Still Shredding…

Posted by primaballerina on February 25th, 2009 |Filed Under 30-Day Shred, General, Recipes, Weight Watchers |

I can happily cross Day 5 and Day 6 off the calendar! Only 24 more to go.

I was too tired to update last night, but I did spend my requisite 27 minutes with Miss Jillian. It was the first time that I didn’t “feel like I’m going to die”, to use one of her favourite phrases. I’m actually amazed at how far I’ve come in only 6 days- if nothing else, the 30 Day Shred is improving my cardio endurance. It’s remarkable how tired I am doing these circuits- it’s only 2 minutes of cardio at a time, but by the end of the 2 minutes I’m ready to quit (but I don’t!!). Jillian swears by her 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute of abs routine, and so far I’m buying what she’s selling. I can really feel it. I’m also feeling a bit more confident that I won’t end up in the ER when I move up to level 2, which is good news.

Side note on “All Things Jillian”: I was so dismayed that Biggest Loser was only an hour tonight…Yes, I know the 2nd hour is on tomorrow, but I’m impatient. Hey, at least I admit it! This is the first season that I’ve been really into it. I really am rooting for the brown team- I know I may be alone in this as a lot of people think Ron is holding Mike back, but I love Ron for trying and for caring so much about his son’s success. I really want him to succeed! I’m a sucker for dads showing emotion on reality tv…gets me every time! I also think Mike is amazing for working so hard. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up being one of the biggest losers when all is said and done. I also love Philipe and Sione, as well as Kristin…they work SO damn hard. It’s admirable. They may still be overweight, but they have become incredibly strong and are looking great. Overall, I really enjoy the fact that although it’s a contest, the participants this season are very supportive and congenial with each other. Can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow!

Tonight I tried a new recipe from the WW cookbook- Spiced Turkey Burgers. Delicious! And simple. Turkey, spices, yogurt, and mango chutney. I added some quinoa and steamed vegetables for a total of 7 points. Yum! This is NOT “diet food”, people!

Since I had some extra points, I had a Vitamuffin for dessert. If you haven’t heard of these, they’re little frozen muffins (find them in the freezer section, usually in the vicinity of the cool whip) that you can either defrost or microwave. They have about 7 grams of fibre, 1.5 grams of fat, and lots of other good stuff, and come in a variety of flavours. I had picked up the chocolate ones. I have to be honest- I wasn’t a huge fan. They’re only 1 or 2 points, but I doubt I’ll buy them again. But, I bought them because a friend of mine LOVES them, so maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m just spoiled because my mom makes such delicious muffins (definitely NOT WW friendly!!)

Again, I ended up with 2 extra points today, plus the 4 I just got for my 30-Day Shred! I really have NOT been very hungry. I don’t know what’s going on with me. I hope this hasn’t negatively affected my loss this week, because I have generally lost more when I eat my activity points.

Tomorrow is the day of reckoning- last week I lost 0- this week, hopefully more than that!! Keep your fingers crossed for me :)


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