.5 cup dark choc. almond milk & L-Glutamine (10 min prior)
Workout #1~ Rev Abs 30 min. Rev your abs back & core strength. Skipped cardio intervals.
Spark .75 scoop
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberries & cream (made with water)
Projected for rest of today....
Mid morning snack~ Banana
Lunch~ 2c. salad with green olives, bleu cheese & tomatoes, 1 HB egg, bleu cheese dressing
(Please always keep in mind unless noted it's VERY minimal or even slightly less than a serving of food)
Afternoon snack~ Chobani Greek passion fruit yogurt
Workout #2~ 60 min. Zumba® instructor
Dinner~ Salmon marinated & steamed, mixed veggies steamed, TBD (will not be a horrible carb like last night. )
Bedtime~.5 cup dark choc. almond milk & L-glutamine
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Day 14 Thurs, Feb. 16th
muscle gain & L-Glutamine (20 min prior)
Workout #1~ Rev Abs 45 min. Total Strength... no time for Mercy abs in the AM
Spark .75 scoop
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberries & cream (made with water
Mid morning snack~ Banana
Lunch~ 2c. salad with green olives, bleu cheese & tomatoes, 1 HB egg, bleu cheese dressing
(Please always keep in mind unless noted it's VERY minimal or even slightly less than a serving of food)
Afternoon snack~ Chobani Greek peach yogurt
Workout #2~ 55 min. Zumba® instructor
Rehydrate .75 scoop.
Workout #3 ~17 min. RevAbs Mercy abs
Dinner~ Chicken mostly dark meat again, zucchini & TBD was 2 yes... 2 creme filled long johns they were inhaled prior to getting home after workout 2..
Bedtime~ L-Glutamine dark choc. almond milk & nighttime recovery.
Workout #1~ Rev Abs 45 min. Total Strength... no time for Mercy abs in the AM
Spark .75 scoop
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberries & cream (made with water
Mid morning snack~ Banana
Lunch~ 2c. salad with green olives, bleu cheese & tomatoes, 1 HB egg, bleu cheese dressing
(Please always keep in mind unless noted it's VERY minimal or even slightly less than a serving of food)
Afternoon snack~ Chobani Greek peach yogurt
Workout #2~ 55 min. Zumba® instructor
Rehydrate .75 scoop.
Workout #3 ~17 min. RevAbs Mercy abs
Dinner~ Chicken mostly dark meat again, zucchini & TBD was 2 yes... 2 creme filled long johns they were inhaled prior to getting home after workout 2..
Bedtime~ L-Glutamine dark choc. almond milk & nighttime recovery.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Day 13~ Wednesday Feb. 15th
Breakfast~White frosted cream filled donut...
you didn't think I missed out on the 2 for $1 deal did you?
Personally impressed I didn't snarf both of them yesterday. LOL
midmorning snack~ 1 regular sized banana
Lunch~Hooters leftovers~ Wings/drummies 6 Parm. garlic & small side salad of lettuce, tomato, bleu cheese & green olives.
Afternoon snack 4pm~ Chobani Greek blood orange yogurt
Workout #1~ 30 min. Rev Abs (power intervals)
Dinner~ chicken breast area, whole grain rice & pine nuts, frozen fresh zucchini from the garden & 4 squares of 72% dark chocolate. (240) calories... UGGGH... really wanted to just keep eating it.
nighttime~ .5 cup choc. almond milk & L-Glutamine.
Can't figure out how to get this stupid highlighter to set back to none... oh well. LOL
you didn't think I missed out on the 2 for $1 deal did you?
Personally impressed I didn't snarf both of them yesterday. LOL
midmorning snack~ 1 regular sized banana
Lunch~Hooters leftovers~ Wings/drummies 6 Parm. garlic & small side salad of lettuce, tomato, bleu cheese & green olives.
