May 8, 2024

 2.25 morning walk with friends 

May 30, 2023

 WOD -

3 rounds

10 back squats (65 lbs)

10 Bulgarian split squats (20 lbs)

10 single arm row (20 lbs)

10 reverse crunches 

3 rounds

10 lateral raises (10 lbs)

10 reverse curl (10 lbs) 

20 oblique twists (25lbs)

Cool down: 100 crunches 

Walk 3.5 miles

FOOD:

Pre-work: mini rice crispy treat 

Breakfast: chocolate protein shake with collagen for extra protein 

Brunch: 2 piece French toast @ Kneaders 

Dinner: (2) veggie spring rolls from Panda Express, 4 pieces of sushi

After weeding for several hours I was starving so then I had (2) bowls of chocolate pebbles cereal 

Water: 80

Drink: 32oz strawberry breeze blended (Swig)

May 10, 2023

 2.75 mile morning walk 🙌🏻

January 4, 2023

 Wednesday is generally yoga day (at least on the Mamele app), which for me means a morning walk with friends.  However, with the snow and cold the morning walks have been temporarily put on hold.  After staying up late last night (work related) I chose to "sleep in" today instead, but knew I would need to fit in my 10,000 steps somewhere in the day.  As I got on a phone call, I decided why can't I go walk around the school while taking care of business at the same time.  The idea was brilliant, and I'm certain it will be a plan I follow in the future - talk and walk!  Close to 5 miles of "talk & walk" (there were several calls to make), and now I sit here with well over 13,000 steps for the day!  Wahoo!

As part of today's challenge we were asked to write a letter to our future self.  For now it's saved in my drive, but the day may come when I post it here...

FOOD:

chocolate protein shake with collagen

coconut butter granola bar

banana

1 chicken breast (grilled) with Chick-Fil-A sauce

6 white chocolate/candy cane dipped flat preztels

Healthy Choice fudge bar

    

DRINK:

12 oz Diet Pepsi

72 oz water

JOURNAL PROMPT:

“Today you will write a letter to your future self, to read at the end of our IMPACT challenge! This letter is designed to give you a clear vision of where you’re headed and set a strong intention of how you plan to show up for yourself throughout our six weeks together. What are your biggest goals to accomplish in the next six weeks and how do you deeply desire to treat yourself along the way? Write a letter to yourself stating how proud you are and excited you feel that you ALREADY accomplished those goals and write in detail of how you showed up for yourself. Write it all out in present tense as if you’ve already accomplished it. Instead of “I hope I exercise consistently.” You will write “I love that I have exercised consistently just like I said I would!” Another example is “I’m trying to speak kindly to myself.” It’s going to be “I am speaking kindly to myself and noticing a huge boost in my energy and discipline since I picked up this new form of self talk.” 

There are no limits in this writing. You get to decide what the goals are and how you want to feel, write it out as if you've already accomplished that. Describe in detail what that feels like and even the changes you've noticed in your life because of it. Once you'e finished, fold up the letter and tuck it somewhere safe that you can come back to read it at the end of the challenge. 

January 3, 2023

 Completed the baseline challenge: ✅

5x:

15 air squats

10 push ups (knees)

5 burpees 

Time: 8:48 (I anticipate a much faster time at the end of the challenge when my cough is (hopefully) gone! 

Following the baseline I did 2 rounds…

20 oblique twists (20lb BD)

10 leg lifts

100 crunches

Run 400 m

Unfortunately, today was my first day back to work since Christmas break which meant SITTING in a training ALL DAY! 😩 To top it off, there was a meeting held at my school after hours so I chose to stay at the school to work. As I sat down to my computer to begin working I checked my steps…close to 6,000. I knew my goal of hitting 10,000 steps wouldn’t happen unless I put in the time…and work so off I went! I paced the hall of my school for about 30 mins and was able to do it! 🙌🏻 Here’s to chasing goals in 2023!

