January 7th, 2013
And so the journey begins... :) / FIRST WEIGH IN!

Good afternoon everyone <3
Today is the big day! I started off this morning by waking up at 6:15 to do some "Wake-Up Warm-Up" exercises, and good Lord did they do their job! Here's the list of things I started off with this morning (and will do so EVERY morning ^^ )

Wake-Up Warm-Up
[Found on Pinterest]

5 head circles (each direction)

10 arm swings

1:30 jog in place

20 high knees

2 star jumps

5 side lunges

2 burpees

30 butt kickers

10 standing calf raises

1 big star stretch

2:00 standing hamstring stretch

1:00 calf stretch (each leg)

:15 tricep stretch (each arm)

Following this, I did my weigh in. I came in at a whopping 184lbs! Eesh.. >///>"
But hey, I'm going to lose it, so it's okay! <3 

Here's what happened food wise so far today :) I'll edit this later with dinner and such! >3

Breakfast:
1 cup Special K Red Berries Cereal w/ 1/2 cup milk.

Snack:
2 handfuls of frozen red grapes

Lunch:
1 turkey & cheese wrap w/ water.

Dinner:
Healthy Choice: Lemon Pepper Fish with Whole Grain Rice Pilaf and Broccoli, with a Caramel Apple Dessert (it was super small! :3 )

Dessert:
Two of my homemade samoa cookies, that's been it for me today! I'm pretty proud of myself, considering the fact that I walked around school today with a plateful of them! Normally, those would've been GONE by lunch time. I know that just as long as it is on rare occasions, and it's moderated, I shall be okay. :)
Besides, I'm going to be burning it all of in about 30 minutes.

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As for today, here's my plan for exercise! Also found this plan on Pinterest by the way! <3

1 mile fast walk/jog
10 Jumping Jacks
50 Crunches
20 Tricep Dips
15 Squats
20 Lunges (each leg)
70 Russian Twists
20 Standing Calf Raises
5 Push-Ups
30 Second Plank
10 Lunge Split Jumps

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SHOWER! <3

I'll be doing the mile walk/jog with my sister around 4:30-- and I think my younger brothers Owen and Jacob are going to be joining me with the rest of my plan. This should be fun! :)

I'll be back with a dinner update! I'll be eating something healthy, while the family eats burritos :)

Much Love <3

Emily

EDIT: I used this Thera-Gesic Pain Relieving Creme to help with my sore muscles-- it definitely relieved the pain alright.. Totally took my mind off of it-- and replaced it with BURNING FIRES! >___< But, the heat has worn out now, and it's cooling.. and so far it's helping, so for those who can handle the burn, so far I recommend it. Heads up though, it smells A LOT like Pepto Bismol.