Pre-Conditioning Week

I was a little late in starting this blog. Week 1 for me was the first week of January. So let's begin...


During the first week I started training. I started with only a few things, I began by modifying the way I eat. I will be honest, we tried to eat well at dinner. However, I am a sugar addict. I used to drink soft drinks very regularly. I ate lots of baked goods, chocolate, and other unhealthy treats. I rarely drank water and all that needed to change. I have cut out a lot of refined sugars from my diet. That was so hard, I had to say goodbye to all the delicious treats I loved. I choose snacks that are healthier, so instead of cookies, I will snack on nuts or fruit. I also decided that I want to eat less meat. So I get protein from other places like beans, eggs, peanut butter... This was my own personal choice but when I do eat meat, I make sure of 2 things, it's a lean cut and it's organic.


Another thing I started doing was taking Vitamins. I have read about the importance of vitamins and how it improves our overall well being. That is very important to me. I take Vitamin D, B12 (just started taking), Wild Salmon Oil and Fish Oils (just started taking), Iron, Acai Berry and Green Tea Extract. You look up the benefits of each of the vitamins, but I take these regularly. 


I met up with a personal trainer for an hour and she had a lot of advice and after seeing what my fitness level. She gave me some goals to work towards. My core stability is WEAK! So much so, I was kind of embarrassed that I couldn't do straight leg raises. But it gave me something to work towards. So she helped me come up with a weekly routine. 


My current fitness schedule is as follows. Core Workouts everyday to increase stability and flexibility. Cardio Workouts 3-4 times a week for 20-25 minutes, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday (if possible). Strength Training twice a week, Monday - Legs, Wednesday - Upper Body.  
On Saturday, I will take the CXWORX class (and hope to make it a routine). I have been told it's great core workout. 


I will go into more detail on what I do during each workout in my next blog :) 


Stay Tuned!
Julie