Its that time again...

DETOX TIME THAT IS... Yep It is time again for my bi-annual detox.

I know there are some out there that don't believe in detoxing, or extreme detoxing but it is something I have grown to love and it does great things for me. I am so much more energized by the end. I have intense focus on eating and choices by the end because I have had so much will power and restraint.

If you are new to my blog here are some past post:
Preparing for Detox
Detoxing Tips
Detox Basics

Today is day #1 of 5 and I am feeling good, although the bananas on the counter are taunting me, I am not sure I can say no much longer haha. I am slowly weaning off coffee as well with this detox so today I enjoyed my morning drink with half a cup of coffee. I am hoping by Wednesday I am completely off coffee.... for how long I don't know HAHA I love coffee!

I do not suggest this detox to everyone, if you have (or have had) health issues in the past I would definitely ask a doctor what is the best plan for you.

On a different note I have some fun stuff coming up on the blog. I will be reviewing the new JCORE exercise program. I am looking fwd to it. I got a fun package of supplements, meal programming, and of course the videos. I can't wait to let you all know how it is.

I will be writing about my recent stay at the Waldorf NYC... there were great moments and some deceptive moments. I will be sharing ALL!!!

I also have a super awesome giveaway coming up which I am pretty stoked about. More on that to come soon!

I hope everyone's week is going well!

Ciao and Lemonade

Alexis

Fuel Your Workout

We have all heard how important it is to properly fuel your body pre and post workout. Today I experienced why first hand.

I had to work and I figured I would just stay after get in my leg workout and be done for the day. I had my food packed which was perfect fuel to get me through my morning and my workout. However, and this is a big however, I was not at all ready for it to be as bust as it was. Before I knew it I was an hour past the time planned for Meal #2. When I noticed the clock I quickly ate half of my planned meal.

I figured as long as I got Meal #3 in 30-45 min prior to work out in I would be good. Once again I looked down and realized time had eluded me and I was 30 min away from my workout. So I ran to the back and again quickly scarfed half of my food.

I went into the gym ready to do some major legs, however my body had a different idea of how the workout was going to go. Because I failed to properly fuel my body and actually take the time to eat and enjoy my food my energy level was almost non existent. I didn't take the time to properly fuel my body and it was not happy with me. What would have been light weight normally for me turned out to be challenging.

I went through the motions and finished my workout but I was not at all impressed with my accomplishments. I finally made it home and sat down to a nice lunch and actually enjoyed the entire meal while sitting down and taking time to chew.

 I was disappointed in my workout but I will properly fuel my body and get in the workout I want tomorrow. One bad day just motivates me more to have ten more good days to follow. So remember, your body is like a gas tank, it needs fuel... Good quality fuel. The better you treat your body the better it will preform for you everyday.

Ciao and food for fuel,

Alexis

Learning to Love Biking!

A while back I wrote about breaking out of my comfort zone and I am still trying to hold true to this challenge. For me I have never been a fan of biking. I grew up when roller blades were cool and sadly enough my bike got stolen off my front porch so I just stock with the blades lol.

I decided when I got back from my road trip to PA I was going to park the car and bike A LOT more! So that's what I have been working on and so far it's going pretty well. I by no means have a nice expensive bike like my sister, who rides 100miles for fun <---- CRAZY, but it gets me where I need to go and back again, sometimes :o)

Today was my rest day. I decided to do some yoga then bike to my tutoring session I had scheduled. It was a great choice. On the way home I took a different route, that not only put more miles on my legs (plus) but also changed the scenery.I love the area that I live in because I get to see so many interesting things... today included

1. Horses- more than once
2. Vultures - this one kind freaks me out because I secretly think in my head that I will seem like a better option for them every time I pass haha.. I know I am crazy. It didn't help that I had to pass 2 groups of them. 
3. A Goat- yep I didn't make this up
4. A squirrel who apparently was trying to commit squirrel-icde, he ran right between my front and back tire... totally freaked me out
5. A heckling Cricket who followed me for a few feet making noises in my face

I have to admit, I loved every minute of it! My mind was free to think about everything else and nothing at all. I enjoyed the wonderful weather and the amazing views that I so often take for granted. So I am glad that I have chosen to step out of the comfort zone and I am slowly learning to love like biking.

I will continue biking and I hope I continue to grow fond of it and enjoy it even more as the summer goes on.

Have you learned to love anything you have recently distanced yourself from?

