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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Pretty darn proud of myself
My food log was getting kinda long so I figured I better post again! (My apologies for the 'underline'...I can't get rid of it).
So, I'm looking over my food that I've eaten over the last five days, and I'm noticing that I really am eating mostly REAL, non-processed food, I haven't overeaten or splurged, although I have treated myself a few times, but felt good about it afterwards, so it's all good. Very little bread/pasta, and was able to avoid sweets that before there is no way I would have passed up. Some days I eat a lot, but I'm eating when I NEED to eat, when I'm hungry, and really not eating when I'm not hungry. Some of the days look like I'm eating a TON, but the 3rd shift 2 days at a time really makes my eating "pattern" not really look like a pattern at all. But I feel good, and I'm still making progress. I'm actually looking forward to my check-in on the first even! Maybe all the nice weather and being in a bikini so often helps keep me motivated. Either way, I'm proud of myself!
I even avoided eating a Cinnabon cinnamon roll that sat on my stove for two days, in plain sight. 5 rolls in a can, and 5 people in our family ... guess who did NOT eat one...this girl!!!
Anywho....HAPPY FRIDAY!
Sunday
7:30am - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, tomatoes, Franks Red Hot; Ezekial toast w/jam <---- New fave!
*BodyAttack / Abs*
11:30pm - Kind bar
Monday
2am - Shakeology/Protein
Black Coffee
3:30am - Steak & veggies (I was STARVING! Finally a meal... 1st "real food" in almost 20 hours! This wasn't even by choice, we were slammed at work...ugh)
7:30am - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, tomatoes, Franks Red Hot, 1 slice Ezekial toast w/jam
(sleep)
1:30pm - Steak/peppers/onion kebob + spinach salad w/dried cranberries, blue cheese, sunflower seeds, bell peppers, balsamic vinegar/mustard dressing <--- yum!
4:30pm PWO - Kind bar, banana
*6:30pm BodyPump*
9pm - Jason's Deli: Salad bar=spinach & spring mix, 2 hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, onions, bean mix, almonds, low fat french dressing; 2 sm corn muffins, sm cup ice cream w/dark chocolate syrup & almonds
**Long Fast - 9pm - 7pm = 21 hours**
Tuesday
*Lift - Total body circuit (mostly 2x8-10) + Abs*
**Family night!**
7pm - Manicotti, garlic bread, ceasar salad + homemade banana bread (yummy!!!)
Wednesday
8am PWO - Plain oatmeal w/blueberries, banana, walnuts, cinnamon, Stevia
*9:30am BodyAttack*
Isopure Protein 2 scoops
12pm - 2 egg omelete with roast beef & cheese
Pita chips & hummus
(sleep)
6pm - Banana bread & milk
11:30pm - Salmon & veggies (sweet potato, bell peppers, onions, black beans)
Thursday
2am - Greek yogurt/berries/almonds
4am - Pear
6am - Shakeology/Protein
(sleep)
12:30pm - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, salsa, hot sauce, oj
*Lift - Deadlift/Chest Press/Row*
(sleep)
6pm - Pita Chips/Hummus
Trail mix
Peppers/Hummus
1am - Salad (walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, chicken, ranch) + pear
Friday
5am - apple/pb
So, I'm looking over my food that I've eaten over the last five days, and I'm noticing that I really am eating mostly REAL, non-processed food, I haven't overeaten or splurged, although I have treated myself a few times, but felt good about it afterwards, so it's all good. Very little bread/pasta, and was able to avoid sweets that before there is no way I would have passed up. Some days I eat a lot, but I'm eating when I NEED to eat, when I'm hungry, and really not eating when I'm not hungry. Some of the days look like I'm eating a TON, but the 3rd shift 2 days at a time really makes my eating "pattern" not really look like a pattern at all. But I feel good, and I'm still making progress. I'm actually looking forward to my check-in on the first even! Maybe all the nice weather and being in a bikini so often helps keep me motivated. Either way, I'm proud of myself!
I even avoided eating a Cinnabon cinnamon roll that sat on my stove for two days, in plain sight. 5 rolls in a can, and 5 people in our family ... guess who did NOT eat one...this girl!!!
Anywho....HAPPY FRIDAY!
Sunday
7:30am - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, tomatoes, Franks Red Hot; Ezekial toast w/jam <---- New fave!
*BodyAttack / Abs*
11:30pm - Kind bar
Monday
2am - Shakeology/Protein
Black Coffee
3:30am - Steak & veggies (I was STARVING! Finally a meal... 1st "real food" in almost 20 hours! This wasn't even by choice, we were slammed at work...ugh)
7:30am - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, tomatoes, Franks Red Hot, 1 slice Ezekial toast w/jam
(sleep)
1:30pm - Steak/peppers/onion kebob + spinach salad w/dried cranberries, blue cheese, sunflower seeds, bell peppers, balsamic vinegar/mustard dressing <--- yum!
