Counting down to my first half! The excitement and anxiety is building! Have I trained enough? Am I really ready? I know I can run the distance, but can I handle the hills? You know the not knowing...I am struggling this week with not being able to train hard and it is making it really hard to keep my nutrition clean...
I am one of those people if I workout, I eat good, but if I am not working out I tend to eat not so good. Today I decided to have a diet coke...my weakness I am afraid! That diet coke led to cheeze its....hey better than chips and cookies...my other temptation today! I had chosen not to workout today because of allergies bothering me and some cramps in my legs...thought I would relax today and then run easy in the morning and light weights in the afternoon....still plan to do that tomorrow....
What I learned from today...stay a way from the diet coke! It is addictive and leads to more cravings than it is worth! I have had the occasional diet soda through this, but always away from home and as part of a meal, not as a snack sitting at home. I am not going to beat myself up about what has been, I will choose to start fresh in the morning and move forward.
I think for my sanity I need to figure out a way to allow for a regular treat in my eating plan so I don't feel so tempted on days like this when I have too much down time...maybe a special treat once a week...something to think about...
Anyway...not been a good day training wise or eating wise...was a day of resting, which I guess is good given my half is in four days...but tomorrow is a new day and I will be back on track across the board with my plan.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
My Summer Challenge
I have been trying to come up with a plan to keep me motivated through the summer...oddly enough this tends to be the time I get the slackest...I think it has a ton to do with the heat! This summer I want it to be a summer of change and challenge.
I have been running for a couple of years now. I added weight training to the routine a couple of months ago and fell in love with it...so now to mix it up a bit I am going to challenge myself to step out of my comfort zone a little more and take some classes...thinking zumba and turbo kick. I am such a perfectionist that I don't like classes because it seems to take forever to get used to the routine, but hey maybe it will be fun as well!
I still plan to run 4 days a week and I am going to cycle 2 days a week (that will be new too!) Weight training will remain as it is 5 days a week doing different body parts on different days. The kiddos want to live at the YMCA for the pool now so getting there should not be hard. My best friend and my daughter both want to try the zumba class with me so this should be interesting for all of us.
Goals for the summer:
trying some new fitness things, (classes and cycling)
focus on losing inches, body fat and building muscle mass. (weight loss is not as big of a deal to me, but if it happens I will celebrate!) Accomplished by weight lifitng.
I want to increase my long run by 8 miles this summer..,preparing for running a full in late fall.
I plan to continue my clean eating journey and see where it takes me. I have in my mind what I want to see in my body, but I don't know how to put that in words.
My final goal is to get finish my classes and get my personal trainers certification this summer!
I will take measurements this weekend after my half, as well as pics. I plan to remeasure once a month over the summer and take pics to document what I am doing.
This blog will be my accountability for what is going on and I will share my journey with you...
Now for today; Nutrition...sorry no pics...
Farm Fresh Egg 1.0 Servings @Breakfast
All natural 7 grain bread 1.0 Servings @Breakfast
Dark Chocolate Almond Milk 1.0 Servings @Snack
Chocolate Whey Protien 0.5 Servings @Snack
greek yogurt 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Banana 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Strawberries 0.5 Servings @Lunch
Dark Chocolate Almond mIlk 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Watermelon 1.5 Servings @Snack
Salmon 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Corn on the cob 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Mushrooms 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Water 124.0 Ounces @Snack
This was the first time I had tried greek yogurt...loved it!
Workout:
This week, I am dong easy workouts as I taper down for my big race this weekend...so both were easy. Then I spent 2 hours in the pool playing with the kiddos.
Running 4.59 miles 00:45
dumbell Curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Cable curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
incline curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Tricept Cable Press
Set 1: 25lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 25lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 25lbs 12 reps
Tricept Extensions
Set 1: 12lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 12lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 12lbs 12 reps
Tricept Kick back
Set 1: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 8lbs 12 reps
Dumbell Shoulder press
Set 1: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 8lbs 12 reps
Upright Rows
Set 1: 15lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 15lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 15lbs 12 reps
Shoulder press
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Crunches
Set 1: 25 reps
Set 2: 25 reps
Set 3: 25 reps
I am a little on the pink side, but I turn brown overnight so no worries...the joy of being half indian!
Tomorrow things settle back down for the week and it will be a normal day...