FOOD:

Rice Krispie mini 

Protein shake with collagen

Banana

Tangerine 

Jerky & cheese stick 

Coconut & marshmallow Built Puff bar 

1 c Dots home style pretzels 

Salad (lettuce, red bell pepper, hard boiled egg, chicken breast chunks (grilled), cheese crips, & ranch dressing)

1/2 c cottage cheese with rice cake chips 

DRINKS:

12 oz Diet Pepsi

Water - 80oz

November 14, 2022

 ✅Protein - 171.5 grams 

✅Water - 84 oz

✅ Workout 30 mins

✅Walk 10,000+ steps

✅10 mins journal, read or meditate

✅Less than 30 mins social media

BREAKFAST - Protein shake with collagen (43.5 g)

SNACK - Tillamook medium cheddar snack (5 g), 1/2 One Protein bar (cinnamon roll) (10 g)

LUNCH - 1/2 c shredded chicken taco (meat only) with ranch (31 g), string cheese (7 g)

SNACK - Shamrock Farms protein shake (30 g)

DINNER - 2 hamburger steak patties (30 g), corn on the cob (4.5 g)

DESSERT - 1/2 Lolo’s Buff Bakery Muddy Buddy cookie (10.5 g)

Lately I’ve been taking my turn with lunch recess just so I can hit my daily steps. Today I walked for 43 mins and got 2.35 miles. 🏃🏼‍♀️🙌🏻

November 11, 2022

 

✅Protein - 171 grams 

✅Water - 106 oz

✅ Workout 30 mins

✅Walk 10,000+ steps

✅10 mins journal, read or meditate

✅Less than 30 mins social media

PRE-WORKOUT SNACK - mini Rice Krispie 

BREAKFAST - Protein shake with collagen (43.5 g)

SNACK - power crunch wafer (bday cake) (20 g)

LUNCH - Prima Della Cajun Turkey breast lunch meat (24 g) and 1/2 c carrots with ranch, 2 miniatures Hershey bars

SNACK - protein one protein bar (strawberries & cream) (10 g)

DINNER - chick-fil-a sandwich (29 g) with 1/2 order waffle fries (2.5 g) & Diet Dr Pepper

Snack - core power elite chocolate drink (42 g)

WOD:

Someone caught me at the gym which kept me from starting my workout at my usual time. Instead I decided to walk/run. I used my lunch break to walk 2 miles and work on hitting my 10,000+ miles per day! 🙌🏻

November 2, 2022

 2.53 mile morning walk

October 17, 2022

 2.67 mile morning walk

October 5, 2022

 2.5 mile morning walk 😊

September 28, 2022

 Morning walk: 2.55 miles 

September 21, 2022

 2.6 mile morning walk with friends! 🙌🏻

August 27, 2022

 

Today’s exercise was a 1.5 mile walk down a country road at sunset. There’s nothing better than country living! ❤️

Breakfast - chocolate protein shake with collagen & roll with butter & freezer strawberry jam 

Lunch - 6 (homemade) meatballs and 1/2c chicken macaroni salad (and dessert:                 4 chocolate covered raspberries & 10 PB M&Ms

Snack - approximately 10 mini dill pickles with ranch dip & 7 chunks watermelon with a slice of home made carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. 😕 (It’s hard to turn down anything homemade from my MIL!)

Water - 80oz (plus 👇🏻)

18oz Essential Amino Energy 

August 24, 2022

 2.5 mile walk 

Pre-workout snack - mini Rice Krispie treat (45 cal)

Breakfast - chocolate protein shake with collagen 

Snack - Smart Oat Bar & layered fruit bar 

Lunch - BBQ Ranch salad kit (1/2 bag)

Snack - Chocolate chip cookie dough quest bar

Dinner - chick-Fil-a sandwich with sauce 

Water - 90oz (plus 👇🏻)