4:30pm PWO - Kind bar, banana
*6:30pm BodyPump*
9pm - Jason's Deli: Salad bar=spinach & spring mix, 2 hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, onions, bean mix, almonds, low fat french dressing; 2 sm corn muffins, sm cup ice cream w/dark chocolate syrup & almonds
**Long Fast - 9pm - 7pm = 21 hours**
Tuesday
*Lift - Total body circuit (mostly 2x8-10) + Abs*
**Family night!**
7pm - Manicotti, garlic bread, ceasar salad + homemade banana bread (yummy!!!)
Wednesday
8am PWO - Plain oatmeal w/blueberries, banana, walnuts, cinnamon, Stevia
*9:30am BodyAttack*
Isopure Protein 2 scoops
12pm - 2 egg omelete with roast beef & cheese
Pita chips & hummus
(sleep)
6pm - Banana bread & milk
11:30pm - Salmon & veggies (sweet potato, bell peppers, onions, black beans)
Thursday
2am - Greek yogurt/berries/almonds
4am - Pear
6am - Shakeology/Protein
(sleep)
12:30pm - 3 eggs, black beans, sausage, salsa, hot sauce, oj
*Lift - Deadlift/Chest Press/Row*
(sleep)
6pm - Pita Chips/Hummus
Trail mix
Peppers/Hummus
1am - Salad (walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, chicken, ranch) + pear
Friday
5am - apple/pb
Saturday, July 13, 2013
My current diet & workouts, & stats
First, I'll get the food out of the way:
Wednesday
6am - Shakeology, 1 scoop Isopure protein
(sleep)
*Got my iron infusion, with Bendaryl, after 3 hours of sleep. Soooo tired! And hungry!
4pm - Panera Steak & Blue Cheese chopped salad, whole grain baguette (I soooo needed the carbs!)
(back to sleep before work 7p-1a)
(fast until 1am)
For the life of me I can't remember what I ate when I got off work at 1am, but I know I ate something, and it wasn't bad. I think maybe my trail mix (unsalted nuts:cashews, almonds, macadamia, pistachios; organic banana chips, dried cranberries) and another shakeology/protein.
Thursday
Fasted until Noon
Lunch w/friend at Jason's Deli - salad bar: Spring mix & spinach, 2 hard-boiled eggs, bell peppers, bean mix, sunflower seeds, light honey mustard; a little pasta salad & a couple little pieces of the toasted bread (not sure what kind it is, their like big croutons); and a small cup of ice cream w/syrup.
PWO - Trail mix, 1 scoop Muscle Milk protein
*BodyCombat & BodyPump* (totally wiped out!!)
8pm - 1 steak burrito w/veggies, sour cream, cheese salsa
GIRLS NIGHT! Sweet red wine (almost a bottle), couple glasses of Skinny Girl Pina Colada, Tracy's yummy strawberry dessert (vanilla pudding, angel food cake, cool whip) ... I'm sure I nibbled on some other foods, but I don't remember.
Friday
Fasted until 1:30pm
O'Charley's w/ my friend Wendy and her kids, and the fam. Can you believe I DIDN'T EAT ANY ROLLS!!!! This is a huge accomplishment for me! Being that I already had a "cheat night" last night, plus we were going for fro-yo afterwards! ... and also knowing I was drinking/grilling again later tonight, I knew I needed to avoid the bread. Very proud moment for me still! I had a couple of the chips/queso, which I could've done without, but needed to eat some so I could handle the crunching (damn misophonia...I hate it!). I ordered a cup of soup and only ate about half of it and gave the rest to Steve. And ordered the half-size steak ceasar salad, which surprisingly small (maybe because I never order a half size!) but just right, and super delicious! We all went to YoJoy for frozen yogurt and for the third time in a row I did NOT get cookie dough, brownies, oreos, syrup, etc that I used to. Small(er) amount of yogurt with only berries (and two little cheesecake bites). Baby steps.
*Heavy Lifting - 210lb squats, 85lb overhead presses, 16 Chinups*
More friends over that night to grill and swim and drink... Steak & veggies, salad... was doing pretty good....then the ice cream Twix came out, along w/a half bottle of Vodka. The Twix was worth it. Way too much vodka tho... someone needs to not allow me to mix my own drinks. I have no idea what I'm doing!
Saturday
8am PWO - Ezekial toast w/PB, agave, cinnamon + 1 scoop Muscle Milk
*9:30am BodyPump & BodyCombat* (even after all the vodka!)