I have been running for a couple of years now. I added weight training to the routine a couple of months ago and fell in love with it...so now to mix it up a bit I am going to challenge myself to step out of my comfort zone a little more and take some classes...thinking zumba and turbo kick. I am such a perfectionist that I don't like classes because it seems to take forever to get used to the routine, but hey maybe it will be fun as well!
I still plan to run 4 days a week and I am going to cycle 2 days a week (that will be new too!) Weight training will remain as it is 5 days a week doing different body parts on different days. The kiddos want to live at the YMCA for the pool now so getting there should not be hard. My best friend and my daughter both want to try the zumba class with me so this should be interesting for all of us.
Goals for the summer:
trying some new fitness things, (classes and cycling)
focus on losing inches, body fat and building muscle mass. (weight loss is not as big of a deal to me, but if it happens I will celebrate!) Accomplished by weight lifitng.
I want to increase my long run by 8 miles this summer..,preparing for running a full in late fall.
I plan to continue my clean eating journey and see where it takes me. I have in my mind what I want to see in my body, but I don't know how to put that in words.
My final goal is to get finish my classes and get my personal trainers certification this summer!
I will take measurements this weekend after my half, as well as pics. I plan to remeasure once a month over the summer and take pics to document what I am doing.
This blog will be my accountability for what is going on and I will share my journey with you...
Now for today; Nutrition...sorry no pics...
Farm Fresh Egg 1.0 Servings @Breakfast
All natural 7 grain bread 1.0 Servings @Breakfast
Dark Chocolate Almond Milk 1.0 Servings @Snack
Chocolate Whey Protien 0.5 Servings @Snack
greek yogurt 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Banana 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Strawberries 0.5 Servings @Lunch
Dark Chocolate Almond mIlk 1.0 Servings @Lunch
Watermelon 1.5 Servings @Snack
Salmon 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Corn on the cob 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Mushrooms 1.0 Servings @Dinner
Water 124.0 Ounces @Snack
This was the first time I had tried greek yogurt...loved it!
Workout:
This week, I am dong easy workouts as I taper down for my big race this weekend...so both were easy. Then I spent 2 hours in the pool playing with the kiddos.
Running 4.59 miles 00:45
dumbell Curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Cable curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
incline curls
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Tricept Cable Press
Set 1: 25lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 25lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 25lbs 12 reps
Tricept Extensions
Set 1: 12lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 12lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 12lbs 12 reps
Tricept Kick back
Set 1: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 8lbs 12 reps
Dumbell Shoulder press
Set 1: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 8lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 8lbs 12 reps
Upright Rows
Set 1: 15lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 15lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 15lbs 12 reps
Shoulder press
Set 1: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 10lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 10lbs 12 reps
Crunches
Set 1: 25 reps
Set 2: 25 reps
Set 3: 25 reps
I am a little on the pink side, but I turn brown overnight so no worries...the joy of being half indian!
Tomorrow things settle back down for the week and it will be a normal day...
Sunday, May 29, 2011
What Is Eating Clean?
In the last week I have had several people ask me about eating clean. A couple of trainers at my gym had never heard of Tosca Reno until this week. That doesn't mean that they didn't eat clean, just never heard it referred to as eating clean. I have ahd some facebook friends ask as well, so I decided to make this blog post about the Eat Clean lifestyle.
The information I am going to share is from Tosca Reno's Clean Eating Diet series. For more information you can go to http://eatcleandiet.com/about_the_diet.aspx
What I like about the eat clean diet is there is so much you can have and you are free to choose what you eat. You can shop in a regular grocery store and if you plan meals in advance, you can have left overs for lunch the next day. I never feel hungry or deprived. Is there things I want that are not allowed...of course because I have trained my body to crave junk, but the longer I do this, the less I crave the junk. I might think I want it, but then after a bite or two, I am done...or if I eat it, my body reacts in negative ways...our bodies were truly created to crave living foods, not processed junk, packed full of chemicals!
So according to this plan this is what you do:
Eat 5-6 times a day.( every 2.5 - 3 hours, Last snack is optional.)
Eat breakfast within an hour of rising everyday!
Eat a combination of a lean protien and a complex carbohydrate at each meal.
Eat 2-3 healthy fats daily
Drink 2-3 liters of water daily.
Depend on fresh fruit and veggies for fiber, vitamins,nutrients and enzymes.
Adhere to proper portion sizes.
