My typical Monday thru Friday

My food/exercise plan for the last six weeks has generally looked like this Monday thru Friday afternoon. The food plan was adapted from The 17 Day Diet, which was way too strict for me but what I've modified it to really feels good.

Wake up 6AM - 6:30AM
Dog walk for 30 minutes.
90 pushups and 90 crunches

Between 7-8AM
giant glass of black iced coffee
giant glass of green/white mint iced tea (Trader Joes)
2 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup turkey chili or 2 tablespoons of three layer hummus in a mini whole wheat tortilla

8:30 AM
Vitamin Water zero
1 giant glass of water

10:45-11AM
8-10 red grapes or a minneola or a tangelo or a blood orange
1 giant glass of water

1PM
Turkey Pepperoni panini sandwich with JR's BBQ Sauce or Emeril's horseradish mustard and lots of mixed greens and crimini mushrooms on low sodium Ezekiel bread
1 giant glass of water

1:15/1:30PM
10 minute dog walk

3:30 PM
Double protein greek yogurt with 1/2 cup mixed frozen berries or blueberries or strawberries and 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks or pineapple chunks plus one splenda packet
1 giant glass of water

5PM
1 red delicious apple

7PM
mixed green salad with lots of lettuce, 2 servings lean chicken, and shredded cabbage with two tablespoons Newman's Own balsamic dressing.
1 giant glass of water

7:20/7:45PM
dog walk
30 minutes

8:15/8:30PM
Barrys Bootcamp or weight lifting at the gym or a 5K run for 45 minutes to an hour

9:30PM
2 scoops chocolate mint Isopure protein powder in 12 oz cold water

10:45PM
Sleep

CARBS
When I have tons of carbs in the morning, I'm finding that I stay in a very normal, good mood all day. And, according to most of my weight management sources, tapering off late in the day is a good idea, so I try to have my last grain-based carbs around 2PM at the latest. Everything else is fruit, which allows me that sweetness I crave late in the day.

BOOZE
Due to my elderly age, I don't drink as much anymore, because it makes me hurt for three days to have more than 2 drinks, and really two drinks hurts a lot for a day. So when I do drink that is reserved for Friday night only so I'm not still crabby and ghostly by Monday.

WEEKEND EATING
On Friday night I eat whatever I want. The same is true all day Saturday and Sunday I'm back on track, but allow myself Chipotle (no cheese and light rice) or Millions of Milkshakes (size small Miley or Obama with whip) or both.

WEEKEND EXERCISE
Friday night I go to Barry's Bootcamp because I love this teacher there. Saturday morning I work out together with one of my clients. And Sunday morning I run a 10-12K throughout West Hollywood before noon. I also still walk the dogs everyday for as long as I can. Usually an hour, but all at once.

I feel good with this. It's all adjustable, and if I have school night plans with a friend or work, I'm not freaking out about missing a workout. "It's just life," I say to myself, and what good is a hot body if you can't go out to dinner once in a while to show it off?