These days have been hard, but not as bad as the weekend. On Monday, I did my official weigh-in, and I've lost 2.5 lbs, 1/2 an inch off my waist, and an inch or so off each leg. Progress!
I also decided to start doing my workouts in the morning to avoid dealing with K while trying to workout. It is exhausting, but it gives me more time to spend with her and allows me to concentrate on the workout.
Monday:
Workout: Total Cardio (LOVE)
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
(I love this! It lasted me a nice long time and was so yummy!)
Snack: Carrot sticks [green]
Peanuts [orange]
Lunch:
Chicken [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Cantaloupe + strawberries [purple]
Dinner:
Chipotle Chicken bowl--soooo yummy!
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [2 yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozzerella cheese [blue]
Tuesday:
Workout: Upper Fix
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
Snack:
Carrot sticks [green]
Lunch:
Leftovers:
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozerella [blue]
Snack:
Peanuts
Dinner:
Roast [2 red]
Green beans [green]
Carrots [green]
Dessert:
banana [purple] (frozen) w/peanut butter, almond milk, and a dab of honey--blended together in the food processor. SO YUMMY! K thinks it is ice cream. :)
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Days 6 & 7
Um. I'm behind.
So, the weekend was really, really tough. I also accidentally ordered a regular Dr. Pepper instead of a Diet. I didn't drink much, but, ugh.
Saturday, Day 6.
This day was brutal. The workout was Dirty Thirty, and, about halfway through, I got so lightheaded that I couldn't finish. I was lightheaded the rest of the day. :(
Breakfast:
Protein powder [red] + water
Snack:
Broccoli [green]
Lunch (out):
Two tacos [2 yellow + 2 red]
Snack:
Cantaloupe (I think?) [purple]
Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner:
Baked potato [2 yellow] + olive oil + cheese [blue] + chicken [red]
Sunday, Day 7
Breakfast: Shakeology + almond milk [yellow] + water + frozen fruit [purple]
Lunch:
Tortilla [yellow] + refried beans [yellow] + mixed veggies [green]
Snack:
Protein powder [red] + water
Dr. Pepper [oops] [boo]
Dinner:
Tacos [1 yellow + 1 red + 1 blue]
Refried beans/chips [2 extra yellows; I just....did]
Workout was Yoga. It was okay. I didn't realize I needed to be barefoot. This was the first time I had done the workout in the morning; not bad.
So, the weekend was really, really tough. I also accidentally ordered a regular Dr. Pepper instead of a Diet. I didn't drink much, but, ugh.
Saturday, Day 6.
This day was brutal. The workout was Dirty Thirty, and, about halfway through, I got so lightheaded that I couldn't finish. I was lightheaded the rest of the day. :(
Breakfast:
Protein powder [red] + water
Snack:
Broccoli [green]
Lunch (out):
Two tacos [2 yellow + 2 red]
Snack:
Cantaloupe (I think?) [purple]
Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner:
Baked potato [2 yellow] + olive oil + cheese [blue] + chicken [red]
Sunday, Day 7
Breakfast: Shakeology + almond milk [yellow] + water + frozen fruit [purple]
Lunch:
Tortilla [yellow] + refried beans [yellow] + mixed veggies [green]
Snack:
Protein powder [red] + water
Dr. Pepper [oops] [boo]
Dinner:
Tacos [1 yellow + 1 red + 1 blue]
Refried beans/chips [2 extra yellows; I just....did]
Workout was Yoga. It was okay. I didn't realize I needed to be barefoot. This was the first time I had done the workout in the morning; not bad.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Day 5
Yup--we're in the hard part. Plugging through. I'd like a nice fat bagel with cream cheese..
And, while typing my food, I realized I went over my yellow. Blast. I forgot about the toast I had this morning.
