Thurs/Fri and rambling...

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Hi Everyone,

I didn't get a chance to post my workout from

yesterday - which was Kickbutt Push/Pull with Heidi

Tanner and Spreen ( teaches the

cardio, Heidi does the weights). I really enjoyed it

and upped my weights for many exercises. Again, it is

FIRM with a functinal feel.

Today I did Steamin'Cardio lead by Heidi - a good

FIRM-style cardio routine - you use various weights

and props for the cardio and change up the

combos/routines very often. I like the variety and

you get a bit of light weight training in as well.

I will rest or just stretch tomorrow then on Sunday I

start my mock STS rotation - I'm not sure if I'll

participate in the check in on VF, as I often don't

have time to keep up w/ all my check ins, but I'll

definately be taking some inspiration/ideas from the

group. The first cycle is endurance, which is the

style I'm most comfortable with. I honestly could

probably skip the cycle since this is mostly what I

do, but I'll go for it and keep track of my weights.

I think for week # 1 I'm going to do Power Hour and

Muscle Endurance for sure. My third weight training

workout will be " my choice " and I'll do at least two

cardio workouts. I would like one to be an interval

workout, but I'm a bit out of practice, so I may not

do that in the first week. Time will tell.

I'm also thinking of following the food guide/food log

from Tracey Mallet's book - Sexy in 6. It looks very

easy to follow and the food log looks relatively

painless to keep as you basically just cross off food

categories and track your " macro " nutrients - protein,

grains, fruits, fats, veggies, etc. I think you can

get a copy of it on her website. I believe the daily

servings are: 7 protein (1 oz counts as 1 " point " ), 4

fruits, 3 dairy, 5 grain, 3 fats, and unlimited non

starcy veggies and water. I think I can actually deal

with keeping a food log like this. Of course, you'd

have to journal the extras (like candy! And

perhaps having to write it down will help me to think

twice about it. It will also help me to keep track of

what I'm eating. I really don't need or want to lose

weight, just eat a healthier diet. I tend to

overindulge in junk and not eat enough of the good

stuff.

Here's a link to her site where you can look at the

food log:

http://www.traceymallett.com/tracey8.html

I'm also intrigued by her 6 minute exercise bursts.

Not sure if they would be enough for me since I'm used

to doing more, but it may be a fun thing to try at

some point (mixing and matching 6 min segments of

cardio, strength and mind/body work).

Oh, and another plug for organic dairy - once again it

is TTOTM and I have had no PMS symptoms at all - it

has gotten better and better over the course of time

w/ the organic dairy. Also, not to give TMI, but it

is lighter as well which is a plus. I'm not sure if it

is a coincidence or not, but I'm just happy about it.

The worst PMS I had was when I was eating alot of soy

- I've totally avoided it and TTOM is not a pain in

the butt!

Take care!

Donna

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