Fit Lizzio Fitness

Sometimes I underestimate myself. I think “leg days with Dae are so much better, i should save them for wednesday so he can push me harder.” I am wrong in thinking that. Today I did legs on my own and after an HOUR, i was hobbling out of the weight room. Smith squats, hip adductors, hip abductors, lying ham curls, leg press, leg extensions, and step ups. I went heavey on everything and did a total of 27 sets of legs. I KILLED these babies and i LOVE it. 🙂

Rewind: This morning I woke up and had a bowl of proatmeal and some egg whites. I headed out the door at 6:15am (bleh) for boxing. Great class today, except i have a hurt knuckle on my right hand and it keeps getting worse because i keep going all out in boxing class. I talked to my instructor and we are going to take it easy on my right hand for a week and see if it gets better.

After boxing and the leg shred, i hit up the arc trainer for an hour. I ate an apple on the way home from the gym because i just couldn’t wait i was starvin’ marvin’.

Post workout: Egg whites, 185 g sweet potato, 12 brussels sprouts, apple

I have class today (two tests, iCK) And tomorrow i have another test and then going to the LAKE for some more wakeboard action!!!! Yayy.

If you all are wondering why i am being lazy and not working, it’s because I actually am working for my dad right now. His assistant is out for 2 weeks so I am filling in for the time being. He also has a client who needs someone to do Quickbooks for them and luckily that is one of my skills. I am just picking up jobs here and there because I honestly have such a weird schedule that it is hard for me to work on a set schedule. Plus after having my last job that i absolutely HATED, i would rather live on the streets then take up another job I hate. Seriously. I also kind of feel like a hippie these days you guys. I am in the whole “i just want to be healthy, live my life to the fullest and have fun, even if i am poor” It’s a stage I’m sure, but that is where I am at. I really do have a great work ethic when i want to, and school is keeping me plenty busy.(and so are my workouts ha!) When I am ready to venture out onto something worth while(in my opinion) then I will and until then I will do what I can to get by. In this economy that is what most are doing anyways. I’m not stressed about it, I am loving life!

hey all! sorry for not posting yesterday i had a busy day!!

Breakfast was a bowl of oatmeal and egg whites. I had a softball game in the morning and then had to go straight from there to a family party(mom’s side). I ate some cucumber slices, a baby dill pickle and a slice of tomato. When I got home I was pretty hungry so i made some egg whites, had some chicken and brussels sprouts, and also another bowl of oatmeal. Then it was time for some volleyball! Volleyball is so much fun, but it was WINDY, which really sucked. We still had a good time. Then I had to go to my dads house for dinner(my siblings and I go every sunday evening) They ate chinese food, and i ate some grapes, 2 apples and a grapefruit. I was just so in the mood for fruit!!

I also tried a Green Superfood drink and let’s just say I got two sips down and that was the end of that! Ha.

Today i am off to meet my trainer to do a nice BACK workout. Maybe some abs too, he likes to throw those in there sometimes. My shoulder was kind of bugging me on Saturday so i really hope it is okay today.

I made Gina Alliotti’s Zucchini Protein bread last night! (Thanks to Kelly O) I had it for breakfast this morning. I didn’t add in the Splenda, and i still thought it was pretty good. Kind of bland without the sugary taste, but i am used to bland these days. It was VERY filling and i probably won’t eat the whole loaf at one sitting next time. I am feeling a little more full than I’d like to be. The good news is that it is only about 415 calories for the whole loaf!! Full of protein and healthy carbs 🙂 Good stuff!

I also had a grapefruit and an apple. Biggg breakfasts are key to a good day for me. I notice that when I eat a small breakfast, i end up eating a HUGE lunch, so i just have to do what works for MOI!

Have a lovely day lovelys!

Okay guys..i am not allowed to go to my dads house anymore!! 3718 calories today!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?! I think I know.
1. I am actually pretty happy with my body right now. It isn’t EXACTLY how i want it(i don’t think that i’ll ever see my body that way thats why we are called health ‘nuts’…we are nuts hehe) but it looks good. I like how my abs are defined, and my legs are slimmer and i don’t have cellulite. I actually like what i see when i look in the mirror.