1pm - Grilled Chicken kebob (w/peppers & onions), veggies (cucumbers, squash, zuchini, peppers, onions in Zesty Italian dressing)
(sleep before work)
6pm - Shakeology
8:30pm - Donatos veggie pizza (3 small pieces) & side salad w/light ranch
11:30pm - Vanilla greek yogurt, berries, almonds
*******************************************
I kinda feel like people are going to read this and think "Damn! She still eats a lot!" And "Really?! She thinks this is eating healthy?" Maybe I'm still being hard on myself, I don't know. Yes, I do eat a lot. That's why I enjoy fasting. I like to eat. (That sounds ass-backwards, doesn't it?! lol). Anyways, compared to my past eating habits, this is huge, considering what I used to allow myself on what always ended up to be a "cheat-three-or-four-day weekend"! I would start on girls-night Thursday and continue eating crap all thru the weekend. So yeah, the fact that I'm not bingeing on junk just whenever the urge strikes me, avoiding bread & pasta the majority of the time, but still allowing myself to enjoy life, and still make steps towards my goals ... yes, that makes me happy.
I also quit weighing myself. Very seldomly I'll get on the scale to check in, but really I'm going based more on how I look and how my clothes fit. I am checking my bodyfat percentage on the first of every month. I take progress pics occasionally, which I post on this awesome FB group called Fierce.Fit.Fearless (closed group, but you can ask to join...girls only!), which is a bunch of ladies, mostly who enjoy heavy lifting. Friday's are "Flex Friday" so girls will post bicep, back, butt ... whatever pics. Yesterday I posted bicep and back pics, and just some of the comments I got from the girls were very flattering, and also very motivating to keep up what I'm doing, and really make me want to crack down harder!
So what am I doing? Basically, I'm trying to eat more real, non-processed foods - meat, eggs, fruit, veggies, with very little bread or pasta products, a little dairy but not much. I use Ezekial bread (flourless)for my toast. I am supplementing with protein powder usually once or twicea day, and Shakeology as well (because I got a free bag of it so I'm gonna use it!) I am eating when I am hungry, and having more portion-control and not continuing to eat because "it tastes so good";. If I do get hungry between meals and need a snack, I still am sticking to fruit or veggies, hummus, greek yogurt, or Kind bars.I do eat pre-workout snacks prior to teaching classes, even if I'm not particularly hungry, but I do it for energy, as my classes are more about performance for me than how many calories I'm burning myself (which is a LOT!). I do not, however,always eat before my home heavy lifting or HIIT workouts (only if I feel I need to, or sometimes I will go fasted). I'm logging my food again on myfitnesspal, not religiously tho. And not necessarily to "count calories", but also to get an idea of how much protein I'm consuming (usually 100-150g per day). I seem to be, on a normal day (no indulging, desserts, or long fasts), taking in anywhere from 1,800-2,000. Possibly less if it's a non-class-teaching day.
Workout-wise, I am not currently teaching as much since we're in-between gyms, but I'm still teaching consitently at two other gyms, so I'm getting BodyPump in2-3x a week, BodyCombat 1-2 times a week, and trying to maybe get in a BodyStep or BodyAttack once a week. My heavy lifting I do 3x a week and also try to get in 1-2 HIIT sessions a week also.
Someone asked me on the FFF board what my stats and calorie consumption are, so I figure I'd add a tidbit in about what exactly I am doing right now, in a nutshell, food and workout-wise. Stats btw are: I'm 5'6" tall, and approx 150lbs (haven't weighed in a while but I tend to hover right around there). BodyFat as of July 1 is 19.4%. I don't particularly have a set goal, but I'd like to be somewhere between 17-18% bodyfat if (when) I decide to really crack down.
Even with my recent indulgences (trip to Kentucky, girls night, O'Charley's, several fro-yo trips, grilling/drinking nights), I am still making progress. When I do eat the crap, I can tell a big difference in my body and the way I feel, and each time, it makes me want to keep doing a little better. But I did quit beating myself up after my "cheat days". They are planned now, and I know to expect to be a little bloated afterwards. I drink some extra water and keep moving forward.
That's enough for now. I tend to ramble when I get on here after midnight!
Night all!
Wednesday
6am - Shakeology, 1 scoop Isopure protein
(sleep)
*Got my iron infusion, with Bendaryl, after 3 hours of sleep. Soooo tired! And hungry!
4pm - Panera Steak & Blue Cheese chopped salad, whole grain baguette (I soooo needed the carbs!)
(back to sleep before work 7p-1a)
(fast until 1am)
For the life of me I can't remember what I ate when I got off work at 1am, but I know I ate something, and it wasn't bad. I think maybe my trail mix (unsalted nuts:cashews, almonds, macadamia, pistachios; organic banana chips, dried cranberries) and another shakeology/protein.
Thursday
Fasted until Noon
Lunch w/friend at Jason's Deli - salad bar: Spring mix & spinach, 2 hard-boiled eggs, bell peppers, bean mix, sunflower seeds, light honey mustard; a little pasta salad & a couple little pieces of the toasted bread (not sure what kind it is, their like big croutons); and a small cup of ice cream w/syrup.
