Monday... Day 1 Week 1

...and so it begins! My alarm went off just before 6 a.m. this morning, but I was already awake... a little nervous and a LOT excited! Today was my first day of my 12 week challenge with BeautyFit and World Gym Kitchener.
I met with Rebecca Leblanc of World Gym Kitchener (my nutritionist) on Saturday, did all my measurements and weight information, which for tracking purposes I will post below:
May 7th Body Composition:
163 lbs, 37.9% Body Fat
Measurements in inches
Chest: 38.25
Waist: 33.25
Hips: 40
Mid Thigh: 24
Mid Calf: 16.5
Bicep: 13
So what this means is that I have a lot of work to do! I'm not tall... in fact I am short at 5 feet tall.  Clearly 163 lbs is not a healthy weight for me but I have set reasonable goals and with Rebecca's help in clean eating and exercise these goals are within reach! I have set a goal of 135 lbs, this is what Rebecca and I agree is a reasonable goal.
Eating properly is such a HUGE part of this process. As my trainer (and life saver as I often refer to her as) Sandra Compton of BeautyFit often says weight loss and fitness is 80% eating healthy, 10% exercise and 10% genetics.  This has very obviously been my down fall in the past. It's no secret that I like food, and lots of it!! The secret is lots of small meals through out the day, and making the right choices!
Today I ate 5 times!! 5 times, you read correctly. But I ate small meals that left me satisfied and were well balanced with protein, complex carbohydrates and fat. From time to time, when I have a meal that was really yummy I will post pictures and recipes!!
As well as eating ALL DANG DAY, I was at the gym with my resistance trainer Lisa Nosal of World Gym Kitchener at 7 a.m. We started out with some warm ups and did an evaluation of what this body of mine is capable of, and ended with some stretching. Lisa made it really easy on me, she knew I was a bit freaked out being up stairs with all those big scary weights, but by the end of the hour I was totally comfortable!
I decided it was a good idea to jump on the elliptical and do my cardio workout before I headed home, so I burned 500 calories and was home just after 9 a.m. I had officially done more before 9 in the morning than I'd normally do all day prior to my introduction to boot camp. I've really come a long way!!
I spent the rest of my day, eating, planning out meals, and playing with my daughter, went for a nice walk, played at the park and cut some hair... I'm still not hungry, my body isn't sore and I feel fantastic!
Day 1 of Week 1... Success