The 5 Factor

The 5 factors of what you may ask? The 5 Factor Fitness and Diet. Yes, it's that time of year again. The time where we make our best go at getting in shape (there are actually several times a year where we make our feeble attempts). Well, I guess this one is driven mainly by me. A milestone is approaching. We've done the Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, and a couple others that quickly faded into diet days of the past. How could People Magazine and Hollywood's A-Listers be wrong about the 5 Factor? If it works for Halle Berry, it can work for me, right? I was supposed to be in the best shape of my life by age 30. Yeah right...ain't gonna happen. With my 30th birthday party in South Beach nearing in less than two months, there is no time like the present to give it my best effort to get bikini ready. With the 5 Factor I've got 5 weeks to tone and shape my body like Halle Berry. You can stop laughing now.

JT and I actually had our first workout tonight. It was hard! With the 5 Factor, you guessed it...it's all about the 5's! Workout 5 times a week with 5 exercises (cardio, 2 strength exercises, a core exercise and cardio) totaling 25 minutes, and eat 5 meals a day. The 5 meals part is actually going to be one of the toughest things to do (in a healthy way anyway!). Of course the meals are supposed to be healthy with a protein in each meal, plenty of fruits/vegetables and low fat. We bought some turkey hot dogs at Wild Oats that JT cooked up last night. He would advise against these. Apparently, they have a likeness to cardboard, though I've personally never eaten cardboard. So, we'll see how it goes (and how we look) by week 5! The proof is in the pudding...low fat that is!