Week 6: Sweatsuit to Swimsuit Start

Here is the video promoting the Sweatsuit to Swimsuit Bootcamp



Today I did the first of the videos. 10 minute kickboxing



I found it quite difficult. I am not the most coordinated person in the world and punching and kicking at the same time is beyond me. But I am determined to keep it up. What I will probably do is do this video every day this week as part of my cardio to challenge myself and also to learn the routine.

After that I did the 10 minute Jump Rope workout



And I also did 23 minutes on the wii fit aerobics and 30 minutes of yoga. This takes me up to the goals for today.

Weekly weigh-in: I had only lost 0.2kg this week but I am not to bothered about that since it is also the time of the month and I always seem to weigh a bit more then.

Food: I've done well with the calories this week. Falling in the lower end of my goal most days. I will just keep this up. And it isn't actually that hard with my parents home either. I think it really helps that they know what my goal is.

Weekly habits overview: I should really have done this from the start but I am starting out so...This weeks overview is: Eat on Purpose

The whole point is to eat because you are hungry. Not because you are bored. Not using it as a crutch. But because you are hungry and your body needs fuel. For me this isn't that big of a problem since I started on SparkPeople. I have already been recording my food every day and planing my meals. BUT I did notice yesterday that I snagged a piece of chicken when I walked past the kitchen table. That has to stop! It wasn't a habit I had when it was just me because I would only make enough food for me and put any leftovers away straight away. My parents aren't so good at that. I suppose the thing to do it for me to take on that chore.

Action steps:
1) Eat in the same place every day (not in front of the tv).

I will be eating breakfast in front of the morning news in the future too because for me watching the news in the morning is important and right now I don't have the time to split the two tasks up. But I will make a point of eating lunch at the kitchen table. We always have dinner there.

2) Record and track your reason for eating every time you eat.

I've set up a little tracker in the notes section of my meal planner I just have to remember to fill it in after I eat. Next Saturday when I do the action step check-in I will bring my reasons over here in some condensed form.

3) Plan your menu for the whole week (or every day) using the meal planner.

This is a bit hard for me since I don't cook every day. But I will plan breakfast and lunch and fill in dinner accordingly. I probably actually need to be less anal about planning a head since I wont be able to do that over the summer.