another good day and less sweet cravings!

Breakfast: Egg and cheese on a wheat English Muffin (Had to grab it on the go since I had Physical therapy with my youngest!)

Unsweetened iced tea

Lunch:

Yellow Zucchini with olive oil and seasoning

Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt with strawberries, and pecan/blueberry granola (SO good)

Dinner:

Omlet with mushroom, spinach and a sprinkle of feta

a handful of grapes

1 boiled egg

celery with yogurt ranch

1 small piece of pepper jack cheese

1 apple slice (I had three...damn kids!)

Snack:

A bit more yogurt with blueberry pecan granola

cheat:

cup of hot cocoa with my boys

Can't stand logging in MFP

It is way too time consuming to log everything in My Fitness Pal. I am over it, and honestly even though I make healthy decisions I am focusing way too much on calories. So I am just going to log my food here! I have given up soda completely and Juice. I stick to water and tea...okay, so mostly teas. Unsweetened, of course.


Breakfast:
1/3 C steel cut oats mixed with: 2 strawberries, 5 blackberries, 2 grapes a dash of cinnamon and salt
Unsweetened Tea

Lunch:
Probiotic- I use Gaia Source probiotic and keep it in the fridge. It works wonders!
A bowl of Kale salad (Recipe at the end of the blog)
Strawberry Smoothie: 1 Cup Almond Milk, 1tbsp Almond Butter, 1 Banana, handful of frozen strawberries, Maca Powder, 1tbsp Chia Seeds

Snack:
Homemade Bistro box: 1 boiled egg, 6 slices of cucumbers, 3 slices of apple, 1 small slice of pepper jack cheese, 6-8 grapes, dollop of almond butter, 2 celery sticks

My Cheat: eggless cookie dough...ugh I gave in!

Dinner:
Kale Salad




I am 25 weeks and 2 days pregnant




Kale Salad Recipe:
Remove stems from the kale and massage with a bit of salt and olive oil and let sit for an hour.
Mix in chopped roma tomato, feta, onion
Dressing: 1/3C olive extra virgin olive oil. 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp basil, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1tsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp fresh lemon juice, 1/8c red wine vinegar

I started 21 day fix diet today and 22 minute hard corps, I did the cardio 1 and core 1 today, not gonna lie I had to sit out for some of the core work out, I have Diastasis Recti and my core is extremely weak. I hope this helps it. I haven't had anything with added sugar in it today and it is killing me! I had a bad habit of consuming 70, yes, 70! Grams of sugar a day. It is almost 6 PM and I have only had 22g. I had a pretty good metabolism so I hope in 8 weeks I see a substantial difference. I'll post pictures here and there for meals but to see my full diary follow me on my fitness pal Victoria91186.

I weighed myself today on the scale at the doctor to make sure it was accurate, I weighted 130.8 I have to do my measurements tomorrow I'll grab a measuring tape.

Breakfast complies with plan 1 on the 21 day fix

22 Minute Hard Corps

I haven't blogged in a while! Since last time I wrote I had another baby who will be one year old on the 8th! Since having him I have been eating SO bad, caramel frapuccino with extra extra caramel drizzle every day bad. Well, two days ago I tried on all my summer clothes and nothing fit so I immediately opened my lap top and ordered 22 Minute Hard Corps. I start tomorrow and I am so excited. Today I started my healthier eating...I am not calling it a diet. I am on my fitness pal under victoria91186 but will post some recipes here if I have a good one. I still have to order my protein powder but my shake today consisted of:

1 banana

1 cup of frozen strawberries

1 cup of organic milk (didn't have any almond milk on hand or it would have been Almond Breeze Unsweetened original)

1 tsp Maca Root Powder

2 Tbsp Natures Promise Natural Almond Butter

It was delicious and would have been even better if I had protein powder to add. I will be purchasing Ideal Shape Shake and will post about the taste and how well it suppresses my appetite. I have heard it does really well in curbing hunger. It is a bit less nutritive than Shakeology, but money is tight and Ideal Shape got great reviews on: http://www.mealreplacementshakereviews.com

Tomorrow I will post my before photo, my measurements and all that fun stuff. Hopefully they don't get deleted like my other photos. What happened Blogger?!