Afternoon snack 4pm~ Chobani Greek blood orange yogurt
Workout #1~ 30 min. Rev Abs (power intervals)
Dinner~ chicken breast area, whole grain rice & pine nuts, frozen fresh zucchini from the garden & 4 squares of 72% dark chocolate. (240) calories... UGGGH... really wanted to just keep eating it.
nighttime~ .5 cup choc. almond milk & L-Glutamine.
Can't figure out how to get this stupid highlighter to set back to none... oh well. LOL
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Day 12~ Tuesday Feb. 14th Valentine's day
Figured I'd post my "mostly before" photos before the 8 week challenge. Just goes to show that I still have a long way to go but still have come quite far as this suit didn't even fit yet this time last year. Showing off the stomach pooch & slight muffin top going on in the 1st one, the batwings in the 2nd & my back creases in the last photo.
Catalyst 1st thing in AM (have to since on empty stomach) w/o it muscle would start getting ripped away at instead of fat.
Workout #1~ Rev Abs 40 min.
Breakfast~Skim milk (adding 170 calories) to my 220 Cal. AdvoCare chocolate meal shake
mid morning snack~ 1 regular sized banana
Lunch~Hooters leftovers, part of a serving of fries &
1/2 of a bleu cheeseburger with cooked onions, tomato & lettuce.
Afternoon snack 3pm~ Chobani Greek honey yogurt
Workout #2~ Zumba (instructor) 60 min.
Late afternoon snack 7pm~ I couldn't take it anymore.... choc. frosted creme filled long john & 2 Dove dark chocolate pieces (yoga studio's treat) Guess that's what happens when they leave dark chocolate laying around for customers.
Workout #3~ Yoga Nidra long, slow, deep & stretching 60 min.
Dinner~ chicken (skin off) leg area, whole grain rice & pine nuts, salad tomatoes green olives small amount of bleu cheese & Italian dressing.
nighttime~ .5 cup skim milk & L-Glutamine... in hind sight I should have taken nighttime recovery too.. :( sore from "restorative postures" in yoga. My back was twitching like crazy to try to release my pelvic/hip flexors.
Catalyst 1st thing in AM (have to since on empty stomach) w/o it muscle would start getting ripped away at instead of fat.
Workout #1~ Rev Abs 40 min.
Breakfast~Skim milk (adding 170 calories) to my 220 Cal. AdvoCare chocolate meal shake
mid morning snack~ 1 regular sized banana
Lunch~Hooters leftovers, part of a serving of fries &
1/2 of a bleu cheeseburger with cooked onions, tomato & lettuce.
Afternoon snack 3pm~ Chobani Greek honey yogurt
Workout #2~ Zumba (instructor) 60 min.
Late afternoon snack 7pm~ I couldn't take it anymore.... choc. frosted creme filled long john & 2 Dove dark chocolate pieces (yoga studio's treat) Guess that's what happens when they leave dark chocolate laying around for customers.
Workout #3~ Yoga Nidra long, slow, deep & stretching 60 min.
Dinner~ chicken (skin off) leg area, whole grain rice & pine nuts, salad tomatoes green olives small amount of bleu cheese & Italian dressing.
nighttime~ .5 cup skim milk & L-Glutamine... in hind sight I should have taken nighttime recovery too.. :( sore from "restorative postures" in yoga. My back was twitching like crazy to try to release my pelvic/hip flexors.
Day 11 Monday 2/13
Breakfast~ Quick oats & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (water only for all)
Lunch~Hooters, Yeah... a rare occasion of hubby off of work & me NOT. :(
I had asked off but there was too much work that needs to be done to have off.
2 breaded parm. garlic wings (very little meat on them)
1/2 of a blue cheeseburger with cooked onions, tomato & lettuce.
1 serving French fries, yes it wasn't a huge serving.
water (of course) 1 lightly frosted sugar cookie sitting up front.
