Fit Lizzio Fitness

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Watch this.

My carb face is GONE thank god. This morning for breakfast I had the usual: 1 cup egg whites, 1/4 cup rolled oats topped with 1/2 TBSP almond butter and 1/2 banana. I ate this with a grapefruit and the other half of the banana. I like to eat a pretty substantial breakfast before my workouts(especially Tuesday’s and Thursday’s because I box before my workout).

This morning boxing was TOUGH. One of the combos was to do 5 hooks, 5 kicks, and then sprint about 50 yards and back. We did this 3 times and although it might not sound too bad, it was the hardest thing he has ever made us do(in my opinion.) I was breathing so hard it was crazy! He looked at me and said “oh finally!”

After boxing, my friend Mike met me at the gym. He works out on his own and wanted to work out with me because he is looking to step up his workouts. He requested that we do Shoulders and i can’t turn down a good shoulder workout!! I pushed it hard today. Partly because I wanted to make sure he got an excellent workout and partly because I like pushing myself! Needless to say, both of our shoulders are d.e.a.d.

Exercises were compound sets(2 exercises right in a row with no rest, same muscle. This differs from a superset, in which you do 2 back-to-back exercises that work two different muscles). Here’s what we did:

-Military Press/Lateral Raises
-Lying Shoulder Pulls(i made that up because i don’t know that these even have a name)/One arm Rear Delt Cable Crossovers
-Front Raises/Band Shoulder Press(these were hard!!)
-Cable Front Raise/Cable Lateral Raise

We then did some abs to finish it up. We were in the weight room for an hour and 15 minutes!! We both agreed that our shoulders were annhilated though, so we succeeded!

Afterwards, i dragged him on the never-ending treadmill walk. 15% Incline at 3.3 mph. We couldn’t get 2 treadmills next to eachother so we just texted the whole time. It went by as fast as an hour on the treadmill can go by.

Here is the kicker…my wonderful, lovely, great apartment complex decided that for the next 3 days they would shut off the water between 9AM and 6PM to “fix” the water pipes. Good thing I got home at 10am and yeah….no shower for this girl! 3.5 hours at the gym…no shower. LOVELY!

Why couldn’t they do this at night when everybody is SLEEPING?! I understand most people aren’t home during the day, but some of us are, and really…who showers at 2 am???? NOBODY, so TURN THE WATER OFF THEN. Ughh.

Back to eats…..
Post workout was 2 cups of egg whites, a whole bag of baby brussels sprouts(i love those things!) and some strawberries.

Off to class…………

When you tell your trainer “Work my legs so hard that I can barely walk out of the gym”…..he will do it!!!! At least mine will. After my carb-o-licious weekend, i knew what I needed to do. I must say, I was strong as f&*$ today!! I should have been….i had PLENTY of energy stored up ha. I was sweating so much it was like someone poured water over my head. It was intense. But i loved it!!!

After that killer leg workout, i waited about 15 minutes and went on another 5 mile run outside. It is soothing to the mind to just go out on the street and run. No iPod, no water bottle, no distractions(unless you count the FOUR dead birds i saw in my travels, and the passing cars haha) Seriously not sure what the whole dead bird thing was about. Obviously not a good route for birds. If they are reading this, this is my warning to you flying critters.

I did my 5 miles in 45 minutes. that is 4 minutes less than Friday. I think the mixture of my legs being stronger and the 2 month break from running has made me a better runner. Maybe that isn’t why, but whatever it is, my endurance and speed is improving a lot. I wasn’t pushing hard today and pumped out 9 minute miles. I love surprising myself 🙂

I have been nursing my health back. Loads of water, egg whites, asparagus, green beans, almonds, greek yogurt, a few strawberries.

I am not feeling quite as puffy but I still do see it in my face. I can always see it in my face, that is the most annoying part. Fellow blogger, Reese, put it best. Carb face. I like that haha.

I have been working most of the day and will be heading home shortly.
Tonight I am going to the guy’s (the one i went on a date with)hockey game. Still not sure what I think about this whole thing but I am open to finding out.

Dinner tonight will be a tuna steak and more vegetables. Yummy. Feels so good to eat healthy. Even if i didn’t have to, i still would. That is how Iknow that this is truly a lifestyle change. Although a good junky treat is in order here and there, i love my foods. I love my egg whites and my veggies, and my fruits. I love my almond butter and my oats. I love the way these foods make me feel. And lately I am loving water more and more and it is sometimes JUSt what i need to satisfy a craving.

I feel wonderful today (despite my carb face) and nothing can stop me in this journey.

So I kinda gave myself two “refeed” days this weekend. Saturday, I planned on it. I had been eating basically perfectly for 8 days straight and needed a little break. Cereal had my name on it along with a bunch of other crap. It was much needed and I felt okay about it. Not good, but okay.

