Day 2, complete.

Yesterday, when I arrived home from work, I handed Drummer Boy to Mr. Fix It, changed into my Shred clothes and faced Day 2 of Mission Shred and all that is Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred regime. I have to say, for as sore as I was, I managed to keep up well with only a few extra modifications in the exercises. Once again, I was happy for those 20 mins to be over though. Oh, and I should mention that I'm using my lunch hour at work to get out and walk so I'm not stuck sitting behind a desk all day. I'm still pretty sore this morning, and the freezing temperatures don't make getting out of bed any easier.

During the work week, my breakfasts consist of a bottle of water and a cinnamon raisin english muffin. I always bring my lunch (and snacks) with me to work-- they vary, but this week I'm eating Aidells italian style chicken sausage with black beans. For snacks, I always have almonds (Emerald's Smokehouse Almonds are my favorite) and fruit-- yesterday I had a cut-up apple, and today I have fresh berries, strawberries and blueberries. Today I also brought a small Babybel cheese for the late afternoon when my cravings kick in. Last night after dinner I really wanted something sweet, and usually I would have a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Instead, I opted for a hot cup of apple cider and I was satisfied. Hope I can keep the 'eat this, not that' initiative alive.

I've been using the Daily Plate app on Livestong.com. After putting in some data, and setting the goal of losing 1lb/week, the application calculated a daily caloric intake goal of 1414 calories. This is a pretty difficult goal, especially if your sugar and carb cravings are as bad as mine. Yesterday I was outside this goal by 28 calories even with my lunchtime walk; however, the application doesn't recognize 30 Day Shred so I'm hoping those awful awesome 20 mins burned enough calories to keep me within the 1414 goal.

Day 3, here we come!!