meal 1
oatmeal, cereal, banana
orange juice
egg white
cal 398

meal 2
veggies
cal 34

meal 3
banana
cal 121

meal 4
yogurt
chocolate milk
cal 203

meal 5
veggies, pasta, burger
orange
cal 764

with on a 3 hour walk today - cal burned 827

My name is Elizabeth, and I'm new both to GHF and regular exercise, in general.

I'm a 35-year-old woman who by day is a software engineer who spends hours on end at the computer, and by night is an entrepreneur-in-progress who... spends hours on end at the computer. It's not at all unusual for me to be sitting in more or less one spot for 14-17 hours a day. What is more amazing than that is that I'm not really overweight in the traditional sense (although I definitely have too much body fat) and that I've been living this life for many years before really starting to experience its effects.

Engineering a New Body: Week 1, Day 1

I'm starting this blog with my workout program already in-progress. Yesterday, I completed Phase 1, Week 1 of the General Fitness program. But I took notes on what I did/felt each day. So here's Monday.

Monday, 6/29

Weight: 125 (starting)
Body fat: Unknown (might be 31% - used a website calculator that came up with this number. Ordered calipers for next week.)

Strength Training: Used 5lb dumbbells for all exercises, since that's what I had used 10 years ago when I exercised for a short period in a gym. Felt they were a bit light, but ok for the first day

Engineering a New Body: Week 1, Day 2 (Tuesday)

Even though I'm doing Phase 1 General Fitness Plan 3 days a week, I'm trying to do something on these "in-between" days, so I want to give myself "credit" for it here to keep myself motivated. (Hey, whatever works, right? :)

Tuesday, 6/30

Cardio: 30 min walk total. 5 min warmup, 3 min moderate, 2 min brisk, had to go back to cooldown pace for the rest because my body felt so tired from yesterday. I didn't want to be "wimping out", but I really felt that if I pushed myself harder than I was, I would be doing more harm than good. Total distance ~ 1 mile.