Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
[Day 29]
[Day 29 and weighing in at 135 lbs] stupid scale!!
Grilled up all my chicken for the week ...
Mmmm CHICKEN!!!
So this morning I pulled my bootie out of bed at 5:15 AM. To get to the gym by 5:40ish. But before that I inhaled some plain oats with splenda, made a quick cup of black coffee, made it into an iced coffee with a little splenda and ate 4 hard boiled eggs, removing the yolks of course. Nothing like being half asleep and not realising that I didn't take off all the eggshells. Mmm crunchy...
Lemme just say ... my husband is pretty awesome and he got up with me even though he doesn't usually get up till 7:15AM. He works out at the gym next to his work. So we both left the house at the same time to go workout. He went to his gym and I went to mine. Even though we didn't workout together lemme just say it helped to get up together and leave the house at the same time. I'm so NOT a morning person.
Meals:
Lean, clean and often. This is the yummy spinage salad I made. Mmm tangerines (fresh off our tree)some almond slices, grilled chicken, 1 tbp of Italian dressing only 10 calories. YUM!!
And I tried the chocolate peanut butter Myoplex bar. I didn't care for this one, not as much as the Mint, that one was good ... like a 10 this one was like a 6.
Workout:
I went to the gym twice today once in the AM by myself and in the evening with the hubby-cakes.
AM WO:
*1.0 mile on the treadmill with an incline of 10.0 at 3.5 mph
*1.0 mile between 3.5-5.5 mph
*StairMaster for about 20 minutes on level 5
*Light arm resistant workout for 1.0 mile at 2.5 mph (It's a cool machine, don't know what it's called but think of a treadmill for your arms
And finished up with about 20 minutes of stretching.
PM WO: with the hubby-cakes
*BFL Upper body workout
Grilled up all my chicken for the week ...
Mmmm CHICKEN!!!
So this morning I pulled my bootie out of bed at 5:15 AM. To get to the gym by 5:40ish. But before that I inhaled some plain oats with splenda, made a quick cup of black coffee, made it into an iced coffee with a little splenda and ate 4 hard boiled eggs, removing the yolks of course. Nothing like being half asleep and not realising that I didn't take off all the eggshells. Mmm crunchy...
Lemme just say ... my husband is pretty awesome and he got up with me even though he doesn't usually get up till 7:15AM. He works out at the gym next to his work. So we both left the house at the same time to go workout. He went to his gym and I went to mine. Even though we didn't workout together lemme just say it helped to get up together and leave the house at the same time. I'm so NOT a morning person.
Meals:
Lean, clean and often. This is the yummy spinage salad I made. Mmm tangerines (fresh off our tree)some almond slices, grilled chicken, 1 tbp of Italian dressing only 10 calories. YUM!!
And I tried the chocolate peanut butter Myoplex bar. I didn't care for this one, not as much as the Mint, that one was good ... like a 10 this one was like a 6.
Workout:
I went to the gym twice today once in the AM by myself and in the evening with the hubby-cakes.
AM WO:
*1.0 mile on the treadmill with an incline of 10.0 at 3.5 mph
*1.0 mile between 3.5-5.5 mph
*StairMaster for about 20 minutes on level 5
*Light arm resistant workout for 1.0 mile at 2.5 mph (It's a cool machine, don't know what it's called but think of a treadmill for your arms
And finished up with about 20 minutes of stretching.
PM WO: with the hubby-cakes
*BFL Upper body workout
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Day 28
[Day 28 and weighing in at ??lbs] I'm sorry I did not weigh in today. I over slept and was rushed out of the house to get things done for the day. I.E. grocery shop, workout just a bunch of randomness stuff.
I'm sort of freaking out because I only a few days left till my 4 week mark on BFL. Which I will be posting my BEFORE and 4 WEEK progress photos. So if your interested and want to see the little changed check back on Feb 1st.
Now I do not guarantee BIG changed, hell their might not even be changes at all. I just want to be held accountable and something to refer to. This is all a learning process for me.
Hey who knows you might see changes that I might not see or maybe I'll see changes that y'all might not.
All I know is I'm working real hard on my nutrition and training. So lets hope the photos say something cause I know the scale is and so are my cloths.
Meals:
Sooooooooooo could have been better, it started off bad. I didn't eat any BF and rushed out of the house around 11AM picked up some black coffee with splebnda at Target. Did some random house hold shopping. While I was shopping at Target ... about 1:00 ish or so my tummy started to turn. So I bought a CLIF Builder's protein bar {peanut butter} was just ok, didn't really taste like peanut butter. But it did get me through my WO. Which is where I went after. The rest of the day's meals were good, I tried to makeup for a horrible morning.
Workout:
Today was my cardio day and I was able to get in 5 miles, going between 3.5 and 7.5 mph. I so am NOT a runner but need to build up my endurance. This is how it went down today:
Miles: 5.02
Calories Burned: 704.5
Minutes: 68.22 (in number format seems looooong, but it really didn't seem long to me, it actually flew by.)
I'm sort of freaking out because I only a few days left till my 4 week mark on BFL. Which I will be posting my BEFORE and 4 WEEK progress photos. So if your interested and want to see the little changed check back on Feb 1st.
Now I do not guarantee BIG changed, hell their might not even be changes at all. I just want to be held accountable and something to refer to. This is all a learning process for me.
Hey who knows you might see changes that I might not see or maybe I'll see changes that y'all might not.
All I know is I'm working real hard on my nutrition and training. So lets hope the photos say something cause I know the scale is and so are my cloths.
Meals:
Sooooooooooo could have been better, it started off bad. I didn't eat any BF and rushed out of the house around 11AM picked up some black coffee with splebnda at Target. Did some random house hold shopping. While I was shopping at Target ... about 1:00 ish or so my tummy started to turn. So I bought a CLIF Builder's protein bar {peanut butter} was just ok, didn't really taste like peanut butter. But it did get me through my WO. Which is where I went after. The rest of the day's meals were good, I tried to makeup for a horrible morning.
