Day 3 of challenge 4/20

Alright...my before pictures for this round are worse than my after pictures for the last round, unfortunately. My inbetween week was absolutely horrible all the way around. I was tired, busy, emotional, sleepy and everything all over again all the time. Ate and drank whatever the heck I wanted and didn't work out at all. We were packing, moving, painting and all the while still working. I didn't even weigh myself because I knew I wouldn't like what I saw. I should soon, though, just to see how much progress I make this round.

It's been going good so far, but it's only the start of day 3, haha. Week 3 last round was the hardest for me, so I'm going to do my best to keep my goals in mind and not lose focus. 

My workout yesterday was easier than expected. I think the move kept my muscles working last week. I'm probably still a couple months away from doing a real push up, but I can definitely feel progress in my arms and core. Getting there! 

So my newest Pinterest discovery has me beyond excited! No mess, quick and easy overnight crockpot oats, IN mason jars, ready to go, with no mess left behind. Yeah, I know.

You can check it out here! I seriously love how easy it is, and I never would've thought to put almond butter on my oatmeal! It's sooo yummy, and warm, and comforting. Do yourself a favor and try them.

I've been getting up earlier now that Ninja doesn't work at home anymore and has to get up early to get ready and leave. Even though I make his lunches the night before, I feel like he'll forget part of it in the fridge or something, so I wake up to make sure has everything. Although I've been dead tired from everything, it has actually felt really good getting up earlier. It's something I've been needing to get into the habit of for a long time. My biggest issue now will most likely be trying to actually be productive in the mornings instead of chillin or just laying in bed on my phone. That'll be my goal for next week.

Ooh! I finally tried roasting veggies (after all this time) and I love them! Will be having lots more veggies now! *thumbs up for fiber* :) :P ok...that is all.

Lato guys!

Back in the Ring

That is seriously how it feels, like this new me is in a boxing ring with the old me and there are an endless amount of rounds. My last blog entry was me being knocked out, but I'm back in the game!

I finished my 3/16 challenge, and even with my skipped workouts and few cheat meals, I actually saw results in my after pictures. That was my biggest fear, not seeing any change in the pictures, but I did! So now I'm determined to really hit it hard this next round, especially because this is the last challenge before summer. It would be so nice to actually wear a bathing suit without feeling horrible or constantly trying to cover up. I'll always wear board shorts, but wearing a bikini top without a tank top would be nice.

The next challenge starts on Monday, which just happens to work out perfectly, since we're moving this week and officially on Saturday. So we'll be in our new place for start of this round. I am especially excited about this because of light.

You read that right. Light. Let me explain. Our current house, has THE worst lighting ever, and the walls are all dark, so it was bringing me down. I know it sounds weird, but it was really affecting me. Our new place has light walls, and great lighting. I already know that will help quite a bit.

I also gained some new #fitsisters! I am super excited about this, because it just gives me more determination to really stick to this and keep going! Man...this is the time, seriously, to freakin DO this. I don't want to start 2016 feeling disappointed that I let this time go by and not even trying. I'm gonna do this! I'm doing this! 

Okay, done with my self hype. It felt good. :-P

Well, here are my before and afters:

Catch up

As in...this will be a catch up for you since I haven't posted in awhile. 

I've been in a major funk lately. I've had some so not fit girl foods, and skipped about 4 workouts. Not in a row, though. I don't know what it is. Maybe hormones. All I know is I hate it. I don't want to slip back into apathy. I tend to have unrealistic expectations for myself, so when those aren't met in a short amount of time, I get discouraged and frustrated. Trying to find something to spark my motivation again has been difficult. I thought maybe some nice Nikes, since I've never had nice tennis shoes, (yes, tennis shoes), but I only workout inside on carpet and don't really need shoes. 

We're moving in less than 2 weeks, which is whole different stressful story, but we'll be super close to some friends of ours and they said we could borrow their dogs anytime we wanted. So, I've decided to get up before work, and take them on a long walk. Something active, but not a real "workout". That means I will actually need some nice shoes! 

Here's the deal, though: I just typed that all excitedly, and the feeling passed a second later. Eh. I'm just not excited anymore about it. I've been trying really really hard to push through this, and I am to an extent. Eating healthy again and working out, mostly because of routine and because I don't want to lose momentum for when I'm actually motivated again.

What motivates YOU, my 2 readers? Seriously, I wanna know.

I think it's that by the time I get home from work, I don't feel like making dinner, letting it digest enough, and then go workout, then shower, dry my hair, etc. I'm tired of the same thing every single day. What do I doooo?

Haha, I sat down to write this and totally planned on being super positive, and then this is what comes out. The truth will set you free! Haha...dunno where that came from. It was super dramatic in my head, too.

Stats:

SW:195

CW:177

GW: Happy.

Holy Buns, Batman!

I found this dvd I stole from my mom forever ago. I never had actually seen it yet, though. All it said was, Zumba, Thighs, Buns and Abs. Sweet! I've been needing to mix up my cardio. So I pop this sucker in and half of the video is wasted on translating for English and Spanish. Seriously took up so much time. Not everything needs to be explained. Once I see you start doing something, I'll follow. 

Anyways! Here I am waiting for them to pick it up and actually start moving. I never even stood. I also have NEVER felt my butt be as sore as it has been the past 2 days. The thing is, I've done squats, but never really felt anything. I figure I'm still doing them wrong, but there's something so uncomfortable feeling about doing them, that I never pushed it.

Let me explain. I just recently went to the chiropractor, which was a year overdue. My left leg has been significantly longer than my right for awhile now. So, anytime I would do squats, elbow knees, or mountain climbers, it was just uncomfortable, but not unbearable. I would still rather do the other two instead of squats, though. Mostly because I can never feel it doing anything and I was never really sore from it. 

