Week 1/90 Day Challenge

Well, here I sit with the results of my first 7 days on the Body By Vi challenge but first I would like to discuss what my weeks consisted of.

Diet
My diet was very simple. A fruity Shape shake in the morning, a snack of 14 almonds before lunch, and then a lunch of a different fruity shake or my favorite - chocolate banana! My dinners varied from night to night. I had kebobs of beef and veggies, chicken fajitas, chicken souvlaki, or the tried and true chicken breast with veggies. I did try very hard to watch my carbs as I tend to be a little bit of  a "carb whore". YES, I admit it.. I LOVE carbs!!! There was the night I ate at Chili's and over indulged in tortillas on the aforementioned fajitas but I tried to balance it out the next day. I did also have a bag of 94% fat free popcorn whilest watching a movie- GASP! I know right? Overall I am trying to balance it all. If my body wants a carb.. I give it a carb- a SMART carb.

Workout
I made it back to the gym for the first time Monday, since my broken ankle, and found that it felt right. I did 30 minutes on the arc trainer which netted 1.5 miles and over 360 calories burned. I also did the circuit training and focused on my arms- followed by the ab machine. I decided to alternate days so I stayed home on Tuesday. Wednesday I went back to do the same thing I did on Monday but challenged myself to last 40 minutes and 2 miles this time. I netted over 430 calories burned before moving on to circuit and abs again. Alas, Thursday was a day at rest and spent with my son and his BFF. I returned to the gym today, Friday, to finish my workouts for the week ( I am taking it easy) and I felt the pain in the ankle at the 30 minute mark. I honored my body and stopped at 1.5 miles and 340 calories burned. I did not work on arms today but managed to limp to the ab machine and do those before returning home to elevate my ankle.

Results
Since I know some of you skipped all that babble to get to this... I shall divulge the information. I will say I am embarassed at the beginning numbers but its all good.. they are a thing of the past.

                 6-17           6-24        
weight        198            191.5
chest          45               44
waist          42               41
hips           44 1/4         43 1/4
Bi             12                12
Leg           22 1/4          21
(quad)

As you can see I can no real waist.. never had. I anticipate those numbers all dropping but staying the same. I am the sqaure shape they talk about in swim wear magazines.

Body by Vi is helping me watch the calories while meeting my other needs. I am not starving myself of much needed vitamins or nutrients on this diet. I do know these numbers will balance out as the first week you lose alot of water weight but these are great numbers none the less.

Keep watching as I melt away- the healthy way!