Week 2 Begins . . . Check in Day!

VALERIE: We have successfully completed our first week of the Power 90 program. We rock! As of today, we have officially exercised for 9 days straight. Totally hot, right? Well, maybe soon, anyway.

This past weekend, we went camping with a group of friends. You read it right, camping. I reigned in my inner diva and spent the weekend in the great outdoors.

Indiana Jeff

It was fun, but not so great for the diet. Who can resist toasted marshmallows, s'mores, and mountain pies? At least I got in a nice 5 mile hike in on my "off" day. Jeff did his scheduled run/walk and wandered some caverns.

Taking time out to admire the view

It was also nice to get positive feedback on the blog. We appreciate the support! We'll need it.

And now for the moment of truth:

Week 1 Results:


Still Fluffy!

It was kind of weird, our weigh-in/measurements were a mixed bag of ups and downs. One thing that went up was laundry, for all our exercise gear.

As for the rest:

Jeff:
Weight: 233.8
Body Fat: 27.3
Chest: 44.75"
Waist: 38"
Hips: 43"
Right Mid Thigh: 25"
Left Mid Thigh: 25"
Right Upper Arm: 15"
Left Upper Arm: 15"

Val:
Weight: 205
Body Fat: 45.8
Chest: 49.5"
Waist: 42.75"
Hips: 51"
Right Mid Thigh: 23.5"
Left Mid Thigh: 24.5"
Right Upper Arm: 14.5"
Left Upper Arm: 13.75"

Exercise Results:

We both started light on the weight, Jeff at 10 lbs, Val at 5 lbs. We were work our way to max reps on all of the exercises (except the push-ups and dips for Val). This week we are both moving up 5 lbs each.

On the Cardio front, we are progressing toward being able to hang with all of it. Power Yoga still is tough for me, but Jeff seems to be getting the hang of it.

So, we are definitely seeing progress.

As for the run/walk program . . . Jeff kept up his schedule with no problem. I struggled with it, getting only one run/walk in last week. I guess technically I could sort of, maybe count the hike??? I know, LAME!

Diet:

I have to be honest, it would be generous to say that we were good 50% of the time. It is clear that good food is our kryptonite.

Sigh. Hoping to do better this week, but I don't need to be a swami to know that the looming Oktoberfest is likely to derail the diet once again. Who can resist the tempting aroma of sausage in the air??? Not us! Perhaps we can eat as healthy as we can through the week, to off-set calories of the coming weekend.

Supplements:

Jury still out.

We are making progress, and best of all, we are sticking to the exercise routine. One week down, only 12 more to go!