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!

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!