Howdy, folks.
I went to the gym this morning and ran for 1 HOUR on the Elliptical! I didn't have any pre-set time in mind when I got on.. just kind of figured I would go until I couldn't go 'no more. I leave the timer on the 'count-down' setting and I got down to like 20 and 15 minutes and I was like I've gone so far.. I might as well just finish out this hour! So I did! I did a total of 10 minutes backward and 50 minutes forward, ranging between Medium and Fast speeds. I was really happy that I lasted as long as I did! The last 15 were DEFINITELY the hardest.. I was kind of counting down at that point lol. My iPod (especially the Spice Girls song 'Come on Come on') got me through the last bit :)
My knee hurts quite a bit now, but that's nothing that I'm not used to. I'll just ice her down later tonight. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do tomorrow! I'm not sure if I should do 2 big cardio days in a row or if I should do less cardio tomorrow and do some weight training as well? I'll consult with a couple of people/the internet and make my decision later :)
Dinner last night was totally yummy! I went to my mom's to pick up Nora and she invited us to stay for dinner. The weather was absolutely beautiful so I played outside with Nora for a bit and we walked up and down the street with her wagon (I mostly just walked beside her while she threw rocks in the wagon). Mom made a giant salad (Romain mix with carrots, red onion, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, bell peppers, craisins, fat free feta cheese and pecans) with grilled chicken and topped with a Balsamic Vinaigrette. It was absolutely delicious! I'll be honest, I had more than my share (about 1 1/2 portions) and I had some fresh and yummy watermelon. Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE summertime food?!
Today is supposed to rain so I'm making rainy food for dinner.
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein shake w/ Skim Milk
Snack:
1can Tuna w/ 1tbs Miracly Whip, 1tsp Yellow Mustard, 1tsp Horseradish Mustard and diced pickles
Lunch:
Chick Pea Salad over baby spinach
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
12 organic raw almonds
Dinner:
WW Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
I think I'll just have some meatballs and sauce over spinach rather than eating the pasta
I did pretty well with the low sugar and carbs yesterday. I ate just as listed yesterday and then I got to my moms.. My dad bought these tiny smiley-face cookies and they have 9grams of sugar, so I had 1/2 of one. And I had 3 WW Goldfish Crackers. Other than that, I stuck to it.
It's not that bad (although I do LOVE bread and sweet potatoes), it's just again forcing me to re-think every meal/food choice.. which isn't a bad thing. Hopefully it will pay off at the weigh-in this Sunday :)
Well, I believe that's all for today! Zumba is tonight but I don't think I'm going to go since my knee already hurts. I'm able to go to Boot Camp again tomorrow.. but I'm not so sure. I really enjoyed it last week, but I was so sore after the workout that it kind of impeded on my regular-scheduled workout. I appreciate Boot Camp and I think it's a great workout BUT I think I might just stick to the workout that I have now.. and when/if I can afford to do the Camp, then I'll focus on that.
Okay, now that's really all for today.
Adios!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Another 2.5 Bites the Dust
Lost another 2.5lbs last week! Honestly, I was expecting a bit more considering how hard I worked out.. but when I thought back on it, I did more weight training than cardio. I could very well have lost more fat, but in building muscle, I'm not going to see the difference on the scale. Of course I would like to see it on the scale - but hearing people say that they can "see a difference" is also rewarding.
This week I have decided to switch things up a bit. I am going to focus more on cardio and less on weight training, and see how that works out for me. I'm also cutting my carb and sugar intake down quite a bit.
I didn't make it to the gym this morning, (not a great start to the week, I know) I was just exhausted and mistakenly set my alarm for 5:30 and then Nora woke up right around then too, so I decided to just stay home. I would like to say that I will do something at home tonight but I find cardio MUCH harder to do at home than weights. Unfortunately, I don't have a good space for cardio. However, tomorrow I will definitely be going to the gym.
Food-wise, I wasn't the greatest this weekend. Friday night, I ate 2 homemade flour tortillas (which were AMAZING but I don't even want to see the nutritional content!), Saturday wasn't too terrible, raisin bran for breakfast, chips and salsa for snack, skipped lunch, nuts and raisins for another snack then fajitas with black beans (corn tortillas) for dinner. Sunday was my worst day - raisin bran for breakfast, leftover fajitas for lunch, baked pork roast with carrots/onion/mushrooms and mashed potatoes for dinner... and then chocolate explosion ice cream cake for dessert. It was delicious. The end.
