They say you are what you eat!! With that said…
I used to be: A monster taco, egg roll, cheeseburger and fries, and a crunchwrap supreme! (ya thats right, jack in the box, in n out burger and taco bell) I’m not kidding you that is all I ate. Oh and goldfish crackers.
Now I am: Chicken, Premature chicken(eggs hehe), Green beans, Apples, and sweet potato!!
What have you morphed into?!?!
I always say this and it always holds to be true. PATIENCE CONQUERS. You wanna know how i know?!?!?! Because I got my body fat tested today and im down to 21.5%!! My friend George, who did the test, said he was trying to grab as much fat as possible so he could make me feel bad(yeah we have a funny friendship like that haha ) and i am down .6% since last time!! I know that is only a small change but it is PROGRESS and that means my hard work is paying off!!!
I am still weighing in at 135 pounds so that means i have also gained some muscle in the process. HELL YEA. I am so happy!!! I honestly am actually pretty happy with my body right now. Yes there are things I want to improve on and I have more goals, but I am becoming happier every day with how i look!! It shows that throwing in the towel when things get tough is NOT the answer. (glad i didn’t take that route, although it seemed like a good idea a few times in the past lol)
Workout this morning was great!! LEGS yayy! I have a feeling i won’t be able to walk tomorrow which is awesome!! haha I did an hour of incline walking after my weight training.
Eats today were good. I am all out of protein powder so i have to be resourceful to get all my protein in!! It’s kind of fun lol.(i have more on the way but it won’t be here until the 16th!!)
Breakfast was 1/2 cup of oats with 1TBSP almond butter, 1/4 cup of egg whites, cinnamon, and 5 strawberries. It was pretty tasty and filling! I paired it with a tangelo and 1/2 cup of egg whites on the side and got my butt to the gym.
Post workout was 4.5 oz of chicken, brussels sprouts, 152 g sweet potato, and more egg whites. I find that i eat a lot more in the early part of my day(i am hungry after my workouts!!!) and smaller meals later in the day. It is what works for me so I run with it!
I plan on getting a hike in at some point today, and then going to try to lay out. It’s beatiful outside!
Hopefully going to be able to hit up the lake tomorrow for some wakeboarding with friends!!! Can’t wait!!
I challenge all of you to do 30 minutes of exercise that is something new to you.(or at least something you rarely do) Trying somethign new can open your eyes to new likings and also open your muscles eyes to new movements! Also, I challenge you to eat vegetables with every meal you have. If you have a snack, eat some veggies with it!! It helps to curb your appetite even if you don’t feel like eating them. Just do it along with whatever you were planning on eating.
I read this on Phit n Phat’s blog and I think it is a really great analogy!! Click here to read the rest of this post….
“Remember, you are ALWAYS going to face temptations! You are ALWAYS going to have moments it won’t be easy. This is when you either woman up or you choose to do what is easy. Don’t blame emotions, habits, etc. You have to be bigger than that. If your kids told you they were tired, had a bad day, and decided to just blow off a few assignments here and there. What would say? You wouldn’t tolerate it. You would tell them to buck up because a few assignments over time leads to a big ole C or failure. Sound anything like our eating/exercising habits? Hmmm…..”
Anyways..boxing today was awesome! hard class today!! Then i did a shoulder workout and these delts are DEAD…good stuff…finished it off with 45 minutes on the arc trainer.
Eats have been good today as well!
Breakfast was a grapefruit, an apple and oatmeal with protein powder mixed in
Post workout was chicken, brussels sprouts, and some more oatmeal(im in an oatmealish mood today i guess!!) and also a tangelo.
I have class most of today :-/ but i am feeling great!! Hope you all have a good one!
And here is a picture of my back i took the other day!!! Things are starting to come around im so excited!!
i am also going to the lake today!! YAYY! Such a great week so far
I had the MOST WONDERFUL birhtday!! About 15 of my friends all met me at an Irish pub called the Dubliner and seriously I had the best time!!!
I only got one drink (vanilla Stoli and diet coke) because yes i am a calorie conscious little nerd even on my 21st birthday!! But i honestly had the best day and have the best friends. My sister came out and it meant the world to me (she has been waiting 7 years for this day haha) She was funny too. She walked up to me and handed me my drink and goes “wow lizzy..you sure draw a big crowd..and they are all guys!!” It’s funny because she was the same way before she started dating her boyfriend. We are both “one of the guys” and if nobody pointed out that all of my friends are dudes, i might not realize it haha. My roommate came out as well and my best friend that i have grown up with also. It was a great night and i didn’t ruin my diet, DOUBLE SCORE!!
Now im off to go meet my trainer for some bi and tri ACTION!! Will have a more normal update later!(not that my posts are ever normal..but im a random girl what can i say?!)
Thank you everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes!!! I woke up at 3:30 this morning with an earache and have to go to the doctor. Not the way i wanted to start my day, but it isn’t going to get me down!! I got in a great leg/glute workout, boxing and elliptical this morning and I am ready to take on this day!!! Going out tonight *legally* for the first time 🙂
Have a great day!
