The Starting Line

My free time this week has been spent at The Starting Line of this journey.

Step One:  Determine the Plan – I am currently 4 days into the Jamie Eason Live Fit 12-WeekProgram.  If you know who Jamie Eason is, you may quickly understand why I chose this program.  However, for those of you who don’t, let me sum it up quickly with this…..

Hello!  Who Doesn’t want to Look like That?????

What I like about the plan so far is that the workouts only take about 30 - 45 minutes which works well for my busy schedule.  YES – I am at the gym at 5:15am which is early for many, however I find that when I start my day with my workout, I feel better, the gym is less crowded and it doesn’t interfere with my responsibilities as a wife and mother.

PLUS - this plan can be done by ANYONE - even if you wake up tomorrow and say I want to "live fit".

Step Two:  Take Measurements – you have to know where you are starting from in order to measure the progress of your efforts.

June 2010 / July 2012

Weight: 133.4 / 132.2
Right Arm: 9 / 9.5
Shoulders: 38.25 / 38.25
Chest: 33.75 / 32.00
Waist: 29.25 / 28.00
Hips: 36 / 35
Right Thigh: 17.75 / 18.5
Right Calf: 14.5 / 14

I never calculated Body Fat in 2010, but as of today it is at 22.2%.  I know that in order to reach the goal that I desire physically, I will reduce this number, however WILL increase my overall body weight, yet that increase will be "good" weight aka - muscle.

Step Three:  Nutrition & Supplements – this week I started to take baby steps in following the nutrition guide suggested in the Live Fit program.  Trying some of the small meals suggested, but really focusing on consuming the equivalent amount of carbs/protein etc. suggested every 2-3 hours.

Phase One Female Diet Guide

In addition, my Nutritional Supplement Cabinet does look like this….and YES I take these products every day and have used many of them for the last two years….just being more consistent with some of them today and using new products to obtain the carbs/protein during my day and following a workout.

You can find out more about the products Advocare offers here or wait for me to dive into some of these products in future posts.

Step Four:  Keep a Journal – I use the My Fitness Pal app. on my phone to track what I eat.  I use a notebook to track my daily workouts.  Jamie Eason’s Live Fit Program gives me the daily workout plan and I log how much weight I use.  As I mentioned in the previous post, I started this journey with a different plan 3 weeks ago and I can tell you that from week 1 to now I have already been able to increase the weights used on certain exercises.  Logging it allows you to see progress!