Weigh in #2 & Low Carbs

Hello everyone,
This is a quick post right before my Saturday Sweat Session.  Yesterday was going very well, until we went out to dinner in a Mexican restaurant I love Jalisco.

Well, there were nachos involved and needless to say I could not say no.  Here is a pic of it, just to give you an idea of the damage:

I dont know how alcohol works for you, but it always makes a lot of damage in my body.  I woke up bloated, pretty much feeling like a balloon.  Just had some coffee, started to blog and heading to the gym soon.  

Before I got there, I had the "brilliant" idea to weight myself, to keep true to this challenge.  What a bunch of bologna.  Obviously I am bloated and this is going to reflect negatively in the scale.  I weigh in #2 at 137lbs.  That is 2lbs up and 7 lbs away from my goal weigh of 130lbs.  This is so freaking challenging because i have been between 135lbs -137lbs FOREVER.  

I dont hate the scale, and I dont think the scale is my enemy.  Actually, the scale and my mirror pretty much tell me how far I have come and how far I need to go.  I am just wondering how long am I supposed to be between 135lbs-137lbs?  This is so annoying!  

Goals for the week: 

1. Continue doing what I am doing

2.  Protein week.  Let's remove the carbs and see what happens :).  See you soon! 

Crazy Busy at Work & Lunch Ideas

Hello to the ladies out there,
Work has been crazy busy.  I haven't sit down in my office for more than 2 hrs.  I have been packing my lunch 1, lunch 2 and morning snack every day.  That is not big news, I pretty much have been doing this since I went back to my full time job (3 years ago).  Here are a few shots of what I have been packing:

This is about a 1/3 cup of rice, left steak, and broccoli. 

One of my biggest strengths in eating healthy is packing my own food.  I pretty much I pack everywhere I go, and when I don't pack enough food, I eat badly.  I should know better by now, but with a full time job and aspirations to be a fitmommy, I get tired sometimes, and slack. 

One advice I would like to give to fitmommies out there is that you should also pack.  It does not matter if you are packing your lunch to work or just to run errands.  The important thing is to take your own food.  I want to share with you my lunch bag: 

I have this lunch bag for 1 year.  I got from Michael for my birthday and it fits a ton of food. 

You can see most of my stuff.  I have a sandwich on the top for Mason, I have my 2 meals, my fat burner, apple sauce for Mason, salad dressing, a box with plastic forks and a salt shaker. 

I can give more information and share better pics of my lunch box.  Let me know if you are interested.

Tomorrow is my weight in day.  Keep posted :)

Catching Up and Weigh-In #1

Hello everyone,

Life took a crazy turn, and we have been crazy busy at the house.  Mason has a strong cold, including fever and all, so Michael and I had to miss some work to be with him at home.  Grap a cup of coffee because there is a lot to catch up on....

Here is a shot of our little guy trying to get better.  His eyes look so tired, poor guy.

Although it was very hard to take care of a sick child, work and the house, I was able to keep the challenge going.  I did not miss a single day at the gym and continued to be alert about food choices and my meal replacement.  On Thursday, when I came home to stay with Mason, I was able to make a batch of gluten-free power pancakes.  Here is the recipe and how it turned out. 

Paloma's Gluten Free Power Pancakes: 

1 1/2 cups of organic gluten free pancake mix 

1 cup of almond milk

2 eggs 

1 scoop of your favorite whey protein

*I used chocolate flavor and added some organic chocolate chips on top of my pancakes. 

Directions: 

Mix all the ingredients and cook pancakes

Here is the brand I use it and totally recommend.  I looked for it at Walmart today and couldn't find it, so you would have better luck finding it in grocery stores. 

I also had picked up this bottle of sugar free syrup a while ago, but had never used it.  I love it, but it does not taste like butter, as the packaging promises.

The pancakes came out delicious and it was really hard to only eat two at a time.  For my second meal on Thursday night, I had it with butter, sugar free syrup, eggs and cheese.  Too much? Maybe, but that is one of my goals for next week.  

On Friday, I had Weigh In #1 (04/08).  It was not what I expected, but I was not disappointed.  I weighted in at 135 lbs.  We have to take into consideration that it was my time of the month (actually it started that day), and that I had sick child at home.  Is that an excuse? Ok, I am using it as an excuse.  

So.... what were the successes and needs improvements of my first week.  Let's start with the good stuff

• Went to the gym 5 times this week and gave it 100% 
• Had meal replacement shakes 3 times 
• No butter except for one day 
• Maintained or maybe even eliminated some weight (hard to tell because of my period)

Needs Improvement

• More use of meal replacements 
• More portion control 

Overall, I am so excited with the outcome of this week.  It truly is a mental game.  Today for example, we went to a cute little town for dinner with the in-laws.  The hubby decided to go to a famous mom and pop donut store.  Take a look at these: 

 

Some of the delicious treats at Sugar Shack in Cocoa Village

The staff was young and friendly.  Too bad there isn's a seating area available for customers

Got myself a small cappuccino made with fat-free milk.  I cannot believe I resisted :) 

Michael and Mason relaxed while I enjoyed my coffee

I am sorry I forgot to get a shot of dinner.  It was a grilled chicken flat bread, and some of Mason's flat bread pizza.  Again, the portion was not perfect, but at least I worked out today and had a shake for lunch.  

Goals for Next Week: 

• Portion Control 
• Meal replacement every day starting Sunday 
• Gym 6 times (one week day off) 

Thank you for those who stayed to the end.  

See you soon fit mommies and remember you can do it all!!!!

Day 2: Me & My Fat Arms

Everyone has a least favorite part of their body.  Mine, right now, is my arms.  OMG, they are fat.  They have no definitions (besides when I am working out).  The rest of the day, they are just chubby.  I really want to measure them and pray that it will actually show a difference in the end of 6 weeks.

I am going to post one of my favorite arms workouts.  I love working on my shoulders and my triceps.  How about you guys? What is your least favorite body? What do you need to work on?

Ladies, please don't tell me you are worried about this workout and bulking up (side eye). 

Back to the challenge>  Still going strong.  Went to the gym today and worked on my biceps.  Had a post-workout, a Greek yogurt for morning snack and for lunch 

This is a 1/3 of a cup of Jasmine rice, shredded chicken and broccoli.  

When I got home, I had more of the chicken with guacamole, cheese and lettuce.  It was so good. By the time I went to bed, I was not hungry again, so I didn't have my shake.  Tomorrow I will make sure to drink it, regardless of my hungry.  

Peace and have a good night. 

6 Weeks of Clean Eating & Dinner Shakes

Hello mommies out there,

For the next 5 weeks, I am going through a mental challenge.  Yes, this is a fit blog, but really....For those who already workout and eat clean, you know that 90% of it, is mental.

I always wanted to, and started, but never finished, one of my challenges.  Raise your hand if you ever tried a challenge and never finished? Many of us!  I am so sick of starting a challenge and not finishing it :(.  This time it has to work.

I am not going to discuss too much about it, or share this challenge with a lot of people.  It is a mental game, and I have made up my mind.  This is going to happen for the next 5 weeks.

Rules of the Challenge: 

1. Clean foods only (Protein, fats, and low carbs).
2. Portion control (Carbs & fats under portion control).
3. Dinner Shakes (Shakes for dinner).
4. Workouts 6 days a week.
5.  Post on the blog everyday.

I am going to post a picture every Friday with my weight.  I need to keep reminding myself it is a mental game.  I cannot wait to see where this is going to take me!