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I joined Curves gym last week and signed up also for their eating plan. I've been a member before and know that their exercise circuit works great - it is a 30 minute workout alternating between strength training machines that work different muscle groups and cardio. The meal plan is fairly new and is an "exchange" type diet which is basically calorie based. The first week, which I started today, is roughly 1200 calories for this Phase I. Then Phase II starts next week and it is roughly 1500 calories. You stay on this phase until you reach your goals and then go to the maintenance level (Phase III).
The Curves meal plan allows you to choose your 3 meals and 2 snacks from a large list of foods and recipes. You set up a profile stating how much cooking and preparation you want to do and it chooses a weekly meal/snack plan. Then you can go in and customize it to suit your preferences. There are frozen dinners you can choose from along with easy prep items like sandwiches, salads, and wraps or full recipes to cook. I'm going to continue tracking my food through here, though, because I am terrible about sticking with exact meal plans and recipes - it will be easier for me to track here.
So I prepared as much as possible over the weekend as far as the produce, food, and snacks to make it as easy as possible, but still a lot of prep time it seemed.
For the first time, I am trying to exercise early in the mornings before work, but honestly it is already dragging me down. Today was my 3rd workout. Having to get up at 5:10 a.m. to get to the gym a little after 7 is so darn early. Yes, it takes me that long to get ready. It's mostly pet related - I take my dogs on a nice walk first thing after getting up, then I feed them and my cat their breaksfast and medicate my cat; I feed the guinea pig; clean the pig pen; clean the litter box... and I need to cook and eat my breakfast and have some coffee - I try not to rush too much or that will stress me out.
Anyway, I was sure hoping that morning workouts would "energize" me throughout the day -- but so far it's just the opposite. I feel very very tired and sleepy instead. Maybe - hopefully - that will change by the end of the week.
View Diet Calendar, 17 September 2018:
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1300 kcal
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Fat: 49.20g | Prot: 91.94g | Carbs: 130.11g.
Breakfast: Polaner Sugar Free Blackberry Seedless Preserves, Brummel & Brown Natural Yogurt Spread, Egg, Sara Lee Delightful Healthy Multi-Grain Bread. Lunch: Spinach, Black Olives, Bell Peppers, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pompeian White Wine Vinegar, Mission Foods Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortillas (Fajita Size), Chobani Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt, Tyson Foods Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, President Fat Free Feta Cheese. Dinner: Annie's Naturals Fat Free Mango Vinaigrette, Tyson Foods Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Bella Baby Bell Peppers, Green Cabbage, Mixed Salad Greens. Snacks/Other: Dove Silky Smooth Milk Chocolate Promises, Great Value Sliced Carrots, Boar's Head Kalamata Olive Tapenade Hummus, Ghirardelli Intense Dark Twilight Delight Chocolate 72% Cacao, Ghirardelli Intense Dark Twilight Delight Chocolate 72% Cacao, Great Value Fat Free Greek Yogurt Plain, Strawberries. more...
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2575 kcal
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Exercise:
Fitness Training (Workout) - 20 minutes, Walking (slow) - 3/kph - 40 minutes, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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