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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Day 3
Day 3 is coming to an end and I feel pretty good. I have to admit, I was having a bit of a rough time yesterday afternoon. I started craving sweets and I normally would have binged on some toast and jelly or cereal. But, I powered through it and it passed in about an hour or so.
Today, I got all of my veggies in. Yay! That is quite a feat for me. I have 1 1/2 proteins left and 1/2 of a starch. I think tomorrow will be the real test when I go back to work. I prepped all of my food to take to the office with me and I got a nice new lunch bag which I am really excited about.
The pattern is so fun and it holds A LOT of stuff. And, it's made to be put in the freezer with built-in ice packs. We will see if it really keeps things cold for 10 hours. I have my doubts, but tomorrow will be the test.
The workout today was pretty intense. I think I was pretty sore from the other two days. I woke up and my legs and abs were on fire. I was afraid lower body today would be too much. I probably didn't go as deep into the lunges or squats as I should have, but I really did my best. I was sweating like crazy by the end.
Today, I got all of my veggies in. Yay! That is quite a feat for me. I have 1 1/2 proteins left and 1/2 of a starch. I think tomorrow will be the real test when I go back to work. I prepped all of my food to take to the office with me and I got a nice new lunch bag which I am really excited about.
The pattern is so fun and it holds A LOT of stuff. And, it's made to be put in the freezer with built-in ice packs. We will see if it really keeps things cold for 10 hours. I have my doubts, but tomorrow will be the test.
The workout today was pretty intense. I think I was pretty sore from the other two days. I woke up and my legs and abs were on fire. I was afraid lower body today would be too much. I probably didn't go as deep into the lunges or squats as I should have, but I really did my best. I was sweating like crazy by the end.
Cooking for the week!
Getting ready for the week.
I made a giant batch of crockpot chicken that is cooking as I type. I have some lemon slices, paprika, garlic, and some Italian seasoning in there. I am hoping it will get me at least 5-6 servings of protein. I got a great deal when I went to Fred Meyer the other day- 4lbs for $6.99. I need to go back and stock up on some more.
I made a giant batch of crockpot chicken that is cooking as I type. I have some lemon slices, paprika, garlic, and some Italian seasoning in there. I am hoping it will get me at least 5-6 servings of protein. I got a great deal when I went to Fred Meyer the other day- 4lbs for $6.99. I need to go back and stock up on some more.
Salad dressing! I have never made my own dressing before, it was incredibly easy! Some oil, vinegar, and seasonings. I put some spicy mustard in this one for a bit of a kick.
I cleaned, chopped and measured a bunch of handy snack bags. I got grapes, apples, carrots and celery.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Days 1 & 2
So far, so good! Yesterday went pretty well. I made my meal/snack plan the night before and stuck with it for the most part. I was short 2 veggies and 1 protein serving. It got to be late and I just wasn't hungry. I will try to get all of my veggies in today and skip on something else if I need to (maybe fruit) today.
I have been eating every 2-3 hours and it feels so weird. If I can lose weight on this diet and eat easily 4x the volume of food I was before, that is amazing. I have to admit, when I first got those containers, they looked so small. I was afraid I was going to be hungry all of the time. But when you are having 6 cups of veggies per day, it really fills you up. I'm having a hard time getting all of the water in too. I drank a little over 50 oz yesterday, but I need to drink at least a gallon (124 oz).
I did my workout early this morning and got it out of the way as well. Yesterday was the Full Body Cardio workout and it was brutal. I could probably only do about half of the workouts for the full set. I have a really hard time with pushups and crunches. Today was the Upper Body Workout and it was a bit easier - except for the pushups and planks. Those were rough. I feel pretty good. My legs are a bit achy and my abs are pretty sore. But 30 minutes is much more realistic for me than some of the P90X videos at 70+ minutes, or an hour and a half of a walking DVD.
This afternoon, I am working on building a good recipe collection and making some sample meal plans. I don't want to get burned out on salads and chicken breasts.
I have been eating every 2-3 hours and it feels so weird. If I can lose weight on this diet and eat easily 4x the volume of food I was before, that is amazing. I have to admit, when I first got those containers, they looked so small. I was afraid I was going to be hungry all of the time. But when you are having 6 cups of veggies per day, it really fills you up. I'm having a hard time getting all of the water in too. I drank a little over 50 oz yesterday, but I need to drink at least a gallon (124 oz).
I did my workout early this morning and got it out of the way as well. Yesterday was the Full Body Cardio workout and it was brutal. I could probably only do about half of the workouts for the full set. I have a really hard time with pushups and crunches. Today was the Upper Body Workout and it was a bit easier - except for the pushups and planks. Those were rough. I feel pretty good. My legs are a bit achy and my abs are pretty sore. But 30 minutes is much more realistic for me than some of the P90X videos at 70+ minutes, or an hour and a half of a walking DVD.
This afternoon, I am working on building a good recipe collection and making some sample meal plans. I don't want to get burned out on salads and chicken breasts.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Carry-Along Journal
Check out the journal I made:
I got this adorable 5x8 mini binder from Amazon for $10. It came in yesterday too, the same day I got my Beach Body box. It was a good day.
On my way to the grocery store, I stopped by Office Max and asked them to take apart the binding on the booklet. (A neat idea I got off Pinterest.) They didn't even charge me! I hole-punched it and put it in my binder for easier access.
I also got some paper and sheet protectors that would fit in the binder from Amazon. I think all-in-all, it was about $15 for the binder and accessories. While I was at Office Max, I made some photo copies of the tracking sheets. (It worked out really well, the binder holds just a normal sheet of paper folded in half so I didn't need to cut them down to size or anything.)
Then, I just used a wet-erase marker to keep track of my week. Remember the good-ol' days with the overhead projectors the teachers wrote on with the marker and then would use their spit on some Kleenex to erase? One of those markers! I was afraid a dry-erase would come off too easily. (Another idea off of Pinterest!)
Then in the back, I have my measurements, workout schedule and paper to plan my meals and create shopping lists.
Now I can just stick this in my purse and have it with me all of the time. :D
I got this adorable 5x8 mini binder from Amazon for $10. It came in yesterday too, the same day I got my Beach Body box. It was a good day.
On my way to the grocery store, I stopped by Office Max and asked them to take apart the binding on the booklet. (A neat idea I got off Pinterest.) They didn't even charge me! I hole-punched it and put it in my binder for easier access.
Then, I just used a wet-erase marker to keep track of my week. Remember the good-ol' days with the overhead projectors the teachers wrote on with the marker and then would use their spit on some Kleenex to erase? One of those markers! I was afraid a dry-erase would come off too easily. (Another idea off of Pinterest!)
Then in the back, I have my measurements, workout schedule and paper to plan my meals and create shopping lists.
Now I can just stick this in my purse and have it with me all of the time. :D
Friday, May 22, 2015
It Finally Came!
Yay! Although I have to admit, I did cheat a bit. I managed to find a pdf version of the booklet online and went to the grocery store today. I printed off meal plans and shopping lists. I loaded up on fruits, veggies, lean meats, nuts and whole grains.
I also went to the office supply store and made myself a nifty little binder. (Maybe I will post some pictures tomorrow!). I feel ready to get this party started tomorrow, no looking back! :)
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