Motivation!

Broccoli Bites

I found this recipe online one day and made it for my husband. He really liked it, and like I've mentioned before he's a hard one to please when it comes to healthy cooking. Granted this has a bunch of bread crumbs and some cheese but there's broccoli! lol

Recipe for Broccoli Bites

P90X Legs and Back

Today was P90X legs and back. I had a splitting headache the entire time but managed my way through it. I'm about 99% sure my headache was from lack of water. I didnt drink nearly as much as I should today. I really like this routine, one of my main goals is to tone my legs and who doesnt want a toned back?

My diet hasnt been all that great today. What counts is that I dont let it get me off track. Mistakes will be made, and it wasnt that big of a mistake. I havent eaten dinner yet and I am already 144 calories OVER my target. I was out from early morning and just got home. I havent had dinner yet, and I dont think I will be too hungry but that may just be my mind telling me I have overdrawn my calorie account. :)

Breakfast: Starbucks: Bacon and Gouda Sandwich and tall white mocha (non-fat, no whip) - 620 cals

Lunch: Bacon and Avocado Sandwich at Hilo Bay Cafe- (I'm guessing off of other sandwiches like this) 500 cals

Snack- Kid size soft serve ice-cream - 224 cal

Which brings me to 1344 calories. Thats still not bad. After I typed this out I realized there was a theme for today....Bacon. What a bad theme!

I'm thinking for dinner its either a salad, or perhaps broccoli bites. I will post the recipe.

I like big butts and I cannot lie

Dont get it twisted I <3 butts that look like hers, toned and round, not shapeless and flabby. :)

I start work at 6:30am this morning so I had to wake up at 4:00 just to have enough time to make lunch, eat breakfast, get ready and drive to work. Its YogaX tonight...wish me luck!

Food Journal

Motivation for ab ripperX

I've said this before and I will say it again. I hate ab ripper X......but if I can get a stomach like hers I'm game.  Yoga is tomorrow.... I think I hate yoga more than I hate ab ripper. I CANNOT clear my mind. I try and try and try but no cigar. 

My food journal for today:

Breakfast- 2 pc turkey bacon, one egg, one small banana: 193 cal

Lunch: Ahi, broccolini, red velvet cupcake (office b-day...ugh) - 365 call

Dinner: Italian turkey sandwich - 329 cal

Snacks: Starbucks tall non-fat no whip mocha- 170 cal

Grand total- 1057 Calories

Time to shower and go to bed! Goodnight!

This is so true. You can workout all you want but if you dont have your diet in check you are really setting yourself up for a hard time.  Yesterday's food journal went like this:

Breakfast: Oatmeal with soymilk - 210 cal ( I used less milk then yesterday...Im not doing that again, it was gummy)
Lunch: Brown rice (0.3  cup) - 55cal
            Feta Crumble (0.5 oz) 35 cal
            Chicken breast (0.3 cup) 58 cal
            Grilled Asparagus (5 spears) 27 cal
           Frozen peas (1/2 cup) 9 cal
Dinner: Ahi Tuna- 130 cal
             Broccolini- 20 cal
Snacks: Almonds (25) - 80 cal
             PB cookie - 180
             Apple banana- 79 cal

It was a super busy day yesterday at work so I didnt get a chance to have my mid morning or mid afternoon fruit/veggie.  I really need to eat more. Its have this love hate relationship with food. I dont want to eat it because I'm afraid I wont see the results but then if I dont eat it, I will be no better off. I know it all depends on what you eat, but what a struggle!

As for my exercise I woke up this morning at 4:00 and did P90x Shoulder and arms. Tonight after I get home I will do the ab ripper...ugh. Shoulder and arms was good. I really like the set up, doing three exercises then repeat...shoulders, bi, tri....shoulders, bi, tri.... I like knowing whats coming up.

Lemon Pepper Ahi and Garlic Broccolini

I think thats what you call it....broccolini... they look like asparagus but with a broccoli top.  I am on a roll for cooking healthy dinners. Although I know its only a matter of time before I run out of ideas. Tonight I made Lemon Pepper Ahi and Garlic Broccolini. It was amazingly easy. I seasoned the ahi with garlic salt and lemon pepper and then pan fried it with 1 tbs. olive oil. As for the broccolini I just put some salt, pepper and minced garlic in a wok with 1 tsp. of olive oil and there you have it! Dinner made in 10 minutes flat.

Anywhos, its P90x shoulders/arms tomorrow. I stayed up way too late last night but amazingly was not short on energy today. I think I'm going to peel myself away from my computer and relax for the rest of the night. Good night! :)

Turbofire 45ez

Phew! I just finished my Turbofire 45ez workout today.  It was go, go, go! I found this pic last night on the web and loved it. It really applied to todays workout. So many times I could feel myself starting to crap out but I'm glad I didnt! I think the only reason why they call this one "ez" is because there are no fire drills....but dont get it twisted, its definitely a great cardio workout! Although if I heard the music they play in the dvd anywhere but on this dvd I would hate it. But there's something about it that keeps you going. :)

I weighed myself this morning... I must have been retaining water or something because I am down 4 lbs!!!!! Shhhaaawwwooopppp!!! :) I started at 140 and this morning I was 136. Yesssaahh! I put my contacts on just because I couldnt believe my poppers with just my glasses on! lol. I have to maintain and keep pushing forward! Its going to be a great day!

Asparagus, feta, chicken and peas... oh my!

