Day 5 - Bikini Body Boot Camp

7/2/10  - I feel really good today. I slept well and I'm ready to jump into a new day! This is the 5th day in a row that I have worked out consistently and it really feels good but I have found that recovery is just as important as exertion and most people shouldn't workout for more than 5 days in a row without taking a break. In most cases doing so regularly will actually hurt your weight loss and fitness goals, so tomorrow I will take a recovery day. As I said before, "walking is not a workout" for most people and my body really loves to move, so I'm planning on a long leasurely walk tomorrow!

6:40 am - coffe and banana while I do EFT, meditate and write
8:00 am - pea protein shake w/coconut milk, flax seeds, strawberries
9:00 am - workout - teach BBBC class
11:00 am - small piece of chicken, leftover salad from last night
1:30 pm - Jumpstart Juice (fresh veggie juice) salad of baby greans, tomatoe, avacodo, steak and chicken
3:00 pm - 1/2 cup strawberry ice cream
5:30 pm - handful almond
8:00 pm - Dinner in restaurant: calamari w/marinara sauce, large mixed green salad w/grilled shrimp and scallops; 2 glasses of wine
11:20 pm - Bed (this is really late for me!)

Day 4 - Bikini Body Boot Camp

7/1/10 - This morning I woke up feeling really tired. I didn't get a good sleep last night and whenever that happens I find my body feels really achy. Sleep is so important! Over the years I have found that I need a solid 8 hours each night to feel really good and function well during the day. Because of that, I make getting a good nights sleep a very high priority and I don't let much of anything get in the way of it. But some nights, you just don't sleep well for whatever reason. When this happens I have found that the best thing I can do is to get in a short intense session of "Fit Fast" (exertion and recovery cycles) first thing in the morning. It jumpstarts my energy and helps to negate the effects of not enough sleep - and it supercharges my metabolism and gets my body burning fat for the next 24 hours.

6:30 am - coffee and banana while I do EFT, meditate and write
8:00 am - Jumpstart Juice (fresh veggie juice); pea protein shake w/coconut milk, flax seeds & blueberries
10:00 am - "Fit Fast" walk/sprints (4 on the flat, 4 on the hill) 20 min.; stretch
12:00 pm - salad of romaine and baby greens, tomato, avacado, steak, carrots w/olive oil & lemon
5:00 pm - handful of almonds
8:00 pm - chicken thights with peach glaze, asparagus, spinach salad, roasted sweet potato
9:30 pm - 2 spoonfuls of coffee ice cream
10:30 pm - bed

Day 3 - Bikini Body Boot Camp

I have found that one of the very best things that you can do to boost your confidence and how you feel about yourself, is to follow through with commitments that you make to yourself. I feel really good right now! I love a good challenge, it stimulates me and keeps me focused and moving forward - and to me, that's what makes me feel alive and excited about my life. Here's what I did today, to take good care of me.

6:30 am - coffee & banana while I do EFT, meditate and write in my journal
8:00 am - Jumpstart Juice (fresh veggie juice); protein shake w/pea protein, coconut milk, flax seeds, blueberries and stevia
9:00 - workout - teach 1 hour Beach Body Boot Camp class
12:00 pm - salad of baby green, tomato, avocado, carrot and grilled chicken w/olive oil and lemon
2:30 pm - walk (walking is not a workout - see my forthcoming article) to clear my head and get the blood flowing and enjoy the amazingly beautiful weather today!
5:00 pm - fresh fruit salad
7:30 pm - grilled steak and smashed cauliflower, tomato and cucumber salad
9:00 pm - stretch
9:30 pm - read
10:00 pm - bed

Day 2 - Bikini Body Boot Camp

Today I spent the afternoon with my daughter and mother at Silver Sands Beach. It was an absolutely perfect beach day and we had a great time. It's only day two of my personal beach body challenge and I was already trying to wiggle out of my commitement to myself. It was very amusing to me to watch the internal conversation I was having in my head this morning as I was trying to tell myself that I did not have time to do my workout and I could do it later in the evening when I got home. Now I know from past experience that if I don't do my workouts in the morning, first thing on busy days, they don't get done. I also knew that I was going to have to write about what I ate and did today and so even though I knew working out was going to make me a bit late, I threw on my sneakers and ran out the door and did hill sprints. It's actually quite valuable to revel what you are doing to the world - it really keeps you on track!

6:45 am - banana & coffee while I meditate, write and do EFT
7:45 am - Fit Fast: 5 hill sprints; stretch
8:30 am - Jumpstart Juice (fresh vegetable juice); whey protein w/coconut milk, flax seeds and blueberries
12:30 pm - salad of baby greens, tomato, grilled chicken w/ginger dressing; hummus w/carrots & blue corn chips
2:00 pm - walk on beach, swim
2:30 pm - fresh fruit salad
5:00 pm - fresh fruit salad; hummus w/carrots & blue corn chips, sliced steak (I'm so hungry after the beach, I feel like I'm going to faint. I drank 2 huge glasses of water before I ate which somewhat stopped the shakiness)
7:30 pm - salad of baby greens, tomato, avacado and grilled chicken w/olive oil and lemon
10:00 pm - bed

Day 1 - Bikini Body Boot Camp

Today I start my own personal Bikini Body Boot Camp. There's only 4 weeks till I leave for Hawaii so I need to stay focused and on track if I want to achieve my goals!

6:15 am - Coffee and Banana while I write, meditate and do EFT
8:00 am - Protein shake: whey protein and water
9:00 am - Workout: teach 1 hour BBB Camp class
11:00 am - Protein shake: pea protein, coconut milk, raspberries and stevia
1:00 pm - Lunch: salad of mixed baby greens, tomatoes and steak w/olive oil and balsamic vinegar; hummus w/celery & carrot sticks
3:30 pm - 5 min. jumping on my mini trampoline to clear my head, raise my metabolism and get the blood flowing (I've been sitting working at the computer for 2 hours).
4:00 pm - 1 diced Mango (I just love Mangos the remind me of Caribbean sunshine!)
5:00 pm - handful of Blueberries
7:00 pm - Dinner: grilled burger on romain leaves w/ketchup, onions, tomotoes; salad of baby mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes w/olive oil and liquid aminos.
8:30 pm - stretch
10:00pm - bed