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Fab day! Busy day! I had to work today...those days are so draining. Running after 15 three year olds...and then coming home to my three kiddos...whew, I am just exhausted by the end of the day. But today I have done great on eats. I have a very hectic schedule beginning at 5:00 tonight for the rest of the weekend, so I stopped by wal mart on the way home from work and grabbed plenty of myoplex shakes and bars to keep in my car over the next 48 hours to make sure I don't mess up!!!

I won't get my cardio in until later tonight. Afterwards I will get back on here and blog it and my food for the day. I will say I am bummed a little today. I have gained 4 lbs. It could be from quitting smoking...could be added muscle...or a combo of both. I am REALLY hoping that will be gone by the end of my second week. My abs are getting a little definition already...but my legs are getting huge. Many say they will get bigger before they get smaller...its VERY VERY frustrating because my jeans that were lose on me 3 weeks ago, are now severly tight in the legs...no where else...just the thighs. UGH! But not a showstopper...I am in the thing for 12 weeks. I wouldn't care if I gained 15 lbs over the next couple of weeks...I am going to keep on keepin one for the results at the end!!!!! :) Because I know they will be awesome!!!!

Feelin Good...end of first week!!! :)

Well today is the last day of my first week on my challenge. I did good I think. I didn't end up doing my workout yesterday. I went ahead and took Tracy's advice to rest and not aggitate my back even more. However...I still want to complete this challenge without missing a single workout...so that ubwo will be made up today which is my real rest day. Make sense??? :) My back...well I can't tell if it's still messed up because I take my motrin every 6 hours. Hopefully it will be fine. I think it should....it's all good!!! ;)

I was looking at some webistes of ladies who are figure competitors. Hmmmm, I am thinking I would love to do that one day. Monica Brandt has a FEM camp in september...if I can afford it then, I am going to go. I think that would be so much FUN!!!!!! So big goal right there...little goals first though.

Since I am blogging about my challenge here I should post a few of my goals. We will start with the first 4 week goals. In three more weeks I would like to be to a size 10. I am a 12 now. I would also like to be able to run a mile in 9.5 minutes without stopping to rest. Right now I can run in 11 minutes without stopping. I CAN do two miles in 20 minutes...but I have to stop a few times for 5 second breaks. Also for the next 3 weeks a HUGE goal is to just make it through...finish the next 3 weeks without cheating on a meal and without missing a single workout!!!! My over all big goal for this challenge is to finish! Finish by the book and not mess up and not quit!!!!!!!

So for now...I am just focusing on small goals. At the end of the first 4 weeks, I will post my second 4 week (8 week) goals.

So on an even smaller scale...for my next week I am just going to focus on planning every meal...not cheating a single day, and making sure that workout gets in no matter how late or early I have to do it. SOOOOO....in order to help myself achieve this goal, I went grocery shopping today. OMG...my family is going to hate me. I got NOTHING unauthorized. No cereal, no crackers, cookies, chips, or soda. Instead of cereal for breakfast, the kids will enjoy eggs, oatmeal, whole wheat or protien pancakes or whole wheat toast with natural peanut butter. 1 or 2% milk and fruit will be added to thier breakfast as well. I shopped the perimeter of the store only. Got tons of fresh veggies, fresh fruits, lean meats. Tip for shoppers on a budget. Lean meats can be very expensive, but a lot of grocery stores put stuff on sale if it's about to expire. For example...today I got a lb of extra lean ground turkey...normally $7.00...for only $3.00 because it was about to expire tomorrow. So I bring it home and freeze it and it's good!!! I got frozen veggies as well...just as good as fresh and cheaper. I was able to walk out the store buying all health food, diapers and even a brita water pitcher and extra filter for around $200...for 2 weeks worth of groceries. How fabulous is that!!!!!

So today is ubwo day....

Chest: Dumbell Flies and Dumbell Bench Press
Back: Cable Rows, Lat Pull Down
Shoulders: Lateral Raises (my fave), Front Raises
Biceps Dumbell Curls, Hammer Curls
Triceps: Bench dips (another fave), Tricep Kickbacks

Eats:

7 am - 1 cup skim milk (taken with my motrin)
1 slice whole wheat (ww) toast with sugar free (sf) raspberry perserves
CLA and Coffee with splenda

10 am - Fat Free (ff) vanilla yogurt mixed with FF cottage cheese

1 pm - Myoplex Lite bar
CLA

3 pm - 3 oz tuna
1/2 sweet potato
1 cup steamed asparagus with 1 tsp olive oil, lemon juice and garlic

6 pm - 4 oz ground chicken breast
1/2 c. brown rice
1 cup fresh snapped green beans with lemon juice and garlic
CLA

9 pm - Myoplex Lite shake post workout with L-glutamine

Starting out

I started my bfl challenge 6 days ago. I am going to blog it on here. I did just have a long blog written, but then I did something and erased it...so this will be short and sweet as I have dinner on the oven. Having a great week. Had to use free day early because I had and encounter with cocoa puffs...and the puffs won. I called that my free day, but I still got in my workout that day. I have not missed a workout.

My challenge weeks start on Fridays...free day on Thursdays. I counted this Monday as my free day because of the cereal...however I got my workout in that day. I will still use Thursday as my rest day...but just make sure I stay on task with eating.

Today is upper body. A trusted friend advised me to not workout today because I have a pinched nerve in my back or pulled muscle or something. I really trust her advice...but at the same time, I wanted to complete this challenge being able to say I NEVER missed a workout. Tough desicion. I guess I will see how I feel this evening when it comes time for the workout...right now I am on motrin so I feel fine.

If I do take today off for my back then I will workout tomorrow...my rest day...to make up for it. I just don't think I can start off week one with a missed workout.