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + toast [yellow]
Lunch: Ham [red] + whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + cantaloupe/strawberries [purple]
Snack: peanuts [orange] + hardboiled egg [half a red]
Post workout snack: protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + carnita meat [red} + cheese [blue] + veggies [2 green]
Snack: Toast [yellow] + coconut oil + honey + banana [2 purple} + chocolate [zing]
Exercise: Full cardio
It was so nice to have a routine without weights. I am ready for mine to come in! This was quite the workout, but not horrible. My backside is pretty sore, but I am glad my legs got a little bit of a break.
And, while typing my food, I realized I went over my yellow. Blast. I forgot about the toast I had this morning.
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + toast [yellow]
Lunch: Ham [red] + whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + cantaloupe/strawberries [purple]
Snack: peanuts [orange] + hardboiled egg [half a red]
Post workout snack: protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + carnita meat [red} + cheese [blue] + veggies [2 green]
Snack: Toast [yellow] + coconut oil + honey + banana [2 purple} + chocolate [zing]
Exercise: Full cardio
It was so nice to have a routine without weights. I am ready for mine to come in! This was quite the workout, but not horrible. My backside is pretty sore, but I am glad my legs got a little bit of a break.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Day 4
Today was hard.
I woke up not feeling it....just sore and out of sorts. I had an 8 am class and a hectic day, which left little room for eating. That meant I was HUNGRY. (No bueno). On my way home, my mom wanted to know if I wanted to meet for dinner, and I badly wanted to do so. But I resisted and went home and worked through my Pilates.
Pilates. Ohmygosh. I thought it would be some relaxing...stretching...breathing.
Not so much. I thought I would die.
Anyway. I ended up having plenty of containers leftover, so I whipped up a 21 day Fix "banana split"--frozen yogurt with a banana, a couple strawberries, some peanuts, and some melted chocolate (my zing). Amazing!
Food
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + water/ toast [yellow] w/coconut oil [3 tsp], honey, and cinnamon
Snack: Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Lunch: Refried beans [yellow] + whole grain tortilla [yellow] + cutie [half a purple]
Postworkout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Carnitas--2 red containers of meat on 2 corn tostada shells w/1 blue of mozzarella cheese
Snack: Half a red container of yogurt with peanuts [orange], a banana and some strawberries [purple] + a square of melted chocolate [zing]
I woke up not feeling it....just sore and out of sorts. I had an 8 am class and a hectic day, which left little room for eating. That meant I was HUNGRY. (No bueno). On my way home, my mom wanted to know if I wanted to meet for dinner, and I badly wanted to do so. But I resisted and went home and worked through my Pilates.
Pilates. Ohmygosh. I thought it would be some relaxing...stretching...breathing.
Not so much. I thought I would die.
Anyway. I ended up having plenty of containers leftover, so I whipped up a 21 day Fix "banana split"--frozen yogurt with a banana, a couple strawberries, some peanuts, and some melted chocolate (my zing). Amazing!
Food
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + water/ toast [yellow] w/coconut oil [3 tsp], honey, and cinnamon
Snack: Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Lunch: Refried beans [yellow] + whole grain tortilla [yellow] + cutie [half a purple]
Postworkout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Carnitas--2 red containers of meat on 2 corn tostada shells w/1 blue of mozzarella cheese
Snack: Half a red container of yogurt with peanuts [orange], a banana and some strawberries [purple] + a square of melted chocolate [zing]
Day 3
I'm a little behind.
Day 3 was smooth. The only issue I had was I had a TON of food leftover.
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + 8 oz almond milk [yellow] + oatmeal [yellow]
(I tried to find a new yellow for breakfast since I wanted to save my oils for dinner. So, I soaked 1/4 c. oats in 1/2 almond milk and added cinnamon. They were pretty gross. Eh.)
Snack: Banana [purple]
Lunch: Chicken [red] + broccoli [green] + mixed veggies [green]
Post-workout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Omelette [3 eggs + 3 slices of deli ham + cheese--2 red + 1 blue] + broccoli [2 green]
The workout today was Lower Leg Fix....and oy! I'll be hobbling tomorrow.
