Ripped in 30 days

So after feeling like I am not seeing a whole lot of changes in my body lately other then a slow decrease of the number on my scale, I decided to switch things up a bit.  I have been doing a very similar workout for some time now and started to get worried about muscle memory.  My absolute favorite workout is Jillian Michaels-No more trouble zones and she has never let me down so I decided to go look for one of her videos.  After doing some research I decided on Ripped in 30 days.  The cheapest I found it was 7.99 at costco and definitely feel like that is worth it.  Along with reviews on amazon, I found a blog where a girl posted before and after pictures of herself and she was almost the exact same weight I am now when she started.  You could see a very visible difference from day one and day 30 in her pictures so I am really hoping for some good results.

 It comes with a meal plan and after spending some time trying to decide whether to follow it or not I have decided to continue to to follow weight watchers at 26 points plus daily allowance.  I decided that because it isn't that far off from the amount of calories that Jillian suggests and because it will be easier for me to stay on when I am done.  I have however decided to try and stay away from the processed foods that I sometimes eat when I am hungry in the evening.  I am going to TRY to eat a fruit in the evening when I crave a sweet rather then grab something that comes from a bag.  Otherwise my diet is pretty clean and whole and I don't really think it is all that different.  I think I will allow myself some sort of indulgence once a week but it will be light and fit into my points allowance. 

Ron took a picture of me in my sports bra and some spandex shorts this morning and after deciding that they are probably not modest enough for me to post on the internet I will have him take some more tomorrow morning in something a little less revealing.  I will say that I was suprised to look at a picture of myself.  While I definitely still have some problem areas I am not as "Fat" as I imagine myself.  The areas I am hoping to see a difference in most is my hip and upper thighs.  My body definitely seems to be hanging onto fat there the most. 

I plan on doing the video 5 days a week and trying to get to the gym to run 3 or 4 miles atleast 2 days each week.  I will rest on Sundays.  I bought the video saturday and started it then but am counting today as my first day. It is a four week program and each week the workout changes and increases in difficulty.  It runs in Jillians 3-2-1 fashion which is 3 minutes of strength training, 2 minutes of cardo and 1 minute of abs.  It is only a 24 mintue workout and that is quite a bit shorter then I am used to working out so I was not sure what to expect.  Surprising I am sweating and breathing hard by the end and its only week one so I am confident its going to help.

I will post some things I am eating when I post the pictures of myself tomorrow!