And the next challenge begins
Hello all… I will be the co-captain in the next 2 challenges (Last Man Standing and Baby Got Back) with Julofthenile. I will try to make it to everyone’s blog to see how everyone is doing, and leave a word of encouragement. I will admit up front that I am a girl of few words (sometimes more than others) so just know that I will be checking in on everyone, but not always leaving my mark. 
So my main goal is to eat clean these first 3 weeks… I have my oldest’s 7th birthday party and a vacation planned during this time so it will be hard. What will make it more difficult is that I have a LOT of work ahead of me. Lots of deadlines looming so I pray that I don’t crack under pressure and inhale a bag of snickers minis. For the past couple weeks I have been following a diet I picked up from Beverly International. Not sure what the calorie intake is, but is titled "Figure ‘Lose Fat’ Diet Plan A". It starts with complex carbs in the am, snack and lunch; 2nd snack, dinner and the optional 3rd snack, no complex carbs. I would love to go all 3 weeks without a cheat, but I am going to keep that option available. And if I do ingest a quart and a half of Breyers ice-cream (they no longer make half gallons!!! Check it out, same price, less goodness) I will post it up on my blog and count myself out.
Baby Got Back… I’ve got junk in my trunk… my body is more the shape of the original VW Beatle where the trunk is in the front. lol Anywho, this challenge is difficult since it will be hard to decifer progress. I’ve been running 3x a week so that will take care of my bum. I could probably do more hills (speaking of hills, I ran my 5 mile route backwards this morning. So what you ask? There is a massive hill at the end of it, which when done backwards is killer. The hill is about a little over a mile going straight up! I was able to do it in better time then going the other way. The other way is a long slow up hill with the steep downhill towards the end. My legs were screaming at me!) Ok so, back to what my goal will be for this challenge. I’m not working legs since I’ve been running so… I guess I will work on my upper back/shoulders and tris. I’ve got a tiny v taper happenin’ (very tiny) so maybe I can improve upon it.
Well, that’s it for now. I will be poking by your blogs to see what goals you have set out for yourselves. Let the challenge begin… tomorrow
July 24, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Yay!!! Lovejones is gonna get herself a nice wide latspread!! and some more muscles in her back!!!!
You can do this, girl!! no worries, when the competition is on i have seen you scrap like no other, so no worries about that….you will be the last man standing (behind me…lol!)
Game face is on, girl!!!
Lets motivate and have some fun doing it!!
July 25, 2008 at 4:54 am
Gotta love the Breyers! Myself, I love their vanilla bean. YUM!
Thanks for co-captianing this challenge, you gals did a great job pulling it together.
My goal is to NEVER PM you with my cheats! Sure, easy to say that one day one, huh??
Great luck to you!!!
July 25, 2008 at 5:02 am
Ok if I opt for the scheduled cheat do I still have to send that in a PM to you??? This is the first challenge I am participating in so I don’t know how it all works
July 25, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Hey LJ.. gee I really wanted to get going with something here, but I’m already out.. not finished with my move (this is the last week) and my home gym is in a pile in the garage, and my real gym is moving, so that is under construction.. I think this week is the opening.. not only that, I was with Tom all week.. yes we played golf.. but when he is around I eat bad… because he doesn’t care.. so while on a job together we ate bad.. ugh.. I hate it, but it’s a double edged sword.. this week was so bad for me, definitely not like the last 5 weeks so I hope I didn’t negate all the work I did then.. Anyway.. with no weights, and having failed at a diet plan I think I must withdraw from competition.. under protest I might add.. I’ll be checking in and trying to get my fitness life in order and maybe (if I have any friends left) I can do something later on with you guys.. I sincerely appologize!!