My Weekly Nutrition and Training Plan

The below nutrition plan is what I eat Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday during the day I still eat clean but will eat whatever is left over or what I have around my apartment. Saturday and Sunday's for dinner are when I have my "treat" meals. I switch up my eating every week. I plan the week before what I want to have for meals, make the grocery list, and prep the food on Sunday's. A lot of times people will ask me if I get bored eating the same thing everyday. The answer is no. It is only 5 days a week that I eat the same thing. I eat to live - not live to eat. It took me a long time to come to that.  I also do this to save money. I live alone so I can't really cook tons of different things during the week because it's too expensive and will go bad. There are also ways you can switch up your eating day to day. Like my Quest Bars for instance; I eat a different flavor everyday, same with my yogurt. 

Total down (since 11/25/13):  43.2 pounds!

Meal 1 (7:15 AM)

2 protein muffins 

Meal 2 (10:30 AM)

Quest Protein Bar (the flavor varies day to day) and a large apple

Meal 3 (1:15 PM)

Power Pasta (recipe up soon)

Vegetable based pasta, extra lean ground turkey, fresh spinach, organic garden sauce, and feta cheese.

Meal 4 (4 PM) - [Pre-workout]

1 Light and Fit 80 calorie Greek Yogurt with a tablespoon of chia seeds and plain sliced almonds.

Gym: 5-6:15(30)

Meal 5 (7 PM)

3 oz of top sirloin with homemade red mashed potatoes and whole green beans.

I poked holes in the sirloin (because it has no fat, it can be tough) and marinated them in balsamic vingerette for 24 hours. I cooked via stovetop and sprinkled Carolina blackened seasoning. I made the mashed potatoes by boiling baby red potatoes until soft, placed them in a big bowl, sprinkled Garlic and Wine seasoning, melted 1/4 coconut oil and poured over potatoes, and 1 cup of plain Almond Milk. I then blended everything together with a mixer. 

Meal 6 (8:30 PM)

80 calorie Greek yogurt with 1 tablespoon of plain walnuts and dark chocolate morsels. 

Bed time: 11 PM

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Sunday: (Weights) - done!

-30 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Weight Circuit:

   -Shoulders: 3 x 15

   -Back: 3 x 15

   -Biceps: 3 x 15

   -Chest: 3 x 15

   -Triceps: 3 x 15

*It is hard for me to list the exercises I do for my weight circuit. The gym is so crowded when I go that I almost always have to improvise when I lift weights. It depends on what is free at the time to be used.

Monday: (Hiking) - done!

7 miles of hiking at Crowder's Mountain 

Tuesday: (Core)

-25 minutes of cardio: StairMill (A mild HIIT: Level is switch between the highest which is 20 and level 5 for my rest. Work is 1 minute, rest is two minutes)

- 4 sets of 30 second planks

- 3 sets of 20 crunches

- 3 sets of 20 heel touches

- 3 sets of  20 elevated leg crunches

-20 minutes of high intensity interval training: Tredmill (Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Wednesday: (Weights)

-30 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Weight Circuit:

   -Shoulders: 3 x 15

   -Back: 3 x 15

   -Biceps: 3 x 15

   -Chest: 3 x 15

   -Triceps: 3 x 15

*It is hard for me to list the exercises I do for my weight circuit. The gym is so crowded when I go that I almost always have to improvise when I lift weights. It depends on what is free at the time to be used.

-10 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 9)

Thursday: (Core)

-20 minutes of cardio: StairMill (A mild HIIT: Level is switch between the highest which is 20 and level 5 for my rest. Work is 1 minute, rest is two minutes)

- 4 sets of 30 second planks

- 3 sets of 20 crunches

- 3 sets of 20 heel touches

- 3 sets of  20 elevated leg crunches

-20 minutes of high intensity interval training: Tredmill (Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Friday: (Legs)

-20 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Leg Workout:

   -Squats (4 x 15. Two sets of 55 pounds and Two sets of 75 pounds)

   - Leg Extension (3 x 15, 50 pounds)

   - Leg Curl (3 x 15, 110 pounds)

   - Leg Press (3 x 15, 270 pounds)

-10 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline, 9 and Resistance, 9)

-Hard, long Stretch

Saturday: (Weights)

-30 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Weight Circuit:

   -Shoulders: 3 x 15

   -Back: 3 x 15

   -Biceps: 3 x 15

   -Chest: 3 x 15

   -Triceps: 3 x 15

*It is hard for me to list the exercises I do for my weight circuit. The gym is so crowded when I go that I almost always have to improvise when I lift weights. It depends on what is free at the time to be used.

