It has been a couple weeks since Troy and I finished up the 30 Day Shred. The day after we finished that up, we left for a 10 vacation to visit my brother and his family in the great state of Washington. We stayed with my brother and he was kind enough to let us use his kitchen, so we only ate a total of 5 meals out! That is incredible for a period of 10 days on vacation!!! The rest of the meals were healthy and homemade. We also had spinach & fruit smoothies (with whey protein and flax) every morning. I am happy to report that neither of us gained weight. We also worked out several times during our visit to WA.
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| My hubby and I on a date night in Spokane, WA. We ate out at Jimmy John's that night. Mmm! |
When we got home, we started back up on my second round of Supreme 90 Day. I have to say, that these workouts are still the most challenging for me. No matter how strong I think I am, there is always a heavier weight I can use and I can always squat or lunge deeper. There are always challenges to be had! It feels so good to get back into this program! And I love that Troy is doing it with me. We had to buy him new shorts because his are falling off! He is now down to 202 lbs. That is down 16 lbs from his heaviest last year. I'm so happy for him! Counting his calories is certainly paying off, as is "Zig-Zagging" his calories. Have you all heard of that? I will explain how to do that and give a link to the calculator in a post ASAP. The basic idea is to consume the same total weekly calories, but "zig-zag" the daily totals. So, you could have 1200 calories one day, 1450 the next, and 1600 the next. The theory behind it is to avoid plateaus because your body never gets used to what it's getting. It seems to be working so far!
I'm not sure if it is my recent phenomenon of calorie zig-zagging or the fact that I weaned my twelve-month-old a couple weeks ago, but all of a sudden, I've lost three pounds...a half pound every few days. This is the first time in my life that I can honestly say that I'm not trying! I kept the same amount of calories as I did nursing because I hit my goal weight, therefore, I need to consume enough calories to maintain. SO, I sure don't mind!!! I am at 120 lbs now, and can't believe the scale! (PS I'm fitting into a size 2 now. I have NEVER fit into a size 2 before, nor did I ever expect to!)
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| 12 months post-pregnancy isn't all that bad! :) |
Lastly, but most importantly, I want to remind you all that the number one reason, as a follower of Christ, that I do this blog, my Facebook fit club, and get y'all into nutrition and exercise is because God made our bodies for more than just empty calories, high-frutose corn syrup, and the couch. Let's all be good stewards of the bodies God gave us, whether you are trying to loose weight, bulk up, or just being fit. There will be days of disappointment, whether it is in the way we ate that day, the fact that we couldn't get a workout in, or the because the scale didn't budge. I've been there. But, as long as you are moving and putting the right things in your body, you will feel good! May God continue to bless your fitness endeavors!
