Erica. Look at those arms!! It's Happening!!

BREAKING NEWS!! Really, please get a pen and paper now or print out this post. What I’m about to say is brand new information and I want full credit. Focus….. here it is:

If you workout…….you’ll lose weight.

Don’t try to steal that idea, I’m already in the works to patent it, write a book, perhaps pitch it as a reality TV show. I was thinking of calling it, “Biggest Loser.” Thoughts? Ohhh… I’m sorry all of the aforementioned is not news, in fact, it’s all been done!!!

Okay, so Shape magazine, (have you noticed Shape has become a human being and not just printed information on glossy paper bonded into a health source for women?) you’re doing good, you’re proving yourself. I’m down a total of 6 lbs since my start two weeks ago. You and I are becoming closer. You’re actually the Justin Timberlake and I, Britney, in this JT/Brit dance-off. You’re showing me that your moves are a little more fine-tuned. I get it. I’m starting to like you.

Here’s a summary of last week. Erica (my partner in my personal Shape Challenge) and I did the workout featured in the July issue three times last week after a 30 minute cardio session. The other three days, we worked out on our own with one hour cardio sessions. I lost 2lbs last week, Er lost 1lb (however, she’s been on a plan since the beginning of the year and is actually down significantly.)  WOOHOOO! A pound lost is an inch on my zipper gained. The one thing I could’ve done better was food choices. I for one, did not focus on eating… good.. oh I ate.. just a lot of carbs and didn’t take calories into consideration. So I made out a meal plan for next week, limiting my calorie intake to 1,600 per day and then continuing circuit sessions with Erica three times a week, cardio six times a week.

I received my new Shape August issue. It features Jada Pickett Smith curling small children and bench-pressing 18 wheelers. DEAR GOD! That little girl can LIGHT IT UP! Her workout scares the crap out of me – she does push-ups on free weights… not the ground… freakin free weights. Well, Jada, why don’t you pickup that little 50 lb free weight and smooch me with it. Not my 5 lb weight -  that will only leave a bruise – no, I need to be knocked out before I participate in your exercise shananagans.

To get this exercise, you have to actually buy the August issue, so if you’re following along, go grab it at your nearest news stand. We’re going to try the new workout at the end of this week. BUT, I got some great recipes online for next week:

http://www.shape.com/search

Okay, so stick your head in next Sunday for our ShapeChallenge results from Week 3. But, come back daily because I still blog everyday, just not about this subject because I’m not a whiney girl who obessess about her weight everyday. I obssess about other things, like, why am I not rich? Or why am I not married to Bradley Cooper? Or why is my left eye a little higher than my right? Why did my sister have to get feet that’s proportioned to her height while I was gifted with a foot size that would accomodate a 6’3″ woman?

If you’re just learning of my challenge, visit my other posts!!

http://girlyourenotalone.com/category/laurens-shape-challenge/

See you gals tomorrow!

The shirt's a little baggy!! It still took me 5 minutes to get out of that position.

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