Seven Weeks of Summer: Week 4

7/8 Overall inches: waist, hips, arms, legs- 162.5"


Wednesday: To keep yesterday's momentum up I got up early to complete Cardio Fix Extreme, drank my Shakeology and started looking for ways to better keep up with my life & nutrition.  I have a planner I carry around, almost everywhere, but it's falling apart. After many recommendations I decided to order the Life Planner from Erin Condren with the wellness journal. EEK, I was so excited! For lunch I made homemade nachos. I have a small circle biscuit cutter, I use the straight side to cut round "chips" from corn tortillas, spray with olive oil then bake them until crisp. I topped the "chips" with cheese, ground beef with 21 day fix Southwest seasoning, and pico. I used plain greek yogurt in place of sour cream.  I joined some of my neighborhood friends at Hip Hop. I absolutely love this class. It makes me super excited for CIZE, the new dance fitness program, to come out on the 20th. I also committed to my first 5K and my 2nd 5K!


Thursday: Pack & Run! We are preparing for our mini-vaction to Shreveport to see our Honeymoon friends. Yes, we made friends on our honeymoon and we still keep in touch. Crazy Right?! We try to see each other every year.  On top of being busy doing laundry and packing I starting researching IIFYM, because I was curious if I should shange my diet to meet my needs when I start running to prepare for my first 5K. I actually found that the 21 day fix is developed using 30% Carbs, 40% protein, and 30% Fat. I decided to see how close my actual intake is compared to these macros, using MyfitnessPal. My macros are closer to 40% carbs, 35% protein, and 25% fat. This puts my diet in the "high carb for bodybuilding" category. Based on my body type and goals, this could explain why I'm not currently losing more fat, but would be beneficial once I start running. In order to optimize my results I decided I needed to research lower carb fruits, veggies, grains and starchy vegetables to eat on days I don't run.
I tagged along with a neighborhood friend on her 2 mile run. I did much better then I expected with an average of 11 min/mile.  I'm excited to see how well I'l do when I run my first 5K in Septmeber.


Friday-Sunday: Vacation time, which unfortunately means I didn't stick to healthy choices and certainly regreted it later.


Monday: My new 21 day fit challenge group and round 5 for me began today, which means no more falling off the wagon! I have 8 challengers who have committed to making a healthy, life-style change, that I will support and guide through the process. I love sharing this program and helping others get healthy. I also love how much I get to eat on this program!
Here's a look at my meals for the day.
Breakfast: steel cut oats, whole peach, 6 raw almonds
Post workout Snack: Shakeology with almond butter
Lunch: Steak, sweet potato, & 6 raw almonds
Snack: apple with almond butter
Snack: steak & bell pepper
Dinner: Cod, broccoli, slivered almonds
Snack: 4 hard boiled egg whites
Macros: 34% carbs, 37% protein, 29% fat

That's a lot of food right??


I spent my workout on the elliptial & body pump




Tuesday: Morning workout at the gym to start some conditioning to prepare for my first run & Upper Fix Extreme. My macros were about the same as Monday, 36% carbs, 36% protein, 28% fat, which isn't bad considering I got in two workouts, but I need to work on decreasing my fat intake a little bit.


 My life planner arrived!! This thing is awesome! I am so excited to use my planner and wellness journal throughout my fitness journey.


7/15 Overall inches: waist, hips, arms, legs- 162.5"
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