I use to take showers and have Ahh Haa moments like "o today I am going to work out, put on makeup, look cute, maybe get my hair done, go tanning, clean house...."
Now--- I haven't once had that "I need to accomplish" thoughts! Because I am ALREADY accomplishing so much! No longer do I say, "I am going to..." because I ALREADY am! Its amazing!
Okay so what have I been doing. Well first I ended my job at the 1st of the year. With this I decided I would commit to a healthier lifestyle sooo... I gave up pop and fastfood.... Great right, drop an easy 10lbs, I thought! But I was wrong. Maybe lost 4 pounds from eliminating these two very unhealthy habits. Then with the start of a new school term I started working out. I was a cardio junkie (not the way to lose weight) then I decided to try lifting weights. But.... I would lift light, skip work outs and eat anything I wanted. All these made me not loose a single pound during Winter Term. My workout partner and I decided we would take it serious Spring Term and suddenly I saw changes!!!!
So here are a few things we did for me to drop, as of right now, a total of 15 pounds in 11 weeks. (19 including the 4 I lost prior)
- We printed our workouts from bodybuilding.com, and placed them in a binder. We followed Lee Labradas Live Lean plan.
- We made a commitment not to skip a workout during the weekdays, and if at all possible not during the weekend either.
- We discussed to no end healthy eating habits. This makes you feel guilty about bad decisions, without harsh judgements. We encourage healthy eating ideas! My workout partner is a Smoothie queen. I am Protein Pancake queen.
- We worked to eat healthy. For me its having a protein pancake in the AM. Snacks like almonds, carrots, protein powder, fruit, veggies. Lunch (lots of sandwiches until I started meal prepping) more snack and a healthy dinner.
- Recipe for Protein Pancakes
- 1 scoop Protein Powder
- 1/4 C oats
- 1/2 tsp baking pow
- handful spinach
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tbsp coconut water
- 1/2 banana
- blend together in blender, place on skillet on medium low for 5-10min!
- I do change my meals often. I am not a natural cook so simple and fast is the best. I will throw 3-4 breasts of chicken in the oven and 1 pound of lean ground beef on the skillet baggy it up to have throughout the week. This has been great for quick fast and enjoyable meals.
- Allowed 2 cheat MEALS a week. To be honest some weeks its NONE! :) and some its like 4.
- I am now starting to document on a calendar with a big C so I know I had my fill of 2 for the week! :) This starts tomorrow so we will see how it goes!
- Lifted heavier and heavier with GOOD FORM. This has changed both of our physiques a lot! When in doubt try 5 more pounds! Its worth it!
- Here are examples of current weights I use.
- Bicep Curl 20-25
- Hammer curl 25
- Barbell Chest Press 40
- Squats 85-90
- Dead Lift 85
- For me Instagram is AMAZING! I follow like 100 fitness people and it reminds me they all started where I was, so I can do this! :)
Here are a few things I have learned in the journey!
- It is completely up to you how successful you want to be.
- Very few people care about your journey or want to hear about it. (But those few who support you are amazing)
- Your body DOESN'T change over night!
- You dont suddenly think OMG I AM INCREDIBLY FIT AND ATTRACTIVE
- Your attitude changes for the positive without you even realizing it.
- You have a sense of accomplishment always
- Your own thoughts are the biggest barrier
- Pant sizes don't change quickly
- Clothes slowly fit better
- One day you wake up and say OMG I am still doing this, and I AM NOT STOPPING.
- You know your goals have "deadlines"
- You believe you can achieve ANYTHING you put your mind to!