Ciao and pushing pedals

Alexis

Bosu-Balance-Brilliance

If you were stranded on a Desert Island.... Stop me if you know how this ends....

Fitness wise, if I were stranded on a Desert Island and could only bring one piece of equipment with me, I know exactly what I would bring! My #1 piece of transportable fitness equipment would be the BOSU.

 

 This half "ball" is so versatile its ridiculous. You can use it solely to work on balance or you can incorporate weights and give your entire body from head to toe a workout. I love doing normal workouts and adding in the Bosu. Today I did squats, single leg dead lifts, and bench press all using the Bosu. I have very good balance so I like to take it up a notch and flip it over so I am standing on the flat portion while trying to balance myself and my weights on the very top of the ball. Its not as easy as it sounds. 

For Squats I grab a bar add some plates and I go at it. Today I focused on slow movement while balancing. This engaged my glutes and core even more because the movements were super slow, which meant balancing became a bit more difficult. I honestly felt these squats from my stomach down. 

*on a side note* I felt even better when one of the men working out came up and asked me to show him how to do it. He seemed to be very impressed with my balance and let me know he had never seen anyone do squats on the Bosu before. May sound lame but it makes me smile when men recognize women's workout capabilities too and seem genuinely impressed. 

If you haven't yet tried out the Bosu, I highly suggest it. The same workout  you normally do will seem like a whole new experience. You will notice the differences right away. Start slow and as you feel comfortable try a new challenging move, it gets easy so you will work harder...

Once you have tried out the Bosu reach for some sensible snacks!

This week my eats haven't been to outrageous and the weather has been far from nice (it has rained everyday for about 2 weeks) so I have not had a chance to get real photos with my real camera so you will have to settle for phone pics... sorry! 

 Ceviche- Not only is it delish but its packed with protein, omega 3s and barely any fat

 Cherries- They are super expensive right now but I couldn't pass up the yumminess this week. It makes it even better eating it out of a Christmas bowl lol.

 Cottage Cheese and Dried fruit- One of my favorite cures to a late night sweet tooth

 Pita with avacado (and chicken sometimes) I have been making these pitas for about 2 weeks now... what can I say ADDICTED!

So those are my munchies of choice this week. I can't lie, it will probably be my snacks next week too :o)

Thanks again to the amazing Jenn for hosting WIAW! So if you haven't yet, head over to Peas and Crayons

and link up your eats. 

Ciao and Beautiful Balance, 

Alexis

What 48 hours can do for you!

HAPPY SATURDAY!!!

Brian and I have started watching the HBO series Weight of the Nation and after only on episodes I have become intrigued. The show doesn't only highlight how our country is suffering from obesity and health related problems, but it gives ways to make the nation, as a whole, healthier!

I plan on continuing to watch but I jsut wanted to highlight what I found interesting in the first episode.

1)  The show was interviewing a couple, who had been diagnosed with diabetes. They were not crazy overweight but had gained weight as they had gotten older. To look at pictured of them you may use the word "chubby" to describe them but I would have never looked at them and said man they really need to lose weight. HOWEVER, the husband had to have his leg amputated (up to the knee) because of his diabetes.
   Here is what the Dr's on the show had to say
   It only takes a small increase in body fat to contribute to the onset of diabetes. They said even a 5% increase in body fat can push you into the category of pre-diabetic. So if I use myself for example, 120lbs at 5% increase would be an extra 6lbs. So if I were an at-risk adult it would only take 6lbs to possibly become pre-diabetic on the road to full fledge diabetes.

This next FUN FACT is my favorite. Brian and I rewound the show to make sure we heard it correctly.

2) In your liver of a healthy person your cells are extremely close together with not much room for error :o) they went on  to show the liver of an Obese adult. *see below* 

In what appear to be spaces, are actually large fat cells complete pushing the healthy cells out.
   Here is what the Dr's on the show had to say 
   Within 48 hours of caloric decreas your liver begins to appear 25% HEALTHIER!!!

I was in shock... Like I said I rewound it to make sure we heard it correctly. It's amazing what can be accomplished in 48 hours. Just think, If you have begun a healthy lifestyle and after a week you look in the mirror and say "I don't see any difference, what’s the point?" The most important changes you will encounter CAN NOT be seen. They are occurring inside every single day you decide to wake up and reach for a banana instead of a candy bar, or make dinner instead of drive up to a window and eat out of a bag. 