I felt ill for 1 hour afterwards. Probably ate too much & of the wrong stuff. (obviously)
Afternoon snack 3pm~ strawberry cheesecake bar
Late afternoon snack~ Chobani Greek cherry yogurt
Workout #1~ Rev Abs. Day 1 60 min. (Did this day before, I know what will hurt tomorrow)
possible Dinner~ Burbon marinated salmon steak, mixed veggies &mashed potatoes (flakes) thinking about this last one... I know that I can find something healthier than this at home to eat for a carb. ~Whole Grain rice. & 2 small 72% dark chocolate squares 1.25"x1.25" so about 130 cal.
nighttime~ .5 cup skim milk & L-Glutamine & nighttime recovery.
Lunch~Hooters, Yeah... a rare occasion of hubby off of work & me NOT. :(
I had asked off but there was too much work that needs to be done to have off.
2 breaded parm. garlic wings (very little meat on them)
1/2 of a blue cheeseburger with cooked onions, tomato & lettuce.
1 serving French fries, yes it wasn't a huge serving.
water (of course) 1 lightly frosted sugar cookie sitting up front.
I felt ill for 1 hour afterwards. Probably ate too much & of the wrong stuff. (obviously)
Afternoon snack 3pm~ strawberry cheesecake bar
Late afternoon snack~ Chobani Greek cherry yogurt
Workout #1~ Rev Abs. Day 1 60 min. (Did this day before, I know what will hurt tomorrow)
possible Dinner~ Burbon marinated salmon steak, mixed veggies &
nighttime~ .5 cup skim milk & L-Glutamine & nighttime recovery.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Day 9 & 10 Weekend 2/11 & 2/12~ BUSY...
SATURDAY 2/11~
Drinks~ Spark & Rehydrate & water.... lots
Breakfast~ Muscle gain (150 Cal.)
Workout #1~ 1 hour Pilates (instructor)
Workout #2~ 55 min. Zumba® Toning
Lunch~ Large protein shake~chocolate, banana, peanut butter, with skim milk & creatine
Workout #3~ Pole fitness 55 min.
Workout #4~ walk dog 15 min.
Dinner~ Steak & canned mushrooms & onions, sweet potato squash w/ spray butter, mixed veggies & chocolate mousse.
Workout #5~ Pole fitness 1 hour.
SUNDAY 2/12~
Breakfast~strawberry bagel bread french toast made with eggs, cinn & sugar & skim milk. 3 slices. fake maple syrup topping (yes my PT Margaret gave me crap about the syrup) but hey you know if you don't use much of it & you haven't needed to buy more natural organic yet... That will transition over when finished & replaced with healthy alternative.
Workout #1~ Pole fitness 45 min.
Workout #2~ 15 min. walk dog
Lunch~ remaining gnocchi, wheat pasta & 3 meatballs & 1 small 150 cal no fat yogurt.
Afternoon snack~ .5 container of yogurt after hubby decided that it was making him feel sick (he's totally lactose intolerant & has issues with fruit & dairy on occasion.... might be time to switch him back to the AdvoCare probiotic's... why? Because when on those all issues were non issue. Apparently, there is a huge difference in a different brand of them.
Sat in the infarred sauna 30 min. REALLY needed to. I am VERY sore & tired. That's what I get for trying out something other than Nighttime recovery for assisting with soreness. Sauna helps a lot with it & also supposedly assists with weightloss too.
Dinner~1.5 servings of homemade meatloaf, pine nut couscous, carrots & white corn.
Parts of me that don't ache yet~ pectorals, abs/core area & lats.
Monday night's Rev ab day 1 workout will totally fix that so every part of me will still ache.
Drinks~ Spark & Rehydrate & water.... lots
Breakfast~ Muscle gain (150 Cal.)
Workout #1~ 1 hour Pilates (instructor)
Workout #2~ 55 min. Zumba® Toning
Lunch~ Large protein shake~chocolate, banana, peanut butter, with skim milk & creatine
Workout #3~ Pole fitness 55 min.
