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!