Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Workout at the Park!


I spent my Saturday morning with my little one at the park! No excuses! So I did a little body weight training!

Push-ups on park bench 
Wide 3 sets of 20
Narrow 2 sets of 15

Tricep dips
3 sets of 25

Leg lifts (to work lower abs)
3 sets of 15



Squats
3 sets of 20

Work out everywhere!!!




Wednesday, September 18, 2013

4 Steps to Nix Negativity!

4 Steps to Nix Negativity!

Hold your head high & do the RIGHT thing!

There’s no room for negativity in my life! I have been told that I am annoyingly positive.... well THANK YOU!  Attitudes are contagious, and I work hard to surround myself only with people that lift me up. You ARE who you SURROUND yourself with... right? You must protect your positive attitude, as negativity will only detract from your destination... and no one wants that!  Do you have negative people in your life? Well, I have four tips to help you deal with negativity and stay focused on the positive.

 FIRST you have to know that it is not your responsibility to make another person happy. I have been learning this more and more through my time with personal development. Negativity comes from those who are unhappy with themselves or their own circumstances. However, it might be directed at you because you have triggered something in them… For instance, your success may trigger negativity from a less successful friend, a spouse in poor health might express negativity toward your new healthy habits, or a coworker might nitpick at you because of their feelings about their own unmet potential. These are their problems, not yours.

But there are ways to deal with these people without letting it affect your own positive attitude…and you may even encourage them to be more positive themselves! While some people recommend simply ignoring negativity, here’s what works for me…


4 Steps to Nix Negativity





1. Respond in Kindness.
Always respond in kindness and with love in your heart. Don’t match negative with more negative. Be kind. You can have empathy for their situation or what they might be feeling, but also know it’s their “issue” not yours.

2. Respond with a Smile or “Thank You.”
If someone has a negative comment to make, just smile, or reply with a “thank you” to put an end to the conversation. Disputing or arguing with them only heightens negativity. Remember, while you might not be able to change the person’s attitude, your reaction is the one thing you can control.

3. Let it Go.
Hanging on to a person’s negative remarks or the jabs they’ve taken only gives their negativity more energy and brings you down. You must decide to let it go.

4. Ignore it.
Finally, when all else fails, just ignore it. Sometimes a positive response just won’t do the trick. And in those situations, you must simply ignore it. Don’t let it the negativity affect you. Remind yourself that it’s not your issue, let go of whatever was said, and move forward. Stay focused on the positive and do your best to surround yourself with more people that fuel that positivity.

There is FAR too much in life we have to be thankful for!
DIG DEEP & be the person you want to be!





Resource: Happy Wife....Happy LIfe

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Top 3 Workout Items

Top 3 Workout Items



1. Food Scale 

When you are starting to get serious about your fitness and nutrition, how are calculating your calories?! Most of us are guessing, think ehhhhhh that looks like a 1/4 cup. Some things are even labeled in grams and I know you have no idea what 30 grams of avocado looks like! You can be really hindering your process if you are not measuring your food out! So invest in that food scale! I use it for everything I put into my body and it really helps for meal prep Sunday's! Eat those 5-6 meals per day! 

2. Heart Rate Monitor

I LOVE my HRM it's not a necessary item because no matter what when you are working out you are burning those calories! For me I use my Polar FT4 HRM to make sure I am always in my fat burning zone (for me its usually 130-170) I can also use it to challenge myself, have little competitions with myself and see if I can burn more calories if than I did last time! 

3. My Fitness Pal App 

My Fitness Pal or MFP is an amazing site where you can keep track of what and how much you're eating and recording your exercises, with calories burned! You can also keep track of your MACROS yes! Macros are super important, and lets say when you are doing P90X and the first month or Phase 1 your macros need to be 50 protein/ 30 carbs/ and 20 fats you can figure that all out and get a pie chart of your macros! OBSESSED! 



Friday, September 13, 2013

My P90X 90 Day Results!

So after a while of trying to figure out how to use Windows Movie Maker I finally did it! I finally made my Before and Now transformation video! I'm calling it a before and now progress because I want to improve my body everyday and not just stop because I have seen results. You can read about my progress story here : My Progress!





