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Yay! It finally started last week, I have waited for the challenge to begin since I signed up. I'm in love with Barre3 and the wonders it does for my body. I have been doing ten minute exercises in the morning and when I have the time I opt for the 30-40 min workouts. So the challenge is to try one of their recipes every week and do one ten minute exercise and 4 -hour long exercises. During the first week I felt like..... DYING! hahah I was in pain after the first day. Well, honestly I didn't do much exercising during the holidays and I paid for it. =P It's a good kind of pain though. You know their exercises work because you feel it in every inch of your body. And this is one of the reasons why I'm never going back to the gym. Barre3 is more effective, it targets every part of your body. Believe me, I never thought I had muscles in some parts of my body until I started taking Barre3 seriously. To be honest I didn't get to do the 4- hour long exercises for the f...

50 g Turkey Breast Meat [7079] 1 Whole Wheat Tortilla salt and black pepper, optional 4 leaves Romaine lettuce ⅛ Avocado 1/4 Onion, sliced 3 Cherry Tomatoes 5 g honey mustard sauce This is what we had for lunch. My husband was pretty enthusiastic making this for me seeing that I am so much into getting back in shape. He went home last night, bringing me some pansit (chinese noodles) and lechon (roast pig), placed it in the freezer for us to have it for lunch, but he served me this instead. :) AND it's only 251 calories! Unfortunately I was pretty hungry and gobbled this up before I can snap a photo of what it looked liked. Next time, I'll have my camera phones ready.

I have decided to break my fast on Day 11 and not go for the 15 days I originally planned for. The sole reason of doing this is I am hungry for exercise. It's a bit weird that after 10 days I seem to eat a LOT slower. It's like I am activating my jaw muscles all over again, practicing chewing and well... after a cup full of greens, I got soooo full that I had to wait a couple of hours more to eat my fruit. I loaded the refrigerator with salad and got myself some bottles of fruit vinaigrette. I liked those pre packed salad wherein you just have to toss the greens and you got yourself a meal. Those salad kits with add-ons are awesome! They're good for a couple of meals, so I consume one tray a day. Some come with sprouts, nuts and fruits. This means I don't have to buy fruits and nuts to add on to my greens. Most of them end up forgotten and left to spoil. For those breaking their fast, please eat only fresh fruit and veggies. :) I was honestly afraid to eat after ...

Yay! I'm here at day 10. Couldn't believe it myself. Still thinking if I should continue for 5 more days or stop now. But as soon as I get out of here, I'm gonna start the Barre3 28 to Great challenge. Can't wait, maybe it's 5 days from now, or maybe it's gonna be tomorrow. Gonna start to prepare for it though. Have my grocery list, allot some space in my refrigerator, and re-arrange the family room for my daily exercise routine. Oh, and I gotta clean my elliptical too. ;) How did I get to go this far? Well I had loads of support from my hubby and every time I'm tempted, I just look at before and after pics, read success stories, watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross (this documentary was the main reason I jumped into this challenge, and I recommend watching that to anyone who wants to start anew, detox, and load up on health food, I mean juice.) So let's see, I feel really great right now and I can't wait to embark on a new challenge for a ...

I don't think I have ever seen Kale around here. While I kept hearing from a friend of mine in Cork that it's just everywhere including her backyard. I would have loved to taste Kale juice. Today is my 9th day and I am 9 lbs lighter from the day I started. I seriously am contemplating if I should stop the day after tomorrow or continue for 5 days more. The reason behind this is I miss exercising very badly. I miss running and walking at night. My elliptical has started to gather dust, and my brand new weights have not been used. Yesterday I took pictures of myself for a 'before and after' comparison, and it was horrible to find out that I don't have a single muscle! Everywhere was flab. Hehehe. I look like I have just given birth even if this was one a half years ago. Well, I gotta do something about that, 2 days from now or 7 days from now.

Halfway point! Yaaaay!!!! Everything is manageable now. Yesterday we went to a children's party and food was all over the place! I wasn't tempted much and everything turned out ok. There were some other couple of things I noticed recently, my skin is now clear and it hasn't been this way for a very long time now. I also noticed that my clothes looked better on me. Yesterday I wore a shirt that didn't fit me a couple of months ago. The feeling of being bloat is also gone! :) My weight may plateau soon, so I'm thinking I need to have those arduous Barre3 workouts to help boost my metabolism. I'm really addicted! It's the best so far! :) Today I weigh about 55.2 kilograms or about 121 lbs. Those last ten pounds are the most difficult to shed off I've heard. I'm happy with 55 but I'm just thinking that maybe I need to lose a couple more, because when I go back to eating I know I'll gain some of the weight back.