Day 4 #21DFX

Today was a bad day!!! Emotions and mood are a serious thing and it's not to be taken lightly!!! Well, the day started out OK, but as the day progressed, I get inside my own head and I talked myself out of working out. Today was supposed to be Lower Extreme workout, but I talked myself out of it!! Why? I don't know, but I kept making excuse after excuse and my excuses got the best of me and won! But now is my time to reflect on the day and try to understand WHY I allowed that to happen...I mean, was it me mentally or was it me physically, or a combination of both! I think it was a combination of both!! For some reason I was ridiculously hungry when I got home today. I drank my Shakeology this morning for breakfast, but not I feel I should've waited to drink it when I got home instead. I regret not working out today, but this is a small set back and I'll get back on track tomorrow.

And since today is April 1, 2015, I've decided I've gotta make some personal goals for myself for this month. Here's a rough draft of some ideas that I have, so let's see 'em....

1. 7 days a week workouts for more than 1 hr
2. Continue following 21 Day Fix Extreme
3. Write what I bite
4. 94oz of water DAILY (1/2 my bodyweight in ounces)
5. NO SCALE measurements...only clothes fitting goals (NSV)
6. find a daily mantra for each day
7. Be accountable on Instagram (@five4fit) daily
8. No more grocery store meats...only Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, etc
9. No chicken!!!
10. NO NEGATIVE THINKING!! Find the brighter side of life!!

Well, there it is...10 goals for the month of April!! I've really gotta get my but in gear because October is right around the corner...not really, but it'll be here before I know it! So, it's time to start lifting heavy and increase my cardio and workout times from only 30mins to 1hr per day!!

I can do it...I know I can!! Hormones and my emotions get the best of me some days, but I'm gonna give it all I got and do the best I can....Do my best to be my best!!!!

Final Rest Day

I think in time I'll finally get used to cooking my food and not going to Mcdonalds or Biscuitville for breakfast :D Well, I had an egg white, spinach, and tomato scramble, bacon, and oatmeal. Oh yeah, I also had a protein shake to wash all of this down #:-s ! It's a good flavor tho...I like it! but I've gotta start doing 2 scoops a day instead of just one. I normally do a scoop for breakfast, but a good friend of mine says, as a woman, and wanting to lose fat and gain muscle, I've gotta do 2 scoops a day. So I listened to her, and we're gonna try it out and see what pops off!

I decided not to do a full week's meal prep since I'll be with my family on Christmas Eve and day! But I'll be mindful of what i'm eating and make sure I stay away from the red velvet cake and biscuits!!

Overall...I'm feeling pretty darn good about LiveFit trainer 12 weeks even though this was just my first week and I'm heading into my second week tomorrow!! Lord, give me strength to deal with the holidays and to keep eating the right stuff! [-o<

Tomorrow is a new day!! Let's get this party started!!! \:D/

Day 3

Good morning! I had to get up early this morning for work. We're having out Christmas lunch today and my boss is allowing us 2hrs. So I'm trying to leave right after so I only have to work 6hrs today woohoo!!

For breakfast this morning I'm having a soft boiled egg and a green smoothie. My green smoothie consists of spinach, mixed fruit, chocolate whey protein, flax seed and almond milk... Mmm mmm good!

OK let me get my day started!

Until later....

Well, it's later LOL!! Today's LiveFit workout was legs....whew!! I'm gonna be paying for this for a few days! But it's all good because I'll be having 3 days to rest after tomorrow ( I can't wait lol!! )

Today at work we had Christmas lunch at Olive Garden. I checked their menu last night and I couldn't find anything clean on their menu. So I opted for the zuppa tuscana and salad. I sholdn't really be focused on calories but I had 2 bowls of the soup and it's about 170cals/bowl. Then when I got home, I made a peanut butter wrap and then I chilled for a hot minute before I did my day's workout. For some reason after my workouts, I don't want anything to eat :-( I think that has something to do with my blood sugar levels. Even though I don't have diabetes, I do have insulin resistance which is affected by glucose and insulin not producing in my body the way it should. I'm trying to make sure I eat at least 1 hour before I workout no matter how ling the workout will be. Most of my workouts have been between 30mins to 45mins so far. I think once I increase my weight, it may take a little longer to get thru the workouts.

Now I'm having dinner....turkey burger without the bun and a baked sweet potato. I'm really digging baked sweet potatoes, but I think I'm gonna start adding pecans or walnuts to add some crunch and variety. I don't think I'll eat sweet potatoes every day, but I know they're a slow digesting food and my blood sugars should evenly stabilize...at least that's the plan. But I'm still dealing with "empty" feeling in my stomach. I'm not hungry, but my tummy feels like it wants to growl lol!! In the middle of the night, my tummy will make sounds lol and it wakes me up lol!! I guess I gotta increase my protein or eat more often. I mean, I don't think I'm burning that many calories for my tummy to feel so empty, but hey, who knows?!?!

Well, I'm outta here for hte night!! I'm about to go shower and catch up on Grey's Anatomy!!
Good night and I'll check in tomorrow.