Workout #4~ walk dog 15 min.
Dinner~ Steak & canned mushrooms & onions, sweet potato squash w/ spray butter, mixed veggies & chocolate mousse.
Workout #5~ Pole fitness 1 hour.
SUNDAY 2/12~
Breakfast~strawberry bagel bread french toast made with eggs, cinn & sugar & skim milk. 3 slices. fake maple syrup topping (yes my PT Margaret gave me crap about the syrup) but hey you know if you don't use much of it & you haven't needed to buy more natural organic yet... That will transition over when finished & replaced with healthy alternative.
Workout #1~ Pole fitness 45 min.
Workout #2~ 15 min. walk dog
Lunch~ remaining gnocchi, wheat pasta & 3 meatballs & 1 small 150 cal no fat yogurt.
Afternoon snack~ .5 container of yogurt after hubby decided that it was making him feel sick (he's totally lactose intolerant & has issues with fruit & dairy on occasion.... might be time to switch him back to the AdvoCare probiotic's... why? Because when on those all issues were non issue. Apparently, there is a huge difference in a different brand of them.
Sat in the infarred sauna 30 min. REALLY needed to. I am VERY sore & tired. That's what I get for trying out something other than Nighttime recovery for assisting with soreness. Sauna helps a lot with it & also supposedly assists with weightloss too.
Dinner~1.5 servings of homemade meatloaf, pine nut couscous, carrots & white corn.
Parts of me that don't ache yet~ pectorals, abs/core area & lats.
Monday night's Rev ab day 1 workout will totally fix that so every part of me will still ache.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Day 8 ~Friday 2/10
Assumptions were better than correct I lost 5lbs. bringing me to 128 last night. Weight last seen at this was after Zumba® Convention, July 11th 2011.
Workout #1 ~ 10 min. Pilates solutions abs~ I'll tell you that was a LOOOONNGG 10 minutes.
Breakfast~ Quick oats & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (water only for all)
Lunch~ thin lowfat turkey .75 serving, 1 slice munster cheese, spinach wrap, Chobani® nofat blueberry yogurt 140 cal.
Late-afternoon Snack~ 2 HB eggs
Workout #2 ~ Zumba® ~ 1 hour
8:30pm Dinner~ 1/2 cup Gnocchi 200 cal. , whole wheat pasta 2/3 cup, artichokes, onions, portabella mushrooms, olive oil & pesto seasonings, garlic, 1 serving meatballs 200cal., 100 cal. mousse,
Workout #1 ~ 10 min. Pilates solutions abs~ I'll tell you that was a LOOOONNGG 10 minutes.
Breakfast~ Quick oats & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (water only for all)
Lunch~ thin lowfat turkey .75 serving, 1 slice munster cheese, spinach wrap, Chobani® nofat blueberry yogurt 140 cal.
Late-afternoon Snack~ 2 HB eggs
Workout #2 ~ Zumba® ~ 1 hour
8:30pm Dinner~ 1/2 cup Gnocchi 200 cal. , whole wheat pasta 2/3 cup, artichokes, onions, portabella mushrooms, olive oil & pesto seasonings, garlic, 1 serving meatballs 200cal., 100 cal. mousse,
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Day 7 ~Thursday 2/9
Weigh in night tonight. I have a feeling I am down at least 4 lbs. & .5" around the waist already.
Pants are starting to be much looser than before & I feel like I must have lost at least that.
Green tea throughout the day & Stevia/sugar mix .5 packet & drank 2 cups.
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (I know, sugar in that but not a substantial amount)
Lunch~ thin lowfat turkey .75 serving,1 slice munster cheese, spinach wrap, .5 serving low cal. mousse.
Early-afternoon Snack~ 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~ all natural fruit strip~Raspberry 45 cal. no sugar
Workout #1 ~ Zumba® ~ 55 min.
