Week 1 On The Zone Diet

Hubby and I started our first week on The Zone Diet this week. Our first reaction is that it is a lot of food! Sometimes we don't get to it all because we just aren't that hungry. I have noticed I have more energy (aside from two days down with a screaming migraine), and I feel better inside.

Maybe it's because I'm finally eating my 5 servings of fruits or vegetables each day! We've been having blueberries (on sale at SaveMart), strawberries, grapes, even kiwi! Normally bananas on our cereal and a side vegetable at dinner are about it for fruits and veggies.

Exercise wise, I've been doing 15 minutes of Zumba on the Wii each day last week. I'm trying to work my way up to 30 minutes. I've also been finding workout videos on YouTube and Netflix. Today I did Core Rhythms for about 30 minutes, and later in the day I did Crunch Cardio Dance Blast, which got cut short by a knock on the door. All together, I'd say it was 45 minutes of cardio. I'm sweating a LOT, I can tell you that much!


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Checking in With Today's Efforts 7/13/12

Food Diary: No
Water: Yes
Exercise:

• 10 minutes of Zumba on the Wii
• 20 reps each of three different leg exercises
• 25 reps each side on the Ultra Track, standing
• 10 reps on the Ultra Track, working abs
• Pulled weeds for about 20-30 minutes.I'm counting this as exercise due to the amount of sweat generated!

 Next week, we start the Zone meal plan. It was recommended by the trainer who is getting hubby started on a workout routine at the gym.