Jeremy's Fitness Revolution

Day 2

I am writing this at the beginning of day 3. I wasn’t sure about a daily update, it seems like a little much, but I figure for the first week I can update this with a little more frequency and then I will move on to weekly updates.

The Workout

My second day on the program was my first back at work as Monday had been a holiday. The program stresses very brief but intense workouts and I was scheduled for a 15-minute cardio workout. On the night of day one I started thinking about my schedule for day 2 and after work I was booked solid until late in the evening. I don’t like to work out too late, as then it is impossible to fall asleep. I couldn’t believe it - the second day and I was having trouble scheduling a 15-minute workout.

I didn’t stress too long, the beauty of the plan is that the workout is only 15 minutes so I turned my alarm back 15 minutes and planned to workout first thing in the morning. I woke up at 5:30 AM and literally jumped out of bed. Generally I hate morning workouts, as I am not a morning person. Nevertheless, I was standing on the elliptical within 10 minutes. The excitement of the transformation that is to come is extremely motivating as I was able to put forth maximum effort for 15 minutes even at this early hour.

As with the resistance training, 15 minutes sounds too brief but I followed the Strength Fitness plan and upped the intensity - a 2 minute warm up and then increase intensity to your physical max over a 4 minute period. At the end of 4 minutes back off and start to ramp up minute by minute again. It worked! After 15 minutes, I felt like I had completed a great workout. A side benefit of a morning workout is the energy - I could of skipped the coffee. The energy lasted all day.

Diet

With the workout in the bag first thing, I had to see how dieting would go on a workday. I had a lunch and breakfast packed. I stuck to the 6 small meal philosophy and did fine. Although, I must admit I was a little hungry at various points throughout the workday but I never felt starved. I finished the day at just over 1900 calories – right in my target zone.

One motivating factor - over 2 days I have had a calorie deficit of around 3300 calories that should result in nearly a pound of fat loss in 2 days! It is already clear that this program is doable even on the busiest days and I am certain that I can stick to the diet.

Next up day 3 and my first lower body workout – I know that it will be difficult.

posted by Jeremy @ 9:12 AM