Happy Labor Day!

Hello everyone!


Let me start off with wishing everyone who is celebrating (who I believe to be just the United States and Canada but if I am wrong, feel free to correct me!) a happy, safe, fun Labor Day!


I also want to mention that I am very sorry for not being around much this week, I started school two weeks ago and now work two jobs instead of one, so I have been busy.  I am working on managing my time with this so I can post here regularly as I usually do.

This past weekend was a busy one.   I spent a lot of time outdoors and on my feet, even bought some new workout gear!

I bought 2 pairs of compression capris and yoga capris (similar to the kind Tracy Anderson wears) from Old Navy (In a size XXL sadly, but that will change one day.  It has to.)

My new pants~

I also took a walk in the forest both yesterday and today for about an hour.  Doesn't sound like much but my legs and feet are aching.  According to My Fitness Pal, I burn about 400 calories per hour walking.  Not sure if that's really true or not. 

Also, I have a goal for September. My goal now that Labor Day weekend (another pig-out weekend like Memorial Day and Independence Day) is over, back to business. 

My goal is to do the Tracy Anderson Method for Beginners every day, not counting reps, just doing my best every day until it gets easy. No ankle weights yet for the cardio (that's hard enough without them right now!) and following an unprocessed diet. (As much as I can, at least!) but those will come eventually. I hope. 

I also am waiting for my Precision Toning DVD to arrive so I can review it for you guys!

How was your Labor Day?  

8/23/2013

Hello everyone!

Today is a sad day (for me) and that's because well, I slipped up. At least I thought I slipped up.

I felt very sleepy and tired today (my first day off all week) and I ended up eating not-so-good foods.  The day started off alright but then went straight to hell (or so I think).

Breakfast:

Breakfast burritos made with a corn tortilla, eggs, sausage and veggies

Lunch:

Japanese curry (no rice with it but it had vegetables in it and beef)

Dinner (where it gets hairy) 

1 can of baked beans

1 can of butternut bisque soup (which was really good by the way)

The real part where shit hit the fan: My roommate brought home food and got me some. 

Wendy's double stack burger (I ate this bunless) and chili cheese fries.

It tasted amazing but I felt really mentally guilty after. I know it is okay to slip up time to time but even so, I felt really bad after eating it, like I did something "wrong".

I also didn't really move around much aside from running some errands and cleaning my bathroom.

I know everyone has days like this but they are still not fun even though they're common. 

8/22/2013

Hello everyone!


Today I was feeling a little under the weather, a little bloaty for reasons unknown so I ate a little lighter today.


Breakfast:

Sugar Free with Cream Iced Coffee from Dunkin Donuts
3 hard boiled eggs


Lunch:

2 hard boiled eggs
1 medium peach

Dinner:

4 pieces of mozzarella string cheese
Canned black beans that I added some hot sauce to (I didn't measure because I drained the can first)

I also took a nap today that I sorely needed, I feel like my body isn't quite used to doing double duty school and work. 

I also took a nice walk in the woods with my dog because the weather was decent and I had time.  I am going to get back to Tracy Anderson soon!

8/21/2013

Hello everyone!


I hate to say it, but I have had to eat some carbohydrates (due to various reasons) so unfortunately, I haven't been eating my best. 


So, this being a busy Wednesday for me (I have class Mondays and Wednesdays this semester), I had to eat and drink what I could.  


Breakfast:

Sugar free coffee with cream from Dunkin Donuts
1 order of hash brown potatoes from Dunkin Donuts
3 hard boiled eggs

Lunch:

3 hard boiled eggs
4 ounces of roast beef brought from home
1 can of Starbucks Vanilla doubleshot coffee

Dinner: 

6 ounces of grilled steak
2 ounces of roast beef
Green beans
Mashed potatoes topped with bacon


Exercise: I didn't have much time to work out today, but I did take a stroll around campus for about 30 minutes between work and class. I was also very very tired, hence the coffee.  Sadly, it also has sugar in it which I know I shouldn't be eating. 

How do you eat well when time and money are a constraint? Post below!

8/20/2013

Hello everyone!