Workout:
Today was my cardio day and I was able to get in 5 miles, going between 3.5 and 7.5 mph. I so am NOT a runner but need to build up my endurance. This is how it went down today:
Miles: 5.02
Calories Burned: 704.5
Minutes: 68.22 (in number format seems looooong, but it really didn't seem long to me, it actually flew by.)
Day 27
[Day 27 and weighing in at 132.7 lbs]
The scale is my best friend today, ha ha ha
Somethings are changing and I couldn't be happier!! It's amazing what the body and hard work can do together. My results are minimal but dramatic at the same time. I don't know how to explain it but wow, I couldn't be in a better place today.
Where is this place?
This is where I run sometimes when I need to think ...
Why: because it's just a dirt trail...with nothing around but the sound of your feet hitting the dirt, your breathing and thoughts.
Today I ran 2.0 miles... there is this one trail that goes up the mountain, pretty steeply... the view from up there is breath-stealing....
I was already tired and felt worn out... but I just wanted to push myself... I knew that even though it would hurt my already tire muscles... but as I could feel each muscle pulling me up the steep, soft, sandy trail...digging my toes in and leaning forward to keep balance... a though popped into my head... even though it hurts... and feels hard and you want to give up and go back down.....
I knew every muscles that tearing apart... would grow from that... stronger than before! That each even in my life, that has torn my heart, and felt impossible.....
the heart, being the strongest muscle.... would grow back stronger than before! Each thing in your life that feels discouraging, each person that has broken your spirit, each moment when you've felt more alone than you think you can stand....
KNOW that in all those moments... when you stood through them.... you grew stronger!
Think of each difficult situation... being like doing one more rep of a workout... that you know hurts, but you know when you are done... you are going to have the most chiseled muscle in the world.....
Not just sculpted legs..or chiseled arms.... but the most important muscle of them all....you constantly beating heart!
In the bible it says, "Guard your heart, for it is the well-spring of life"....and that is so true....
If we strengthen our hearts... no one or nothing can take us down....
I'm learning to become a "get-back-uppers" we all are "get-back-uppers" .... none of this we're getting knocked down....no way......if we do fall......we're not focusing on the falling...we're focusing on the "get-back-upping"!
And the best part is... when you have someone that helps pull you up... and that's what all of you have done for me.... I appreciate you all so much... and I cherish all your precious words and have stored them away in my heart!
This song is what I always START and FINISH my run with, so motivating and really speaks to me and my life.
Katy Perry - Fingerprints lyrics | LyricsMode.com
Workout:
BFL lower body training and 2.0 miles of a fantastic run
Meals:
Clean, lean and often. I find it exciting to plan out my meals. Last night I pretty much planned out an entire days worth of meals. Which I plan on eating everyday on schedule. Balanced clean food for me :D
The scale is my best friend today, ha ha ha
Somethings are changing and I couldn't be happier!! It's amazing what the body and hard work can do together. My results are minimal but dramatic at the same time. I don't know how to explain it but wow, I couldn't be in a better place today.
Where is this place?
This is where I run sometimes when I need to think ...
Why: because it's just a dirt trail...with nothing around but the sound of your feet hitting the dirt, your breathing and thoughts.
Today I ran 2.0 miles... there is this one trail that goes up the mountain, pretty steeply... the view from up there is breath-stealing....
I was already tired and felt worn out... but I just wanted to push myself... I knew that even though it would hurt my already tire muscles... but as I could feel each muscle pulling me up the steep, soft, sandy trail...digging my toes in and leaning forward to keep balance... a though popped into my head... even though it hurts... and feels hard and you want to give up and go back down.....
I knew every muscles that tearing apart... would grow from that... stronger than before! That each even in my life, that has torn my heart, and felt impossible.....
the heart, being the strongest muscle.... would grow back stronger than before! Each thing in your life that feels discouraging, each person that has broken your spirit, each moment when you've felt more alone than you think you can stand....
KNOW that in all those moments... when you stood through them.... you grew stronger!
Think of each difficult situation... being like doing one more rep of a workout... that you know hurts, but you know when you are done... you are going to have the most chiseled muscle in the world.....
Not just sculpted legs..or chiseled arms.... but the most important muscle of them all....you constantly beating heart!
In the bible it says, "Guard your heart, for it is the well-spring of life"....and that is so true....
If we strengthen our hearts... no one or nothing can take us down....
I'm learning to become a "get-back-uppers" we all are "get-back-uppers" .... none of this we're getting knocked down....no way......if we do fall......we're not focusing on the falling...we're focusing on the "get-back-upping"!
And the best part is... when you have someone that helps pull you up... and that's what all of you have done for me.... I appreciate you all so much... and I cherish all your precious words and have stored them away in my heart!
This song is what I always START and FINISH my run with, so motivating and really speaks to me and my life.
Katy Perry - Fingerprints lyrics | LyricsMode.com
Workout:
BFL lower body training and 2.0 miles of a fantastic run
Meals:
Clean, lean and often. I find it exciting to plan out my meals. Last night I pretty much planned out an entire days worth of meals. Which I plan on eating everyday on schedule. Balanced clean food for me :D
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
[Day 26]
[Day 26 and weighing in at 135.9 lbs]
A little up on the scale today by .9. Whatever, I'm hating the scale today. But I can't get all crazy because it's not like 3lbs up. So I'm shutting up and keeping my focus. If at first you don't succeed… curse and swear, tear your hair out in frustration, sulk, come close to giving up, do more research, get some fresh air, get hopeful, read fabulous comments from all your blogger friends. And when you do succeed, keep your fingers crossed and pray to the fitness gods that you can keep succeeding.
It was so awesome to log in today and see more comments. I never imagined that people would even ever care to read about my journey. It's pretty cool!! And I just wanted to say THANK YOU and I APPRECIATE YOU ALL!!