Arms

Today I did
48 overhead press 30lb
35 chest press 15 pound
36 butterflies using 5lb dumbbell
36 curls right after the butterflies so butterfly - curl- butterfly - curl
30 squats w 15 lb kettle bell
30 leg raises
25 minutes of cardio walking at 2.2 in a 4 incline

Breakfast
French toast
Water

Lunch
Pork tenderloin w parsley shallot sauce (ahhh mazing) and salad with bolthouse farm olive oil balsamic dressing

Dinner
Marinated chicken drum sticks
Salad

Snacking on broccoli and grape tomatoes...

Legs

Oy so I was in some pain this morning from not going for a while so if the beginning looks crazy its because I gave up on anything abs

10 slow squats using 25 lb kettle bell

12 leg ups

48 hip adduction 45lb
48 hip abduction 35 lb
48 leg press 115 lb
48 leg extension 30 lb
48 seated leg curl 30lb
25 minutes of cardio (4.05 miles) on the bike - I will only use the bike on leg days because I don't feel its a great workout for me

Back to the Gym!

I am so excited to finally be getting back in the groove. I have gained 5 pounds and lost my definition. I am going to pretty my eat what I want... In moderation.
Things I will not do: soda and cereal of any kind

Cheat days: once a week but still no soda...but probably a restaurant meal this week I already know it will be hibachi
Also, Starbucks on my husband's day off if I feel like it. So 1-2x a week

Today's meals:
1 whole egg + 1 egg white scrambles with a touch of milk and 2 tbsp salsa on top served with 2 slices of bacon and lemon water

Concord farms broccoli cheddar soup (packet mixed with fresh broccoli) and I snuck some broccoli with veggie ranch as I was cooking.
Soup is 7g carbs and 220 cal

Campbella quinoa and poblano pepper soup...water w lemon

Not sure what I will snack on tonight - probably broccoli or celery with veggie dip and jasmine green tea

Today's workout:
50 Russian twists using 8 pound medicine ball

36 squats using 20 pound kettle bell

30 lat pulldowns using 40 pounds

36 leg ups

45 curls using 10 pound dumbbells

36 butterflies using 3 pound dumbbells

45 minutes of cardio switching between brisk walking running and steep incline walking

Not too shabby for my first day back.

Woah... It's been a year!

So, after moving home from Texas I completely stopped blogging. I have still been working out (okay, I took the summer off but have been back at it for 3 months!) here are some updated pictures and I will start blogging my workouts and meals as well.

Day 23ish haha

Today's breakfast:

2 eggs scrambled with a little almond milk and feta cheese.

Snack:
Mozzarella stick - Weight Watchers.

Workout: Insanity Cardio Abs

Lunch: Egg plant stacks (recipe on south beach diet website) and mozzarella and tomato salad

Snack: Mozzarella stick- weight watchers (food shopping time!)

Dinner: Turkey Meatloaf - my own recipe

Work Out: Gym

Russian Twist- 3 sets of 30 using 6 lb medicine ball
Plank- 3 sets 30 seconds
Knee ups- 3 sets of 12
Side Bends- 3 sets of 15 using 30 lb medicine ball
Squats- 3 sets of 15 using 30 lb barbell
Lunges- 3 sets of 10 per side using 10 lb kettle bell in each hand
Leg ups on workout bench- 3 sets of 10
Leg Press- 3 sets of 10 using 130 lbs
Glute Machine- 3 sets of 5 per leg using 50 lb (My legs were shaky by now hence the low number of reps)
Standing Calf- 3 sets of 10 using 110 lbs (down on the weight by 15 lbs because of shaky legs)
Cardio: 32 minutes on the elliptical set at Weight loss setting, 2.58 miles



Dessert:
Chocolate Ricotta Creme - South Beach Diet Recipe

You will be seeing a lot of south beach recipes being used because I plan on doing the diet when I get settled in back home (travelling cross country isn't the way to start a program that begins with a two week intensive period) So I am hoping to start march 11. For now I am just playing with it.