Yesterday was a terribly busy day for me, I didn't work out but I did eat pretty decently. (Again, I did not count calories and may have been a little under but I did choose low carbohydrate food)

Oh also-
I forgot to mention yesterday but my week 1 results are in!

I am down 6.4 pounds (about 3 kg) since last August 12, 2013~  I have a lot more to go, but that's pretty good to start!

Today, I again did the low carb route, and I feel even better when I don't even have the potatoes anymore.  I have also learned to embrace the low carb, low cost power of eggs.

Eggie-weggs! Cheap, nutritious and low carb! 

Breakfast:

3 hard boiled eggs
Black coffee

Lunch:
3 hard boiled eggs
4 slices of roast beef

Snack:
4 pieces of mozzarella string cheese (not low-fat or anything, just regular string cheese)

Dinner:

I went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant and got soft (corn, not flour) tacos.  They  had steak, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream on them.  I ate everything but the tortillas and I have NO idea the calorie count of that, but I am pretty sure that's pretty low in carbs too.

I also decided to take a different approach to my TAM for beginners.  Instead of building up by counting reps, I decided to do as many as I can on whatever given day, even if it means doing 5 reps on one leg and 12 on the other. 

Why?

The point of the beginner DVD is to build strength.  To  me, the best way to do that is do as much as I can, however much that is, as long as it takes, until I am able to breeze through it.  When I am able to breeze through it, THEN I will start counting reps in Metamorphosis so that everything slims down and gets strong in a balanced way.  

There are definitely some movements that are easier for certain legs.  My goal is to work at it until the movement is easy for BOTH legs. 

Also, I think I will be labeling my blog entries by date instead, it's much easier to keep track of than day 1 2 3 etc because unlike Metamorphosis, there is no set amount of time that I have to work by.

Lastly, I am starting to see changes, especially in my waistline.  Since giving up grains, I am starting to see some wrinkly old man skin and some flattening happening from de-puffing.  I think this is going to take me a while to get used to  because I keep touching it, haha.

I hope everyone had a great day today, and check back tomorrow!

First Day Back to TAM

Hello everyone!


I did my Tracy Anderson workout again today, and I actually really missed it.  I cannot reiterate how much I love the beginner workout.  It really has helped me have a better attitude toward working out because it is a workout that I like, and a workout that I can actually DO while still being challenged. 

Today, I went back to 5 reps per leg because I am still not feeling 100% okay (more like 90%) 

Also, I am going to go a lot lower carb starting tomorrow. Less potatoes and starch, gluten or no.  I feel like I do better on a very low carb diet.

Today I didn't eat very much for a variety of reasons- not feeling great and I slept in.

Breakfast:

Skipped. I slept until noon.

Lunch:

A bowl of miso soup I made
Canned corn

Dinner:

A veggie omelet made with 2 whole eggs and peppers/onion/mushroom


Tomorrow I may not work out but my low carb diet will still be in effect.  I am also working on eating more calories as it seems that I do not eat that many. (I haven't been too concerned with counting them but now that I am aware of it, I will pay more mind. My main focus now is carbs.)


I hope everyone had a great weekend!  Let's start our new week off right (and I will have an updated weight number!)

Back to Business~

Hello everyone! 

I'm feeling a bit better today, which is always a good thing!

Today, I took my dog out to the forest for a nice long walk. We walked for about an hour, which really tired me out but he loved it. 

Tomorrow- Back to Tracy - with 7 reps for my leg work!

I ate a bit lighter today because I didn't feel too hungry and I felt like I was a bit calorie-heavy the past couple of days.

Breakfast:

Scrambled egg whites with peppers and onions mixed in, cooked in butter. (Margarine is crap!) 

Lunch:

Homemade miso soup with shiitake mushrooms and tofu in it

Dinner:

Same as lunch, I made a decent sized pot so I could make a couple of meals out of it.

I am going to start to be having something new come up- beginning August 19, I will be back in school.  This means VERY long Mondays.  I won't be coming home on Mondays until late.

Ah, school... How I have missed you, haha

This means I am going to try my hardest to wake up early and get my Tracy in.  If I don't, or not able to, then that will just have to be my workout rest day.  Six days a week is still pretty good! (WAY better than what I used to do, which was like NO days a week)