So I have some bit of exciting and challenging news. My husband and I signed up for a marathon that takes place in September. SO nervous but excited as well. :D
Workout:
So today's workout is cardio I ran on 5.5 mph for 2.0 miles. Feeling pretty good. But after I was supa-dupa hungry so I went next door to the RITE AID drugstore. They sell GNC stuff so I knew that they would have something with a good carb/protein balance. This is what I bought:
[EAS Myoplex nutrition bar] It has 25g or high quality protein I got the Chocolate Mint and it was YUMMY!! I would so get it again. However I am watching my FAT and sugar and sodium intake. This bar contained 8g of total fat, 290 mg of sodium and 12g of sugar. It was between this bar and a Muscle Milk bar and EAS beat it by a landslide. Oh and it is a supplement that BFL recommends so that works for me!!
Meals:
Lean, often and balanced :D
ta-ta for now ... until tomorrow
A little up on the scale today by .9. Whatever, I'm hating the scale today. But I can't get all crazy because it's not like 3lbs up. So I'm shutting up and keeping my focus. If at first you don't succeed… curse and swear, tear your hair out in frustration, sulk, come close to giving up, do more research, get some fresh air, get hopeful, read fabulous comments from all your blogger friends. And when you do succeed, keep your fingers crossed and pray to the fitness gods that you can keep succeeding.
It was so awesome to log in today and see more comments. I never imagined that people would even ever care to read about my journey. It's pretty cool!! And I just wanted to say THANK YOU and I APPRECIATE YOU ALL!!
So I have some bit of exciting and challenging news. My husband and I signed up for a marathon that takes place in September. SO nervous but excited as well. :D
Workout:
So today's workout is cardio I ran on 5.5 mph for 2.0 miles. Feeling pretty good. But after I was supa-dupa hungry so I went next door to the RITE AID drugstore. They sell GNC stuff so I knew that they would have something with a good carb/protein balance. This is what I bought:
[EAS Myoplex nutrition bar] It has 25g or high quality protein I got the Chocolate Mint and it was YUMMY!! I would so get it again. However I am watching my FAT and sugar and sodium intake. This bar contained 8g of total fat, 290 mg of sodium and 12g of sugar. It was between this bar and a Muscle Milk bar and EAS beat it by a landslide. Oh and it is a supplement that BFL recommends so that works for me!!
Meals:
Lean, often and balanced :D
ta-ta for now ... until tomorrow
Monday, January 25, 2010
Day 25
[Day 25 and weighing in at 134.9 lbs]
Boo yeah, my hard work is paying off!! I'm loving the feel of every move I make. I feel the strength!!
I have one week till my ONE MONTH mark!! Whooo Hooo!! So excited to post my progress photos, I mean they are no where near dramatic, but I do see little , very little changes. I think more so my mind and confidence has truly changed. My body is getting there one day at a time.
Workout:
Strong!! I bust my booty today doing BFL upper body
Meals:
Often, lean and clean
Good day today!! Sending lots of love to all of you!!
Boo yeah, my hard work is paying off!! I'm loving the feel of every move I make. I feel the strength!!
I have one week till my ONE MONTH mark!! Whooo Hooo!! So excited to post my progress photos, I mean they are no where near dramatic, but I do see little , very little changes. I think more so my mind and confidence has truly changed. My body is getting there one day at a time.
Workout:
Strong!! I bust my booty today doing BFL upper body
Meals:
Often, lean and clean
Good day today!! Sending lots of love to all of you!!
[Day 24] [Rest Day]
[Day 24 and weighing in at 135 lbs]
Weight is still the same, hellllzzzzz yeah Boy!!! So Sunday is my rest day, so no workout today. Ohh and lemme just say I'm starting to notice that eliminating SALT helps my tummy ALLOT. It helps me look less pregnant. It's a horrible thing when family and friends think your pregnant because ya look like you are. I can't wait to get my tum-tum flat!! Ok so back to the SALT topic. All last week I cut out salt. I used other seasonings besides salt like Cheyenne pepper and Mrs. Dash seasoning, yummmm!! Oh yeah and I found my GOAL look, the look I desire to achieve and look like.
I came across a photo, and this is the overall look I want to achieve. She is a IFBB BIKINI PRO and her name is Jessica Anderson. I don't know, maybe I'm delusional or something but I feel like we have a similar type of shape. Ha ha I think I'm delusional!! But I love her look. She's feminine, sexy and strong. And she has all the right definition I want.
Weight is still the same, hellllzzzzz yeah Boy!!! So Sunday is my rest day, so no workout today. Ohh and lemme just say I'm starting to notice that eliminating SALT helps my tummy ALLOT. It helps me look less pregnant. It's a horrible thing when family and friends think your pregnant because ya look like you are. I can't wait to get my tum-tum flat!! Ok so back to the SALT topic. All last week I cut out salt. I used other seasonings besides salt like Cheyenne pepper and Mrs. Dash seasoning, yummmm!! Oh yeah and I found my GOAL look, the look I desire to achieve and look like.
I came across a photo, and this is the overall look I want to achieve. She is a IFBB BIKINI PRO and her name is Jessica Anderson. I don't know, maybe I'm delusional or something but I feel like we have a similar type of shape. Ha ha I think I'm delusional!! But I love her look. She's feminine, sexy and strong. And she has all the right definition I want.
[Day 23]
[Day 23 and weighing in at 135 lbs]
Yay! My weigh seems to be staying steady. Today was a day filled with wife & hubby errands. We had to go to the hardware store to buy a new sink ... it broke. But honestly I'm sorta glad it did because it is an ugly yucky old sink. So this was a great opportunity for my hubby-cakes and I to pick out something new together.
My WO & MEALS were spot on today!! Husband kicked my tooshie today at the gym. I love our workout sessions together. xoxo
Yay! My weigh seems to be staying steady. Today was a day filled with wife & hubby errands. We had to go to the hardware store to buy a new sink ... it broke. But honestly I'm sorta glad it did because it is an ugly yucky old sink. So this was a great opportunity for my hubby-cakes and I to pick out something new together.
My WO & MEALS were spot on today!! Husband kicked my tooshie today at the gym. I love our workout sessions together. xoxo
Thursday, January 21, 2010
[Day 21] ''Tell Me Something I Don't Know''
[Day 21 and I did not have access to a scale, so no weight for today]
Ahhhh some of my friends are just simply rude to me and mean and that makes them SUCK! The word DIET ... or really anything with the word in it equals BULL$#!! to me. This is NOT a diet that I'm on. And I'm sick and tired of my "so called friends" saying "ohhh it's just a diet you can re-start tomorrow". Well I'm sorry to say it's NOT a DIET for me it's my new way of life. I just want to say ... leave me alone sometimes!! All I can do is smile and tell them that a DIET is temporary, what I'm doing is not temporary.
