Week two of ripped in 30

I started week two of Ripped in 30 yesterday and let me just say that I am not disappointed. The cardio is a lot harder in week 2 than the first week and the strength training is a tad bit harder.  A lot of the workouts are ones I have never seen before and I am dripping sweat like I was in the first week.  I am probably panting quite a bit more this week then in the first though and am definitely soar today.  I was also able to make it to the gym 2 times last week and on Saturday I ran five miles.  It felt so good and I feel like my endurance is getting better from ripped as well.

The first week of ripped I lost two pounds.  This past weekend I didn't eat as well as I planned but I didn't think that I ate that bad so I was suprised to be up 2 lbs higher then when I started last week.  That is a 4 lb weight gain in just a few days.  I complained to my sister about it this morning and she asked me if I was about to start my period or ovulating.  I am ovulating and for some reason when I do, almost without fail I gain weight.  I don't feel like I have gained four pounds and definitely feel like my body is changing for the better from Ripped in 30 so I am hoping that the weight still drops quickly.  I did take my measurements before starting ripped and while I would like to weight till after week to measure again but I am anxious to see if there is much a change.  I went to the gym yesterday as well and hope to make it to the gym two more times this week.  I am going to run 6 miles on Saturday.  =)

Recent eats

Ripped in 30 is going great!  I am already down 2 pounds from monday and hoping to get down another pound by next monday.  This first week is not too tough for me but I know that it will get harder.  It is, after all, Jillian Michaels.  Here are a few things I have eaten this past week that are sort of remakes of what is on her meal plan.  I am still counting points and only trying things on her plan mostly for lunch or breakfast.

This was already a common breakfast for me.  I found some really good whole wheat english muffins recently (at winco).  The brand is Bubba's and have been eating them regularly for breakfast.  I put WW cheese wedges (1pt+) on them and got the idea to put egg whites on them from Jillian michaels meal plan.  Love the egg whites with it for sure!

 Tuna is by far my favorite thing in the whole entire world.  My midwife recommended that I not eat tuna while I was pregnant because of the mercury in it and so after I had my daughter it was the first thing I requested in the hospital.  I love a really good tuna salad as well.  I mixed the tuna with the Lighthouse poppyseed dressing that you see in the picture instead of mayo and just put it over the salad.  The dressing is really low fat and is only 2 pts for 2 tbsp.  I only put one tablespoon in the tuna. 

 This is just pinapple and apples mixed with half a cup of low fat cottage cheese.  It was a nice change for a breakfast for me

 I LOVE  HUMMUS.  I tried this particular brand at costco the other day while they were doing samples and craved it for days so last night I went and picked myself up some and could not wait to try it with some whole wheat pitas.  YUMMY!  I added in some grape tomotoes that I had leftover from a dinner the other night and it was so good. 

This is the Hummus I got.   5.99 for the big container which is a good deal I think!

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!