My breakfasts this week will consist of my protein pancakes. I made them with banana and vanilla whey protein. YUM!
For my lunches this week I made a chicken with vegetables and rice soup. Very very simple, but oh-so-tasty! I could pair this up with various salads (Udos oil and vinegar dressing) and have a filling lunch that isn't loaded with unnecessary fats!I also have some shredded ginger chicken that I could pair with baked sweet potato and have a lunch that is packed with flavor, but easy on the waistline!
With my recent workouts, I'm definitely feeling some soreness in my muscles. I've got to make sure and eat lots of protein to fuel those muscles! I'm also taking a great recovery drink, Xtend, that has the 2:1:1 ratio of Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine and L-Valine), Glutamine, Citrulline Malate, and Vitamin B6.
For dinner:
Monday- Spicy Chicken with maple-glaze and steamed veggies
Tuesday- Salmon steaks with steamed broccoli
Wednesday- Spinach salad with onion, feta and tomatoes topped with tuna and boiled eggs
Thursday- Cheat meal; Girls' Night Out! (I'll go healthy with grilled chicken, topped with salsa and a rice pilaf minus the butter)
Friday- Peppered Chicken and Shrimp kabobs with brown rice and grilled veggies
Sunday, January 9, 2011
It is on like Donkey Kong!
Tomorrow begins our Challenge! I am super excited. I would like to lose about 6-8lbs, no more.
Here are my goals this week:
HIIT 3 Days
Strength Train 3 Days
Clean eating every day (my cheat meal will be Thursday evening for my GNO!)
I'll most likely hit the gym Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. If anyone is around this weekend and would like to do HIIT on Saturday morning, call me! If I've got a buddy, I'd like to run a few miles outside! It will be COLD, but that will insure we keep moving!
Here are my goals this week:
HIIT 3 Days
Strength Train 3 Days
Clean eating every day (my cheat meal will be Thursday evening for my GNO!)
I'll most likely hit the gym Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. If anyone is around this weekend and would like to do HIIT on Saturday morning, call me! If I've got a buddy, I'd like to run a few miles outside! It will be COLD, but that will insure we keep moving!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Promoting Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred!
I cannot rave enough about this workout. I use it as a great "filler" when I can't get to the gym or I'm running short on time. Its just 20 minutes and it is INTENSE! I've got Jessica and my friend, Aubrey, all set to start it while they do the Biggest Loser Challenge.Everyone I know that has done it has seen great results.
The DVD is available at Sam's Club right now for $8.88! All you need is a small area to workout, 5lb hand weights and 20 minutes to give your all and get a hardcore, results guaranteed workout!!! Check it out!
Ginger Chicken
I needed something fast and easy to do with Chicken breasts, so today, I have ginger, garlic, pepper and chicken roasting in the crockpot. I got the idea from Tosca Reno's Clean Eating Recharged book. When the chicken is finished, I'll shred it and use it to top salads, put in wraps or just eat on its own. My house smells SOOOOO good and I can't wait to try it out!
Tosca also has a great sauce to put over the chicken using natural peanut butter, hot chili oil, and juice from an orange. I can't wait to see how this tastes! YUM!
Tosca also has a great sauce to put over the chicken using natural peanut butter, hot chili oil, and juice from an orange. I can't wait to see how this tastes! YUM!
Friends and Family
I think the most exciting thing for me this week has been getting to help my sister-in-law, Jessica. She had a baby in 2009, my beautiful niece, and like all new moms she's wanting to get back to that prebaby body. Jessica is participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge and I'm helping her (and anyone else who asks) clean up her diet, stick to an exercise routine and get the results she wants, deserves and is willing to work for!
On Thursday night I helped Jessica by going grocery shopping with her. We did what I call "perimeter shopping" and $150 later, she was going home with groceries that were fresh, not prepackaged, no preservatives added and enough ingredients to create several clean eating meals.
I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to have her text message or call asking me to walk her through cooking a healthy clean meal! I am excited because I know how hard she is working to do the best for herself and her family (which is MY family!) This is a big deal since Jessica isn't really a "cook" and I know that she is putting herself out there and stepping out of her element to move towards a healthy lifestyle.
It is a wonderful feeling sharing good health habits with those you love. I'm looking forward to this journey with Jessica. I think she's going to rock it in 2011and she'll be bikini ready, our joke is that she'll be a MILF, by early summer!
GO JESSICA!!!
On Thursday night I helped Jessica by going grocery shopping with her. We did what I call "perimeter shopping" and $150 later, she was going home with groceries that were fresh, not prepackaged, no preservatives added and enough ingredients to create several clean eating meals.
