The 5-4-3-2-1 Workout

Over Thanksgiving break I got an iPhone. I love it! One thing I love about it is all the apps you can get. I got an app that tracks my food intake.  It also makes weight loss plan for you. I can reach my goal weight by March by losing 1.5 pounds a week.  I think that is doable.  It is a 1300 calories/day plan which I think is also doable and realistic.  I wouldn't go under 1200 calories a day to lose weight.  I really need to make an effort to eat better--make those 1300 calories worth while and not waste them on naughty food.

I have a weakness for naughty food, especially during the holidays.  I love eggnog.  Eggnog is super naughty! We need to stop justifying naughty foods by saying things like "but it has dairy in it so it must be healthy" or "at least there is some nutrition in it". No! We can't do that to ourselves.  I was in Walmart yesterday looking at the eggnog selection. You see, I am a Foodie. I can't just get any old eggnog. It has to be good. Bolthouse has come out with a "healthier" version of eggnog.  I almost bought it.  It has like 60 fewer calories, less fat.. But when I looked at the bottle and it was labelled 'low fat'.  As a Foodie anything labelled 'low fat' is kind of a no-no to me. So without looking at the label of the full of fat eggnog I just grabbed the one with the prettiest packaging and lowest price.  It was something like Southern Comfort Traditional Eggnog. I should have known by the 'southern comfort' part that it was N-A-U-G-H-T-Y.  I went to have a cup of it yesterday and as I poured a mug full I looked at the nutrition facts.  The serving size is 1/2 cup.  First of all, who drinks just 1/2 cup of anything? And it is 200 calories per serving.  What a JOKE!  If you don't pay attention and have 1 cup of this stuff than you are downing 400 calories in 1 minute. So crazy! So according to my 1300 calorie/day plan that 1 cup of eggnog would be a meal for me!

So from now on Eggnog will be a once in a while treat for me to have. I might go back to the store and get the Bolthouse just to see if it's any good. If it tastes good than that delicious naughty regular eggnog can go right down the drain!  It has 9 grams of fat in that 1/2 cup! Why are delicious holiday foods so bad? It just isn't fair.

This morning I decided to do this workout that I found on Pinterest:

I decided to make it an interval training 50 seconds on 10 seconds rest.  I did 15 minutes worth. I might do another workout tonight.  Here are the scores:
high knees 140
jumping jacks 52
diagonal knee-ups 45
run in place (just ran in place 50 seconds)
scissor jumps 86
lunges 28 back,15 front
mountain climbers 70, 82
10 push ups  3 sets
15 tricep dips 2 sets
squats 6,10
jump sqauts 9,8
1 minute plank

I feel pretty good about this workout. Maybe I should have done it 2x through but Bran left for school and the kiddos needed me.  My 18 month old daughter likes to "work out" with me sometimes. When I did push ups she cam and laid down on the floor then lifted herself up and looked at me like "hey mom, look at me! I am doing what you are doing! I am working out!"  It is fun to workout with her if she is not in the way or trying to climb all over me.

I had a protein shake for breakfast. It has ground oats, water, whey protein, a banana, ice, and spinach in it. I stuck it all in the blender and just blended until smooth.  I shared it with my sweet girl because like me she is also a Foodie and a mooch.  And I logged this breakfast into my nifty new iPhone app and that was that! I also had a clementine because tis' the season to eat clementines!

I want to note that I am 153 today and my goal weight is 130. I think it is obtainable and realistic. I think most of my extra weight is in my butt and my stomach.  I should do more butt workouts.