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!

Day 8

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 hard-boiled egg w/ a sprinkling of Maldon salt (70c)

Lunch:
Arugula leaves & 1/4 an apple w/ a squeeze of lemon (30c)
4 oz. or 1/2 of a Maitre Pierre Tarte de Alsace (280c)
French style flat bread w/ ham, caramelized onion & gruyere cheese

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

Dinner:
Arugula w/ 1/4 an apple & 1/2 a med. grapefruit (50c)
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Tuna Noodle Gratin (250c)

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

TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE:  1,020c

Day 8 and the muscle design exercises are still a killer.  The additional 5 reps a day really is what makes it tough.  The dance cardio is alright.  The diet...starting to get used to the small amounts of food.  Timing is everything.  Still hungry though, but not enough to cheat on my calorie intake.  I'm not following Tracy's diet plan so I'm not sure how this will affect my results in the end.  Here's hoping it doesn't.  I remember reading an article about how she ate anything she wanted and it didn't affect her body because that is how effective her method is and it wasn't until she met Gwyneth and Madonna that she has hooked on to this clean eating diet.  So I'm basing my diet on this save a few calories.  We shall see!

Day 7

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 1 - 35 reps

Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
1/2 c. blueberries + 1/2 c. blackberries (72c)

Lunch:
1 Kangaroo's honey wheat salad pocket(90c)
5 TJ's mini seafood crab cakes w/ tzatziki, Romaine lettuce &
3 cherry tomatoes (190c)

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

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

Snack:
1 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bar (80c)
1 Asian pear (51c)
7 multi-grain crackers (75c)

TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE:  988c

Day 7 and it's been good today.  Not too hungry.  Trying not to think about the long way I still have to go but I'm happy I haven't cheated yet!  I'm not saying it will happen but there's 23 more days of this and it promises not to get any easier.  I know I'm relying too much on pre-packaged foods, which isn't as "clean" as Tracy would like but it saves me a lot of time and effort...one less thing I have to think about and do, ergo, less stress.  One question about the food plan...does it take into consideration smaller women?  All women (of different weights, sizes, energy levels) can't possibly eat the same thing and have the same result, can they?!!
After thumbing through the book again, I just realized a big booboo...I've been doing the leg/butt work all wrong by changing to the left and right at every other exercise instead of doing all 7 exercises on one side before moving on to the other side.  Oops! Should've read more carefully.  Tsk! Tsk!

Day 6

Exercise:
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Dance Cardio - 40 min.
Tracy Anderson 30-Day Method Muscle Design Sequence 1 - 35 reps

Breakfast:
1 c. coffee w/ 2 tsp. sugar (30c)
1 med. honeycrisp apple (80c)

Lunch:
Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken dinner (300c)
Chicken breast w/ broccoli florets, carrots & sugar snap peas, Kashi 7 whole grains & sesame with red quinoa pilaf, lemongrass & coconut sauce topped with coconut flakes















Snack: 
0.4 oz. TJ's Roasted Seaweed Snack (60c) 

Dinner:
1/2 c. sushi rice (149c)
a small bowl of fish, tofu & fishcake simmered in a kombu-infused broth w/ nappa cabbage & mushrooms (+/-150c)

Snack:
2 Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice cream bars (160c)















DAY 6 TOTAL CALORIE INTAKE:  929c

Day 6 and still going.  My legs and butt have been especially sore since Day 1 but my arms and abs are not feeling it as much.  I mean, I'm still able to walk my dog and move around quite easily but the soreness is there.  On the diet front, I passed up on an invite to dine out...worried I might go into a free fall if I had gone, am extremely vulnerable and have been since Day 1.  By the way, those Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry ice creams bars taste awesome!