Deciding to take a break

Well, actually, I'm not taking a "break" break :D I'm just taking a break until I officially start the Transformation Challenge with www.bodybuilding.com. It starts in two weeks (Jan 13) and I'm gonna actually restart Jamie Eason's 12 week trainer or I may try one of the other workout plans www.bodybuilding.com has available. However, I'll still be doing some cardio...jogging, zumba, or walking. And of course I'll be clean eating as well!

Clean eating is going pretty good but I'm still a little bored with my food. I wanna keep eating foods and recipes I've been eating before clean, but I know I gotta use "clean" foods! I made chicken, mixed veggies, and brown rice tonight for dinner. For breakfast tomorrow I'll have a "green smoothie"! So, like I said, overall, I'm doing pretty good, but I know I can do better...much better.

I'm still gonna keep posting each day of the clean eating, but, like I said, I'm taking a temporary break until Jan 13 to restart Jamie Eason's 12 week trainer or one of the other www.bodybuilding.com FREE workout plans!

Have a good night!

Day 13

I've been a clean eater now for 13 days woohoo!!! But I haven't noticed any changes with my weight or my body. I don't think I'm eating enough times throughout the day. And I also know I'm not drinking enough water either. So I know those are 2 things I'v gotta get together and do better with.

I like to start over at the beginning of the week. I'll revamp everything on Monday. I'm planning to drink 10 cups of water and eat more often starting today.

Breakfast today was scrambled eggs with chopped spinach, oatmeal, and bacon.

Finding My Way

I'm trying my best to get a grip on the positive aspect of following this program (Jamie Eason's LiveFit 12 week trainer), but I can't find the motivation I need! I'm one of those people who needs to see fast results but I know with weight loss, it's not gonna happen overnight! I'm heading into my 3rd week of the program and I'm losing my drive!! I know, not good...but I'm gonna get thru this and be an inspiration to someone who comes across my blog or even sees me at work or even in my family!

The main reason for my desire to lose weight is HEALTH!! Diabetes runs in my family and I don't ever want to develop it. I also have PCOS (mor info later) and it's another endocrine disorder similar to diabetes. So I'm already dealing with blood sugar issues but it's not as bad as diabetes. My goal is to stay positive and to find some motivation to get me thru these next 9 weeks.

Actually, I'm gonna start over fresh on January 13, 2014! I signed up for a challenge on www.bodybuilding.com, and I have 2 more weeks before it begins. I'm going to knock out these next 2 weeks to get my mind prepared for the upcoming challenge....cause if I can transform my body enough, I could possibly win $50,000...oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I'll find the positive thoughts I need in order to move forward and get this weight off of me to be happy, healthy, and to be more confident!!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Day 12

I designated today as 1 of the 3 rest days that I'm scheduled to take during phase 1 of Jamie Eason's LiveFit trainer. I only took this as a rest day because I still have low energy and I can't get it together. I'm still eating pretty good with the clean eating, but the weight training...well, let's just say, it's a no go!!! I keep going thru bodybuilding.com forums to get some inspiration, but some of the transformations I've seen show women who are striving to be competitors, muscle building competitors. And I'm not sure if they started out on Jamie Eason's programs or their own workouts...I don't know! I also searched google for some inspiration...I found some, but shoot, I still don't feel motivated enough!! 

But anyhoo...

The chocolate protein bars from Jamie Eason at bodybuilding.com are pretty good!! I used some different ingredients, but they still turned out ok. I used almond flour instead of oat flour (only flour I could find in Walmart other than the "bad" flours lol) and I used chocolate protein powder instead of vanilla protein powder. Oh, and since I watched her video AFTER I made them, I should've used liquid egg whites for 3 eggs instead of 4 eggs. This made the bars bake up longer and they weren't as dense as they should have looked. So next time I'll use fresh egg whites from the whole egg instead. I also added pecans in mine just to give it a crunch like they were brownies. 

beginning of Jamie Eason's chocolate protein bars (altered, of course, lol!)

I let them bake for about 35 mins even though the recipe only said 20-30mins, but, like I said, since I had too many liquid egg whites, it made the batter a little more runny and I had to bake a little longer.

And after...Pretty good I must say!

Well once they came out, I had a piece with a glass of almond milk!! Very good and I'll definitely make again!

