Fitness Week 2 Update
Week 2 Fitness Update: I am two weeks into my journey, and although I can't see the change in my body, I can definitely feel it. I have more energy, and my body is moving easier, even when it's sore from the workouts done the previous days. Even my posture has started to improve.
Challenges from the week: The only challenges I've had this week are my sweet tooth. I am craving snacks and sweets so bad. My daughter always likes to have a little treat when I pick her up from school, and it's so hard not to indulge along with her. But I am standing strong, and not giving in! When those cravings hit, I make a small bowl of yogurt with peanut butter and a tablespoon of local honey. It’s healthy, packed with protein, and just sweet enough to curb those cravings.
I hit most of my step marks for the week, except for Thursday, where I only got 6,390, but the following days were even 10k or higher. And while I think that evens out in the long run, I still want to try harder to hit that 10k mark every day.
Measurements from beginning.
Measurement Updates:
Arms: 25cm
Waist: 77cm
Stomach: 87cm
Glutes: 94cm
Thighs: 54cm
Activity Stats:
Steps:72,219
Exercise: 5hrs 52 min
Calories: 3,164
From now on, I am only going to include the dinners that I have, because more than often, my lunches are just left overs from the dinners before. And I don’t typically eat breakfast. Though if I do eat something different, I will make sure to put it in here!
FRIDAY:
Roast Beef & Mashed Potatoes
We went to our friends new house tonight, and he cooked for us. I’m not sure what the recipe was, but I can tell you that it was some of the most tender and flavorful roast I have ever had.
SATURDAY:
Philly Cheesesteak:
We typically eat this when we can’t think of anything else to eat. It’s easy to make on our Blackstone, and Josh loves using that thing. We don’t eat anything else with it.
SUNDAY:
Smash Burgers.
This is another one of those staples in our family since we got the Blackstone (Josh is kind of obsessed with it right now), and I don’t’ have a problem with it. We got 82lbs (I think) of ground beef when we bought half a cow, and we are making good use of it.
MONDAY:
Pineapple Chicken with Rice.
This was a new one for me, and it’s now something we will probably have every week for the next month. It is so flavorful and moist. The recipe didn’t call for the chicken to be seasoned, but we used a honey garlic powder to coat and it came out perfectly. Here is the recipe that I followed.
TUESDAY:
French Toast.
We have a friend who comes over often (the same one who made the roast beef) and he has enjoyed making us French Toast lately. And when I say “French Toast” I don’t mean just eggs, milk and some bread. No. This is all-in French Toast. I don’t know the recipe for this one either, but I can tell you that it has sugar, orange zest, and the bread is stale but soaked in the mixture for a certain amount of time. I have a major sweet tooth, so it always hits the spot, but I do have to limit myself with this fitness journey I am on.
Wednesday:
Chicken Nachos.
We had some left over chicken from our pineapple and rice, so we used that to make some chicken nachos.
Peyton (my daughter) used to have swim class every Wednesday, and I wouldn’t have time to cook those days (I mean, I did have time. I could have done it before we left, but I didn’t want to), so we would typically just eat Taco Bueno those nights. She has recently quit her classes, but we haven’t quite got over wanting burritos and nachos that day, so have found more healthy and cheaper ways to go about it.
THURSDAY:
Mediterranean Steak Bowls.
I added poached eggs to ours and it was delicious.
This is another new one that I tried. And it’s another one that will be a staple for the next few weeks.
Here is the recipe I followed for that one.
The original recipe calls for yogurt, which I did use this time, but next time I think I’ll replace it with cottage cheese and see how much it changes.
Next Weeks Plans
This coming week, I will back to the “Week 1 & 3” workouts. It will be mostly body weight and dumbbells.
This seems to be the easiest way. It is less set up which makes it less time consuming, though I do like working with the machine, too.
I am pleased with how my week has gone, and am looking forward to week 3.
Week 3 new challenge: Wake up earlier in the day and do partial workouts while the kids are asleep. I also got a new greens mixture from Costco and want to start drinking that ever morning.
What else would you like to see from me in my fitness updates? Are you partaking in the challenge with me? How are things going for you?
