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Thursday, April 07, 2011
Hello all. Still here and going stronger than ever before! I have not blogged all week as it was Michaela's first birthday and so things have been busy! We are leaving tomorrow for another party with the family up in Dallas. I am losing and doing GREAT! Now at 27 lbs lost since Jan 1st!! I was so surprised how well things are going, in the past 10 days alone I have lost 5.2 lbs! See what clean eating can do!!!! IT WORKS!!!!
I was asked today by a friend what are the 3 nutritional changes I have made recently which has helped me shed the pounds...
1. Fiber! My favorite blend is shown in the picture above, Garden for Life Raw Fiber and Super seed. I have always had a high fiber diet but ever since December I started really focusing on the sources of my fiber. Instead of buying high fiber things I switched to plant and legume based sources. Some of the ingredients of these are....Garbanzo bean sprouts, Quinoa sprouts, Adzuki sprouts, Chia seeds, Flax seeds, Amaranth sprouts, Lentil sprouts....and so on. I use these two on my oatmeal, yogurt with berries and of course my shakes!
2. My trio I have grown to LOVE! Raw Cacao, Maca root and Goji berries. Do these have a direct effect on my weight, we may never know. All I know is that I have been adding these daily and have seen a HUGE difference in my energy levels, hunger and overall well being. So I say, if it is working, don't change a thing! Whatever they are doing, I love it!!!
3. TEA, TEA and more TEA!!! I drink about a gallon of water a day along with around 64 oz or so of tea. My go to teas are Yerba Mate, Oolong and Double Matcha. I know for a fact that these have made a HUGE difference for me during the day. Forget juice, diet soda and drink tea!
I of course have more but these are a few of the things I have changed. I am always learning and reading more, trying to further this journey I am currently on. I have a long way to go and I pray I never stop striving for more!
Friday, April 01, 2011
April Challenge Results - Starting April 1st
Weight Loss - 0 pounds
Inches Lost - 0 inches
Miles - 0
TRX workouts - 0/12
Pushups - 50
Squats - 30
Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st
Weight Loss - 24.6 pounds
Inches Lost - 10.5 inches
Miles - 212.59
Daily Goals for April -
1. Read the Bible every morning - DONE! But did not do it first thing.
2. Drink my gallon of water - DONE!
3. Take my vitamins and supplements - DONE!
4. Take photos of my food for my blog - DONE!
5. Make sure and get at least 5 cups of tea per day - DONE!
6. EVERY morning wake up and drink my usual lemon drink - DONE!
7. STRETCH! Use my foam roller every day - DONE!
8. Squat Challenge - DONE! 30 reps for the day. 30/1200
9. Complete 12 TRX training sessions - did TRX but only for a short time, does not count.
10. Pushup Challenge - 50 reps DONE for the day! 50/1200
11. Do what it takes everyday to make another step forward towards my weight loss goal - YES! I made wise choices all day and felt I really did well - DONE!
12. Complete scheduled run/walk for the day - HM training - Today was a rest day for me.
Meals for the day......
Morning routine. Several of you have asked what I put into my lemon drink. I first heard about this from the company My Fit Foods and began to read more into this method of cleansing first thing in the morning. Several books recommend doing this, and I have found it to be a great start to my day. I simply take 1 lemon, though you can use just 1/2, and i add it to warm water, and then a few dashes of cayenne pepper along with 1 tbsp of Braggs Apple cider vinegar. To this I sometimes will then add R.W.K Just Cranberry juice and there you have it! The vinegar is hard to take at first but now I am used to it.
Breakfast - Water and a Ginger Snap Larabar (eating on the go while heading into town to have lunch with my husband and go to Whole Foods!)
Lunch - Field of Greens Restaurant....LOVE IT! Salad with a grilled falafel burger with vegan mayo and sprouts on Ezekiel bread. I only ate half though, my precious husband ate the rest with complete joy! LOL
Snack - Whole Foods Motor Oil drink with added Ginger root.
Michaela wanted to have some of my drink!
Late afternoon snack - Garden of Life super seed blend, wheat germ and greek yogurt with raspberries along with Goji berry and Oolong tea.
DInner - Tofu, asparagus stir fry with Kimchi and my Raw Cacao, Maca and Chia seed shake
Friday, April 01, 2011
The totals are in and trust me, I am just as shocked as you are!! I literally MELTED this past month! I give God all the glory, for without Him, I have nothing!
March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st
Weight Loss - 9.2 pounds...my highest one month lost to date!! WOW!!
Inches Lost - 2.75 inches
Miles - 83.85
Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st
Weight Loss - 24.6 pounds
Inches Lost - 10.5 inches
Miles - 212.59
I really do not know what to say. I stepped on the scale this morning with my husband next to me and I think we both were in total SHOCK! I was a bit worried as my dinner had sodium.....my seared Ahi tuna and avocado had sea salt added and on top of this the salad I had for lunch....well, the dressing was full of sodium, so I was wondering what would happen. All I can say is my husband KNOWS my body. :) He always tells me that after a race, I hold onto water for a few days and then like clockwork, the scale just DROPS like crazy!!! This last week was particularly hard as mother nature decided to pay me a visit before my race and so I was bloated like mad. I guess everything I am doing is helping and now the scale is leveling out.
