Day 1 Phase 1

Don't let the title fool you. I am not in the military.  A lot of guys in my family have been and are, but I have not nor am I in the military.  I first learned about this title "Day 1 Phase 1" from my oldest younger brother.  I have 2 younger brothers.  So, of the 2 of them, the one in the military is the older.  Try to stay with me here.  Anyhow, Day 1 Phase 1 just seems to fit my mindset today.  Let me explain.

I literally am feeling my heart rate decrease from being up in the Cowboy Fit Zone for maximum fat burning for the last 30 minutes.  I do not have a membership to any gym.  But when I sat down, I was sweating pretty good.  I was somewhat out of breath. I did learn something new about myself too, during this workout. When I am concentrating really hard on trying to get the rhythm down of all them gals on my wife's "Walk Away the Pounds", I stick my tongue out.  That only makes me more thirsty!  Plus, I'm committing the ultimate sin in the clubs when it comes to dancing.  You don't every do..."The White Man's Overbite!" It was a night where I didn't think I'd have the time to work out.  I was in the mood where I was going to do my 25+25+25 and then go to bed after blogging and reading my goals.  But, my wife pulled out her videos and saw the look in my eyes that I had to feel like I was doing something correct with this new change.

My menu has been pretty good.  Keeping my food journal up to date is getting easier.  Knowing that I have to write it in my food journal, actually helps me not select something that is not particularly "good" calories.  Tonight, I did eat 3 of my son's potato chips, to help curb the craving.  I did have hard time not wanting seconds on the fish I had gotten.  I did have a hard time only having one diet Pepsi.  But, I did it.  I did not give in.  I thought about my workout all the way home.  I knew my body was going to be hating me.  I knew I was dreading putting on the HR monitor.  Heck, I felt like I spent most of the time looking down at the darn thing, making sure I was in the zone!

So today, as I was reading over comments on my blog and thinking about what I'd done over the last 7 days, I watched a video from my Coach.  Breathing routine, goals, etc.... I did not feel a sense that I'd done what I was supposed to do.  Not from lack of effort, but instead, I just didn't understand some of the things. I will tell you, this Walk Away The Pounds was more intense than any of the walks in the park that I've done in the last week.  I do enjoy being in a park better and I'm sure my HR was up there, but I didn't sweat like I did tonight.  Plus, I just started my food journal on Monday.  So, I have made a decision to have today start Day 1 Phase 1.  Today will be the start of my 25 day challenge.  I emailed my coach, like I said, and asked for specifics.  I just need to know.  I need some clarification.  I've been watching his videos, but sometimes I get to watching one and he asks if I did this or that and I'm lost!  So, in order to give the 12 work outs a true shot for 12 inches or more, I need to be sure I'm doing it correctly.

One of the testimonies that I just watched today was a gal named Abi.  She broke the record and lost 11 inches just in her belly area! In 12 workouts!  The record she broke was because she lost a total of 30.5 inches overall.  That is incredible.  That is the record for Ryan Cowboy Ehmann for his program and over 10,000 clients, 20,000 hours of training and giving people clinics to clean themselves up.  Day 1 Phase 1 is my own personal boot camp to GET THAT RECORD!

Oh yeah, 30 Cowboy crunches, 25 push ups (girly) and 25 squats this a.m. and tonight.  Done!  Word.