To snow or not to snow?

Ohhhh it was so hard to pry my little eyes open this morning!!

I tell you what...I wanted more sleep SO bad. 

But I really really am trying to get into a routine.  I didnt like healthy eating and exercize either at one time..but once you do something and you see results it sticks!

And honestly I love having everything over and done with by the time I get home from work so I can relax!

Case in point being TONIGHT, after we had rain and freezing coldness all day, its 6pm, dark, and I finally get to leave work.  LOVE me some kickboxing but I didnt want to go for NOTHIN tonight. 

My Bestie of course nagged me like a good friend does...even mocked me "what are you going to tell your bloggers?" LOL.  She is so naughty.

It did the trick though. 

Didn't want to let you all down :)  Plus I have been on such a good workout streak this week! 

Ok, so breakfast was the same as yesterday!

395 cals

 

Then I did a little re-arranging my office today, I was in a big organizing mood for some reason. 

 

I think my boss was just happy I picked up a crap ton of files off the floor :)

 

Let me know if yall want to see a pic one day muwahah.

 

Ok anyways!

 

Lunch was randomness off the top of my head when I realized I had no frozen meal to take.

 

Scratch that!

 

I had HALF a frozen meal haha.

 

200 cals

 

These little lean cuisine fijita roll ups are sooo good.

 

235 calories

 

A can of tuna, drained, add one tbsp light mayo, mustard and cut up dill pickle chips, salt n peppa.

 

With some saltines. 

 

Later on I got snacky and haungry so I had some more saltines with my peanut buttah that I keep in mah drawer :)

 

171  cals

 

After the sweaty gym I came home and had yakisoba!

 

810 cals

 

With rice and egg roll.  I didnt count the sweet chilli sauce i dont think it has very many cals nor did i count the pickles in my tuna ha. 

 

I ate about 311 calories back from my workout cals but kickboxing for 1 hr burns a ton so I think I will be good to go!

 

Ok they are calling for snow tonight but I highly doubt it. 

 

I mean, it's North Carolina, come on people...I dont think we have seen snow in like 2 years?

 

I plan to get up per usual and go to the gym!

 

Wherever you are stay safe and warm!

 

But dont forget...bikini season will be here before we know it!

 

:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smoothie Morning & Movie Night!

 Hey there loves!!

Today started out great!

Woke up early and got to the gym around 6:30am.  Busted out almost 300 cal on the treadmill and over 200 on the elliptical!

Came home and made a DELICIOUS banana protein smoothie!!  I was inspired by Stacey's video on her banana smoothie!!  Me and my cousin Ashley (hey girl!) were discussing her trying it yesterday and it got me in the mood for one big time!

Here is my version with added protein powder

 

Banana Protein Smoothie

 

300 calories

 

 

One banana

One scoop of Jillian Michael's Natural Whey Protein Powder-Vanilla Cream Shake

One cup of 1% milk

Ice

 

Obviously you can use any type of protein powder or milk.  In fact, you can do like Stacey and just cut up and freeze the banana and not use ice.  I used a regular banana though because I didn't have any frozen and just used ice. 

 

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend!

 

It makes two huge servings for 300 cals TOTAL, yall this TOTALLY filled me up and was DELICIOUS!!!!  Stacey puts whipped cream on hers and thats what Im doing tommorow!!

 

So to go along with the shake I had an egg white with cheese hot sauce and salsa.

 

380 cals

 

This total also includes coffee and creamer I had early this morning!

 

Like my cupcake cup? :)

 

Lunch was one of my favorite lean cuisines!

 

440 cals

 

This is the asian potstickers.  I also had a costco egg roll with it. SOO yummy.

 

Later on I had my desert!

 

110 cals

 

Oreo pudding cup!

 

Then for dinner...oh man dinner was sooo good!

 

520 cals

 

We had the angus burgers from costco, with sauteed onions and mushrooms on top, rice, fat free cream of mushroom soup as gravy on top and green beans.

 

SO GOOD! I totally scarfed it down.

 

You could do this with turkey meat or any ground beef if you dont go to costco, just cook you a patty and top it with yummy goodness!! Its even good with ketchup if you dont have a "gravy" and probably steak sauce too.

 

Then we got an invitation from my sweet parents to watch a movie at their house!

 

So off we went!

 

 

90 cals

 

On the way over there I had one of these from my Christmas stocking :)

 

And then I also had 2 hershey kisses (not pictured, lol) 45 cals

 

At moms I had some popcorn popped in a paper bag.  If you dont know how to do that you can watch my video I made on it here.

 

Its so yummy!! So that was about 100 cals. 