The cool thing about today is that I noticed my hands are starting to look less puffy. Woop!
Day 3 was smooth. The only issue I had was I had a TON of food leftover.
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + 8 oz almond milk [yellow] + oatmeal [yellow]
(I tried to find a new yellow for breakfast since I wanted to save my oils for dinner. So, I soaked 1/4 c. oats in 1/2 almond milk and added cinnamon. They were pretty gross. Eh.)
Snack: Banana [purple]
Lunch: Chicken [red] + broccoli [green] + mixed veggies [green]
Post-workout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Omelette [3 eggs + 3 slices of deli ham + cheese--2 red + 1 blue] + broccoli [2 green]
The workout today was Lower Leg Fix....and oy! I'll be hobbling tomorrow.
The cool thing about today is that I noticed my hands are starting to look less puffy. Woop!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Day 2
I got on the scale this morning, and I was down 1.5 lbs! I was really surprised, but I was happy to see that my body had not gone into starvation mode. Woop!
Today was a weird day. I woke up really hungry and ate my way through the morning...and then I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't get near the fruit/veggies I was supposed to. I need to really make them a priority.
Today's workout was the Upper Body Fix. I didn't really like it, mainly because my weights aren't in and I only have a band. I couldn't figure out what the band lady was doing half of the time, and I felt like my momentum was interrupted by that. Plus, my two-year old was cranky. I pushed through, though, and I'm hoping for a better one tomorrow. I am pretty sore today; I am looking forward to a hot bath here shortly. :)
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder + water [red]
Toast w/coconut oil/honey/cinnamon [yellow] (This was sooo good! I didn't even miss the butter.)
Lunch:
Whole wheat tortilla [yellow]
Refried beans [yellow]
Cheese [blue]
Green beans [half a green]
Snack:
Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Peanuts [orange]
Postworkout snack:
Protein powder + water [red]
Dinner:
Chicken [2 red]
Potatoes [yellow]
Mixed veggies [1 green]
(I used this recipe.)
I was going to do some fruit and yogurt, but I just wasn't feeling it tonight. I am full! It is a lot of food. I need to make sure I am eating more fruit and veggies, though, and not just filling up on carbs and protein.
Today was a weird day. I woke up really hungry and ate my way through the morning...and then I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't get near the fruit/veggies I was supposed to. I need to really make them a priority.
Today's workout was the Upper Body Fix. I didn't really like it, mainly because my weights aren't in and I only have a band. I couldn't figure out what the band lady was doing half of the time, and I felt like my momentum was interrupted by that. Plus, my two-year old was cranky. I pushed through, though, and I'm hoping for a better one tomorrow. I am pretty sore today; I am looking forward to a hot bath here shortly. :)
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder + water [red]
Toast w/coconut oil/honey/cinnamon [yellow] (This was sooo good! I didn't even miss the butter.)
Lunch:
Whole wheat tortilla [yellow]
Refried beans [yellow]
Cheese [blue]
Green beans [half a green]
Snack:
Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Peanuts [orange]
Postworkout snack:
Protein powder + water [red]
Dinner:
Chicken [2 red]
Potatoes [yellow]
Mixed veggies [1 green]
(I used this recipe.)
I was going to do some fruit and yogurt, but I just wasn't feeling it tonight. I am full! It is a lot of food. I need to make sure I am eating more fruit and veggies, though, and not just filling up on carbs and protein.
