Shred-day 1

Day 1-Level 1 (See the program details HERE)
Monday, 1.9.12
     Yay for day 1! It started off a little differently than planed, but I'd say it's been successful. I ended up sleeping-in a LOT and was 4 hours late for work...but man was that sleep so good! I guess my body needed it in preparation for this program ;)
     I survived the workout and actually enjoyed it. It seems to be similar to exercise I already like to do and since it only takes a half hour out of my day (it's about 27 minutes long with the warm-up and cool-down so with starting the DVD you'll want 30 minutes set aside) I think I will be able to stay committed to this one and see results. I found myself doing the modified moves on some and some very slightly modified moves on others. There was only one point where I needed a 5 second break (during the third set of jumping jacks, I believe) and another where I had to pause for just a second when I felt a twinge in my back*. Although, I did learn a good lesson that letting my 16 month-old daughter "watch" was not a good idea and I had to take a quick pause a couple of times.
     A little history: one summer I did my own workout somewhat similar to this, putting in 2 hours a day, and lost 18lbs in two months! That wasn't quite as intense so hopefully I see good results this time as well!
     *The twinge: I have a condition called Spinal Listhesis which the doctors believe I developed when I had a back injury as a gymnast (at age 14). I didn't find out about my condition until fall 2011 when I was almost 24 (about 10 years later!) when I re-aggravated it enough that I had to go through physical therapy. Basically all I can do is strengthen my abs and be weary of the moves I do so that it doesn't cause me too many problems. The move I was doing with the jump rope and I was jumping a little too high for my back's liking ;) otherwise, the moves in level 1 seem just fine for me to do (a huge thing for me as compared to other programs I've tried)!

Today's Meals:
#1: Wheat tortilla, big piece of green lettuce, 1 scrambled egg, a piece of 97% fat free lunch ham, and 2 tbsp of salsa.

Snack: 6 whole wheat Ritz crackers.

#2: 1 Avocado with a little salt (and tried some lime), 1 cup of 100% cranberry concord grape juice, 1 piece of white toast with a little margarine.

#3: Two celery sticks, a wheat tortilla, big piece of green lettuce, piece of lunch ham, 1 tbs mayo, and 1/3 serving of coby-jack cheese (1 serving is a 1" cube with only 1 carb! But it does have quite a bit of fat so I should probably still only eat it in moderation).

#4: Catfish with toasted pecan topping, cooked spinach, corn-squash vegetable medley.


Water: TONS...well, at least 8 cups but probably more.

Vitamins taken: Fish oil, daily multi-vitamin