PWO - Trail mix, 1 scoop Muscle Milk protein
*BodyCombat & BodyPump* (totally wiped out!!)
8pm - 1 steak burrito w/veggies, sour cream, cheese salsa
GIRLS NIGHT! Sweet red wine (almost a bottle), couple glasses of Skinny Girl Pina Colada, Tracy's yummy strawberry dessert (vanilla pudding, angel food cake, cool whip) ... I'm sure I nibbled on some other foods, but I don't remember.
Friday
Fasted until 1:30pm
O'Charley's w/ my friend Wendy and her kids, and the fam. Can you believe I DIDN'T EAT ANY ROLLS!!!! This is a huge accomplishment for me! Being that I already had a "cheat night" last night, plus we were going for fro-yo afterwards! ... and also knowing I was drinking/grilling again later tonight, I knew I needed to avoid the bread. Very proud moment for me still! I had a couple of the chips/queso, which I could've done without, but needed to eat some so I could handle the crunching (damn misophonia...I hate it!). I ordered a cup of soup and only ate about half of it and gave the rest to Steve. And ordered the half-size steak ceasar salad, which surprisingly small (maybe because I never order a half size!) but just right, and super delicious! We all went to YoJoy for frozen yogurt and for the third time in a row I did NOT get cookie dough, brownies, oreos, syrup, etc that I used to. Small(er) amount of yogurt with only berries (and two little cheesecake bites). Baby steps.
*Heavy Lifting - 210lb squats, 85lb overhead presses, 16 Chinups*
More friends over that night to grill and swim and drink... Steak & veggies, salad... was doing pretty good....then the ice cream Twix came out, along w/a half bottle of Vodka. The Twix was worth it. Way too much vodka tho... someone needs to not allow me to mix my own drinks. I have no idea what I'm doing!
Saturday
8am PWO - Ezekial toast w/PB, agave, cinnamon + 1 scoop Muscle Milk
*9:30am BodyPump & BodyCombat* (even after all the vodka!)
1pm - Grilled Chicken kebob (w/peppers & onions), veggies (cucumbers, squash, zuchini, peppers, onions in Zesty Italian dressing)
(sleep before work)
6pm - Shakeology
8:30pm - Donatos veggie pizza (3 small pieces) & side salad w/light ranch
11:30pm - Vanilla greek yogurt, berries, almonds
*******************************************
I kinda feel like people are going to read this and think "Damn! She still eats a lot!" And "Really?! She thinks this is eating healthy?" Maybe I'm still being hard on myself, I don't know. Yes, I do eat a lot. That's why I enjoy fasting. I like to eat. (That sounds ass-backwards, doesn't it?! lol). Anyways, compared to my past eating habits, this is huge, considering what I used to allow myself on what always ended up to be a "cheat-three-or-four-day weekend"! I would start on girls-night Thursday and continue eating crap all thru the weekend. So yeah, the fact that I'm not bingeing on junk just whenever the urge strikes me, avoiding bread & pasta the majority of the time, but still allowing myself to enjoy life, and still make steps towards my goals ... yes, that makes me happy.
I also quit weighing myself. Very seldomly I'll get on the scale to check in, but really I'm going based more on how I look and how my clothes fit. I am checking my bodyfat percentage on the first of every month. I take progress pics occasionally, which I post on this awesome FB group called Fierce.Fit.Fearless (closed group, but you can ask to join...girls only!), which is a bunch of ladies, mostly who enjoy heavy lifting. Friday's are "Flex Friday" so girls will post bicep, back, butt ... whatever pics. Yesterday I posted bicep and back pics, and just some of the comments I got from the girls were very flattering, and also very motivating to keep up what I'm doing, and really make me want to crack down harder!
So what am I doing? Basically, I'm trying to eat more real, non-processed foods - meat, eggs, fruit, veggies, with very little bread or pasta products, a little dairy but not much. I use Ezekial bread (flourless)for my toast. I am supplementing with protein powder usually once or twicea day, and Shakeology as well (because I got a free bag of it so I'm gonna use it!) I am eating when I am hungry, and having more portion-control and not continuing to eat because "it tastes so good";. If I do get hungry between meals and need a snack, I still am sticking to fruit or veggies, hummus, greek yogurt, or Kind bars.I do eat pre-workout snacks prior to teaching classes, even if I'm not particularly hungry, but I do it for energy, as my classes are more about performance for me than how many calories I'm burning myself (which is a LOT!). I do not, however,always eat before my home heavy lifting or HIIT workouts (only if I feel I need to, or sometimes I will go fasted). I'm logging my food again on myfitnesspal, not religiously tho. And not necessarily to "count calories", but also to get an idea of how much protein I'm consuming (usually 100-150g per day). I seem to be, on a normal day (no indulging, desserts, or long fasts), taking in anywhere from 1,800-2,000. Possibly less if it's a non-class-teaching day.