Here's a song that helps me keep focus on my goals and keeps all that negativity out.
''Tell Me Something I Don't Know'' Video - Selena Gomez - AOL Music: " "
I'm luv'in my workouts, it's funny because I use to be the girl who hated to workout and all I really did was count calories. And was the first one to jump on anything that was a "quick fix" I was a sucker to all the mumbo-jumbo like fad diets, diet pills, starvation and all that infomercial garbage. And you know what I've learned ... was that NONE OF THAT CRAP WORKED and it reeked havoc on my body a very bad lessons I have had to learn over the years.
I love challenging my body with "real food" and "real training". Running is such great therapy for me!! Great things are never easy, if they were everyone would be doing it. I want to say THANK YOU to my loving and supportive husband and all my new blogger friends. I appreciate you and all your words of encouragement.
Ahhhh some of my friends are just simply rude to me and mean and that makes them SUCK! The word DIET ... or really anything with the word in it equals BULL$#!! to me. This is NOT a diet that I'm on. And I'm sick and tired of my "so called friends" saying "ohhh it's just a diet you can re-start tomorrow". Well I'm sorry to say it's NOT a DIET for me it's my new way of life. I just want to say ... leave me alone sometimes!! All I can do is smile and tell them that a DIET is temporary, what I'm doing is not temporary.
Here's a song that helps me keep focus on my goals and keeps all that negativity out.
''Tell Me Something I Don't Know'' Video - Selena Gomez - AOL Music: " "
I'm luv'in my workouts, it's funny because I use to be the girl who hated to workout and all I really did was count calories. And was the first one to jump on anything that was a "quick fix" I was a sucker to all the mumbo-jumbo like fad diets, diet pills, starvation and all that infomercial garbage. And you know what I've learned ... was that NONE OF THAT CRAP WORKED and it reeked havoc on my body a very bad lessons I have had to learn over the years.
I love challenging my body with "real food" and "real training". Running is such great therapy for me!! Great things are never easy, if they were everyone would be doing it. I want to say THANK YOU to my loving and supportive husband and all my new blogger friends. I appreciate you and all your words of encouragement.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
[Day 19]
[Day 19 and weighing in at 136 lbs]
I was thinking last night... why am I a girl who "just goes to the gym"
I don't want to be the girl who "just goes to the gym" I want to be the girl who "HAS THE RESULTS" and shows it through each and every workout, I want to be STRONG !!
I ventured into the weight room today for the very first time. And I felt, well proud of myself. I have been eyeballing that side of the gym for two and a half weeks now. Why the hell was I so intimidated by it? I deserve to be in there just as much as all those other peeps do. They don't intimidate me anymore, they inspire me. However I can not compare myself to anyone of them. All I can compare myself to is the girl in my before picture. I want to get as far away as I can from that person in the photo. I don't care so much about what the scale says, because it's STUPID!! I just want to DROP THE BODY FAT. I'm cleaning up my diet hardcore and kicking A$$ in the gym. So everything is going as planned. As far as my WO, I had a fantastic upper body workout today. One where I was literally shaking from depletion and felt like crying in my towel. It was very therapeutic for me.
I was thinking last night... why am I a girl who "just goes to the gym"
I don't want to be the girl who "just goes to the gym" I want to be the girl who "HAS THE RESULTS" and shows it through each and every workout, I want to be STRONG !!
I ventured into the weight room today for the very first time. And I felt, well proud of myself. I have been eyeballing that side of the gym for two and a half weeks now. Why the hell was I so intimidated by it? I deserve to be in there just as much as all those other peeps do. They don't intimidate me anymore, they inspire me. However I can not compare myself to anyone of them. All I can compare myself to is the girl in my before picture. I want to get as far away as I can from that person in the photo. I don't care so much about what the scale says, because it's STUPID!! I just want to DROP THE BODY FAT. I'm cleaning up my diet hardcore and kicking A$$ in the gym. So everything is going as planned. As far as my WO, I had a fantastic upper body workout today. One where I was literally shaking from depletion and felt like crying in my towel. It was very therapeutic for me.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
[Day 17]
Arhhhh!! I woke up feeling bloated and trust me it showed. I had the biggest pot belly this morning. Yuck! My stomach is my WORST part of my body, that's where I hold all my unwanted fat.
We had a very late night with our niece watching a ton of movies and vegging out on late night snacks.
As we were rushed to get out of the house to make it to church on time. I was able to grab myself ... nothing for BF. But I made sure the hubs and niece ate. I was more focused on getting rid of my puffy eyes and slathering makeup on to look a little decent. (I didn't want to scare anyone at church)
Anyways I was able to grabbed coffee at church (so no healthy BF) and after church we ate Mr. Chow's for lunch. Ohh my goodness and it's still hurting me................ ohhh the pain ohhh the horror!!
I can't believe I use to eat this garbage on a weekly basis. It was the husbands choice and I felt so bad knowing that just across the street was a Subway. I should of walked my fat ass across the street and got a mini sandwich. But Nooo. Well serves me right then!
Ohh and I forgot to mention I forgot to weigh in in the AM cause I was pressed for time so I just did it now. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (that's me crying) cause It said 140.5
DARN YOU MR. CHOW!! Weekends ruin me
Today Sucked and I cant wait for my weekdays!! :(
We had a very late night with our niece watching a ton of movies and vegging out on late night snacks.
As we were rushed to get out of the house to make it to church on time. I was able to grab myself ... nothing for BF. But I made sure the hubs and niece ate. I was more focused on getting rid of my puffy eyes and slathering makeup on to look a little decent. (I didn't want to scare anyone at church)
Anyways I was able to grabbed coffee at church (so no healthy BF) and after church we ate Mr. Chow's for lunch. Ohh my goodness and it's still hurting me................ ohhh the pain ohhh the horror!!