Carry a cooler packed with clean eats if you are out and about or working!
That is the basis of the plan...
Proper portion control is major on this plan..
A serving of lean protien is the size of the palm of your hand. (6 servings daily)
Carbs from Fruits and Veggies is what can fit in 2 cupped hands. (4-6 servings a day)
Starchy or complex carbs..One cupped handful...(2-4 servings a day)
Healthy fats...a serving is a scant handful of nuts, or 1-2 tablespoons of oil...(2-3 servings a day)
Yes you can have bread...Whole grain breads like Eziekiel Bread...I use Natures Own All Natural Bread...
The idea is to read labels and see what is in what you are putting in your body. If you can't pronounce it, don't eat it! Tosca Reno challenges you to try to keep the ingredient list to 5 or less ingredients! It is a challenge on some things, but your body will thank you!
Now we have talked about what to do, we have to talk about what to avoid as well...
Avoid all over processed foods, white four and sugar!
Avoid chemically charged foods.
Avoid foods containing preservatives.
Avoid artificial sweetners
Avoid artificial foods like processed cheese slices.
Avoid saturated and trans fats.
Avoid sugar loaded drinks, including soda and juice
Avoid or limit alcohol
Avoid calorie dense food with no nutritional value.
Avoid supersizing your meal!
Now this is just an overview so you, my readers, will understand what I am referring to when I say I am eating clean or I had a cheat day and ate dirty...
Yes, you can still succeed on this plan and allow for a cheat here and there along the way...I allow myself one diet soda and some food treat on the weekend...sometimes, I want it and sometimes I don't...
If you can't see yourself jumping in with both feet, pick one thing to work on...give up sugar this week...add something else next...small changes will add up to a big difference...
We all say we want that lean look, we want to be healthy...this is how to get there. It is 80% about what you eat! Your body will respond positively to getting what it truly craves and you will look and feel better!
Now I know that many of you are a part of the clean eating way of life already, so please feel free to add comments to what has been said, or share your experience for those of my friends that are on the fence and curious about our way of life!
Thanks and keep it healthy!!
The information I am going to share is from Tosca Reno's Clean Eating Diet series. For more information you can go to http://eatcleandiet.com/about_the_diet.aspx
What is The Eat-Clean Diet®?
Eating Clean is treating your body right.
It is eating the way nature intended. You eat the foods our bodies evolved to function best on, and that makes you feel – and look – fantastic. When you Eat Clean you eat more often. You will eat lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats. These practices keep your blood-sugar levels stable and keep you satisfied. The best part is that if you need to lose weight it will happen almost without you having to try. And yes, you can have a treat now and again.
Best of all, Eating Clean keeps you feeling great and full of energy. In fact, you can forget all about the days when “dieting” meant feelings of hunger, lethargy or deprivation.
Eating Clean is not a fad; it’s a way of life. When you Eat Clean your body will react by losing weight if you need to lose, maintaining a healthy weight if that’s where you are, and even gaining weight if you are too skinny. But regardless of whether you want to lose, maintain or gain, you will feel better than you ever have before.
Never worry about counting calories again. You will never have to diet. Eating Clean will keep you lean and healthy for the rest of your long life.
What I like about the eat clean diet is there is so much you can have and you are free to choose what you eat. You can shop in a regular grocery store and if you plan meals in advance, you can have left overs for lunch the next day. I never feel hungry or deprived. Is there things I want that are not allowed...of course because I have trained my body to crave junk, but the longer I do this, the less I crave the junk. I might think I want it, but then after a bite or two, I am done...or if I eat it, my body reacts in negative ways...our bodies were truly created to crave living foods, not processed junk, packed full of chemicals!
So according to this plan this is what you do:
Eat 5-6 times a day.( every 2.5 - 3 hours, Last snack is optional.)
Eat breakfast within an hour of rising everyday!
Eat a combination of a lean protien and a complex carbohydrate at each meal.
Eat 2-3 healthy fats daily
Drink 2-3 liters of water daily.
Depend on fresh fruit and veggies for fiber, vitamins,nutrients and enzymes.
Adhere to proper portion sizes.
Carry a cooler packed with clean eats if you are out and about or working!
That is the basis of the plan...
Proper portion control is major on this plan..
