Well, I’ve been lovin’ this whole “healthy challenge” thing. Yay.
It’s really helped me to get back on track. The only thing I really have to do to stick with my healthy challenge is not eat treats and get 7 hours+ of sleep a night.
So far, so good.
However, what I really love about this healthy challenge is it makes me want to be healthy in all aspects of my life! It makes me want to eat better in general and stick to my exercise plan. I love it. It’s nice to have a little support system too. It really motivates me and I’m so glad I’m doing it.
I gotta say even though my original goal for the challenge is to not eat treats 6 days a week, I’m going to try to go as long as I can without having treats.
It scares me to say that out loud. 🙂 It will be tough, I know.
Treats really seem to sabotage my health efforts, so I’m going to avoid them as long as I can. In the meantime, I have a lot of healthy “treats” that I love and I’m going to call on them as needed!
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I thought I’d update y’all on my workouts over the past few days:
Monday.
I went to my fav Bootcamp class at the gym. It kicked my can! I only exercised once last week (because I was so sick!) and I’m really feeling it this week! Holy cow! I’ve been very sore, but I love it.
Tuesday.
I went on a 4 mile run in the morning! Yay! I love morning runs, but I usually don’t sacrifice my sleep for them. However, we had a crazy day planned so I knew if I didn’t go in the morning, it just wouldn’t happen. I was so glad I went. It was tough and I didn’t feel super strong, but I did it. Check.
Today.
I went to my Muscle Works class at the gym. It was very tough and I still didn’t feel super strong, but I loved it.
Ya know, I think my body is still recovering from being so sick last week. I feel fine, but my stamina is lacking. It’s a little frustrating, but I’m hoping it will be short lived. I’ve been doin’ well in the sleep department, which is helping though.
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Here’s an update of some of the things I’ve been eating lately as well…
Monday.
Breakfast.
I usually have just 4 egg whites, but I decided to have one whole egg this time. It tasted extra yummy and seemed more fluffy and flavorful. I’m guessin’ the little yolk in there did the trick!
Oh, and I saw that little Plankton Squinky (from Spongebob) on the counter and decided he wanted to be in the picture too!
Lunch.
I went to lunch at the Dodo Restaurant with some friends. It was very yummy! I’m going to do a separate post about that later. 😉
Snack.
Before I went to the gym, I made a yummy protein shake (there’s Plankton again too!)
Dinner.
I made some of my favorite Pear and Feta Cheese Flatbreads! I really love them so much!! This time I decided to try it on a Flatout.
Oh, and the first time I made this I had a hard time finding the arugula. Since then, I’ve seen it everywhere! I just bought some at Macey’s the other day and I just saw some at Smiths today!
I made the kids little pizzas on English Muffins for dinner. They loved them and they were super easy!
Tuesday.
Breakfast.
Before I went on my run, I had a half a banana with peanut butter (no pic, sorry). I really love bananas w/ peanut butter! Yum!
After my run, I made a yummy protein shake and had the other half of my banana. Sometimes, I mix the banana into the protein shake….but I wanted to eat it this time!
Snack.
I ran a bunch of errands with my little kiddos, so I grabbed some snacks to take with us!
My kids love protein balls and kept asking for more! I love them too!
Lunch.
For lunch I had the leftovers from my lunch at the Dodo. Yum.
Snack.
The salad was awesome, but it didn’t keep me full for too long. So I had this…(Plankton was still hangin’ around!)
Dinner.
We had a crazy day and I felt like I hadn’t seen Kev in about 12 years, sooooo we got Chick-Fil-A for the kids (I stole a few fries!) and Kev and I went out and got some Chinese food. I seriously OD’d and was stuffed, but it was fun!
Well, that’s the 411 for the past couple of days. I haven’t been a good picture takin’ lady today but I’ve eaten pretty much more of the same.
Soooo, ’till next time…..keep on keepin’ on!
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Thanks so much for the reblog!! 🙂
You are welcome Melanie!