I can't believe I use to eat this garbage on a weekly basis. It was the husbands choice and I felt so bad knowing that just across the street was a Subway. I should of walked my fat ass across the street and got a mini sandwich. But Nooo. Well serves me right then!
Ohh and I forgot to mention I forgot to weigh in in the AM cause I was pressed for time so I just did it now. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (that's me crying) cause It said 140.5
DARN YOU MR. CHOW!! Weekends ruin me
Today Sucked and I cant wait for my weekdays!! :(
Saturday, January 16, 2010
[Day 16]
[Day 16 and weighing in at 137.3 lbs]
Hmmm I don't understand why my weight went up a bit from yesterday ... but I will take it.
I'm excited!! Wanna know why?? Because our niece is spending the day & night with us!! My husband and I don't have kids yet so this is our way to experience that. We LOVE being Auntie & Uncle to our 6 year old cutie-pie-cupcake. :D
Because she's coming over and we have some errands to do I didn't really plan out my meals. I however think I made some 'ok' food decisions. When it came down to lunch time I had to think ... healthy, cheap and something a 6 year old would eat. SUBWAY. She got the salomi sub, gurl can grub.
Meals:
Meal 1: 5 egg whites
Meal 2: An apple
Meal 3: Subway 6inch [Oven Roasted Chicken on wheat, all veggies except pickles and onions with light honey mustard]
Meal 4: Orange
Meal 5: Subway 6inch [Oven Roasted Chicken on wheat, all veggies except pickles and onions with light honey mustard]
Meal 6: chicken and broccoli ...
And when it came to dinner time ... I couldn't make my husband and niece eat what I was eating. My husband HATES HATES HATES broccoli and my niece likes only chicken that's breaded. So I made them a good ol'souhthern homemade meal, chicken fried steak. Not exactly healthy...
My husband eats so well every day during the week. I plan and pack all our meals now. Because of his healthy eating all week long he treats himself to 2 days
off.
I officially decided I'm not having any days off from my plan. However I will allow one, just ONE cheat meal. But it HAS to be worth it. That meal, the one I made for dinner tonight, not so much because I'm lactose intolerant so all that cream was out of the question for me. So I stuck with my trusty ol'chicken and broccoli meal [but gave myself a bigger portion]. xoxo
100% always after dinner when my niece comes over we ALWAYS BAKE CUPCAKES OR COOKIES. It is our thing ... but not tonight. We made healthy smoothies and lite popcorn while the 3 of us watched Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson. What a great movie!!
Workout:
Saturdays are fun because I workout with my husband and he really pushes me. We we're pressed for time because we needed to pickup our niece. So we didn't get too much time in at the gym but I bust my tooshie off and worked real hard for the minimal time we did spend in there. Here's what I was able to do in an hour: I ran 1 mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph [6.0 use to be extremal hard] Yay, I feel like I have improved!!
I did allot of ab workouts and calf workouts as well.
Hmmm I don't understand why my weight went up a bit from yesterday ... but I will take it.
I'm excited!! Wanna know why?? Because our niece is spending the day & night with us!! My husband and I don't have kids yet so this is our way to experience that. We LOVE being Auntie & Uncle to our 6 year old cutie-pie-cupcake. :D
Because she's coming over and we have some errands to do I didn't really plan out my meals. I however think I made some 'ok' food decisions. When it came down to lunch time I had to think ... healthy, cheap and something a 6 year old would eat. SUBWAY. She got the salomi sub, gurl can grub.
Meals:
Meal 1: 5 egg whites
Meal 2: An apple
Meal 3: Subway 6inch [Oven Roasted Chicken on wheat, all veggies except pickles and onions with light honey mustard]
Meal 4: Orange
Meal 5: Subway 6inch [Oven Roasted Chicken on wheat, all veggies except pickles and onions with light honey mustard]
Meal 6: chicken and broccoli ...
And when it came to dinner time ... I couldn't make my husband and niece eat what I was eating. My husband HATES HATES HATES broccoli and my niece likes only chicken that's breaded. So I made them a good ol'souhthern homemade meal, chicken fried steak. Not exactly healthy...
My husband eats so well every day during the week. I plan and pack all our meals now. Because of his healthy eating all week long he treats himself to 2 days
off.
I officially decided I'm not having any days off from my plan. However I will allow one, just ONE cheat meal. But it HAS to be worth it. That meal, the one I made for dinner tonight, not so much because I'm lactose intolerant so all that cream was out of the question for me. So I stuck with my trusty ol'chicken and broccoli meal [but gave myself a bigger portion]. xoxo
100% always after dinner when my niece comes over we ALWAYS BAKE CUPCAKES OR COOKIES. It is our thing ... but not tonight. We made healthy smoothies and lite popcorn while the 3 of us watched Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson. What a great movie!!
Workout:
Saturdays are fun because I workout with my husband and he really pushes me. We we're pressed for time because we needed to pickup our niece. So we didn't get too much time in at the gym but I bust my tooshie off and worked real hard for the minimal time we did spend in there. Here's what I was able to do in an hour: I ran 1 mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph [6.0 use to be extremal hard] Yay, I feel like I have improved!!
I did allot of ab workouts and calf workouts as well.
Friday, January 15, 2010
[Day 15]
So I took my new awesome beautiful followers advice about weighing-in on the scale. By the way, THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU! You're all super awesome and I'm grateful for all you following me and sharing all your advice and experiences.