A serving of lean protien is the size of the palm of your hand. (6 servings daily)
Carbs from Fruits and Veggies is what can fit in 2 cupped hands. (4-6 servings a day)
Starchy or complex carbs..One cupped handful...(2-4 servings a day)
Healthy fats...a serving is a scant handful of nuts, or 1-2 tablespoons of oil...(2-3 servings a day)
Yes you can have bread...Whole grain breads like Eziekiel Bread...I use Natures Own All Natural Bread...
The idea is to read labels and see what is in what you are putting in your body. If you can't pronounce it, don't eat it! Tosca Reno challenges you to try to keep the ingredient list to 5 or less ingredients! It is a challenge on some things, but your body will thank you!
Now we have talked about what to do, we have to talk about what to avoid as well...
Avoid all over processed foods, white four and sugar!
Avoid chemically charged foods.
Avoid foods containing preservatives.
Avoid artificial sweetners
Avoid artificial foods like processed cheese slices.
Avoid saturated and trans fats.
Avoid sugar loaded drinks, including soda and juice
Avoid or limit alcohol
Avoid calorie dense food with no nutritional value.
Avoid supersizing your meal!
Now this is just an overview so you, my readers, will understand what I am referring to when I say I am eating clean or I had a cheat day and ate dirty...
Yes, you can still succeed on this plan and allow for a cheat here and there along the way...I allow myself one diet soda and some food treat on the weekend...sometimes, I want it and sometimes I don't...
If you can't see yourself jumping in with both feet, pick one thing to work on...give up sugar this week...add something else next...small changes will add up to a big difference...
We all say we want that lean look, we want to be healthy...this is how to get there. It is 80% about what you eat! Your body will respond positively to getting what it truly craves and you will look and feel better!
Now I know that many of you are a part of the clean eating way of life already, so please feel free to add comments to what has been said, or share your experience for those of my friends that are on the fence and curious about our way of life!
Thanks and keep it healthy!!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Taper Week!
This holiday weekend is kicking off my taper week before my half next weekend! I am excited and a little nervous as I go into this final week of training and resting! The weekend is a good way to kick it off! Spent time at the pool today just chillin with the kids and playing pool games. No real workout...just relaxing. The plan this week is to try to get in an hour run tomorrow, 30 min on Mon and Wed and one interval run for 30 min Tues or Thursday. Weight wise I plan to still lift four days this week, but I am going to go lighter on the legs and no increasing weights this week at all.
I know I have been MIA for a few days! We have had connection issues and just lots of stuff going on this week that has made it hard to get on here...rather than bore you with pages of pictures, I will just say for the most part I have stuck to my usual clean eating. I did indulge in come cupcake toppings at a birthday party last night...kinda made my own sweet trail mix with peanuts, dried fruit, mini m&ms, and those little bity white candy chips! I know it sounds like a lot, but really it was not even a handful and I didn't eat it all...it really was too sweet! My other indulgence this weekend has been some diet soda! Yes, I can feel the bloat from it and I am headed back to my no soda policy as a result...had to test the waters and see if it was just the amount of it I used to drink or was one too much to maintain a somewhat flat tummy...guess what...one was too much!
Workout wise...I finished my week strong on Friday... This was Friday's workout;
seated chest press
Set 1: 30lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 35lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 40lbs 10 reps
Pec Flyes
Set 1: 30lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 35lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 40lbs 12 reps
Incline Press
Set 1: 22lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 22lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 22lbs 12 reps
Cable Cross Over
Set 1: 20lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 20lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 25lbs 12 reps
Seated Rows
Set 1: 70lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 70lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 70lbs 12 reps
Lat Pulls
Set 1: 50lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 50lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 50lbs 12 reps
Back Extensions
Set 1: 40lbs 12 reps
Set 2: 50lbs 12 reps
Set 3: 60lbs 12 reps
Crunches
Set 1: 25 reps
Set 2: 25 reps
Hanging abs
Set 1: 12 reps
Set 2: 12 reps
Set 3: 12 reps
Workout Time: 40 minutes
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Enjoying the Clean Eating Lifestyle
Sorry this blog is late. I was so tired last night I couldn't form a complete sentence to post! Yesterday was a good day. Breaksfast was 1 whole egg and 1 slice 7 grain all natural toast with coffee. 
My early morning run was a short one. Only 2.5 miles. I got a call from my hubby. He had rolled in close enough that I could come see him for a little while so that cut into run time...but that was OKAY!
