Happy Sunday! I have decided to get back to my week in review posts. It is such a great accountability tool for me. I posted on my Facebook last week about the struggle I am facing right now with trying to work through my relationship with food. For a large part of my life I have been on the restrict/binge pattern. I also have a tendency to get really close to my goal then sabotage my progress. I am working with Anna Lavonne Richardson to help me overcome these obstacles that are holding me back from getting to where I want to be with my health and fitness. It is a whole other post in itself, but I just wanted to share a bit of what I am going through right now. I know I am not alone in the struggle. Once I get farther along in my journey I will post an update. I hope that one day I can post about how I was able to overcome this struggle and get to a good balanced place. I have been there before and I know I can get there again and this time stay there for the rest of my life. If this is something you are going through too, send me a message, we can do it together. Having a support system is important, and knowing that you are not the only one and not alone helps so much too! You are worth the time it takes to work on the person you want to become. That is my goal for 2015, to over come this hard point in my life and move forward. It comes down to the mental aspect of it all and having positive self talk. It is all a work in progress.
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Monday- lifting: chest & arms, cardio: HIIT intervals on the treadmill 20 minutes
Tuesday- rest day
Wednesday- lifting: back & shoulders, cardio: tabata 20 minutes
Thursday- lifting: arms, cardio: HIIT treadmill intervals 30 minutes
Friday- lifting: legs, cardio: plyo intervals during my leg workout.
Saturday- rest day (I had planned on getting a workout in, however my little one cut her toe pretty deep and I had to take her to get it glued to stop the bleeding...stressful afternoon! She is okay though, she didn't even cry once, she is a tough little girl.)
Sunday- rest day
Total calories burned according to my Polar Heart Rate Monitor- 2082
My plan for this week is to get all my workouts in! Life can definitely get in the way sometimes and Christmas is this week. We don't have anything going on until the evening so I plan on getting all my workouts in. I love to workout....if I had someone making all my meals for me life would be so much easier. I do enjoy cooking, it's the cleanup I don't love!
Here is my plan for the week:
Monday: lifting: chest & arms, cardio: 20 minutes HIIT treadmill intervals
Tuesday: lifting: legs, cardio: 20 minutes tabata
Wednesday (Christmas Eve): lifting: back & shoulders, cardio: 20 minutes HIIT treadmill intervals
Thursday (Christmas): cardio- Jillian Michaels Kickboxing- arms & abs 40 total minutes, 30 Minutes of Jillian Michaels Yoga inferno
Friday: lifting: legs (no cardio)
Saturday: rest or steady state cardio in the morning
Sunday: cardio and yoga
I am hoping that having a plan will help me to stay on track. Usually is does help to know what I am doing each week. Do you plan your workouts in advance?
The other thing that helps is thinking about what I am going to make each day to have in my fridge. My eating is so much better when I am prepared with healthy choices and I am not eating out so much.
Here is a quick peek of what my weekly dinners looks like:
Tonight: turkey burgers with zucchini pasta and a little tomato sauce
Monday: leftovers
Tuesday: pork chops and Brussels sprouts
Wednesday: Christmas Eve dinner with my in-laws
Thursday: Christmas dinner with my family
Friday: most likely Christmas dinner leftovers
Saturday: a dinner out at a restaurant
Sunday: back to Turkey burgers, this time I will do a salad with hummus on the side.
My breakfasts are always similar, eggs, either bacon or chicken sausage (Applegate Farms), and fruit. Sometimes I make Kodiak Cakes protein pancakes, or a piece of Rudi's gluten free toast or hash browns. Lunch is always a post-workout protein shake. Then I have an afternoon snack usually an apple and almond butter. Having some structure helps during the week. Sometimes I will have lunch out with my little one or friends during the week too.
What does your week look like? Do you plan your meals in advance?
I also have some fun news! I am working with a few of my Sweat Pink Sisters, Amber of Bold Fit Mom and Upala from Pretty In Pink Fitness to create a weekly linkup! I have been trying to get involved in more linkups. It is a great way to meet new bloggers and find new blogs to read and be inspired from. We are hoping to get launched after the first of the year. Which will be great since this is when people start to pay more attention to their health and fitness! Stay tuned for more details and the launch date! If you are a blogger we hope you join us!
Have a wonderful Holiday week with your families! Make some time for your fitness and remember that at most it is 2 meals that you have to indulge, its not a whole week! You can stay on track to reaching your goals with a little planning.
Today I am linking up with Mommy Runs Fast and Jill Conyers for the Weekly Meal Planning Link up. Check it out and find some other super cool blogs to follow!!