THIS IS BAD. It makes me that much more likely to go cheat because i say to myself “you look pretty good, one day won’t kill you” This is what happened last time i lost weight. Those “one days” added up and i HATED not only my body but my self for letting it happen.

I need to get my head back in the game on weekends. During the week I am fine because it is all routine and honestly, if i don’t go to my dads house, then there is no crapfood at my apartment for me to eat, SO….moral of the story. NOT going to dads house anymore!! It is the danger zone.

I did hike camelback mountain today (a hard as f*** hike, i literally got my heart rate up to 190 at one point…i don’t take breaks at all on the way up so it really is a hard workout) afterwards i got the tires in my bike fixed and rode around for about a half hour… then went to the gym and did some random pushups and abs, stair master for 10 minutes and ran on an incline with intervals for 10 minutes…5 minute cooldown.

I guess its good that i logged in all that i ate, but at the same time I probably came in about 1000 calories or more over my daily intake. NOT COOL LIZZY.

This is a tough position. I like being happy with my body because it makes me confident, happy and I appreciate it, but I worry SO MUCH that i will let myself go. I know that I have the power though and I just need to remember that. A 3 day carb-deplete is sounding pretty good right about now! Nix some of that damage I did.

I WILL be better. I will not only get through the weekdays on plan, but i WILL GET THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND ON PLAN TOO. Keep me accountable guys, I need your help. I will be honest if you will be too.

Thank you for listening to the rambling you guys are awesome you are ALWAYS there and honestly, i am going at this game ALONE. I don’t have many supporters in this fitness endeavor.

Thanks again.

Hey guys! I had a few questions about how I trained for my half marathon.

It started out as just running. I liked how my body responded to running so i started slowly. I built my endurance up to being able to do 3 miles straight. That is when I decided that I wanted to try and run a half marathon. I signed up for the P.F. Changs Rock n Roll Half Marathon. Upon sign up they gave me a free schedule to follow. There were different schedules. Some had you running every other day. Some had you running 4 days in a row. It all depends on YOU. I found that i did not like running on consecutive days and stuck to the every other day plan.

My advice to all of you that want to do a half marathon is to find a race that you think you might like to do.(Plan far ahead giving yourself at least 4 to 5 months) Many times they will give you a free schedule, otherwise you can purchase them online. If you follow the schedules you will find it easier and easier and soon enough you will be running your own half marathon! Getting a buddy to train with you helps out a LOT. Run outside whenever possible because it is definitely a different kind of running than treadmill running.

That is my two cents. I am no professional at all, but that is what worked for me. Follow the plan and it will get you across the finish line!

i went to make a protein shake this afternoon. out of the frozen strawberries,but plenty of frozen raspberries. YUMMM right?!?!

Well apparently not. I don’t know if i had too many raspberries or what, but it was awful. I used the same ingredients except for raspberries in place of strawberries. I like raspberries a lot, but for whatever reason it tasted gross. I drank less than half of it and had to throw it away. I NEVER throw things away, because im a little gluttonous girl and usually can stand to eat things even if they aren’t that great. But this was just gross.

This morning i got a great shoulder workout in. I am going to try to post a video this week(I promise!!) of a shoulder exercise that my trainer taught me. I don’t know if it has a formal name because i have never seen it before in my life, but it gets your rear delts burning like crazy!!

Finished off with elliptical for 1 hour and 15 minutes(i just felt like going more i don’t knwo why this NEVER happens haha)

Now i am going for a hike with friends! It is hot outside(almost 90 already) and im still sunburnt. My friend is bringing me some sunscreen because im afraid all of my skin will fall off if i don’t use any haha.(really not a laughing matter, but i tend to laugh at things that shouldn’t be laughed at. sue me.)

