Day 2 -- Skinny Fat: The Gift and The Curse

Originally I was going to name the blog "Skinny Fat: The Gift and the Curse" because that is exactly what it is. The Gift -- well, the fact of the matter is I just don't look fat.  I can put on a bikini, I can wear a skin tight spandex dress and not think twice about it, I can wear short shorts, I don't have cellulite, my stomach is not hard, but it is relatively flat, but you guessed it... this is also...The Curse!  It's so easy to get complacent when you don't "look fat" even if you are 20 pounds overweight.  So what if my jeans went from a 4 to a 6, right?  A 6 is still relatively small.  But that is a TRAP!!!  Slowly but surely those size 6 jeans start digging into my waist, and, oh no.. could it be...the makings of a mini-muffin top! *loud shriek* nooooooooooooooo!  Okay, a little dramatic, but you all get my drift!

Day 2 is always about the time the soreness kicks in.  This morning it wasn't so bad, but by the afternoon, I could barely get up out of my chair to walk to the water cooler! ha!  I guess that means I'm doing something right!  I am a firm believer in "no pain, no gain" although in this case it should be "no pain, no loss" (I know, I'm corny!)

Day 2

Yesterday, according to my SparkPeople.com daily nutrition report, I did not consume enough calories.  I only ate 1101 calories total.  Snacks, snacks, and more healthy snacks was the recommendation, so that is exactly what I did.  Today I did a little better, but actually went over my 1500 cal goal by almost 200 calories, eating a total of 1691 calories.

Breakfast (386 cal): 1 cup non-fat milk, 1 egg, 1 spinach patty (I made a batch of 6 so I have to eat them)

Snack #1 (207cal): handful of almonds, 1 medium tangerine

Lunch (236cal): White Bean and Tuna Salad (2 cup baby romaine, 1 cup spinach, tuna in olive oil, cannellini beans, artichokes, green onions)

Snack #2 (340 cal):  1 slice provolone cheese, 1 slice turkey lunch meat, 1/2 cup of applesauce

Dinner (236 cal): 1 spinach patty, sauteed asparagus

At the gym...Did I mention that strength training routine is directly out of the Abs Diet book?  I am the most non-athletic person ever!  Seriously, I've never played a sport a day in my life... I wasn't even a cheerleader, but this book was my very own personal trainer, and it didn't cost me 100 bucks a session!  If you're intimidated by weight lifting, check it out. There are pictures for every exercise, and there are "at home" alternatives for every exercise...you know what that means... NO EXCUSES!

7 minutes on the rowing machine to warm up

• 30 sit ups (1 set of 20, and one set of 10...couldn't get through the last 10...YET!)
• Knee Raises 2/12
• I completely forgot my obliques today...smh!
• Squats 2/12
• Bench Press 2/12 (30 lbs)
• Lat Pull Down 2/12
• Military Press 2/10
• Upright Row 2/12
• Tricep...ummmm I don't know the name of the excercise 2/12
• Leg Extension 2/12
• Bicep Curl (1 set of 10, 1 set of 6, and 1 set of 4... don't judge me)
• Leg Curl 2/12