Oh hiiii! Well hell, there sure
have been some things going on! I have wanted to post for quite some time but I’ve
been running a little crazy! Finals were last week and I also had to work every
night so I was pretty much pooped and out of time.
Anyway – I’ve had some pretty
good workouts lately! Saturday I got in the gym and did the following:
25 minutes run/walk on the
treadmill (2m run / 1m walk)
Circuit (5 rounds): 10 pushups /
20 mountain climbers / run 1 lap
Stair Mill: 5 min (speed
intervals – my legs were killing me)
Swim: 25 minutes
I went into the gym with the
intention of strictly doing cardio but the issue with that plan is that, well, I
hate doing cardio. Hence the reason I did a bunch of different things for
shorter periods of time. Either way, the workout worked! It kicked my butt and
I left there feeling sufficiently beat down… and then I went to bellydance for
two hours! We have a special performance next weekend so we’ve been squeezing
in practices as much as possible.
After dance, twas time for meal
prep! Here’s what I prepped this week:
Breakfast:
·
1c cooked Quinoa
w/ 1tbs raisins and cinnamon
Snacks:
·
1/2c sugar
snap peas (delish – try them!)
Lunch/Dinner:
·
Tempeh
Lettuce Roll-ups with roasted Broccoli and Purple Cauliflower
·
Roasted veg
with quinoa
·
Mexi Quinoa
Bowls
Yum!
I posted a picture of my meal
prep from last week but never got around to posting what It was so here it is:
·
Bell peppers
stuffed with quinoa, chickpeas, and other veg served with roasted broccoli and
purple cauliflower
·
Poblano
peppers stuffed with quinoa, black beans, tomatoes etc served with roasted
asparagus, broccoli and purple cauliflower
·
Mexi Qunoa
bowls
Everything was really yummy!
As I’ve said before – meal prep
is so incredibly important! I think people tend to forget that your nutrition
is even more important than your workouts. I’ve heard it 1 million times and it
is completely true, “Abs are made in the kitchen.” It is so important to keep
it clean and keep it lean, folks! A rule that I try to follow when shopping: if
I can’t readily purchase all of the ingredients listed on a food, I don’t buy
it. The foods that have all of the added chemicals and fillers are only going
to hurt your body so, quite simply, stay away from them!!
I don’t have a ton of time
tonight (as usual) but I will do my best to continue to post pictures and quick
tips on my Facebook
page!
Also, some work friends have
begun a ‘Biggest Loser’ challenge! We’re all weighing-in every Monday and the
person that loses the largest percentage of body weight at the end of the 3
month challenge gets the money! (we all paid $20/person + $1 for each pound
gained at weigh-in) I didn’t really have a loss this week (.4lbs ha!) but I was
beyond stressed last week and to be honest I wasn’t all that concerned. I’m far
more focused this week and ready to see that number go down!
Alright friends, keep it healthy!
If anyone ever has any questions, feel free to contact me via this blog,
Facebook or my email thelosingpath@hotmail.com.
Thanks for stopping by!
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