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[x] A
[-] SMS
February 18, 2013 || 2,112 total calories
Total Calories In: 1278
Total Calories Out: 100
Water***: X X X X X X X X X
"Yay Me!" FIRST DAY COMPLETED! Literally, yay me! I'm proud of myself.
*This isn't on the approved diet, but as you can probably tell by the time, I was running late and needed something quickly. Since it's looked down upon to skip a meal, I did the best with what I had.
**My dog got out at the end of my lunch break and I spent five minutes chasing him down in a heavily wooded, and thorned, area that, for some reason, had really soft ground. Hard for me to navigate, not so much for him. Can I count that as exercise?
***COTTA recommends eight 8oz glasses of water a day. I drink mostly bottled water that comes in 20 ounces. So I'm going to use a 20oz. descriptor instead; each X stands for 20 oz, and as long as I do at least 4 bottles in a day I am well over what she recommends.
***COTTA recommends eight 8oz glasses of water a day. I drink mostly bottled water that comes in 20 ounces. So I'm going to use a 20oz. descriptor instead; each X stands for 20 oz, and as long as I do at least 4 bottles in a day I am well over what she recommends.
Since I was running late this morning, I didn't get to do any early morning exercises. So no SMS for me today (I feel ashamed!), but that's probably okay. It's often best, I think, not to jump head first in to things. I think I'll go through all three exercise phases then begin my SMS on my off day (which will be Thursday for this week) and continue it from then forward.
The first thing I noted as I went through the day was that I was going to have trouble meeting my minimum calorie count. I'm not sure how I want to amend this, but I guess I'll play it by ear? I also noted that my hunger rating was always fairly low, minus when I woke up. My assumption is that this is COTTA's goal. By eating small snacks throughout the day, I don't pig out at meals. I do think I like this idea of two morning snacks, the more I think about it, because I can take my lunch later (which leaves a more even time for my dog being in his crate).
As for the exercise bit--it kicked my butt! I use to take karate regularly--religiously. I stopped because my last job conflicted and then I got sick. While I could return now, I think I would have to start right back over at a white belt for how out of shape I am. So sad. I managed to do one rep for each exercise, with a second rep for my girly push-ups (not yet ready for the real ones, unfortunately). I can honestly say that I fear Wednesday though if Burn is suppose to be the crazy one.
I would call this a fairly successful day one. Day two, here we come (Firm tomorrow!).
The first thing I noted as I went through the day was that I was going to have trouble meeting my minimum calorie count. I'm not sure how I want to amend this, but I guess I'll play it by ear? I also noted that my hunger rating was always fairly low, minus when I woke up. My assumption is that this is COTTA's goal. By eating small snacks throughout the day, I don't pig out at meals. I do think I like this idea of two morning snacks, the more I think about it, because I can take my lunch later (which leaves a more even time for my dog being in his crate).
As for the exercise bit--it kicked my butt! I use to take karate regularly--religiously. I stopped because my last job conflicted and then I got sick. While I could return now, I think I would have to start right back over at a white belt for how out of shape I am. So sad. I managed to do one rep for each exercise, with a second rep for my girly push-ups (not yet ready for the real ones, unfortunately). I can honestly say that I fear Wednesday though if Burn is suppose to be the crazy one.
I would call this a fairly successful day one. Day two, here we come (Firm tomorrow!).
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