[Today is day 15 and weiging in at 136.3] I weigned myself after el baño and nudie-patoody ... my bathroom is ice-cold in the morning .... freeezed my toosh off!! But certainly saw what a difference that makes. So thanks for the advice :D
Meals:
Meal 1: I was in a rush this morning and was only able to get in a cup of black coffee with some splenda
Meal 2: clif bar
Meal 3: chicken, cauliflower & broccoli mix and a handful of unsalted almonds
Meal 4: Clif Bar & banana
Meal 5: Chicken & cauliflower/broccoli mix
Meal 6: jasmin rice and tuna patty
and lots of water :D
Workout:
Pressed for time but was able to jam in a good 1/2 hour of cardio :D
[Today is day 15 and weiging in at 136.3] I weigned myself after el baño and nudie-patoody ... my bathroom is ice-cold in the morning .... freeezed my toosh off!! But certainly saw what a difference that makes. So thanks for the advice :D
Meals:
Meal 1: I was in a rush this morning and was only able to get in a cup of black coffee with some splenda
Meal 2: clif bar
Meal 3: chicken, cauliflower & broccoli mix and a handful of unsalted almonds
Meal 4: Clif Bar & banana
Meal 5: Chicken & cauliflower/broccoli mix
Meal 6: jasmin rice and tuna patty
and lots of water :D
Workout:
Pressed for time but was able to jam in a good 1/2 hour of cardio :D
Thursday, January 14, 2010
[Day 14] [WEEK TWO]
[I'M SO EXCITED!!! I HAVE FOLLOWERS!!! YAY!!! I'm not just rambling to myself anymore!!!]
[Day 14 and weighing in at 138.5 lbs]
I'm not moving down on the scale and if I manage to it seems to be steady or go up a bit. I started at 140 on 1/1/10 and 2 weeks later only lost 2 lbs? Can that be right? Is that good? 1 lb a week? I heard that I need to weigh myself wearing the same thing and at the same time everyday. Has anyone heard of this before? Honestly I could care less of what the scale says I just want my body to change.
This is what I ate today for breakfast: egg whites, oats and black coffee ... yumm
I realised I have to eat boring to have an exciting body. And you know what it's so worth it!! Do you like my princess cups? My husband got those for me a couple years back. I love me some princess and Disney stuff.
Gotta head to the gym now and do my cardio [today is cardio day for me]
Question for you ...
How do you get the courage to post the BEFORE photos with your face? I'm so scarred to do that and am so ashamed. How can I overcome this and be proud of the good changes. Any advice would help.
[Day 14 and weighing in at 138.5 lbs]
I'm not moving down on the scale and if I manage to it seems to be steady or go up a bit. I started at 140 on 1/1/10 and 2 weeks later only lost 2 lbs? Can that be right? Is that good? 1 lb a week? I heard that I need to weigh myself wearing the same thing and at the same time everyday. Has anyone heard of this before? Honestly I could care less of what the scale says I just want my body to change.
This is what I ate today for breakfast: egg whites, oats and black coffee ... yumm
I realised I have to eat boring to have an exciting body. And you know what it's so worth it!! Do you like my princess cups? My husband got those for me a couple years back. I love me some princess and Disney stuff.
Gotta head to the gym now and do my cardio [today is cardio day for me]
Question for you ...
How do you get the courage to post the BEFORE photos with your face? I'm so scarred to do that and am so ashamed. How can I overcome this and be proud of the good changes. Any advice would help.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
[Day 13]
[Day 13 and weighing in at 137.7 lbs]
I needed to get some more chicken so I went to Target. I love Target and really love the new one by my house. They carry everything, even fresh produce. As I was in the frozen isle, I picked up my chicken:
And while I was getting my chicken I saw this:
I've never had sweet potatoes ever, they are delish. I baked them and added a little seasoning. I read on a female body builder blog that sweet potatoes are a good carb. So I thought I'd give it a try.
Meals:
Meal 1: EAS protein ready made drink
Meal 2: Chicken, green beans and sweet potato fries (baked)
Meal 3: Clif Bar
Meal 4: An Apple
Meal 5: Chicken, green beans and sweet potato fries (baked)
Here's a picture of my plate with the yummy sweet potato's:
Workout:
BFL lower body workout
Keep up the faith and streath!!
I needed to get some more chicken so I went to Target. I love Target and really love the new one by my house. They carry everything, even fresh produce. As I was in the frozen isle, I picked up my chicken:
And while I was getting my chicken I saw this:
I've never had sweet potatoes ever, they are delish. I baked them and added a little seasoning. I read on a female body builder blog that sweet potatoes are a good carb. So I thought I'd give it a try.
Meals:
Meal 1: EAS protein ready made drink
Meal 2: Chicken, green beans and sweet potato fries (baked)
Meal 3: Clif Bar
Meal 4: An Apple
Meal 5: Chicken, green beans and sweet potato fries (baked)
Here's a picture of my plate with the yummy sweet potato's:
Workout:
BFL lower body workout
Keep up the faith and streath!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
[Day 11]
[Day 11 and weighing in at 137.5]
Ok so I know I've got some explaining to do about the few empty posts. I have been busy with home life and work. However if I don't find the time to blog a post I'll at least be sure to post my weight.
I can say that the past few days have been very good with both my meals and workouts.
I'm feeling pretty good and starting to realise I'M WORTH IT!! I was sad and depressed about allot of stuff going on in my life for a real long time. Allot of old and new stuff, just a mess. But my faith and training has certainly helped me stay focused on finding JOY again in my life. So whenever I start to get sad or think negative thoughts. I think NO, I'm worth MORE then all this negative garbage around me. I try my best to FLICK it off as if it's a bug. You know why ... because I'm worth feeling safe, happy and joy in my life.
I'm starting to tighten up on my eating and really focus on my meals more then ever this week. I'm not going to have a cheat at all. I've started a food journal so I can document what I'm eating. I'll even take pictures of some of my meals and post them. I'm not counting calories like I use to but rather portioning my food.
Meals:
This is what I ate today and what I entered into my food journal:
Meal 1: a cup of black coffee with 2 table spoons of splenda and 4 egg whites with zero calorie butter spray. [I'm addictive to that stuff]
Meal2: Turkey [about the size of my palm] and brussel sprouts [about the size of my fists]
Meal 3: An apple
Meal 4: EAS protein and a handful of unsalted almonds
Meal 5: An apple
Meal 6: Turkey [about the size of my palm] steamed carrots [about the size of my fist] and mashed potatoes about the size of my fists]
Meal 7: A fruit smoothie with fresh fruit splenda and ice
Workout:
BFL upper body workout
Ok so I know I've got some explaining to do about the few empty posts. I have been busy with home life and work. However if I don't find the time to blog a post I'll at least be sure to post my weight.