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake with Skim Milk
Snack:
1 can Tuna w/ 1tbs Miracle Whip, 2tsp Yellow Mustard and diced Pickles
Lunch:
Chick Pea Salad (chick peas, cucumber, red onion, canned tomatoes w/ italian seasonings - drained, fat free feta cheese and light parmesan asiago vinaigrette) over baby spinach
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
Dinner:
TBD
I'm also trying to cut down on the amount of food that I'm eating daily. It's 9:45am and I'm hungry. I'm trying to ignore it and hold off until about 11am for my snack. I need to get some water, that will help fill me up. I need to shrink my stomach a bit so I can get accustomed to eating less/smaller portions again. So, for the next couple of days, I'll probably be hungry.. but then I'll adapt to my new eating habits.
Anyway, that's about all I have for today. I'll post updated workouts tomorrow after I figure it out a little better.
Weight:
May 9, 2011 - 279lbs
Until tomorrow..
This week I have decided to switch things up a bit. I am going to focus more on cardio and less on weight training, and see how that works out for me. I'm also cutting my carb and sugar intake down quite a bit.
I didn't make it to the gym this morning, (not a great start to the week, I know) I was just exhausted and mistakenly set my alarm for 5:30 and then Nora woke up right around then too, so I decided to just stay home. I would like to say that I will do something at home tonight but I find cardio MUCH harder to do at home than weights. Unfortunately, I don't have a good space for cardio. However, tomorrow I will definitely be going to the gym.
Food-wise, I wasn't the greatest this weekend. Friday night, I ate 2 homemade flour tortillas (which were AMAZING but I don't even want to see the nutritional content!), Saturday wasn't too terrible, raisin bran for breakfast, chips and salsa for snack, skipped lunch, nuts and raisins for another snack then fajitas with black beans (corn tortillas) for dinner. Sunday was my worst day - raisin bran for breakfast, leftover fajitas for lunch, baked pork roast with carrots/onion/mushrooms and mashed potatoes for dinner... and then chocolate explosion ice cream cake for dessert. It was delicious. The end.
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake with Skim Milk
Snack:
1 can Tuna w/ 1tbs Miracle Whip, 2tsp Yellow Mustard and diced Pickles
Lunch:
Chick Pea Salad (chick peas, cucumber, red onion, canned tomatoes w/ italian seasonings - drained, fat free feta cheese and light parmesan asiago vinaigrette) over baby spinach
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
Dinner:
TBD
I'm also trying to cut down on the amount of food that I'm eating daily. It's 9:45am and I'm hungry. I'm trying to ignore it and hold off until about 11am for my snack. I need to get some water, that will help fill me up. I need to shrink my stomach a bit so I can get accustomed to eating less/smaller portions again. So, for the next couple of days, I'll probably be hungry.. but then I'll adapt to my new eating habits.
Anyway, that's about all I have for today. I'll post updated workouts tomorrow after I figure it out a little better.
Weight:
May 9, 2011 - 279lbs
Until tomorrow..
Friday, May 6, 2011
Happy Derby Day!
Well, not quite. The famed Kentucky Derby is tomorrow and we are celebrating in style today at work! I made a fabulous hat last night and everyone brought in food and wore festive head gear for the occasion. Have I mentioned that I love my job?
(My Hat)
So the Zumba party was awesome last night! It was a super SERIOUS workout - definitely got my heart pumping! I was soaked in sweat within the first 20 minutes! It was so great! The cosmic Zumba portion was REALLY cool! They turned off all of the lights and the instructors put on tall white tube socks, neon shoes, white shorts, black/white referee shirts and white gloves and turned on black lights! It was a little harder to see but it was cool because in the dark, it removes all reservations about dancing full-out so I danced my ass off! I was shakin it, jumpin around.. pretty much doin the damn thing! I think I saw something about them making Cosmic Zumba a regular class at the gym from now on.. if so, I'll defintely be participating!
