A goal is not always meant to be reached. It often serves simply as something to aim at.

90 days of Turbofire + 90 days of Brazil Butt Lift + 30 day hybrid + 30 days of Les Mills Pump + Shakeology =

Wowzers!

Starting Weight: 160lbs + Current weight: 128lbs

Starting Waist: 33 inches Current: 28 inches

Starting Hips: 39 inches Current: 35.5 inches

Starting Chest: 37 inches Current: 33.5 inches

Starting Right Arm: 11 inches Current: 10.25 inches

Starting Left Arm: 11 inches Current: 10 inches

Starting Right Thigh: 24.5inches Current: 22.25 inches

Starting Left Thigh: 24 inches Current: 22 inches

I made my first meme to celebrate!  Bruce Lee has some amazing, motivating quotes!

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Two weeks later...

And I am LOVING Les Mills Pump!  On the days when I'm scheduled to walk 30 or 45 minutes, I just pull out my Turbofire DVD's and pop in either Fire 30 or Fire 45.  I'm also tossing in some Brazil Butt Lift too!  Gotta continue to work on the angles, right?

I'm on Day Four of the Les Mills Pump Jump Start plan from the Nutrition Guide.  While I am following it, I modified it a bit to be more cost effective.  I'm not making 7 different breakfasts, lunch, dinners and snacks.  Example:  Yesterday and today I did the Whole Wheat English Muffin with Almond Butter and Apricot Preserves.  It was one of the less costliest breakfasts.  I have also done the Spicy Tuna salad (but I have to saute those two cups of mixed greens!  Raw greens are just not doable for me!) every other day.  I couldn't buy just 3 oz of ground turkey for the Turkey Meatballs with whole wheat spaghetti so I made 18 meatballs with the 19 oz package and cooked up the whole box of wheat spaghetti.  I then got individual containers and portioned out the spaghetti, 3 meatballs and marinara sauce among them.  Quick and easy dinner for a few nights.  The fresh apricots I bought for the apricot and cottage cheese breakfast spoiled so quickly.  :/  I am surprised to learn that the Chocolate Shakeology actually tastes GOOD when made with only water!  I did splurge and bought a yellowfin tuna steak for the Japanese Tuna dinner.  4 oz cooked for me and the rest was split between some of the kids.  :)



I bought a cheap kitchen scale to measure out my food.  I ordered a Polar FT4 heart rate monitor that is scheduled to arrive TODAY!  *happy dance*  I'm contemplating buying a Striiv pedometer because I want to keep track of how active I am during the day and I love the idea that it comes with a built in sim-like game. 

Before I forget, here are my photos from the beginning of the month.  So after 210 days worth of Beachbody programs, here are my Day 1 Les Mills Pump Before photos:

 

  

 

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Never Settle for Less!

I woke up with a horrible headache, had to take my oldest to an appointment, ran into the store to pick up something for dinner, and came home to do High and Tight for the first time in a long time!  I love this workout so much and I was so excited to be able to use my new 5lbs weights.  I was using 4lbs per leg before during the floor exercises and let me tell you something - that extra pound felt like a ton!  I had wanted to follow up with Leandro's Secret Weapon but my legs were aching and I did not want to risk hurting myself during this last month. 

Still have my headache but I am slowly coming around to liking the Tropical Shakeology.  Today I used 1 cup of orange juice, 1 scoop Tropical shakeology, 1 banana and a splash of coconut/almond milk.  It was not as chalky as usual and kind of reminded me of an Orange Julius.  YUM!  I was sad when I discovered my cup was empty.  I think I'll continue with the Tropical through the summer but now I have 2 full bags of Chocolate in my pantry.  :/

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