After Rob (my husband) and I got married in June I lost that inspiration to work out and continue my fitness journey. Then, I realized that I absolutely cannot stand myself anymore. I am tired easily, lethargic. and do not sleep well at night. Now, as you all may or may not know... sister needs her sleep! SO it was time to do something!
I used to be 119 pounds, lean, and cut when I was steading working out and eating as healthy and purely as humanly possible. So my goal (baby steps here) is to loose 10 pounds and finish the Kent School Triathlon in a respectable time. To later (spring/summer?) complete a true triathlon with confidence of survival! So I am inviting you to take this health journey with me. I ask you though to help me stay motivated... post any workout ideas/suggestions... and any healthy recipes that all the readers (if your out there) and myself will benefit from. Thank you (in advance)!
So for this blog I will post my work outs... and my meal selection.
Today I ran 4 miles with Rob
For breakfast...
one pouch organic maple oatmeal with a quarter of a sliced peach
coffee
Lunch....
I had organic Indian rice Pilaf (from Trader Joe's and I highly recommend it), fresh sauteed green beans, and grilled chicken.
I marinated my chicken in
Lite soy sauce, a dash or two of worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic
a small piece of fresh ginger (peeled, sliced and diced)
1 serrano pepper (small)
fresh basil (4-5 leaves depends how large they are)
olive oil
light salt ( I am in LOVE with Himalayan Pink Sea Salt right now)
pepper
Dinner...
a stir fry of a medley of veggies (red and yellow bell pepper, button mushrooms, grape tomatoes, onions, green beans, baby carrots) in a balsamic vinegar sauce with chicken and Toasted Pine Nut Couscous
I am almost positive I drank 2 of my Nalgenes today ( 64OZ water) at school and I have had 2 large seltzer and lemon.
O.K that is all I have for everyone today! Hope this finds you healthy and happy!
Till tomorrow....
I am impressed! The four mile run for breakfast and the healthy eating! You have had a great day today! I also need some inspiration as I worked really hard on the food intake and exercise this summer and only lost 8 pounds! Which are going to be hard to keep off now life is so busy! Being back in school every day along with working 2 nights and the kids practice every week day night can really make exercise limited to close to home activities, which I do not work hard at! So post your progress and I will stay in touch with mine, plus I will cheer you on... GO Jess you can do it!!!!!!!!!! Viv
ReplyDeleteYum Yum! I want to come eat with you! I had two protein shakes and baked chicken with broccoli yesterday. Your menu makes me hungry. It is so good that you know how to make your meals healthy and yummy. So many times healthy seems to turn to boring...but you got it down sister! Good job with the four mile run. I, like Viv, had the energy and time to work out this summer, but now that school, field hockey, and soccer have begun, I feel like I barely have time to unpack the boy's lunch boxes when I get home. My only savior is that I can walk/run the track at Worton Park with other moms when Joey has practice. I used to be able to get up early in the morning and do a workout before school...but not yet. You sound like you are definitely on the right track! Way to go!!!! I am cheering for you!!!
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