Yummy Dinner

So I seen this photo above on another Beachbody coaches facebook page. I really can identify with this. When I was doing marathon training for my first marathon a few years back, I actually gained weight. "How do you gain with such an intense amount of exercise?", I used to ask myself. It wasn't that I was overeating or eating bad things. It was really that I stopped paying as much attention to what I was eating. They taught us in training that we needed extra calories, but I really didn't put as much focus on my calorie count then before the intense physical training. I did gain some muscle, but it wasn't all muscle.

So what's for Dinner? I decided to make Chicken Bruschetta over Green Beans from the Chalene Extreme workout/diet program. It was really yummy and I feel full without that bloated feeling.

I am thinking about trying the Chalene Extreme/Turbo Hybrid since those are two of my favorite programs. I tried to do the p90x schedule, but trying to carve out an hour for something I just wasn't excited about wasn't as enjoyable. I will add the P90x workouts in to my schedule, because I do find them challenging. But for some reason, I tend to lose track of time a little more when I do a Chalene workout. As people say, "If you find something you enjoy you will be more likely to stick with it."

Eating light

Paying a little stricter attention to the diet and working on the exercise. Always room for improvement... What do you do when it is time to try to push past a plateau?

Fit Club in Grove City

Tonight we did P90X Plyo at the Grove City Fit Club. Love going to the Fit Clubs since it kind of takes the WORK out of workouts and makes the time go faster with all the camaderie. I was even able to convince my husband, Rich, to go. YAY!! Nathan had a blast playing video games and mini golfing.

Finally got most of stuff unpacked from the business trip.

Was nice being able to cook in my kitchen and sleep in my own bed. Don't mind travel, but always makes me appreciate HOME. Really need to go grocery shopping, but it makes me creative in the kitchen you have to get resourceful until shopping.

last day of Travel

Ok, last day in DFW heading back to Columbus tonight!!

I managed to work in Turbo Fire HIIT 15 and walked to get coffee instead of driving. I haven't been on my scale at home for a week and half so a little nervous. For the most part, I think I did ok on the diet and exercise. I plan to commit to fine tuning the diet next week to push past my plateau. I definitely need to cut back on the diet pops and up the water intake.

Looking forward to going home and getting back in to normal routine. Miss the husband and the dog. Thankfully my mom let me do some laundry so that will help a ton on getting back settled.

Hope everyone has a good week!!

Reading about Health and Fitness

So I am sitting on the plane reading about the bizillionth article about diet, health, exercise, etc, and I am thinking why do I always read these articles. I truly believe there is no quick fix and that fad diets don't work. I guess I read them, because it keeps my mind on task and sometimes I can find a good tip or two such as a new recipe or new exercise. I do also subscribe to some of the healthier ones such as CleanEating, Shape, and Fitness, but I really do read a lot of different magazine articles on diet and exercise. I think for me it helps keep me motivated by reading about diets and exercise.

It also helps to surround myself with people that are also trying to accomplish the same things. That is really my motivation for becoming a Beachbody coach. I know it has to be a way of life and stepping of the train for even a short period can set you back. I had lost the weight before and kept it off for 9 years. It was when I started back to college .....first the exercise started to slide, then the diet was a little more lax, and for the stress; wine replaced the running.

In January, I really started taking a look at my exercise routines and knew it was time to get it back. I loved Turbo Jam in the past, so Turbo Fire sounded like a fun plan. The music was so fun, and it made the time pass. I have tried a few other of the Beachbody programs to mix things up: P90X, Insanity Asylum, 10 min trainer, Chalene Extreme, and Slim in 6 Express series. I have also started to try to work in some running again and got a bike to ride with my 6 yr old son.

I know that exercise is only part of the equation, so I started tracking my diet on the free site: myfitnesspal.com

Last day in Portland

Ok, only half a day left in Portland then 3 hr and 50 min flight to DFW. I was able to get a Slim in 6 Express workout done yesterday. The dinner at the Portland grill probably wasn't the healthiest, but..... I am trying to make overall life changes, so the occaisonal dinner isn't going to derail the effort.

Today my be tough to sneak in a workout, but I am going to see where I can work in or walk extra at the airport.

Have a great day!!


Update:

I managed to sneak in 10 Min Trainer Total Body, and will work on fitting more in during the day at the airport and when I get to DFW.

Had my Shakeology in the shaker cup. Really missing my blender........... I do have a small portable one, but since I was going for a week and half my suitcase was already pushing 49 lbs......

I decided to work on a blog to discuss my weightloss and fitness journey. Hopefully in time I will begin to improve the blog as well as the content of my post. Here goes, wish me Luck at both the Blog and my Health and Wellness quest.