Breakfast:
Barbara’s Shredded Wheat w/ Splenda
Banana
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger
FF Kraft Cheese & Ketchup
FF Refried Beans w/ FF Cheese & FF Sour Cream
Diet A & W Root Beer
Water
Core - No Points

Dinner:
Garden Salad w/ FF Ranch & FF Cheese
Hummus Sandwich w/ FF Swiss & Lettuce
Water
Core - 1pt

Snack:
1/2c Lentis
1tbl Peanut Butter w/ 1tbl Hersheys Syrup
FF Cool Whip
Peppermint Tea
Water
Core - 3pts

I am asked quite often what I play on my iPod while I am working out.. well, I usually pick what to play there on the spot.. but it is usually any song with a pumping beat. I decided to track my iPod workout play list last night and I had the most amazing run ever on the elliptical! I burned 900 calories in 60mins. Here is what I listened two.. in no particular order.

Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Buck Cherry - Crazy Bitch
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Christina Aguilera - Fighter
Christina, Pink, Lil Kim, Mya - Lady Marmalade
Fergie - Fergalicious
Fergie - London Bridge
Juvenile - Back That Ass Up
Kelis - Milkshake
Kelly Clarkston - Walk Away
Monifah - Touch It
Nelly - Hot In Herre
Pussycat Dolls - Don’tcha
Shakira - My Hips Don’t Lie

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat Squares w/ Splenda
SF Da vinci Kahlua Syrup+
Banana
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Chicken Patty
FF Kraft Swiss Cheese
Veg Bacon
1tsp Honey Mustard
2 slices of Potato Bread
Banana
Water
Core - 6pts

Dinner:
Green Pea Soup
Water
Core - No Points

Snack:
Peppermint Tea
Water
Core - No Points

+ indicates non-core but 0pt item 

Breakfast:
Oatmeal w/ Splenda
SF Syrup+
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
2 Morningstar Farms Tomato & Basil Pizza Burgers
FF Cheese
Green Pea Soup
Water
Core - No Points

Dinner:
Curry w/ Mango, Pineapple, & Oranges
Cous Cous
0pt Tortilla+ w/ Lettuce
Diet Mug Root Beer
Water
Core - No Points

Snack:
Core Raspberry Ice Cream
Peppermint Tea
Water
Core - No Points

 + indicates non-core but 0pt item

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat Squares w/ Splenda
SF Torini Raspberry Syrup+
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Chicken Patty
FF Kraft Swiss Cheese
Veg Bacon
1tsp Honey Mustard
2 slices of Potato Bread
FF Refried Beans w/ FF Cheese
Water
Core - 6pts

Dinner:
Curry w/ Mango, Pineapple, & Oranges
Cous Cous
Peppermint Tea
Water
Core - No Points

Snack:
Core Raspberry Ice Cream
Water
Core - No Points

 + indicates non-core but 0pt item

Now that the Bunny Challenge has officially began, I find myself wondering.. what the hell was I thinking?! I made a HUGE change in my exercise routine swapping out my Wednesday rest day for a straight 5 day work out week! Let me tell ya honey, there isn’t a place on my body that isn’t screaming in agony! However, I was able to fit into a pair of size 18 jeans! and they aren’t stretch! Challenge or not, I am determined to make my 100lb loss by April 8th. I am pretty tired this week.. every night I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow and I wake up still feeling tired.. I think it’s my body begging for a rest day…. 2 more work out days left and then a weekend of rest! You have NO idea how much I am looking forward to that!! I’m not afraid I am taking on too much because I have firmed for awhile, I have ran 4 days on the elliptical totaling an hour each time… but the added day of exercise sure makes a difference in how I feel!

I had to lower my weights today for the first time while firming I think it’s probably not a good idea to use 15lb weights when my muscles are already hurting. I used the 10 for my heavy and 5lb for my light/medium.. I still got in a great work out. I am really trying to watch my form these days.. I noticed my knee was taking some new strain and I think its how I climb the tall box so, I am really cautious about climbing with weights now… I think the challenge has given me new momentum to work out! Watch out Liz!! I am really looking forward to weighing in this week!

Breakfast:
Fiber One w/ Splenda
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Chicken Patty
FF Kraft Swiss Cheese
Veg Bacon
1tsp Honey Mustard
2 slices of Potato Bread
FF Refried Beans w/ FF Cheese
Water
Core - 6pts

Dinner:
Curry w/ Mango, Pineapple, & Oranges
0pt Tortilla+
Cous Cous
Diet Mug Root Beer
Water
Core - No Points

Snack:
Cream of Wheat w/ Splenda
SF Syrup+
Water
Peppermint Tea
Core - No Points

 + indicates non-core but 0pt item

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat Squares w/ Splenda
SF Da vinci Kahlua Syrup+
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger
2 Slices Potato Bread
Polenta w/ FF Cheese & Tomato
Water
Core - 1pt

Dinner:
Vegetarian Spaghetti
2tsp Reduced Fat Parm Cheese+
Diet Mug Root Beer
Water
Core - No Points

Snack:
Peppermint Tea w/ Splenda
Water
Core - No Points

 + indicates non-core but 0pt item

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat Squares w/ Splenda
SF Torini Raspberry Syrup+
Banana
Water
Core - No Points

Lunch:
Morningstar Farms Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger
2 Slices Potato Bread
Kraft FF Cheese & Ketchup
Peppermint Tea w/ Splenda
Water
Core - 1pt

Dinner:
Vegetarian Spaghetti
2tsp Reduced Fat Parm Cheese+
3″ croissant
Diet Mug Root Beer
Water
Core - 1pt

Snack:
Strawberry Ice Cream
Water
Core - No Points

 + indicates non-core but 0pt item

Well.. that wasn’t such a hot idea! After facing the gain from Christmas, I think I have gotten myself back on track. Liz and I start a new challenge on Sunday… I hope that will keep me motivated and exercising to drop that last 30lbs! Since I just uploaded the new progress pics from Christmas.. I could definitely see how bloated I was (and wearing my fat pants!).. truth is, I am LUCKY I got away with only 5lbs! When I came home my scales tipped at +12lbs! I couldn’t believe it, but I even have photographic proof of how ‘different’ I looked.. ugh!

I am really excited to start our challenge.. I seem to do really well when I have some kind of competition or reasons for working hard. I did flex for awhile.. I know a lot of flexers love their plan.. but I hate it. I hate not really being able to actually COOK meals without having to save all the contents and run it through the recipe builder to get the points per serving and all that… it just isn’t a plan I could live with for a life time.. Core on the other hand, is. So… here I am.. back to core, taking the holiday weight off.. feeling MUCH better! My home scale says I now only have 1lb left of the holiday gain! I hope to pull that off by WI this weekend!