Boot Camp, Baby!

After missing 3 classes, I was SO happy to get back into boot camp class at the gym tonight! The class is only on Monday nights and I missed 2 because of my back, then missed last week's because I had to be somewhere else. The class is an hour long and the instructor always has new moves for us. Class generally goes like this:

- 2 lap jog

- 2 laps worth of lunges (not fun! the first time I did this I thought I was going to fall over!)

- 4 minute cardio mix of high knees, football jog and jumping jacks

- Mix of squats, generally 2-3 different varieties (trust me, there are many variations and different moves you can add in to squats!)

- Sometimes pushes, lunges and planks

Then we break into smaller groups and rotate to different stations around the room. In groups we usually do tricep dips on benches, abs moves, bicep curls, shoulder raises, etc. We do the group rotation for about 30 minutes.

After class, I ran 2 miles on the treadmill. My time was 21:52 - not bad I thought, considering I just did an hour long class. I ran at a 2.0 incline with an average speed of 5.5 mph. My highest speed was 6.7 mph and that was to my favorite running song that really gets me in the zone - "Calabria" by Enur. I have no idea what the hell they're saying in this song, and as a result it took me forever to find it! If you don't know what it is, you'll probably recognize it when you hear it. It just has an AWESOME beat to run to! I love it!

I did a good job of logging my calories today on my Droid calorie counter. Grand total for the day comes to: 1,228 calories, 34.23 grams fat, 190.7 grams carbs and 49.43 grams of protein.

Foods:

Breakfast -

Kashi Heart to Heart cereal, Honey Oat

Fat free milk

Midmorning -

Quaker High Fiber cinnamon swirl oatmeal

Lunch -

Lean Cuisine five cheese rigatoni

Dinner -

Tyson breaded chicken patty on a hamburger bun

Post-workout -

1 tbsp reduced fat Jiff on whole wheat toast

My class had to burn around 400 calories and then I burned another 150-200 calories on the treadmill, so I probably burned half my calorie intake today. Am I consuming too low for being active?? Anyone know?? I'm not sure. Eating right can really be confusing sometimes. Take in too few calories, and you lower your metabolism which doesn't help you any.

I went grocery shopping after the gym, which I hate doing, but it had to be done. I got a pack of 4 turkey burger patties for $4.49 - which seemed like a lot at first, but then I realized it was about the same price as a McDouble but of course much healthier. Well...when you throw in the cost of the hamburger bun and a slice of cheese...maybe another dollar more. Still, not bad.

Also got some turkey lunchmeat from the deli. I got excited that Egg Beaters were on sale, 2 for $4, so I grabbed two Southwestern style cartons. I don't know why I've never tried the Southwestern style before, I love green and red peppers and onions in my eggs, so it should be delicious! I've been lazy and just going for cereal in the mornings so it will be good to make some eggs tomorrow morning = )

I've been meaning to go to Trader Joe's for some Greek yogurt and other things, but just haven't dragged myself over there. It's about 20 minutes away whereas Meijer is practically next to my gym. Stephanie told me back in January to get some Greek yogurt, and I still haven't tried it yet : 0 whoops!

Although my calories were good today, I don't really feel like I'm eating in a "balanced" way. I need more fresh fruits and vegetables, but I'm so lazy to buy and prepare them. Plus they always go bad before I get to them or get lost in my family's fridge.

Hopefully this post wasn't boring to read. I feel like it was only interesting for me. Ha.