Day 8...

Today I followed the plan exactly as written.  I felt like I ate SO much!!  I decided to set my alarm for every 2.5 hours so I could actually remember to eat.  I made it through the day eating as the plan was written.  Two things were tough.  One...no more diet pepsi.  I've tried in the past giving it up but always go back to it.  I know it's awful for me but I always start drinking it again.  I did make it through the day only drinking water.  I had a slight headache all day but hoping that tomorrow is a bit easier.  Secondly...peanut butter.  It was a very tough thing to give up Jiff peanut butter but I made the switch to natural peanut butter.  It will take some getting used to for sure but it wasn't entirely bad.  It was still VERY strange to not do cardio.  I don't think I will ever get used to that.  I will be thrilled when the next three weeks have ended and I can start running again. 

For dinner I made coconut shrimp and brown rice.  The shrimp turned out really well...the rice...ugh.  I need to find a better way to prepare brown rice so it has more flavor.  If anyone has any suggestions...HELP please! 

Coconut Shrimp
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/skinny-coconut-shrimp.html

Jamie Eason's Livefit Program

I stumbled across Jamie Eason's livefit program about two weeks ago on pinterest.  It seemed like a great program that encouraged healthy eating and exercise....best of all it was FREE!! :)  I scoured the internet like I always do in search of as much info as I could find on it.  All of the reviews I found were very positive and the result photos were impressive!!   So I started thinking about whether I should try this out or not.  Two things were making me very nervous.  First, the program is made up of 12 weeks.  The first 4 weeks you are not supposed to do ANY cardio.  Now as most of you know I do cardio 6 days a week...the idea of not doing any for 4 weeks was messing with my head.  Secondly, you are not supposed to count any calories.  Again I think I've been doing some kind of calorie counting for so long that it makes me uncomfortable to not do it.  So (of course) I decided I would start this and tweak a few things...do it my own way...because of course Im an expert and still need to follow someone elses program :)

 

So week 1 went by and I followed the workout plan, counting calories and of course doing cardio.  I realized I wasn't feeling any different than I normally do.  So I pulled the laptop back out and started up some more research.  I came across a fantastic group page on facebook that consists of everyone following this program.  They gave me some great advice and encouraged me to stick to the program as written.  I even found a friend who has completed the program and that was even more encouraging!  SO tomorrow begins week two.   I will not do cardio for the next three weeks, I will not count calories and I will eat clean.  I am really pulling myself out of my comfort zone to do this but isn't that what we all need now and then...a little time outside of our comfort zone?  I'm going to try to document most of what I do and eat in the hopes that it will help someone else along their journey.  It may not all be pretty but it will be the truth.