Monday, August 19, 2013

August 26th Bombshell Challenge


Today is the first day of preseason of our Bombshell Dynasty Challenge! These challenges are a great a way to kick off your new lifestyle because in these challenge groups you will be getting my meal plans, my tips, my recipes, and the accountability that most of us need! In this challenge group I personally will be doing the P90X workouts and following the P90X nutrition plan! My two teammates I know are going to do amazing! One of the is a Nursing student and she will be doing Body Beast!!! Woohooo girls lift too! My other teammate is a Mommy to an adorable baby boy and she will be doing P90X, we all will be replacing one meal a day with Shakeology! I know these next 60 days are going to be exciting and I cant wait till our after pictures! I'm so happy to bring two more people into our Bombshell Dynasty Family!



Monday, August 12, 2013

As a mom, wife, and now Bombshell Dynasty coach I'm putting heart into everything I do!!! If you are joining one of my challenge groups I am asking you to put your full effort into the challenge and really allow the process to change your body for the better! The bombshell dynasty group is seriously a huge support system and family that I am so happy that I became a part of this team!!!


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Copycat Subway Sweet Onion Sauce!!!

Whenever I have to have fast food, like spur of the moment I don't feel like cooking situation, Subway is my go to!!! I am a busy preschool teacher, wife, and mother and knowing that I can get an entree that fits into my P90X phase 1 or 2 macros is the best!!!

I always order the Double Chicken Subway Salad! I normally do spinach and shredded lettuce, red onion, green pepper, tomatoes, and cucumbers! I also add the super flavorful Sweet Onion Sauce!!! UGH so good!!!


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My Subway salad!



So now I've been on a mission to find a recipe that is a copycat of the FAT FREE Subway sweet onion sauce! Here is the best one that I could find! I made some substitutions like stevia instead of splenda!
ENJOY!

1/2 cup cold water
2 tablespoons Stevia
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vidalia onion (finely minced)
1 tablespoon cooking sherry
2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry buttermilk (Bisquick will work just fine!)
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon poppy seed
1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions:

1
Combine all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl.
2
Whisk until smooth.
3
Microwave on high for a minute and a half, stirring every thirty seconds.
4
Makes about 2/3 cup.

Makes 4 servings for 25 calories per serving!!! 0 grams of fat!

Bombshell Meal Timing

Meal timing is everything! As Americans we are raised with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it no snacks, just 3 larger meals a day, between these three meals we experience a large insulin rushes or highs and the opposite large crashes or insulin crashes that leave our bodies feeling ready to eat everything in the house!

 By eating 5 to 6 small meals per day, you will increase your energy levels, accelerate muscle growth, and speed up your metabolism without storing fat. In fact, frequent eating will actually allow you to eat up to 50% more calories without storing an ounce of it as fat.

Eating 5 meals a day will boost your metabolism, helping you to burn more calories all day long.

In fact, by eating super-clean, high protein foods at each of your 5 meals, you will find that your metabolism goes into overdrive, becoming extremely efficient at burning off calories.

Frequent eating revs up your metabolism due to the thermic effect of food. This is because the breakdown and absorption of food itself requires a substantial number of calories.

You will also find it easier to build and maintain muscle.

You will feel 10x better by eating smaller, more frequent meals. Your energy level will soar and your hunger cravings will be destroyed. This is because eating 5(for women) to 6(for men) meals per day helps maintain a balanced blood sugar level, preventing hunger attacks.

Each meal should consist of complex carbs, protein, and fat.

Doing this along with cardio and weight lifting, you will become lean and fit. 


A typical meal timing schedule will look like this:

7am
10am
1pm
4pm
7pm
10pm

Eating these 5-6 meals a day will help you get the results you desire!!!

Bombshell Dynasty Coach

I have officially decided to follow my dreams and become a Beachbody Coach! After doing P90X, Insanity, drinking Shakeology I am a PRODUCT of the product! I took the first step after talking to Lindsay Matway and I am now fully COMMITTED to helping other get into the best shape of their LIVES!!!Can you tell I am excited! So my first week as a Coach has been extremely busy! For my first task was to find 3 challengers and have them commit to 60 days! Well I did that in my FIRST WEEK!!! Now our challenge is starting August 19-24 and I cannot wait to be on this journey with my friends!