Week Two

Week two (2/28-3/5) was AMAZING! Totally found my groove with both my workouts and my nutrition! Felt fantastic all week long even though I was getting over a respiratory bug!

Here is my diet & exercise log:

Sunday: 2/28/2016

Exercise: Rest Day

Nutrition: Met C/F/P

Monday 2/29/16

Exercise: Legs & Booty

Nutrition: Over fats, under calories

Tuesday 3/1/2016

Exercise: Arms & Core

Nutrition: Met C/F/P, under calories

Wednesday 3/2/2016

Exercise: Legs/Booty & HIIT

Nutrition: Met C/F/P, under calories

Thursday 3/3/2016

Exercise: Rest Day

Nutrition: BAD. Over on carbs, under on protein, over calories

Friday 3/4/2016

Exercise: Chest/Triceps & HIIT

Nutrition: Over fats, under calories

Saturday: 3/5/2016

Exercise: Full Body & 1 Mile Run

Nutrition: Met C/F/P, under calories

Here are a few pics from my IG @morganjayne!

So, I definitely felt like this week went better than the last but now that I look at my diary I see that I am still going over on my fats too often so that will be my focus this week. I just really like cheese and chocolate! I am trying to give myself some grace with my diet but I also have goals to meet and I know that staying consistent with my nutrition and exercise is what is going to produce the BEST results.

3/6/2016 Weigh In:

181.8

Down 1.8 pounds this week!

I did take measurements this week to compare to my starting measurements from 2 weeks ago:

Neck: -0.25”

Chest: +2.75” (pretty sure my starting measurement was wrong)

Natural Waist: No change

Naval: +0.5”

Hips: -2.0”

Right Bicep: -0.25”

Left Bicep: -0.25”

Right Thigh: -0.75”

Left Thigh: -0.5”

Right Calf: -0.25”

Left Calf: +0.5”

I don’t feel like me measuring myself is super accurate but I measured twice just to confirm the numbers. I know that my initial chest measurement was WAY off, not sure what happened there. I also took progress pictures but I seriously look bigger in the pictures from yesterday than from two weeks ago so I am going to wait another week or two before sharing them.

It is nice to see progress on both the scale and in my measurements though! Now it would be nice to see it in the mirror and the way my clothes fit! Either way, I can really tell a difference in the way I feel. I do not dread my workouts, I enjoy my meals, and I just feel good all the way around and that is what is most important!

Week One

Well, week one went okay I guess. I did not meet all of my goals but I pushed on and didn't give up. Life happens, and when it does, the “plan” usually fails as it did this week.

Here is my diet & exercise log:

Sunday 2/21/16

Exercise: Full Body Workout + HIIT

Nutrition: Good! Met carbs, fat, and protein and stayed under calories

Monday 2/22/16

Exercise: Rest Day

Nutrition: Over fats, under carbs, met protein, under calories

Tuesday 2/23/2016

Exercise: Back/Arms & HIIT

Nutrition: Over carbs, under fats, met protein, under calories

Wednesday 2/24/2016

Exercise: Legs/Booty & HIIT

Nutrition: Good! Met carbs, fat, and protein. Over calories by 12.

Thursday 2/25/2016

Exercise: Rest Day

Nutrition: BAD. Over on fats & carbs, under on protein. Met calories.

Friday 2/26/2016

Exercise: SKIPPED

Nutrition: Good! Met carbs, fat, & protein and stayed under calories!

Saturday: 2/27/2016

Exercise: Rest-Traded rest days with Sunday 2/28/2016

Nutrition: EPIC FAIL. Way over on fats, carbs, and calories & under on protein.

Sunday: 2/28/2016

Exercise: Did Saturday’s workout: Full Body + HIIT

Thursday we ended up going out to dinner with my parents to a place without nutrition facts available so I just did my best to guess-timate. Same with Saturday. I had a spa party to attend and I did try eat beforehand but I didn’t eat enough so all the yummy finger foods were so tempting! I tried to indulge a little without going too overboard and I think I did okay. I did say no to the wine and bellinis! Definitely could have had a few less mini cupcakes… They were my FAVORITE flavor (wedding cake) from my FAVORITE local bakery though.

By laying my whole week out here I can see where I need to improve. Must stick to the plan, both exercise and nutrition. However, flexible dieting is just that, FLEXIBLE. So I was able to still see a loss on the scale even though I have a few bumps in the road. The best thing we can do is just keep pushing forward to meet our goals. Life is going to happen. It is all how we choose to deal with it that will determine the effects, good or bad.

2/28/2016 Weigh-In:

183.6

Down 1.0 lbs this week!

In other news, I scored some new workout gear this weekend and that always gets me pumped for a workout!

Here is my haul!

New cross-trainers! I wear these for lifting and HIIT workouts. Asics are my FAV athletic shoes! I have wide feet with a high arch so I have to be picky about what shoes I wear to workout in so I don’t have arch pain or shin splints. I wear the Asics Nimbus for running.

Compression pants are a must have. And fun prints make working out more enjoyable! Old Navy has great compression gear. Size down for sure so they stay up while you run/jump/squat! Also scored this cute orangy-coral tank from Old Navy. They had everything 40% off this weekend!

Danskin tanks from Wal-Mart are a winner in my book. They are really affordable, moisture wicking, and they offer lots of different fits and colors. I prefer a looser fitting top for working out. I got two styles, the first two pictures are one style, I got the mint and pink in those. They have a mesh strip down the middle of the back. I did order an XL in these so they wouldn't be too snug. The last tank is a different style. It is more flowy with drawstrings on the sides. I got this one in black and a large since it was a looser fit.

I scored all of this for about $125 (shoes included)! Winning!

So far this week is going really great. I have met my macros and made it to the gym everyday but it is only TUESDAY so we will see what happens! Mentally I am really in a good place with my goals, especially with my exercise routine so I am going to just ride that train for as long as I can! 

I will follow-up next week on how week 2 went as well as measurements and progress pictures (because I didn't take any this weekend.... oops!) but so far I am feeling very positive and motivated!