The aftermath - about an hour after I got home, I could barely move! I was still SO sore from bootcamp and all of other regular workouts, I was seriously in pain. Branden almost yelled at me when I mentioned that I planned to go to the gym this morning, he said I'm not taking enough of a break between workouts and that's not good for my body. I didn't go to the gym this morning, but I did still do a little bit of an arm workout with my dumbbells at home (between cooking my food to bring in to work today, making mom's guacamole to take to the dance thing tonight, cooking breakfast, getting his lunch together and doing the dishes). I feel kind of bummed about not going to the gym this morning.. guilty, even. I'll probably try to get in more of my arm stuff tonight.. though the cardio is a concern. There's a bellydance Hafla (similar to a recital/party) in Rabbit Hash tonight.. if we can go to that, then I can defininitely get the cardio with dancing... but I don't think Branden wants to go so we'll see.
I'm still pretty sore today, but nothing compared to last night. When I finally got into bed, it felt so amazing to just lay there and not be using any muscles lol. We're having a Food Day in addition to our Derby Party at work today, so I made Mini Hot Browns. Not diet food by any means, but they are traditional. Needless to say, my menu is quite off today and I know that I'm going to be taking in some extra calories that I normally would not.
Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein w/ Skim Milk
Couple of pieces of WW Baguette (while I was making Hot Browns lol)
Cytomax Protein Drink (finally bought more!)
Lunch:
Food Day stuff
If necessary?
Banana
Dinner:
TBDWell, I think that's all that I have for today. I'm going to go at least one more week with this workout routine, then I'll decide if I'm going to switch it up or go for a full 4 weeks.
Oh and weigh-in tonight/tomorrow/Sunday lol.. I'm excited, I'm hoping for good results! :)
I don't know if I'll post tomorrow or not but if I don't, Happy Derby Day!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Well today is one of my favorite holidays! I know absolutely nothing about the history of it, or much about Latin culture for that matter, but I absolutely love Mexican food and celebrations and any reason to participate! In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I made breakfast Quesadillas (recipe below), am going to a Zumba party at the gym tonight and will be making Tacos for dinner! I can't help but to be in a good mood today! PLUS the sun is shining for the first time in 10 years!
I went to the gym this morning and, well, it was a little hard to get there. I woke up SO sore from yesterday (which is a good thing!) and I was going back and forth about whether or not to skip. Finally I was like, "What the hell are you doing? Get your ass out of bed and go sweat!" So, I did! I did Abs and Butt today. I didn't do any cardio because I was running late, but I'm doing 1 1/2 hours of Zumba tonight so I think that will more than make up for it :) I got in a good ab workout today, though! I think(hope) I'll feel it tomorrow! I did the following workout:
Even without the cardio, I was still sweating and still felt good! I'm sure I'll feel like a million dollars when I leave Zumba tonight :)
For dinner last night, I was going to make Tacos.. and then I realized that today was Cinco de Mayo and I should save the tacos for dinner tonight! Instead, we had a SUPER simple dinner of ground turkey (browned in 1tbs EVOO, 1tbs minced garlic and 2tsp Worcestershire Sauce) with 1 large can of southern seasoned Hoppin John with vidalia onions and Brown Rice. I cooked the meat and added the Hoppin John when it was almost done, which was about the time the rice was almost finished and then put the rice in with everything else and let it all simmer for like 20 minutes until most of the juices had evaporated. It was surprisingly yummy! I didn't read the nutritional content on the Hoppin John (crazy, right?) but it's just black eyed peas, vidalia onions and spices.. probably high in sodium but should have a decent amount of protein.
Recipe Time!
Breakfast Quesadilla (makes 2)
4 Corn Tortillas
1c Baby Spinach, chopped
1/2c Red Onion, diced
1/4c Cherry Tomatoes, diced
1/2tsp Cumin
1/4tsp Granulated Garlic (or garlic powder)
1tbs Cilantro, chopped
Squeeze of Lime Juice
Egg Whites (6 real eggs, 1/2 - 3/4c liquid)
Fat Free Cheddar Cheese
-Spray skillet with non-stick spray (I use Olive Oil spray) and saute onion, tomato and spinach with cumin and garlic.
-Saute for approx 4-5 minutes then add cilantro, squeeze of lime juice and egg whites. Scramble as normal, stirring frequently
-While eggs are cooking, heat larger skillet and put in 1 corn tortilla, sprinkled with a little cheese. Heat until cheese is melted, remove from skillet.
