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Week 1: January 28th - Febuary 3rd

Day 1: Monday, January 28th
Blood Pressure: 135/83
Heart Rate: 89 bpm
Time in Target Heart Rate: 7 minutes
Today was the Phase I-II Circuit Video.

It was tough...I am so out of shape...and believe me, I felt it today. Basically I watched the video to see how each exercise was done then rewound it and did it along with the video. I was unable to do as many reps as they did but hey....it is DAY 1 LOL. This should improve as I progress through the program. OK Day 2...bring it on.....

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Day 2: Tuesday, January 29th
Blood Pressure: 127/80
Heart Rate: 82 bpm
Time in Target Heart Rate: 19 minutes
OK, today I did Phase I-II Cardio/Abs 100

Very tough, but I actually enjoyed myself quite a bit. Was able to stay with the tape most of the time. Only had to pause it a couple times during the cardio workout. Now the Abs....that was a different story altogether LOL. Way harder than I could do so I only did some (2 or 3)of each exercise but will work hard at increasing that each time I do the abs. But overall was a great workout. Only thing I dread is how sore I am going to be tomorrow. I was pretty stiff today after doing the Circuit yesterday but it should get better with time.

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Day 3: Wednesday, January 30th
Blood Pressure: 129/80
Heart Rate: 78
Time in Target Heart Rate: 6 minutes
Phase I-II Circuit Video

Woohoo I survived another workout :o) Well actually it wasn't too bad. I'm getting to know the routine better so I think that helps. Still wasn't able to do the complete amount of each exercise (pushups are hard for this fatboy LOL) but I did push myself to do more than I did on day 1. I am hoping that I will be able to do them all by next week but time will tell. I feel good about myself for doing this and have no doubt that I will make it all 90 days. I want that 6 pack LOL. I enjoy the cardio workout more than the circuit one but I know that I have to do both. I am doing pretty good on my eating. I now eat a small breakfast, midmorning snack, small lunch, midafternoon snack and a small dinner. Last meal I eat is at about 7-7:30pm which should help burn those calories at night. Looking forward to tomorrows cardio workout (even though I am one sore dude).

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Day 4: Thursday, January 31st
Blood Pressure: 119/77
Heart Rate: 71bpm
Time in Target Heart Rate: 18 minutes
Phase I-II Cardio/Abs 100

Did fairly well today...still not able to keep up with the video LOL but I will soon. Was able to do more of the abs than I did on day 2 (I kinda fizzed out a bit at the end but not too bad) and think I can do them all on day 6. Still doing good on the eating thing. 3 small meals with 2 very small snacks...it is not as bad as it sounds and I don't really even get hungry which surprised me.

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Day 5: Friday, February 1st
Blood Pressure: 120/75
Heart Rate: 77
Time in Target Heart Rate: 9 minutes
Phase I-II Circuit Video

Alright I knocked out day 5 without too much of a problem. Still am working on matching them on the push-ups (my weak point) but did really well today. I feel good and the supplements I am taking (available for the Power 90 program) really do help me keep from getting sore too much. I get stiff but not like I have in the past which is one of the main reasons I always quit other workout programs.

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Day 6: Saturday, February 2nd
Blood Pressure: 118/78
Heart Rate: 66 bpm
Time in Target Heart Rate: 18 minutes
Phase I-II Cardio/Abs 100

Last workout for week one.....get to rest tomorrow WOOOHOOOOO!!!!! I figure if I can get through week one I can go the rest of the way....only 12 more weeks. I am feeling so much better after just 6 days I can't wait to see how I feel (and look) at the end of day 30. Abs are still a killer for me but slowly getting better at them. My 8 year old daughter worked out with me today. She has decided that I am totally nuts. She wanted to know if I was trying to kill myself with pain. LOL kids are so cute aren't they? I told her that I was only killing my excess fat so that I would look and feel better. Her response? "Good luck Dad!" I think she was being a bit sarcastic. LOL

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Day 7: Sunday, February 3rd
Day of rest.

No workout today...other than playing with my kids. I am real pleased with my progress so far and can hardly wait to see my results after my 1st thirty days is up. I was originally going to check my stats after each week. But I thought through it and decided that if I did that, I may get disappointed if there wasn't much of a change each week. So I will check my stats at each 30 day mark in the 90 day program and post them on those days. Each 15 days I will post photos showing my progress.