Fresh Salsa with some tortilla chips (sprinkled with a little cheese & melted)
8 ounces of Barbequed Salmon! {no fatty hot dogs for me this weekend}
Quaker Natural Granola with Soy Milk
3 Egg Omelet with fresh salsa and some cantaloupe
Lunch of Steamed Broccoli, Teriyaki Salmon and fresh strawberries
I’ve been stayin busy and enjoying the sunshine. It has been HOT here in Utah, but I love it.
Here are some recent meals I’ve had:
Breakfast: This is my staple breakfast usually. Turkey Bacon (Jennie-O found at Costco), 2 eggs, 8 oz carrot juice (Bolthouse, found at Costco), a slice of Whole Grain Bread with some Agave Nectar on top.
Another Breakfast: Oatmeal & Soymilk with Raspberries. I found this oatmeal at Costco.
Lunch: 4oz Grilled Chicken Breast with lots of Salsa
Another lunch: More granola, with almond milk and raspberries. This granola is Honey Almond, found in the bulk section at Winco.
Dinner: Artichoke, Raspberry, Spinach & Chicken Salad
1 can of Artichoke Heart, Strained and chopped
Some yummy Raspberries:
8 ounces of grilled chicken breast, chopped.
I made the dressing with some vinegar, olive oil, basil, half a lemon’s juice, salt, pepper.
Mixx it all together with some baby spinach:
Delicious!
Dessert: 1 serving of Breyers Lactose Free delicious ice cream with fresh raspberries on top!
Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been busy enjoying my summer!
Breakfast: 2 egg, 2 egg white omelet with spinach, mushrooms, tomato and green pepper.
Lunch: Leftover Corn Salsa with about 6 ounces of grilled chicken. So good. No sauce needed since I had the flavorful salsa with every bite.
Workout: 70 minutes on the treadmill! I ran 3 miles @ 6, 6.5 & 6. I stopped between each mile for 1 minute. Then I walked @ 3.5 with an incline of 10 for 20 minutes. Next, walking at 3.0 with an incline of 15 for 10 minutes. More walking to cool down. I was sweating like mad!
Dinner: Deliciousness! 2 cups of steamed broccoli, a few sliced & steamed carrots cooked with 8 shrimp & about 2 tbsp. of General Tsao’s Stir-Fry Sauce {from Trader Joes}.
Snacks throughout the day: 1/2 Cup Granola & almond milk, a boiled egg, 1 Kashi Bar.
I eat almost every 2 hours to keep my metabolism up and to avoid overeating at meals.
Goodnight!
So, this last weekend we were in Cedar City at the Utah Summer Games (read about it here) and we were on vacation which meant we didn’t eat well at all. We just enjoyed it and I took a break from counting calories, which was nice. I did get in some workouts though.
But, I am back on the band wagon today and started the morning with a cardio workout at our Apartment’s fitness room. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical.
Breakfast: Salmon burger chopped up and scrambled with 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg. Plus a glass of carrot juice
Snack: Banana and 1 Tbsp Almond Butter
Lunch: 8 oz Salmon Fillet with 1 tsp butter and some seasonings. YUM
After work I went to the gym for about 30 minutes and did the run/walk/run method. Warmup walk at 3.5 for 3 minutes. run @ 6.0 for 1 minute, walk @ 4, run @6.5, walk, run @ 7, walk, run @ 7.5, walk, run @ 8, walk and repeat a couple times.
Dinner: Today was my dad’s birthday, so we went over to my parent’s for dinner.
Dessert: Cake and a little ice cream
Today was a little bit of a roller coaster, emotionally.
I woke up feeling great and energized! Work started off great as well.
Morning Snack:
My boss and I bought a case of salmon fillets from my mom yesterday to eat them for lunch at work. I broiled 2 for us today in our Toaster Oven @ the office and they were delicious! They are 8 ounce fillets with 52 grams of protein!
I went to Target on my lunch break & ended up trying on swim suits. It was not a good experience. I saw my body at lots of different angles and I pretty much hated it. It made me think I had a really long way to go in my weight loss and I just felt ashamed and gross. I left without buying anything but shoelaces for my throwing shoes and felt pretty crappy the rest of the afternoon.
Times like this make me think that all my hard work is, and has been, for nothing. I want to love my body more than anything, and sometimes I do, but then I randomly get disgusted with it and it totally throws me into a downward spiral. It makes me want to slack off, skip workouts and eat whatever I want. Pretty much because I want to give up. It seems like the easy alternative to working my butt off (literally) and still hating my body.
So, I spent the rest of the day trying to overcome this negativity. It was tough, but I went to the gym and got in a cardio workout. I jogged and uphill walked on the treadmill for about 40 minutes. I'm not sure if I was just physically tired or if my emotions were ruling me, but it was really tough to even exercise that long. I was planning to do much more, but thats all I could do today.
Scott and I went & did some grocery shopping afterwards & I somehow resisted the urge to buy some ice cream and just veg out the rest of the night.
