90 day challenge...

Alright, so I decided to stick to my NYR so far. I started slow with the diet and am now in uber diet mode. This is something I am very used to, I have probably done every fad diet you could ever think of. My Sr. year of high school I at nothing but a weight loss shake for breakfast, a chicken breast for lunch and a weight loss shake for dinner. I was crazy, BUT I am good at doing things like that. For some reason loosing weight the right way is a slippery slope for me. Its like I think 1 granola treat is so good that I have to eat the whole freakin box.  I know that its not true but shit, its hard! So since the last time I wrote this is what happened: I joined a gym, went everyday for 1 week and then got snowed in. I bought 2 training sessions a week for 1 month and then 1 a week for 7 months. I also... joined the 90 day biggest looser challenge for a chance to win... $5000, and most importantly lose weight and feel good.

I have over a foot of snow outside of my house, and the gym I go to is uphill about a mile and a half from my house. I have to make it, there is no way I am not going to! First of all, I LOVE competition. 2nd of all $5,000 would go a long way for me. As a single mom who doesn't get child support, has a credit score of 498 and student loans to pay back... $5,000 looks really freakin good. Did I mention I haven't gone to work all week, this blows! Pretty sure I am going to loose  my job, so I am going to jump the gun and put in my two weeks whenever I get back. (There's more to that story- but I thought I would update you.)

Here is how I am going to WIN the 90 day Biggest Loser Challenge;
Water only and Tea only, unsweetened of course!

Breakfast options:
Steelcut Oatmeal 1 cup 3 tsp Cinnamon 150 calories
FAGE 2% Strained yogurt with 3 tsp Cinnamon 120 calories
All Fruit smoothie: raspberries, strawberries and blueberries
Fruit and veggie smoothie: spiniach, apple, pineapple, kale and cilantro! (Sounds bad, but it is really good!)

Snack:
raw unsalted almonds or cashews
edamame unsalted
Melon
Satsuma
Hard boiled egg
Peanut butter on a whole wheat cracker

Lunch:
Romaine lettuce with fresh squeezed lemon, 5 croutons, salmon or chicken breast meat.
Salmon filet, with edamame
Chicken breast, with edamame
Any of the breakfast options
Turkey meat, with brown rice

Snack:
Any of the above snack items

Dinner:
Any of the above lunch or breakfast items.

OK, so now that I am hungry for everything not on this list... I will tell you why it is so limited.
I do not want to eat anything with over 300mg of sodium in it. I also do not want to have anything with added sugar or isn't a real sugar like fruit. I am trying to eat things that are "alive" things that will go bad quickly if not eaten and do not have a lot of preservatives.

Now to my work out plan:

I will work out with my trainer on Monday and Friday mornings, on Wednesday nights I will do the group training and on Thursday nights I am doing a free "fit club" I found on an online site called "Meetup". I will be doing 1 month of Bikram Yoga, I plan on doing at least a class 2 times a week... if not more.  Tuesday nights at 8:15 and then Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00. http://www.meetup.com/Everett-Fitness/events/48666162/confirm/ also, this website has meetup's for A LOT of other things.

Here is any easier way to look at it: (Ryan is my trainer)

Mondays:  6:00 AM Ryan
Tuesdays: 8:15 PM Bikram Yoga
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM Biggest Loser Group Workout
Thursdays: 7:30 Fit Club or Bikram Yoga at 8:15
Fridays: 6:00 AM Ryan
Saturdays: 5:00 PM Bikram Yoga
Sundays: 5:00 PM Bikram Yoga

I will try to put a post every couple days or so but I tend to get busy running around after my little one! Also, whenever I find my damn camera, I will post pictures of my progress! Maybe when I get the balls, I will post my weight too.
For now, here is a picture of me 1 month ago with my best friend Elisabeth. This is the last time I will ever look like that! In 90 days I will be lighter, thinner and more toned!

Arielle