-Eggs should be about ready at this point-
-Put another tortilla in skillet, sprinkle with cheese then put 1/2 of cooked egg scramble on top.
-Top with other tortilla (with already melted cheese)
-Cook 2-3 minutes, flip once and cook another minute. Remove and cut into 4 pieces.
-Repeat to make 2nd quesadilla.
We ate ours plain but it would also be yummy with a little spiced greek yogurt (spiced w/ cumin, garlic, chili powder and cilantro)
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein w/ Skim Milk
Breakfast Quesadilla
Snack:
FF Vanilla Yogurt w/ raspberries and grahams
Lunch:
1/2 Turkey Sammy (turkey, mustard and pickles on WW)
Little bit of leftover black beans (not enough for salad)
Snack:
Banana
Low Salt Pretzels
Dinner:
Chicken Tacos
I made fresh homemade guac this morning for the tacos (avacado, red onion, tomatoes, cilantro, s&p and lime juice) and already have the chicken cooking in the crock pot! I put 3 chicken breasts in the pot with 1 can of diced tomatoes with jalapenos, garlic, cumin, cilantro and lime juice. I'll shred it when I get home and serve on corn tortillas and boston lettuce wraps with black beans and corn! Ole!
I'm super pumped about the Zumba party tonight! I have a couple of friends going with me so it should be a lot of fun! I'll report back tomorrow :)
Well, gotta go!
I went to the gym this morning and, well, it was a little hard to get there. I woke up SO sore from yesterday (which is a good thing!) and I was going back and forth about whether or not to skip. Finally I was like, "What the hell are you doing? Get your ass out of bed and go sweat!" So, I did! I did Abs and Butt today. I didn't do any cardio because I was running late, but I'm doing 1 1/2 hours of Zumba tonight so I think that will more than make up for it :) I got in a good ab workout today, though! I think(hope) I'll feel it tomorrow! I did the following workout:
| THURSDAY - ABS & BUTT | ||||
| TIME | EXERCISE | REPS | WEIGHT | SETS |
| abs | BALL CRUNCHES | 20 | N/A | 3 |
| butt | SUMO SQUAT | 15 | 30 | 3 |
| butt | 45-DEGREE LEG PRESS | 15 | 120 | 3 |
| butt | HAMSTRING MARCH - BOSU | 10 | N/A | 3 |
| abs | 6 INCH KILLERS | 10 | N/A | 3 |
| abs | SINGLE LEG BICYCLES | 15 R/15 L | N/A | 3 |
| abs | INCLINE BENCH CROSS-PUNCH | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| abs | LYING LEG EXTENSION ON BENCH | 10 | N/A | 2 |
Even without the cardio, I was still sweating and still felt good! I'm sure I'll feel like a million dollars when I leave Zumba tonight :)
For dinner last night, I was going to make Tacos.. and then I realized that today was Cinco de Mayo and I should save the tacos for dinner tonight! Instead, we had a SUPER simple dinner of ground turkey (browned in 1tbs EVOO, 1tbs minced garlic and 2tsp Worcestershire Sauce) with 1 large can of southern seasoned Hoppin John with vidalia onions and Brown Rice. I cooked the meat and added the Hoppin John when it was almost done, which was about the time the rice was almost finished and then put the rice in with everything else and let it all simmer for like 20 minutes until most of the juices had evaporated. It was surprisingly yummy! I didn't read the nutritional content on the Hoppin John (crazy, right?) but it's just black eyed peas, vidalia onions and spices.. probably high in sodium but should have a decent amount of protein.
Recipe Time!
Breakfast Quesadilla (makes 2)
4 Corn Tortillas
1c Baby Spinach, chopped
1/2c Red Onion, diced
1/4c Cherry Tomatoes, diced
1/2tsp Cumin
1/4tsp Granulated Garlic (or garlic powder)
1tbs Cilantro, chopped
Squeeze of Lime Juice
Egg Whites (6 real eggs, 1/2 - 3/4c liquid)
Fat Free Cheddar Cheese
-Spray skillet with non-stick spray (I use Olive Oil spray) and saute onion, tomato and spinach with cumin and garlic.