Workout-wise, I am not currently teaching as much since we're in-between gyms, but I'm still teaching consitently at two other gyms, so I'm getting BodyPump in2-3x a week, BodyCombat 1-2 times a week, and trying to maybe get in a BodyStep or BodyAttack once a week. My heavy lifting I do 3x a week and also try to get in 1-2 HIIT sessions a week also.
Someone asked me on the FFF board what my stats and calorie consumption are, so I figure I'd add a tidbit in about what exactly I am doing right now, in a nutshell, food and workout-wise. Stats btw are: I'm 5'6" tall, and approx 150lbs (haven't weighed in a while but I tend to hover right around there). BodyFat as of July 1 is 19.4%. I don't particularly have a set goal, but I'd like to be somewhere between 17-18% bodyfat if (when) I decide to really crack down.
Even with my recent indulgences (trip to Kentucky, girls night, O'Charley's, several fro-yo trips, grilling/drinking nights), I am still making progress. When I do eat the crap, I can tell a big difference in my body and the way I feel, and each time, it makes me want to keep doing a little better. But I did quit beating myself up after my "cheat days". They are planned now, and I know to expect to be a little bloated afterwards. I drink some extra water and keep moving forward.
That's enough for now. I tend to ramble when I get on here after midnight!
Night all!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Post-mini vacation reboot
For whatever reason, I didn't log any food after my last blog. With all the crap I ate during my trip to Kentucky (cookies, candy bars, M&M's ... oh yeah, major sugar binging), I'm not going to bother trying to remember it all. So we'll ignore the Hardees I had for breakfast the morning we left Jackson, and just start from when we got home!
First though, just have to say it was wonderful to finally see Kaleb after almost 3 weeks! He had a great time, but is glad to be home. ESPECIALLY glad to finally get home to Conan! They became instant-buddies. It's so cute!
Ok, here's the food.
Monday/Tuesday
2pm Shakeology + 1 scoop Isopure protein powder
*HIIT (Tabata Set 1: 40-lb kettlebell swings + Sumo-deadlift high pull; Set 2: cross-fit style burpees + mountain climbers)/Lift (12-15 rep)/Abs*
Carrots, hummus
6pm - Chicken voila (< 1 serving)
1am - Trail mix (unsalted nuts, banana chips, dried cranberries), 2 scoops muscle milk
Grapes, Kind bar
6:30am Shakeology + 1 scoop Isopure protein powder
(Sleep)
2pm - 3 eggs, sausage, peppers, tomatoes, onions. Oj. *Walk/Heavy lift (175lb deadlift, 110lb bench press, 110lb BB rows)/Abs*
6:30 - Quest, EAS lean protein powder
Cinnamon wheel (Steve was nice enough to bring me dessert to work, but I shared half of it with Lena!)
11pm - Chicken strips, fries (Lena was nice enough to share her meal with me too! Not the healthiest, but was only half a meal.)
Wednesday
2:30a Vanilla Greek yogurt + cinnamon, walnuts, Apple (yum!)
First though, just have to say it was wonderful to finally see Kaleb after almost 3 weeks! He had a great time, but is glad to be home. ESPECIALLY glad to finally get home to Conan! They became instant-buddies. It's so cute!
Ok, here's the food.
Monday/Tuesday
2pm Shakeology + 1 scoop Isopure protein powder
*HIIT (Tabata Set 1: 40-lb kettlebell swings + Sumo-deadlift high pull; Set 2: cross-fit style burpees + mountain climbers)/Lift (12-15 rep)/Abs*
Carrots, hummus
6pm - Chicken voila (< 1 serving)
1am - Trail mix (unsalted nuts, banana chips, dried cranberries), 2 scoops muscle milk
Grapes, Kind bar
6:30am Shakeology + 1 scoop Isopure protein powder
(Sleep)
2pm - 3 eggs, sausage, peppers, tomatoes, onions. Oj. *Walk/Heavy lift (175lb deadlift, 110lb bench press, 110lb BB rows)/Abs*
6:30 - Quest, EAS lean protein powder
Cinnamon wheel (Steve was nice enough to bring me dessert to work, but I shared half of it with Lena!)
11pm - Chicken strips, fries (Lena was nice enough to share her meal with me too! Not the healthiest, but was only half a meal.)
Wednesday
2:30a Vanilla Greek yogurt + cinnamon, walnuts, Apple (yum!)
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Just wanted to share!
I love this Nia Shanks chick. I'm subscribed to her, and the other Beautiful Badass girls' email lists. Check out their websites when you have a chance. So much great info. Here's the latest email I wanted to share...in case anyone is feeling guilty after today's festivities!
