Ahhh...Jillian Michaels. The queen of all trainers decided to set out to motivate and inspire people on her 'Maximize Your Life' tour. I love watching her scream at the contestants on the Biggest Loser series so I thought I should do some research for my little project on myself and go see her. I couldn't find anyone who wanted to go with me to this exciting event so my husband took one for the team! :) 

It was pretty interesting actually...she spoke about her life story but also touched on things like Organic vs. Non-Organic, pesticides, hormones in our animal products, etc. But one of the really neat things that I took away from it was when she talked about our individual BMR (Basil Metabolic Rate) and AMR (Active Metabolic Rate). The BMR is the number of calories you would burn if you stayed in bed all day. Your AMR is the total amount of calories you expend through different types of activities throughout the day. Why did I find these things interesting? My struggles have always been 'Maintaining' my weight. I'm like Oprah...I go up...I go down. I can lose weight like a pro...it's maintaining the loss I struggle with. This was an eye opener for me because I learned how many calories my body requires to maintain my weight and if I want to lose weight, just eat under those calories. :) Genius. Take a look at this link to calculate yours:

 http://preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/bmr.shtml

Fun Right? 

Today is the last day of my 3rd week! Still going strong! I have stuck strictly to the diet plan and even rocked out the gym on Saturday. WooHoo! I completed my meal prep today, did all of our laundry, dishes and even fit in a 4 hour drive to pick up my boys and bring them home from their dads house.

Tomorrow begins my Week 4 and then on to Phase 2! I have noticed no real changes yet, however, I am saying positive and super focused! I will have my decision on our contest sometime this week so stay tuned!