It's about time...

I've been reading blogs for some time now, and I have decided that it's time for me to start my own. It's the perfect way to keep track of my workouts and food and to get feedback. I am currently trying to lose the 5-10 lbs that I put on during tax season. I fight with these pounds every spring, get them off by the end of the year and start all over again. I would love to end the cycle for good! Plus my 10 year reunion is in 5.5 weeks...I know I know, it's a little late now. I was telling myself back in Feb. that I would be kicking myself in the ass right around this time. Apparently I was right. Maybe Tom Venuto was onto something when he was talking about goal setting and positive thinking?!

Anyways, I have taken up kettlebells, and I am loving them! I am a recovering beachbody program junkie...hello my name is Tori and I'm a beachbodyaholic...I pretty much have all of Tony, Debbie and Chalene's programs. They are all great, but I alas, have not been able to stick to any of them religiously. I think I have exercise ADD. I have been hearing the praises of kettlebells and have vowed to give them a chance. So here it goes:

Workout

Set 1 - 20 swings right, 20 swings left, 20 transfers

Set 2 - 1o swings right, 10 swings left, 100 swing, transfer

Set 3 - 20 high pulls, transfer, 50 2 hand swings

Set 4 - 1 clean and press, trasfer, 10 times

Set 5 - 10 clean and press, transfer to other side, 50 2 hand swings

Set 6 - 5 bottoms up cleans right, transfer, 5 left, 5 right, 5 left

Set 7 - 1 bu clean right, transfer, 1 bu clean left, 10 each side

I didn't write it down, so this is from memory. I made a mental note to write it down as I go next time.

As far as food goes, I am trying to follow the Warrior Diet. I unknowingly have done forms of it in college and it worked great, but the overeating was done at lunch time and the food was usually unhealthy. We'll see how the healthier overeating at night works.

Food for today:

Coffee w/ 2% (I drink skim, but I thought that extra fat might keep me fuller)
Blackberries
Spinach and corn w/ homemade sour cream dressing
High Protein Slimfast - Not the best, but I only have 3 left to get rid of
1/2 mango, 4 prunes w/ 1 tbsp. peanut butter (Tracy Reifkind got me hooked on this!)
4 saltines, 1 lifesaver mint, 1 coffee nip
Homemade kidney bean, cabbage and chicken soup w/ parmesan cheese
1/2 c. honey nut cheerios

Not the ideal day, but it's a start. I wasn't hungry at all this morning, but I get the munchies in the afternoon big time. It's a work in progress...enough for now.