So when you look in the mirror and decide you don't see anything and you are wasting your time, just remember, YOUR LIVER LOVES YOU, so please take care of it!!

I highly recommend watching this show. If you have a playstation it is free on Vudu right now!

This brings me to todays challenge...



Pick one thing you eat/drink regularly that may not be very good for you and give it up for 48hours. If you have a more than steller diet add something healthy you have been afraid to try and add it to your diet for 48hrs.

My biggest Vice is coffee so for the next 48hrs I will be giving up my morning cup of coffee! What are you willing to do to make 48hours count for you?

Dont'forget let me know on Twitter @fitpossibleblog to use the hashtag #fitpossible30day or comment on Fit-Possible Facebook page to tell me you comepleted and let me know if you will take the challenge

Ciao 48hr challenge,

Alexis

Share your love...

of Fitness with someone new.

That is the only challenge I have today. No new exercises. No Tabata workout. No amazing photographs of sweaty me. Just a simple request.... 

Challenge day 22 is a simple yet extremely difficult challenge. It's easy because you know why you love fitness. Difficult because it is not always easy to talk to people about that, or to know how to even start off.

Invite a friend who doesn't usually workout to tag along, or invite a friend who only lifts weights to a zumba class or vice versa

Make your favorite healthy treat and share it with your co-workers. If they like it share the recipe. Maybe after they realize "healthy food" doesnt have to be bland they may ask for more ideas.

Just one simple task, that can be done in a million different ways. I would love to hear all your ideas and see how the people in your life responded to you sharing your love of fitness with them

Ciao and fitness love

Alexis 

Food Prep and Burpees!?? Fit challenge V 20

How do food prep and burpees go together? Well this is how...

Yesterday while I was getting all my food prep done for the week I  decided that while I waited for the oven to pre-heat I would make use of my time and shot two videos HAHA. Check out Video 1 here...

Food Prep for me is like smoking to others... It's something that has to be done, at a certain time, and what can I say it is somewhat addicting... OK OK maybe not the best analogy but you get where I am going.

This was my score for the week: 1 Lunch, 2 breakfasts, 2 snacks, Not Pictured: lots of chopped veggies for hummus, trail mix, and a full menu written out.

The lunch that I prepped will last for a few days and is a great alternative to a typical bagged lunch. Just because I love you all so much I am sharing it with you, right now!!!

Fiesta Chicken
What you need:

1tsp coconut oil (or sub olive oil) 
3 Chicken Breasts
1.5 peppers
1 onion
.5 package of guacamole mix

What You Do:
1. Chop Veggies and chicken into slices
2. Heat Oil in a heavy skillet, once hot enough add veggies and half the package of guacamole seasoning. Cover and let "sweat" for aprox. 5 min.  Mix, cover and let cook for another 5min.
3. Once veggies have softened (onions will begin to look clear) add chicken. Stir and cover. Stir every 3-4 min until Chicken is cooked through.
4. Remove from heat. Serve on a pita, wrap or all by itself. Get creative.

This Right here was my favorite way to enjoy it... In a wrap with some spinach, salsa, and cheese. can we say DELISH! How much better can a healthy bagged lunch get?

Now that I have given you a new recipe to enjoy at home and at work... Here is today's Fitness challenge.

Burpee Tuck Jumps
Basic Burpee Video found here
Make sure to land softly! Form is extremly important when knees are involved. If you find this to challenging go ahead and stick to regular burpees
Your Challenge: 2 sets x 25 Burpee Tuck Jumps

Question: Do you Food Prep? Why or Why Not?

Ciao and not your ordinary bagged lunch

Alexis

Hit the Pavement 30 day Challenge V15

Today's challenge is pretty simple. All I want you to do it hit the Pavement! Lace up the tennis shoes, Get outside, and get your sweat on.

 Here in Florida it is pretty much only safe to do this in the AM or after the sun goes down... WAY TO HOT ALREADY!!!! I prefer to run in the AM anyways... so it works for me.

I just finished a HIIT/Tabata workout at home and it got me thinking. I love taking those intervals outside so why not sure it with my amazing blog readers. So here goes nothing

HIIT RUN

All you need is a way to time yourself... phone, stopwatch, Garmin.... The set is 7min long. Feel free to repeat, it only means you burn more calories!

