Yeah, so I had planned on posting regularly here. Obviously that didn’t happen. Life has gotten in the way lately. In September my little man turned a year old, and we had the greatest Cat in the Hat party we … Continue reading
Well, we are already into the second week of September so I better write out my goals for the month (before it’s over)!
1. Continue t25. Beta starts tomorrow and I am excited! I took measurements again today and after Alpha I lost a total of 13.75 inches (from both arms, chest, waist, and both thighs) and 9.9 lbs! Wowza. I didn’t think I could do all that in a month. It definitely took a lot of effort to stick to a healthy eating plan, but it is becoming easier. Who wants to start losing inches and pounds?? If you are ready, check out t25 here!
2. Follow the following meal plan: eat 1,200-1,400 calories a day Monday – Saturday with little to no processed foods, dairy, soda, or alcohol. I plan to watch what I eat on Sunday’s but will allow myself one “cheat meal” on Sunday evening. Tonight I made my favorite cheat meal for my husband and I which I will share in a second!
3. Add one more workout to my week every week: either running outside or going to the gym.
Now, let’s get to the good stuff! Tonight I made these delicious BBQ Chicken Pizzas:
They are super simple to make.
Ingredients:
1 Whole Grain Flatbread (I used the one shown below-each flatbread is 2 servings)
1/4 cup BBQ Sauce (I used Sweet Baby Rays, but I am sure there are healthier options or even homemade would work!)
Pepperoncini, sliced
Red onion, sliced
1/2 cup total Reduced Fat Mozzarella or Fat Free Mozarella (I used a combination of both)
3 oz Grilled Chicken Breasts
Directions: Heat oven to 400 degrees, spread about 1/4 cup of BBQ sauce on one flatbread, top with as many pepperoncini and red onion slices as you wish, then add about 3 oz of chicken to the flatbread, top with the 1/2 cup of cheese, and bake for about 12 minutes or until cheese is melted.
One flatbread makes 2 servings (or if this is a cheat meal eat both!). Approximate Nutritional Info per serving: Calories 431.5, Total Fat 8.5 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Sodium 1433 mg, Potassium 106.5 mg, Total Carbs 64 g, Protein 23 g
I made a Weight Watchers Version of this while I was following WW. I posted that on my other blog (Corner of Main); check that recipe out here if you are interested in WW points plus!
Okay, this is the first of many monthly recaps here at Naptime Fitness. I didn’t exactly write down any goals for last month, but looking back I can say that I basically had three things I was hoping to commit to:
1. Drink more water! I can honestly say I did pretty well with this one, but I wasn’t drinking very much before so it wasn’t too hard to improve on!
2. Follow t25 Alpha. Success! I am so proud of myself for following every DVD everyday! I will list my stats in a second so you can see how much of a success it really was.
3. Eat about 1,200-1,400 calories a day M-F. Success! I have been using the My Fitness Pal app on my phone and it’s pretty awesome. My favorite part about this app is after you are done logging for the day you can “Complete your entry” and get a little motivation like this:
(to give you an idea this was from last Friday and weight at that time was listed as 178 lbs). I don’t know how accurate it is, but it’s nice to think I could be in the 160’s soon!
Now let’s take a look at some stats!
|
August 5th, 2012 |
August 31st, 2012 |
Total |
|
Arm L/R 13.25”/13.25” |
12/12.25 |
-1.25/-1 |
|
Thigh L/R 24.25”/24.25” |
22.5/22.5 |
-1.75/-1.75 |
|
Chest (below bust) 33.75” |
33 |
-0.75 |
|
Waist at Belly Button 41.25” |
37 |
-4.5 |
|
Weight 183.8 lbs |
175.9 |
-7.9 |
That’s -10.75 inches and -7.9 lbs! I’ll take it!!
Who had a great August? Did you achieve your fitness goals? Do you use My Fitness Pal or any Beachbody program? What has been working for you?
Hello! Thanks for checking out my shiny new blog (and welcome if you are visiting from my other blog: Corner of Main)! I am working on being the best me I can be, and I hope you are ready to follow along. You can read a little more about me here.
I am going to try to stick to some consistency with this blog, but my goal is to write posts about my weight loss progress and fitness goals as well as to share recipes and tips about staying fit and active with a busy schedule.
I would like to start by filling everyone in on what they may have missed!
It took me about 9 months to loose the 50 lbs I gained after having my baby in September 2012 (mostly through Weight Watchers and minimal activity) . Losing the baby weight wasn’t enough, I still had quite a bit of weight to lose (I wasn’t exactly in shape when I found out I was pregnant)! The photo below shows me about two months after having my baby, and now. I recently have committed to eating healthy and being active (and I cancelled the $40 a month Weight Watchers account-I found I wasn’t going to meetings and wasn’t following it very well either. I felt like it worked well when I had a lot of weight to lose, but after that it wasn’t very helpful for me).
August 5th, 2012 I began the Focus t25 Beachbody Challenge. If you are not familiar with the Beachbody programs, they are amazing collections of in home fitness DVDs that anyone, at any level of activity, can do! If you want any info please email me, and I can tell you all about them! Or leave a comment at the end of this post and ask me!!
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