-10 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

Let's catch up?! (Friday 5)

Well hello! I have not written a Friday 5 in a couple of weeks since I have been on a motivation and recipe kick, so I wanted to catch up. It is not technically Friday yet, but it's Little Friday so that totally counts. 

My weeks are usually monotonous, but in a positive way. I work 8-5 Monday-Friday, train hard after my work day is over then go home; make dinner, get ready for the next day, shower, and work on my blog while watching trashy reality TV. However, work has been busier than ever so by the time I get home from a long day of that and training, I have been passing out on the couch. I need to catch up on your guys blogs and I promise to when things slow down. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks they will. Nonetheless, I have great recipes and things scheduled so I vow to still deliver good content.

(1) Work has been nonstop and I have been thriving and enjoying it. Unfortunately my HR mentor announced that she will be transitioning to our brother company in two weeks. She has been offered an executive position there and I could not be more happy for her. Teresa has been my rock here. I am going to miss her so, so much. The only good side to this is my Human Resource responsibilities will be growing. Which is great. I am in the midst of planning a big event for my company for our quarterly meeting and that has been so much fun. I love being able to plan all our company events; we do quite a bit.  Also, my company takes sports very seriously, ha! We always show our team spirit for our Charlotte Panthers and we go all out for other sports as well. This month we have been all about March Madness. We had a luncheon last week with the games playing in the break room while every ate. Each department has a bracket for the games as well. I designed a trophy for the team that wins. I think it is so awesome. This boosts team work and morale in the work place so I am all for it. Sometimes we get so set in our routines that it is good to shake it up a bit.

I received my (2) Ipsy bag last week. Another great month - thank you Ipsy! I am in love with everything that came - except the self tanner. I use Famous Dave's and will never use another brand, ha. So I mailed Kerry mine and she mailed me her lipstick. Ipsy trades are awesome. In the below picture, I am wearing the dark brown eye shadow, Bare Minerals lipstick, and the eccentric blue eyeliner. They are all wonderful. If you don't know what Ipsy is, it is a monthly makeup bag that you receive via mail for only $10 a month. Your are billed on the first of each month and the products arrive in the middle. Included is a makeup bag each month along with 4-5 beauty products. If you want to join, please use my link, just click here.

Even though I have been tried most evenings when I get home from working and training, I have been on a roll with new recipes. The best ones pop in my head at the most random times so I write down the ingredients, throw them all together, and hope for the best. Sometimes it requires quite a bit of trial and error. A perfect example - my healthy, clean pizza. It took me three times to get the crust the right way. Since I have been creating so many new recipes lately (3) I now have a "Clean Eats" page at the top of my blog. Clean eating is the most important aspect of losing weight and staying healthy thus I want you guys to have easy access to all of the recipes I post. Be on the look out because more will be coming!

(4) I changed my dining room. A couple of weeks ago, I had to make a Target run for my boss. I ended up purchasing a candle for myself, a pair of jeans, and this awesome wine decor. Who can truly go into Target, look around, and not buy anything? Certainly not I. I put the decals in my dining room and I liked it, but did not love it. Something was missing. This week I found small table, put an old curtain thing on it, a lamp I was not using, a piece of decor, and now I feel like my look is complete. Now I love it.

(5) I am still on a roll with my weight loss. I am training harder than ever and keeping up with clean eating - my struggle, ha. I did not lose any weight last week, meaning the scale did not change, but I did lose 1.4 pounds of pure fat. I just added muscle so there was not weight change. Which is totally fine by me. I will go to my doctor tomorrow for my B12 injection so hopefully the scale will be less, and if it isn't, hopefully I have dropped more fat. I am feeling absolutely fantastic though. I am finally at a point where my normal clothes are getting too big for me, people are noticing left and right, I am SO strong in the gym - I am hiking like crazy and improving on my time, and I just feel beautiful and confident. It has been a long, long time since I felt this way. Oh and my booty is growing too. I love it! I hope I never lose it. Now if I could just improve my arms! Everyone has their trouble spots and mine are my arms. It just takes time, I am doing the right things. 

I am leaving for Charleston with Kelly tomorrow at lunch and will be back Sunday. Then Monday I taking a mental health day from work and going hiking. My father is back in the hospital for the pain in his legs so I will probably go home next weekend when he is settled back into his house to stay and help he and my step mom out. Please keep him in your prayers. Have a great weekend everyone!