 Here is a look back at what we have done so far..if you are just joining us feel free to jump right in or go back an check out all of week ones challenges
Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4  Day 5  Day 6  Day 7   Day 8  Day 9  Day 10  Day 11   Day 12  Day 13  Day 14

So what are you waiting for? Get out there and get in your 7min run

Ciao from outside

Alexis

Food Prep and 30 Day Challenge V14

HAPPY SUNDAY!

So it has been a pretty busy day for me. Brian had Drill all weekend so early morning alarms set and breakfast made, he head to base I wallow in the fact that I will not be going back to sleep. So I made use of my time today. Brian left the house by 5:30am and I headed upstairs for some much need couponing. Ya thats right I coupon....

After I got done cleaning out the binder, cutting, and printing new coupons I started on task #2... Grading papers. I had an embarrassing abundance of ungraded HW and tests shoved in my super cute TraderJoes bag that i was tempted to just throw in my recycling bin. BUT I DIDNT.

Next venture... FOOD PREP. Now I am a huge fan of prepping as much food in advance for the week as I possible can. After couponing, and grading I headed down to the kitchen and made a batch of Oatmeal Cookie cakes (recipe below) and Mango Strawberry Chia Muffins. Chicken is thawing out and I am off to the store soon to finish picking up this weeks clean munchies.

Here are the food prep rules I live by...

1. Prep as many breakfasts as possible so I can still eat super clean, home cooked meals but the most I have to spend on "cooking" is 10 min at most. I like to pick things that stay well for a few days... chia muffins, protein pancake mix (just turn on the burner and spoon onto pans), overnight oats, egg muffins...

 Chia Muffins (recipe coming soon)

2. Snacks are my key to eating healthy all day and not just when I am home to cook. Packing enough snacks to power you through the day without having to deal with a crash later on. Trail mix, Oatmeal Cookie Cakes...

3. Dinner: Now I don't do to much prep for dinner because I love to come home and destress while I am cooking. My dinner Prep mostly includes planning what is on the menu for the week.  

Prepping and planning food/meals in advance means I am less likely to grab for something unhealthy during the day. I have no excuses if my fridge is stocked.

Question: What is your favorite thing to prep for the week? Mine is protein pancake mix...

Today's Challenge is 4 exercises in 4 minutes... check it out

4 MINUTE CIRCUIT

Do all 4 exercises as many times as you can until 4 minutes is up.
Feel free to Pin in you enjoy

Your Challenge: Is only 1 circuit... but by all means DO MORE if you want :o)

When You finish let me know using #fitpossible30day

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Ciao and Sunday Funday

Alexis 

Why I Train... 30 Day Challenge V13

Over the years I have heard the same question over and over... Why do you workout so much? This is usually followed by you are already small... UMMMM First, I am not small I am short, I am FIT lol and you don't stay "small" by sitting on your ass all day... Just Sayin...

So why do I train? They answer has changed so many times over the years.

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1. Mom and Dad- My mom has been a PE teacher for 30 years and my dad ran cross country and played football for the US Air Force while he served during Vietnam. Fitness is in my Blood. 
2. Kids sports- Now obviously you don't "train" super hard for Y ball. But this is where my love of sports and fitness began.
3. Track and Field- I started running competitively at the age of 12. I was a sprinter and  Triple Jumper. I made it to the Jr Olympics 2 years in a row. So my training was mostly for short burst of speed, endurance, and strength. This is also when I started lifting weights.
4. Soccer- MY LOVE! This was the tell all be all of my fitness. I played for 16 years. This was where my real love of fitness started. I wanted to be the fastest (track helped with that) the strongest (weights became a bigger deal) pretty much just the BEST! I would wake up before school and go running, go to school all day, practice for 2 hours, go to the gym and work out then head home for HW and dinner. This was also where my obsession of what I ate started (it was not always healthy... but thats a blog for a different day)
5. College- I turned down the opportunity to play soccer in NY, where my brother was studying and playing Football,  because I couldn't afford the school (no scholarships available for the year I would go) I had to keep up a certain level of fitness while away. I didnt want to be the typical Freshman who gained a lot of weight. So I quickly found the gym and ate a lot of salad (healthiest thing in the school cafeteria lol)
6. Career- I studied Criminology  and Psychology and was offered a job back in Oralando with the Orange County Sheriffs Office. My training was no longer just for speed, strength... it was to SAVE MY LIFE. I really needed to make up for my size (5'0) in confidence, strength, knowledge... and those workouts got hard, food got crazy and I got STRONG... Stronger then most of the guys I worked with because I had more to prove. I Aced every test we had and every physical obstacle the threw my way. I LOVED IT!