I am sitting here seriously IN TOTAL SHOCK!!!! What a fantastic start to this month!
And so it begins, my next challenge, The TRX 12.
For those who may be wondering what on earth I am talking about, TRX is suspension training and frankly.....IT ROCKS! A total body workout along with a great cardio burn. For this month my goal is to complete the TRX 12. What does this mean? Well, I am aiming to complete 12 TRX sessions, each lasting a MINIMUM of 45 mins. This may sound as if I have thrown in the towel and I am taking it easy this month but this will be my hardest challenge to date. TRX IS HARD! 45 mins on this bad boy is NO JOKE! I am talking about 45 mins of straight high intensity lifting with cardio, no rest, moving from one exercise to another. That is hard, but I feel I am up to the challenge.
In addition to the TRX 12. I will be aiming to complete 12 personal goals each day. Why 12? Well it goes along with my TRX 12 for one but the real reason is for my daughter. On April 4th she will be 12 months. This month is for her, and so I am celebrating everything in 12's this month! LOL!
My daily goals for the month of April are as follows........
1. Read the Bible every morning. Before emails, blogging, FB or Spark, I need to spend time where it matters most, in God's word. I need to make this the FIRST thing I read every morning. Whether through devotionals or scripture, this should be my priority for without God, everything else in this life is meaningless.
2. Drink my gallon of water daily, Ok, for those who know me well, you are probably laughing right now. This is by far the easiest goal ever for me. I am a water NUT! I do not drink juice or soda, for me it is all about the H20! But I still need to make it a goal to ensure I stay on track.
3. Take my vitamins and supplements daily. Again, this is an easy one for me.
4. Take photos of my food for my blog. THIS IS KEY! I am telling you now, you will make smarter choices if everyone and their Grandma can see your food!
5. Make sure and get at least 5 cups of tea per day. Oolong, Matcha, Yerba Mate, Roobios.
6. EVERY morning wake up and drink my usual lemon, acv, and cayenne pepper drink...along with RWK just cranberry juice as a extra add in if needed.
7. STRETCH! Use my foam roller every day! This is a hard one for me!
8. Squat Challenge - My goal for this month is to complete 1,200 squats.
9. Complete 12 TRX training sessions, each lasting 45 mins. Time can be broken up into segments IF needed, but the goal is to get AT LEAST 45 mins of ST on the TRX.
10. Complete 1,200 pushups this month! Remember my pushup challenges....well, they are back! LOVE IT! Here is the thing....ALL OF THEM must be military, NO KNEES! I can do incline or decline, balance ball pushups, TRX atomic, or other types but NO knees.
11. Weight loss goal - to lose another 5 lbs this month.
12. Run and walk a total of 100 miles for the month of April.
There you have it! I am going to work harder than ever this month and I cannot wait to see the NEW ME that will be reveled at the end of this glorious month!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
LAST DAY OF MY MARCH MELTDOWN......DONE!!!
March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st
Weight Loss - 7.4 pounds
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches
Miles - 83.85
Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st
Weight Loss - 23 pounds
Inches Lost - 10 inches
Miles - 212.59
Morning routine - The usual. Lemon, ACV, cayenne. Matcha tea and water
Breakfast - Starbucks Tall skinny latte.....Out shopping with my girl so I had to make it work. Jamba juice berry shake ( 150 calories with 50 calories of protein powder and matcha powder) along with a double wheat grass shot.
Lunch - Again, had to make the best choice with where I was at that time. Chargrilled salad - NO CHEESE or other junk on there. 210 calories as I had it. Not the healthiest choice but I did my best.
Dinner - Ahi tuna steak over raw Kale, avocado, cucumber and raw asparagus with tomato along with 24 oz of Oolong and Matcha tea and my maca root shake.
Ok, about the shake. SOOOOOO many people have emailed me or asked about it so here are my ingredients. Hope this helps answer your questions!
I use Almond milk, the silk brand UNSWEETENED along with 1 serving of each of the following......
Chia seeds
Garden of Life RAW Fiber Blend
Either 1 scoop of Metabolic reset or Garden of LIfe RAW Protein.
A bunch of ice
Truvia
Raw Cacao powder
Maca Root Powder....LOVE this stuff!!!!
Sometimes I will add in my green powders along with a couple of detoxifying powders if needed.
Green Vibrance
Garden of Life Raw Perfect Food
Flaxseed blend with detox herbs and fiber
Michael Tierra Internal Cleanser
All of these can be found at either Central Market, Whole Foods or the Vitamin Shoppe. As always, you can email me if you have any other questions.
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