Bootcamp Day 1
Today is day one of the bikini bootcamp (from now on the BBC as the book dubs it). Last night, the early stages of a head cold were developing, and this morning I was feeling horrible. I was debating if I should postpone till tomorrow. After sleeping in a bit extra, I woke up and decided to start, at least part way.
Let me recap the program for you in a nutshell.
Daily requirements:
1. Write in a journal
2. 15 minutes of yoga
3. 40 minutes of circuit training
4. 1 hour of walking
5. "Healthy eating:" it looks a lot like the Sonoma Diet or clean eating, pretty common sense stuff: eat more produce, have a little protein with all meals (nuts, beans, eggs, yougurt, dairy, poultry, fish), eat whole grains, avoid packeaged food. The book includes some desserts, but not fake ones like South Beach, more like some kind of fruit based dessert. Cut out the caffine and refined sugar (and fake products as well, the non sugar sweeteners of choice are stevia and honey). The only interesting note, dinner starts with veggie or broth based soup.
6. Meditate for 10 minutes
7. 20 minutes of core training every other day.
8. Start the day with hot water with lemon
This morning I started with the yoga, circuit, mediatation and journal. Later today I plan the walk and the core work for day one. I'll try to post again with an update. I am less concerned with the food, since my brain has been telling me to detox from my holiday eating, and I have been doing well for the past few days.
Here is the meal recap so far:
Pre-workout Breakfast: 1/8c of sliced roasted almonds and a banana
Post-workkout Breakfast: 2 eggs with 3 teaspoons of grated parmesan and 1c of red bell peppers