I love myself. I am proud of myself. What about you?

I am too fat. I hate my hair. I hate my eyes. I hate my clothes. I hate my makeup. I hate the way I laugh. I am not smart enough. I am not sexy enough. I am not smart. I do not make enough money. I do not clean enough. I do not cook enough. I need better style. 

My question: when does this end? 

When do we as women stop hating ourselves, comparing ourselves to celebrities, and beating ourselves up? I know that I can honestly say I am so guilty of that. I used to measure me as a person, by my looks. I was only happy with myself when I looked good. I was only worthy of attention or praise, when I looked good. That is probably one of the most unhealthiest ways to view yourself in life. I should love every part of me, not just my looks.

I think the second phase of my weight loss journey has taught me a lot more than when I initially lost weight when I was 19. I am now almost 25 years old; I am more aware, I have been through more than I thought I could possibly go through, and I have just simply grown up.

Losing weight takes a lot of inner strength. When a person's loses weight, you commend them on their body. "Wow your body looks so good", "Wow you look incredible" - it is all about the looks. In actuality there is a lot more to that. Losing weight takes determination and motivation. It takes scarifies and a lot of times choosing the road less traveled. It takes a lot of self discipline to change your entire way of eating and daily routines. 

For the first time... I think ever, I love myself. I am confident, even though I am not perfect. And I am proud of myself. I have spent my entire life beating myself up and telling myself why I am not good enough and why I hate myself today. I have one body, one mind, and one soul. I not only want to take care of them, I want to love them.

I love myself and I am proud of myself because:

-I openly share my weaknesses with the entire world and I can take the criticism or negativity that comes with it. If I help just one person or prevent one person from making the same mistakes I have, it's worth it.

-I have been consistently hiking and I feel myself getting stronger by the day. It was initially so hard for me to do this, but now I am climbing mountains without stopping and even with speed walking.

-People have made fun of my eccentric hair and makeup choices, and yet I never change. 

-I am fitting into clothes that I have not been able to wear in over a year.

-I am able to lift heavier weights and go longer and much harder on cardio because I am stronger.

-I have been able to get over heartbreak that had the potential to kill me and I have gotten over it alone.

-I have been facing new challenges at work and taking on more responsibilities. 

-I have come to accept the gap in my teeth and think of it as a trademark. It's actually kind of grown on me.

-I am able to control portions when I eat and I have not touched fast food in over 6 months.

-I am friendly, outgoing person. I look for the good in everyone.

-I always try to give people compliments. Words are powerful. If you like or admire something about someone, say it.

-I have taught myself to always think positively and that my life is in my control. Thus, I live a full, rich life with a constant smile on my face and love in my heart.

-I have grown to appreciate my natural big legs and butt. As a child I loathed it. I had a big butt and legs even when I just a child. My mom has freakishly muscular legs, even though she has MS and hasn't exercised in 15 years. My dad has a huge butt for a male. Truly, it is genetics that has a part. Now, I love it and do not care that I will never be "skinny".

If you want to leave a comment about what I have written, that is great. But I challenge you, leave a comment and tell me things you love and admire about yourself. I want to know. Or you can write a blog entry like I have and maybe we can have a day where everyone links up. Let's get some self love and positivity in ourselves... there can never be too much. 

The Hump Day Blog Hop!

Happy Hump Day everyone! We are halfway through the week and the hump day camel is too freaking cool, so lets have some fun and a blog hop to celebrate.

This is a little different than a link up. To participate, simply add your blog link. There is no required entry or anything like that. This is about networking, making new friends, and finding new blogs.

All I ask:

1) "The Hump Day" blog hop button button be displayed anywhere on your blog page or a specific entry with a link back to me or the weekly co-host. (Please do this. These blog hops take a lot of work and preparation.)

2) You don't have to follow me, but in the words of Blake Shelton: it'd sure be cool if ya did.

3) Please follow the co-host. I love helping and promoting these amazing women in the blog world! I do this to not only meet new people, but help my friends make new friends and readers.

4) Mingle with your fellow Bloggers.

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Cake Batter Protein Muffins with Dark Chocolate

You truly can have the best of both worlds when it comes to healthy eating. Lose weight, build muscle, eliminate fat, and still eat delicious foods. Monday night I was having an awful sweet craving. That is usually when I create my most fun recipes, and that is what I did with this one. These muffins are delicious, clean, and very filling. They would make a great breakfast additionally. There are 8g of protein per muffin!

