Day 2 is actually day 1 of actually working out. It's the Plyometric and Cardio Circuit Day. Basically, you warm up for 7-10 minutes, then do a series of circuit training and repeat it 2 times. Do another series, repeat 2 times and you're done.
Even though it only lasts 41 minutes, I'm tired and my muscles feel tired after the workout. There is definitely some stuff I can't do yet, but unlike P90X, I feel like I actually will be able to do these things at some point, I just have to build up the strength and endurance.
A word about the nutrition guide. I will try to follow as closely as I can, but I just can't bring myself to eat the same things every day. I'll try to keep track of what I eat and how many calories it is here. One of my goals during the program is to eat more often during the day to keep my metabolism steady.
What I ate:
Fortune cookie - 50 (?)
whole grain crackers - 90
string cheese - 100
coffee and cream - 25
garlic lemon green beans - 75
gourmet ramen - 400
total= 740 (I know, I need more, it was a busy day at work)
So I did this diet after having Sophia called Living the Life Kristie Approved. It is based on eating every two hours with each meal around 200-250 calories. You eat a total of 6 meals. The diet worked great. I lost 2-3 lbs each week. My mom did this with me and she has lost 40 lbs and I lost 45. The only thing is that you do eat the same thing everyday for a full week and then change the next week. However, I found it easier this way because I had all the ingredients and I could make everything really fast. Anyway, there are great recipe ideas that I could pass along to you that are easy and super balanced. One of my fav is 2 rice crackers with two tbsp almond butter and 1/2 banana. Another that is great is this protein pancake meal. You can eat these for any meal and they are great for metabolism upkeep. You use 1/3 cup raw oats, 1/4 banana, 1tbsp protein powder ( the vanilla slim fast high protein powder works great), 1 egg yolk, 2 egg whites, 1/4 tsp baking powder. Blend all dry ingredients, add in wet ingredients, and blend together. I use a tbsp to pour the batter into a sprayed pan. If you use a tbsp you get approx 15 mini pancakes and then you can dip in 2 tbsp sugar free syrup. This meal is great to make in a huge batch in advance and then just put in zip lock bags so you can grab and go. You can also look for Pure Protein bars at any Walmart or target. These serve as a complete meal as well and have tons of protein and taste pretty good. Otherwise you can just do a protein shake and a Kashi chewy granola bar. I hope some of this info is helpful :).
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good plan! I don't mind eating the same thing every day, I actually kind of like it because, like you said, there's no planning necessary and you have all the ingredients. Then, I can make things ahead and pack lunches. I'll look into the program. This is super helpful!
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