8:30pm Dinner~ 1/2 cup Gnocchi 200 cal. , whole wheat pasta 2/3 cup, artichokes, onions, portabella mushrooms, olive oil & pesto seasonings, garlic, 1 serving meatballs 200cal., 100 cal. mousse,
Pants are starting to be much looser than before & I feel like I must have lost at least that.
Green tea throughout the day & Stevia/sugar mix .5 packet & drank 2 cups.
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (I know, sugar in that but not a substantial amount)
Lunch~ thin lowfat turkey .75 serving,1 slice munster cheese, spinach wrap, .5 serving low cal. mousse.
Early-afternoon Snack~ 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~ all natural fruit strip~Raspberry 45 cal. no sugar
Workout #1 ~ Zumba® ~ 55 min.
8:30pm Dinner~ 1/2 cup Gnocchi 200 cal. , whole wheat pasta 2/3 cup, artichokes, onions, portabella mushrooms, olive oil & pesto seasonings, garlic, 1 serving meatballs 200cal., 100 cal. mousse,
Day 6 WED 2/8
REALLY wish I wasn't so busy.. no time to food diary & I already forgot if I did eat something extra for lunch. :(
Some green tea was drank thru the day in addition to water too.
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (I know sugar in that)
Lunch~ blackberry sugar-free Spark jello, raspberry Greek Yogurt, I ate something else small but for the life of me can't remember but I know it was healthy.
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~1 small slice of garlic cheese breadstick. Felt ill afterwards from the grease.
Workout ~ 40 min. boot camp.
8pm Dinner~2 small chicken thighs (most skin removed... assumed for all foods), Sweet potato squash 1 serving low cal. chocolate mousse 100 cal.
Some green tea was drank thru the day in addition to water too.
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & strawberry cream oatmeal mixed (I know sugar in that)
Lunch~ blackberry sugar-free Spark jello, raspberry Greek Yogurt, I ate something else small but for the life of me can't remember but I know it was healthy.
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~1 small slice of garlic cheese breadstick. Felt ill afterwards from the grease.
Workout ~ 40 min. boot camp.
8pm Dinner~2 small chicken thighs (most skin removed... assumed for all foods), Sweet potato squash 1 serving low cal. chocolate mousse 100 cal.
Day 5~ Tuesday, Feb. 7th
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & cranberries my regular MNS 'e' vitamins.Lunch~ blackberry sugar-free Spark jello, .5 serving of apple, .25 serving of pineapple, mango Greek Yogurt
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~ 2 HB eggs
Workout ~ Zumba® 1 hour
8pm Dinner~2 small chicken thighs, Sweet potato squash, spinach salad with a few green olives, 1 Tbs bleu cheese & Italian dressing. 1 square dark chocolate 72% & 1 thin peppermint stick/dark chocolate dipped approx. 75 cal for both.
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana
Late-afternoon Snack~ 2 HB eggs
Workout ~ Zumba® 1 hour
8pm Dinner~2 small chicken thighs, Sweet potato squash, spinach salad with a few green olives, 1 Tbs bleu cheese & Italian dressing. 1 square dark chocolate 72% & 1 thin peppermint stick/dark chocolate dipped approx. 75 cal for both.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day 4~ Monday, Feb. 6 rest day #2
I'm going to not go into why I need 2 rest days...
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & cranberries .25 scoop Spark & my regular MNS 'e' vitamins.
Lunch~ fresh spinach, roast beef, munster cheese, spinach wrap & blackberry sugar-free Spark jello
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana & .5 cup of cashews.
Spa night ~Massage
8pm Dinner~ potatoes, carrots, angus top round roast, onions brown mushroom gravy 1 serving.
olive oil in there with the onion additions....
Dessert~ 1 tofutti nocream sandwich 150 cal. (decided it wasn't worth it after I ate it)
Breakfast~ Oatmeal & cranberries .25 scoop Spark & my regular MNS 'e' vitamins.
