazing body of hers...'nuff said. 
I also like that she tells it like it is.  You want this body? You gotta work really hard for it (5-6x a week for 1-1/2 hrs. a day) and this is how! If you do what she says, your teeny, tiny perfect body is achievable in the confines of your own home.  How about that!

I will be doing the Tracy Anderson's 30-Day Method at first, but will be tweaking the diet by doing Zone recipes or doing my darn best to try not to exceed 1,200 calories per day.  The idea is, get a kick-start to get to my ideal physique (or close) as fast as I possibly can (30 days) before I get discouraged by the slow pace of change and/or before the disenchantment, the gluttony and laziness sets in and rears its' ugly head. It would be the worse 30 days of my life that I've voluntarily subjected myself to that being on maintenance mode would be a breeze.  I really do not know how far my 45-year old body will go after the 30 days, I've never done this before... Will I make it the 30 days without cheating?  Will there be a noticeable difference in my body?  If so, how noticeable? Based on my stats now, how long does it really take to achieve my personal teeny, tiny perfect body?  Only time will tell and Tracy could tell, probably.  I suppose the idea of a perfect body is in the beholders' eyes...and so we shall see. 
FYI, I have been doing a couple of the Tracy Anderson Method DVDs off and on since June 2009.  I've done the Mat Workout and Dance Cardio Workout but did not do them together everyday.  To prepare, I've began food shopping, dusted off my food scale, re-read the book, bought the TAM Dance-Cardio II DVD and tonight, I'll be off to bed early.  Today will be my last day of mindless eating and vegging out in front of the TV for a while.  Wish me luck!