Day 22 Legs

Sorry! Took a few days off! I still have been going to the gym, I just haven't been blogging. Things are getting busy as we prepare for our move back home.

Breakfast- Yoplait Light Blue Berry Yogurt, Organic Fruit and Nut granola cereal (no flakes so it's a much healthier choice for cereal) 1 cup of Bavarian berry tea

GYM:
Glute Machine- 3 sets of 12 using 60 pounds (each side)
Prone Leg Curl- 3 sets of 12 using 50 pounds
Leg Press- 3 sets of 12 using 135 pounds
Side Bend- 3 sets of 15 using 25 pound kettle bell
Lunges- 10 per side using 3 pound dumbbells in each hand (3 sets)
Squats- 3 sets of 10 using a 30 pound barbell
Knee ups- 2 sets of 12

Stair Machine- I lasted a whole 7 minutes! haha
Gliding machine- 15 minutes <--- like I told my friend this machine was hard, I hated it and I will be doing it every time now. :-) No pain no gain.

Lunch: Coconut Curry soup

Snacks: Yoplait light blueberry yogurt, Weight watchers string cheese, another cup of Bavarian Tea, 5 Maria cookies

Dinner: Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Fresh mashed squash, Chopped spinach.

Day 21 Legs, Glutes

Breakfast: My usual scrambles eggs made with almond milk, goat cheese and onion.

GYM:

Side Bends: 2 sets of 15 using 30 lb Kettle Bell 1 Set using 25 Lb kettle bell

Weighted Squats: 3 sets using 20 lb barbbell

Prone Leg Curl: 3 sets of 12 using 65 lbs

Glute Machine: 3 sets of 12 using 50 lb

Hip Abductor: 3 sets of 12 using 50 lb

Leg Press: 3 sets of 15 using 110 lbs

Standing Calf: 3 sets of 12 using 120 lbs

Elliptical on Weightloss setting: 32 minutes (2.5 miles)

Lunch: Wheat pasta with left over homemade meat sauce.

Dinner:

Amy's Organic Tom Kha soup

Snacks: Gold Fish, Starbucks Grande Light Caramel Frappacino

Day 20- Arms/Abs

Breakfast- 1 english muffin, 2 scrambles eggs with a sprinkle of goat cheese (using almond milk)

GYM:

Leg Ups- 3 sets of 12
Side Bends- 3 sets of 15 using 30 lb kettle bell
Bicep curls- 3 sets of 12 using 12 lbs
Butterfly- 3 sets of 10 using 8 lb dumbbells
Lat pulls- 3 sets of 12 using 50 lbs
Pull ups- 3 sets of 4 using 52 lb assist
Russian Twists using 6 lb medicine ball 3 sets of 30
Sit ups- 3 sets of 10
Plank- 3 sets 30 second hold
Swim- 1/2 mile

Lunch: Salad with vinaigrette dressing, a handful of goldfish

Dinner: Small serving of angel hair spaghetti with spicy meat sauce (homemade my own recipe) and  I forgot to take a picture!!

Snacks: handful of nuts, Frozen Yogurt with dark chocolate chips and a light dusting of heath bar crunch...I neeeeeed to stop this addiction.

Day 19 Legs/Glutes

Breakfast: 2 eggs with onions and goat cheese (made with almond milk)

Lunch: Taquitos with cabbage (pardon today's eating it is my cousins birthday)

SMALL piece of strawberry birthday cake

Dinner: Teppan steak

Snack: Junior Mints and an icee (can you tell I went to the movies?)

