TLC in WDM BodyBlog

No measurements this week! Although I should since I believe next week I might be feeling a little bloated…ya know what I’m sayin??? Anyway, I’m feeling good and seeing some small changes that are significant to me anyway! I believe I have lost a pound or two and I’m feeling really clean and motivated right now.

This may, (or maybe not!) be my last week of the challenge. With labor day coming up, I REALLY want to chill by a lake and have a couple (or three) ICE COLD adult beverages!!!  Soooo, will keep you posted…sometimes I talk big, then opt for a diet pepsi instead! We will see, but right now it’s sounding pretty good!
I actually skipped THREE DAYS of workout! I had three 12 hr days doing the work thing…. so that is acceptable…right??? Nooo, it’s not.    Stop yelling at me!!!
I need to post some progress pic, but I need time to mess with the camera, upload to the computer…blah, blah, blah. BUT…I have a VUNDERFUL 4 day weekend coming up so I have great plans to post some progress pics then.

VT 36 point challenge result:Monday: Legs + 45 cardio and run to and from gym=2 point

T/W/R: Off

Friday: Back/Bi run to and from gym=1 point

Saturday: Y-pump class (all over workout) + 35 min cardio= 2 point

Sunday: 1 hour cardio (doing after I post this!) = 1 point

Total for week=6 points. For the challenge = 16.

WoooHooo. Week three!!! I knew this challenge would go longer than that!! Too many true competitors here!This week, clean as a whistle! Workouts going great, although I originally was going to focus primarily on cardio this week, that was not the case….just love lifting too much!! Started a new workout, compliments of Muscle and Fitness! It is their Rock Hard Challenge workout  I started on month two, and have been very diligent about recording my lifting stats….which is an area I need to pay more attention too.

As for the VT 36 day challenge, I started that last Sunday (Am I right??? That marks the first week??) Anyhoo, results follow for that one too. Good idea VT!!

Next week, I am back to work full time plus. Uuggh. I get spoiled fast having long workouts and really get bummed when that changes. So, even though I may have alot of VT points…that is sure to change soon!
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BODY PART                PRE     Week 1          Week 2            Week 3
Waist                          29.5           29                non taken         28.8
Navel                          31.0           30                     -                     29.7
Weight                      118.6#         -                       -                     116.3#

VT 36 POINT CHALLENGE

Sunday: 1 hour cardio=1 pt

Monday:  Leg work/Ab out = 1 pt. 40 minute cardio + run to and from gym = 1pt. total = 2 pt

Tuesday: Chest workout + run to and from gym = 1 pt. PM 1 hr cardio = 1 pt. total = 2 pt

Wednesday: Shoulders/Ab  = 1 pt.  30 Cardio + run to and from gym = 1 point. total = 2pt

Thursday. Back and Bi = 1 pt. Long run to gym and from = 1 pt. total = 2pt

Friday. Chest and Tri/Ab run to and from gym. No cardio = 1 pt.

Saturday: off, may do yoga.

Total = 10 points.

Goal for week 4.

7 point in the VT challenge

Waist 27 something

Weight 114 ish

Eat clean think lean.

TOOTLES!!!!!

PS…you guys want to post one of your favorite lean protein meals on Monday???

It is so hard to take pictures of food!! How do they do it???

Anyhoo, I’ve wanted to post a couple of my favorite recipes hoping that others will do the same…because I just LOVE new ideas!!! I’ve thought about doing this for awhile and someone mentioned it on Jul’s blog, so I am starting the ball running!

This is my favorite Eggs N Oats recipe. It is my recipe, made up because I got sick of scrubbing my egg pan EVERYDAY!!!  These great bars are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast, I make them twice a week and just keep in the fridge…. I am good to go!!! Perfect for us working Joe’s!!

Eggs N Oats To Go

20 egg whites
1 1/2 c. Old Fashioned Oats or Quick Oats (your favorite!)
1/2 c. milled Flax Seed

1/3 c. soy milk (any fluid; water, skim milk)

1tsp pure vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp. cinnamon

splenda to taste/optional

• Coat 9″ by 9″ square baking pan with cooking spray
• Preheat oven to 375 (I forgot to really note this, I just pop it in the oven and let it cook)
• Mix all ingredients together
• Pour into coated pan
• Cook ~20 minutes or unit cooked through
• Cool serve warm or chilled, great with blackberry sugar free jelly!
• Makes 4 generous bars

Nutrition Facts:

Per one square: 280 calories, 27 gCHO.  Lots of lean protein with omega 3s, whole grain and fiber! Good stuff!!

Soo….What’s your Favorite Oat recipe????  You guys want to do this once a week??? Say every Monday or Tuesday we post our favorite recipe??? The recipe categories will be predetermined, then we all post our favorite ie; oat, chicken, lunch idea?? Let me know!
Oh…BTW, say HAPPY BIRTHDAY  to my baby boy!! 16 this month!!! Wooohoooo!!!

One of my friends told me once that I was like a chihuahua…small and fierce…but I think I’m more like a chihuahua in the sense of small and YAPPY, doing a lot of barking these days with little bite!

The confession:

Week started off SICK!! Boy I was down and hating life Friday night into Monday morning.  Was under under a self induced NyQuil coma and doing a soft food diet..no grilled chicken and broccoli here and no work outs for three days either!!! But, my soft foods were minimal and not indulgent so I still remained in the race. BUT then…. yes, there is more!

I started a new serving gig to supplement this education….part of the training is trying new menu items.  Honestly, I really didn’t care if I ate these items or not, but make a long story short I did anyway!  It was a cheat-officialized by the Grand Poobah’s themselves … JULOFTHENILE and LOVEJONES!!!

But I remain and am making a strong come back this week.

I need to change my mind set to eating like a competitor and working like a competitior. Time to take it up a notch.

Plans for the week:

Shake the metabolism. Wake it up, get it burning…it’s getting relaxed.

Carb ladder this week: 40, 30, 20, 10 then up 20, 30, 40 and stay there for the next week.

Easier work week next week but am focusing on heavy cardio this week. Long runs and variety of cardio equiment.

Thats’ it! Time to check on all of you!!!

KNOCK KNOCK!!!!

WHO’S THERE????

IMA!

IMA WHO??

IMA THE LAST MAN STANDING….THAT’S WHO!!

Gotta love all the smack talk going on around here….and I’m not one to name names but…..WENDY, JUL, HEATHER, SPIN!!!!  LOL!!

I love it!  The competition is TOUGH and the competitors TOUGHER!!  Thats why we like it, we are all sick like that!!

So, for a short blog…I’ve got people to harass and fat to burn!

WEEK ONE PROGRESS REPORT

BODY PART                  PRE     Week 1

Waist                          29.5       29
Navel                          31.0        30

The first week is always the easiest…loosing some water weight but also have been living on sugar free pops and chamomile tea as staples the last couple days….smidge sick!!! But Jul said she was going to send me some homemade chicken noodle soup with homemade bread and real whipped butter. MEAN!!!!

Signed,

The last man standing