Lunch~ fresh spinach, roast beef, munster cheese, spinach wrap & blackberry sugar-free Spark jello
Mid-afternoon Snack~ 1 clementine, 1 banana & .5 cup of cashews.
Spa night ~Massage
8pm Dinner~ potatoes, carrots, angus top round roast, onions brown mushroom gravy 1 serving.
olive oil in there with the onion additions....
Dessert~ 1 tofutti nocream sandwich 150 cal. (decided it wasn't worth it after I ate it)
Day 3~ Sunday, Feb 5th~ Rest day
10:30am Breakfast~ whole grain rolled oatmeal~ with reduced sugar dried cranberries. Also fresh parts of apple, pineapple & orange & .5 scoop Spark
2:30pm Snack~.25 cup of cashews & Greek yougurt~pomagrante... Not going to get that flavor again...
Super hungry... :(
Exercise... if you can call it that.... Took dog for walk.
Super hungry... :(
Exercise... if you can call it that.... Took dog for walk.
6pm Dinner~ potatoes, carrots, angus top round roast, onions brown mushroom gravy 1.5 servings.
Pretty sure they snuck some olive oil in there with the onion additions.... :(
Pretty sure they snuck some olive oil in there with the onion additions.... :(
Dessert~no sugar jello
Day 2~Saturday Feb. 4th
10am Breakfast~ AdvoCare® muscle gain 1 serving. 150 cal.
Preworkout~ 30 min. pre workout~ Arginine Extreme /.5 scoop spark/1 tsp. of L-glutamine
Workout #1~ Zumba® Toning
2:30pm Lunch~ 2 eggs, .5 cup breakfast sausage, .5 bagel w/ small amount of margarine & lox, 1 tsp. cream cheese
Afternoon snack~ 1 clementine
Late afternoon snack~ .5 cup of low fat nuts
30 min. pre workout~ Mass impact® /.5 scoop spark/1 tsp. of L-glutamine (assumed for all for strength workouts)
More Exercise... if you can call it that.... Took dog for walk.
More Exercise... if you can call it that.... Took dog for walk.
Workout #2~ Strength low impact~ Pilates ~1 hour
Dinner~ potatoes, carrots, angus top round roast, brown mushroom gravy
Dessert~ Pint of blueberries
Friday, February 3, 2012
8 weeks of SHITT ~Fri. Feb. 3rd day one
Breakfast~ AdvoCare® fruit & fiber bar, 1/2 pt. of blue berries,
medium banana, water (lots as always & final post on listing it)
Lunch~ Raspberry Greek Chobani® yogurt 140 cal. ~22g (C)arbs. ~ 14g (P)rotein
Afternoon snack~ 2 HB eggs & salt & 1 clementine
Late afternoon snack~ .5 cup of low fat nuts/dried fruit organic mix (no sugar)
30 min. pre workout~ Arginine Extreme (assumed for all for cardio workouts)
15 min. pre workout~ Catalyst (this is assumed for every workout)
Workout~ Cardio Zumba® 1 hour
Dinner~ 2c. elbow mac (white variety, leftovers) red mushroom sauce/mushrooms & 3 black olives & sausage, dessert 1 pint blueberries
medium banana, water (lots as always & final post on listing it)
Lunch~ Raspberry Greek Chobani® yogurt 140 cal. ~22g (C)arbs. ~ 14g (P)rotein
Afternoon snack~ 2 HB eggs & salt & 1 clementine
Late afternoon snack~ .5 cup of low fat nuts/dried fruit organic mix (no sugar)
30 min. pre workout~ Arginine Extreme (assumed for all for cardio workouts)
15 min. pre workout~ Catalyst (this is assumed for every workout)
Workout~ Cardio Zumba® 1 hour
Dinner~ 2c. elbow mac (white variety, leftovers) red mushroom sauce/mushrooms & 3 black olives & sausage, dessert 1 pint blueberries
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