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.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
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