I'm Hawaii bound, and fitness bound, in two weeks
I had a finance teacher in college that always said “blue birds make the world go round.” What he meant was that every once in a while you would be lucky enough to get a large gift of out no where. For some, their aunt Edna dies and leaves her entire estate. But for me, my blue bird came this week when my friend used miles to buy me a plane ticket to Hawaii. And since my roommate works for Hyatt, we won’t be paying to stay either. All in all, I have a free trip to Hawaii. Awesome!
What could be better, free trip to warm weather, beautiful flowers, incredible scenery and fantastic beaches. Yup, I said it. Beaches. The word that makes us all shutter at the mere thought of putting on a bathing suit. But, rather than dread my pasty, overly chubby, body this year I’ve decided to do something about it.
I’ve got two weeks before the big trip and I’m aiming to lose six pounds, three pounds a week. Sound tough? It will be. Especially since I’ve already been dieting, exercising and watching what I eat. So I’ve created the “FitKate Two Week Starvation Diet.” Sound fun, huh? My plan is to basically follow the South Beach two week plan but add fruit and beer. I know, I shouldn’t be drinking beer, but I have too many fun things between now and then. So in the next few weeks I’ll be drinking lots of water, eating vegetables, fruit and protein and staying away from all things sweet, carby or tastey!
But the plan isn’t just diet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29122093/showed that people who lose the most weight exercise for 300 minutes per week. Do the math and it equates to about 5 days a week for 60 minutes. We’re not joking around here! So I’m on a quest to exercise everyday and reach 300 to 400 minutes of exercise per week.
I’ll keep you posted on how it goes and what I’m choosing to eat. Bikini and short shorts here I come!
Daily Motivation: Are you on the pill? Turns out it may not be the best thing for your body if you’re trying to tone up (like me!!) A new study found women on the pill built significantly less muscle when following a strength training program than those not on the pill.
