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. Two nights a week I have "treat" meals - whatever I choose. They are usually Saturday and Sunday night, but it does vary. 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. You can read here for meal prep ideas!
Total down (since 11/25/13): 50 pounds!
I normally only weigh on Friday mornings because it is only necessary to weigh once a week. However, I did today as well, because as of Friday, I was at a 49 pound loss and I worked my butt off to finally reach 50!
Meal 1 (7:15 AM)
Meal 2 (10:30 AM)
1 pack of Kay's Natural protein chips and fresh grapes
Meal 3 (1:15 PM)
1 Quest Bar and an apple
Gym: 5-6:15(30)
Meal 5 (6:30 PM) [Post workout]
1 cup of Light and Fit 80 calorie greek yogurt with fresh strawberries and chia seeds
Meal 6 (8:30 PM)
Turkey meatloaf with fresh asparagus, and made from scratch mashed sweet potatoes
Bed time: 11 PM
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Sunday: (Hiking) - done!
13 miles of hiking at Crowder's Mountain
Monday: (Weights) - done!
-30 minutes of cardio: StairMill ( HIIT: 150 SPM for my work and 60 SPM at rest. Work is 60 seconds, rest is 90 seconds)
-Weight Circuit:
-Shoulders: Seated lateral raise machine, 50 pounds: 3 x 15
-Back: Lateral pull down machine, 75 pounds: 3 x 15
-Biceps: Standing bicep curls, 15 pounds: 3 x 15
-Chest: Lying chest press with dumbbells, 22.5 pounds: 3 x 15
-Triceps: Tricep kickbacks with dumbbells, 12.5 pounds: 3 x 15
-15 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
Tuesday: (Core)
-10 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)
-20 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
- 3 sets of 45 second planks
- 3 sets of "Russian Twists" with a 10 pound weight plate
- 3 sets of 20 crunches
- 3 sets of 20 heel touches
- 3 sets of 10 elevated leg crunches
-10 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)
-10 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
Wednesday: (Weights)
-20 minutes of cardio: StairMill ( HIIT: 150 SPM for my work and 60 SPM at rest. Work is 60 seconds, rest is 90 seconds)
-10 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
-Weight Circuit:
-Shoulders: 3 x 15
-Back: 3 x 15
-Biceps: 3 x 15
-Chest: 3 x 15
-Triceps: 3 x 15
-10 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)
Thursday: (Core)
-10 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)
-20 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
- 3 sets of 45 second planks
- 3 sets of "Russian Twists" with a 10 pound weight plate
- 3 sets of 20 crunches
- 3 sets of 20 heel touches
- 3 sets of 10 elevated leg crunches
-10 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)
-10 minutes cardio: Elliptical (Incline 9, Resistance 10)
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: (Rest)
Congratulations on your 50 pound weight loss!! You look fantastic! Looks like you had a great week of working out too.
ReplyDeleteWait, there is a such thing as clean cake!?? I had no idea! 50 pounds is such a milestone--congrats!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Girl. You are killing it!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go, so proud of you!!! I just ran my first half marathon last weekend, what an experience! I blogged about it here...www.homespunkitchen.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see that cake recipe, yum!
50 pounds is amazing! And so are you!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued by your recipes.. CAN'T WAIT TO READ THEM!!!
One day left until Quest Bar Giveaway Winners are revealed!!! FINGERS ARE CROSSED!
Congrats on 50 pounds down!
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Congrats on your 50 pound loss!! You are doing so amazing and look so great!! That booty--whoa momma!!! Love you girl!!
ReplyDeleteYay and congrats!!! That's so exciting!!
ReplyDelete50lbs?! congrats gorgeous, you look absolutely freaking amazing, and i bet you feel it as well ;) love all the meal ideas i got from this post!
ReplyDeletewow congrats on 50lbs you're amazing beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the 15th is only 2 days away, I want that recipe haha! Congrats on 50 lbs girl, that is AWESOME!!
ReplyDeletei love you!! congrats on the 50lbs weightloss!! that is a big accomplishment & I hope you do something for yourself for this goal!! New purse or something.. You deserve it!! ps. i might need to start adding some chia seeds to my yogurt. I love those 80 calorie yogurts!!! Happy Tuesday darling.
ReplyDeleteLook at you and 50 lbs!!! Congrats girl!!! And wearing shorts?!?!?! I am hoping that my legs are shorts ready before the end of this summer. I have them looking "ok" but I know they can still be better.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for this cake recipe. Yum!!!!! I need a few new recipes to switch things up. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut of making the same things over and over. I like to venture out...but it is hard to keep things healthy sometimes when you do that.
Whoooooooooo girl look at those workouts! Now I know I need to step up my leg day game haha! I'm clearly not pushing myself hard enough! AND CONGRATS on your 50 lbs down! What an accomplishment!
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Congrats on hitting the 50 pound mark! The bean and spinach dip sounds really good. You are doing awesome!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you!!! So happy for you!! You look amazing and your such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWOW 50 lbs!! congratulations!! I want that dip recipe and your blue shorts!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Girl. 50lbs is a great accomplishment. (I'm also super jealous).
ReplyDeleteAs much as I try to get myself locked into a routine of any sort...eating healthy and working out just don't work for me. I mean, they do for like a week and a half. and then I fail again. One day though...One day. I had the goal of losing weight and toning up before our wedding and well that didn't happen, not like I wanted it too...so I told myself I wanted my change to happen in time for our Anniversary. Let's see what happens in the next year I guess.
You're Wonderful.
Hope you got to relax this weekend!
-Ashlee Michelle
Yay!!! Congrats on the 50 pound loss!
ReplyDeleteThat's SOO awesome! Congrats Liz! Those mashed sweet potatoes look so tasty; how do you make them? Happy Tuesday:)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching 50 pounds love!!!! Go on with your bad self! :D
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS! That's amazing and your workouts look killer. Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 50 pound weight loss girl! That is amazing, you look great!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Thanks for the meal ideas!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the 50 pounds!! That's so awesome!! :D
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Congrats on the 50 pound mark! Woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on hitting the 50lb mark! Good work! Keep it up! :)
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