I know I've Been a Bad Girl

Ok, so I didn't keep up with posting about my workouts and all, but I've been kind of busy.  Well that is all going to change now since I was recently fired.  I'm not going to get into the details here, but it's basically a bunch of bull! Anyway, so as I am looking for a new position and trying to eat as "cheap" as I can, I will be looking for ways to try to eat healthy and cheap. 

One of the ways I have come across is by buying from Farmer's Markets.  This site: Fargo Farmer's Markets lists local Farmer's Markets in the FM Area.  Some other great ways to eat cheap is to buy in bulk, save as much as you can in leftovers by pre-portioning your food before you eat.  By specifically setting your portion size when you "dish up" at the dinner table you not only have leftovers (provided everyone else doesn't pig out), but you also don't overeat this way.  Another great way to make sure you fill up at any meal, is to drink 8 oz of water before you eat and make sure you also drink another 8 oz with your meal.

Since I will have more time on my hands I will posting way more often.  I am also starting another blog dedicated to music and movies and anything else entertainment related.

I want everyone to know that I am staying as positive as I can with my recent loss and looking at it like even though this door in my life has closed, I know another bigger and better door will soon open.  Thank you to everyone who is there for me and if you wanna help me out, send people to my blogs!

Much love, hugs and kisses!

Hitting a Rut in Weight Loss

Okay, so we've all been there, right?  We do really well, then we hit a rough patch.  We stop losing weight, start to fall off track of eating healthy, get lazy, start to gain a bit back.  It's frustrating when we fall off the "healthy lifestyle" wagon.  But it happens and we just need to dust ourselves off, kick ourselves in the butt and get right back on the right track!! So this is exactly what has happened to me and I've finally narrowed down my problem or breaking point.  As you may already know, I've been doing Chalean Extreme.  However, I've never been able to consistently get through the full program.  It's a 90 day program that consists of three levels of weight training; Burn Circuit, Push Circuit and Lean Circuit.  I can get through the first circuit pretty well, but I start to waver the last week or two of the Push Circuit and it takes me two weeks to do one week's worth of workouts.  It's frustrating because I get more and more hungry the heavier the weights I lift.  Which proves that I'm achieving exactly what I am suppose to in building a higher metabolism.  The downfall to that higher metabolism is how ravenously hungry I get and that's when I start to lose it.  I get so hungry that I have to eat constantly and then I end up eating some really crappy foods which in turn, drains my energy and my motivation to keep working out.

So, I've decided to start the program over from scratch.  And to help keep me on track, I've decided to blog about my workouts to not only be accountable but to show you guys my progress, my triumphs and my struggles.  So Monday was Day 1, and I did Burn Circuit 1.  Felt amazing doing it and feeling that way again helps motivate me to keep doing it and eat healthy so to not ruin my results.  Tuesday was rest day.  Today will be Burn Circuit 2, Thursday is cardio, Friday is Burn Circuit 3, Saturday is Cardio and stretching and Sunday is rest day.  I will update as to how each workout goes, and how I feel I did.

Also, on Monday weighed in at 138.  Haven't done measurements lately, but I will starting next week.  Please feel free to leave comments of encouragement as I may need them along the way.

Til next time!

Skinny Phoenix