End of Week Two

End of week#2

Well I am starting to feel better , the cold is mostly gone, all being left is the constant nose-drip. I have settled into the eating plan and in fact have made a few changes. I’m switching from orange juice to grapefruit juice in the morning because OJ has so much sugar and although it’s beneficial for cleansing ...the weight-loss part has to have priority. As of the end of the week I’m also switching the afternoon snack to a whey-protien drink rather than fruit.

This current plans has it’s pros and it’s cons. There is a lot of work in the food prep. It seems like I’m always doing dishes or making big-batchs of that Super-cleanse soup- (I perfected the recipe by adding garlic and hot-sauce). I’m also out nearly every day trying to find fresh fruits and veggies The supply runs out pretty quick when you’re eating 4-5 pieces a day- which is one of the reasons that I switched the afternoon snack to protein. It’s also hard to find certain food such as watercress- or any interesting veggie without spending a fortune. I’m now making a weekly trip to Chinatown for those needs but would like to arrange for a weekly organic delivery which I’ve been considering for years.

And now...enter the Personal Trainer!!

We started our training routine with Brandon who is a good friend and very devoted to the subject of food, nutrition and exercise. He is currently finishing up his personal trainer’s certificate and sees working with us as being the ultimate challenge!!

We met with Brandon at his house and he went over out goals and physical data. He lent us some weights and we’re going to start up a program of seven reps of seven different exercises which will hopefully get us prepared. We start at the gym in a couple of weeks. We’re also doing a cardio routine of walking up hills which we’ll do on the opposite days of the 7/7. It’s been a lazy winter so far for us- especially since the windy,rainy and icy weather has kept us in general from not doing our usual nightly walks.

Anyway 12 pounds in total down by week’s end- very nice!