Day 1: Engage the Core

One down...89 to go! Not very encouraging when you think of it that way! Lets think of it as only 89 days left verses 365 days of torment if you don't do this...I will take my 89 thank you! Ok so the day started out good I got to sleep(9 AM) in and awoke to a beautiful morning and amazing weather! Perfect weather for running *hint*hint*!

I started my day off with a 1 cup of coffee with skim milk and splenda. After I finished my cup I put in Core Synergistics of P90X at 10 AM... I have tried to start P90x before, so this exercise was nothing new to me. It did, however, bring a huge realization that I have gotten really out of shape. This is a fun workout though and Tony tells you to pay attention to your muscles as you are doing the moves which is always very important. And believe me I am feeling it right now (rip muscles rip!)! After I finished P90x at 11 AM,I went running/speed walking but focused mainly on speed walking since I could really focus on my core! I walk with my abs when I speed walk. This means you tighten your abs so that every stride you take enables you to feel each and every one. I did this for 1 hour and had a nice stretch and a huge glass of water when I got in.

By the time I finished my shower it was 1210 and time for lunch. I had a Chicken breast salad with 1 tbsp of light ranch that I put on the side. The chicken breast was 2 boneless skinless tenders that I marinated in worcestershire and a little tony's and then grilled it on my George Foreman. My salad consisted of a bowl of Herb Green Salad Mix with carrots, cucumbers, 1 tbsp of hemp seed (hemp seed helps connect proteins correctly), and 5 croutons for some crunch (croutons are only 4g carbs for a 1/2 cup serving and 5 is not even 1/4 of a cup so I think were pretty safe here! ha) It was very good and I was satisfied and felt energized after eating it.

I worked tonight at Bonefish Grill, so didn't get home until 11:30. I was starving by then especially since I only ate a small piece of pineapple at work (I forgot my almonds at home)! This is not the way to go guys always make sure you bring some nuts or some dried fruit to work with you so you can have some kind of snack. Going 11 hours without eating is not healthy at all, I do not encourage this. So since it was so late I opted for some low fat no sugar added yogurt. This yogurt is similar to greek yogurt but is call skyr yogurt. Its very tart and but I like it. It is a little more expensive but to have 120 calories and 18 grams of protein who cares! Anywho, I added 1/4 cup of grape nuts to it for texture and since i basically had no carbs today *grape nuts have a lot of fiber and made with whole wheat flour...hoorah! Then I had one very large kiwi... I feel good and dont feel like I overate or underate.

All together I think today was a great Day 1! I have decided on my reward for the week and that is if I finish out this whole week I can buy the new Mayday Parade CD that has just come out! Believe me I need some new workout music!

Ok guys, My dogs are barking (learned this today supposedly it means your feet are hurting ha) and I am hitting the sack! Good Night Everyone! Day 2 starts tomorrow, hope I can walk!

P.S. By the way Never Ever EVER sing or rap out loud when you are running or walking...People are always around and they will spot you and look at you like you are a crazy loon who is talking to themselves! Especially if you are like me talk rapping(this means you pronounce every syllable and be as white as you can talking a rap song) Ludacris' Song Get Back! Haha doesnt sit well with the kids ya mean!