I really wasnt expecting this to taste as yummy as it did! It was one of those nights, I came home from working aallllll day long and the last thing I wanted to do was cook. I had a roast chicken in the fridge that I had bought this weekend and had pre-shredded for the week. I started with a tad bit of olive oil in a wok, sauteed my asparagus for a few minutes with some lemon pepper, onion powder and garlic, added my chicken and peas, stir-fried for a few more minutes then at the last minute tossed in some feta cheese and turned off the heat. Voila! Healthy, yummy dinner! I will definitely be making this again!

As for my PM workout, I did the ab ripper x. Boy do I hate ab ripper x. Its like he says, you hate it....but you love it. I guess I love to hate it. :)

The rest of my food journal for today went like this:

Breakfast: Instant oatmeal with vanilla soy milk- 235 cals
Lunch: Mashed Cauliflower, Quinoa Burger, small apple banana - 338 cals
Dinner: Chicken, asparagus, peas, feta - 122 cals (which I only had about 1/2 cup of the dinner mixture I made...eating out of small bowls really helps!)
Snacks:Almonds, Sweet chili rice crisps, PB cookie and carob chips - 265 cals

Grand total: 960. I still have 240 cals left for my 1200 cal diet. When I look at the numbers I feel like I should eat more but Im just not hungry.

By the way, if anyone is interested in a calorie counter for your smart phone I have been using the My Pal Fitness app and have no complaints so far. If you are eating a packaged food you can just scan the barcode which is pretty handy.

Day One

A little motivation to start my day off right.

So today is Chest/Back and ab ripper. I had a rough time waking up this morning. It wasn't like I was super tired, I just didn't have any motivation to wake up. I set my alarm for 4:15 and got out of bed at 6:00. Womp womp. I still did the first portion of my work out, the Chest/back. I will do the abs tonight when I get home from work. I did a portion of P90X awhile back so this was nothing new. I dont know about you but prior to my work out my mind is a monster, telling me I dont want to do this and then after I'm done my body is so happy that I did.  All I gotta say is my mind and body better get on the same page, pronto. ;)

I will be keeping a food journal that I will try and post here. So far I had a tbs. of L-Carnitine and for breakfast it will be oatmeal made with soy milk. 

Quinoa Burgers and Mashed Cauliflower

I have been hunting for some yummy healthy recipes and put two to the test tonight. This was the first time I ate both quinoa and cauliflower and I can happily say it wont be the last! If someone made this for me I could have never have guessed that it wasn't mashed potatoes. The quinoa burgers had a nice crispy outer layer and were super easy to make. They did not fall apart at all while cooking them! Not to mention, my anti-healthy eating husband liked them too! He will soon leave the dark side and realize healthy eating can also be yummy eating!

These are the two websites I got the recipes from:

Mashed Cauliflower: Southern Domestic Goddess

Quinoa Burger:Eating Well, Living Thin

We all gotta start somewhere....

This is my beginning. My before and never again.

So lets get down to business, here are my starting numbers:

Weight: 140

Waist: 31.5"

Hips: 39.5"

Right Thigh: 25.5" Left Thigh: 24.5"

Right Bicep: 11.5" Left Bicep: 11.5"

I cropped my head off since the idea to take pictures came to me AFTER my workout... I didn't really feel like fixing my hair to be honest. :) 

I love that my dog posed with me. :) 

I plan on using some supplements. I really want to try the Shakeology but my pocketbook wont allow me at the moment. :) I really wish I could buy a smaller quantity just to make sure I like the stuff.  So for now I will use what I have on hand. The Syntha-6 is rather high in calories so I when I do use it, it will be a meal replacement. Its really yummy and mixes very well, especially compared to the Lean Shake. As for the L-Carnitine, that stuff tastes like a yellow skittle and I will be taking one Tbs. when I first wake up prior to my workout which will be a Turbofire/P90X hybrid.

What the hell?!

Do you ever stop and think, what the hell happened?! It feels like in a blink of an eye I sky rocketed from 119 lbs. to 139 lbs. This is nothing new to me, I shouldn't be surprised. Before I got down to 119 lbs I was 156 lbs. I remember thinking to myself, never again, I am going to maintain this 119 and never, EVER go back to where I was.  Six months and 20 lbs later I see myself falling into the same disgusting habits. So here I go, one more time. I am going to make this my last.

I went to the doctor a month ago to discuss my weight gain. We did blood tests and without hesitation she put me on this drug called Diethylprop 75 mg.  Let me back it up a bit, I am 26 years old, blood tests were perfect, 5'1 and 139 lbs. Sure, I am overweight but I am not obese. But she is the doctor, doctor knows best right? Wrong. I tried them for 3 weeks. I gave them a good effort. I would definitely lose weight if I kept taking this prescription. My appetite was no where to be found. I could go all day without eating, not even thinking about it, happy and full of energy! I was drinking tons of water as a side effect, and whats wrong with water? I'll tell you, there no nutrition in water!!!! How could this be healthy? What was this teaching me?? NOTHING. I went to my follow up a few days ago and told her that I wanted a lifestyle change not a quick fix.  I want to change my habits, learn to love exercise, find something I am passionate about, not just suppress my natural feelings and starve myself. Her answer, a lower dose of the RX. I kindly declined and I plan to find a new doctor. Why is a doctor's answer always a prescription?!! Not once was I asked to make a food journal or up the exercise, nothing. I was advised to take this pill, perhaps have a piece of toast for breakfast, a small cup of soup for lunch and maybe a shake or something small for dinner..... Where is the fruits?! Vegetables?! Lean protein?!  Amazing. Disgustingly amazing.

So I am making my own plan.  I don't want a pill to control my feelings, tell me when I am hungry, force me to be happy......strange thought, to be able to force someone to be happy. It was like a legal form of crack. Not doing it, nope, not me.  Today is the day that I take control.