Cheat Meal

Sunday morning. I earned it! Ohhhhhh goodness it was good.

Saturday Morning Weigh-in

Two months of fitness down!
So proud of myself this week. I cheated ZERO times on my diet. Including a baseball game and the temptations if the office "treat drawer. " It was all worth it. Yippie! !

July, August, September

Treat Drawer Refilled

Now this is just getting out of hand. The "snack drawer" at work is a dieters worst nightmare.
Now with Hostess cupcakes. Oy.

pictured: my "no" hand tatoo

Wednesday

Went to a Dodger game last night and ate.... NOTHING! Go me!
I had a protein shake in the car on the way to the stadium and then resisted temptation the whole game.
This morning was a killer Pilates session with Aaron Porter @Equinox Westwood. Lily was pissed she didn't get any cardio this morning, but I will make it up to her after work.

Great seats behind home plate

Pilates "elephant" series

I envy you dog

How I Meal Prep

I wanted to talk a little about how I prepare my food. Since I have basically zero will power I have to bring my food with me wherever I go. I learned all about this from Gymgirljessie and Dallassrae, my 2 favorite fitness competitors on Instagram.
Each Sunday I prepare all of my food for Monday-Friday. It gets measured out and entered into My Fitness Pal app, so I know how many calories and macro-nutrients I am getting. Everything gets stashed into Tupperware or paper bags and then into the fridge. Each morning after oatmeal I put 1 full day worth of food into a cold bag with some ice and off I go.
Whenever I am hungry at work I just dip into the bag and pull out my next meal.

This week each day I will eat:
Breakfast - Oatmeal (after morning cardio with Lily)
Chilled bag - nonfat plain Greek yogurt, low fat string cheese
Room Temp Bag - turkey jerky, almonds
Salad - bell pepper, lettuce, green beans, cucumber, and either 1/2 avocado or a scoop of garbanzo beans
Warm bowl -  tomatoes, 1/2 a chicken sausage, roasted cauliflower, grilled corn
I make a cellucor protein shake before the gym and then I go to bed when I get home.

Salads in the back and "warm bowls" in front.
Baggies in the back have "chilled snacks"

zip locks full of ice cubes

insulated tote bag

Salad, chill bag, room temp bag, and warm bowl

breakfast oatmeal with figs

Saturday Morning Weigh In

Lost the vacation weight! Hooray.
Now it's time to actually trim down for real. I have been stuck around 135 for the past 3 weeks. This week I am going to pump up my cardio and stick to my diet!
I got my sharpie "no" tatoo all ready for whatever treats the office has in store for me this week.
I tried out the "no" on Lily.... "No, we are not going on a walk today." She was not amused.

August 24, 2013

You have got to be kidding me woman

Hiking Runyon Canyon with Emily on Sunday!

Wild and Crazy Friday Night

Got wasted on Jägermeister and vodka tonight.  Ha! Just kidding.  I was working out as usual.
A big thanks to Rachel Browning for coming over to kick my ass.
Hill sprints, dynamic cardio, abs, gluts, lats, and other pain.
Loved it!

Just Say No

Yesterday I ate a doughnut and a snickers bar. What!?! Why? Because people in my office seem to think every day is Halloween! Stop it.
So, to help myself remember to stay on track I got a little Sharpie tattoo. See? Now I won't forget what to say when I am craving goodies!

Say yes to carrots

This is 3 cubes away from my desk, ALL DAY LONG

Some fitness body motivation for Friday:

Instagram - @jennyhuebnerhappyfitness

Instagram - ashleymfreeman

Weak

I was back in the gym Sunday and Monday after taking time off from lifting weights during vacation. And I had terrible work-outs! I knew that I would take a step back in my progress by taking time away but I feel like I erased all of the gains of the last 6 weeks! My arm were like spaghetti and my legs were weak. I felt gassed from start to finish. I can't believe how much strength disappeared in such a sort amount of time.
Lame.
All I can do now is get back in there every day and build those little baby muscles back up!

Vacation Wrap Up

Spent the last 2 weeks traveling around to celebrate our anniversary and Mr. Man's birthday! We made stops in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palm Springs, and Lake Arrowhead.

Taking in a Giants Game in San Francisco

Beautiful Day in the City

"gimme that, that nut"

Beautiful La Quinta Resort

Charcuterie Bar in Palm Springs

Lily doing her usual thing

All of next weeks healthy food ready for Sunday night meal prep!

Had SUCH a good time. Can't wait to go back.

Saturday Morning Weigh-In

Back from 2 weeks of vacation!
I did gain a little weight, but I'm OK with that. We had a LOT of great food.
Back to work on Monday!

Palm Springs doesn't suck

It is pure bliss here! Our little house is across from the fitness center and lap pool. Plus the breakfast cafe has bacon-bloody Marys for Mr. Man. Happy birthday boyfriend!

Macronutrient Recommendation Report

I had a Customized Macro Recommendation Report run on myself from JDEYE Fitness. It was really helpful! I realized I am not eating nearly enough protein per day and my ratio of carbohydras to fat was out of whack. 
I am going to really try to get my macronutrient levels in sync with the recommendations and see how that effects fat loss and muscle development over the next few weeks. 
Yeay science! 
I'll be tracking food nutrients using the My Fitness Pal app for Android phone. 

Hu?

Why am I sweaty right there?

Hey left under-boob, chill out.

I worked out hard yesterday

See?

Home in Berkeley

No weigh-in tomorrow because I am in Berkeley for a weekend getaway. (Happy Birthday boyfriend!)
I had a kick-ass workout with Trainer Ryan yesterday (hello pistol squats!) so I am really looking forward to getting back to the gym next week!
ahh! Who am I? In love with the gym, brought my own homemade salad to our company picnic (get that cheeseburger away from me), and I brought running shoes on vacation! New Fit Girl Ariel!

Oh God Yes

So this happened today....
I just had to see what all the fuss about "cronut" was. And dear lord in heaven it was good.
Hey, I stayed away from pastries for 5 1/2 weeks, I think this was earned.
Cumbs Bake Shop croissant-doughnut

I am NOT sorry.

Inspiration

How do I stay motivated to work out twice a day and skip desserts and carbs? Well, first of all I REALLY want to lose weight and I know this is my best shot. But also, I follow an incredible community of female fitness competitors on Instagram. Here are my favorites.

"Gym Girl Jesse" started it all. I found her by accident on the main search page of Instagram and decided to start by emulating the 6 month fitness journey she took from being an already beautiful "regular girl" to being a smoking hot bikini fitness competitor.

Gym Girl Jesse
Dallassrae
Fit Amy Suzanne
Little Fit Deana Marie
Karleeforniaa
Amanda Bisk
Taryn Fit Up

Plus Lily. Always Lily.

Compliment(?) Of The Day

"Your jeans are starting to not look like over stuffed sausage casings" - my boyfriend
Thanks?

Saturday Morning Weigh-in

134.4
On the bright side I have averaged 1 pound lost per week and kept it off. On the down side I haven't lost significant weight in 2 straight weeks.
This week I am going to add a second session of cardio per day and be EXTRA vigilant with my diet.

6:30am - "Walk Me."
I don't think she understands weekends.

Bathroom weight/workout log

End of Week 5

Warriors come out and play

Story - The hot French Equinox trainer/Adonis, Laurent, came up to me at the gym today after I had been lifting for an hour and said "You come here every day? You are some kind of warrior".
Yesssssssssss

Too bad I look like THIS when working out.