 

I still have cals left on MFP! Woot woot!!

 

Have a good night my dears!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Eenie Meenie Half cup of Beanie

Hellooooo out there! :)

We are just hanging out tonight watching Sheldon Cooper. BAZINGA! haha.

Hubs actually joined me at the gym tonight!  Me and mom and some other friends were at kickboxing and it was wonderful and sweaty and I became aware of how much I had missed it these past two weeks!!

Of course it was full of the newbies.  Packed with people & their new years resolutions.  Cant hate though because everyone has to start somewhere!  Two girls were behind me...youngins haha..and they were all giggly through the first couple songs but by the end of the hour they were pretty quiet haha.  It's a lot of jumping around and kicking and dancing but it gets harder before you know it :)

Anyways breakfast was a winneeeerrrr.

270 cals-including coffee & creamer

 

The "norm"!

 

Anyways lunch was fanflippingtastic and all the guys mopped around my door sniffing wanting to know what I was eating.

 

Umm....a weight watcher frozen pizza. LOL.

 

693 cals

 

It was so good though.  It even has like fresh basil or something on it...loveeeee their pizzas.

I had a side salad with french fried onions and cheese and ranch, little bits of each on top.

 

Then a while later I had this yumminess.

 

110  cals

 

That is a oreo jello pudding cup.

 

I didnt snack anymore till dinner even though I was ravenous around 4:30pm.

 

I came home and went to kickboxing and then cooked those chicken burgers from costco that was in the freezer.  I am trying to eat EVERYTHING in the freezer before we move!

 

So those babies were in the frying pan just basically heating theirself and I put some shreadded pepperjack cheese (thanks mom!) on top with some french's fried onions and then toasted some bread, about a tbsp of fat free mayo, mustard, slices of onions and pickle.

 

665 calories

 

We also had beans with it (half a cup of baked beans) and a 100 cal bag of doritos.

I went over calories by just a little bit BUT I also earned like over 800 from kickboxing.

 

Holaaaaaaaa.

 

Anyways I hope you supastars have a nice night!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suprise Giveaway!!!

Hahahah!!!!

Guess what?

I totally did a suprise giveaway!! 

This morning I did a really special post that meant a lot to me and I wanted to do a suprise giveaway so that the sweet readers that always comment would be one of the winners!  I like big announced giveaways but I wanted one of my readers who was kind enough to comment on the regular, to be entered without them even knowing it!

One of you lucky readers is getting a Cupcakes Calendar mailed out to them!!!

So, out of all the comments that was posted on this morning's post, Hubby picks #2 which happens to be Sheila!!  Yay Sheila I am so happy for you!  I actually think I already might have your address (from Christmas!) but you can email it to me too for good measure lauryn1118@gmail.com.

Sheila, I did want to take a moment and THANK YOU for your unwavering support of me and for ALWAYS knowing what to say to encourage me and inspire me and make this journey so much brighter for me!! I hope you enjoy your calendar, it will be mailed out wednessday!!

Anyways thank you ALL for your sweet comments all the time I love reading them!! And who knows when I will do another secret giveaway! heheh

Today was perfection I tell you!!

Before 8 am I had burned 503 calories!! Thats right, me and the treadmill and elliptical got real close this morning and spent 50 minutes together!!

Ok sooooo onto breakfast!!

255-also including 1 oz of lean turkey post workout

 

I wanted to decrease cals for my breakfast mcmuffin SO I got a 100 cal english muffin, and used 3 tbsp of egg whites, cooked in the microwave, same way I do my egg. I added a sprinkle of cheese and ate most of that banana. SO good.

 

Then lunch time!!

 

460 cals-2 dill pickle spears, turkey on whole wheat with 45 cal slice of cheese with 100 cal baked cheetos, strawberry cheesecake pudding.  Where was that when I was Crying over Cheesecake?

 

Any who!

 

I was SUPER bizzaaay at work today so I didnt have much time to snack ! WINNING!

 

But dinner was a winner. Haha.

 

345 calories

 

Salmon marinated in soy sauce and brown sugar baked in the oven at 450 for like 15 mins (maybe cooked too long lol) but it was good!  And rice with brummel and brown and green beans!!

 

SO low cal and tasty!!

 

Then I had a crap ton of calories left so I had a cupcake poptart 200 cals and a rice krispy treat that hubby brought me back from the gas station 150 cals.

 

Then I had three bites of his honey bunches of whatever that he was eating right beside me.  But I think I more than deserve it and I still had calories left anyway! WOOT!

 

Anyways yall its been a great day and Im about to go to bed!!

