Sunday, November 8, 2009

And so it begins....

Hey All,

This journey began with my attempt at following all of the rules Shape magazine put forth in their November issue. I figured, if I follow all the advice in this magazine and blog about it, I'll be able to tell you if you can really "Drop a Pound by Friday," or "Knock out Flab for Good!" It started off perfectly. I began with "Drop a Pound by Friday." In a mere five days, I was able to shed 1.2 lbs and it was relatively easy! Here's where it started getting tricky: The inevitable weekend arrived! Unexpectedly, my cousins stopped in for shopping, movies and junk food galore! It was a delicious and fabulous time, but I am ready to get back at it! Now, as interesting as following Shape magazine to a T would be, I think I'll start with something a little more beginner. I will take what I read in stride and follow a few of the workouts and recipes along the way. I'm a fairly busy gal, which means I've got to be organized to tackle the week. I'm not the greatest at waking up in the mornings, and on Mondays I am away from home from 6:15am until between 7:45pm and 10pm! I work 7am-3pm, but have dodgeball after work each Monday night. It's a great workout, but it makes for an incredibly long day. That being said, after dinner, I had to pack my breakfast, lunch and dinner for tomorrow. Now that's what I call being prepared! My goal is to lose 50 lbs. by the summer. I may not be perfect at this, but I am trying. Please follow along this journey and help motivate me along the way!

My meals for tomorrow are as follows:

Breakfast:
Slimfast meal replacement bar
Banana

Snack:
Apple
Cheese string

Lunch:
Thai peanut noodles
Large garden salad, 1 tbsp. vinagrette dressing

Snack:
Curves granola bar

Dinner:
Weight watchers whole grain tortilla
2 tbsp. guacamole
Shaved turkey breast

Snack:
Weight watchers brownie

Thanks for reading along!

4 comments:

  1. Love you girly. I'm excited about your blog and I will definitely be following along on your journey!

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  2. good job denise! just keep in mind that we are all human, and part of blogging will be sharing the ups and downs and having support either way!

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  3. So hopefully this works this time....

    Anyways, to recap the first comment I left:

    I'm so proud of you denise! I'll be commenting all along the way to make sure you keep this up!

    Do you know what the calorie content of your snacks and such are? Cause I'd be interested to know (maybe I'll add them to my meals!). Oh and of course let me know if they are good!

    Go Denise!

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  4. Pushing the papillote - the comment worked. Thanks for the support! :-) As for calorie content, I do know them! Is there any one in particular you'd like?

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