Monday-
Pasta w/asparagus, ham and mushroom sauce
Tuesday-
Chicken, homemade baked beans, veggie
Wednesday-
Mini pizzas (seasoned ground turkey and veggies on multi grain flatbread)
Thursday-
Breakfast for dinner
Friday-
Spaghetti w/homemade veggie sauce and seasoned ground turkey meatballs
I’m not sure how I feel about having two days of pasta but that’s the plan for now.
What is on your menu plan for the week?
Not much to report this week. It’s been quite the challenging week with a sick dog as most of you already know from Twitter and Facebook. I did the best I could with exercise and hubs and I might do Wii Fit tonight but still not sure.
Workout stats for the week of June 22-28, 2009
Monday-
*Elliptical
Time: 17 min.
Calories burned: 179
*Personal training
Time: 20 min.
Calories burned: 200+
Tuesday-
*Walk outside
Time: 15 min.
Wednesday-
*Walk Away the Pounds Walk Slim
Time: 35 min.
Miles: 2
Calories burned: 320
*Walk outside
Time: 15 min.
Thursday-
*Walk outside
Time: 15 min.
Friday-
*Walk outside
Time: 20 min.
Saturday-
*Mow lawn
Time: 47 min.
Calories burned: 557
Sunday-
Day off
How did you do this week? Feel free to share your workout accomplishments here or on your blog if you have one and give us a link.
Had my 3rd green monster smoothie yesterday and it was quite tasty. Kev took a video with my camera but I have no idea how to edit it so until then you’ll have to just imagine me drinking it LOL!
This green monster smoothie consisted of 1/3 cup blueberries, 2 handfuls of spinach, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 tbsp flax, 1 banana, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 8 ice cubes (not sure why it took that many this time) and 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder. Tasty!
Make it a great week!
Happy Friday!
Today’s Tip: How to keep a positive attitude
There are a variety of ways to help you stay positive.
Here are some sample affirmations you might use.
Which brings me to Operation Beautiful. I love that Caitlin, a food and fitness blogger at Healthy Tipping Point came up with this in hopes to end all the fat talk and encourage positive body image. I personally know how difficult it can be to overcome the ‘talk’ but once you do, you can move on and learn to love yourself. Be sure to check out Operation Beautiful and let me know what you think. I want to participate!
There are many benefits to having a positive attitude so try to always look for the good in all situations and be open to changing your perspective on things. If you commit to keep a positive attitude on a daily basis, you will be amazed at how your thinking shifts and what all you will accomplish.
How is YOUR attitude these days?
I’ll be honest, I have been totally challenged this month to keep a positive attitude. With all the weight gain, injuries and my dog being sick this week, it has been hard to find the good in a lot of things BUT I am usually a very positive person and don’t like to be negative or around negativity so this post was perfect timing for me.
Book recommendation: The Power of Positive Thinking
I mentioned in Sunday’s post that I set up a Monday meeting with one of the LA Fitness personal trainers. Kev and I went to work out on the Elliptical beforehand and then met with Kyle. I had previously talked to Kimberly but she was helping two other ladies and they asked if I was OK working out with a male. I was cool with that so Kev and I sat down with Kyle and went over a lot of questions, checked our body fat and all that fun stuff. Once that was done, hubs had to leave to get home but I stayed and had my complimentary training session and Kyle kicked my butt. It was GREAT and I loved every minute of it.
At this time funds stand in the way of me grabbing any of the personal training packages they are offering but I could definitely see how it would be helpful. I highly recommend it! Hey, LA Fitness if you are reading this I would be happy to be your next success story. If you want to sponsor my weekly personal trainer sessions, you can use my success story in your advertising. What a great deal don’t you think? *wink*
Honestly, it was such a great experience working with Kyle. He really pushed me above my comfort zone (I did a real plank for the first time!) and even though I forgot to start my HR monitor, I estimated that I burned 200+ calories in our quick little session. A.MAZING!
I really would love to use one of the LA Fitness personal trainers but at this time it looks like I’ll have to manage on my own and I’m bummed that I will have to tell Kyle that today. I’m looking at the possibility of joining the Fat Loss Quickie Club because I know Scott & Angie can whip me into shape (in a nice but firm way of course LOL).
Do you have a personal trainer? If so, tell us all about your experience.
I really did not want to step on the scale this week but I did anyway. Actually we have been checking in via the Wii Fit ‘scale’ and I was surprised at what it weighed me in as BUT I was wearing clothes and it’s THAT time so I won’t get up in arms about it. So without further discussion or excuses ha ha I give you my update for the week.
Stats for the week:
Current weight: 230 (it’s THAT time LOL)
Goal weight: 140
Pounds left to go: 90
How did you do this week? Check in! Stay accountable.
It’s time for Menu Plan Monday!
Monday-
Leftover homemade burgers, veggie
Tuesday-
Steak, potato, veggie
Wednesday-
Tuna & Soup
Thursday-
Pasta w/mushroom and asparagus sauce or Breakfast for Dinner
Friday-
BBQ slow cooker Chicken thighs, veggie, couscous
What is on your menu this week?
