Happy Monday!
So, as you Facebook followers already know, I lost a whopping 6.5 lbs last week! I’m not sure what it was, probably a combination of the workouts, extra muscle burning fat and drinking lots of water… but regardless, I’ll take it! J
This weekend was nice, a Halloween party Friday night (I had a little wine and some veggies/hummus/brown rice) AND it was kind of a big deal for me because I dressed as a cat… nothing too creative (I was in a time crunch) but I wore clothes that were pretty much skin tight and I was comfortable! I thought it looked pretty good, too. J Normally I would have NEVER stepped out of the house with only leggings on the bottom lol… but I kind of liked it.
Saturday, Branden’s company hosted a fall festival so we took Nora so she could play (and boy did she play!) and had ‘lunch’ there. Obviously, a place that has fried turkey legs catered didn’t have too much vegan-friendly fare. I had a sandwich of tomato, onion, pickle and mustard on a bun with some tortilla chips lol. Oh boy. After the fest, Nora and I went to Louisville w/ my mom and Grandma to visit my sister… we went out to dinner and I had curried veggies and ½ of a vegan black bean & tofu burrito w/ chips and guac and fried Portobello mushrooms for an appetizer! I realize the fried mushrooms weren’t a great idea but I was craving something fried and at least the mushrooms are a good source of protein!
Sunday, we went to breakfast and I had granola w/ a tiny bit of soy milk then we went to Huber’s Orchard & Winery and bought some Spiced Apple Wine (YUM!), Peach Wine, Fresh Apple Cider and freshly-picked apples! I love farmer’s market-kind of places!
Yesterday, after I got home I ran to the grocery store then came home and feverishly cleaned my house! Not much other than that…
And here we are, Monday!
My workout today was… in a word… ROUGH. Have YOU ever done mountain climbers? If I never do them again (which, obviously I will in a month), it will be too soon. Ugh. That being said, I realize they’re good for reshaping my body and I need to shut up about them… but I just don’t like those guys. I’m definitely noticing a trend that the workouts are getting harder… it’s great to push myself (I think Branden’s trying to get me to throw up… ), I just may do a little complaining along the way… you’ve been fore-warned.
Here’s what I did today:
Week 3 | ||
Monday | ||
5 Rounds for time: | ||
Mountain Climbers | 2 minutes | |
Clean & Squat | 10 @ 65# | |
DB Push Press | 15 @ 15# | |
Bench Dips | 8 | |
TIME: | 28:42:00 |
I’ll admit it, I took quite a few breaks during this workout. BUT, I did complete it. Hopefully next time around, my time will be better. My shoulders are probably the most sore part of my body at this point.. we’ll see how tomorrow feels! Tomorrow is treadmill day again! It’s funny, I never thought I’d consider running a mile and doing 100 crunches the ‘easy day’. Ha!
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Didn’t really exist… I need to figure something out! I just drank a bunch of water
Snack:
Oatmeal w/ raisins and cinnamon
Lunch:
Thai butternut squash soup w/ brown rice, edamame and slivered almonds
Snack:
Grapes
Mashed Curry Sweet Potatoes w/ WW pita chips
Dinner:
Asian Stir Fry
Did I mention that I bought a Low-Fat Vegan cookbook? I’m totally taking this vegan thing as serious as I can at this point… I’ve almost entirely eliminated dairy out of my diet and I must say, I like it! My body feels great (other than the gas – seriously I eat almost nothing but fiber! Oy..) and I really don’t miss it. The hardest part is trying to eat out… because I don’t have control over the ingredients… which is just another reason to cook more food at home! I miss the sweets a little bit but I’ve been filling that gap with wine lately lol.. not to excess, of course – just a glass here and there. There was a bakery in Louisville w/ vegan cupcakes and I was really stoked to get one but they were sold out L… I’ll find a good recipe though, I’m sure J. Anyway, back to my cookbook… it has some really great recipes and most of my dinners are coming out of there this week! I’ll be sure to follow-up with reviews and recipes.
Well, I suppose that’s all I have for today… I’m in full-on Halloween mode this week and I have to make my costume and Nora’s costume and we have some pumpkins that need carving! There’s a ‘Haunted Hafla’ (a Hafla is our bellydance party) on Thursday night and I’m hoping to go, but that all depends on how far I get with the costumes…
Until tomorrow!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Weight : 240 lbs
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