Monday, March 2, 2015
21 Day Fix Day 1
This is an odd second post in my badly neglected blog, but I thought I'd start tracking my progress as I work through Beachbody's 21 Day Fix
Day 1:
Food
Breakfast
Protein shake (1 scoop vanilla powder + 12 oz unsweetened almond/coconut milk) (red + yellow)
1 slice whole grain toast w/honey (yellow)
Snack:
Peanuts (orange)
Hardboiled egg (half red)
Lunch:
Chicken (red)
Broccoli (green)
Cantaloupe (purple)
Snack:
Broccoli (green)
Apple (purple) w/fruit dip (greek yogurt [half red] + peanut butter + vanilla + cinnamon]
Snack 2 (workout recovery):
Protein powder + water (red)
Dinner:
Steak (red)
Baked potato (2 yellow) w/cheese (blue) and olive oil/dab of margarine
Green beans (green)
Strawberries (purple)
That seems like so much food! And it really was. I felt like I ate all day long. I was energized and satisfied, but not overly full. I didn't get hungry until the evening when we had to delay our dinner a little longer than planned. I followed my meal plan pretty well except I swapped out my night snack of yogurt for a protein shake after the workout. I also could NOT get all five servings of veggies in. I have to work on that.
A couple of interesting points: the All Purpose seasoning recipe is working pretty well for me in lieu of salt, which is surprising. The smell is a little strong due to the onion powder, but I am using it for everything and it is fine. I also know that I am not supposed to use any margarine, but I compromised and swapped it for one of the oils...and then used olive oil on my potato for the rest of it. I was a little skeptical about the potato since I put such little butter and about half the cheese I usually do. It was great, and I really didn't miss the other stuff. Woop!
The other victory was that I figured out how to combat the caffeine issue. I made some strong unsweetened tea and then I mixed 20 oz of it with a sugar free lemonade packet. It is probably not fix approved, but there's nothing in it, really. It was just enough sweetener to make it taste decent--and it gave me the caffeine I needed without my pop. I didn't even miss it today!
The workout was hard. My weights aren't in yet, but the modified version didn't require it. I was so awkward working through everything, and, even though some of the exercises appeared really simple, they were quite the workout. I'm rather sore now. :)
On to Day 2!
Day 1:
Food
Breakfast
Protein shake (1 scoop vanilla powder + 12 oz unsweetened almond/coconut milk) (red + yellow)
1 slice whole grain toast w/honey (yellow)
Snack:
Peanuts (orange)
Hardboiled egg (half red)
Lunch:
Chicken (red)
Broccoli (green)
Cantaloupe (purple)
Snack:
Broccoli (green)
Apple (purple) w/fruit dip (greek yogurt [half red] + peanut butter + vanilla + cinnamon]
Snack 2 (workout recovery):
Protein powder + water (red)
Dinner:
Steak (red)
Baked potato (2 yellow) w/cheese (blue) and olive oil/dab of margarine
Green beans (green)
Strawberries (purple)
That seems like so much food! And it really was. I felt like I ate all day long. I was energized and satisfied, but not overly full. I didn't get hungry until the evening when we had to delay our dinner a little longer than planned. I followed my meal plan pretty well except I swapped out my night snack of yogurt for a protein shake after the workout. I also could NOT get all five servings of veggies in. I have to work on that.
A couple of interesting points: the All Purpose seasoning recipe is working pretty well for me in lieu of salt, which is surprising. The smell is a little strong due to the onion powder, but I am using it for everything and it is fine. I also know that I am not supposed to use any margarine, but I compromised and swapped it for one of the oils...and then used olive oil on my potato for the rest of it. I was a little skeptical about the potato since I put such little butter and about half the cheese I usually do. It was great, and I really didn't miss the other stuff. Woop!
The other victory was that I figured out how to combat the caffeine issue. I made some strong unsweetened tea and then I mixed 20 oz of it with a sugar free lemonade packet. It is probably not fix approved, but there's nothing in it, really. It was just enough sweetener to make it taste decent--and it gave me the caffeine I needed without my pop. I didn't even miss it today!
The workout was hard. My weights aren't in yet, but the modified version didn't require it. I was so awkward working through everything, and, even though some of the exercises appeared really simple, they were quite the workout. I'm rather sore now. :)
On to Day 2!
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