-Saute for approx 4-5 minutes then add cilantro, squeeze of lime juice and egg whites. Scramble as normal, stirring frequently
-While eggs are cooking, heat larger skillet and put in 1 corn tortilla, sprinkled with a little cheese. Heat until cheese is melted, remove from skillet.
-Eggs should be about ready at this point-
-Put another tortilla in skillet, sprinkle with cheese then put 1/2 of cooked egg scramble on top.
-Top with other tortilla (with already melted cheese)
-Cook 2-3 minutes, flip once and cook another minute. Remove and cut into 4 pieces.
-Repeat to make 2nd quesadilla.
We ate ours plain but it would also be yummy with a little spiced greek yogurt (spiced w/ cumin, garlic, chili powder and cilantro)
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein w/ Skim Milk
Breakfast Quesadilla
Snack:
FF Vanilla Yogurt w/ raspberries and grahams
Lunch:
1/2 Turkey Sammy (turkey, mustard and pickles on WW)
Little bit of leftover black beans (not enough for salad)
Snack:
Banana
Low Salt Pretzels
Dinner:
Chicken Tacos
I made fresh homemade guac this morning for the tacos (avacado, red onion, tomatoes, cilantro, s&p and lime juice) and already have the chicken cooking in the crock pot! I put 3 chicken breasts in the pot with 1 can of diced tomatoes with jalapenos, garlic, cumin, cilantro and lime juice. I'll shred it when I get home and serve on corn tortillas and boston lettuce wraps with black beans and corn! Ole!
I'm super pumped about the Zumba party tonight! I have a couple of friends going with me so it should be a lot of fun! I'll report back tomorrow :)
Well, gotta go!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Boot Camp! Not for the weak of shoulder..
Boot Camp was this morning! It was really awesome and an AMAZING workout! I struggled quite a bit with it.. we did a lot of shoulder exercises and considering the fact that I worked my shoulders hard at the gym yesterday, it made it a bit more challenging. However, I walked away feeling really good and pretty happy with my performance. As with any other workout where I have some struggles, I always have the "you could have pushed harder" feeling afterward, but I did work hard! We did suicides today which was probably the first running I've done in like 2 years. With all of my issues with my knee, I kind of gave up on running a long time ago. I was pretty surprised at the fact that I didn't die lol. I kept up pretty well.. or at least I think I did :) I can definitely see how doing the Boot Camp on a consistent basis would accelorate my weightloss. The only catch, it costs $299 for a 4 week session (5 days) or $219 for 3 days. We're being pretty tight with our budget right now trying to pay off bills so I'm not sure that I can justify the spending. Branden and I will have to talk about it. Either way, it was great and pretty fast-paced!
Moving on, last night I didn't cook my own spaghetti and meatballs. I got to my mom's house and she had made a HUGE pot of Chicken Spaghetti sauce so she wanted us to share. It was good and not terrible(health-wise), just shredded chicken and chunky vegetable sauce over pasta with homemade whole wheat italian herb bread.
I still have the defrosted ground turkey that I was going to cook with last night so I'm thinking of using that to make my tacos tonight, as opposed to the chicken I had planned to use.. We'll see!
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
Dry WW Waffle
Snack:
FF Vanilla Yogurt w/ Raspberries and Crushed Grahams
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad
Snack:
Light Salt Pretzels
Banana
Dinner:
Tacos of some sort :) I'm going to use lettuce wraps rather than tortillas to save some carbs!
Well, I don't really have much to report today.. I have an Abs and Butt workout waiting for me tomorrow morning.. and then Zumba party at Fitworks for Cinco de Mayo! I'm pretty freakin excited about that!!
Well, until tomorrow!
Moving on, last night I didn't cook my own spaghetti and meatballs. I got to my mom's house and she had made a HUGE pot of Chicken Spaghetti sauce so she wanted us to share. It was good and not terrible(health-wise), just shredded chicken and chunky vegetable sauce over pasta with homemade whole wheat italian herb bread.
I still have the defrosted ground turkey that I was going to cook with last night so I'm thinking of using that to make my tacos tonight, as opposed to the chicken I had planned to use.. We'll see!
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
Dry WW Waffle
Snack:
FF Vanilla Yogurt w/ Raspberries and Crushed Grahams
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad
Snack:
Light Salt Pretzels
Banana
Dinner:
Tacos of some sort :) I'm going to use lettuce wraps rather than tortillas to save some carbs!
