Monday, June 24, 2019

Day 8 - Beginning a New Week

Grand Battement 
(Great Kick)

This exercise tones and strengthens your quads, your front thigh.  It's week two of your Absolute Best Challenge, and now you can gradually kick up your fitness program.  Add this move to your routine.  Do the kicks to the front, side, back, and side, each for 8 consecutive times.  Use the right, and then left leg, and if you feel like a challenge, do it for 2 sets.  Let me know how it goes.  

When I got on the scale tonight, it registered 114 pounds.  I lost one pound.  How did you do?  The beginning of a new fitness and nutritional program tends to create rapid fluctuation in body weight.  However, in the beginning, most of that weight loss is water.  (Refer back to my Day-4 blog for more info.)  We are waiting for the 30-day marker to retake girth measurements because significant changes in those numbers are highly unlikely during the first week of a program. 

Week one was like a warm-up, an assessment of where you stand, and bringing awareness to your body and eating habits.  You took measurements, kept a food log, and wrote about your feelings, triggers, and emotions.  Most importantly, you began identifying your body's reactions to your environment, internally and externally. 

During week two, the focus will be on your caloric intake.  Write down the values alongside the food you eat, then add up the total calories consumed at the end of each night.  This link will take you to a page that reviews the 5 best calorie counters.   Download an app and start keeping track.

Remember to reach out and ask questions.  We are here to help.  A big shout out to Lois Thornburng,  she is the best assistant anyone can hope for, and she will be your "go to" person during my upcoming absence while I'm in Costa Rica.  I'll be available, if you need me, through What's App, so, feel free to leave a comment on our posts.  One way or another, we'll make sure to get back to you. 

Week two, here we come.

Be your Absolute Best today and every day. 
Clarita
https://www.myabsolutebest.com/










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