Sunday Recap

Oh my, where do I even start? It was a crazy busy week/weekend!

I made my last week count. I was on plan knowing that the final try on was coming Saturday and I was talking Vic out to Brazilian Steakhouse for his birthday. So my jeans did fit better, but it is weird where your body decides to let go of weight. Right around the waist band was still snug, but I could shove both my hands down my pants and probably hide two beers there. Anyways, pictures and the winner will be announced on Monday. There were plenty of people looking good in their jeans so we'll see! 

Then we had our challenge. I seriously hate planks, but guess what!?! Our team won the challenge! I also had the biggest % improvement. I went from 42 sec to 2 min 4 sec. 

We got certificates and epsom bath salt. I was so pumped I had to take a picture and yes, this is hanging on the fridge right now.

Here's the end of the challenge fitness stats. And I realized that I hit one of my 2013 fitness goals with achieveing a 2 min plank! Yay! Now on to chase the 10 min/mile pack and those damn pushups.....

After that, I stayed for bootcamp and it kicked my ass. Every station had an ab move and one lovingly had planks. My abs were shot after this workout, but I'm glad I went considering the gluttony that was happening later. Brazilian Steakhouse was amazing and I seriously did hurt myself. I had a hard time sleeping and when I woke up, I knew I needed a hardcore workout. 

So I went out to do stairs with some bootcamp girls. This amphitheater is 10 mins from my house and it was a killer workout. I felt like I was sweating out meat and it made me happy :P

Then I did a quick grocery, took Molly to the dog park, and then was quite the little chef today. I made taco meat and veggies, cilantro rice, almond butter chocolate chip cookies, seasoned turkey burgers, and roasted a spaghetti squash. I am ready for a week of healthy!

So the challenge is over and I was reflecting over the past 6 weeks. I am so proud that I started and finished!  And I got results. I am faster, stronger, and smaller. The macros work for me and tracking seems to become easier each week. One of the tips our trainer gave us was to eat protein, veggies, and then have either fat OR starch. That simple rule of thumb has helped tremendously when I feel overwhelmed by a menu or not being able to find some in fitnesspal. 

I also noticed that I now act like a detective rather than a victim. When a craving hits, instead of just giving in and feeling shitty/helpless/upset about it later, I start going through my checklist: 

am I bored? 

tired?

 hungry? 

dehydrated? 

stressed? 

did I have enough protein/fat/veggies today?

The last thing I have noticed is that I am a much more positive person. I don't beat myself up, I get up and try again. I have my bad days and sometimes I get carried away, but I've stopped hating myself for being human. I can honestly say I KNOW what I need to do. And if I decide to deviate, well, those results will take a bit longer. I'm inspired and energized to keep moving forward and progressing! 

On to the next one ;)