Well, I don't really have much to report today.. I have an Abs and Butt workout waiting for me tomorrow morning.. and then Zumba party at Fitworks for Cinco de Mayo! I'm pretty freakin excited about that!!
Well, until tomorrow!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday.
Hello there! Sorry, couldn't think of a catchy title today.
I got into the gym this morning and busted out my Shoulder and Back workout! I worked hard and efficiently and got everything finished in less than an hour. I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty sore tomorrow, I killed my shoulders today! (a good kind of kill :) )
Workout was as follows:
When I got home, I took a shower as usual and was having my only "me time" during the day - the 5 minutes I give myself to sit on my couch in my towel and do absolutely nothing each morning - when I heard my sweet little Nora's voice. She woke up super early this morning and, surprisingly, so did Branden! It was kind of nice to have the whole family awake and getting ready together :)
Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Adventure Bootcamp for Women! I'm super excited, it's 'bring a friend free' day so I'm joining a new friend. A couple of girls at work have been going to this bootcamp and I've heard some of the stuff they do and I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous! I'm less than confident in my physical ability to withstand all of these exercises but I figure, what the hell, what do I have to lose? Hopefully I'm just making too big of a deal out of this (very common for me, just ask my husband) and I'll kill it! Tomorrow is my cardio only day so I'm not really screwing up anything with my routine by switching this up for one day.
OH also, Thursday I'm going to a Cinco de Mayo Zumba party at Fitworks! They're having regular Zumba for 45 minutes and then 45 minutes of Cosmic Zumba with blacklights! I'm SO pumped! Hopefully I can get someone to go with me :) Though, I will say, I've gotten quite accustomed to working out by myself.. I actually kind of prefer it at this point. No distractions = a more effective and efficient workout. I love having my iPod when I workout now, though I need one of those armband iPod holder things because right now I'm holding in the strap of my sports bra and it's not working out very well.
Moving on...
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
WW Waffle (dry)
a couple bites of fruit salad (recipe in yesterday's post)
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
few raw Almonds
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad (recipe in yesterday's post)
Snack:
Fruit Salad
Dinner:
WW Spaghetti w/ Turkey Meatballs
Well kids that's about all for today..
Oh I was getting dressed today and I noticed that my mid-section looked a bit more trim than it has. I was very happy to see that :)
Until tomorrow!
I got into the gym this morning and busted out my Shoulder and Back workout! I worked hard and efficiently and got everything finished in less than an hour. I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty sore tomorrow, I killed my shoulders today! (a good kind of kill :) )
Workout was as follows:
| TUESDAY - SHOULDERS & BACK | ||||
| TIME | EXERCISE | REPS | WEIGHT | SETS |
| 10 MIN | TREADMILL | MEDIUM | 1 | |
| back | BOSU BARBELL ROW | 10 | 30 | 3 |
| shoulders | LATERAL CIRCLES (FW/BW) | 20 & 20 | 8 | 3 |
| shoulders | UP/OUT/IN/DOWN | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| back | BARBELL/DUMBBELL HIGH PULLS | 15 | 30 | 3 |
| back | SEATED LAT PULL-DOWNS | 10 | 70 | 3 |
| shoulders | MILITARY PRESS ON BOSU | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 MIN | ELLIPTICAL | MED/FAST | 1 | |
When I got home, I took a shower as usual and was having my only "me time" during the day - the 5 minutes I give myself to sit on my couch in my towel and do absolutely nothing each morning - when I heard my sweet little Nora's voice. She woke up super early this morning and, surprisingly, so did Branden! It was kind of nice to have the whole family awake and getting ready together :)
Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Adventure Bootcamp for Women! I'm super excited, it's 'bring a friend free' day so I'm joining a new friend. A couple of girls at work have been going to this bootcamp and I've heard some of the stuff they do and I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous! I'm less than confident in my physical ability to withstand all of these exercises but I figure, what the hell, what do I have to lose? Hopefully I'm just making too big of a deal out of this (very common for me, just ask my husband) and I'll kill it! Tomorrow is my cardio only day so I'm not really screwing up anything with my routine by switching this up for one day.