I can say that the past few days have been very good with both my meals and workouts.
I'm feeling pretty good and starting to realise I'M WORTH IT!! I was sad and depressed about allot of stuff going on in my life for a real long time. Allot of old and new stuff, just a mess. But my faith and training has certainly helped me stay focused on finding JOY again in my life. So whenever I start to get sad or think negative thoughts. I think NO, I'm worth MORE then all this negative garbage around me. I try my best to FLICK it off as if it's a bug. You know why ... because I'm worth feeling safe, happy and joy in my life.
I'm starting to tighten up on my eating and really focus on my meals more then ever this week. I'm not going to have a cheat at all. I've started a food journal so I can document what I'm eating. I'll even take pictures of some of my meals and post them. I'm not counting calories like I use to but rather portioning my food.
Meals:
This is what I ate today and what I entered into my food journal:
Meal 1: a cup of black coffee with 2 table spoons of splenda and 4 egg whites with zero calorie butter spray. [I'm addictive to that stuff]
Meal2: Turkey [about the size of my palm] and brussel sprouts [about the size of my fists]
Meal 3: An apple
Meal 4: EAS protein and a handful of unsalted almonds
Meal 5: An apple
Meal 6: Turkey [about the size of my palm] steamed carrots [about the size of my fist] and mashed potatoes about the size of my fists]
Meal 7: A fruit smoothie with fresh fruit splenda and ice
Workout:
BFL upper body workout
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
[Day 7] [WEEK ONE]
[Day 7 and weighing in at 138.5]
Umm ok ... umm what's going on? I put on weight? What the eff? I'm so hoping that it's muscle, please be muscle!I've been working hard and have been lifting heavy weights like a maniac. So fingers crossed that its muscle and not fatty-mic-fat.
Meals:
Pretty good today, I feel like a week on BFL has helped me feel more confident. No real changes yet... well none that I can see. Today after my workout I picked up some EAS Myoplex Carb Control Ready-to-Drink French Vanilla shakes. It's pretty good and very light tasting with only 110 calories. I plan on drinking this as a snack in between meals, when I'm crunched for time or didn't pre-plan out my meals. Ok so you might have noticed that I only post my weight yesterday and nothing else. Well, that's because I SUCK and was pressed for time.
Workout:
So today as a crazy person, I worked out HARD, to makeup for yesterday. I did BFL upper and lower body weight training and cardio. I feel over worked but caught up. I know for a fact that tomorrow my whole body is gonna be sore. But I like when it's sore. :D Ha ha ha just a few minutes ago as I tried to sit down I felt like an old lady or pregnant woman lowering myself down to the couch. Ohh bring on the pain!!
Umm ok ... umm what's going on? I put on weight? What the eff? I'm so hoping that it's muscle, please be muscle!I've been working hard and have been lifting heavy weights like a maniac. So fingers crossed that its muscle and not fatty-mic-fat.
Meals:
Pretty good today, I feel like a week on BFL has helped me feel more confident. No real changes yet... well none that I can see. Today after my workout I picked up some EAS Myoplex Carb Control Ready-to-Drink French Vanilla shakes. It's pretty good and very light tasting with only 110 calories. I plan on drinking this as a snack in between meals, when I'm crunched for time or didn't pre-plan out my meals. Ok so you might have noticed that I only post my weight yesterday and nothing else. Well, that's because I SUCK and was pressed for time.
Workout:
So today as a crazy person, I worked out HARD, to makeup for yesterday. I did BFL upper and lower body weight training and cardio. I feel over worked but caught up. I know for a fact that tomorrow my whole body is gonna be sore. But I like when it's sore. :D Ha ha ha just a few minutes ago as I tried to sit down I felt like an old lady or pregnant woman lowering myself down to the couch. Ohh bring on the pain!!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
[Day 5]
[Day 5 and weighing in at 137]
And feeling AWESOME! Already 5 days in and I dropped 3 lb's! Yay Me!!
Workout:
Ok so for today's WO I had to makeup for yesterdays laziness. I was unable to get to the gym both yesterday and today. However I was able to make it up by busting my ass. I did some aerobic cardio for 20 minutes hitting my HIIT and I did my BFL bottom half weight training. I was able to get it all done today yay! So technically I'm caught up now. YAY! So this is what I did today in addition to the BFL WO. I did Jillian Michael's Cardio Kickboxing DVD [It was PURE HELL!!]But I feel very good that I was able to get thru the entire DVD.For my AB WO I did Billy Blank's AB BootCamp DVD.
Meals:
YAY!! I was able to get in 6, SIX I tell ya, SIX mini meals!!! Yipppieeeeee!! I feel amazing ... but then I also feel like I'm so alone doing this ... none of my friends WO or eat healthy at all. It sucks to not have their support. But I can not focus on their negativity I have to keep focused!! I need to keep focused on blasting fat and gaining lean muscles!!
And feeling AWESOME! Already 5 days in and I dropped 3 lb's! Yay Me!!
Workout:
Ok so for today's WO I had to makeup for yesterdays laziness. I was unable to get to the gym both yesterday and today. However I was able to make it up by busting my ass. I did some aerobic cardio for 20 minutes hitting my HIIT and I did my BFL bottom half weight training. I was able to get it all done today yay! So technically I'm caught up now. YAY! So this is what I did today in addition to the BFL WO. I did Jillian Michael's Cardio Kickboxing DVD [It was PURE HELL!!]But I feel very good that I was able to get thru the entire DVD.For my AB WO I did Billy Blank's AB BootCamp DVD.
Meals:
YAY!! I was able to get in 6, SIX I tell ya, SIX mini meals!!! Yipppieeeeee!! I feel amazing ... but then I also feel like I'm so alone doing this ... none of my friends WO or eat healthy at all. It sucks to not have their support. But I can not focus on their negativity I have to keep focused!! I need to keep focused on blasting fat and gaining lean muscles!!