Howdy, friend!
Failure. That's the topic for today's email.
"I failed."
How many times have you said this on your journey to build the body you want (stronger, leaner, healthier)? Maybe you missed a workout or ate too much junk food.
"I failed," you tell yourself.
Failure, my friend, isn't a bad thing.
How about instead of looking at these instances as failures you take a different perspective.
We equate failures with the notion that we *should* be perfect. We should do everything correctly, 100% of time. Anything less is failing.
I used to think this way, and it drove me crazy.
I had to eat perfectly all the time and never miss a workout no matter what. Anything less then perfection was a failure.
But then I viewed "failures" differently (this applies not only to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but business and practically anything else).
Thomas Edison said it best: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
The next time you proclaim to have "failed", take a step back and look at the entire situation. What can you learn from it? How can you turn this into a positive experience? Do you need to simplify the process? What can you do differently that will lead to a positive outcome?
Failing isn't bad. Failing means at least you're trying! You're doing something. You're taking action.
Failing allows us to grow stronger and be more resilient. Failing ultimately allows us to become more awesome and stronger versions of ourselves.
What we view as failing is simply a learning opportunity.
We'll finish this off with another quote by Epictetus. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
Until next time . . .
Be the Most Awesome and Strongest Version of YOU,
Nia
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
New addition to our family! Food. And New Beginnings.
First, I gotta show off this awesome dog of ours! And if you thought by that title that I'm pregnant, you obviously don't know me! ;)
In only two days, we have already fallen in love with this amazingly sweet and wonderful beast of a dog (or "Tank" as Steve likes to call him!). He is so funny and just loves us to pieces already too. I can not wait for Kaleb to come home ... he will absolutely LOVE him to death!
Anywho, here's my food over the last few days, with some thoughts on the side. Treated myself a few times, but nothing overboard. Working on trying to get more protein in.
Sunday
1am - Nut, apple, yogurt trail mix
4:30am - Greek yogurt, half banana, blueberries, almonds
7:15 - 3 scrambled eggs, crumbled italian sausage, salsa, OJ
Migraine, no workout today :( I'm really enjoying my heavy lifting sessions. Won't get it in again til Wednesday since I teach Pump the next two days. Could, but not going to do that to myself!
2pm - Protein/berry smoothie
5pm - Panera turkey fuji apple salad
8-9pm? - Quest Bar
11pm Healthy Choice steamer meal (bbq Steak, red potatoes...yummy!)
Monday
2am - Greek yogurt, berries, almonds
5am - Nut, apple, yogurt trail mix (I realized this after I ate it that this is what caused my migraine yesterday! It's back...I think it's the nuts. Which sucks, cuz I love me some NUTS. Always happens tho when I eat to many nuts. <Insert TWSS joke here>)
(Sleep)
Protein juice (Isopure makes this juice that has 40g of protein that tastes decent...diggin it!)
PWO-2 slices Ezekiel toast, pb, agave
*BodyPump*
8:30pm - Sushi w/Sue! Go to Ocean World at 86th & Ditch and try the Mardi Gras roll and Canadian roll... I just can't get enough. Yes I ate it all. Yes it was worth it!
Tuesday
9:30am - Kind bar, Isopure protein juice
12pm - Steak, sweet potato
PWO - Clif bar, ritz crackers (I felt like I needed carbs and they looked good).
*BodyPump*
7:30pm - Donatos veggie pizza (best ever!), cheese bread,
strawberry shortcake (small angel food cake round, strawberries, light cool wHip)
9pm - Isopure Protein shake (50g protein). I figure I needed the extra protein since my dinner was pretty much all carbs. Thought I was done for the night and was going to start my fast, but then we watched Big Brother and had:
11pm - Popcorn, 2 Mich Ultra's
And I also decided for sure to go to BodyAttack the next morning, so I opted not to fast. I'll get back to that after our trip to KY. I don't really have another opportunity until then. I might do a 16-18 hour fast Thur am into Fri am. We'll see.
Wednesday
(PWO) 2 slices Ezekial toast/pb/agave, milk
*BodyAttack*
11am - A few mixed nuts (don't wanna over-do it on the nuts!), cranberries, banana chips
12:30pm - Orange Leaf - Wedding cake frozen yogurt w/raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, cherries, granola (I am actually liking the fruit/berries on my yogurt MORE than the cookie dough, brownies, oreos, syrup, etc I used to get!)