OH also, Thursday I'm going to a Cinco de Mayo Zumba party at Fitworks! They're having regular Zumba for 45 minutes and then 45 minutes of Cosmic Zumba with blacklights! I'm SO pumped! Hopefully I can get someone to go with me :) Though, I will say, I've gotten quite accustomed to working out by myself.. I actually kind of prefer it at this point. No distractions = a more effective and efficient workout. I love having my iPod when I workout now, though I need one of those armband iPod holder things because right now I'm holding in the strap of my sports bra and it's not working out very well.
Moving on...
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
WW Waffle (dry)
a couple bites of fruit salad (recipe in yesterday's post)
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
few raw Almonds
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad (recipe in yesterday's post)
Snack:
Fruit Salad
Dinner:
WW Spaghetti w/ Turkey Meatballs
Well kids that's about all for today..
Oh I was getting dressed today and I noticed that my mid-section looked a bit more trim than it has. I was very happy to see that :)
Until tomorrow!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Minus 2.5
Howdy! As you may have guessed, I lost another 2.5lbs last week! When I first saw it, it seemed like such a disappointment and insignificant loss but then I started thinking.. if I lose even just 2lbs a week for the rest of the year, I will have lost 64lbs by Christmas! Now that's a number that makes me smile! It's so hard to be intimidated when looking at the big number like when I would think "I want to lose 100 pounds" I would immediately be discouraged because it sounds like such a HUGE number! Thinking of it as 2lbs per week.. far less intimidating :). Plus, that's just an average - so even if I have weeks where I only lose 1 pound, the weeks where I bust EXTRA ass and lose 4 or so will more than make-up for that!
So, what I'm trying to say is I'm happy with 2.5lbs :)
This weekend went pretty well. I didn't go to the gym at all because 1. My body was super sore from working so hard last week and 2. Branden was bustin my chops about needing to take at least 2 days off to give my body time to recover. So, I did.
I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning (between snuggling with Nora and it pouring rain out of the sky), so I was a bit late getting to the gym. I got through my whole workout, I just cut 1 set out of the Cable Squat Punches (they seem to take forever!) and I still got everything finished within 10 minutes of my usual leaving time. I wasn't excited going to the gym but I just kept reminding myself how good I would feel when I was walking out.. and I was right :)
Saturday we went to a park for my friend Myrion's daughter's 3rd birthday party. It was a lot of fun and Nora had a blast! She doesn't get to play with other kids very often so it was fun to see her interact with them. She did really well, we just may need to do a little more work on the sharing. Oh, and she looked totally adorable too :)
The party was a cookout but I still did pretty well. I made a fruit salad (easy recipe below) and I hate that and some pretzels, some veggies and some black bean tortilla chips with salsa. I drank water and felt good when I left knowing that I didn't kill my diet!
Yesterday was a different story.. I had my normal breakfast (protein shake and waffle), protein drink for lunch and then we cooked out at my mom's for dinner. I ate a brat (on a white bun, yikes!) with grilled onion and ketchup, asian coleslaw (bad!), grilled veggies and baked beans. I kind of dropped the ball on that one but I weighed myself after dinner and still weighed the same as Friday afternoon so that made me feel better lol (as if it's instant?). Oh well, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not going to perfect and eat perfectly every day. I'm just committing to doing the best that I can while still enjoying my life.
Recipe Time!
Fruit Salad:
2 Red Apples, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 Green Apple, ""
2c Dark Red seedless grapes, cut in 1/2
2 individual cups of Pineapple Greek Yogurt (or a light regular yogurt if you can find Pineapple flavor!)
1/2c Walnut halves and pieces
Put everything into a big bowl and toss until yogurt coats it all! It's super yummy and simple and wonderful for a summer cookout or a quick snack!
I also made the following mixture to eat on lettuce as a salad for lunches:
Black Bean Salad:
1 can Black Beans
1 can Mexican Tomatoes (chopped tomatoes w/ jalapenos)
1c Frozen Corn
1tbs Adobo Sauce (canned chipotle sauce)
1tsp Cumin
1tsp Chili Powder
1tbs Garlic
Handful of Cilantro
Squeeze of Lime
Put everything other than cilantro and lime into a skillet and cover, simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the Cilantro and Lime and cook for an additional 5 minutes, covered.
