Workout, Health, Love

The past few weeks I have been going strong on eating clean and working out. Only this time while meal prepping I have been focusing more on portion control rather than just calories. My meals mainly consist of less carbs and more protein/greens. The main thing I use in order to prep meals is the 21 Day Fix containers from Beachbody. I have been eating roughly 1,200 calories a day but have not been depriving myself of food that I crave because I know I will not be successful if I were to do so. Saying that I have completely cut soda out of my daily intake all together. In doing all of this I can a feel a major difference in my body. My belly fat is already beginning to go away, my fat on my legs are beginning to shrink and the amount of food I am able to eat before I get full has decreased drastically. My workouts have consisted of both low intensity and some higher intensity. On low intensity days I usually take walks or ride the stationary bike. My higher intensity workouts includ...

I have been dying for pizza while eating clean but I can never get my courage up to try a new recipe because I am afraid my husband and kids will not enjoy it. Also to be honest I was kind of intimidated by the grain because I had never tried or cooked it before. But today I got brave and decided to cook it for lunch. I swapped the quinoa on my usual cauliflower pizza crust and I do not think i will ever go back to eating the cauliflower crust. Don't get me wrong cauliflower is good for those who enjoy it but this is definitely a more family friendly recipe. This recipe is also very simple and fast to make. Ingredients needed: 1 bag of frozen quinoa (I used Great Value found at my local Walmart) 3 tablespoons of olive oil 1 egg 1/4 cup of cheese *cheese for toppings (as desired) *your desired pizza toppings Directions: 1. empty contents of your quinoa bag into a skillet and add olive oil. Let roast and stir on Medium to High heat. 2. Let roast for 5 minutes unt...

Recently I have decided to set a goal for myself a year from now. I want to run a half marathon within the year. My husband and I have looked up plans, and started meal prepping and yesterday we ditched our usual workout routines and started our first day of training for our 5K at the end of the summer and the half marathon in a year. We started out by stretching and we jumped into it. Of course I was ashamed by the fact that I was so out of shape and could not run as much as I wanted to but it was a start and that is what matters. I already feel the difference in my body from recent diet and exercise and knowing that I accomplished my first training session makes me so proud. Today I am definitely sore and could go for junk food but I am going to stick to my meal plans and workout routines and change for the better! It is just one step toward the body and goals I want to meet.

Today I am starting back up this blog. This was one of the hardest things to do for myself since I have gained back my weight. I have decided to do this to share with everyone that not everyone is perfect, sometimes you hit a bump in the road but you can bounce back. I am determined to lose weight once again and become the person I want to be. I have recently started my diet once again beginning January first and I have already lost 8 pounds to start off. I want to do this for myself, my future husband and everyone I love. I feel I will be much happier this way and I will have my followers, family and friends to support me!  Something I did want to blog about in my first post is how I have come about losing my weight so far. I recently have started doing 1-2 Herbalife shakes a day and eating about 1200 calories daily. This includes my snacks, shakes, and meals. The Herbalife teas and shakes have really helped me stay on track during the school and work week. So today I joined Herb...