Be YOU!
I heard this years ago & it really made me realize the people at the top of their game are ALWAYS are faced with this truth.. but they are where they are because they didn’t let it hold them back!
Progress Pictures
Do you take progress picturess?!? It’s REALLY a sure way to see your progress since the scale is really not the best measure of strength/muscle gains/lowered body fat. BUT use similar angles/lighting & outfits 🙂
Workout Gear Matters!
Hopefully this doesn’t sound shallow but if you workout with mirrors, there’s NO DOUBT your outfit can affect your workout, right?! When you like the way you look (& there’s no doubt certain clothes are more flattering than others… doesn’t have to be expensive!), you have more positive thoughts & more positive self-talk, you perform better! Whether it be some new shoes or a couple new T-shirts.. Do that for yourself if you can! I usually teach a terrible class if my outfit is unflattering. If you only workout in your home gym and with no mirrors, maybe this is irrelevant to you but I DO recommend mirrors for form check.
Lift!
Unless you are genetically blessed with a lot of muscle, low body fat & a high metabolism, then you need to start taking your strength training seriously NOW, along with clean eating of course. Hoping you can cardio-away a bad diet will put you into a vicious cycle. As we age, we lose muscle which causes our metabolisms to slow, our “curves” to sag, and makes us more prone to injury …UNLESS you counteract that & GAIN muscle as you learn to eat cleaner !
Grilled Chicken Pocket with Salsa
You probably can’t fully see, but this pocket is PACKED with grilled chicken (made really quickly in my Foreman grill!! Love it!), Spring Mix, reduced fat Sharp Cheddar cheese, with ~2T Fage 0% Plain Greek Yogurt (like sour cream to me!), and salsa on the side that I spoon in as i eat! I don’t put the salsa IN the pocket because there’s NOTHING worse than soggy bread! You could do this sandwich with a WRAP too, but again, I wouldn’t put the salsa IN it 😉 This was ~300 calories.
Greek Yogurt with Strawberries
Quick snack! This is greek yogurt under the strawberries with a packet of Stevia to sweeten! It’s 20g protein and DELISH. Blueberries have more nutritional benefits, but i just like Strawberries better.
Taco with Turkey and Brown Rice Tortilla
This is Extra lean GROUND turkey breast cooked with Taco Seasoning …then put it on a brown rice tortilla with tomato, avocado, romaine lettuce & reduced fat cheddar cheese! We added plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. Yum, right?!?
Cinnamon Raisin Ezekiel Toast with Banana
I was craving carbs & something sweet this afternoon (which pretty much goes for EVERY afternoon) so I try to make sure they’re “good carbs”. This is cinnamon raisin Ezekiel toast (which around here is sold in pretty much all the general grocery stores, just in the FREEZER section.. very easy to miss it too!!) with a half banana & shared between both pieces of toast. And then i mixed up some cinnamon and stevia to sprinkle on top! Another sweet/bad craving successfully CRUSHED. And it was quick & easy!
Veggie Sandwich
A veggie sandwich for one of my meals today! I taught bootcamp this morning so that means my appetite is outta control & there will definitely be 6meals today plus 1-2 fruit snacks & my shakeology already has fruit & veg’s
Wrap with Chicken
Since I had just recently downed a 300 cal shakeology with added whey, a half of an Ezekiel wrap with chicken, nonfat plain greek yogurt and RF feta (less than ~200 cal’s) was appropriate for MY afternoon snack/meal after my workout.