Summer Challenge

I am so excited to have started the Summer Challenge that Tom Venuto puts on his Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle Inner Circle. I started that officially this past Sunday. I have already made a lot of fitness minded people on the Inner Circle message boards. I am super excited that my sister Teresa is also participating in the challenge.

This is very similar to the challenge that I did over the holidays, just longer. This challenge is for 98 days. I decided to truly commit to the process that Tom has outlined in his book Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. In the book, Tom recommends starting with his baseline nutrition plan which is actually a high carb, low fat plan. I realized that it is similar to the plan that Bill Phillips uses on his Transformation site. I decided that it wasn't going to hurt to try it. I officially implemented the plan on Tuesday of this week. I am utterly amazed at the energy that I have had this week. The plan also calls to eat 5 -6 small meals a day. I have noticed a difference using this method as well. I feel like I am eating "normally." There is no deprivation. I don't want junk. Eating frequently keeps the cravings down and the energy up.
I have been using some meal planning tools to plan my meals ahead of time. I have even started to make some new, healthy recipes. It feels great when it is meal time  not to feel lost in my own kitchen.

In conjunction with improved nutrition I also changed up my workouts. I started P90X this week. So far so good! I am still using TurboFire as well. I didn't know it was possible to sweat as much as I have this week! The funny thing is my daughter Sheyenne sees me working out, then she wants me to workout with her. When it is nice outside we get on our bikes. We actually went and walked at the River Walk this past week. We ended up walking for a good 2 1/2 miles. It is good to spend true quality time with her. I have a feeling we will be out there a lot this summer. Today it was rainy, so we played some Zumba and a few other games on the Kinect.
It feels like this process is really coming together.
Sharon