This week my challenge is about maintaining my fitness and diet goals while on vacation.  I'm on day 7 and so far so good.  Every day I've burned between 500 and 1000 calories doing the elliptical machine and Les Mills Pump and Burn workout.

My secret for staying entertained on the elliptical machine is to watch a tv series on my iPad while I'm working out.  When I am home, I do things other than the elliptical like an at home Spinervals class or and Insanity Asylum workout for my cardio, and I mix in the elliptical too.  But while away I am at the mercy of the gym facility - this particular one has a great elliptical machine.  I started watching Damages, and am hooked - and the great news is that each episode is between 45-55 minutes so I am motivated to stay on the machine for the full time.  Then I do Pump afterwards.  I'm loving Pump, by the way.

Les Mills Pump - Day 13

I'm totally psyched to be doing Pump. It's a nice change of pace and I love love the barbells. I've also been doing a lot more cardio. Today I did :60 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine while watching Damages, which by the way I am already enjoying a lot.

After the cardio I did Pump and Burn and know its going to be a great remaining 77 days of this program. I burned over 1000 calories today! Yay me.

I've also been really watching my carbs, ever since my valentines day madness where I apparently ate enough sugar in chocolate and Necco hearts to throw my adrenals and thyroid out of whack. Really??? So since a few days later, let's say I've been diligent about eating 55 net grams of carbs or less a day. It's working!! Starting to feel in control, and better, and have lost at least 5 pounds. My doctor, Tania Dempsy, is right - this really is the way I need to eat regularly.