Today was a needed rest day. :) after working out Thursday with my trainer, and discovering some new aches and throbs from my week of working out, she let me know, that I should push myself past what I can handle. :D
4 days down, 56 more till Disney World!
In the absence of working out today I have little to report on except how my new battle with the carb counter app is going. Not good!!! Kendra asked me to start recording everything I'm eating on this app; named "my fitness pal" but let me tell you, we are not friends... No sir-red bob! Definitely not pals! That guys always harping on me, telling me that my pickles are too salty and my oranges to sugary, that guy won't let up...!
But record my every nibble I must. So today I ate a low carb breakfast and then a low carb lunch (with steamed brustle sprouts, yum!) and by dinner I had a pleathera of remaining allotted carbs to consume, so dang it, I'm having Pizza!!! - with a little convincing of my sister Melisa. (What a bad influence she is ;) ) we went and had some thin crust pizza. It was tasty.
Still counted calories, still fighting the good fight. And tomorrow I do the gym again once my muscles have a short rest...Yay Excercise...!
Anyone have some good quick breakfast ideas? It's the meal I'm struggling with the most and my trainer and others have said skipping it is a bad idea. So if knowledge is power, I need some more ideas. I usually do something like string cheese and an apple. Something I can grab and then eat once I sit at my desk at work. Thoughts?
Also, does walking around and window shopping count as some kind of cardio? ;) Because that's an excercise I can get into, you know competitively. I'd win that gold medle for most products oggled for sure!!! lol
A do a protein drink. Sometimes a cheesestick. NEVER oatmeal :)
ReplyDeleteSmoothies. Fruit, almond milk, sometimes Spinach (enough bananas will mask it). Also grape nuts are filling but not sure if they're allowed...
ReplyDeleteFirst: way to go, Elyse! I'm so inspired by you.
ReplyDeleteSecond: Fast bfast ideas -
hard boiled eggs and pre-cut veggies.
scrambled eggs with (already cooked) rice and avocado and hot sauce has been a favorite for me lately.
I have tried lots of shakes. The best tasting and best nutritionally I have found are:
Raw Fit, Sun Warrior and Arbonne. I put some almond milk and banana in them (except Arbonne - I just put water).
Glad you are sharing your story! Keep on truck in'.
Thanks. I'm always worried about the idea of a shake, ones I've tried in the past haven't tasted very good... but maybe I'll give them another go... pre making food does seem to be the answer... I just have to get the umph at night to prep both lunch and breakfast to. Thanks for all the suggestions.
DeleteThanks. I'm always worried about the idea of a shake, ones I've tried in the past haven't tasted very good... but maybe I'll give them another go... pre making food does seem to be the answer... I just have to get the umph at night to prep both lunch and breakfast to. Thanks for all the suggestions.
DeleteI am a fan of breakfast burritos (with eggs, cheese, optional hash browns, optional breakfast meat, and you can even throw in veggies like spinach, tomatoes or bell peppers), and they freeze and defrost well if you want to make them ahead of time (just nuke them for a minute to defrost). Smoothies can be delicious too, and I would recommend spinach rather than any other greens if you want to try green smoothies, since the flavor is more mild than kale or romaine (blechhh). Carrots are a great veggie you can hide in smoothies since they are quite sweet. If you're on Pinterest I have a smoothie board with some good ideas on it :-)
ReplyDeleteWay to go, by the way! You're doing awesome!