Day 6

Today is Day 6 of my 21 day challenge and I am now down 5lbs so I'm almost losing 1lb a day!
I wasn't able to make the gym today because it was my baby boy's 4th Birthday, so instead I just did a home workout, and let me tell you guys, when you have children or there are days you just cant make it to the gym, home workouts are a life saver! even if it isn't much, as long as you're still doing something! So today all I did was run .90 miles just around my neighborhood, and the app I use is called "map my run" great app! then I just did a full body and an ab workout which I will post below for you all.

 

 

 Another great app I use is called "MyFitnessPal" basically after entering your weight and goal weight etc. it gives you your total calorie intake for the day, I always try and stay under my total calories (which I do) and I also plug in my workouts. When you enter in your cardio it calculates how many calories you burned and will add that BACK to your calorie intake for the day.

This was my entry for the day with my app "MyFitnessPal"

This was my run for today using my app "mapmyrun"

You'll have to download it and play with it to see what I mean, it definitely is a lifesaver! As for my eating lately, I haven't been eating junk BUT I haven't really been eating. I know this is bad for me but I just never have an appetite so the past couple of days I've basically been eating one or two things a day :/ which would be egg whites and maybe some fruit or a peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole wheat bread. This may be the reason I've been losing about 1lb a day and I know when my husband was deployed I didn't eat much and I lost 20 lbs. this is DEFINITELY the WRONG way to diet and exercise but it is just something I can't really help. What I will do is give you a list of things I would recommend for meals that way you all can do it the RIGHT way :)

Breakfast:

• 4 Egg Whites
• Wheat toast
• fruit
• protein shake

Lunch

• grilled/baked chicken
• fresh green beans or asparagus or fresh broccoli
• sweet potato

Dinner

• Steak
• brown rice
• sweet potato
• fruit or veggie

for snacks you want to eat 1 in-between breakfast and lunch and 1 in-between lunch and dinner and what I eat is fruit or veggies and brown rice or wheat toast.

tip for the day: Always take your protein shakes immediately upon waking up and immediately after workout.

Day 5

Well guys today is day 5 of my 21 day challenge and I'm down 4lbs, feeling pretty good but I am nowhere near where I want to be, I've gained lots of weight lately and about 25 lbs since my husband has come home from deployment so I'm basically back to the beginning, bummer. I just wanted to share with you guys my workout routine for yesterday. EVERYDAY I do cardio no less than 5 miles. So yesterday I did 5.2 miles on the crossramp and for the first mile I put the crossramp up to 20 which is pretty much like doing high knees it works your gluteus, quads, hamstrings, and calves, I set my resistance to 7 and I did that for the first mile, then for 4 miles I set the crossramp to 10 which works your gluteus and quads and kept my resistance at 7. Before that I ran 1 mile then had to pee lol then went back and ran another mile so a total of 2 miles running. All together I did 7.2 miles in cardio last night, after cardio I try and do some weight lifting and each day I focus on a specific body part/muscle group. Yesterday after cardio I did weight lifting for my back. Below I will post pictures of the workouts I did with an explanation of my reps and weight used. ( these pictures are not mine and are obviously not of me I simply got them from the internet)

Barbell rows
I used a 40lb bar
3 sets of 12

Lat pulldown Machine
weight 40lbs
3 sets of 12

Lat pulldown machine
this time behind the head
weight 40lbs
3 sets of 12

Seated Rows
weight 45 lbs
3 sets of 12

That's all I did for back workouts because by the end of my workout my back was so sore and almost numb lol I hope this helps you all who are on your own journey of getting fit. I'm excited that I'm already seeing results and I can't wait to share my AFTER PICTURE with you all.

- DONT SHOW UP LATE, DONT TRY TO SLIDE OUT EARLY, DONT CHEAT YOUR REP COUNTS, AND DEFINITELY DONT HOLD BACK, LEAVE IT ALL IN THE GYM- gunnar peterson

21 Day Challenge

Hey everyone!
sorry I haven't been on this blog in a while. I last was talking about the 21 day challenge, well yeah that didn't go so well, anyone who knows me knows I absolutely LOVE sweets and dr pepper, lol so I've decided to try it again, all it really is, is mind over matter. Today was my first day and I've done SO well I'm so proud of myself! for breakfast I made everyone eggs, biscuits and gravy, and choc chip waffles but what I had for breakfast was egg whites and fresh peaches, it was so hard because I'm from the south and could LIVE off biscuits and gravy lol but I did it! for lunch I had some tuna and oranges then for dinner I had a grilled chicken salad. nom nom! as for my workout I went to the gym and did 5 miles on the crossramp then I ran 2 miles. I've been sticking with mainly cardio lately because one thing I have done right is gain TONS of muscle especially in my legs, my calves and quads are pretty beast but I don't like how big my legs are so I wanted to slim down a bit before I go back to heavy lifting so now after cardio I just do light weight and 3 to 4 sets of 20 reps. I've already taken my dreaded "before picture" I'm just hoping my "after picture" looks a whole heck of a lot better because I kid you not I look 5 months pregnant lol, I've gained so much weight lately in my mid section and one of the reasons is because my hormones are out of wack, my lovey dr informed me because of that it'll be harder to lose weight -_- but all be damned if I don't try! haha so wish me luck and fingers crossed I can stick to this! One thing I do often is when I'm watching TV during commercial breaks I use my ottoman and do tricep dips or I'll do diff ab workouts, you should try it! it def will eventually make a difference. Well time for me to hit the sack! and don't forget, the only bad workout is the one that didn't happen!

-get fit or die trying-
-chancey

Intro

Hey everyone!
If  you haven't viewed my other blog "Military Wife Military Wife" I'll go ahead and let you know a little about me.
I'm 22 years young, married and a mother of 3 amazing little ones. I have a passion for all things fitness and I basically wanted to share my journey to a better me. I have a long way to go until I get to where I want to be physically and I figured why not share with others my workouts, meal plans etc incase someone has the same desire, I might as well help out eh? If anyone has any tips and tricks my ears are open! I love learning new things about fitness and health! It has sort of become an addiction at this point but much better than being addicted to drugs right? lol It helps that I have an amazing ALL WOMEN gym and my kids LOVE the daycare there.
I'm actually starting a 21 day challenge tomorrow with a couple friends :) no white bread, no cake, candy, sweets in general, soda, fast food etc. This is going to be hard for me because I absolutely LOVE Dr. Pepper lol and a cookie here and there :P but I'm going to stick with it and keep on with my workouts everyday and hopefully we see some changes! at the end of the 21 days I will post before and after pictures :) please beware I'm pretty flabby lol What I'm going to do right now is just post a few pics of some of my meals I've had. I love fresh green beans and they are only 99 cents a lb so I eat them with almost every meal oh and strawberries too lol and I'll post one of my leg/lower body workouts as well.
So here we go y'all! I hope I inspire some of you, and hey why not try the 21 day challenge with me?!
Have a blessed night!

green beans, tuna, strawberries, and blueberries (lunch)

arms need work! lol

love leg day!

squats on the smith machine. 45lb weights on each side

 

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I take my protein as soon as I wake up

and immediately after my last workout

for the day!

egg whites, wheat toast, apples (breakfast)

egg whites, green beans, strawberries (lunch)

my super cute weight lifting gloves

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