Lucky for me I’ve been more consistent with logging my food on My Fitness Pal and following my workout plan, than I have been with blogging!  I guess that’s the more important part, but I definitely like the accountability of posting my progress and struggles online publicly.

I’ve been earnestly consistent with my workouts for the last 3 weeks; I started the Lean and Lovely program at the very end of August, but that first week of September was so busy, I was only able to get to the weight room once.  I started in earnest the second week in September and have been hitting my goals of lifting 3-4x/week, as per the L&L workout plan.

If I continue following the plan, which says to work out every other day, skipping only when I’m out of town (Oct 9-12 and Oct 25-Nov 2), then I should finish all 3 phases of the program by Thanksgiving.  After that, I’ll plan to use the Superhero Fitness Program, which came along with the Lean and Lovely manual.  Due to the holidays, I’ll aim for less volume: 2-3x/week instead of 3-4x.  Aiming to do each of the 4 workouts 3x, I should be done with Phase 1 of the Superhero plan by around the New Year (by Christmas if I maintain a 3x/week schedule).  In the New Year, I’ll resume the 3-4x/week schedule, which will mean I’ll finish Phase 3 by mid-late February.

SO!  Now that I’ve publicly outlined my workout plan that means I’ll stick to it, right?? 😉

Reflections of Gratitude

I’m grateful to have so many tools at my disposal to help me with my goals.  In addition to this blog (which is probably under-utilized!) the following things have been invaluable in helping me get on track and stay consistent!  Whenever I ignore a large number of these tools, I inevitably fall off the wagon!

• Following outlined workout plans by my favorite celebrity trainers
  • Neghar Fonooni – Lean & Lovely/ Superhero Fitness
  • Lou Schuler & Alwyn Cosgrove – New Rules of Lifting / for Women/ Supercharged
  • Rachel Cosgrove – Female Body Breakthrough / Drop 2 Sizes
• Sticking to a Diet Plan
  • Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle – the first book that had me thinking of food as fuel
  • Precision Nutrition
  • MyFitnessPal – for tracking calories and macros
• Having Accountability
  • Logging workouts on Fitocracy / formerly on BeginnerTriathlete
  • PACT
  • All my training and gym buddies!