 You I was pretty bad ass haha. Due to certain circumstances, which include early onset glaucoma I had to hang up my gun belt and bullet proof vest lol. I will always love the time I spent in that field.
7. For ME- Being a very competitive athlete, trying to be a healthy college student, to work hard for work, it is now time to be healthy for me and me alone. I work out now for health reasons along with superficial reasons (yep I admit it) I have a lot of unhealthy traits in my family and I would prefer to stay far away. So working out and eating healthy is a way I can control that part of my life (for now at least). I want to live a long healthy life, grow old and watch my kids (if i have some haha) have families of their own.

 For right now I will settle for my nephews :o)

I also like to look good... I mean come on, there is not a person out there that goes to the gym everyday and says to themselves "I really hope my cellulite looks good in these shorts" I love getting random compliments... it just solidifies why I train and plan my meals.

So those are all the reasons in my life that I have trained... what makes you train? Why is fitness important to you?

Ok now that I have written a novel for you on with today's challenge.

TUCK JUMPS

Make sure to jump from low and land softly. If done incorrectly you can hurt your knees and I don't want any of that. Your Challenge: 50 Tuck Jumps

Don't forget to Tweet using #fitpossible30day  or FB message that you have done todays challenge
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far... Off to clean the house

Ciao and Train Hard

Alexis

Burpees: 30 Day Challenge V8

Welcome to week numero due of the Fit Possible 30 day Challenge!

We are kicking the intensity up a notch so I hope you are ready!
If you are just joining us feel free to jump right in or go back an check out all of week ones challenges
Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4  Day 5  Day 6  Day 7

 BURPEES

Burpees are a great way to work multiple muscles in your body. I tend to add a few things to my burpees, but don't worry, we will get there as the days go on :o) Today's Challenge: 50 Burpees

Tomorrow when I have more time I have some exciting news and a new Tabata Workout to share with you as well.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Happy Monday!

Ciao burpee work

Alexis

30 Day Challenge V7

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOMMYS OUT THERE!

Today Brian and I are spending the morning with him mom and the afternoon with my mom. My goal is to make the healthiest choices possible while eating out TWICE in one day.

Good thing I have my challenge to help combat some of the calories. tehe.

Today Is the last day of week 1... there are 2 new exercise. Week 2 is going to bring some more new exercise and kick the level intensity up just a notch. So finish strong...

JUMP ROPE

If you do not have a jump rope feel free to recreate the motions minus the actual rope. Your challenge: 100 count jump rope.


DONKEY KICKS

Start out on "all 4s" bring one leg back and using your glutes lift foot foot to the ceiling.Your Challenge: 20 Donkey kicks per leg.

Source

 

I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend. I know I have been! I got to spend Saturday evening with some of my favorite people at a wonderful dinner party.

 

This is what it looked like at the last dinner party. Ya I failed miserably last night with pictures. 

Plan for the rest of the day: Relax and make good dine out food choices.

What do you have planned for mothers day?

Ciao from a fun filled weekend

Alexis 

30 Day Challenge V6

MAN OH MAN! I can't believe we are already done with week one of the challenge. That said I have to admit I am slacking on this post. Yesterday was a bit stressful, lots to get done at work, lots to get done at home, had to deal with incompetent people that should not me in positions of "management". That said I did not get to take pictures for today's exercise but will try to get one in after work today.

 PLANK TWISTS

In a high plank position, take your left knee to your right elbow and return back to plank. You will do the same thing with your right knee. Then go into a low plank position and do the repeat the exercise on both sides.

Your Challenge: 20 Plank Twists on each side in BOTH positions.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Happy Mothers day to all my ladies out there with little ones.

Ciao, Plank It

Alexis

30 day Challenge V5

I hope you enjoyed your little leg break yesterday while you focused on abs! I had a HORRIBLE day at work but came home and knocked out a workout, went for a run with the man and then we both knocked out the 6 sets of 6 inches.

After all that I took some wonderful pictures to go with todays workout... however here was one problem... which left Brian and I laughing our asses off for a few min. I did a pretty intense cardio/plyo workout for 45min then went running in 90 degree weather. Needless to say I was quit sweaty... EVERYWHERE

So when we looked at the pictures the amount of "crouch sweet" as Brian so politely referred to it ( I used different words HAHA) was over whelming and because he loves me and didn't want my photo to find Daniel Tosh and making it on the show BAHAHA so with a quick wardrobe change and less sweet I can now share my photos with you :o)

So after all that TMI aren't you super stoked to get your 2 exercises for the day?

