AHB Build 1

Last night I did AHB Build 1 from the dvd program... It's amazing how I really felt those moves!! These past few months I was lifting heavier than RCR weights, yet I really felt it with these lighter weights. I guess it helped me to really focus/concentrate on the muscles. My quads are kinda sore today!

Back to blogging!

I know it's been a long time since I've done a video blog post... I'm starting it up again for extra accountability (sorry if the lighting is kinda bad at my gym)! I'm going to be starting Valerie Waters' Action Hero Babe (AHB) dvd program. Let's see where these next 8 weeks will take me! Hope you enjoy my journey. :)



Enjoy!

6-Week Progress Update Report (on Bikini Challenge)

K, ladies... I've got some good & bad news (I'll give you the tough news first)...

Bad news: my computer at home crashed and is no longer working (I wish I had a system restore disk - gotta get one)!!! Anyhow, I'm not sure if my SD memory card is corrupt, since the computer started acting funny after I inserted my SD card in. So for the meantime, I'm halting the photo food journaling and video journaling. Sad, I know!! I really wanted to post stuff yesterday.

Good news: I'm still holding myself accountable and posting in the RCR forums. Although I won't be able to post as often, I'm still going to post my food entries for the remainder of the bikini challenge (when I have computer access of course).

Anyhow, in case you were wondering, I'm tweaking/tightening things up with my diet/nutrition. How you say???...

1. One of the things I'm going to do is start limiting my fruit consumption. FYI, I used to eat fruit 2x a day, but I was just reminded that fruit is really just a *simple* carb with fiber . I want to get more complex carbs into my diet, so that means trading in some fruit (simple carb) servings for veggies (complex carbs). I'm not eliminating fruit... I'm just experimenting to see how this goes.
2. Also, I'm focusing on getting more protein into my diet. So instead of 3 meals and 3 snacks, I'm getting about 5-6 meals. I tried this on Saturday and Sunday and was able to keep my hunger at bay. I have no clue how many calories I'm consuming, but I'm trying to keep portion size in mind. Anyhow, I was surprised since I normally need to eat 6x a day... under this method, I only ate 5x a day!!
3. I'm trying to eliminate or limit artificial sweeteners. I've got a few packets of splenda to get rid of (normally use it in my decaf coffee). I also chew sugar-free gum throughout the day... I think a few sticks of gum a day is okay, NOT a whole pack. So I'm trying to do that, lol.

K, here's my mini progress report:- I'm back down to the weight I started the bikini challenge with! Yay!! I haven't compared my measurements yet, but I will say that my bodyfat % has gone down back to what it was approximately before. Anyhow, I must be a little bloated, I think my waist measurements are slightly higher (not much).

K, I hope everyone is doing well! Hopefully I get my computer issues fixed soon. Take care! :)

Challenging Food Triggers

What to do when a food trigger attacks?!?! Please share your strategies!!
... I had to come up with one last night to deal with my *daily/excessive* natural peanut butter cravings (watch my video to see what I did, haha). Of course, PB is good in moderation, but I was having way too much of it lately!!


K, here I am catching up on daily photo food journal posts:

Monday 4-27-09:

Tuesday 4-28-09:

Wednesday 4-29-09:

Midway point of Bikini Babe Challenge

K, today marks the midway point of the bikini babe challenge!! ... FYI, I should be giving an update report next week to report my progress. :) Can't believe 5 weeks have already passed!!

Photo Food Journal

K, so today marks the first day of my photo food journaling... I will be doing this for the remainder of the bikini challenge... FYI, I'll try to update/edit this post with daily food pictures! (Or I might just make weekly posts)... Enjoy!

Click images below to view larger. :)

Friday 4-24-09:

Saturday 4-25-09:

Sunday 4-26-09:

Accountability - Here's how I'm gonna step it up these next few weeks!!

Check out this video.... Here's what I'm going to do for extra accountability these next few weeks! Hopefully my camera skills are decent... To view my daily photo entries, you must be a Red Carpet Ready Club member (www.redcarpetready.com/community). P.S. I might post a few pictures on my blog though. Stay tuned!! :)