630 am
5 egg whites, 1 yolk, 1/4 c oatmeal and supplements
930 am
shake and 2 rice cakes
1230 pm
4 oz. chicken, 3 oz. yam, 1 c broccoli, 1 tsp pb, supplements
330 pm
shake and 2 rice cakes
730 pm
4 oz. chicken, 3 oz. yam, 1 c broccoli
10 pm
shake
bed at 1030 pm
sorry, this is so short and sweet, but it’s been a long week!
Ok…I thought after such a great day yesterday, I really had it down. And I did, until the day didn’t stay on the schedule I had planned. Firt off, I met a friend to do legs at the gym…wonderful workout, but the kids get out of school early and it just makes for a lot of running around like crazy to get things done when I start later. Then, I met a lady and her daughter about my products and business opportunity. It was wonderful, but took 2 hours and that put me an hour behind my meals schedule and created more running around that I hadn’t planned on. So without my supplements to keep me going, I felt draggy and tired…which of course made me eat more. So, excuse the bad day.
630 am
egg whites, yolk, oatmeal, supplements
930 am
shake, rice cakes
1 pm
turkey burger (just the meat), yam, broccoli
330 pm
protein bar, shake
5 pm
protein bar
OK…I don’t remember exaclty what I ate…but it wasn’t good the rest of the day. So, now on to Wednesday and will power!! Tomorrow is another day!!
This morning started off slow. I was behind schedule getting to the gym this morning because I had to take care of some room mom duties. Worked fast and then off to the gym. Got a great workout in and saw a few old friends who are finally coming back to the gym. Today was “shoulder” day. Did 5 shoulder exercises, some abs and 50 mins of cardio. Whew! Then off to some errands. Had to go turn in paperwork and money for booth at family health fair in a few weeks, get some snacks at the dollar tree, then to get cookies for my daughter’s teacher’s birthday celebration at school, to the school for the celebration and finally home for lunch!
And that brings me to my food journal (which I hope to get to everyday).
630 am
5 egg whites
1 yolk
¼ c oatmeal
Supplements
8 am workout
10 am
Shake – iso extreme
2 sodium free rice cakes
12:30 pm
4 oz. ground sirloin
1 c broccoli
1 sodium free rice cake
1 tbsp ketchup
supplements
3:30 pm
Shake – iso extreme
2 sodium free rice cakes
6 pm
4 oz. salmon
1 c broccoli
2 sodium free rice cakes
9 pm
Shake – iso extreme
2 sodium free rice cakes (ok…kinda hooked on the rice cakes right now)
But the best part of the day wasn’t anything I’ve written about yet. This evening I got to feel like a kid again. Of course, the reserved kid I have become at least. At my son’s soccer practice it was them vs. the parents. OMG!!! It made me want to play soccer again. See, before I became that fat girl in the pictures, I was an active young person. I played soccer, and very well if I may say so myself, and I danced, and as a young adult my hubby and I played co-ed roller hockey. I used to love to move and play sports. I used to love to watch sports (ok…so it’s ok if that never comes back…I like my stupid tv shows). So, today showed me that I wasn’t too old to have fun. And a LOT OF IT!
The kids had so much fun! The adults had so much fun! The kids won (well, after we didn’t count about 5 goals, but hey it was all for fun, right). I would like to point out however, that those dads from my previous post about soccer didn’t participate. Again…not sure what could possibly be going on in their minds, but it would have been great for their kids. The wives came through though…as if that would ever be a question…Let’s hear it for the moms…MOMS ROCK!! Mom’s ALWAYS come through!
Most women do not lift weights because they think that if they lift weights that they will get bulky, like a man. However, it is just a misconception. According to research, on average a woman only possesses one tenth of the testosterone that a man does. So even if you are able to lift twice as much as a man, the ability to get as bulky just isn’t there unless you are taking steroids. Due to these higher levels of testosterone men are able to build stronger, bigger muscles than women.