2pm - Carrots & a little hummus
*Lift - 3 sets: 205lb squats!, 80lb overhead press, Chinups*
3pm - Lettuce wrap - iceburg lettuce, sliced turkey & roast beef, honey mustard
(sleep before work)
6:45pm - Protein/berry smoothie (50g), Kind bar
12am - Two Tilapia fillets, sauted veggies w/olive oil
I just feel like I eat SO MUCH DANG FOOD! Aside from the "unnecessary treats" (strawberry shortcake, popcorn & beer, frozen yogurt, etc), I'm eating when I'm hungry, not over-eating, and eating mindfully to fuel my body, as opposed to just eating what sounds good whenever I feel like it. I can get away with doing fasted workouts when I'm working out on my own, HIIT sets or lifting, but I do eat my PWO's prior to teaching classes because it's more of a performance thing than just a fat-burning thing. If, since Gold's is closing their doors, (I'm not ready to talk about this just yet, I'm only mentioning it due to the subject of my food), and I won't be teaching as many classes (only for a SHORT period of time I'm sure, but again, not talking about it yet...), I may be able to get away with eating less daily calories, and possibly even back to more of a LeanGains method of fasting ... we'll see.
Ok, I said I wasn't gonna talk about it, but my mind went there.
Life, and everything in it, is constantly changing. We have to change with it. Although sometimes change is sad at first, it's not always a bad thing. All things happen for a reason, I do believe that. Change forces us to take action. And we prevail, and come out stronger. "What doesn't kill ya...." You know the song. I personally prefer the Metallica version "What don't kill ya make ya more strong", but I don't see Les Mills using that in any tracks. Bummer.
You Les Mills fans reading this may know that our beloved company that produces these amazing workouts, that has become a wonderfully amazing part of our lives, that has led me to meeting my awesome friends, meet the man of my dreams, helped me to quit smoking, and of course, to become The Machine! ;) ... got off track, sorry ... Anyways... Les Mills is based out of New Zealand, also home of the Maori tribe. You've seen a lot of us instructors wearing our necklaces with the different Maori symbols, each with their own meaning...
The necklace I wear is the Maori tribe symbol (the spiral) called the Koru, also in the tattoo on my neck. It means 'New Beginnings'. That means a lot to me, for several reasons.
To my Gold's Les Mills peeps: This is only our New Beginning. Ready to get stronger?!
Kia Kaha!
Anywho, here's my food over the last few days, with some thoughts on the side. Treated myself a few times, but nothing overboard. Working on trying to get more protein in.
Sunday
1am - Nut, apple, yogurt trail mix
4:30am - Greek yogurt, half banana, blueberries, almonds
7:15 - 3 scrambled eggs, crumbled italian sausage, salsa, OJ
Migraine, no workout today :( I'm really enjoying my heavy lifting sessions. Won't get it in again til Wednesday since I teach Pump the next two days. Could, but not going to do that to myself!
2pm - Protein/berry smoothie
5pm - Panera turkey fuji apple salad
8-9pm? - Quest Bar
11pm Healthy Choice steamer meal (bbq Steak, red potatoes...yummy!)
Monday
2am - Greek yogurt, berries, almonds
5am - Nut, apple, yogurt trail mix (I realized this after I ate it that this is what caused my migraine yesterday! It's back...I think it's the nuts. Which sucks, cuz I love me some NUTS. Always happens tho when I eat to many nuts. <Insert TWSS joke here>)
(Sleep)
Protein juice (Isopure makes this juice that has 40g of protein that tastes decent...diggin it!)
PWO-2 slices Ezekiel toast, pb, agave
*BodyPump*
8:30pm - Sushi w/Sue! Go to Ocean World at 86th & Ditch and try the Mardi Gras roll and Canadian roll... I just can't get enough. Yes I ate it all. Yes it was worth it!
Tuesday
9:30am - Kind bar, Isopure protein juice
12pm - Steak, sweet potato
PWO - Clif bar, ritz crackers (I felt like I needed carbs and they looked good).
*BodyPump*
7:30pm - Donatos veggie pizza (best ever!), cheese bread,
strawberry shortcake (small angel food cake round, strawberries, light cool wHip)
9pm - Isopure Protein shake (50g protein). I figure I needed the extra protein since my dinner was pretty much all carbs. Thought I was done for the night and was going to start my fast, but then we watched Big Brother and had:
11pm - Popcorn, 2 Mich Ultra's
And I also decided for sure to go to BodyAttack the next morning, so I opted not to fast. I'll get back to that after our trip to KY. I don't really have another opportunity until then. I might do a 16-18 hour fast Thur am into Fri am. We'll see.
Wednesday
(PWO) 2 slices Ezekial toast/pb/agave, milk
*BodyAttack*
11am - A few mixed nuts (don't wanna over-do it on the nuts!), cranberries, banana chips
12:30pm - Orange Leaf - Wedding cake frozen yogurt w/raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, cherries, granola (I am actually liking the fruit/berries on my yogurt MORE than the cookie dough, brownies, oreos, syrup, etc I used to get!)