GYM:

Prone Leg Curl- 3 sets of 12 using 50 lbs
Standing Calf- 3 sets of 10 using 120 lbs
Glute- 3 sets of 10 using 30 lbs (I did a light weight today because I am having an issue with my upper thigh)
Hip Adduction- 3 sets of 12 using 50 lbs
Hip Abduction- 3 sets of 12 using 50 lbs
Weighted Lunges- 3 sets of 10 using 10 lb kettle bells in both hands
Weighted squats- 3 sets of 12 using 20 lb barbbell
Cardio- 32 minutes on Weightloss setting elliptical

Calories Burned: 560

Day 18 Arms & Back

Breakfast- 2 eggs scrambled (using almond milk) with chopped onions.

snack: Cadbury egg. Oh my God I love them!

Lunch: Chocolate Whey Protein Shake


Dinner: Herb Roasted Pork tenderloin. Not sure if I put the recipe on here already but try it, you won't regret it. It is one of my husbands favorite meals.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/herb-roasted-pork-loin-with-parsley-shallot-sauce-recipe/index.html

Side of veggies. TBD



GYM: I babied myself again today, because I didn't think I should have been there. 2 people in my household have strep and my throat is feeling scratchy.

Abdominal Machine: 3 sets of 12 @ 50 lb
Lat Pulls (in back of the head) 3 sets of 12 using 50 lb
Back Extension- 3 sets of 10 using 70 lb
Side Bend- 3 sets of 15 , for two sets I used a 25 lb Kettle Bell and for one set I used a 30 lb kettle bell
Bicep Curls- 3 sets of 12 using 12 lb dumbbells
Butterflies- 3 sets of 10 using 8 lb (+3 pounds from what I usually do)
Plank- 3 sets doing 30 seconds
Russian Twist- 3 sets of 30 using 6 lb medicine ball, again thanks to the person who keeps removing the 12 lb medicine balls.
Push Ups-  3 sets of 5
20 minutes of cardio - treadmill

Day 17 Sick

Today I am feeling under the weather, I originally still intended on going to the gym but had to take my cousin to the doctor than to get a prescription and it pretty much took from 12 until 5 when all was said and done. So today was a wash, but I WILL be going tomorrow.

Day 16 Legs and Glutes

I said I was going to post updated body shots every monday, oops! Here they are now, still a ways to go but I am making a little progress! I have a lot of tightening to do....and maybe a little slimming of the thighs haha, they have always been on the thick side though.

Breakfast: two Maria Cookies, Two fried (using the tiniest bit of olive oil to coat the pan) and an English muffin.

Lunch: The remaining half of my low cal turkey club from Subway.

GYM:

Prone Leg Curl- 3 sets of 12 using 70 lbs

Glute- 3 sets of 12 using 50 lb

Squats- 3 sets of 10 using 20 lb barbbell

Leg press- 3 sets of 12 using 130 lbs

Standing Calf machine- 3 sets of 10 using 130 lb (and yikes that was hard but I can finally do more than I weigh!)

I didn't do a lot for legs, the back of my left thigh has been giving me issues, not sure if I pulled something or what. Hopefully it heals quickly, whatever it is.

Treadmill- 20 minutes
Elliptical- 32 minutes  
Total Miles: 3.92
Calories Lost: 633  --- I will start adding this, I have forgotten to wear my heart rate monitor the past month but I'll start doing it again.


Dinner: My recipe for turkey meatloaf, squash and tomato with balsamic vinegar

Meatloaf recipe...I will guesstimate the measurements because I winged it. It was good!

in a bowl mix together
1.3 lb Ground Turkey
3 scallions chopped
1/2 yellow bell pepper
1/2 yellow onion
1/4 cup of quick cook oats
1 egg
salt
pepper
Cajun seasoning sprinkle in as desired I tend to use at least a tbsp
I would have loved to add spinach to this but I didnt have any, so to do this just put olive oil in a pan and cook 6oz of baby spinach until wilted and mix in.

heat oven to 350 and bake in a loaf pan until inside temp is 165  (it took approx 30-45 min)

for the sauce- 3 tbsp of ketchup, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp of franks red hot or more if you like spicy. mix. when the turkey is done coat it with the sauce.

