April 2012
11 posts
I’ve had a really terrible past week, mentally and physically. Saturday morning, I realized it and am working on getting back on track.
Saturday:
Coffee, Whole Wheat Turkey Wrap w/ Fruit, 2 Whole Wheat Bread w/ 1TBSP PB & 1 TBSP Jam, Kashi Cereal w/ 1/2C Soy Milk 1/2 Banana.
Sunday: Coffee, 1/2 Burrito w/Salad and chips, 1 C WW Goldfish, Coffee again later I assume. <—...
March 2012
79 posts
“Success is going from failure to failure without loosing enthusiasm” (Winston Churchill)
“Good is the enemy of great”- I’ve been thinking about this phrase a lot today accompanied with self worth. I need to strive and understand that I have my OWN potential— not the person next to me on the treadmill or the fitness model on the magazine.
I’m not...
Don't Be Afraid to Suck
”Don’t be afraid to suck.” Be: -Willing to appear stupid. -Willing to be disappointed. -Willing to be embarrassed. -Willing to show up and take action. -Willing to accept whatever comes back to you -– be it praise or criticism. -Willing to be vulnerable. -Willing to do what you love no matter what anyone thinks. -Willing to break the rules. -Willing to be fearless. -Willing to...
Monday March 26
8:30 A.M.: 20 Minute Thigh/Glute Work Out
Breakfast: 1/2 C Malt-o-Meal with Orange, Nuts
Lunch: Salad (Toppings: Carrots, Black Olives, Edamame, Cucumber), 1/2 C. Canned Fruit, Nuts
Snack: Orange, Protein Bar, “Raw- Carob Brownie (nuts/agave necture with carob powder)”
Workout: Ran 2 miles (Gym and Back) and did one heck of a quad/hamstring/calf workout!
Dinner:...
Raw Vegan Brownie Recipe by Me
Here is a recipe for raw vegan brownies that I made up just this morning. They are really good, and healthy for you. Try them out.
Raw Vegan Brownies/Fudge:
1/2 C Agave Necture, 1/2 C Honey, 1 C Raw Almond Butter, 1 C Raw Carob Powder, 1 C Raw Sunflower Seeds, 1/2 C Raw Coconut, 1/2 C Raw Walnuts, Carob chips on top~ Mix with food processor (or blender…or...
Spring break week--
I haven’t had a chance to post this past week too much. I’m thankful I had this week off of school, but it didn’t do me too well as far as diet goes. I did all right…
Sun-Wed I managed to do both cardio and weights. Thursday I did a fast so I didn’t work out and friday I just walked for an hour outside at a moderately fast pace.
For the most part im eating all the...
Not really happy with myself this week. Not at all…. :( its hard to stay positive when I don’t even feel comfortable walking out of my house or talking to anyone.
March 20
Workout: 40 min / lower body weights
Granola bar
Lunch: whole wheat pancake, egg white w/ small potato and an orange
Splurged and ate some milk chocolate pieces… :x
Dinner: hopefully just fruit. I feel pretty disappointed in my food so far today even though I know t wasn’t completely awful… I’ll update more later!
March 20
Morning workout: Run 3 min at 6.0, walk 2 at 4.0 - repeat 9 times
Breakfast: apple with 2 tbsp pb
Lunch: salad w/ gingerbread muffin
Dinner: plain popcorn and banana
March 18
Great news! It’s the end of my first week and I lost a total of 2.5 pounds! I was only anticipating 1-2 pounds :)! Doing cardio and weights everyday, eating healthy and getting proper sleep pays off. :)
Here is today’s meals so far:
Breakfast: whole wheat bagel, 4 strawberries and 2 egg whites
Workout: 40 minute run with lower body weights.
Post work out snack: apple with tbsp pb....
March 16 and 17
Ive been extremely busy here lately. Finally on spring break. Woo hoo!
March 16:
Woke up late, so only had time to grab a protein bar!
Missed lunch hours … ( haha friday went all wrong) ended up having protein bar, 2 tbsp of pb and some carrots.
Dinner I had some crackers, a grilled-vegan “cheese” sandwich with strawberries.
Workout: 40 minute run/walk outside
Today- march...
March 15
Slept in today, unfortunately. Wasn’t able to do my cardio like I had planned, but did manage to do a workout from 1:10-2:00. It was mostly strength training, not optimum but better than nothing. Here is what I ate today:
9:00 Protein bar
10:30 Grapes
3:00 Salad, Orange, Apple, 2 TBSP Peanut Butter
7:10 Salad, PB+J (1 Slice Whole Wheat Toast), Cup of Pineapple
:-) Thats all folks!
Did real awful today :(
Although, I did do cardio and ate OKAY….overate and had a desert :(
Blah. Tomorrow is a new day :) thank the Lord
March 13th
Workout: 40 Minutes Interval Treadmill Cardio, 20 Minutes Lower Body Weights
Breakfast: Yogurt with blueberries and granola mixed in.
Pre/Post Workout-Snack: Soy Yogurt with Granola Bar
Workout: 20 Minutes Zumba, 20 Min Core/Ab Body Resistance Workout
Lunch: Salad, Hummus with Carrots, 2 thin slices of pita bread
:-)
Snack/Dinner will be fruit most probably with maybe a protein bar....