“When you flip through bodybuilding or fitness magazines, and you come across female bodybuilders who might resemble their masculine counterparts, remember that they partake in a completely different regimen from women who just workout to get or stay in shape, “says well known personal trainer, Hilton Preen.
Women who are already overweight or really unhappy with a certain body part are often very nervous to weight train because they fear that the muscle will build on top of the fat that is already there and therefore make them bigger. However, this is not how it works. Muscle does not ever build itself on the top of fat; it’s quite the opposite in fact. Muscle replaces the fat with muscle mass. Fat composition takes up five times as much space as muscle, so when you weight train you will replace fat mass with muscle mass therefore loose the jiggle as well as look leaner and slimmer too!
It is very important to know that fat doesn’t require ANY energy to maintain, it just sits there making you look and flabby. When you weight train, you increase the rate at which your body uses energy, forcing stored fat to breakdown into energy cells, which your body then uses to build muscle. Hilton Preen says, “Muscle tone allows you to burn calories at all times during the day and night. For every pound of lean tissue or muscle you put on, you will burn approximately seventy five additional calories at rest. The less muscle you have, the more difficult it is to lose the fat.”
To be quite honest, the biggest problem most women have ISN’T building too much muscle, it is that they don’t build ENOUGH muscle. This sets them up for an increased risk of osteoporosis later in life as well as a reduction in muscle mass of about 2-5% per year, which has an adverse affect on metabolism and can ultimately result in weight gain.
Obviously, weight training isn’t the only factor in a tone, well shaped body. Diet plays about 80% of the role in the overall look. However, even if you are following a healthy diet and performing some sort of aerobic activity, you will not get the best possible results without strength training. Even though you might be losing weight, your body shape will remain the same. Some women, no matter how hard they train never ever seem to look different. Sure, they look smaller, but if they are on such strict diets and aerobic programs why do they still look like a pear? No matter how much weight you lose on your diet, there is no way you can change the shape of your body without using weights. It is a combination of diet, cardio, and weight lifting that gives you the results that you desire.
Building muscle not only makes you look and feel healthier, but according to Hilton Preen, “it helps to slow down the hands of time. Between the ages of twenty and seventy, due to the aging process you could lose more than 25% of your muscle, a condition known as myoatrophy. Regular strength training can help prevent this. The optimal workout regimen should incorporate both weightlifting and aerobic activity.”
So ladies, I challenge you to Stop being afraid of the weights and start lifting. You will be so happy you did. If you are unsure of what to do and how to do it, pick up a Muscle and Fitness for Her or Oxygen magazine. They are both full of great exercises and sometimes workout programs that you can follow. When at the gym, don’t be afraid to ask questions. The men find it flattering to help and as long as you don’t ask in the middle of their set. Also, the trainers and staff at the gyms are available for questions too! Take advantage of the resources in front of you.
So, no food journal for today because I spent Friday in bed and yesterday I took the afternoon to enjoy with my daughter (and of course it included bad food and frozen yogurt). Well, today I paid. For the most part I have been great about my diet. I had a patch this summer when money got really tight that I didn’t pay that close of attention.and I paid then too. It wasn’t until I was sitting talking to my hubby (during commercial breaks during Desperate Housewives of course) that it dawned on me the similarities of both times. So you know me, before divulging any info to my hubby or you (my favorite readers), I of course started a frantic google search. And I’ll be damned.there it was. I figured it out. Who needs a doctor? Now, let’s see if I need one to fix the problem.
So, do I have you curious? Well, here goes.
Did you know that refined sugar can be the cause of the growth of Candida, which is the cause of a yeast infection? Well, now I do. Twice since March I have had a splurge of sugar indulgences in food or in desert while the rest of that time has had little to none at all and this is how I get repaid? What a crock! Now, I don’t want sugar everyday.but now and then a treat would be nice, but the result or possibility of this, NO THANK YOU!