What you need:

- 1 scoop of Pro Whey Cake Batter flavored whey protein, purchase here

- 1 cup of Coconut flour, purchase here

- 1 1/4 cup of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

- 2 eggs

- 2 egg whites

- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

- 1 teaspoon of baking powder

- 5 packs of Stevia

- Dark chocolate morsels (1/2 cup to 3/4 cup)

*I suggest coconut flour because it is much lower in calories than other flours, including oats. It is also very high in fiber, gluten free, and paleo friendly. 

What you do:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees

- Coat 12-count muffin tin thoroughly with nonstick spray.

     *Using muffin cupcake or muffin wrappers would be ideal I learned.

-Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with a spoon until everything is thoroughly blended.

     *I place the chocolate chips on top separately after I have poured the batter into the pan. I like mine to still be a little hard when the muffins are finished, but that is your choice.

- Pour batter 3/4 of the way full into the separate spaces on the tray

- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden on top.

- Let cook for 5 minutes then enjoy!

Nutrition Information

This will vary depending on variations of ingredients/brands used. This is to be used as a guide only.

Serving size: 1 muffin (12 total)

Calories: 100

Fat: 5g

Carbohydrates: 16g

Fiber: 4g

Protein: 8g

My Weekly Training and Nutrition Plan + $200 cash giveaway!

The below nutrition plan is what I eat Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday during the day I still eat clean but will eat whatever is left over or what I have around my apartment. Saturday and Sunday's for dinner are when I have my "treat" meals. I switch up my eating every week. I plan the week before what I want to have for meals, make the grocery list, and prep the food on Sunday's. A lot of times people will ask me if I get bored eating the same thing everyday. The answer is no. It is only 5 days a week that I eat the same thing. I eat to live - not live to eat. It took me a long time to come to that.  I also do this to save money. I live alone so I can't really cook tons of different things during the week because it's too expensive and will go bad. There are also ways you can switch up your eating day to day. Like my Quest Bars for instance; I eat a different flavor everyday, same with my yogurt. 

Total down (since 11/25/13):  40.2 pounds

Meal 1 (7:15 AM)

Cake Batter Protein Pancakes topped with sugar free/high fiber jam, and crushed walnuts

Recipe will be up soon

Meal 2 (10:30 AM)

Quest Protein Bar (the flavor varies day to day) and a large apple

Meal 3 (1:30 PM)

Lean, Healthy Homemade Pizza (working on the recipe for you guys)

Coconut flour crust topped with homemade tomato sauce, low fat feta and mozzarella, spinach, sauteed mushrooms, and grilled chicken. I make my chicken via stove top in a skillet. I poke holes in the chicken breast, marinate it for 24 hours in fat free Italian dressing then coat it with Carolina Blackening seasoning to cook. I cut the mushrooms in half then saute them via stove top with light balsamic vingerette and coconut oil. 

Meal 4 (4 PM) - [Pre-workout]

1 Light and Fit 80 calorie Greek Yogurt with a tablespoon of chia seeds and plain sliced almonds.

Gym: 5-6:15(30)

Meal 5 (7 PM)

Half of a Quest Bar (the flavor varies day to day) with 1 tablespoon of chocolate PB2.

This is actually a very small snack, it's enlarged for picture quality. However, don't judge the snack by the size - this is 11g of protein!

Meal 6 (8:30 PM)

3 oz of top sirloin with homemade red mashed potatoes and whole green beans.

I poked holes in the sirloin (because it has no fat, it can be tough) and marinated them in balsamic vingerette for 24 hours. I cooked via stovetop and sprinkled Carolina blackened seasoning. I made the mashed potatoes by boiling baby red potatoes until soft, placed them in a big bowl, sprinkled Garlic and Wine seasoning, melted 1/4 coconut oil and poured over potatoes, and 1 cup of plain Almond Milk. I then blended everything together with a mixer. 

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Sunday: (Rest)

Monday: (Weights)

-25 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Weight Circuit

   -Shoulders: 3 x 15

   -Back: 3 x 15

   -Biceps: 3 x 15

   -Chest: 3 x 15

   -Triceps: 3 x 15

*It is hard for me to list the exercises I do for my weight circuit. The gym is so crowded when I go that I almost always have to improvise when I left weights. It depends on what is free at the time to be used.

