The Beginning of the End

Today is the first day of phase 3.   In this phase, P.A.P upper and P.A.P lower are repeated twice with one day of yoga and 2 optional rest days.  Seems simple enough to me, but I wonder if I will get bored with it.  

P.A.P lower was pretty intense today, but definitely not impossible.  It focused a lot on my strengths, which is lower body.  So, a lot of squats, lunges, jumping, etc.  I would definitely consider this a cardio workout in addition to a balance and core workout.   What I haven't seen yet, is a separate ab workout afterwards.  So, I'm curious to see if the core components in each workout will be enough to keep my abs tight.  Something tells me it probably will.

With a new phase comes a change in diet portions.  I lose 2 proteins, 1 dairy, and 2 veggies.  But, I gain 1 fruit, half a legume and half a grain.  What that means for me is I can eat a whole sandwich now at lunch time instead of just a half and I don't have to us my snack portion when I eat an extra fruit every day.  So the portions will take some getting used to, but I'm anxious to see how it affects my weight in the next 30 days. 

I'm about a week late in taking day 60 pictures, but will be doing it tomorrow.  I'll wait to take my final weight and measurements until day 90.  There's only 4 weeks left in this program and it's going to go by fast!  

Until next time...