I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to have her text message or call asking me to walk her through cooking a healthy clean meal! I am excited because I know how hard she is working to do the best for herself and her family (which is MY family!) This is a big deal since Jessica isn't really a "cook" and I know that she is putting herself out there and stepping out of her element to move towards a healthy lifestyle.
It is a wonderful feeling sharing good health habits with those you love. I'm looking forward to this journey with Jessica. I think she's going to rock it in 2011and she'll be bikini ready, our joke is that she'll be a MILF, by early summer!
GO JESSICA!!!
It has been a busy week!
A lot has happened this week. I think that the week will result in many blog posts; I don't want to ramble on and on in one post so I will break it down into several posts for each topic.
I knew I wouldn't be alone with the New Year's resolution to lose some extra weight and tone-up, so I thought about the joy in helping others succeed and decided to start a "BIGGEST LOSERS" challenge with my company (staff and clients!) So here we go: BBCLC's Biggest Loser Challenge 2011
Here are the rules:
1. A before picture of you must be emailed to me at aliceanneloftus@msn.com by Monday at Noon. (take the picture in whatever you are comfortable wearing. I suggest a pair of shorts and sports bra so that you see maximum results! These pictures are 100% safe with me. At the end of the challenge, we do encourage the top three winners to share their before and after picture IF THEY ARE COMFORTABLE; you'll see that the transformation is incredible!!!
2. A scale picture (must be a digital scale) with your starting weight must be emailed to me by Noon on Monday as well.
3. Every Monday, your current weight must be emailed to me by Noon. I will not wait for weights to be submitted. If you do not mail me your weight, I will mark it as the previous week's weight. The second time you miss a weight, you are disqualified and forfeit your $20. No picture is needed for weekly weigh-ins.
4. Every week, include the number of minutes you exercised along with your weight.
5. The final week, EVERYONE must take an after picture and a picture of your final weight on a digital scale. This must be emailed to me no later than Noon!
6. Each week I will post results by 7:00 PM; there will be weekly winners for total % lost and total minutes spent exercising.
Start Date: January 10th
End Date: April 4th
Prizes:
1st Place- Total % of weight lost; wins ALL MONEY IN THE POT
2nd Place- Total % of weight lost; prize TBA
3rd Place- Total % of weight lost; prize TBA
Total # of POUNDS lost; prize TBA
Weekly Winners:
Most Minutes Exercised: Prize TBA
Most % of weight loss for the week: Prize TBA
I am so excited about this challenge because I'm working with women that I know and love! We already have over $600 in the pot and I think that the next 12 weeks are going to be INTENSE!!! Let's get going!
I knew I wouldn't be alone with the New Year's resolution to lose some extra weight and tone-up, so I thought about the joy in helping others succeed and decided to start a "BIGGEST LOSERS" challenge with my company (staff and clients!) So here we go: BBCLC's Biggest Loser Challenge 2011
Here are the rules:
1. A before picture of you must be emailed to me at aliceanneloftus@msn.com by Monday at Noon. (take the picture in whatever you are comfortable wearing. I suggest a pair of shorts and sports bra so that you see maximum results! These pictures are 100% safe with me. At the end of the challenge, we do encourage the top three winners to share their before and after picture IF THEY ARE COMFORTABLE; you'll see that the transformation is incredible!!!
2. A scale picture (must be a digital scale) with your starting weight must be emailed to me by Noon on Monday as well.
3. Every Monday, your current weight must be emailed to me by Noon. I will not wait for weights to be submitted. If you do not mail me your weight, I will mark it as the previous week's weight. The second time you miss a weight, you are disqualified and forfeit your $20. No picture is needed for weekly weigh-ins.
4. Every week, include the number of minutes you exercised along with your weight.
5. The final week, EVERYONE must take an after picture and a picture of your final weight on a digital scale. This must be emailed to me no later than Noon!
6. Each week I will post results by 7:00 PM; there will be weekly winners for total % lost and total minutes spent exercising.
Start Date: January 10th
End Date: April 4th
Prizes:
1st Place- Total % of weight lost; wins ALL MONEY IN THE POT
2nd Place- Total % of weight lost; prize TBA
3rd Place- Total % of weight lost; prize TBA
Total # of POUNDS lost; prize TBA
Weekly Winners:
Most Minutes Exercised: Prize TBA
Most % of weight loss for the week: Prize TBA
I am so excited about this challenge because I'm working with women that I know and love! We already have over $600 in the pot and I think that the next 12 weeks are going to be INTENSE!!! Let's get going!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Music to get you Moving!
I love this song as my warm-up. The emotion and intensity gets me so motivated. I like a slow, strong song to start up and then I just rock the rest of the workout!
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