Headed back home and got in some study time. Did some house cleaning and hung out with the kiddos. Morning snack was a handful of cashews with a banana. Lunch was chicken breast and sweet potato.
Afternoon snack was a protien smoothie made with coffee, chocolate protien powder, almond milk, frozen banana and ice...my mocha latte!
Afternoon weight workout was bicept, tricept and shoulders...with a little ab work...still need to get more focused on my abs!
Bicepts...dumbell curls, preacher curls, cable curls and incline curls,
Tricepts..tricpet press, standing tri extensions, single arm extensions, dips
Shoulder...Military press, upright rows, shoulder press, dumbell press
Abs, incline crunches, crunches, hanging abs.
From here we hit the showers and headed to a friend's house for a cookout and time to hang out with some new friends God has placed in our lives...This was an awesome evening of just getting to know one another better, studying God'w Word and prayer. The food was awesome. All clean, not temptations! My hostess had ask me upon invivting us if there was any diet restrictions with my training and I told her that I appreciated her asking, but I could eat what ever they served, it would be my cheat meal this week. When I got there I was greeted by grill full of sirloins!
Dinner was grilled sirloin steak, salad packed with veggies and sprinkled with olive oil and lemon juice, and dessert was a fresh fruit salad. Water to drink and it was a great meal!
It is so awesome to realize that I can still enjoy time with friends without it being a major deal because of the way I eat...this was of eating does allow for life to be lived as well..
So loving my life these days!
My early morning run was a short one. Only 2.5 miles. I got a call from my hubby. He had rolled in close enough that I could come see him for a little while so that cut into run time...but that was OKAY!
Headed back home and got in some study time. Did some house cleaning and hung out with the kiddos. Morning snack was a handful of cashews with a banana. Lunch was chicken breast and sweet potato.
Afternoon snack was a protien smoothie made with coffee, chocolate protien powder, almond milk, frozen banana and ice...my mocha latte!
Afternoon weight workout was bicept, tricept and shoulders...with a little ab work...still need to get more focused on my abs!
Bicepts...dumbell curls, preacher curls, cable curls and incline curls,
Tricepts..tricpet press, standing tri extensions, single arm extensions, dips
Shoulder...Military press, upright rows, shoulder press, dumbell press
Abs, incline crunches, crunches, hanging abs.
From here we hit the showers and headed to a friend's house for a cookout and time to hang out with some new friends God has placed in our lives...This was an awesome evening of just getting to know one another better, studying God'w Word and prayer. The food was awesome. All clean, not temptations! My hostess had ask me upon invivting us if there was any diet restrictions with my training and I told her that I appreciated her asking, but I could eat what ever they served, it would be my cheat meal this week. When I got there I was greeted by grill full of sirloins!
It is so awesome to realize that I can still enjoy time with friends without it being a major deal because of the way I eat...this was of eating does allow for life to be lived as well..
So loving my life these days!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A Day With Family!
I got up this morning and thought this is going to be a good day! My son and his beautiful fiance were coming up..
Then it was going to be a cook out with friends tonight! So I got up and grabbed a glass of water, stuck my oatmeal on the stove, walked the dogs and came back into breakfast...oatmeal with blueberries, flax seed and vanilla protien powder, almond milk on the side with a B12 vitamin!
After my power breakfast I headed to the Y to get my workout in before the 'kids' arrived. Thirty minute HILT style workout on the treadmill...3 miles, followed by a leg workout and abs....squats, lunges, standing calves, leg press, calve press, leg curls, abductors, adductions, weighted crunches, reverse crunches, and incline crunches with medicine ball toss!!
Headed home and grabbed a protien smoothie made with coffee, almond milk, chocolate protien powder, banana and ice. Studied for a while as I sipped on my mocha latte, then got ready for the afternon. Kids arrived and it got crazy with all the playing...a water fight with my son, jumping on the trampoline and just chasing around the yard and the house. We enjoyed a nice clean lunch of Baked chicken, green beans and carrots and sweet potato, with a glass of green tea.
Chillin out tonight watching the Biggest Losers and working on my summer challenge plans....Dinner was left overs from lunch minus the sweet potatoe...I did have a pre workout snack of banana and peanut butter and downed a gallon of water today! The cook out got postpone until tomorrow night...so this week is busy at night, with Bible study on Thursday and a birthday party of one of my youngest's friends on Friday!
