Day 8

Today marks day 8 of my 10 day greenin', so far I'm down 9 lbs. pretty cool. I did eat a little over the weekend, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to stick to the green smoothies. The recipes aren't that bad so it was easy for me to have them for breakfast & lunch both days. I just tried to be better about what I ate. I had a couple of salads and grilled zucchini, which were all pretty tasty! I'm going to do yoga for the first time in public on Wednesday night with my friend Emily, I'm excited about all the new changes this year has shot my way already. I think I'll be able to incorporate the green smoothies at least once a day even after I'm finished with the 10 days. Will & I also went grocery shopping over the weekend, we got a ton of healthy food and I was happy to see he is more on board than ever before, we came home with NO cheese and only 2 % milk for him, which is crazy, because we love cheese! I got a couple some new workout gear over the weekend, which always helps motivate me. Happy healthy livin' people!

Update

So this 10 day green smoothie plan really isn't bad at all. I really like juicing/smoothie-ing so that's probably why. The first day I did do the two shakes for breakfast & lunch, then a salad for dinner. But by day two I was cool without an actual meal for dinner. I think the biggest challenge I'll face is the fact that I'll want to eat out like always. Hoping to stick around inside so I'm not so distracted, I think the one thing I'll have going for me is the fact that I plan on weighing on Friday to track progress and so if I've lost, I'll be able to get through the last few days thinking positively. Hoping to start yoga next week. Been on the treadmill/stationary bike a lot lately. Happy health, happy life.

Sunday "FUN"day

The day has come! Today is here! It's the first day of my green smoothie challenge. Ten whole days of nothing but organic fruits, veggies, grains & nuts. I'm excited - kind of. All I know is that I don't want to look & feel like I do anymore, meaning change has to happen. Cheers to greens ;) - I'll probably keep a daily log of how this thing goes down for me. Are you trying any new diets/fitness plans/healthy eats?

Vacation 2015

Vacation 2015 has pretty much motivated me to get my shit together and my butt in gear. Also, I've always said that when I turn 30, I'd like to be really healthy, so this year marks a new beginning of health & fitness changes. This year, unlike the past 10 years, I've decided I'm going to change things up as far as the fitness side goes. Where it's super easy for me to get a 3 mile run out daily, I'd still like to challenge myself to do different types of workouts. I'm going to be a little more responsible about logging what I've eaten and done as far as exercise. Will is going to put up the punching bag in our garage so that I can use it for workouts. We also have a treadmill & stationary bike at home that have already been put to use. The past two nights I've done 40 minutes on each. I also received a yoga membership that I plan on trying out soon, I have been interested in Barre as well. The key for me this year is to challenge myself in areas I generally wouldn't do so to stay in shape. I'm sure once I get a little leaner I will incorporate weights, I actually like lifting weights. Sunday I am beginning my first 10 day detox and I've been reading a book to prepare myself for it. I plan to really try and stick with it and do the full detox to get the full benefits of the detox. I will start using this for my before & after photos as well. I'm always embarrassed to post the before photos, but honestly, it motivates me to get healthy. If you hate this boring blog, then don't read it, this blog is more for me to log crap anyway haha. I'll share my experiences in my new workouts that I plan to try and maybe some recipes. Who knows?

As of Friday I was back down 20! I ran everyday last week. Over the weekend, I'm sure I gained those 2 lbs back from the beer and crappy food consumed, but I'm back in the gym running this week. I have a 10k Saturday and I am pretty excited about it! So glad to be excited about running again!

18

I stepped on the scale on Saturday and I'm back down 18 pounds, that's exciting! I need to lose another 12  to be where I was just a few months ago. It's annoying I put the weight on but I think I'm getting back in the better habits and routines. It's helped to get up at 5 in the morning and get my workout out of the way. I have been eating a ton of chicken and fish, which isn't new because that's the only type of meat I eat. But when I'm hungry instead of grabbing a meal bar or shake I've been trying to munch on chicken. I read (which I knew this food was bad) that this one chick started a no sugar diet and achieved the body she has today. Her problem areas where the same problem areas I struggle with, so I thought I'd try it. I can't say I've achieved it yet but I'm doing better than I was doing a couple if weeks ago.  Hoping to read more up on it and figure out a way I can get my eating more under control. When I didn't eat sugar for a month and half before my Bday I could really see the results. Hopefully I can get back in that mindset again, it would be cool to see if I could do it for the rest of my life, but that's never gonna happen, I love cake too much! :)

10 down, more to go

Exciting news, not even sure how, I've been monitoring my diet but not really working as hard as I should  on it, however, I've somehow lost 10 lbs. I needed to. A few weeks ago, I realized I had gained 30 lbs back just like a snap of the fingers. It happens. I'm like Oprah. up and down, never consistent. So it's back on the down slope and it's cool I've already lost 10 without really working so hard for it. I feel like the main reason is stress and being so busy. I've had some minor things that have been stressing me out. For example, I will be having a yard sale this weekend. If you know me, you know I'm very claustrophobic. So too many unused items/clothing in my house will drive me up the wall. Will, however, is the complete opposite. To him, everything has sentimental value. Not me, screw it, sell it, donate it or just trash it. I'm excited to get rid of unwanted  items. Hoping to make some new running shoe money as well. I feel like getting things ready for this yard sale has been my workout each night. There is a lot of up & down in the attic, lifting and god awful sweating. Once I finish each night I am simply exhausted, too exhausted to cook, too exhausted to eat or even have a glass of wine. So thanks stress, thanks for the weight loss. Not really the way I had planned it, but I'll take it. With that said, I may not be running the Chicago Marathon anymore, it's been a very busy summer, I've had some unexpected expenses come up, and some people who never pay me back that I've had to deal with, it's not fun, but it's life. I'm sure I'll find another race to run, and I hope that someday I'll get the opportunity to run it again. Too much on my plate right now though!