The fact about sleeping: Actually, it decreases only for the time period during which you are asleep. Once you wake up and become more active again, then it goes back up to its normal level.
(Source: grimsbyretreat)
Back
Butt
Core
- 3 MINUTE AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE
- 6 PACK ABS IN 6 MOVES!
- ABOMINABLE ABDOMINALS
- CINCH THAT WAIST WORKOUT
- CORSET WORKOUT FOR A SLIM WAIST
- CRAZY CORE WORKOUT
- HOT ABS WORKOUT
- INTENSE AB WORKOUT
- LOWER BELLY POOCH ATTACK
- MUFFIN TOP/LOVE HANDLES EXTERMINATOR
- MUFFIN TOP MELTDOWN
- UH-OH OBLIQUES
- YOU’VE GOT ABS FLAT ABS WORKOUT CHALLENGE
Legs
- INNER THIGH INSANITY
- LEGILATES LEGSERCIZES
- LEGS AND THIGHS WORKOUT
- SADDLEBAG SHAVER
- SLIMMER INNER THIGHS/RUNNER’S CALVES WORKOUT
- SO YOU WANT NICE LEGS WORKOUT
- THANKFUL THIGHS THANKSGIVING WORKOUT
Upper Body
Hybrid Workouts
- LADY GAGA STANDING ABS/LEGS
- PLANK ARM WORKOUT FOR FLAT ABS/TONED ARMS
- SERIOUS STANDING PILATES FOR LEGS/BUTT/OBLIQUES
- STANDING PILATES BY THE SEA FOR THIGHS/CORE/SHOULDERS
Full Body
- ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS WORKOUT
- BIKINI BOD WORKOUT
- BIKINI BOOTCAMP
- BODY SLIMMING WORKOUT
- NEW BODY MAKEOVER
- POST THANKSGIVING TUNE UP
- SCULPTING TOTAL BODY WORKOUT
- SEA INSPIRED PILATES WORKOUT
- SUMMER SLIMDOWN WORKOUT
- TILL THE WORLD ENDS TOTAL BODY WORKOUT
- TOTAL BODY BANGIN’ WORKOUT
- TOTAL BODY SCULPT FOR ABS/BUTT/THIGHS
- WEIGHT LOSS PILATES
Beginner WorkoutsPartner Workouts
Stretches
Cardio
But not this morning haha! I “slept in” until 8AM. No time to run. Off to school=no pre/post-workout meals :-(
(Source: talkfitgetfit)
There is a commonly repeated, regurgitated yet FALSE idea being passed around mainstream fitness. That myth is:
“If you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose fat”
This. Is. Wrong.
Our bodies are not calculators. Hormones, genetics, what you eat and how you…
Planning meals take time. But I must pack an entire day’s worth of food everyday because I stay on campus ALL day. I’m going to wake up at 6(ish), run 5k and hit the road. Tomorrow’s meals consist of:
Pre-workout meal (not pictured)—Green smoothie made with 1.5 cups of spinach, 1/2 cup of strawberries, 1 banana
Post-workout “meal”—Either a cup of chocolate soy milk or apple juice
Breakfast—1/4 cup of old fashion quaker oats with <1/4 cup of craisins, cinnamon, and ginger
Snack #1—Apple with 2 tblsp of all natural roasted almond butter (decided to get used to this almond butter since I’m doing the no salt challenge and I ran out of natural peanut butter)
Lunch—Chilli
Snack #2—Carrots and celery (I ran out of hummus :-( )
Dinner—Salad with spring mix lettuce, 1/4 cup of walnuts, 1/4 cup of craisins, and 1/4 cup of feta cheese.
Snack #3 (maybe)—FiberPlus peanut butter bar
I’ll be at school from 8AM to midnight so alot of green tea will be consumed and I’ll only eat the last snack if I’m hungry before I leave.
Overeating=Torture!
And why would one want to torture oneself? One would have to be insane right? But every time I overeat, I feel so heavy and disgusting and bloated and just plain UGH! I was craving some crunchy lettuce and instantly thought “hey, I need a sandwich”. Well I don’t buy iceberg lettuce or sandwich meat because well…I just don’t eat sandwiches that often. But I needed one TODAY. Idk why. Maybe because TOM is almost here. So I knew I had to get Subway. I won’t go into details about the sandwich I got because I don’t want to tempt anyone but it was soooo delicious. Problem is, even after I became full, I kept eating and eating until I finished it because it was so good. And now I feel UGH! I hate this feeling. I never want to feel this way again. I don’t feel like this when I eat my normal foods (oatmeal, fruits, smoothies, salads, and whatever I cook for dinner). So I need to stick to the plan.
….and let this crap sit here and digest -____-
Ah well, 30 day shred in 2 hours :-)
This morning’s green smoothie:
1 Banana
1.5 cups of baby spinach
1/2 cup strawberries
1 cup of water
YUMMY!
NO SALT CHALLENGE
The past few weeks, I’ve been randomly feeling like I just got done running a 5k…..while studying. I start breathing faster, my heart rate starts racing, and I have an urge to guzzle water. It just comes out of nowhere! It’s really weird. I’ve been pre-hypertensive since the tender age of 4 (well this was when I was first diagnosed) but I don’t consistently feel this way. It’s off and on and I wonder if it has something to do with my salt intake? For the past few weeks, I’ve eaten grits and eggs (salt in both) more often than I usually do. I’m SUPPOSED to eat oatmeal during the week and grits and eggs on the weekends. Well I’ve been eating more grits and less oatmeal during the week. Shame on me!
So I’m going to do this challenge and see if any changes occur. I’m buying Mrs. Dash next week and will not be adding salt to any of my foods (except my grits on the weekends :-p) The challenge will be for a month and I will update on how I feel and my blood pressure and resting heart rate.
Resting heart rate is 84-88 bpm (pretty high for me to have been athletic all my life)
Blood pressure is normally around 125/85. I would love to lower this but it’s been pretty consistent all my life despite being active.
Plan:
Ensure that I’m drinking a gallon of water a day (helps to flush out any excess sodium in my body)
Continue to workout daily (currently alternating running a 5k, 30 day shred, and Walk Away The Pounds)
Get more creative with my seasonings to make tasty meals without salt.
Ready. Set. Go!
PS: If you’re pre-hypertensive or hypertensive, you should join me :-)