Let it cool completely and serve over chopped romaine lettuce, red onion and fresh tomato. Yum!
Food Today
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
WW Waffle, dry
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
Few Raw Almonds
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad
Snack:
Fruit Salad
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken over Romaine Salad w/ Light Cesar Dressing
Oh yeah, I also started a Cleanse this week. I've been wanting to do a detox for a while but it just makes me nervous, I don't want to poop my pants at work lol. I took the first 3 capsules this morning and will take 3 more at lunch.. wish me luck! ha!
So today is May 2nd and on May 15th I'll be posting updated pictures of myself. Now that I've put it all out there, I'm a hell of a lot more comfortable sharing my weight/pictures/almost anything! Photos will be once a month, weight once a week.
May 2, 2011 : Weight 281.5lbs
Well kids, until tomorrow!
So, what I'm trying to say is I'm happy with 2.5lbs :)
This weekend went pretty well. I didn't go to the gym at all because 1. My body was super sore from working so hard last week and 2. Branden was bustin my chops about needing to take at least 2 days off to give my body time to recover. So, I did.
I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning (between snuggling with Nora and it pouring rain out of the sky), so I was a bit late getting to the gym. I got through my whole workout, I just cut 1 set out of the Cable Squat Punches (they seem to take forever!) and I still got everything finished within 10 minutes of my usual leaving time. I wasn't excited going to the gym but I just kept reminding myself how good I would feel when I was walking out.. and I was right :)
Saturday we went to a park for my friend Myrion's daughter's 3rd birthday party. It was a lot of fun and Nora had a blast! She doesn't get to play with other kids very often so it was fun to see her interact with them. She did really well, we just may need to do a little more work on the sharing. Oh, and she looked totally adorable too :)
The party was a cookout but I still did pretty well. I made a fruit salad (easy recipe below) and I hate that and some pretzels, some veggies and some black bean tortilla chips with salsa. I drank water and felt good when I left knowing that I didn't kill my diet!
Yesterday was a different story.. I had my normal breakfast (protein shake and waffle), protein drink for lunch and then we cooked out at my mom's for dinner. I ate a brat (on a white bun, yikes!) with grilled onion and ketchup, asian coleslaw (bad!), grilled veggies and baked beans. I kind of dropped the ball on that one but I weighed myself after dinner and still weighed the same as Friday afternoon so that made me feel better lol (as if it's instant?). Oh well, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not going to perfect and eat perfectly every day. I'm just committing to doing the best that I can while still enjoying my life.
Recipe Time!
Fruit Salad:
2 Red Apples, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 Green Apple, ""
2c Dark Red seedless grapes, cut in 1/2
2 individual cups of Pineapple Greek Yogurt (or a light regular yogurt if you can find Pineapple flavor!)
1/2c Walnut halves and pieces
Put everything into a big bowl and toss until yogurt coats it all! It's super yummy and simple and wonderful for a summer cookout or a quick snack!
I also made the following mixture to eat on lettuce as a salad for lunches:
Black Bean Salad:
1 can Black Beans
1 can Mexican Tomatoes (chopped tomatoes w/ jalapenos)
1c Frozen Corn
1tbs Adobo Sauce (canned chipotle sauce)
1tsp Cumin
1tsp Chili Powder
1tbs Garlic
Handful of Cilantro
Squeeze of Lime
Put everything other than cilantro and lime into a skillet and cover, simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the Cilantro and Lime and cook for an additional 5 minutes, covered.
Let it cool completely and serve over chopped romaine lettuce, red onion and fresh tomato. Yum!
Food Today
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
WW Waffle, dry
Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
Few Raw Almonds
Lunch:
Black Bean Salad
Snack:
Fruit Salad
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken over Romaine Salad w/ Light Cesar Dressing
Oh yeah, I also started a Cleanse this week. I've been wanting to do a detox for a while but it just makes me nervous, I don't want to poop my pants at work lol. I took the first 3 capsules this morning and will take 3 more at lunch.. wish me luck! ha!
So today is May 2nd and on May 15th I'll be posting updated pictures of myself. Now that I've put it all out there, I'm a hell of a lot more comfortable sharing my weight/pictures/almost anything! Photos will be once a month, weight once a week.
May 2, 2011 : Weight 281.5lbs
Well kids, until tomorrow!
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