Shoe Delivery!
I just love shoe deliveries!!! These are so comfortable I could WORKOUT in them!! Bring On Spring!
Eat What Your Body Needs
Eat what your body NEEDS vs what you simply want 80-90% of the time. Depending on your goals. What percent do you think you achieve now?
To some just starting out, 90% clean eating will feel like deprivation because you haven’t acquired the taste for cleaner, less processed foods yet, you haven’t broken some habits yet, and maybe you haven’t gotten the family on board yet (so there’s temptation EVERYWHERE). So take steps towards improving how OFTEN. So take steps towards improving how OFTEN you eat clean:
1. Transition to healthier foods for the whole family but don’t push it on them. Constantly try new things and healthier substitutes they LIKE. Throw out/donate and stop buying trigger foods/snacks/drinks that benefit NO ONE in the family. Make change fun and about them! I personally don’t push us all eating the same things-We might all have chicken for dinner but with variations…on a salad, in a wrap, on quinoa. Find what will work for you and your family.
2. Find a daily bad habit you’re unable to break and BREAK IT once and for all! YOU ARE IN CONTROL of your thoughts which are impacting your actions and habits. Only YOU can do this!
3. When temptation hits (not hunger; just temptation), distract yourself and/or leave the scene asap!
4. Stop beating yourself up when you cave! But ID the trigger and improve!
5. Grocery shopping – make your list and stick to it! Avoid high sugar yogurts, bars and cereals. Avoid the inside isles of chips, pretzels, and snack foods you and the family don’t need. Check labels for sugar, sodium, saturated fat, ingredients and note serving sizes. Aim for whole foods.
6. Prep your meals for the week, clean and cut your fruits and veggies so they’re handy and ready. Set yourself up with successful habits that lead to amazing results:)
Do you use pushup stands?
Do you do decline pushups with pushup stands? Great for upper body and core strength! You can put your feet up on anything and you don’t have to have pushup stands…they’re still tough! When I think I’ve done the LAST REP I have in me, I dig deep for 4 more and fight to keep my form. I only stop when I absolutely can’t do another with proper form. I do 3 sets 😉
Handstand Inspiration
Please do not duplicate my form if you try this as I’m 99.99% sure my form is not right! But I was challenged to try this by a post on Instagram and it was fun! And I’m inspired to improve on it. I think my sis was right on the other day when she said social media is a fabulous resource for inspiration, learning, and motivation! Don’t you think?
Be thankful
Are you inspired by fit pics.. Or discouraged? It’s AMAZING how your attitude & outlook change once you stop focusing on what you don’t have and can’t YET do and instead be thankful for what you DO have, how far you’ve come and how far you can GO!
I have been working on my fitness since I was 14! You’d think by now I might be discouraged by the fact that I don’t have abs like @bellafalconi_fitness and that i’m not even in the same ab-stratosphere! What’s taking so long?!?! LOL:) I’m inspired by her and others, but I’m just trying to be the best me.
Many have gotten WAY leaner and stronger than me in a MUCH shorter period of time. I’m inspired by those people DAILY and yet I’m proud to have stayed motivated and consistent for so long.. that’s MY success story 😉
Because of beachbody, I’m stronger, faster and fitter than I’ve ever been in my life- so that’s cool with me, and my goals are to just keep improving! Decide what’s MOST important to YOU and be your own biggest cheerleader. And pay it forward 🙂
You aren’t skipping meals, are you?
You’re not skipping breakfast or ANY meals are you?? I know it can be frustrating when you want results FAST and it’s tempting to just deprive yourself, but long-term that will backfire into faster weight gain and a slower fat-burning metabolism. Eat a rainbow (skittles & Fruit Loops don’t count..lol). This is egg whites (5 servings from 100% liquid organic egg whites -25g protein) plus red & yellow peppers, reduced fat feta and salsa. Yumm!!
Pre-work out food
Doesn’t this look good? My pre-workout snack today: Ezekiel toast with a half banana sliced.. No butter of course. This was 120 calories and pretty low on the glycemic index (which means you will burn more fat in your workout).
Shakeoloy is also low on the glycemic index unless you’re adding high glycemic index ingredients. And this was one hour prior to my workout. If it were 2-3 hrs before, I’d double this serving. Everyone has different needs though based on your metabolism, your size, etc. so try some things to see how it affects your energy and that you feel the food has had time to digest. You want your body focused on the “work” not still trying to digest.
Do you shop Target?
Do you shop Target?? I got these shorts there! Beware: not much coverage..at least on me. I will keep them for home ONLY 😉
Polo Match
A polo match followed by an amazing dinner:) Check out the horse that couldn’t get enough of Hillary Kelly 😉
Back on Track
Anyone else ready to get serious now that Spring is just one month away? This was my last workout at the hotel in Uruguay before we left. I worked out every day that I could, but was really sick for 4-5 days there and couldn’t work out. And eating clean was difficult since most meals were planned for us (not complaining, they spoiled us!!!) I’m all better now of course but just cannot WAIT to feel back on track again! It’s ON… Starting …NOW