Noon hour run

After a failed attempt to run last night, I was determined to get a run in today. Last night I was foiled when I was on my way to run when I ran into two friends. Bending my rubber arm I was wisked away to the coffee shop. So today I brought my running gear to the office and went on a noon hour run. Felt great to be outside!

Good for me!

Just patting myself on my back. This week has been a good one so far. I have been exercising by riding my spin bike while watching tv and I went for a run today after work.

As well a coworker gave me a small Toblerone chocolate bar on Tuesday. I haven't eaten the whole thing yet. Before that would have been gone in 60 seconds. Yah me!

Vice-Busting Diet Second Edition

So I am in the middle of reading the Vice Busting Diet by Julia Havey. Now I can see why PGX is promoting her book. She mentions PGX a whole bunch of times. Of course the skeptic in me question asks how much has she benefited by mentioning PGX so many times. But good for her on capitalizing on her life successes.

I have found her book, or plan rather, easy to read. A practical approach to having a healthier lifestyle. Her approach is step by step and does not promise overnight results. I guess that is why she fits in with the manufacturers of PGX.

She puts in more eloquent terms and I dare say a whole bunch more inspiring than I do so I would still recommend a read. She also provides success tips for each week. For those of you who just want the notes. Here is the plan.

Week 1 - Bust your soft drink diet vice with the goal to drink more water.
Week 2 - Bust your fast food vice and replace them with healthy substitutes
Week 3 - Bust your tv vice and replace it with exercise
Week 4 - Visualize and affirm
Week 5 - add PGX
Week 6 - Increase exercise
Week 7 - Increase Fiber
Week 8 - Clean you house; clean you life
Week 9 - add supplements such as antioxidants to fight free radicals
Week 10 - Eat a healthy breakfast
Week 11 - Eat a healthy lunch
Week 12 - Eat a healthy dinner

Seems simple enough. Why not do it? Personally I believe I have been following most of these tips for the past year anyway including PGX in my diet. I am glad that this book reaffirms that the steps the I have been taking for a healthy lifestyle are good.

Take Two!

So as the days zip buy and we are closing in on the holiday season just around the corner. It's a good time to recharge and build up some energy. To reset the clock and motivate myself some more I am going to read the Vice Busting Diet. When I am done I'll make my book report.

Just as I view PGX as a tool, I will hopefully be able to use this book to assist me to living a healthier lifestyle. With a healthier lifestyle this should mean a healthier body.

My problem lately has been energy. I have a 3 month old baby so along with my 3 year and 4 year old rest has not come easy. I have been exercising in the evening after the children are asleep but unfortunately it is not enough time. If there are any useful tips I'll share them.

Your PGX - Starting Oct. 15

Starting October 15, PGX is revamping their site. The new PGX.com will include "Your PGX - a section of our website personalized for subscribers." I will take a look at the 26 week program designed by Julia Havey for PGX users. Hopefully, it will something inspiring and not just a rehash of common weight-loss tips. Eat better, eat smaller meals, exercise more etc.

PGX Helping 1 million people lose weight - for free

Sounds like a pretty audacious. PGX is launching a campaign this fall offering an online program for consumers. They have enlisted Julia Havey, author of the Vice-busting Diet, to champion their cause. Hopefully, I can get my hands on her book soon.

PGX will be revamping their site to offer 24/7 access to a variety of online tools and coaching to support people's weightloss goals. The site is supposed to be free so I'll check it out. I am not certain when the exact launch will be but I will be sure to update.

For Better Workouts Rethink Your Log book

How many of you have or had a fitbook or fitness log book? Looked pretty sweet for the first while. Every little detail filled in; hell even the "This Book Belongs to:" is filled out. All my meals, my workouts, my moods etc. How do the more recent pages look? I'll tell you how mine look. BLANK. It is not that I am not working out. But writing it down afterwards is the least pleasurable thing about working out.

I have rethought the whole process and decided to turn it all around. I am writing my workouts and meals before they happen. This motivates me to do more during my workouts and leaves less to temptation. Namely, that little voice that says, "that's enough for now" or "I'll just eat whatever".

After writing my week's worth of workout down ahead. I do not give myself any excuses not to do them. I keep the workouts short to make sure I can have time to do them.

eg.
Monday - ride bike 45 min;situps 25 x 4; plank 20' x 4; stretch
Tuesday - biceps 16 x 3; shoulders 16 x 3; triceps x 20 x 3;pushups 30 x 3; stretch
Wednesday - Golfing; stretch; situps 25 x 4; plank 20' x 4
Thursday - ride bike 45 min; lunges 10 x 3; leg curls 12 x 3; calf raises 20 x 3; stretch.
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 60 min run; Bike 45 min; stretch
Sunday- biceps 16 x 3; shoulders 16 x 3; triceps x 20 x 3;pushups 30 x 3; stretch