Hey guys! I am on day 2 of my carb-deplete. Yesterday went very well! I made a new post-workout smoothie concoction that is AWESOME and i urge you all to try it.
Mine was made with:
1 scoop strawberry protein powder(no carbs)
1 tsp. glutamine
1 Tbsp whole flax seeds
5 raw almonds
4 frozen strawberries
Blend this up! So delicious and the almonds and flax seeds give it some crunch. I LOVE IT.
It also allows me to get my FATS IN which has always been a struggle for me. Yay!
I hiked again yesterday. Same trail, but it is different every time because no matter what you get off trail climbing over teh cliffs and boulders. SUCH a fun climb and a great workout as well. I am going to try to drag someone with me again today!!
I officially turn 21 tomorrow!!! I am going to skip going out tonight and go out tomorrow night. Not going to drink much but i will have to order one drink just for the sake of it. (Never been a big drinker) Exciting!! I am on my spring break as well, so going to try to get out to san diego later in the week with some friends.
Hope your having a good day!
Since i have been a little carb-whore the past two days.. (Weak mind=carb cravings..all good ones though no worries…) I am thinking about doing a 3 day carb-deplete. For fun (oh yeah loads of fun!), to continue on my guinea-pigness, to clear my system out a little bit (worried i am going to look puffy tomorrow), and because I know that near contest prep i will be doing this at least once and i would like to get a feel for it.
Thoughts? Advice? Anything?! I am a noob at this stuff so I would take any and all advice and experience anyone has with this. (Veggies and a little fruit in the morning will be my only carbs basically.)
Hey Bloggies!! I am having a wonderful Saturday! Before I get into my day, I need to get something off my chest.
My mind is getting WEAK lately. After my binge last Sunday(that i still have no regret over, I think it was needed) I am feeling like I almost want to do it again. My promise to myself was that I will not let this become a recurring thing. I will take cheats when they are necessary only. Well yesterday I was VERY close to breaking that promise to myself. I really was set on the fact that I was going to eat some shitty foods. Why?! I HAVE NO IDEA. My mind was just being weak and I was telling myself to just do it. NO WORRIES, i talked myself out of it. I ended up a little higher on calories, but nothing terrible and it was still all clean foods. Today, I almost did the same thing. I woke up this morning, had breakfast and was certain I was going to have a cheat today. WHY?!?! still no idea. Somehow, i looked in the mirror at my stomach and noticed how lean I have become. I thought to myself “you have lost weight in the past and let it all go over the summer, DONT GO DOWN THAT ROAD AGAIN” I basically talked myself out of it again. I told myself I DO NOT want to lose this hard work I have been putting in. It worked thankfully, and I have actually had a great day eating-wise. I just need to pray that I can be STRONG and hopefully not get any more feelings like that because I do NOT want to get into a binge cycle like I have had in the past. Whew, i feel better getting that off my chest.
On another note, I have FINALLY realized how to take my rest days without going nuts. It seems wayyy obvious, but I am slow so bare with me hehe. I realized yesterday that I train HARD monday through friday. I go BALLS TO THE WALLS in the weight room and i get over 5 hours of cardio in throughout just 5 days. On the weekends I have been trying to train just as hard. I thought to myself…Lizzy you are going to overtrain! I could feel it too. That is why I have been so tired lately. It is fatigue. I am not lettting my body rest enough. I also hate sitting on my ass all day doing nothing. (Unless i have already worked out, then i don’t mind sitting around the rest of the day haha) I decided weekends are going to be active days. I am not going to go to the gym, however I am going to stay active during the day outside(while the weather stays nice, i’ll have to figure something out when its over 100 degrees in a few weeks.) Whether its going for a nice jog, biking, hiking, or playing a sport, I am going to stay active, but NOT hit the weight room. I think this is a smart move for me.
This brings me to today. I went on a nice long 2 hour hike with my friend Brittni today. We went up the Cholla trail on Camelback Mountain (The Echo trail is a much harder and intense hike and we just wanted to have a good workout but not kill ourselves heh.) It was AWESOME. I had never been up this side of the mountain and it was beautiful. Challenging, yet we were able to have a conversation without gasping for breath. (Echo trail is a much different story ha.) I like hiking with Brittni because both of us are in good shape and like to push our limits. If it gets hard, we push harder. When I hike with my sister and others, its more of a “it’s getting hard, lets sit and rest” Not my style. It was about 75 degrees and sunny. Absolutely gorgeous. Tonight I am going to a friends band’s show and it will be a good time as always. Might try to sneak in a nap before then so I have the energy. It will be a late night for sure.
I went to whole foods today also and got some GREAT produce and tilapia. yummy yummy. Love that store, but gosh it is so expensive!
I also wanted to let you guys know that I will be competing in the NPC Figure Class July 18th! I feel that this way I can hopefully do well in the competition and I can’t wait. I will start my 12 week out diet I believe in the beginning of April(i have the exact date in my calendar) and until then will still continue to be eating my clean foods. My goal for the next few weeks until then is to keep calories between 1800-2000, once 12 week diet starts, they will be lower. I can’t wait!!
comp. date
Do something. If it doesn’t work, do something else. No idea is too crazy. -Jim Hightower.
simple and to the point. i like it.