PUSH UPS
Time to get the upper body involved!

Try to do regular push ups but if you are not up to it modified will also suffice. Your challenge: 25 regular pushups

*Make sure to keep your back nice and straight, don't let your hips dip.

OBLIQUE LEG LIFTS

I prefer to do anything in my power to prevent love handles and this is one of my go to exercises that leaves my obliques feeling like they go some work.

Lay on one side and bring leg and elbow up to meet in the middle. Your Challenge: 25 Oblique leg lifts each side.

I started this challenge to help give me that little extra push before summer... who doesn't like looking good for summer... I know I do. So I hope these few exercises are motivating you to push just a little harder. I have been getting in a lot of 2 a days and kicked up my clean eating another notch. I will post some of the recipes as we go. (until then check out the recipe tab to get some ideas)

Tonight I have a sweet tooth and I decided to have some dessert... don't judge, it's about as clean as you can get...

Freshly juiced apples, sweet potato and grapes. Yep you can juice a sweet potato. This juice is so delish, and super sweet without adding anything to it! If you don't own a juicer I highly suggest investing. Mine is probably 20 years old from my dad but it still works and I love creating new juice combos.

Anyways... I gave you TMI and a lot of info on juicing haha I will leave you now to work it.

Ciao and fresh juice

Alexis

30 Day Challenge V4

HELLO HELLO! Welcome back! We are half way through week 1 and I am loving some of the tweets and FB messages I have been getting. I think my favorite so far this week came from Michelle who completed DAY 1's Challenge in the bathroom at her job... Made me laugh and realize hey you can get in fitness anywhere... LOVE IT!

So on to DAY 4 of the #fitpossible30day

We are taking a break from legs and focusing solely on core today.

6 INCHES

Lay on the ground and lift legs (together) 6 inches off the ground. You want to make sure you do not lift them to high, you want to keep your lower abs engaged for the duration of the exercise. Your challenge is 6 sets of 6 inches Duration: 30 sec

Enjoy! And work those abs

Ciao and 6 inch hell :o)

Alexis

30 day Fit Challenge. V3

Welcome back for day 3 of the 30 day Challenge.... today is a special post because it includes my fit challenge and WIAW all in one.

Also don't miss your chance at my Peeled snacks giveaway!

 Click here to enter to win

Let's start with today's exercises. If you are just tuning in, feel free to join in anytime for the #fitpossible30day :o)
Here is a look back at DAY 1 and DAY 2

Jumping Jacks

Make sure to keep your knees soft... your challenge is 50 jumping jacks

Sorry I just thought this was a lot more humorous and fun then putting a picture of myself up... BTW where can I get one of these pink uni-tards? Just asking...

Crunches legs up at 90 degrees


Find a chair, table or just hold your legs up the good ol' fashion way, using your abs, also remember to keep your lower back on the ground at all times... your challenge is 50 crunches

 Day three Entries:
1. Tweet: @fitpossible @AlexisNP86 I just completed day 3 of the #fitpossible30day
2.Leave a comment on Fitpossible facebook: I just completed my day 3 of the fitpossible 30 day challenge!
3. Leave a comment on this post.


Ok on with the EATS!!!!

Thank you again to the wonderful Jenn for hosting this awesome party

5:45am: Post Workout Protein Drink
6:15am: Egg White Muffins and Chia Almond Muffins (GF, Vegan... recipe coming soon)  
for egg recipe click here... 
9:30am: Protein Shake and Apple
11:25am Fiesta Chicken, pepper and Onions with a flax, oat bran, whole wheat pita (just found them this weekend... good find) 
1:45pm The last of my Trader Joes Unsweetened dried Pineappple stash :o(
2:30pm Carrots and Hummus
4:00pm Pre Workout #2 Rice Cake with PB2
5:00pm Post Workout Protien Drink
6:20pm Turkey Burger w/ Spinach, avocado,jalapenos and tomato YUMMM!

It's a little scarey breaking it up like that because it makes me realize how much I actually eat. Sad thing is, that with 2 workouts today (plus my extra challenge exercise) I was hungry ALL DAY... STILL AM

Oh well. I hope you join my 30 day challenge!

What is your favorite exercise to add to your workout for that extra push?

Ciao and still hungry,

Alexis