Happy New Year!

I’ve got 2006 off to a good start at the end of week one on my Body-for-LIFE Challenge! My official weekly weigh in reflects a 5lb weigh loss since I began this thing. Ok, ok - it’s water weight. But who is kidding who? 5lbs is 5lbs when it comes to the ‘feel good’ part of this whole thing!

That, and I’m beginning to feel it - and to me, that’s the most important part.

With the 5lb weight loss came a total of 3 inches off my measurements from last week. I checked and rechecked my measurements just to make sure, because 3 inches seems like a lot of inches after only 5lbs, doesn’t it? I’m not sure. But, my tape measure tells me I lost 2 inches off my waist, 1/2 inch off my hips and 1/2 inch off my upper thigh - all my other measurements remained the same.

Today, I did so-so on the eating part. We woke up really super late after being up all night celebrating New Year’s Eve - - so I didn’t get my normal start on the day. I did, however, try the aerobic exercise first thing in the morning before consuming anything else first. It was not easy, let me just say. And even though the recommendation is for 20 minutes first thing in the morning, I only managed 12 minutes on the treadmill before my body was just not going to wrok with me anymore. I think I put it into aerobic shock first thing out of bed. I guess it’s something I have to build up on, hey?

My intake for the day:

Breakfast:
1 Chive & Cheese Egg White Omlete
1 Orange
1 8 ounce herbal tea
16 oz H2O

Snack:
1 BFL Shake
1 NoPudge Brownie (love, love these!)
16 oz H2O

Lunch:
1 whole wheat wrap w/ roasted turkey
1 8 oz Protein Juice
16 oz H2O
1 Orange

Snack:
1 BFL Shake
16 oz H2O

That’s as far as I got before it was time for bed. I know I skipped dinner tonight - - but, seriously, we were up until 5:30am in the morning and didn’t wake up until 2pm. Tomorrow is another day.

Week two, here I come!