weigh in day...

so i just had a nice workout to get me goin...
gotta start somewhere without over doin it so i took a brisk 1.5 mile walk, did a dvd which was 20 minutes of cardio & 30 minutes of pilates. i LOVED the pilates ;)

also got myself set up on myfitnesspal.com which tracks everything food, excercise, calculates ALL necessary numbers u need to know in order to reach your goals... & shows your progress along the way! how awesome right!?! (thats where the progress ticker in the upper left came from)

anyhoo really i just wanted to say that my weigh in days are gonna be fridays and that i'll be posting progress reports  starting next friday!

woohoo!!!

workin on my plan...

im pretty sure im running on information overload & trying to keep it all organized and making sense is a wee bit overwhelming at times.

heres what im thinking so far...

workouts:

walking - 2.5 miles roundtrip which just happens to be the distance along a nice oceanfront boardwalk right outside my front door (added incentive)

im planning on doing this 3-5 times a week depending on if i add a badass track workout to my schedule which i am seriously considering

videos - think what you like but these work wonders for me. so even on the days thats its hard to leave the house i still have somekind of fitness coach guiding me!

the choices in considering are the core fusion dvd for toning & some kind of pilates dvd since i have really enjoyed them & got great results from them in the past.

maybe start my day with toning & end it with pilates...

monthly fitness meetups - soo excited about these! my new fitness buddy, that i've met thru the wonder of social networking, & i are planning monthly fitness day meetups.  gives us something exciting to look forward to & motivation to keep up our workouts so we dont look like a fool when we're kickin each others butts! lol 

our first one is set for june 5th and we're gonna be doing the bassass track workout i mentioned!

wildcard goodness - for the sake of keeping things interesting i gonna try & mix things up a bit every now and again.  i get bored easily so i think this will be key to keeping me going.

food plan: 

this is where i get a bit overwhelmed trying to decipher everything i should be paying attn to!

anybody else feeling the same???

im gonna try to keep it simple for now & go from there...

raw fruits & veggies - like i mentioned in an earlier post im making a concerted effort to add these to my daily intake.  

im finding it easiest to incorporate them as my snacks thru-out the day.

whole grains - switching our pasta, tortillas & bread over to whole grain.

so far i seem to be successfully accomplishing this for both me & the girls... (no small feat) also, im loving a new organic granola i picked up at trader joes that im adding to my yogurt & eating as a snack.

sodium - this is a biggie for me. im a salt junkie (lol)

as per AHA guidelines i am working on limiting my daily sodium intake to 1500mg/day.

i am shocked at how much salt is in everything! 

calories - counting calories babyyy!!!

my recommended daily caloric intake to maintain current weight is:

1786 calories

my RMR is:

1328 calories

i am aiming to create a recommended 500 calorie deficit per day between workout & food.

knowing myself this will fluctuate from day to day but

assuming i am a good girl & keep up with my workouts... i am aiming to stay 

around 1400-1500 calories per day.

this is the site i used to figure all this out just in case you're lookin for the same info.

(*** if anybody reads this and it doesnt seem right, please let me know so i can adjust properly)

the other bit of goodness ive added to my daily routine is green tea!

3 cups a day 

check out all the info online about what amazing benefits this tea has...

how can we afford NOT to drink it!?!

so theres where im at so far...

now im gonna pop back into mom-mode & go pick my girlies up from school!

ps... healthy success of the day with my girls:  they loved the multi grain waffle/pb/banana breakfast i made for them this am! SCORE!!!

drumroll please...

so for the sake of not turning this into a body bashing post of myself...

im just going to post these pics with very little commentary...

weigh in:

136lbs

now bare in mind that over the past month or so i have already been making an effort to eliminate soda & alcohol in addition to eating some kind of fresh fruit each day.

before that, i was at 147

amazing what that crap adds to our bodies!

the photographic proof:

measurements:

this is where im hoping to see the most change.

arms, gut & thighs baby!!!

(i just realized that i forgot to take my measurements so i will do those tonite then update them tomorrow)

so... there it is.

now to work on making the next pics healthier lookin & HOT!