Week 8- Day 4

Xstretch
Elliptical- burned 500 calories




Exercise was the least on my mind today and I can't wait to hit my pillow once I'm done with this post. I didn't fall asleep last night until after 3 am and had to be up at 6. Ugh.


Breakfast: Pomegranate Chobani, PB2 & 1 tbsp Smuckers  organic jam on 1/2 whole grain English muffin with flax seed

Lunch: 1 Applegate Farms chicken patty on one Earthgrain thin bun and 1 gala apple sliced with cinnamon

Dinner: Crunchy Asian Salmon (Ina/Barefoot Contessa recipe), broccoli, and 2 tbsps  (leftovers)UB whole grain rice

Snacks: 100 calorie cheez its, 1 deep chocolate vitamuffin


xoxo

Week 8- Day 3

KenpoX
Bike Ride- 1 hr
Elliptical- burned 700 calories


*excert* from Q&A book:
It takes approximately 50 calories to raise the temperature of 8 ounces of ice-cold water to body temperature. If you drink eight to ten cold cups of water each day, you'll burn an extra 400-500 calories.

Hmm..I thought that was rather interesting.


Woke up to find that mini me has taken my favorite pair of Pelle Modas to a friends house. What!?! Grrr....  I felt obliged to grab a pair of one of her beloved, and precious most favorite sneakers since I only own 1 pair. That's only fair right? Right!

   And they match my bike. Sweet!  This one's for you MM!


Today I rode my bike farther than I have ever ridden and tried to stay at a certain speed to keep my heart rate up. Whew, I really worked up a sweat out in the heat and some hunger pains too. I rode on a main rode and passed Krystal's twice. I wanted a scrambler so bad it wasn't even funny! I'm not one to care about eating hot foods in the Summer. None of that matters to me. Hunger pains started to kick in because I didn't eat a pre ride snack.  I finally decided to ride up to the drive thru window to ask for a nutritional guide. I was advised that they had run out but the girl was more than willing to look online for the info that I wanted (it pays to be nice). I told her all I wanted was the info for the original scrambler. She walked away and came back to the window with the information written down for me. Thank goodness they weren't busy because I'm sure I wouldn't have received such awesome service. 420 calories! That was too much for me for breakfast and I had the rest of the day to count for! I thanked her and rode off into the sunset.
When i got home I decided to make my own scrambler  .

Krystal's Original Scrambler  *pic source*

Breakfast: my scrambler (1 Morningstar veggie sausage, 1 scrambled egg white, 1/4 cup Weight Watchers shredded cheese, 1/8 Quaker grits)

 205 calories

Lunch: 1 slice leftover pizza & 1 deep chocolate vitamuffin

 boring photo I know....

Dinner: 1 Morningstar veggie riblet, 1/2 cup UB whole grain rice, 1/2 cup peas, 1 piece Garlic Naan (not pictured) because I ate it before my food was plated...so so good.

Snack: 1 pk 100 calorie Cheez Its, 7 R.W. Garcia veggie chips




Hope everyone had a great day!
xoxo

Week 8- Day 2

Core Synergistics
Walk/Run- 40 minutes
Bike Ride- 20 minutes
Elliptical-burned 200 calories



Still enjoying the Q&A Book. *excerpt*
The following fruits are high in sugar:
apples
bananas
cherries
dried fruits
figs
grapes
mangoes
pears
pineapples
pomegranate
prunes,
...just to name a few..


Breakfast: Fage topped with blackberries and mango slices

Lunch: last of the deli fresh shaved roasted turkey with cherry tomatoes, organic mixed greens, cucumber slices on 1 Flat Out FOLD It 5 grain flax bread/ 7 cherries

Dinner: 3 slices coconut curry Tempeh with 1/2 cup U.B. whole grain rice, red peppers, onions, 1/2 cup peas, with 1/2 slice Garlic Naan

I made a turkey pepperoni, mushroom, onion and red pepper pizza for my friend and I had a tiny taste.

Dessert: 1 deep chocolate vitamuffin


I'm beat.
xoxo

Week 8- Day 1

Switched YogaX out for Kettlebell




This week is my recovery week for P90X and today was YogaX. I opted to go with Kettlebell instead. What a workout, I felt great afterward.


Breakfast: 2 egg white w/spinach omelet, 1 morningstar veggie sausage on 1 Thomas whole wheat english muffin & 1/2 of a banana topped with peanut butter (pb2)

Lunch: missed it but I did snack on 2 Stone organic crackers with laughing cow light swiss, 1/2 an orange, 1 slice of mango and a handful of blackberries


Dinner: salad (Marketside organic mixed and baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, feta, onions, mushrooms, baby carrots, & sliced Cajun chicken breasts) I tried to make croutons out of a corn vitatop.

Krogers has an awesome sale going on in the produce section. I saw alot of sale signs but was pressed for time and grabbed what i could. As soon as I walked thru the doors my eyes focused on the 1/2 pint blackberries and mangoes for $1 ea. Joy! Love me some blackberries!

I topped a crepe with fat free redi-whip & blackberries drizzled with a lemon sauce for a refreshing summer treat.


