Wednesday Weigh In

I started my journey to lose weight by using the Extreme Fat Smash Diet as my guide. I love Celebrity Fit Club and Dr. Ian Smith. I like this diet plan because it lists daily menus for you to follow as well as a work-out program. The book says that you can lose up to five pounds a week on this plan. He suggests that you do about 55 minutes of cardio on most days, depending on your metabolism and how your body holds on to fat. Dr. Ian knows his stuff about weight loss.

My Cardio Plan, Couch to 5k or C25k Plan

I used the Couch to 5K plan for my cardio workouts. I lost 7 pounds between dieting and doing the cardio. I probably lost more, but gained weight back during a huge splurge (for about a week). So, I now weigh 124 pounds. I began at 131 pounds. Watch my video to see an update on how I am am doing with that workout plan.

So I was walking and jogging about three days per week to build up to a point where I could jog three miles without walking. You are able to repeat weeks, and I have repeated week four because the five minute jogs were difficult for me to complete.

The Abs Diet for Women, 6 Pack Abs

While at the bookstore, I also picked up The Abs Diet because I have a vain desire to have six-pack abs that look as hot as Janet Jackson or Beyonce. Well, hotter than that. So, I really took the time to read the Abs Diet for Women book and I have decided to follow that meal plan and workout. The Abs Diet for Women states that you can have a flat belly in 6 weeks. I am however, still going to do the cardio recommended in The Fat Smash Diet.

The Abs Diet had my dedication when I read that I can have one free meal a week in which I can have anything that I want. It was difficult to stay on the Fat Smash Diet and eat out, especially when someone else was treating!

The Abs Diet encourages you to eat a lot of protein with 12 Superfoods. The Superfoods are reasonable.

Superfoods

Spinach and other green veggies almonds, berries, whey protein, peanut butter, lean meats, olive oil, beans, eggs, low fat dairy, whole grain breads and cereals.

There are a couple examples of Perfect Days in the book. The meals on those day total to about 1,500 calories. Some of the recipes are 500+ calories, though so you really have to watch portion sizes and calories on your own this plan. The author feels that you should be able to naturally tell when you are full or have had enough, and I think that the trouble is that most Americans can’t do that. They want that extremely full, satiated feeling. I have a food scale (to weigh my food) and I use Fit Day to count calories so that I won’t get off track. I have to admit that sometimes I forget to count, like today.

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