So, I know you may think I am crazy, but here are the sites I found: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/candida-diet.shtml. This site states that “The main goal of the Candida Diet is to reduce the amount of food you eat that makes Candida yeast proliferate. The primary food source of yeast is sugar.” The other site I consulted was: http://www.credencegroup.co.uk/Eclub/Eclubsearchable2/210703/CTM%20-%20candida.htm. According to this site, it states plainly that I am not crazy: “What’s caused it? Excess antibiotic intake and those sugary, yeasty, alcoholic lifestyles.”
While I know that the first one is on a site for elderly, they get infections too!! And they eat a lot of sugar. Hmmmmm!
So, what I learned…get rid of refined sugar. Even organic white sugar is healthier than refined sugar. Great.more money to spend! Well, I guess it’s worth it.
Well, today was a breeze.Saturday’s usually are. We have soccer and things going on to keep me occupied enough to stay away from bad things. Today, however, I did indulge during dinner because of a fundraiser for my kids school at Panda Express.
7 am
5 egg whites,1 yolk, 1/4 c oatmeal and supplements
1030 am
shake - meal replacement with carbs included
1 pm
4 oz. ground turkey, 3 oz. yam, 1 c green beans and supplements
4 pm
shake and 2 sodium free rice cakes
630 pm (SCREW UP MEAL.and then some!)
Panda Express: mixed veggies, Thai Cashew Chicken Breast and Bejing Beef with 1 chicken egg roll and Golden Spoon for Desert
9 pm
shake (skipping the carbs, since I think I had plenty earlier)
1130 pm
shake and supplements
Then straight to bed with me.
No gym today. I am still having a queezy stomach that is lingering from yesterday’s illness.same stomach issue with a low grade fever. Tomorrow, whether this body likes it or not.to the gym with me!!
Well, my son’s team in U8 of our Region is undefeated and yet somehow the family dynamics on the sideline is something that I find curious. Each family sits far enough away from the other so as not to look unfriendly, yet are far enough away from each other that they don’t actually have to speak to the other. This is the first time in 6 soccer seasons that I have experienced anything like it.
However, weird as it may be.I kinda like it. It is hard to be on the sidelines and listen to parents yell to the kid with the ball to pass it to their kid and their kid alone when sometimes another kid is in better position to receive the pass. And when a kid other than theirs scores, makes a great pass to set up a goal/goal opportunity or stop a goal from happening against us, these few dads have nothing to say. But they are loud and clear when their son does something right.
That’s right, we are undefeated. Not because we have a few good kids, but because our kids are learning to play the game together. And while yes, we do have a few standouts on our team, they play well with the others. The newer and younger kids on the team are learning a great deal from those who have been playing longer.
But, hey DADS, would it hurt for you to cheer for the team as a whole. I love seeing a kids face when he hears the whole group of parents on the sideline cheering out for him. Especially those newbies who are unsure if they are doing the right thing. When they make a great play, reinforce it! Does it really cause you pain, random DAD? Do you think it hurts your kid to have him hear you cheer out someone else’s name OR do you think it may help him be a better sport and better person in the long run???
Anyhow…Hats off to those of you who cheer for all the kids, encourage all the kids, and enjoy watching all the kids learn the game, play the game, and become better people and quite possibly, even become great MEN!
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Last week was spectacular. It was the week that a new friend, Erin (pic of her and her baby, Dominic), who I met through Twittermoms.com not only helped me put this site together, but she recommended that another mom from that site who has a blog about fit moms do a story on me. When I got the email request, I was so EXCITED. I couldn’t believe that I was inspiring so many people who I have never formally met. It was so fun to get my story together for her and before and after pics. Well, today is the day.I am officially this week’s feature on Workout Mommy’s blog page!! I hope that you can all check it out and even her other inspirational moms that are featured there.
I have to say, I am overjoyed at the idea of being able to reach so many women in the hopes of helping them become a healthier them! The journey for me has been long, it has been tough, but it has been rewarding beyond belief. Watching my friend’s and those who I meet become excited about health and fitness is AMAZING and EXCITING!!
Thank you Erin and Workout Mommy for this amazing experience and opportunity to reach other moms!!