For the squash, I bought a whole squash and put it in the oven on 400 until it was tender, I let it cool for a minute and then sliced it in half scooped out the seeds and then scooped the squash right out of the skin, I used 1 tbsp unsalted butter, pepper and salt to taste and that's it. Super easy side.

Snacks: Weight watcher cheese stick, vanilla chocolate frozen yogurt. 2 more maria cookies...damn them.

Day 15 Arms

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs using 1 egg and 1 egg white, almond milk and salsa

Lunch: Stuffed turkey sausage mushrooms....and I had a moment of weakness and ordered a single cheeseburger from McDonald's

Snacks: Weight watcher string cheese stick, wasabi peas

Dinner: 6" turkey club from subway with no cheese. Lettuce Onion Pickle Tomato Olive oil and Vinegar

Tomorrow is a new day. Time to get back on track with eating. The gym is no problem it's the eating I struggle with, I love bread. I love burgers. I love subs. I love chocolate. I love food. Period. Today was one of those days I wanted to throw out the turkey and order a quarter pounder.

GYM: I went with my sick husband so I didn't get to get any cardio in and we have a pretty light work out which is not what I needed today especially after the way I ate.

Bicep Curls- 3 sets of 10 using 12 lb dumbbells
Butterfly- 3 sets of 12 using 5 lb dumbbells
Side Bends- 3 sets of 15 using 25 lb kettle bell
Leg ups on workout bench- 3 sets of 10
Arm Extension- 6 sets of 10 using 30 lb weight  (I did 3 sets on a machine and 3 sets using the barbell)
Torso Rotation machine- 3 sets of 10 using 30 lbs
Abdominal Machine- 3 sets of 10 using 50 lbs
Pull downs (Don't know the name of this machine it is a standing one) using the 4 setting.

Tomorrow is a new day and I need to work it.


My new sneeeeeaks! Love them.

Day 14

This weekend was a wash when it came to dieting, yesterday I didn't work out. I did do a deep cleaning around the house and ran around like a mad woman doing errands but I still feel guilty. My youngest is still sick so I will be missing the gym once again...

Breakfast: 1 egg on an English Muffin

Lunch: Organic Tomato Bisque sprinkled with a little part-skim mozzarella

Dinner: Steak with green beans, zucchini, & Mushrooms...and a side of salad

Snack: 3 Crackers, Wasabi peas.

Day 13 Rest Day

Breakfast: Banana Egg pancake ( 1 serving), cup of jasmine tea

No lunch and no Dinner ... it's Super Bowl Sunday aka Snack Sunday!!!

I made a bunch of healthier versions of game day recipes.

Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers

Stuffed Mushrooms:
Preheat oven to 400
1lb Italian Turkey Sausage
24 Mushrooms (I used the baby bella stuffers)
Olive oil
4 minced garlic cloves
1/2 cup scallions
1/2 tsp italian seaoning
1/2 cup shredded part skim Mozzarella 
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Remove stems from the mushrooms, chop up 1/2 cup of the stems and discard the rest. Toss mushrooms in 1 tbsp olive oil, put on a cookie sheet
Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a pan, remove the sausage from the casing and put into the pan with the garlic, scallions, chopped stems and italian seasoning. Cook until sausage is cooked through and then turn off the heat and mix in the cheeses until melted.
Stuff the mushrooms with the mixture and sprinkle with a few tbsp of mozzarella. Bake for about 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and mushrooms are tender. These are very flavorful.

Healthy smothered nachos

Not so healthy BBQ chicken drums made by my husband.

Day 12 Cardio

Breakfast: 2 strips of Turkey Bacon 2 eggs boiled with yoke in only one.

I went to the gym and my youngest had an explosion so after 10 minutes we had to book it out. When we got home my husband and I did a 4.76 mile run/walk/sprint. I hate running more than anything in the world...and I mean that. Sometimes I think child birth is more enjoyable than running.

Lunch: Chocolate Whey Protein Shake

Dinner: 1.5 slices pizza and Asian salad
Sparkling merlot (2 glasses)