Yay!!! I'm so happy this morning! I woke up and weighed myself! I'm down 4.5 pounds after 2 full weeks of working out! I couldn't be more excited or encouraged!
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| Lauren Rocks Leg Day!!!! |
Yesterday was "Leg Day!" I met Lauren, as usual, at the gym at 5:30am. Lots of leg curls, leg extensions, squats, lunges. Lauren has a way of having me do sets until I"m exhausted and can't go any more. When I think it's all over and feel a bit of relief, she'll tell me to rest about "5 seconds" and "do another 3" or "another 5!!" Wowzers! The "little pumps" on the last sets are the ones that really burn! But, I'm glad she pushes me because certainly I wouldn't do that on my own! :)
I met Lauren Shaw about 4 years ago when I worked out with she and Rick at their little studio. I was the fittest I had ever been then! I believe I was down to 142 pounds and at 19% body fat. Today, my starting weight at 159 and body fat at 24% (yikes!). Lauren, on contract, is a tiny little thing who recently told me she's at 12% body fat. Unreal, especially given she just had a baby 11 months ago. She is really fun to work out with and I enjoy my early mornings. She truly inspires me and give me hope that my pesky cellulite will soon be gone (I just thought I'd have to deal with it and it comes with being over 40! I hope I'm wrong!) So, I reconnected with Lauren on Facebook recently and she and I love to share photos and stories of our kiddos. It's so nice having common ground with another Mom out there, and my early morning work outs with Lauren is just what I needed.
Lauren also runs Baby Boot Camp in Colorado Springs. If you are a Mom here in Colorado Springs and want to connect with Lauren and learn more about her Baby Boot Camp, go to http://www.facebook.com/#!/BabyBootCampColoradoSprings. It's a fun way for Moms to get back in shape after having a baby!
Weight Today: 154.5 pounds So for yesterday's eating:
Breakfast: 3 eggs whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 banana, 10 almonds, coffee
Snack: 1/2 cottage cheese and apple
Lunch: Oooops! I couldn't get out of the office and didn't eat anything!
Snack: Apple (double oops - forgot my cottage cheese)
Dinner: Bison burrito with black beans, light cheese and salsa; side salad with rasperbby vinagerette, and one Heifeweizen! YUM!! Yes, I know...Lauren would kill me and I am sure she is right now reading this, but I do have my vices that I have and am limiting them! I promise!! (it's a far cry from the 3 I'd have at a sitting! :)
Late Snack: 3/4 cup egg whites, 1/4 cup soy milk, strawberries - blended
This weekend I am to do cardio both Saturday and Sunday. Tonight, Daddy, Hailey and I are going to friends house for Don's birthday and a "wine party" with lots of hors d'oeuvres. I am going to do my one cheat meal tonight, but I promise not to over indulge! The kiddos are going to play together. Don and Yvonne's daughter, Amelia, was in Hailey's same orphanage in China. We like to get together as often as we can.
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