Day 21: Sunday is always a relief to make it to! Ha! It was a beautiful morning, so I sat on the patio working on some things after breakfast. I've had to switch to greek yogurt with fruit in it and oatmeal to get my protein. Can't take eggs anymore, even with mustard! Later on we had lunch that was pretty good. It was chicken strips on a bed of feta cheese & veggies with baby squash, zucchini & carrotts. We had cherries for dessert: yum! After talking with all the girls for a while, I actually went up and took a nap. Nice! Dinner was good too: pistachio chicken salad. But some awful dessert that was like a little cheesecake cup, but it was nasty! We had 2 new girls come in today who will be here for 2 weeks each. Rae and I decided to do our 60 minutes in the pool, then we sat out at the pool with the others and relaxed. And of course, pop chips and bed! No watch today, so not sure on calories...
Day 22: Assessment Day! Lost another 2 pounds and 2 more inches roughly (1 inch off thighs & 1 off waist). So grand total so far of 10 pounds and 15 inches all around. After breakfast, off to the gym for a cardio and then 2 sets of weights (1 for upper body and 1 for lower). Lunch was chicken curry wraps with carrotts and fruit. Pretty good. Jacque gave a lecture on "How Exercise Heals" in many ways: cures cardio ills, rebuilds bone & muscle, maximizes mental acuity, dials down inflammation, helps your hormones, boosts immunity, & supports mental/spiritual/sexual health. He also talked about what to do if you get an injury at the gym, etc. R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression & elevate). And the best part was to remind us to schedule a "Nurture/Reward Day" for ourselves. He asked us to plan 1 for ourselves that would encompass a whole day and to really try to do it. Of course the spender in me would say a day at Zee's Spa getting the works: a full body massage, facial, manicure and pedicure. But the girl trying to pay off her bills says a nice relaxing day at mom's pool doing absolutely nothing! Ha! Later we went back to the gym for a really tough workout with core and cardio moves combined. Those are always killers! Then before dinner, we had our flexibility and stretching class. Love that one! Then it was on to the park for a workout with Elena. She is tough. We did lots of warm up for cardio to get our heart rate up, then those crazy switchbacks (concrete winding path of torture)! Whew! It was good to come fall into bed with my pop chips of course and I was out! Burned 3,263 calories...
Day 23: Wow. Can't believe it's almost time to go home! It's hard to imagine that I have been here for over 3 weeks. I am sad to be leaving all these wonderful people, but I am VERY excited about getting home and seeing everyone and getting started on my own. It was crunch day again, so I had to do my 700 again with 20 minutes on the stair master. Crazy! And of course lots of other cardio. Lunch was good. We went to Paradise Bakery again. Stuck with my usual ham & swiss, no sauces but mustard, but tried the Multi-Grain Bread this time. Even better! Afternoon workout was outside with a circuit similar to last week, but with bands, hand weights and mats. Pretty much core/abs/cardio again. Good one. Went down for foam roll class and then on to dinner. Headed out to the gym early for water aerobics, so was a nice end to the day. Pop chips and bed. Burned 2,969 calories...
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