Day 3: Thankful for the support

It snowed here last night.  About 6 inches or so.  Schools were closed and therefore, the gym daycare was too.  Luckily for me, I have amazing friends and family that support me.  My friend Maria said she could watch my little man (she lives near the gym), but my husband went into work late because of the snow.  He let me get my workout in before he had to go into the office.  He must love me!  My morning weigh in was....

114.4 Pounds

Now, that's a bit more like it.  My pre-shower weigh in was 113.6 pounds and even better!  I still feel heavier than I would like to be, especially in my lower body.  It has only been three days and I've seen more progress than I expected.  Things should slow down now for a bit, but I'm not giving up.

My workout felt very challenging today.  I was pushing so hard, but not able to get my speed up as much.  Luckily, my heart rate was still getting up into my breathless range (170-174).  Today's workout looked like this:

Elliptical

-30min: 2 min warm up, 1 min sprints, 1 min recovery. 

-random program

-level 14 (out of 1-20)

-5 minute cool down: forward motion 1 min, backwards motion 1 min.

Lifting

-Leg extensions: 3 sets of 12 at 55 pounds

-Hamstring curl: 3 sets of 12 at 50 pounds

-Glutes press: 3 sets of 12 at 75 pounds

-Leg adductor: 3 sets of 15 at 150 pounds

-Leg abductor: 3 sets of 15 at 150 pounds

-Leg press: 3 sets of 12 at 120 pounds

Stair climber

-30min: 2 min recovery, 2 min speed

-interval program

-level 17 (out of 1-25)

-5 minute cool down: 1 min reverse leg lift, 1 min single leg squat while skipping a step on both

Stretch

Total Calories Burned: 745

My diet plan for today is as follows: 

Breakfast

-Large banana-110 cal

-1 Tbsp PB2-25 cal

-1 light string cheese-50 cal

Total: 185

Lunch

-Apple-100 cal

-2 hard boiled egg whites-40 cal

-1 Tbsp PB2-25 cal

-3 celery stalks-15 cal

-1 kashi almond flax bar-140 cal

Total: 320

Afternoon Meal

-quick oats-175 cal

-1cup unsweetened almond milk-30 cal

-1/2 cup apple sauce-50 cal

-1 Tbsp walnuts-50 call

Total: 305

Dinner

-Salad (romaine-25, carrots-20, onion-5, cauliflower-20, tomatoes-20, mushrooms-10, cheese-50, dressing-30)

180

-Tomato stuffed with chicken parm meatball-250

Total:440

Snack

-Greek yogurt with 1Tbsp PB2-105

-Cereal-110 cal

Total 215 

Extra

-Popcorn-100 cal
Total: 100

Grand Total: 1565 calories

Overall, I met goals for today. I'm just relieved I was able to workout.  My weak point was snacking on a few almonds during dinner prep.  It's not a big deal, but outside of my plan.  I took pictures today as a starting point.  Here ya go:

Notice the helper's head in my shot.  This was first thing this morning not flexing.

Side view.  Who's legs are those ?!

I'll try for better lighting next week.  It's hard to see how big my butt got :)

A little abs flex.  He had to have a headband like Momma.  Little goof!