Oh Monday...

Here we are the most (un)wonderful day of the week... Monday.  My weekend was good to me!  I ran in my second ever 5k race and really enjoyed myself.  I ran the Great Race of Agoura Hills 5k.  My bib time was clocked in at 35:27.  My goal time was between 34 and 35 so I am happy with that. I ran all but a total of 3 minutes.  I am very proud of myself and how hard I pushed myself!  I had such a good time I am searching for my next couple of races!  It looks like my race of April will be the Gator 5K/10K Run!  I am going to up my game and do the 10 k!   I am so excited and nervous to race a further distance but it will be a good push.  Here is my race picture!! I had so much fun.

 

My nutrition plan is going very well.   I have cut out dairy and switched to almond milk, I have switched from whole grain bread to Ezekiel bread, and I have switched some of my other carb sources to oats or rice cakes.  I have also lowered my daily intake to about 1250 calories a day.  I still feel satisfied with each meal.  I placed an order at bodybuilding.com last week and I am very impatiently waiting for the arrival of the package.  I ordered MX-LS7 (fat burner) and H-Blocker (pre-workout booster) from the iSatori brand.  A friend that kicks butt in the Body building field suggested it based on results him and his wife have seen and I am all for results so I ordered them!  I also ordered some Walden Farms Products!  I am so excited to try them, they offer calorie free, carb free, and fat-free condiments.  I will let you know how they are!  I also decided to enter another contest! I will post more info on that as soon as I am all set up! 

Sample Day in Food :]

Here is what my meal options look like!!!!  I am also going to post something regarding how much eating and supplements cost me daily/weekly/monthly to show everyone how little it actually does cost to eat clean and be healthy!  Enjoy :]

	Meal #	Carbs	Protein	Fats
	1	30	20	4
	2	30	20	4
	3	20	20	4
	4	20	20	4
	5	10	20	4
	6	10	20	4
Meal 1 and 2 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Cereal 3/4 cup	25	4	1.5	120
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 1/2 scoop (heaping)	3	14	1	65
	29	19	5	220
Cafeteria Egg Whites 1/2 C	0	13.3	0	67
2 slices Ezekiel 4:9 bread	30	8	0.5	160
	30	21.3	0.5	227
4 Rice Cakes	28	4	0	140
2/3 scoop protein Powder	2	16	1	87
	30	20	1	227
Protein Bar	18	20	5	200
Popcorn half bag	12	3	0	45
	30	23	5	245
Meal 3 & 4 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 3/4 Scoop	3	18	1.1	98
Oats 1/4C	13.5	3	1.2	75
	17.5	22	4.8	208
Cereal 1/2 cup	16.7	2.7	1	80
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
2/3 scoop protein Powder	2	16	1	87
	19.7	19.7	4.5	202
Protein Bar	18	20	5	200
	18	20	5	200
Meal 5 & 6 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Rice Cake	7	1	0	35
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 3/4 Scoop	3	18	1.1	98
	11	20	3.6	168
Protein Bar (only pre-workout)	18	20	5	200
	18	20	5	200

Progress Pictures

Week 1 Day 1:

Week 8 Day 1:
 

8 weeks down 4 to go!

WOW!!! It has been way too long!!!  I have been so busy with work, school, and the gym to even post.  I want to be posting at least once a day!  I downloaded the blogger app for my phone, so hopefully I will be able to blog on the go!

Here are my current stats!

Weight loss total: 25lbs!!

Current Weight: 175lbs!

Weight lost on the first 8 weeks of bb.com challenge: 18 lbs!!

I feel so good that I have hit this mark!  Not only is it all those great things, but I crossed weights with my boyfriend!  For the first time ever, I weigh less than him and I am only 4 lbs away from being in my healthy weight range for my weight.  I am so excited!

The last couple weeks I have been somewhat plateauing, only losing an average of 1 lb a week.  This is GREAT but not what I want to see for how hard I am working.  I changed up a lot of my nutrition plan with the help of my boyfriend and his friend, Sean.

I will post a sample of what my day in food looks like later!

I have been trying to go to the gym twice a day about 3 days a week.  This is hard..... Really hard....  I got a tip that for optimal fat burn do 20 minutes of HIIT (high intensity interval training) in the morning and 20 minutes of HIIT at night.  I am going to do this for the next week and aim for at least a 3 lbs loss!  20 Minutes earlier is achievable not unrealistic.  

I am taking my 8 week progress pictures tonight as well as my 8 week body measurements.  Check back tomorrow to see!  WOO!!

Stay motivated:]