{today is a new day}

Well, I didn’t post anything yesterday. It started off really good, I had a healthy breakfast and lunch and then I had a great cardio & lifting workout. Then, I came home absolutely hungry STARVED!!! I totally binged. I am so disappointed in myself. I was waiting for my husband to come home so we could have dinner together and I just went CRAZY!!! I knew it was wrong and that I shouldn’t be doing it, but I was hungry and I didn’t care. I still managed to add every single thing into my “My Fitness Pal” app, so I am fully aware of the damage I did. Luckily, I stayed within my daily calorie intake (thanks to my 50 minutes of cardio) but, all that hard work in the gym went right down the drain. Today is a new day, and I have managed to stay on track and look forward instead of back. I usually make Wednesdays my rest day, but I am going to get my sorry butt back in the gym this evening to make up for yesterday. Wish me luck, hopefully I can stay on track the rest of the week!!!!

XOXO-Katie

{monday’s food journal}

{Breakfast 250 calories}

1/2 cup of Old Fashioned Oatmeal w/ 1 TBS of Adams 100% Natural Creamy Peanut Butter

{Lunch 255 calories}

1 Slice of Sara Lee 45 cal. Multi grain bread, 4 oz. Chunk Light Tuna w/hard-boiled egg, FF Mayo, Mustard, and pepper

{Dinner 251 calories}

6 oz Tilapia Fillet, Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime Seasoning, sliced red onion, 1/4 sliced avocado, diced Roma tomatoes, lime juice

{Snacks 250 calories}

Oikos Peach Greek Yogurt, Oven Roasted Almonds-about 18 throughout the day (I really shouldn’t have had the greek yogurt, mainly b/c I had already consumed plenty of protein for the day, plus it is loaded w/sugar. However, I was headed to a T-Ball practice and it was the easiest thing to grab on the way out. excuses, excuses i know! ha!)

I also had my Muscle Milk Chocolate Protein Powder mixed w/8 oz of water after my weight lifting session.

{monday workout!}

I am happy to report that I had a great workout tonight! I got in both cardio and lifting, so that is awesome. On Mondays I usually work my arms, shoulders, and abs. You’ll have to excuse the names of my workouts as I don’t know what they are properly called, so I just make up names.

50 minutes on the Elliptical. (keeping my BPR @ 127-133 for maximum fat burn) the machine says I burned 450 calories!

ABS (3 Sets)

15 Regular Sit-ups, 15 Medicine Ball Twists w/ legs raised, and 15 ab stretches on knees w/roller

ARMS (3 Sets)

25 Dips using window bench, 15 Rope Pull-downs, 15 Over Head Rope Pulls, 15 biceps Curls, 15 Assisted Pull-ups

SHOULDERS (3 Sets)

15 Lat Pull Down behind neck, Bend over Fly w/10 lbs.<—-I know there is a diff. name for that LOL

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

XOXO-Katie

{fiesta lime tilapia}

I baked my Fiesta Lime Tilapia again tonight and remembered to take a picture! (YAY ME!) I added slices of purple onion this time since I didn’t have cilantro. It was very yummy and CLEAN, I can’t wait to make it again! If anyone ends up trying it, let me know!

{slow progress…is progress}

I have to remind myself daily that I am not going to lose all of my excess weight overnight. I have been working out and adjusting my diet since the beginning of April. Since then I have lost a total of 13 pounds which, looking back,  is AWESOME, but during those months I was so hard on myself for only losing a pound a week. I am such an instant gratification type of person, pretty much in every aspect of my life. Although it took a little longer than I would have liked, I am so proud of those 13 pounds that I have worked so hard to shred off of my body. Now, every week when I see a pound or two shed, I am thankful for my hard work and dedication. Who knows, maybe in 3 more months that will be another 13 pounds and I will have reached my ideal weight!

XOXO
Katie

{success!}

I lost 3 lbs. this week and  it has been a GREAT week for eating clean, maybe even my best yet!!!! It’s easy to stay on the path of eating clean when you see results like that! I had intentions of taking pics of my meals and each time I totally forgot and only remembered after I had inhaled my food. I even managed to refrain from my coworker’s offer of a Krispy Kreme doughnut, now that’s dedication if you ask me!

I eat 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with two snacks in between meals. All of my main meals consist of either fish, chicken, or eggs with green veggies or a spinach salad on the side. I have to say that I have surprisingly NOT gotten sick of my combos yet. Mainly because I have tried to make it different each time. I LOVE using Mrs. Dash seasonings on almost everything plus they have no salt or sodium! (SCORE!). My snacks rotate between 1 serving of almonds, fat-free cottage cheese, or avocado.

If anyone is out there reading this and trying to lose weight too, I hope you had a successful week and if not, there’s always tomorrow-just don’t give up!

XOXO-Katie

PS: Here are my favorite Mrs. Dash Seasonings.

{my daily supplements}

Here is a picture and list of my supplements that I take daily. I wrote a quick description of what the benefits of each supplement are.

{1} CLA/Tonalin-linoleic acid belongs to the omega family of fatty acids. Reduces body fat and helps tone muscle.

{2} Green Tea Extract-antioxidant, great for many different things, but increases calorie burn by 4.5%!!

{3} One Daily Energy Vitamin-gives me a little boost in the morning since I have downsized to 1 cup of BLACK coffee a day.

{4} Fish Oil-not only is fish oil great for lowering cholesterol, clear skin & nails, but they can also burn up fat and speed up your muscle recovery time after a workout!

{5} Muscle Milk Protein Powder Pre/Post workout-after a weight lifting session you only have 30-45 minutes to get protein to your muscles for recovery, and protein powder has the quickest delivery!