My Journey

This is me doing my best to better myself. For today, tomorrow, and forever. For myself, my daughter, and my wedding! Wish me luck.

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February 10, 2017

Nutrition: 7/10 Breakfast - 2 fried eggs and a little vanilla yogurt Lunch - half a can of tuna made into sweet chili lettuce wraps Dinner - old family casserole Snack - Celery & a cookiea n creme cupcake 😊 Exercise: 10/10 30 minute upper body workout that I crushed followed by a 30 minute yoga workout that I also slayed.

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126 Days!

Holy crap where has the time gone? My dress has gone to the seamstress. Invitations are sent out and RSVPs are rolling in slowly but surely. Cake tastings are now occurring on a weekly basis while we try to narrow down the type of cupcakes I’ll be baking for the wedding. Everything’s slowly starting to take shape and I’m taking a little break from wedding planning to plan my girl’s 1st birthday. Yesterday I had the opportunity to step on a scale for the first time in 5 weeks and I’m down 11lbs!! How crazy is that?

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Moderation not Deprivation

I have found for myself when trying to stick to a relatively strict diet, it is super important to occasionally treat myself. Like, this month, I've been baking a batch of cupcakes once a week to try out different flavours because I'm making my own wedding cake. So I've been getting the little splurge of a cupcake once a week. It's also been something I look forward to. "Oh, if I push through a couple more days of celery and cucumber snacks, I can have a cupcake." I have found that depriving myself of any 'fun' foods leads to binge eating when I finally and inevitably break down and cave into my desires. The key really is 'Moderation not Deprivation.' A cheat meal once a week isn't going to wreck your results. Let yourself indulge every now and then. You deserve it. I think you'll find yourself surprised by how much easier it makes sticking to a diet.

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February 9, 2017

Nutrition: 6/10 Breakfast - 2 eggs shared with my munchkin Dinner- Mushroom tarts, creamy garlic mushrooms, caesar salad Snack - Cookies n Creme cupcake and 2 beers 🙊 Exercise: 9/10 I did the Dirty 30 workout from the 21 day fix

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February 8, 2017

Nutrition: 7/10 I can't remember specifically what i ate but I know I did well enough that day. Exercise: 9/10 Did a 30 minute cardio workout and a 30 minute upper body workout!

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February 7, 2017

Nutrition: 4/10 I’d give myself mad props for today but then I ate like a million mini doughnuts tonight. oops.

Lunch - Tuna Lettuce Wraps

Dinner - Spicy Thai Shrimp Pasta + Tomato wedges

PM Snack - about a million mini doughnuts.

Exercise: 8/10

Today was leg day. It has hurt to walk all day so this workout was hell and a half. But I pushed through and did the best I could.

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Delicious Tuna lettuce wraps. A little chopped pickle, a little mayo, and a little sweet chili sauce. So good, even the baby liked it.

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February 6, 2017

Nutrition: 5/10 as I failed to eat until 430pm. Oops "Lunch"- Chocolate Shakeology with a banana and a tbsp of peanut butter Dinner- a delish homemade burger with zucchini chips and a few homemade potato chips Exercise: 9/10 Total Body Cardio Fix and Upper Arm Fix! Doubled up because I was busy the night before and couldn't get my workout in.

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Oops I'm terrible an updating 🙊 Yesterday I did great on my nutrition but skipped a worlout as I was getting my ProServe certification instead to aid in my quest for employment. Today I'm doubling up to compensate for that! Total Body Cardio workout done while the baby watches me from her swing fuelled by power and death metal!

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Lunch and dinner today!

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February 2, 2017

Nutrition: 9/10 Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg (I made 2, but my baby is greedy) Lunch: 1 Pogo (we’ve been craving them for ages and rhey were finally on sale!!) & 1 carrot, a handful of peas, & a handful of grapes Dinner: 1 cup “skinny” linguine alfredo & 1 cup asparagus PM Snack: 1 gala apple & a little hummus and celery

Exercise: 0/10 We had a financial crisis and had to hit up the bank and it kind of dominated our day. I swear I’ll actually get my ass in gear tomorrow. 🙊

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February 1, 2017

Nutrition - 9/10

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs

AM Snack: D’Anjou pear

Lunch: 1.5 cups cucumber w/ a splash of balsamic vinegar & a carrot

Dinner: 1.5 cups vegetarian lo mein

PM Snack: 1/2 cup garlic chipotle hummus with celery & carrots

Exercise - 0/10

No motivation for the exercise thing today. I’ll make up for it tomorrow!

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Catch Up

A painful anniversary came about and threw me off my axis the past couple weeks. I’m cracking back down (again, but for the last time this time. I mean it!) today. Exercise didn’t happen today, but I crushed my nutrition!

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A quick breakfast of a couple eggs on a piece of toast that my beautiful tiny terror helped me eat after getting some dishes done, and now I’m sitting down for my morning coffee before getting myself and the aforementioned tiny terror ready for our hike. It’s supposed to get up to 8 degrees this afternoon!! Woohoo!!

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This evening I did a 30 minute arm workout and a 30 minute yoga workout to stretch out all my sore muscles. I’ve taken to drinking tea with nothing in it to get my caffeine fix so I can minimize my sugar intake to my morning coffee.

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Drink water like it's going out of style 👌

Your body will thank you.