Day 11 LiveFit Trainer and clean eating

Pineapples, eggs and spinach, and bacon for breakfast!!

Day 11 >:D<
I'm not 100%, but I'm gonna say I'm about 95% clean eating for 11 days now!! But honestly, I'm getting a little bored with it (:| My biggest problem is finding enough variety for my meals and dedicating more time to meal prepping. I've been searching for some really simple clean recipes online, but it seems like the majority of the recipes are fancy and just too much for me to try :(( So, I'm gonna stick to the basics for now...chicken, turkey, fish, veggies, fruit, and water. I'm gonna find a way to add variety, especially throughout the week. On the weekends it shouldn't be too difficult, or I'll just make some meals on the weekend "cheat meals". :-*

The workout:  Legs/Calves
Another HORRIBLE day!!! I just don't understand what the heck is going on with me!!! :-/ I wish I knew, but I don't. I have nooooooo energy!!!! I hope I can get it together on Monday, but these next couple of days are rest days (LiveFit trainer) so I'll have plenty of time to get my act together and prepare myself for next week!!

Oh, btw, breakfast was not the only meal I ate today...it's just the only meal I posted :-O

Until tomorrow....

MERRY CHRISTMAS...and Happy Day 10

Well, Christmas 2013 has come and gone!!! I spent the day alone, by choice though! I spent Christmas Eve with my family and friends playing games and eating....of course. I brought my own food because I knew my family would be having all the good stuff to eat...sausage balls, pasta salad, pralines and almonds, you know, all the stuff I can't have now that I'm a clean eater!! But it's all good!!! 

Anyway, today I was dragin' the wagon and I didn't feel like doing my back/biceps workout...and I partially did it. I don't know what was going on with me today but I just couldn't get it together!! I had no energy and no motivation :( I'll get it together tomorrow and that's a promise!!!!

Well the good news is, I decided to enter a contest on www.bodybuilding.com. It's called bodybuilding.com $100,000 Transformation Challenge. It starts Jan. 13 and ends April 11! Shoot, if I can win $100,000, I'll definitely give it a try!! Even if I"m one of the 20 runner ups chosen, that's still a chance to win $1,000...I'll take it!! I'm excited and I'm really trying to make money my motivator...along with a new body and better health! I'll post a separate page about the challenge later, but for now, I'm gonna keep working out and eating clean on the LiveFit trainer so that I can get my butt ready for Jan. 13!! Can I get a woo woo?!?!?!?

I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas!! Take care!!

Until tomorrow...

Beginning of week 2 Day 8

Today was a good day!! I tried to increase my weight from last week (week 1), but the reps had my arms on fire!!!! Now, about an hour after my workout, my arms feel like jello...which I guess is a good thing :D

Again, I'm new to blogging and I don't wanna overwhelm myself, or anyone who reads my blog, so I don't have any pics to posts today, unfortunately! Actually, I haven't really had a chance to take pics of my food and my workouts, but I'm gonna try to do better tomorrow...well probably not tomorrow because it's Christmas Eve and I'll be heading to my sister's as soon as I get off work, so I'll be busy busy busy!
Christmas Day I'll be back home and I'm gonna do my Day 9 workout which will be back/biceps day! I'll get that workout in early so I can have the rest of Christmas Day to spend with my family!

The eating portion is still kind of a challenge for me. I'm so used to eating processed foods and not cooking that it's really been an adjustment. I've been sticking to chicken, turkey, and fish, along with veggies, brown rice, and sweet potatoes. But I think my body is getting a little bored (:|

Oh, and btw, I probably won't post any progress pics until I've hit the end of phase 1. So I have 2 more weeks to go for that, but after that I'll probably post so many that y'all will get tired of seein' 'em! :D

Anyway, I'm out...this is all for today!!

Until tomorrow....

Oh yeah, I made my own version of  Reese's peanut butter cups!1 I'm gonna make some more after Christmas! They are pretty darn good...more to come later :)

Partial Meal Prep

I only made enough meals for 2 days this week since I'll only be at work for 2 days. I know that I should've prepped for the rest of the week, but I was gonna be at home after Christmas and I didn't feel it necessary to prepare more than just a couple of meals. But Sunday I'll be ready to prep for the week next week!