14oz Essential Amino Energy 

August 21, 2022

Breakfast - (1) slice zucchini bread & chocolate protein shake with collagen 

Lunch - egg McMuffin (egg, muffin & cheese) & chips with spinach dip 

Snack - Built bar (PB brownie) & frozen go-gurt 

Dinner -

Water - 80oz 

2mile walk in the evening with Kim 😊

August 20, 2022

 

Workout: (2) walks (to and from church), swimming, surfing 

Breakfast - (2) slices zucchini bread 

Snack - (1) slice zucchini bread 

Lunch - chick-fil-a cool wrap with avocado ranch and 1 chicken strip 

Snack - 6 gummy worms & 16 PB M&Ms (150 cal)

Dinner -small cookie dough Blizzard from DQ. Came home and had 10 more PB M&Ms 😕

Water - 72 oz 

14oz Essential Amino Energy 

(I didn’t drink ALL of the amino drink 👆🏻, but with the water in it I’d say I drank 80 oz

August 13, 2022

3.5 miles of walking in an amusement park today (Lagoon)

Breakfast - chocolate protein shake with collagen & 1/2 

Snack - 15 teddy Graham cookies  

Lunch - (2) Pb&j roll sandwich & 2 apple slices 

Snack - 15 teddy Graham cookies

Dinner - J Dawg’s beef hotdog with special sauce & dill pickle, bag of Hawaiian sweet Maui onion chips, 20 peanut M&Ms

Water - 86oz

February 15, 2016

I walked for an hour on my treadmill at a 4.5 speed.


Breakfast:  flatbread pb&j
Snack:  handful of plain M&Ms :(
Lunch:  3 slices smoked turkey, 1/2 an avocado and 2 slices Gouda cheese
Dinner:  Chick-Fil-A:  grilled chicken wrap with chick-fil-a dipping sauce.  I was proud of myself for just ordering the wrap, until my husband said he didn't like his waffle fries and I willingly accepted his offer of finishing his!  ugh!

Water:  80 oz

Monday Measurements:
Bust - 32"
Waist - 28" (+1/2")
Hips - 38"  (+1/2")
Thigh - 21" (-1/2")
Calf - 13 1/2" 

Weight - 134.3

January 27, 2016

Breakfast:  Activia blueberry yogurt
Snack:  slice of coconut bread a co-worker brought in
Lunch:  flatbread pb&j
Snack:  2 handfuls of Reese's PB chips
Dinner:  

Water:  80 oz. 

I walked on my treadmill for 70 mins. and went 5 miles @ a 4.3 pace while watching my show... The Biggest Loser!

January 25, 2016

Chest - 31 1/4"  (down 3/4")
Waist - 27 1/2"
Hips - 37" (down 1/2")
Thigh - 21" (down 1/2")   
Calf - 13 1/2"

Weight - 132.8   (+ 3.8 lbs)...frosting will do that to a person!

TOTAL SO FAR:  1 3/4" lost and 2.1 lbs lost


Breakfast:  1/2 c. Acai juice and blueberry Activia yogurt
Snack:  Kellogg's pastry crisps (flat pop tarts) strawberry
Lunch:  ham & bean soup with 1 c. Asian chicken salad
Snack:  1/2 c. Acai juice and strawberry Activia yogurt
Dinner:  leftovers...2 pancakes with pb & syrup
*guilty...I had 3 vanilla wafer cookies and 1 fudge striped cookie for the 100th day of school. :(
I realize that I can't beat myself up over giving in and eating sugar occasionally.  I am not overweight and I know that, but that isn't the point of cutting sugar out.  For me, sugar makes me feel bloated, tired and overall unhealthy.  A little sugar isn't going to kill me.  I am happy to be more aware of it though.Water:  80 oz.

I walked on my treadmill tonight and here is my comparision against my Garmin Vivosmart that I got for Christmas and my treadmill's data...

Time - 63:09

Treadmill - 4.5 miles @ 4.3 pace                   
Fitness Tracker - 3.2 miles @ 3.0 pace, 214 calories burned

I haven't synced my steps to my actual pace yet so I need to do that so it can be more accurate!  Either way, I got in some extra burn today!