In order to lose motivation, all it takes is an obstacle to serve as an excuse. To the motivated, an obstacle serves as an opportunity to build character. Look for those obstacle to catapult yourself to the next level!
Headed home and grabbed a protien smoothie made with coffee, almond milk, chocolate protien powder, banana and ice. Studied for a while as I sipped on my mocha latte, then got ready for the afternon. Kids arrived and it got crazy with all the playing...a water fight with my son, jumping on the trampoline and just chasing around the yard and the house. We enjoyed a nice clean lunch of Baked chicken, green beans and carrots and sweet potato, with a glass of green tea.
In order to lose motivation, all it takes is an obstacle to serve as an excuse. To the motivated, an obstacle serves as an opportunity to build character. Look for those obstacle to catapult yourself to the next level!
Monday, May 23, 2011
An Amazing Day!!
Today has been a totally awesome day! I got up this morning and enjoyed a bowl of Kashi GoLean cereal with a banana and almond milk. Remembered my b12 vitamin.
Then came my long run! I have been itching for this for days! I decided to run a different area of my neighborhood. I had heard there was some major hills in this development and thought it would be a good simulation of race day. Plus itwas new so that would hold my interest longer...it was amazing! I ran 13.5 miles in 2 hours and 22 minutes! That is the fastest time I have had on this distance! So totally awesome and I felt amazing when I got home!
Then I walk in the house and my beautiful daughters had cleaned the house for me and made me a post run 'cake' for my recovery snack...it was made out of 3 slices of whole wheat bread, with a little chocolate protien powder puttind in the middle and 'iced' with all natural peanutbutter and decorated with banana slices and whole grain cheerios, served with a glass of dark chocolate almond milk!
With no house work to do, I had time to study this afternoon and work in my garden for a bit! NICE! Lunch was an open face tuna salad sandwhich on all natrual 7 grain bread...
I really wasn't hungry after the cake, but knew I needed to eat some lunch...We really just chilled at the house this afternoon and talked about summer plans, a little more study time for me and then it was time to get ready to go the gym. I made a peppermint mocha latte for my pre workout snack..it was made with coffee, chocolate whey protien, ice and peppermint flavoring! So yummy and it so hit the spot on this sultering day!
Off to the gyn we went! I had an awesome weight workout for chest and back, and some abs...chest was bench press...increased 5 pound! chest press, pec flyes, and dumbell press. Back was seated rows and lat pulls (both went up by 10 pounds and felt pretty easy still!), dumbell rows and back extensions. Abs was incline situps, reverse crunch, hanging abs and weighted machine crunches!
The workout was great, but what made it better was the head trainer came over to talk to me. She was impressed that I use a workout journal to log everything. We were talking and she said she had heard I was working on personal trainer certifications and wanted to know if I would be interested in working at the YMCA when I get them. She said she needed trainers that looked like they knew what they were doing and could lead by example!! I felt amazing when she said that. I had spoken with someone before and knew it was a possibility, but this is the person who hires the trainers today!!!Off cloud nine and back home to fix dinner...love having things precooked in the fridge...pulled out my precut veggies and tossed them in some olive oil, added some diced up precooked chicken breast, stuck a sweet potato in the microwave and in less than 10 minutes a healthy clean dinner was on the table!
Also downed over a gallon of water today!! It is HOT!
Then I walk in the house and my beautiful daughters had cleaned the house for me and made me a post run 'cake' for my recovery snack...it was made out of 3 slices of whole wheat bread, with a little chocolate protien powder puttind in the middle and 'iced' with all natural peanutbutter and decorated with banana slices and whole grain cheerios, served with a glass of dark chocolate almond milk!
The workout was great, but what made it better was the head trainer came over to talk to me. She was impressed that I use a workout journal to log everything. We were talking and she said she had heard I was working on personal trainer certifications and wanted to know if I would be interested in working at the YMCA when I get them. She said she needed trainers that looked like they knew what they were doing and could lead by example!! I felt amazing when she said that. I had spoken with someone before and knew it was a possibility, but this is the person who hires the trainers today!!!Off cloud nine and back home to fix dinner...love having things precooked in the fridge...pulled out my precut veggies and tossed them in some olive oil, added some diced up precooked chicken breast, stuck a sweet potato in the microwave and in less than 10 minutes a healthy clean dinner was on the table!
Also downed over a gallon of water today!! It is HOT!
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