Thursday & Friday last week, I had whole grains in the morning for breakfast, then no mas the rest of the day. I had plenty of veggies & lean protein with legumes. Thursday it was black beans and Friday I added lentils with lunch.
Still cutting down on the dairy & fruit. A banana in the morning with breakfast. And I'm good with that.
I've been rereading The Eat Clean Diet for some ideas. But I winged it today. Lunch was 4 oz of grilled chicken breast, 1/4 cup of lentils with grilled peppers and asparagus, and roasted brussel sprouts. Apparently I like brussell sprouts now. And cabbage too, for that matter.
This week, whole grains in the mornings for breakfast with eggs, then lunch and dinner will be grain free. Well, dinner is always grain-free for me anyway, (salad with chicken breast) has been for a long time now, so not much of a change there.
I'm thinking of adding a legume every other day with lunch. I like canelinini beans & black beans. I don't want to go too crazy, just a quarter cup with lunch every other day. Different veggies that I don't always have, like grape tomatoes. I reserve the right to change my mind about the legumes, tho. Still just thinking about it.
How does that sound to you, Ileana? :-)
I was going to go to yoga tonight, but since
God help me. I either leave that place cursing up a storm or frustrated to the point of wanting to punch something. Sometimes both.
Frustrated because I know I'm being pushed beyond what I can do, pushed beyond my limits, and pushed beyond what my body is capable of. Frustrated because sometimes I'd like to smack the trainer and tell him to leave me alone. Even though I know this shit is working, which only points out
Cursing because I'm already feeling sore as hell.
So mature, I know. Sucking it up tho. Results don't lie. And I can't either. So, I will be signing up for another month of this insanity. I want results more than I want to piss and moan about it. So I'm gonna suck it up & take it straight to goal weight.
Tonight was lots of upper body & core. Pushups, jabs, crosses, upper cuts, suspended delt flys, the ropes, pull ups on the Equalizer, planks, bicycle crunches & of course burpees.
If I could go back in time and kill the person that invented or thought up burpees, I would. That's justifiable homicide right there.
I was running late (what else is new), so I forgot to bring my HRM. Didn't matter, still worked my arse off. And I am already feeling the soreness in my shoulders.
Sweet cheebus. Uncertain I'll be able to feel my arms tomorrow.
On another note, since the Northeast hasn't had enough bad weather luck this year, yet another storm is predicted to hit our neck of the woods this week. Nobody seems to have a clue about it, so we may either get snow showers, rain, or 4-8 inches of the stuff.
Shrug. No use getting all worked up about since the weather can't be controlled, and Mother Nature is going to do whatever she wants to do. I have a feeling there will be gas lines & sheer panic in the grocery stores, as that's the new trend now in NY whenever a storm is set to hit. I did all the things yesterday & today, so I'm all set if a foot of snow decides to make its way here.
And with that, I am off to do food prep for tomorrow and hit the sack early.
{grinning so hard it should burn calories}...you don't know yet, do you? it hasn't hit the AHA moment sector...? {still grinning} honey that thing you just wrote there about exercising and doing something you [think you] hate but you're doing it again? all that chat or doing more than you [think your body] is capable to? Corazon you have become a Jock. there, I said it. go re-read your post your endorphins are giving you such a nice time and making you feel strong and all kickarse Mode that you've jumped from one side of the fence to the other and didn't even notice. LALALALA Hey isn't it awesome to be 'wrong' when it means you're doing/getting something Right? and truth: it's not about right or wrong, it's about trying, trying-this and-that until you hit the jackpot and the dividends are paid regularly and for the rest of your life. last august my neighbor made me get out of my comfort zone, doing something I didn't want to do but I tried it for a week and now I can't not do it-because it's so damn good for me. 10 yrs ago my best friend gave me a book that sat on my nightable for 5-6 months before I picked it up. Changed. My. Future. so enjoy it, laugh it up- get to know loving that there's a world full of stuff we don't wanna do but are good for taking us where we so damn much wanna go to.
ReplyDeletewhat does kellykells want to do this week? do you wanna go for 2 lbs instead of 1 1/2? perhaps 2 1/2? only you can answer that~ how much is it worth? no legumes for 7 days? once a week? ahh decisions, decisions...Enjoy the knowledge that You are Loving this new strong as nails, self-sacrificing warrior- don't miss acknowledging your Metamorphosis~ Felicidades!!! now go kicketh more arseth.
This post reminds me of a favorite quote of late: "You don't have to push past your limit--you just have to reach it more often." Ironman Andy Potts
ReplyDeleteDon't get pissed, Kelly, just be glad you're reaching your limit. Your muscles are getting ripped. Keep up the good work.
Sounds like you're giving it all a go. Sounds good!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the freaky weather -- shockingly, the Farmer's Almanac predicted it. I don't know how they do it, but they do! Craziness. Anyways, glad you are prepped, and glad you don't have to deal with the crazy's.
Keep up the work -- one way or the other, it's doing something for you!