-15 minutes cardio: Tredmill (HIIT: Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Tuesday: (Core)-30 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

- 3 sets of 30 second planks

- 3 sets of 20 crunches

- 3 sets of 20 heel touches- 3 sets of  20 elevated leg crunches-20 minutes of high intensity interval training: Tredmill (Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Wednesday: (Weights)-25 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Weight Circuit

   -Shoulders: 3 x 15

   -Back: 3 x 15

   -Biceps: 3 x 15

   -Chest: 3 x 15

   -Triceps: 3 x 15

*It is hard for me to list the exercises I do for my weight circuit. The gym is so crowded when I go that I almost always have to improvise when I left weights. It depends on what is free at the time to be used.-15 minutes cardio: Tredmill (HIIT: Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Thursday: (Core)-30 minutes of cardio: StairMill (A mild HIIT: Level is switch between the highest which is 20 and level 5 for my rest. Work is 1 minute, rest is two minutes)

- 3 sets of 30 second planks

- 3 sets of 20 crunches

- 3 sets of 20 heel touches- 3 sets of  20 elevated leg crunches-20 minutes of high intensity interval training: Tredmill (Work: 2 minute walk on a speed of 3.2 MPH with an incline of 12 [the highest is 15] Rest: 1 minute walk at 0 incline and a 3.4 MPH speed. Alternate)

Friday: (Rest- I will be in Charleston, SC)

Saturday: (Rest - I will be in Charleston, SC)

Sunday: (Legs)-30 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline is switched between 1, 9, and 20. Resistance is switched between 9 and 10)

-Leg Workout:

   -Squats (4 x 15. Two sets of 55 pounds and Two sets of 75 pounds)

   - Leg Extension (3 x 15, 50 pounds)

   - Leg Curl (3 x 15, 110 pounds)

   - Leg Press (3 x 15, 270 pounds)

-10 minutes of cardio: Elliptical (Incline, 9 and Resistance, 9)

-Stretch

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A Weekend of Happiness, a House Party, and Hiking!

What a great weekend! It was busy and super fun, just how I like it. Friday I thought they day would never end. It was a long, long day. I went to visit on my doctor on my lunch hour for my B12 injection and to weigh. I weighed exactly the same this week as I did last week, however, I did lose 1.4 pounds of pure body fat. That is incredible and made me so happy. My training has been extremely intense lately so I'm building muscle and dropping the fat. For now, I am still at 40.2 pounds lost since November 25th. After work, it was my rest day from the gym so Kelly and I did some last minute shopping for Drew's birthday party, then we all went to dinner uptown at this restaurant called "The Liberty". We split appetizers and even had dessert. It was so good! We ended up staying there talking and laughing for almost three hours.

Saturday I was up pretty early and I cooked for Drew's birthday then took off to Crowder's to go hiking. I was rested and ready for a challenge. I decided to do the dual trail that I did the first time I ever went hiking there which was exactly one year ago. The first time I went it was with Kelly. We did not really know what we were doing. As our luck would have it, we picked the dual trail, which is one of the most strenuous and longest trails. It was so hard. I slowed Kelly down a lot, I was constantly having to stop, and I was in tears because I was getting so frustrated. I did not enjoy it. Over the past 6 weeks that I have been regularly been hiking, I have done a lot of trails, but not the particular one that I did the first time I ever went. I decided that it was time to conquer it. It is 10 miles total. And I did it! I did a fast walk up the entire time and I did not stop once. It was incredible. I cannot believe how much my body has improved. That difference astounds me. I was so proud that I was teary eyed at the top of the mountain. I would have loved to see how many calories I burned, but my polar band has decided to stop working, ugh!

After my very long hike I finally arrived home around 4 PM. I was out of my mind exhausted, however there is no rest for the wicked. I took a shower, got glamorous, then took off to Drew's friends house for his birthday. Kelly is my best friend and Drew is her boyfriend. Drew is also a close friend of mine. He and his friend Andrew had a joint birthday party for their "dirty 30". It was the best night; a house party total 1999 style. I haven't been to a house party in forever. We listened to 90's rap, played pool, drank, ate delicious food, danced, talked - I loved it.

Today I have been exhausted all day. Plus I am so sore. My hike has really caught up with me and I am paying for it today, but it feels great. I have stayed home most of the day and scrubbed my apartment and food prepped. I did rearrange my dining room... again. I think this is the third time in a month? Ha.

How was your weekend?