Complaint! And Some Good News :)

Okay so do you ever get frustrated when you're trying to research something (a diet plan or a nutrition fact or an exercise program) and you just can't get a full story? Usually, people just leave a comment saying "that worked for me" or "that didn't work for me" etc. etc. but no one really explains what a difference it makes in their lives. Blah, I'm having a tough time writing right now (I'm watching TV, hah) so this might not make sense. Anyway, last night I tried to research someone's experience with the Special K Challenge (which I decided not to follow for a few reasons) and someone's experience with the iFit Level 1 (which I will be doing once our elliptical is set up!) but I didn't find anything great.

Well, I'm going to try constantly giving updates so people can know if it makes a difference or not! (Which means I'll be updating my Ab Ripper X post with how that's going!)

I'll also be keeping track of my P90X, iFit Level 1 and random other things like my water drinking experience. And I just wanted to let you know that :)

As promised, here's why I'm not going to do the Special K Challenge:

• It's a high-carb diet, and my goal is a high protein diet (Side note: regular Special K and the high protein Special K cereal both are fairly high in protein compared to other cereals)
• Special K cereal is not filling according to a few good reviews out there; people said they were usually starving during the day (and well, that's not gonna work out for me!)
• It requires buying a lot of Kellogg's products and I don't want to get their protein water and/or protein bars. Instead of that, I rather have my own protein shake and bars. 

The Good News :)

Oh so last night, I also created my own meal plan that I hope to follow. It's different enough to not get bored, and I made it for 7 days so far (starting today). I'm still going to try reaching at least 50 grams of protein for awhile, hopefully more! We'll see what happens, and I will keep you updated!!

Another awesome thing: this Saturday, my brother and I went shopping and stocked up on healthy snacks and meals! No more letting Mom shop :) 

And lastly (I already stated this but) we got a new exercise machine! An elliptical! I love ellipticals, so this should be awesome! We still have to assemble it, so hopefully I can start using it tomorrow morning. I intend to stick with Jillian Michael's 8 week weight loss iFit level 1 program, but if it's not great, then I won't do that! We'll see :) 

That's all for this post!

Oh, I lied. Lastly: I took my measurements today and will keep track of them from now on. In two weeks, I start the p90X challenge so I am going to check it again that morning, and then every 2 or 4 weeks. I'll also be checking my weight only once a week now...even though I don't truly trust this new scale we got. Dad suggested that we keep it anyway since it wasn't that expensive. So as a starting point, I'll say I'm between 180 and 182 since it fluctuates so much even within minutes (silly, right?!)