Monthly Archives: May 2013

Day 2: May 8th 2013

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My Morning ‘Cup of Joe’ 

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Almost every morning I drink a cup of hot water with lemon, I actually look forward to it…my favorite part is that the lemon acts a natural diuretic, it is wonderful and great way to cleanse the kidneys and any other toxins left in the body (It makes you pee), it also initiates your metabolism and the lemon balances your pH.  Some studies show it aids in weight-loss and keeps your skin pretty and clear too.

The Daily Smoothie

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Aww…my morning breakfast smoothie! (Sometimes I have a difficult time getting it all down)

Ingredients: (These often change based on what veggies and fruits are in my fridge)

-A little dash of 100% Cranberry Juice(not from concentrate and no sugar at all)

-Pineapple Juice

-Kale(a whole lot of it)

-Spinach

-Berry Medley (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries)

-1 teaspoon on Flax Seed Oil

-And lastly water

It’s a little tough to get that Kale down since it doesn’t blend well, but it is a perfect ‘breakfast’ meal to tide me over until lunch.

Lunchtime

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Leftover artichoke, a few pita chips and veggie spaghetti (made by my wonderful husband Monday night!)

Afternoon/Before Run Snack

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Trader Joe’s Pistachios

 

 Run Time At My Favorite Spot

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Today was a nice slow, short jog for me…my marathon training injury spiked today so i took it easy.

 

 

My I Just Ran Do I Have To Do The Rest Of My Workout Regimen For Wednesday Face…

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    My Trying To Motivate Myself To Finish My Workout Face!

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I did it though…

(No morning Yoga I was so sleepy this morning…I went back to bed until I absolutely HAD to get up!)

Jillian Michael-Week 1-check

Plank(60)-check

Side Bends 30×3-check

Ball Squeeze-check

Run Day-Completed!

Not having dinner tonight, I am just not hungry at all tonight.

Until Next Time,

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Day 1: May 7th 2013

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Day 1(2) May 7 2013 After Workout

After Day 1 Workout

Workout Schedule:

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60 Second Plank-check

Side Bends x3-check

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Ball Squeeze-check

(I’ll explain what this is…maybe tomorrow. Best thing you thighs have ever experienced!)

No ‘Run’ Day!

Dinner Looked Like This:

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Salmon

(Yes, this Vegan eats Salmon, another FAIL)

with Salt, Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Basil, Dill, Olive Oil, Lemon, 21 Seasoning Salute(Thank you TJ’s) and a little dash of Cayenne Pepper

Asparagus

with Garlic, Onion, Bay Leaf, and Lemon

(I like to dip it in Olive Oil instead of butter, a suggestion for you dairy eaters out there!)

Brown Rice

with Green and Red Bell Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Rice Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Anaheim Pepper and a Jalepeno

Wino

And Yes, I am having a celebratory glass of wine…or two!

The Schedule

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‘This Month’s Schedule’

May 2013

I love regimen and based on past experience this seems to be the best way for me to keep on track, there is nothing like crossing off a day when you have done everything on your ‘workout’ to-do list!

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The Stats

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This is so embarrassing…

Current Weight: 171.3

Chest:  37″

Arm: 12.5″

Waist: 32″

Hips: 39″

Thigh: 23″

I am too scared to post by ‘Before’ Photo at this point so this will have to do!

(This is the most recent picture I have of myself)

Current

Face

You can have this one too, even though it’s just a facie.

(I’m sure I will eventually post the photo you REALLY want to see…)

The REAL Weight-LossChallenge

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How many of you want to loose weight? It seems the older I get the more this daily struggle controls my life. Now I do believe that as the saying goes, ‘We are our own worst critics’ but that doesn’t mean we aren’t correct in our assumptions. Most of us are all trying to strive to be better versions of ourselves and to those of you that are I commend you, for whatever that may be worth.

I have decided to make daily posts on this blog-site that will chronical my constant love/hate relationship that I have with working out and my own body image. I know most of you(if not all of you) have done at least one of the most popular and very rarely successful ‘diets’  i.e. Starving Yourself, Atkins, Zone, Weight Watchers, South Beach, Potato Soup for 7 days(this one’s for you mom), HGC, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem…should I keep going? I do have a point and that is all of these diets come and go, we may loose weight for a month or two but it always seems to creep back faster than it left.

Let’s not forget the beloved before and after pictures that are all over the internet and in health magazines of those(celebs or not) that have lost so much weight and look amazing. I always look at those and say to myself, ‘WOW, that is amazing…they make it look so easy.’  After looking at photos like that and then looking at myself with disgust I get re-motivated, have a few good weeks and then suddenly fall off the wagon. It’s a never ending fight that never seems to end. I think we look at those pictures and think the change happened over night, but let’s get real it did not!

I believe that true weight loss comes from some serious hard work not those ever changing, mainstream popular diets (Don’t even get me started on liposuction and diet pills). I’m talking about healthy eating and working out. I myself am a 6-day a week Vegan. Yes I know I am a horrible person and a disgrace to ‘True Vegans’, but I believe in and look forward to my cheat days. It’s not like I pig out on hot dogs and chocolate(I actually hate both) on my cheat days I will usually have one meal that consists of some kind of meat, usually beef or chicken…actually always beef or chicken, I do not eat turkey aka vultures and I do not eat pork at all(Pigs are highly toxic animals and in my opinion should NEVER be ingested…I’ll have to do another blog on this topic, I’ve got lots to say!)

Anyways, let’s get back to my point here, so as I said I have decided to do a daily post on this site of my progress, triumphs and struggles as I show you the most candid and probably sometimes embarrassing moments of my daily struggle with weight loss and eating right.

I believe that life should consist of 3 things, spirituality, obtaining knowledge and of course health(mind, body and spirit) and I would like to share my journey with you, plus a little accountability is always nice.

P.S. I want to point out in writing that I only have one follower right now (Thanks Mom!)