60 Day Challenge Week 1- Start Date 1/9/2012

Week 1 was truly a breeze, I was excited about the change, I was looking forward to the workouts, eating clean and feeling lean! Now I just have to keep this momentum going for the next 54 days! :) I'm actually looking forward to the next phase in my transformation. In fact, I'm actually even planning to take some bikini pictures to begin tracking my muscular development throughout this journey. The most exciting news is not only the fact that I'm down 2.8 lbs and weighed in at 146lbs and 31.6% Body fat! (smile) but that I completed 7 workouts as well. So, in case I didn't explain this before, the challenge is to workout 7 times per week as opposed to 7 days per week. However, if one wanted to workout 1 time per day for the next 60 days they would be more than welcomed to. I had a bit of a time with training the rear delts and my leg day was brutal. However, I did a Personal Training session with Arvell and Tujuana to finish off the week and struggled my way all the way through it. Lol. For week 2 I'd like to incorporate a much more organized eating schedule, I found myself missing my protein snacks and I know that's critical for my muscle building needs. My meal plan was

Breakfast: 5 egg whites, veggies and a starch
Mid morning: Protein snack & veggies
Lunch: 6oz of lean meat, salad and veggies, a starch
Late afternoon: Protein snack & veggies
Dinner: 6oz of lean meat, salad and veggies, a starch
Evening: 5 Egg Whites & veggies
****No carbs after 7 and I eliminated all my unnecessary snacking.

****Post Pregnancy, Toned and Tight, Lean Body.......HERE I COME!

10 Pound Challenge Week #2 (44 lbs Lost in 1 week!)

As we complete Week #1 of our 30 Day Challenge let us remember that we still have 3 weeks to go! I was so proud to see the Challengers dropping those pounds and getting their extra crunches in. It really just showed me that you truly were up for the challenge and dedicated to getting back on track! Last weeks challenge was to eat 2 salads per day and complete 300 crunches 2 nights last week in addition to your regular workouts. We also had a few new Challengers join in so we welcome them as well. This week its still 2 Salads per day & 300 Crunches 3 nights this week- Get your Homework DONE! NO EXCUSES
Miesha lost 3 lbs 151.2 & 34.6% Almost back in the 40's
Tujuana lost -6 lbs
Nik -0 lbs (stayed same)
Lanetta lost -2 lbs
Corrinne lost -2 lbs
Tomica lost -3 lbs
Kim C lost -4 lbs
Stephanie H lost -4 lbs
Fatima lost -2 lbs
Veronica lost -4 lbs
Jeaneen gained + 2 lbs (need a push this week)
Brev lost -2 lbs
Prudence lost -1 lbs
Stephanie N lost -4 lbs
Dwaynette lost -1 lbs
Myesha T lost -5 lbs
Anita ?
Ayesha lost -4 lbs
Tia lost -1 lbs

It's all about what you do when No one's watching! So Continue to Eat Clean

Ten Pound Challenge & Weigh in #6

Today after spending some time at the studio with Nik & Tujuana, we all decided we needed a little push to get ourselves over a 10 pound hump we were struggling with. (yes, even our NuLife staff even get stuck too), So we all honestly weighed each other in an vowed to push past our plateaus by not overindulging, increasing workouts and sacrificing something to see significant changes over the next 30 days! Keep in mind 10lbs was just the number we felt we wanted to see gone right now but any losses are pounds gone!

Meanwhile, after teaching my infamous Monday step class today, I was compelled to do a pep talk at the end of class to motivate the class to not give up. I explained to them that this fitness journey is not easy by any means. You're going to have days where you don't want to workout, days where you're tired of eating the same things, and of course, days where you want to give up all together. However, the time we spend giving up on working out is time wasted that you could've been spent working on your goal, because you will one day decide to try to get in shape again! It's inevitable, we all have done it at some point. The words I spoke today were put on my heart to relay to the class and there were actually a few people who afterwards told me they needed to hear that and THAT my friends are the moments that I live for.

I will not post the weights of anyone other than myself, but I will post the losses for each of the challengers, so stay tuned and feel free to join In with us! Start by incorporating an extra day of fitness this week....you have until Sunday so LET'S GO!

For the next 30 days I Must Make Changes to See Changes!" Starting w/ Green tea instead of Sangria tonight! :)

Challengers: Tujuana, Nik,Stephanie,Brev,Prudence,Lanetta, Veronica, Fatima, Kim C, Corrine, Tomica, myself & YOU! Leave a comment & let us know what you're giving up or changing for the next 30 days, we'd love to hear from you.