WHOLE 30 CHALLENGE {08.18.2017}

Let's talk about the Whole 30 Challenge. I'm not sure I would call it a "challenge," it's more of a healthy lifestyle change than a challenge, but I see so many people say it's a challenge, so for now we will go with that. Alright, so this post is going to dish out all the details on how this challenge works. This is a 30 day lifestyle reboot to teach you how to cut out the things you normally crave that you know aren't good for your body, healthy, and weight.

We'll start with the "rules."

So for starters, this challenge focuses on eating things that are good, wholesome, and healthy for your body and it's functions. You'll see on the left side that you want to focus on eating things that are NOT processed!

I think the best part of this program is that it's a no-sympathy challenge. Basically, this program is designed to make you healthy, so you won't find anyone feeling sorry for you that you can't drink your coffee with sugar, or that you can't have cookies/icecream. On the Whole30 website, you'll find that their beliefs are this:

· Beating Cancer - IS hard

· Birthing a baby - IS hard

·Drinking your coffee without sugar - IS NOT hard!

I have to say...I agree! We, as humans, tend to make excuses. We think things are "impossible," when the reality is, it's easy, we just have to believe and know that it's not as hard as we think. Weightloss and eating healthy, are the same way! You can have a really great workout, sweating and heavy breathing, no excuses! Or you can go in with the mindset that you can't do it, that it's too hard, that you'll never be as good as the other people, and you'll find that you will get NOWHERE in life, especially in the fitness world, with that attitude.


"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."
- Henry Ford

Each day, I will be posting what I've eaten for that day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. I will let you in to our world for the next 30 days. This will be raw. This will be new, so be patient with us as we walk down this path for the next few weeks. I will try doing daily vlogs at the end of the evening with my husband to recap how we feel. I think the hardest part of this challenge, is not being able to weigh yourself or take measurements for the 30 days! Yes, that's part of the rules.
NO WEIGHING YOURSELF!

In addition to changing what we eat, we will also be continuing our workouts.
Here is my schedule:
Monday- Zumba or Cardio
Tuesday- BobyPump
Wednesday- BootCamp
Thursday- BodyCombat
Friday- Yoga
Saturday & Sunday- Rest or Cardio

So, that's it! That's our plan. You can find out more information about the Whole 30 program HERE!

 

Let me know if you've tried the Whole 30 program, and how you felt overall. For those that are interested in joining us on this journey, be sure to follow us and check in daily starting tomorrow so you can get all of the details and our menu!

WE CAN DO THIS! Our lives depend on it!

Sincerely,

LIFESTYLE CHANGE {08.03.2017}

As a working mom, with three jobs (Real Estate Agent, Photographer, and Full-Time Administrative Coordinator), and a wife, weight-loss and going to the gym can seem impossible. For my husband and I, we take any extra time after work with each other and our son. While we've always been big into fitness, we kind of fell off the wagon after I got pregnant. Even though I was eating healthy, I never wanted to cook (it grossed me out!), which meant my husband had to figure out what to eat and usually it was a fast food that he could just pick up quick and get home. After my son was born, weight-loss was hard because I couldn't work out for the first 6 months, since my C-section scar had re-opened after 8 weeks! And that meant that my husband was stuck doing most of the daily/nightly routines such as: cooking, cleaning, ect. Since he isn't a huge fan of cooking, he again tried to just pick up things that were fast so he could come home and help me with the baby since my tummy caused me so much trouble.

After 6 months post-partum, I was back in the kitchen and most of our meals were healthy, sheet-pan meals that were simple and easy. But occasionally, we would find a way to sneak in a cheat meal or two. In June, I started explaining to my husband that I wanted to incorporate working out and find a way to get rid of this "mommy-weight." We started by swapping our lunches for homemade meals rather than going out to eat, and dropped Sodas for the most part (unless we were out for dinner with the family). While we were doing good, cooking healthy foods, we still found it hard to drop the things we loved, i.e.: homemade cookies, ice-cream...you get the picture.

In July, I stopped making my famous homemade cookies, and started preparing myself for workouts and a healthier home menu. By mid-July, we found ourselves working out during our lunch breaks, which means we aren't cutting into our time as a family. We started a Paleo/Whole 30(more on that soon) only lifestyle and have continued it through today. We have had a few "slip-up's." We went to a place called Creamistry...it was delicious, but probably not the best decision. Overall, since we started our journey, we've done really well, but I want more. Sounds greedy, but I want to be the best me possible. Not just for my health, but for our son! I want to be able to play with him as he gets older and faster. I want to be able to enjoy activities with him without feeling like I have to quit half-way because I can't do it.

