Morning!
Hey Belinda!
Gayle – Interesting answer on the cardio/strength question! Awww, your boys are going to love you fixing them a hot breakfast! I’m still waiting on my Clean Eating magazine, I hope it comes today. You’re not that far off your goal weight, we can do it!
Sherry – Sounds like you have a lot going on! I think the cake would’ve done my system in (terrible that I can handle red meat pretty easy but forget about flour, ugh!) I also just keep on alternating strength with running. I’ve worked out my training schedule for the next few months until the 50k to include weekday runs, long runs, strength training, spinning, and fun cardio like Mindy’s Med Ball madness. I like variety and keeping your strength up is very important to prevent over use injuries during training. HTH.
Amelia – What you’re doing sounds great! It sounds like you have a loose plan that you follow that includes everything in the week. I plan workouts because I have a tendency to stand in front of my DVD shelves undecided for way too long if I don’t!
Connie – I totally agree….time to pick yourself up, dust off, and keep moving! How about weighing yourself every week? I find I have 1 heavy week, 1 normal week, and 2 light weeks in a month. I try not to let my feeling get the better of me during heavy week because I know it’s usually water retention.
This morning I did Cathe’s Power Hour (after warming up with Mindy’s Med Ball Madness warm up). I matched Cathe’s weight (or exceeded it in squats/lunges/back). I was feeling a little tired and low energy this morning. I’m hoping it picks up today.
Food wise, I followed plan yesterday. The only deviation I had was having a Tootsie Roll midge after dinner. I have this unexplainable need to have dessert in the evening. I figure a 23 calorie candy (that I can savor for 5 minutes) beats a 200 calorie bowl of ice cream (which I normally eat!)
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Food for today:
M1: Scoop chocolate protein powder w/water & half banana
M2: ½ cup eggbeaters w/mushrooms, peppers, onions & 1/8 cup shredded light cheese + 1/2 cup dry oatmeal with miniature box raisins & 4 tbsp ff half & half
M3: 3 meatballs w/1/4 cup Ragu +2 cups mixed veggies (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms, peppers, corn) + ½ banana
M4: Light & Fit yogurt + (1) light string cheese + 5 crackers
M5: Thai Stir fry w/chicken (3 oz. chicken/2 cups stir fry veggies/1 tbsp. reduced fat PB/light soy sauce/chicken broth)
M6: Twisted protein bar + 10 cherries
Extras: 1 cup coffee w/sugar free coffee mate + Tootsie roll midge
Total Calories: 1657
Ratios: 41% carb/32% protein/27% fat
Fiber: 20 grams
Calories burned (5/28 – 6/2): 802