Eats today:
breakfast/pre workout: 1/2 cup oats with 20 blueberries(ya im a nerd i counted) and 1 scoop of isopure creamy vanilla protein powder
post workout: 2 cups of egg whites(im gluttonous remember?) 1 cup of spinach, some chopped onion and green peppers, 2 cups of broccoli, 175 g. of sweet potato
snacks: another serving of egg whites with spinach, onion and green pepper, an ENTIRE BAG of green beans(the steamfresh bag–so 4 cups of green beans), a little bit of a terrible protein shake, some blueberries and some strawberries, 5 almonds

I think i got my vegetable servings in today…right?! haha

Dinner tonight after my hike will be pretty simple. I am going to probably cook the chicken that i have been meaning to cook for the last few days and pair it with some asparagus.

Off to the mountain!

im back on plan and feel better than ever!!

other than the crazy sunburn i have going on. Note to self: 3 hours in the sun will make you really burnt! –okay mental note!

also check out KK’s blog for a giveaway!!!

My workout today was awesome as well! Now going to meet up with some friends for St. Paddy’s day festivities!!!(will not be drinking..ill drive the drunkasses around) and my friends band Comfort for Change is playing a show tonight too!!

Happy St. Patrick’s day everyone!!

i knew it. i knew it this morning…i just had that f*e*e*ling. that i was going to be weak. weak-minded that is. and i was right.

i wouldn’t call it a binge per-say because i spread it out throughout the day…however….i ate shit.

i wish i ate shit by falling on my face, but unfortunately i ate shit food! honey bunches of oats, frosted mini wheats, too much ice cream, a few chips and salsa, a fuggin BAGEL(WHITE PROCESSED BREAD ewewewew!) and cream cheese…

now don’t get me wrong i’m not beating myself up about it in a depressed way.(although who knows what ill feel tomorrow…) but i just was so weak and tired today, that i didn’t want to even TRY using my will power.(which i have to say has become pretty damn good.)

I basically just let it flow because i was so tired today. I think the fact that i was in the sun allll day saturday and sunday just finally hit me today. makes sense why my workout was killing me.

ANNNyyyways, i am a little bit mad at myself for letting this happen, but i will be fine as long as i can get right back on plan tomorrow and not look back. If that is the case, then i won’t care about this little hicccup(even though yesterday wasn’t so great either…) 2 days out of the month won’t kill me.

I bought the new Oxygen magazine, so i am going to go read it and inspire myself and probably pass out almost immediately. Boxing in the morning, followed by chest and abs, followed by some cardio! Then poolside! I am going to go pack my post-workout food right now so that it is all ready for me when i finish my workout and i won’t even have to think about it. It is days like these where i realize how thankful i am that we have good nutritious food in this world because crappy processed SHIT makes you feel like worn out processed SHIT. Go figure!

I am so tired today!! I’m not sure what it is, maybe the 2 hours of hiking and 3 hours of volleyball yesterday?? Ha. Either way, my workout this morning was EXTRA hard. Cardio was just brutal. I was not feeling it at all, but i made it through.

Breakfast/Pre-workout was egg whites and oatmeal
Post-workout was a scoop of protein powder, 1 tsp. glutamine and water.
Lunch was egg whites

I am not eating some oatmeal with strawberries.

I am feeling like laying on the couch for the next few hours and relaxing. Hopefully i’ll get some energy back and do something outside later!

hiked today and it was AWESOME..going to play some sand volleyball now. I love my active rest day weekends!!! They are so enjoyable and its nice to be able to get exercise in without being in a gym all the time. (15 hours during the week is enough for me ha.)

I ate 3100 calories today!! ickk!! why ick??? 2 girl scout cookies, some random crackers, a few m&m’s…those were the bad ones..the rest were good foods but still too much food today!! TOM is here so i’ll just blame that ha. It wasn’t an all out binge just a few random snacks and mostly snacking on healthy foods so not so bad.

I needed a little restart for my week. At least it wasn’t anything too outrageous.