I made some yummy salsa with fresh corn, tomato, green pepper & onion for dinner & then went to throw shot put and discus for about an hour.
I ended up feeling really hungry after throwing, so I snacked too much the rest of the night. Emotional eating, I'm sure. I really need to realize and focus on the fact that I am in much better health after losing 50 pounds & that is what should be most important. I am just so self conscious, as I know most women are & that is a huge thing to overcome. Although my body is smaller now, it is still the exact same shape it was before (just a shrunken version). I need to learn to love my body for all it's imperfections, because it is the only one I've got! Easier said than done, but I am working on it!
We leave for Cedar City tomorrow night for the Utah Summer Games! It will be fun to compete and really nice to get away for a few days.
Oh & here's one of my favorite snacks & one I eat before working out usually:
Goodnight!~
Today was a super busy, but great day!
At work a group of us decided to start a Biggest Loser competition. It started @ 9am today when we all weighed in together. I am the only girl and had the lowest weight. The weights range from 326 to 201 (me). We each put in $25, so the pot is now up to $225 and it is Winner take all.
We are judging the results based on total body weight loss percentage (like they do on the real biggest lose). It will be about 90 days: June 26th – September 30th. We will have weekly weigh ins, but the final weigh in will be October 1st.
I am super excited and totally motivated! This is exactly what I need to help me push through this plateau I’m in and hit my goal weight of 180! Woohoo! I know I will have to work harder than the men to win, but I think I can do it.
I know how to successfully lose weight and I believe in myself. :)
Below you can see what I ate today (no time for photos, sorry). I thought I did pretty great. All good choices that gave me great energy to get through my workouts.
Workout 1: (After work)
Gold’s Gym~ 25 Minutes on the Arc Trainer/Elliptical, 15 minutes on the Stairmaster (of death), 10 minutes on the stationary rower, 15 minutes doing arm exercises (bench press, vertical press)
Workout 2: (After dinner)
Discus & Shotput~ I spent about 25 minutes at each activity. It might not seem like a lot of exercise, because it is a very anaerobic sport, but I do have to run and retrieve my disc’s and shot’s after every couple throws. I do about 20 throws at each.
Workout 3: (9 pm)
45 minute Zumba class with my sister-in-law Tara. Its not super intense, but it makes you sweat and gets your heart rate up! Its a perfect fat burning activity, and its fun! (I had my protein shake right before Zumba and that helped give me some more energy)
I plan to burn an extra 1000 calories 6 days a week while I am in the Biggest Loser Competition. So, besides making great food choices, I will probably be doing two workout sessions a day.
And now I am pooped. Goodnight!
One of my current motivators to lose more weight is Life Insurance.
My goal is to be rated as “Premier” & therefore get the best possible price on Life Insurance.
Below is the height & weight chart for Farmers Insurance (the company I sell insurance for):
I think I am 5’10”, so my weight needs to be 192 or below. I am pretty dang close to this!
To get premier, I also need to qualify within these standards:
I currently have $150,000 in Term Insurance. That means if I die within the specified term (mine is 30 years), the beneficiary will receive that money. I currently pay $37 for $150,000.
If I qualify for PREMIER, I can get the following rates:
I want to buy the 30 year $500,000 option & this would be $40.60/month.
So, basically I will be getting $350,000 MORE coverage for only $3 more a month since I have better health than I used to. How awesome is that?!
Yet another reason to be healthy: You can save a lot of MONEY on Life Insurance!
P.S. I don’t suggest waiting until you are at your goal weight or a premier weight to buy Life Insurance. I’ve had my life insurance ever since I moved out of my parent’s house and had my own bills. If you have debt, you need life insurance, in my opinion. If you die, who is going to pay off those debts? And who is going to pay for your funeral? The average funeral costs about $13,000. Can your parent’s afford to pay that? Or your spouse or kids?
Being in the Insurance industry I sadly see many many people affected by their loved ones NOT buying Life Insurance. It makes the burden of a death SO much harder on a family. Life Insurance isn’t for YOU, its for your loved ones that you leave behind.
We all hate paying for Insurance, but it is the right thing to do. You never know when your last day on this earth could be! {not to be a Debbie Downer, but its important to think about it & most people try to avoid the subject!}
Ingredients: (Makes 1 large pizza or 2 smaller ones)
Slice up all the goods!
Sauté your onions in a little olive oil (1-2 tsp).
Mix a tbsp of Olive Oil & your garlic together. Spread on your crust.
I used Flat Out Italian Herb Bread.
Cover your crusts with a layer of cheese.
Top with the peach slices, cooked onions, blackberries, chicken & basil (if desired, not everyone likes it. Scott picked all his off).
Sprinkle a little more cheese on top (or a lot if you want!).
Bake for about 5 minutes @ 425 degrees (or for however long your crust recipe recommends). For thin crusts, it doesn’t take long.
ENJOY!
I really loved the flavors of this pizza, although I would bake less basil on mine next time and instead sprinkle a little fresh basil on top after cooking. You could also try raspberries instead of blackberries. Just use what is in season. :)