Sunday rolled around. Do the normal thing….ate well during the day, hiked, played volleyball, and then dinner at my dads rolled around. I decided to say fuck it and again with the damn cereal! I had like 4 bowls of cereal it was ridiculous. I actually logged everything and my carb count for the weekend would make most anyone’s jaw drop.

Today, instead of hating myself(which I have done in the past ha) I really don’t. I don’t feel like i was “overtaken” by the food monster this weekend, I felt like I needed a break…and I gave myself one. It was a conscious decision. I could have implemeneted my ever growing will power, but chose not to, because I just knew if i didnt that all week I would be craving weird things. I know that TOM is coming soon, may be part of it, but either way I feel okay. Yes my rings are a little tight today which I hate…the water bloating is what really drives me insane..i absolutely HATE IT. But i know that goes away within a few days. I am ready to be back on plan and i feel like that little reset could have been helpful.

Anyways..this morning for breakfast, I had egg whites with spinach, a grapefruit, some strawberries and some greek yogurt. It’s off to the gym now for some LEG action with the trainer and then some cardio to try to burn some of this sh&*t off! hehe

Have a wonderful day!

How did you guys do this weekend as far as eating?? I know it was hard for many because of the holiday!!

Good morning! Happy Easter!!

Sorry for the lame-o post the other night…I just wanted to get it up before I left.

The date?!?! Ehh…

First of all..the date was okay. We went to a drive-in movie and saw I love you man and Observe and Protect. Both were okay..didn’t really watch much of I love you man(not what your thinking perves!! Haha) We were talking a whole lot during that movie. Seriously!!!

But anyways..he is a cool guy but just not for me.

I am going to get into something that I haven’t talked about on here…..the ex!

The guy I dated over summer was much more than a summer fling. He has been a friend of mine since my freshman year of highschool(his senior year) Over the last 3 years..he has become one of my best friends. I have had a crush on him basically since the 3rd time I met him haha. He finally started showing interest in me after we were much older (like 2007) and we began “hooking up”(im not a slut i promise.) I should probably mention that he is a guitarist in a band that is semi-successful…so that should give you an idea of his personality..outgoing, crazy, hilarious, and an idiot. We have the same group of friends and last March, after I broke up with my then-current boyfriend, we decided to start dating. All of our friends had basically been waiting for this day to come because he is the guy version of me and vice versa. We get along so well its sick. Everything went to shit in June, and i told him i wanted to go back to being friends because i couldn’t deal with his antics(he is a party boy and literally allll over the place and i couldn’t keep track.) He knew it was the right thing, but we never stopped loving eachother. We still are both in love with eachother but know its not the right timing for us to be together because it just wouldn’t be the relationship either of us want at the moment. I’m fine with that, however it really makes dating hard because it is hard for me to block him out of my mind. I compare everyone to him and i want to be able to move on but it’s really hard when you truly love someone and know they are the person that fits you best. Buttttt, i will have to just get over it and move on!(This is not supposed to be a depressing post by the way..i have dealt with it long enough that i know how to deal with it and i can keep myself from getting too upset from it. So no worries i am a.o.k. :-))

Another flaw of mine…..

I have commitment issues. I can’t make plans with people because I know that I will probably end up flaking out. I don’t know what my deal is…but for example…

i am supposed to go on a long hike today with the guy i went on a date with….i told him i would…we have plans..but i know im going to bail…”why though lizzy?! don’t you love hiking?” Yup i do, and i plan on going, but I want to go to a different mountain and i want to go with a different friend. I just can’t see us going anywhere and I am already kind of sick of him. Why can’t i just say no in the first place though?! I need to learn to start saying no because ditching people is really NOT COOL.

Anyways…normal blogging will resume later today or tomorrow! Promise! Thanks for letting me vent!

Hey bloggies! 🙂

Sorry I didn’t post this morning…I just got home a little bit ago.

This morning I fueled up with the usual egg whites, rolled oats, banana, almond better, and grapefruit.

I started off the morning with a swim. My running partner Brittni texted me asking if I wanted to swim with her before she had to work so I did. (I plan on doing a triathlon in the fall…why not start training now? ha!)

After the swim, my trainer decided I should be put through torture for an hour. Great as always.

I then chose to run outside. First time in a longgg time. I initially planned on doing just 3 miles, but after I finished the 3 miles, I didn’t feel like I had gotten that great of a workout, so I kept on running. I ended up doing a little over 5 miles in 49 minutes. Not too shabby since I haven’t run outside pretty much since my half marathon! I forgot how much I love running outside and how much I H.A.T.E the treadmill.

Too bad it will be 120 degrees here soon and I won’t be able to run outside unless its at 4AM. Booo. Oh well.

Anyways I’m off on a date tonight!!!! Will update you all tomorrow!

And with that…have a great day!! Get your veggies in and have a good workout!!!

but im not.

