Patience + Consistency = Progress

LiveFit Trainer: Week 3 so far..

First of all I think this is really a good program! I wish I was a little more disciplined with my eating.. I was doing so good at first but then the options are so limited, I found myself giving in to temptation a few times too many. This week has been going pretty good, I have gotten creative with my recipes and changed some things up, so lunches; snacks, etc. have been exciting again!

I can’t believe I am already on week 3 and finally (so far) this week, no sick kids, no sick mom, work has slowed down.. so I have had energy for my usual morning workouts. I am finally back into the mode of getting up super duper early and hitting the gym. I love working out in the mornings, the getting up part sucks, but once I have finished.. it feels so good to not have to worry about it the rest of the day.

I have 2 more workouts scheduled this week, Week 3 she throws in the 5^th day. Today was Chest & Triceps, my biceps are soooore from yesterday’s session and of course, my legs are STILL sore!! *SMH* and tomorrow is yet, another legs day. Week 3 and 4 actually have 2 legs day, which I am excited about because that is my weak area and the area in which needs the most work (at least as far as I am concerned).

Now as far as weight goes, I am actually up a couple of lbs, I weighed in at 130 the last couple of days, but since measuring shows I am losing, I am not too concerned with the extra weight on the scale. My clothes fit great, my body feels great and I can feel myself getting stronger and leaner and even noticing slight difference in the definition in my abs.



Stay Fit & Fab!

Legs Day & Jamie Eason's Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread

I got up this morning and completed Legs/Calves day from Week 2 of LiveFit Trainer. My legs just got over being sore from a week ago and there I go and kill them again! For me, legs are the hardest part to train and by the end of Set 2 of 3, I was a big pile of sweat and hitting muscle failure.. but I pushed right through the workouts. I decided today I would add on 3 sets of 1 minute wall squats, why not right?! So I felt pretty accomplished after the workout, but hungry hungry hungry! I headed to the kitchen and whipped up my usual Chocolate Shakeology w/water and then took my vitamins for the day. I always feel "complete" once I get my shake and vitamins down! Then hit the showers.

By time I got out of the shower, dressed and makeup/hair done, it was about lunch time. I was feeling hungry again.. most times after legs day I get famished and have the need to eat, eat, eat! Instead of stuffing my face with junk (like I really wanted to do) HA.. I popped in one of my prepared ahead turkey chili into the microwave, then sprinkled it with a little cheese and snacked on it as I prepped my kitchen to start on the newest recipe I printed from bodybuilding.com, Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread.

 For the recipe:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-easons-livefit-recipes-cinnamon-swirl-protein-bread.html

I have made almost of all the protein bar flavors from Jamie Eason's recipes. By far, my favorites are 1. Chocolate, 2. Carrot Cake, 3. Cinnamon Swirl. That was pretty much my Saturday in a nutshell. My weekends aren't too exciting these days with my DH's new job, he has to work most weekends, so I use this time to make my recipes and hang out with the kids. Today we went to the park and I let them run some energy off and I was able to take a little stroll, which was nice also to get some sun :)

Stay Fit & Fab my friends!

LiveFit Trainer: Week 1 in Review

Well, I managed to survive Week 1 of Jamie Eason's LiveFit Trainer! On Sunday, I decided to add on an extra workout, just for the fun of it. And also because I am a little bit crazy! HA But seriously, I was just so excited to be feeling better and it helped (a little.. hehe) that my DH re-arranged my home gym, ahhh, I love when things get a small change! So I couldn't wait to get in there and workout!

First week went pretty well, I hit a couple bumps in the road, but managed to stay on course for the entire week. I modified a couple of the "Rest" days. My intention was to begin on Monday and have Friday-Sunday off, but I got a sinus infection and decided to take Thursday & Friday off. I went full force back into the program on Saturday and then threw in my extra workout on Sunday. ;)

At the end of the week, I lost 1 pound! Not too shabby!

Now as for the workouts, I was sore by the end of the day after each workout!! I was most sore from the legs day, which was Wednesday, my legs are still sore today, Tuesday of Week 2! Of course, I am insane and I Love being sore from workouts!

So week 1 is complete, 11 weeks to go. I made it through 1 week and ZERO cardio and I have to admit, I am not missing it too much! I found that if I lift heavy enough during my workouts, I am sweating just as much, if not more than I do when I do cardio workouts! Awesome!

I know I promised "Before" pics, but I didn't get them downloaded from my digital camera, and now I can't find it. So I took a "end of Week 1" photo :)

My DH made fun of my picture taking abilities, but remember I took this pix, post workout, I was sweaty, tired and shaky from heavy lifting!

Well, that is Week 1, Week 2 is in progress and I am still feeling good and feeling motivated!

Stay Fit & Fab!