 

Laters gators!!!!

 

 

Motivation Monday!!!

So....this happened Saturday.......

Size 17 kakhis

 

YEP.

 

Oh and this.....

 

Size 15 Mudd jeans

 

I seriously cant believe I used to fit in these and I STILL feel fat even with these comparisons.

 

Why are we our own worst enemy?

 

 

I did think that junk was pretty cool though.

 

So they were sent off to donations but not before I snapped a pic :)

 

I have came a long long way.

 

But it aint over yet.

 

Which is why I was up and at the gym burning 503 calories before 8am this morning.

 

But you know what?

 

This girl likes being healthy.

 

P.S. I am in a size 10 from old navy now. :)

P.S.S. Regular post should be up tonight!  Sorry I missed this weekend we was bizzzzaaayyy!!!

5:44 AM.....Hollar for a Dollar!!!

Just wanted to give yall a quickie !! Hubs needs me to go watch a movie he rented on redbox so this is a fast one!

Woke up at 5:44 am, WOOT!!!! Had a coffee, did some quiet time with my Bible reading, and then headed to the gym!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, YOU read that right!! I WENT TO THE GYM!!!

Boo ya!!!

I did elliptical, walking, running 15 mins, and some weight machines.

WOOT.

Sorry Im just happy with that.

Anyways! Breakfast...

I had about 25 cals worth of this after the gym for protein to rebuild my muskles!!!

 

The usual!

 

Lunch was crazy busy!!

 

i only had like two slices of those oranges and the chips are 100 cal pack and that jello strawberry cheesecake thing is flippin ridonkulous good!

 

 

In case yall didnt know, you can take an empty bag of Starbucks coffee TO Starbucks and get a free tall coffee.  Your welcome

 

I had a coffee with half and half and splenda this afternoon.

 

 

Fijitas with the Hubby for dinner!!!! Chippys!!!!

Fiestaaaaaaaa Arrrriiiibaaaaa.

 

Haha. Sorry I am in rare form tonight.

 

 

Got these Valentine's candies at the dollar store!!!

Hollar for a Dollar !!!!

 

Sixlets are only 30 cals a tube by the way...

and Starburst are 20 cals per square.

 

All red starbursts.  Flippin sweet.

 

Anyways I am going to watch a movie with hubs, something with Vince Vaughn in it, should be quite the hilariousness. I love me some ViVi.

 

Alright you hot messes, have a great weekend!!!

 

I Did Some Damage...

...Ehhh...Im just going to be honest.

I am having a real hard emotional, exhausting week. 

Between my brother leaving and Hubs being with his family a ton trying to help them move, I am just not eating very well or exercising. At. All.

No. Exercise.

I am not happy about this and in my head I really  want to work out.  I just feel SO TIRED everyday after work.  I dont know if its the aftermath of the holidays or maybe even the stress of knowing we are moving at the end of the month...I need help and motivation! Ok...I will admit. I have motivation.  I have healthy food. I have a healthy body.  I need to eat less and move more.  That being said...I at least start off well...

391 calories

 

also had coffee and fat free half and half

 

Then lunch came around and I had what I thought was a great low calorie meal.

 

330 calories

 

Except it just made me hungry and didnt fill me up!

It was a mesquite chicken smart ones with mashed potatoes and a side salad with ranch.

 

So about an hour or so after lunch I had a pack of lance crackers.

 

210 cals

 

Then I waited some more and had my tangerine around 5.

 

37 cals

 

Still hungry and a bit emotional after a spat with the hubs, I had a spoonful of peanut butter.

 

This is apparently the moment I decided I was sucking at a diet today and that I would just take pictures anyway!

 

75 cals

 

Also forgot to track that in MFP. 

Not that it would have mattered because I went OVER calories anyway.

 

815 cals

 

It shouldnt have been that many cals. LOL.

 

I had a costco angus buger with 45 cal slice of cheddar with maybe one tbsp of fat free mayo (or low fat mayo?) and pickles, ketchup and mustard.  I had about 2 servings of the baked french fries and one half cup of baked beans.

 

I thought I was doing ok but I shouldnt have had two servings of fries.

 

I also shouldnt have ate a couple more spoonfuls of beans.

 

I am just sort of dissapointed in myself and tired.

 

Lets reflect on things I have done good today:

 

1. No fast food.

2. I had at least 4 various fruits and veggies.

3. I bought a new battery to fix my food scale!

 

SO tommorow I am waking up early and going to the gym. 

 

I have to start back somewhere.

 

Question: What keeps you going?  What are your workout plans/eating plans?