Aug 23, 2010

Manic Mondays

Well, it's the culmination of week 1. My Plan was:

Tracy Anderson Perfect Design Series 2 + TA Dance Cardio + healthy eating

  • Workouts: I managed to do 4 of my anticipated 6 workouts; good, but not great!
  • Je Manges: I indulged this past weekend, from my friend's rooftop party on Friday night to dinner at a very nice French resturant in the Village with friends on Saturday night. My choices weren't terrible, but weren't great either. All in all, it was worth it to spend some quality time with friends.

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My weigh-in: + 1 pound
 (making my overall balance of a 9 pound weight loss)


Onward & upward to week 2:  I felt inspired yesterday after reading the blogs of fellow health enthusiasts & found great recipes staples in my diet. I came home from the grocery store & proceeded to make the most delicious pancakes breakfast, followed by a 5-minute chocolate cake for a mid-afternoon snack. Both were high in protein content, just what I need to fuel my muscles for my exercise sessions.

5 Minute Bananna Caramel Chocolate Cake
Yummmm! I can get used to this. ;)

Aug 22, 2010

The New Dawn

It's been a week of my new six-week rotation. My plan is to follow the Tracy Anderson Method, following the Perfect Design Series DVD integrated with her Dance Cardio (2008). Tracy's ideal approach is the change up your program every 10 days or until you master the moves. Given that the moves are HARD, I figure it make take me a little londer than 10 days, lol! My plan is to workout 6 days a week. Thus far, I only managed to workout 4 days. Once I finally muster up some motivation, I'll workout today.

My eating this past week was pretty decent until this weekend. I haven't seen many of my friends, so this was the weekend for catching up. But it's fine; eveything in moderation!



I tend to do my weigh-ins on Mondays, so we'll see the final verdict tomorrow!

Aug 20, 2010

Round I Results

Hi Guys!

Well, it's August 20th, a little over six weeks since I resumed a workout regimen & healthy eating conquest. I've taken pictures (bikini shots) chronicling my transformation thus far, but I won't post those until there is a significant difference, lol.

My game plan to date: Slim in 6 series (hey, it worked before!) with a little Lagniappe, which included exercises from Tracy Anderson, Jennifer Nicole Lee, & the Tone It Up gals Karena & Katrina!.

In terms of eating, I been buying organic food where I can, plus incorporating more fruits & vegetables into my meals a la The Eat Clean Diet + some tips from the Tone It Up blog. Amazing, but I went from eating out 100% of the time to cooking 98% of my meals! Of course, being a Louisiana girl, I'm having fun with trying to give everything a cajun flair, lol! I can't lie though, it has not been all clean. I developed quite a jellybean obsession while studying for my boards! :( Well, the boards are over, but I haven't kicked the habit yet. Nonetheless, I have had some success. Drumroll please...


Results to date-> 10 pounds & 9.5 inches gone in 6 weeks!!!!

Not the greatest pic, especially since this t-shirt is huge, but I think you can see I'm a little smaller....okay, a very tiny bit!


It's certainly gotten harder now that I'm a little older. The first time around, the weight seemed to just fall off, whereas now, it seems to be trickling off at ~a pound a week. Slow & steady is cool....cause I'm still going to win the race, lol!