Day One

The intent of this blog is to keep me motivated, honest, and serious about the workout program I will be starting today. Each week, I will workout a total of five (5) times, weigh in once a week, and take a new photo every two weeks, all of which will be recorded here. I hope the progress will be shown in each week's postings, and maybe help to keep me going. If that doesn't work, the fact that I'll be paying close to $500 for boudoir photos next June should do the trick, as lingerie does nothing to hide flab. To start!

My workout is as follows:

Core – repeat 4-5 times a day	10 Lunges
	10 Push Ups
	10 Squats
	10 Sit Ups
	10 Jumping Jacks
Cardio (alternate)	Jogging
	Zumba

My weight is something that will have to be shared later, as the batteries in our scale are dead. When I went to the doctor in February, it said 123, so we'll go with that til I can get new batteries - hopefully later today. 

I am counting calories and keeping track of what I am eating via the MyFitnessPal app. 

The starting photo (please excuse the hair - I'll be showering after working out, not before):

Yeah, that's what nearly 4 years of married life gets you. OK, here we go!

*After workout - I modified the situps to act like a Russian Twist, twisting one side on one rep, then the other side on the next. I'm hoping this will work my obliques as well as the core. I made it 30 reps of each, almost fell on the last lunge (knee gave out), and decided to call it the modified version. I haven't worked out in months (obviously, from the photos), so 30 reps per is a heck of a lot more than I did yesterday, which was just random walking while sorting books at work. I'm also finding that music definitely helps, as I was able to push through the final situps by paying attention to the beat in Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". It also helps that I had the voice of a friend of mine in my head, saying "2 more! Give me 2 more!" Thank God for Lauren.