Monday, January 4, 2010
[Day 4]
[Day 4 and weighing in at 138.9]
Yay I'm a few pounds lighter then 4 days ago when I started and I feel pretty good. Meals:
Yummy and healthy but not so great with the 6 mini meals. I was only able to get in only 2 meals today. I seriously need to figure out how I can do this. It's all a learning process for me. I so need to schedule my meals or something because this is not good. I remember my husband telling me that when I forget to eat my body thinks its going into starvation mode and I don't loose weight it actually stores it. Thats no bueno!!
This time I want to do it the healthy and right way. I'm eating so very healthy but not often enough. My portions are great for me and the choices are very good and based off of the BFL meal plan, just need to eat more often. Tomorrow I will try extra hard to get in 6 mini meals. I have no excuse because I'm gonna plan and pre-cooking my meals from now on. I'm also programing my phone to go off ever 3 hours to remind me to eat. I'll let you know how it goes.
Workout:
Didn't take place today, my excuse ... time flew by and I couldn't get to the gym and I'm way too tired to perform an at home WO, and I feel pretty crappy and just so tired. I suck! :(
Yay I'm a few pounds lighter then 4 days ago when I started and I feel pretty good. Meals:
Yummy and healthy but not so great with the 6 mini meals. I was only able to get in only 2 meals today. I seriously need to figure out how I can do this. It's all a learning process for me. I so need to schedule my meals or something because this is not good. I remember my husband telling me that when I forget to eat my body thinks its going into starvation mode and I don't loose weight it actually stores it. Thats no bueno!!
This time I want to do it the healthy and right way. I'm eating so very healthy but not often enough. My portions are great for me and the choices are very good and based off of the BFL meal plan, just need to eat more often. Tomorrow I will try extra hard to get in 6 mini meals. I have no excuse because I'm gonna plan and pre-cooking my meals from now on. I'm also programing my phone to go off ever 3 hours to remind me to eat. I'll let you know how it goes.
Workout:
Didn't take place today, my excuse ... time flew by and I couldn't get to the gym and I'm way too tired to perform an at home WO, and I feel pretty crappy and just so tired. I suck! :(
Sunday, January 3, 2010
[Day 3]
[Day 3 and weighing in at 139.4]
Whaaaaaaaaa? OMG it had to be the Cake-Pop. But what the heck I'll take it. I can't beat myself up about it just learn from it. Today is Sunday and my day off. So YAY for me!!
Meals:
My meals were good, but I still need to remember I need to eat more often ... 6x's no less. Today was healthy good food but I only ate twice. I didn't even take advantage of my cheat day. I'm counting that Cake-Pop as the cheat. But overall today I should have ate a bit more I barely ate 1,200 calories :( no bueno ...
Workout: Day Off
Whaaaaaaaaa? OMG it had to be the Cake-Pop. But what the heck I'll take it. I can't beat myself up about it just learn from it. Today is Sunday and my day off. So YAY for me!!
Meals:
My meals were good, but I still need to remember I need to eat more often ... 6x's no less. Today was healthy good food but I only ate twice. I didn't even take advantage of my cheat day. I'm counting that Cake-Pop as the cheat. But overall today I should have ate a bit more I barely ate 1,200 calories :( no bueno ...
Workout: Day Off
Saturday, January 2, 2010
[Day 2]
[Day 2 and weighing in at 139.4 lbs]
Welcome to dia dos!! I plan on following the BFL Meal Plan and WO plan to the T. However it may take a few days to get use to all of it, but I certainly will do my best. Eating every 3-4 hours might be hard for me as I'm used to eating one or two times a day. I have a problem with over working [in my job] and forgetting to eat. Its horrible and so bad for me, but it's the truth and something I'm aware of and am trying to change.
Meals:
They were pretty good today, however I was only able to get in 3 meals. Tomorrow is a new day and I will make an extra effort to work in 6 mini meals. BFL does allow ONE CHEAT DAY, but I haven't decided if I will give myself one FULL cheat day. Maybe just a cheat meal, we will see.
Workout:
My workout was great, I did my cardio day and was able to reach my HIIT. Overall today was a good 2nd day ... still moving strong one day at a time
Welcome to dia dos!! I plan on following the BFL Meal Plan and WO plan to the T. However it may take a few days to get use to all of it, but I certainly will do my best. Eating every 3-4 hours might be hard for me as I'm used to eating one or two times a day. I have a problem with over working [in my job] and forgetting to eat. Its horrible and so bad for me, but it's the truth and something I'm aware of and am trying to change.
Meals:
They were pretty good today, however I was only able to get in 3 meals. Tomorrow is a new day and I will make an extra effort to work in 6 mini meals. BFL does allow ONE CHEAT DAY, but I haven't decided if I will give myself one FULL cheat day. Maybe just a cheat meal, we will see.
Workout:
My workout was great, I did my cardio day and was able to reach my HIIT. Overall today was a good 2nd day ... still moving strong one day at a time
Friday, January 1, 2010
[Day 1]
[Day 1 and weighing in at 140 lbs]
And here are the rest of my current stats, if you were wondering:
Age: 28
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 140 lbs
Fat %: 26.8%
[I'll post my before photos at my 4 week mark along with my 4 week photos]
Workout:
I did the BFL upper body training today
Meals:
Well that part could have been better, but it's only the first day ... one day at a time right. I use to be someone who constantly counted calories and I'm trying to stay away from all that and mostly focusing on eating clean and lean and often.
Oh yeah and HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2010 to all of you! Oh yeah and just so you know this is not a New Year resolution for me. That stuff never works out for me. This is simply my commitment, my accountability to finding myself all while journaling and finding joy in my life again.
And here are the rest of my current stats, if you were wondering:
Age: 28
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 140 lbs
Fat %: 26.8%
[I'll post my before photos at my 4 week mark along with my 4 week photos]
Workout:
I did the BFL upper body training today
Meals:
Well that part could have been better, but it's only the first day ... one day at a time right. I use to be someone who constantly counted calories and I'm trying to stay away from all that and mostly focusing on eating clean and lean and often.
Oh yeah and HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2010 to all of you! Oh yeah and just so you know this is not a New Year resolution for me. That stuff never works out for me. This is simply my commitment, my accountability to finding myself all while journaling and finding joy in my life again.
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