Insert the WHOLE 30 CHALLENGE! That's right, we've decided to take it to the next level! I'll explain briefly for now, but will do a full blog post about our Whole 30 Challenge and what it involves. First, I want to say that this will be starting after we return from our vacation, because as most know, it's very hard to do any type of dieting for the first time on vacation. It's basically like you're just waiting to slip up and fall back into the rabbit hole you just spent time climbing out of.

I will be posting daily to talk about what I've eaten that day, what workout I did, how I feel, but most importantly, I want to blog so we can track our progress and see how far we will have come once we reach the end. I will also have E (my husband) as a guest blogger so that he can share his stats, this way if you have a spouse you'd like to bring on board, you can see what it's like for a male.

Stay tuned for my next post to talk all about the Whole 30 Challenge!

Sincerely,

WEIGHTLOSS UPDATE {07.22.2015}

Last week, E and I started eating My Fit Foods. Although I have had it before, I was worried that E wouldn't like it. To my surprise, he loved it! We got back into the gym and so far things have been going great. In addition to the healthy eating, workouts, and vitamins, I have also been waist training (read tips here). So far, I have seen a great improvement. We have been following the workouts posted on Body Builder. You can see our workout plan here. I've been feeling the burn and can tell that I am pushing myself, which is good, for a while I was stuck in a plateau. No matter how many times I went to the gym in a week, I couldn't get past that weight plateau. Finally I realized, it's not about the weight scale but how my body image is changing. I've been impressed with the changes so far, even after one week.  

I've been mostly eating (2) boiled eggs in the mornings, My Fit Foods in the afternoons and for dinners. For snacks, if needed, I always had some type of fruit or veggie on the side waiting. Waist training really helps with not over eating so I usually do not need a snack. In addition to the eating healthy, I also drink (1) gallon of water a day.

I am currently taking (3) vitamins: Pre-natal, Fish Oil, and B12. The pre-natal is to help balance my hormones, fish oil is great for the heart and body systems, and B12 is used for a natural energy since I did not want to have to take pre-workouts or fat burners. I also decided to purchase some CoQ10 in addition to the other vitamins. CoQ10 has so many wonderful benefits. (read the benefits here)

Results after one week look great! I'm actually not mad about not dropping five pounds because I've noticed a huge difference in my appearance. Eating right and drinking water all day has definitely made great changes for my body.

Also, for my ladies, and gentlemen, with stretch marks the absolute best home-remedy for this is coconut oil. I have been using it day and night and have seen amazing results. I am not a huge fan of using chemicals and try my hardest to self-heal or home-remedy things, so when I started using the coconut oil, I was thankful that it was a natural ingredient. I typically use it with an essential oil mixture so it smells nice, and it's great to use closer to bed time, it's so relaxing and calming.

Looking forward to week two as I bump up my weights. Have you tried My Fit Foods? What did you think? What is your favorite meal, if you currently eat My Fit Foods? Thanks for catching up with me and please let me know if you have any weightloss tips, tricks, ideas, and more.

God Bless and Thank you for reading!

 

NEW E & ME=BLOG FACELIFT {03.02.2015}

First of all, HAPPY MARCH beauties! Hard to believe we are flying through this year and not looking back for a second.

So recently, E and I suffered a miscarriage, you can read all about here. We made some decisions about what we wanted moving forward and part of that decision was moving on from our TTC Journey. 

In 2014, E and I went on a brand new journey called "lifestyle change." I will admit that once you get used to working out daily, it becomes a "need" and you want to workout. So by the title of our blog now (My Preppy Fitness Blog), one can come to the conclusion that we are back! We are back to the workout and fitness world. We started this morning actually. Day 1 was a thrill! Here's how it went...

3:45a - Alarm goes off

4:00a - Head to the gym

4:10a - Start workout: today was leg day for both of us

4:45a - E goes to the showers and I head for the sauna

5:00a - E heads to work and I head home to get ready for my day

So we ended up only doing about a 35 minute workout but we both managed to complete our leg day exercise routines. 

We feel really good! Confident! And ready to take on this workout journey. One of the things that I love is that we have a Costco within minutes of our home so it made Sunday Meal Prep so much easier. Speaking of meal prep, I will be posting more about that for those interested. I will also be posting our workout plan.

If you are wondering, E and I have set a so called "deadline" for ourselves. I needed to know my goal  date so I could see the goal and reach out. This goal date is June 1.

Throughout the next 12 weeks, we will push ourselves to be better, to make a huge lifestyle change, and even completely change our eating habits. Our blog will be dedicated to our journey throughout day-to-day life and fitness/workout/lifestyle change. 

I'm really looking forward to our first weigh-in which will be this Sunday, March 8! 

Want to join us on our 12 week challenge of intensity workouts and healthy meal planning? Check out our post tonight which will feature workout plans and meal prep plans. 

Enjoy!