Now that I'm all settled in...

Hey fitness people!  I'm all settled and ready to start on focusing on some fitness and health goals.  I got up super early this morning to workout so now I have some time to do a quick blog post.  I've decided to stay on My fitness pal (username gemini3222 - add me if you're a member) in order to keep my food journal and count calories. I heard many people who reach their fitness and weight loss goals stop counting calories after a while and just go on how their body feels. Maybe I'll get there one day, but right now I need some guidance. So, my breakfast in the morning will usually consist of some type of protein shake; basically because I plan to workout in the mornings and this will give me a great pick-me-up for the rest of the day. I plan to eat every three hours, but depending on what my body tells me (i.e. TRUE hunger signs), that's the plan.

As far as working out, I've jumped back on the Jillian Michaels bandwagon and ordered Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. It's a 90 day circuit program that focuses on mixing cardio and strength training. Circuits are by far my favorite way to workout; I like the idea of my moves changing up every few minutes. Last week was the trial week, I did each workout at least once (workouts 1 and 2), and I love it.  The two weeks starts out really slowly, getting your body used to the moves and the demands of future workouts to come. Today, I attempted to add some extra cardio, with Turbofire HIIT 15 workout, but my knees were killing me today. I'll try again to add that Wednesday.

So, it's Monday again! The weekend flew by and I'm hoping that this week flies by also. But most times, when you're trying to do well and workout, it snails by. Oh well, I'm working my butt off this week - how about you? What are your plans for this week?