Day 1

Day 1 is officially in the books! Wowwyyyyy! That was a tough one but was SO MUCH FUN! I didn't even realize thirty minutes had gone by. I knew that TurboFire was an advanced program but the allure of being able to lose high amounts of weight in a short period of time really made me want to try it. I have learned that I am so uncoordinated and have absolutely no rhythm or dance moves whatsoever!

What's great about the program is that Chalene Johnson just jumps right in. Even the warmup in very quick and filled with a bunch of exercises. With every class there is a "new to class" option where Chalene goes over all the moves (slowly at first then picks up the tempo). Even though the tempo is slowed down it was still tough. I can tell already that I'm going to have to watch the "new to class" lessons a few times before moving on to the regular workout.

So, along with a workout I've decided to eat a lot better. My intention was to post my meal plans for the week here, but I've already failed at that! I can't find the time (I know, bad excuse) to actually sit down and get it done, but I have been making better choices and drinking Shakeology every day.

Here's a little more info about my life since it's hard to understand why this is such a big deal for me without it:

• I am 30 years old
• I have been married for 5+ years
• I have 2 bouncing boys - Ian (4) and Owen (1 1/2)
• I have 2 dogs (Guinness & Stella)
• I have my Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• I work full-time as an Accountant for a CPA firm
• I currently attend school for my M.B.A. with a focus in Finance
• I am studying to pass the C.P.A. exam (I've passed 3 of the 4 tests)

So, in essence my life is filled to the brim with a bunch of stuff to do all day, every day.  Even with a full schedule already I've decided that I need to make the changes necessary to live a healthier lifestyle and that would include dropping about 60 lbs and teaching my family that eating better and daily exercise will help them stay healthy. So in between work, school. homework, bringing/picking up Ian from school, cooking, cleaning, and catching up with my sitcoms (LOL), I need to get my workout in.

So anyways, that's it for today. Since I did my first workout last night, tonight is the second workout. I've already eaten a healthy breakfast (whole wheat English muffin with almond butter and low-sugar jelly). My snack for this morning/afternoon is a low-sodium rice cake with 1/2 a banana (slices) and a little bit of almond butter. Lunch will be a Chocolate Shakeology made with coffee, banana and a little bit of cinnamon.