Week 1 Recap

I've written before about feeling like I need to do things in an all or nothing manner. Lately I've been trying to focus on being kind to myself; instead of berating myself for a hershey kiss slip up I've tried to imagine what I would say if I were talking to a friend, "It's ok, just do a few extra minutes at the gym, and keep trying." Instead of negative things like "You'll never hit your goal if you keep dipping into the office candy bowl."

Week 1 wasn't perfect. Far from it, BUT that doesn't make it a bad week. I really didn't work out this week and you know what, instead of feeling bad about it I'm going to highlight some good things I did for myself:

1. I ate TONS more vegetables than I usually do
2. I stuck to the meal plan I made for myself (granted with a *few* additions)
3. I grocery shopped to stock my kitchen with on plan foods

This week I have some goals:

1. Eat on plan without dipping into the office candy bowl
2. Workout out at least 5 times this week (With 3-5 morning work outs)
3. Spend a little time each night doing laundry and trying to get more organized

I am looking forward to week 2 and I'm looking forward to see the results that will come from coupling the nutrition plan with actually working out. Here we go week 2!

Nutrition and Workout Plan- Week 2 of South Beach

South Beach Week of: 5/12	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Booty Call:	35 Minute Treadmill	60 Minute Spin	40 Minute Treadmill	60 Minute Spin	60 Minute Body Pump	60 Minute Spin	Walk
Breakfast:	2 Salsa Egg Cups & Coffee	2 Salsa Egg Cups & Coffee	2 Salsa Egg Cups & Coffee	2 Salsa Egg Cups & Coffee	2 Salsa Egg Cups & Coffee	Smoothie with Greek Yogurt and Peanut Butter	Scrambled Eggs with Spinach & Turkey Bacon
Snack:	Greek Yogurt  with cinnamon	1 Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick	Greek Yogurt with cinnamon	1 Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick	Greek Yogurt with Cinnamon	1 Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick	1 Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick
Lunch:	Sliced grilled chicken breast salad	Sliced grilled chicken breast salad	Sliced grilled chicken breast salad	Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps	Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps	OUT	Salad of some type
Snack:	Veggies and Hummus	Cucumber Salad & Turkey Wrap with Lettuce and Mustard	Cucumber Salad & Turkey Wrap with Lettuce and Mustard	Veggies and Hummus	Veggies and Hummus	Veggies and Hummus	Turkey Roll Ups w/ Cilantro Mayo
Dinner:	Chicken and Green Beans	Chicken and Green Beans	Salmon and Steamed Spinach w/ Side Salad	Salmon and Steamed Spinach w/ Side Salad	BIG SALAD	Dinner Out	TBD
Evening Workout:	Walk & Yoga	Tracy Anderson Mat Workout	45 Minute Elliptical Workout	Tracy Anderson Mat Workout	Treadmill if possible	Treadmill if possible	Evening Walk Outside

Let's Tone It Up South Beach!

Well, I had my doctor's appointment yesterday and was finally able to get some answers. The result of that appointment among other things, is a slight* modification of my nutrition plan. Fruit is out (cry) as are starches (cry) and I will be following essentially South Beach Phase 1. Because of the similarities between the 7 Day Slim Down and South Beach Phase 1 I'm sort of creating my own hybrid of the two plans; I love the booty call and I love the online support that comes with Tone It Up-- I also think that once I hit my goal I can incorporate some more of their suggestions and recipes. Luckily I had a dusty South Beach Diet book in my closet (right next to the Mediterranean Diet, the Sonoma Diet, and the Zone Diet books....) so I pulled it out and have made a plan for the week, which is posted below. Basically my metabolic make up is such that in order to lose weight this is what I need to do; so while it will be tough it's something that at this point I just have to do; no ifs ands or buts. (Trust me, I already tried them.) It will be interesting to see how things change now that I've gotten some prescriptions to regulate some levels....will keep you posted. :)