Hope everyone is doing well! I need to catch up on some blog reading and also POSTING. I am just so busy lately!!(and i don’t even know really that anything has changed..i think i just make myself busy haha)

This morning for breakfast i started my day with 1/4 cup of oat BRAN(wanted to try it out) with 1/2 TBSP almond butter and 1/2 a banana. It was pretty good but i prefer my rolled oats. I had 2 tangelos, egg whites and the rest of the banana also. Good filling breakfast!!

I met with my trainer today at the gym. I did shoulders and legs. It was a great workout as always!! Let’s see if i can remember everything: military press, lateral raises(two different ways), one arm straight arm cable pulldowns, straight arm cable pull downs, one arm rear delt cable crossovers, front raises, seated ham curls, squats, walking lunges, calf raises…hmmmm i feel like there was something else but im not sure! I finished that up with 50 minutes of incline walking and 5 minutes of incline running. Why didn’t i just finish out the hour? who knows haha. cuz im a NERD GIRL thats why!

I am now enjoying strawberries and my oikos plain 0% greek yogurt. It is my new love!!! I dip the strawberries in it and its like eating strawberries and whipped cream..only BETTER. Yum yum!

I am ditching class today because i just feel like it. I know im a bad girl but oh well!

Today i am going to lunch with an ex(we’re very good friends) then going to head out to the pool to catch some rays!! Tomorrow i have class all day and Friday i have to work all day so its my only chance before the weekend. I am spoiled in this arizona weather 🙂

So i am so behind on this creation, but i just have to say…..greek yogurt plus strawberries or blueberries= AMAZINGGGGG. I know you all knew this already, but i just tried it yesterday and i am HOOKED. I had it again today with blueberries yum yum yum!!

I got a good 8 hours of sleep last night with NO interruptions(i usually wake up at least once lately..not sure why) I needed that sleep and it was awesome.

My trainer was out sick today, so I was on my own. I did legs and it was great!! Squats, smith machine split squats, leg extensions, standing leg extensions, leg press, hip abductors…i think thats it? Then i finished it up with an hour on the treadmill doing my incline walk. I walked backwards on the incline for a few minutes also and that relaly BURNS the quads….but i will warn you..it is very dangerous and im surprised i haven’t fallen yet..one of these days haha

EATS:
Breakfast was egg whites with chopped bell peppers and spinach, 1/4 cup of rolled oats with a 1/2 banana and 1/2 TBSP almond butter, and 2 tangelos..and the other half of the banana.

Post workout: i just ate my greek yogurt(oikos 0% plain) with some blueberries, and now im enjoying egg whites with spinach and some brussels sprouts

I am so excited to have my egg whites back (i missed them the two days i was gone!!) and i am glad to have all my usual eats back. It’s funny i never thought I would miss my vegetables!!

Today i am going to the Diamondbacks season opener with my dad! He has season tickets front row! (If anyone is ever travelling out here and looking for tickets to a Dbax game we sell a lot of them because 81 games a year is just a bit ridiculous 🙂 So just ask!!)

I used to play baseball up until my freshman year of highschool.(NOT softball..BASEBALL with the boys) I loved it and it is a part of me. That was my life for so many years and my dad has always supported me with that. We are baseball buddies because nobody else in the family really cares about going to games. (Except my little brother likes to go for the food haha) So it means a lot when I get to go to the games with my dad. We have been going since I was 9 years old so it is really sentimental to go with him still 12 years later!

Going to work after the game(not sure if i mentioned i am going to be doing accounting for my dad’s company GO Media!) and then it is home for me to relax!! I’m STILL tired..vegas will do that to ya haha.

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL rest of the day! Get some exercise in..even if its short…something is better than nothing!

Hello all!! I thought I’d get a short update in since I have been gone for two days!

Vegas was SOOO much fun!!! We had a great group of people and i had an absolute blast!!
I did some short term investing at the blackjack table all weekend and lost it all haha. I was up then i was down then up then down and finally i was down and OUT. But i enjoyed every minute of it!!

Eating wise i did EXCELLENT. This was the coolest thing. I planned on not being very strict with my diet, and technically I wasn’t. I was ordering the foods that I WANTED…and they just so happened to be healthy.

Egg white omelete, fruit, vegetables, sashimi, spinach with pico de gallo(instead of salsa), shrimp, turkey breast, and almonds is what I ended up eating during the trip. Even at the buffets, the unhealthy foods really didn’t even look appetizing! This lifestyle change is really happening and its great!!

I ended up only having like two drinks the whole trip because i just was having too much fun with my gambling..errr i mean my short term investing(sounds much more responsible right? :-))

I didn’t do any formal exercise in vegas, but we walked up and down the strip 7 or 8 times. That is a lot of miles my friends. I haven’t walked that much..maybe ever ha.

Anyways i am back now and had a blast and just wanted to quickly update. I did get a great back workout this morning, hiked this afternoon and then played volleyball this evening. It feels great to be home but being on vacation is so nice!!

I will do a better and more thorough update tomorrow! Have a great Sunday night!