Picked up some root beer in the organic section at Kroger for mini me. She loves her root beer and is with me in trying to eat clean and healthy so I know she'll appreciate these.

xoxo

Week 7- Day 5, 6, & 7 / Weigh In

Day 5- Walk/Run- 30 minutes


I had the best weekend with mi familia! My sisters and brothers are just plain crazy and I love it. I went there with plans to stay on task and eat clean. After several meats, pastas, and cakes passed my eyes I knew I was going to break. I finally agreed to enjoy what I wanted to eat and get back on task on Monday.

Fridays vittles:

Breakfast: Oikos caramel with too much flax seed

Lunch: 2 oz turkey sausage, 2 egg white omelet with spinach, 1 Earthgrain  thin bun & cantaloupe

Dinner: Rice noodles with chicken and veggies in curry sauce

                       I ate half of this container :/

Dinner was take out because it was quick and easy to take to the drive in. We went to see The last Airbender. Can you see the screen? I couldn't. This is how far back we were and this is all that I saw. I still had fun though.

On Friday I received this awesome award from both Melissa and LeeLee. How cool is that? Both of these ladies are great and I LOVE their blogs and can't wait to read their posts each week! They're also great supporters. Go check them out and see for yourself. As soon as I get it together I will post what I'm supposed to do with it. Thank you again ladies I really appreciate you! :)

Saturdays vittles & events
Breakfast: Oikos yogurt and banana -no pic
Lunch: none

Dinner:bbq pork ribs, whiting, tilapia, pasta salad and baked beans

I decided to stick with just a few items out of the variety and I ate every bite.


I asked one of the kids to bring me a small piece of cake and this is what was brought.
Cake sampler- red velvet, german chocolate, carrot cake & double fudge chocolate

They were all so moist and delicious and I'm glad I was so stuffed from dinner that I couldn't eat all of this.


The only exercise that I got in was some volleyball with the big boys. I had a blast and happy to say that the old girl still has it! I haven't played V-ball since high school but I wooped some butts on July 3rd. I also played horseshoes, badminton, and catch with the kids. The kids always flock to me. I guess because I'm a big kid at heart.

Me looking goofy with my niece and nephew-

 This little rascal here always has me cracking up lol

I had taken so many pics of the little rascals afterward I realized I didn't take any of the adults.

me , Harmony & mini me


Sundays vittles & events: (no pics for the vittles)
Breakfast: vitamuffin
Lunch snack: 100 calorie cheez its
Dinner: leftover ribs & pasta salad

We planned to go to Belue Farms in Spartanburg S.C. on Saturday but decided to wait until Sunday instead. This was going to be one of the hi-lights of my trip. I had a long list of items that I wanted to purchase numero uno being the free range meat. Big mistake. We drove all the way down there and they were closed on Sundays. :(
Now normally I am on top of things as far as checking for hrs of operation and directions and such but my mind was so clouded from excitement. I will definitely be back though.

On the way back we stopped at a fruit stand and brought back plenty of these so the trip was not a total bust:

When I returned home to GA late last night I felt stuffed and super tired. Before I went to bed I located a cleanse I had tried a while ago that ended in disaster.  When I purchased this tea a while back I immediately made a cup and sipped it to the last drop. I was confined to my home for 2 days. I couldn't understand what went wrong, this is just tea right, so I didn't need to read the directions. Ha! The directions clearly stated to steep the tea no longer than 2 minutes. I believe i steeped mine for almost 30 minutes because I was cooking dinner at the same time that day. THIS time I did it right. I made a cup before bed followed by a cup of peppermint tea as well and now I feel all better. :)

I weighed in this morning thinking surely I had gained a couple of pounds and prepared myself for it. To my surprise i stared down at this. 160 lbs is where I have plateaued for the past 4 years so I am so happy to see this. I weighed myself 5 more times just to be sure.

New measurements

5"2
Start Weight: 175
Highest Weight: 176
Current Weight: 159
Lowest Weight: 130
Goal Weight: 135
Waist: 29 1/2
Chest: 33 1/2
Hips: 41 1/2
Thighs: 25


Hope everyone had a great weekend!
xoxo

Road Trip!

Got a walk and bike ride in early this morning for one hour yay. I'm hitting the road headed to my hometown in NC to celebrate the 4th with mi familia for the weekend. There will be plenty of food, beverages, kids, water guns, fireworks, and my big toe in water (I can't swim). Although I won't be posting until I get back, I still plan to keep a record of all that I consume cause I am on a mission!

Hoping everyone has a GREAT weekend and I can't wait to read about it!
xoxo

Week 7- Day 4

Walk/Run- 45 minutes
Elliptical- burned 500 calories


About to head out for a bike ride before it gets too late!



Breakfast: Oikos caramel greek yogurt, 1/2 small banana

Lunch: missed it so when I got home I snacked on a vitamuffin and these

Dinner: (1) 4 oz grilled chicken breast topped with a mushroom sauce, 1 cup cascade farms organic broccoli, 1/2 cup U.B. whole grain rice

Hope everyone had a great day!
xoxo