Day 30

"I'm down 1.3% bodyfat in 4 weeks. Not crazy loss, but I'm not disappointed. That equates to roughly 2 lbs of bodyfat lost while keeping my muscle the same. My goal is to lose 5% in 12 weeks, which is .4% per week, so I'm running about a week behind. I had a rough week during week 3 so wasn't expecting any progress, but that's actually when I lost the 2 lbs!

I'm also doing a challenge through my local supplement shop. It's a 2 month challenge, and there's money on the line! Prizes for the top 3 winners! You get a point per fat lb lost and muscle lb gained. We've already had the initial weigh in, and this week is the first weigh in for points. Like I said, I lost 2 lbs of fat but no muscle, so I'm a solid 2.2 points. That puts me in 16th place so far this week. I know I can do better. I've been fairly consistent for a month already so I feel like that gives me a leg up on some of the other participants. I'm gonna do this healthy, slow but steady. I'm gonna do my best and hit the exercise hard. I need to get better about eating back my exercise calories.

The leader right now has 6.5 points. That's a lot. While I want them to succeed, I also want to win. It's a double-sided coin. I feel bad for some of the participants. One of them already has -6.8 points. That's gotta be discouraging and hard to come back from.

Like I said, I want everyone to succeed and meet their goals, but I also want to win, or at least place! I'll keep you updated!"

Day 29

"Did legs and cardio today.

130g of protein. Little low."

I'm trying to catch up on my exercise goals for the week. It's super warm in my apartment. We're having a heat wave and it's a challenge to work out. 

Managed to complete Killer Body Lower Body, and do half of one of the Zumba Country Heat workout. 

It's been a while since I did pure cardio. So much easier than Jillian Michaels. I think I need to start doubling up some days to jumpstart my loss again.

Ran a bunch of errands in the morning so had to get a smoothie out for breakfast because I forgot to eat breakfast. Not too much of a calorie bomb, but not high protein.

The only reason I even got that much protein was because I ate back my exercise calories, but I want to try not to do that unless it's to drink a protein shake. 

My goal is to do arms and cardio tomorrow, and legs and abs on Friday. Then, if I just do arms on Saturday, I'll have exceeded my exercise goals for the week. Wish me luck!

Day 28

"Ate pretty well but did not exercise because... well... it was mid nineties today and I live in the third floor."

Day 27

"Did half my exercise routine this morning. It was rough going back to our after three days off. 140 grams of protein. 130 calories over count."

Skipped the workout two days last week and then still took my rest day. I had trouble pushing myself to complete the workout. But Jillian Michaels Killer Body is treating me well. I like that all the modifications (beginner, intermediate, advanced) are in one video so I can mix and match per circuit based on my ability. I want to write a review for this at some point once I've gotten farther into my program.

Day 26

"Day 26! Another weekend over! Did everyone survive?"

"Behaved myself at the barbecue I went to and I'm having one cider. Haven't checked my protein intake yet but I'm sure it's pretty abysmal. Back to exercise tomorrow."

Day 25

"Day 25! 5 days and we'll be one month in! What's your goal for the weekend?"

"Totally ate an entire pizza. I do well resisting the pizza gods, usually. But Saturday was not one of those days."

Day 24

"Day 24! TGIF! Anyone celebrating Friday? What are your plans to stay on track for the weekend, or are you taking a cheat day?"

"Had sushi for lunch. Gotta be good the rest of the day. But yum."

"Only got 50 grams of protein, skipped the exercise, and was 150 over my calorie goal. Could have been worse? Spent the day with my boyfriend, had fun, and was really productive."

Day 23

"Doing good so far today. Didn't midnight snack! Having some coffee, then exercising, cleaning, and working!

"Did well! 161g protein. 33 calories over counter goal. Half hour of abs. Woowoot!"

Day 22

"Ran around crazy all day but managed to get in the arms workout and eat a lot of protein. Could have been worse."

Day 21

"Day 21! End of Week 3! 9 more to go! Check in?"

"Weighed in at the supplement shop today. I'm down 2.6% body fat in three weeks. My weight has stayed the same, but I'm down 5 lbs body fat. I'm proud of myself. I did all six of my exercises last week, two ab workouts, two lower body, and two upper body. I didn't do any legit cardio days, but Killer Body has cardio intervals in each workout. They make my heartrate go crazy, though, so I phone them in a little bit. I am not in shape, yet.

I've only been wearing my fitbit during my workouts to track my exercise calorie burn. I burn between 200 and 300 calories per 30 minute workout.

I hit my calorie goal everyday last week, with one cheat day on my rest day on Sunday (went way over). I only averaged 108 grams of protein per day (my goal is 185). My average daily calorie intake for the week was 1,606. That's two really good weeks in a row! Woot!"