Back to this lying "Zumba" video. I'm addicted, but also sad. Sad because it's so flippin hard!! But how can you reject what you actually feel working?? So that has been my butt kicker lately. Hehe...see what I did there? Oh man. That was bad. I need coffee.

I keep going back and forth on whether I can actually see progress. I definitely feel better, I would just like to see it more. Maybe it's time for more Skinny Tea of some sort to help lessen any bloating.

Oh! I haven't taken Phentermine for the last 4 days! I stopped so that I could relieve the constipation, but I do still have a months supply. I'm panning on using it over the next couple months and then be done. That makes me happy :)

I finally got a Ninja Master Prep that I'm super excited about because I can finally make some healthy ice cream just in time for Spring and Summer! I'll also be using it to make my Fit Girl Fraps, holla! 

In the same Amazon box, I got some Natural Calm, too, which I tried at my moms while we visited. It helps with a lot of different things, so I'm really excited to use it regularly now.

I think that's all for now.

My stats:

SW:195

CW:178

GW:Happy and Healthy

LOL. I was going to post a picture of what I'm most proud of, which is that you can totally see the muscles in my arms. Well, I tried taking a picture, and you can totally NOT tell that I have muscles in my arms, hahaha. I laugh because I have to. They're there, my camera just can't see them!

Like a Beast

I don't know what it is, but I've been feeling super positive about all of this for the past couple days. I keep telling Ninja how excited I am to see my 4 week progress because I KNOW I'm going to stick to this, like it's not even a question, and that of course I'm going to like seeing results so I'm just gonna keep doing the challenge and that after a few months I could actually wear a sun dress that shows my arms this summer! Whaaaaat! <insert hands over mouth monkey emoji here>

So here I am all on this positivity high making dinner that I just was NOT feelin. Ate most of it begrudgingly, but even then it was light. So come 9:30pm tonight, both Ninja and I are hungry for a snack, which in my mind is a juicy flippin burger from Main Street. Oh man. Well, we're about to go somewhere for a snack and I told him he could choose the place and that I'd just pick the healthiest thing on the menu. He chooses Jack in the Crack. Of course. So I see they have this chicken pita thing that I was going to order, but then Ninja orders egg rolls. (MY egg rolls!!) So I decided I wanted nothing. I didn't want to order anything if I couldn't have what I wanted. Well he ended up with an extra egg roll which I claimed. Yes, I know. We get home. I go into the kitchen and make myself half a pita with turkey meat, lettuce and mozzarella cheese. Didn't even go near his food. I was so proud of myself!

Fast forward to post digestion, and I start my workout which is all cardio today. Did my cardio, added in some squats and push ups, AND, I did the WHOLE Pilates alphabet for the first time ever. 

Like. A. Beast.

Vacation

We're on the plane right now, so I'll publish this when I remember tomorrow. Our little trip was nice. Most definitely too short. We didn't get to spend nearly as much time with friends as we had hoped. Ninja was in a funk at the start of the trip and I was in a funk toward the end. Either way, the time with my mom was so needed. I really really miss her. I won't get to see her until she visits in July, so the wait is gonna be hard. 

We got to build a little table for her front porch. She wanted something to put her coffee on when she sits out in the morning. It was a fun little project. My niece helped me paint it. She's my moms little helper.

We didn't go overboard on food, well, Ninja did a bit, haha. I tried not to overindulge, and it worked. :)

I enjoyed whatever we ate, but I limited a lot. Took my before pictures yesterday for the 3/16 Fit Girls challenge. I even bought workout shorts specifically for them, but now I have something that I can work toward wearing for a jog in public. Some day. :)

I don't feel crazy excited or motivated, though. I'm sure it's because I have so many other feelings taking priority right now. Hoping that changes as soon as we get back into routine at home. I'm sure it will. 

I need to work at taking more food pictures during the challenge and putting forth effort to make them look pretty. So that's my little personal challenge, too. I also haven't made my goal heart yet. Maybe I can do it at work tomorrow. I keep wanting to buy jeans or a dress or something to work toward getting into, but I also don't want to aim toward conforming to a specific piece of clothing. Not sure if that makes any sense. I'd rather get to a point where I'm proud of my progress, and then reward myself and go out and buy something that fits me in that moment. Otherwise, I feel like I'd be disappointed if I do a couple rounds of the challenge and still not see the progress I envisioned at the moment of purchasing said clothing. So I shall decide on my reward when the time comes! I'll just call it my surprise. :)

I'm glad so many of my friends are trying to be health/fitness conscious too. It helps a ton. 

Well, I guess that's all for now.

Trudging On

I haven't worked out for the past 2 days because Ninja (hubby) and I have been gaming late.

So I for sure have to tomorrow, since it'll be day 3.

Finally tried out the Cauliflower Alfredo sauce and it's most definitely yummy!

It's so much more creamy than I expected. Ninja loved it, too! I added the Parmesan cheese for flavor.

What's nice is one batch is enough for dinner and leftovers. You can find the link at the bottom.

Today was my last day on my SkinnyMint Teatox. Sadness. I'm really gonna have to up my 

fiber intake. I'm definitely going to look into another one, though. I love never feeling bloated.

Ninja and I leave for California on Wednesday. I'll have to take my before pictures while on vacation, which will hopefully keep my mind on staying on track! I'm so excited to see my family and friends. We just need to not celebrate all of the excitement with food and drinks. Just some of the excitement. ;-)

Anyways, that is all for now! 

Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce recipe: click here!