I have officially completed Day 3 of fruits & veggies only. I have been tempted several times, especially as I have been preparing meals for my family with other items on my no-no list (like meat). So far, I’ve only squeezed in one workout (when we went to the gym on Tuesday night), but I’m planning on getting one in before bed.

Procrastinating as usual though, I was surfing the net and came across a couple great inspiring slide shows from self.com. One features some great foods that you can eat to actually help you lose weight – isn’t that great!?! I’m stoked as they all fit into my current diet guidelines: Combat fat—with food! Food & Diet: self.com.

The second one features some great workouts and actually states that side planks are one of the quickest ways to flat abs. Now I actually tried to do these with Your Shape with Jenny McCarthy on our Wii, but I don’t have enough muscle at the moment to hold the plank. [guess that's what happens when you're pregnant for three consecutive years] However, I aim to keep trying the side plank on both sides until I can do it correctly & work my obliques into flattening my abs. All the exercises in this slide show are great, but make sure you check out slide #5 for the side plank: Create your most sensual shape Workouts: self.com.