Sunday March 16th – Day 8

The weekends are big eating days! 4 large meals and two shakes. Along with BCAA and Glutamine three times. I make sure that these are good workout days too, just mentally makes me feel better.

Here is one of my meals, mid afternoon. It’s basic; chicken, rice and veggies but it’s good!!

 

I don’t go too crazy trying to think of new and exciting ways of cooking my food. I have enough going on in my life, food = fuel. It has to taste good, but I am about quick and easy!

All of my food gets prepared in advance, except some dinners I like to have something that hasn’t been previously frozen at least a couple times a week  – usually weekends when I have the time.

 

It has been a good week though, feeling really good. It is amazing what a few days, or weeks does of clean eating. It wasn’t that I was eating bad before, just not paying attention and slipping back into the processed foods. We will see what this next week brings, and how my first check in is with my coach next Sunday!

Saturday March 15th – Day 7

It is the end of the first full week. I am finding the program pretty easy to follow right now. The food is basic and the workouts are pretty simple. I do all my food prep on the weekend for the week. Most everything goes into the freezer and pulled out the night before. It makes our life easier. My husband is doing a Carb Cycling diet right now. And so, we prepare everything in advance.

Believe it or not, I have not lost 1 lbs this whole year. But I think my body composition has changed.

But I am not going to worry about it, I am weighing myself every couple weeks just because that is so ingrained into my brain I don’t know how not to! I see my coach in another week, so I will be 2 weeks on her program. I will see what she says about how my body is changing. She does this for a living, 20+ years of experience so I need to trust that she will change my program as she sees fit. My job is to make sure I am following it!!

I have gone through all my weight workouts this week, today I started back at Day 1. It is a 5 day split. Day 1: Hams/Calves Day 2: Shoulders/Abs Day 3: Back/Biceps/Abs Day 4: Quads/Calves Day 5: Chest/Tris/Abs. It is a pretty basic workout plan. Keeping in mind I have been going to the gym constantly for over 10 years and have seen countless trainers. But the results will show in the coming weeks!!

Day 6 – and the “Treat Meal”

My husband and I have decided that one day a week we are going to enjoy a “treat meal”. He is doing a carb-cycling diet right now and I am allowed one “treat meal” in my program, for now.

So, last night we decided to treat ourselves to a Papa Murphy’s pizza. And not thin crust, no cheese, fat-free, gluten-free – oh no my husband some how convinced me to get a 5-Meat Stuffed pizza!?!

I was hesitant at first, I am not a big meat pizza eater to begin with but double layered pizza – WOW! I must say it was much better than expected. It was fresh tasting and not greasy at all! I managed 2.5 pieces (we cut it into 8 pieces). We also paired it up with a salad, I know boring!?! Why is that a treat you say?

The treat about this salad was the almonds, parmesan cheese, strawberries, avocado and homemade dressing (avocado oil, honey, mustard, rice wine vinegar). It was so good, to me this is a real treat!!

But I got through it, and this morning WOW did I have a great workout!?! I went up in all my weights (it was leg day) and my cardio was great as well. I was very happy with my progress. I also thought my stomach looked flatter this morning…

 

The picture in the light shirt was from one week ago, and the black shirt was this morning.

We will continue to do this, as long as I can because I think it helps me mentally knowing that I have a meal coming up that I can eat whatever I want. And who knows a few weeks into it, I may not crave anything?? There are good articles out there to outline the importance of these treat/cheat meals. Check out this one on Fit Day.

What do you think? Do you use “Treat Meals” in your program?

 

 

Who I follow – Recipes

These are some of my favourite sites for recipes that I follow and refer to often. Check them out!

Homepage

http://stupideasypaleo.com/

Latest Recipes

Home

http://nomnompaleo.com

http://www.proteinpow.com/

http://www.grassfedgirl.com/

http://www.fitnesstreats.com/

Savory Lotus

I will try to update as I think of them! Enjoy!

Sunday February 2, 2014

“Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” – Unknown

Motivation – What is it? How do you get it?

Well according to Wikipedia – “Motivation is a psychological feature that induces an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors. It can be considered a driving force; a psychological one that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal. For example, hunger is a motivation that elicits a desire to eat.”

I am in desperate need of this psychological feature!

I am out of my comfort zone right now. I am trying to be a little of everything; stay-at-home mom, wife, gym goer, job seeker and there has to be time for me in there as well.

I am finding that I start out good 6/7 days, get up early hit the gym, come home have a good breakfast but then as soon as my day starts to go sideways I go to food. And then, I think “ah, I will just start again tomorrow!” But tomorrow could be 21lbs+ or 28lbs+ every day I stall or use an excuse I am further away from becoming a happy, healthy me.