Day 5 of Turbo Fire Inferno Plan and drum roll, please....

6 POUNDS!  There's 6 less pounds of me to love :)  Honestly, I think the key to my success wasn't just the work-outs, but taking the time to write down and estimate every single calorie I put in my mouth.  I kept it between 1100 and 1300 calories this week.  The scale hasn't shown me numbers like that since before child #2 was born.  This was the boost through that plateau that I desperately needed.  I'm just hoping that I can continue the loss.  I'm being totally realistic here, too, knowing that I need to ease up a bit on the work-outs (the Inferno Plan recommends not doing it more than 5 days because it is so intense with a pretty low-calorie intake).  I would be happy with a 1-2 pound loss each week.  Next week I'll start following one of the Turbo Fire schedules that includes toning, sculpting and ab work.

Tomorrow I'm headed to a local Team Beachbody meeting to learn more about some exciting new products and promotions.  I know they just released new Chocolate Vegan Shakeology, as well as a free trial on challenge packs.  I'll update when I learn more.

Nap time for my littlest Little, which means it's time for my Fire 55 class :)

Here's my plan for this week:  The 5-Day Inferno Plan by Turbo Fire.  I need a kick in the pants to get me back into my routines, and this looks like a great way to jump-start my motivation and metabolism.

Today's workout:  55 min Turbo Fire; total calories:  1300.  I also made sure I got at least 8 cups of water today.  I made a huge pitcher of water with cucumber, lemon, mint leaves and grated ginger.  I have a hard time drinking plain water, and this got me hydrated.  Time to flush some toxins outta here!  Time for bed before I feel the urge to snack!

One full week into summer vacation!  Since the beginning of June, unfortunately, I feel like my eating habits have derailed.  End of the school year stress and craziness, birthdays (my baby turned 2!) and a big family cook-out have allowed bad eating habits and more processed foods into the house.  I thought I would have the week to figure out a plan and map out meals, but I found myself playing outside with my kids instead of sitting down and planning out meals or cooking.  I had a couple days that I didn't have my Shakeology and wow, did I feel sluggish and yucky.  This weekend I have to come up with a meal plan and get myself back to Whole Foods (without the kids).  No excuses.  

Ugh.  What a week it has been.  I have been doing Turbo Fire and it has been perfect to release the stress that I'm under right now.  End of the school year:  "I hate it, but I love it."-Tony Horton.  I'm not done with the school year until Tuesday the 12th.  Technically, my teaching partner works the first half of the week, but we think it's important for us both to be there the last day. Report cards, cleaning and packing the classroom, projects, paperwork, student issues, and the devastating news that our school didn't pass "No Child Left Behind" requirements has made for a tough week.

I admit, I'm addicted to Chalene and her work-outs.  I did great with eating last week.  I really watched calories and did well with reducing intake to around 1200.  I had pieced together a plan based off one of the 5-day plans in the Turbo Fire kit.  The scale didn't move much, but, another pair of capris that I haven't worn in years fit very comfortably now.  I really think I need to steer clear of that scale.  It just brings me down.

Now, this past week...not so great.  Still doing the Turbo Fire work-outs...alternating between the 45 and 55 minute ones right now.  I need something predictable with a good sweat.  I'm such a stress -induced eater, though.  Last weekend was filled with some really not-so-smart choices, but as the week progressed, I got back on track.

So, next week I'll be taking a look at the bigger picture Turbo Fire and getting a schedule put together to follow.  I'll also be spending a little more time establishing the coaching side of Team Beachbody.  If anyone would like to join me for a super fun summer Turbo Fire challenge, let me know.  You can click on the upper left link, Team Beachbody Fitness, on my blog page for more info.