2pm - Carrots & a little hummus
*Lift - 3 sets: 205lb squats!, 80lb overhead press, Chinups*
3pm - Lettuce wrap - iceburg lettuce, sliced turkey & roast beef, honey mustard
(sleep before work)
6:45pm - Protein/berry smoothie (50g), Kind bar
12am - Two Tilapia fillets, sauted veggies w/olive oil
I just feel like I eat SO MUCH DANG FOOD! Aside from the "unnecessary treats" (strawberry shortcake, popcorn & beer, frozen yogurt, etc), I'm eating when I'm hungry, not over-eating, and eating mindfully to fuel my body, as opposed to just eating what sounds good whenever I feel like it. I can get away with doing fasted workouts when I'm working out on my own, HIIT sets or lifting, but I do eat my PWO's prior to teaching classes because it's more of a performance thing than just a fat-burning thing. If, since Gold's is closing their doors, (I'm not ready to talk about this just yet, I'm only mentioning it due to the subject of my food), and I won't be teaching as many classes (only for a SHORT period of time I'm sure, but again, not talking about it yet...), I may be able to get away with eating less daily calories, and possibly even back to more of a LeanGains method of fasting ... we'll see.
Ok, I said I wasn't gonna talk about it, but my mind went there.
Life, and everything in it, is constantly changing. We have to change with it. Although sometimes change is sad at first, it's not always a bad thing. All things happen for a reason, I do believe that. Change forces us to take action. And we prevail, and come out stronger. "What doesn't kill ya...." You know the song. I personally prefer the Metallica version "What don't kill ya make ya more strong", but I don't see Les Mills using that in any tracks. Bummer.
You Les Mills fans reading this may know that our beloved company that produces these amazing workouts, that has become a wonderfully amazing part of our lives, that has led me to meeting my awesome friends, meet the man of my dreams, helped me to quit smoking, and of course, to become The Machine! ;) ... got off track, sorry ... Anyways... Les Mills is based out of New Zealand, also home of the Maori tribe. You've seen a lot of us instructors wearing our necklaces with the different Maori symbols, each with their own meaning...
The necklace I wear is the Maori tribe symbol (the spiral) called the Koru, also in the tattoo on my neck. It means 'New Beginnings'. That means a lot to me, for several reasons.
To my Gold's Les Mills peeps: This is only our New Beginning. Ready to get stronger?!
Kia Kaha!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
We're just gonna start over...
Goodies at work...tailgaiting at Jimmy Buffett...steak & shake at 1am... pool party get together at the house... candy pizza (twice), lots of margarita. Yeah. Um... didn't write it down, and I'm not going to even try. I enjoyed it. It's over. Moving on!
I do realize at least though that, even as much as I enjoy my splurging during special occasions, it does physically make me feel like crap afterwards. Bloated, constipated ... just crappy. We all know the feeling. But it does help me during those non-special-occasion moments where I want something junky just because it sounds good, but have no way of justifying it. I remind me self of that yucky feeling and know the regret that comes after a moment of weakness. I have to decide if it's worth it or not. And usually it's not. If it is worth it, great! Enjoy! Move on.
I'm getting better though. Even during those special occasions, I still don't do as bad as I used to. Still maybe worse than other people, yes. But I'm not other people, I'm me.
Back at work tonight, and as much as I wanted to do a fast, I know that I cannot do that while I work. Mentally, it's just not happening. Fasts should be enjoyable (if you don't fast or understand the reasoning behind fasting, that probably sounds crazy to you, I know!), and if you struggle to make it thru your fast, and if feels like torture or punishment, then it's best to not fast.
One more week and we leave for Kentucky to see my family and my little boy! He doesn't sound like he is missing me too bad yet. :/ Glad he is having a good time tho!
Ok, time to study BodyPump. Have a great weekend all!!
I do realize at least though that, even as much as I enjoy my splurging during special occasions, it does physically make me feel like crap afterwards. Bloated, constipated ... just crappy. We all know the feeling. But it does help me during those non-special-occasion moments where I want something junky just because it sounds good, but have no way of justifying it. I remind me self of that yucky feeling and know the regret that comes after a moment of weakness. I have to decide if it's worth it or not. And usually it's not. If it is worth it, great! Enjoy! Move on.
I'm getting better though. Even during those special occasions, I still don't do as bad as I used to. Still maybe worse than other people, yes. But I'm not other people, I'm me.
Back at work tonight, and as much as I wanted to do a fast, I know that I cannot do that while I work. Mentally, it's just not happening. Fasts should be enjoyable (if you don't fast or understand the reasoning behind fasting, that probably sounds crazy to you, I know!), and if you struggle to make it thru your fast, and if feels like torture or punishment, then it's best to not fast.
One more week and we leave for Kentucky to see my family and my little boy! He doesn't sound like he is missing me too bad yet. :/ Glad he is having a good time tho!
Ok, time to study BodyPump. Have a great weekend all!!
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