Booty lift- Monday June 14th w.o

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Friday- June 9th W.o

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Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend.
Take a break from working out but still watch what you are eating.
Lots of love

Tami

Tannis's Meal Plan

Or rather, what Tannis randomly eats for the first half of the day and then desperately works with to somehow make the grade by bedtime. Today was not nice - 2.55 on the GPA. A feature I hadn't seen until Jennifer posted her smoking score. I'll post one from earlier in the week.

I find I don't have much trouble meeting the Weight Control and Heart Health categories but often fall short on the Vitamins and Minerals categories. What was really fun to see is how my nutrition has improved overall since I started. I keep focusing on the parts I'm *not* getting, rather than how far I've come. That's ridiculous, I've made fabulous improvements thanks to this!

Breakfast
Millet rice cereal with blueberries, strawberries & 1% milk
Small slice whole grain toast with 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
Mug coffee (black)

Lunch
Omelet - 2 scrambled eggs, spinach & peppers (no fat added)
- on small slice whole grain toast, no butter or cheese!

Supper
2 medium baked potatoes, no fat added, peel eaten
A big pile of broccoli & cauliflower, steamed
Home made cheese sauce, 1/4 c
Glass white wine

Snacks
22 almonds
Small, home made, high fiber/low fat muffin with fruit
Popcorn, air popped & buttered, 1/3c
Tea, decaf
Yogurt - plain, non-fat, 3/4 cup
Banana - 1/4 of medium size
Wheat germ, 1/2 cup (mixed into yogurt with banana)

Jennifer's Menu:

I love the idea of sharing our menus with one another. Thanks Tami, for suggesting it. I will post my best day- with an overall "GPA" of 3.96. Don't be fooled! Yesterday, my "GPA" was 2.19- and I failed my alcohol intake completely, with 2 FULL glasses of wine! :) I must admit, logging into Vitabot daily takes a lot of time. And a lot of thought. I have been really excited about what I am learning from it. But the honeymoon feels like it is over. I simply do not have enough time to spend planning AND working out. With that confession, however, comes the greatest gratitude... because this program has really opened my eyes.

MORNING|

1 mug coffee

1/4 cup milk

3 tsp. sugar

(Since this menu planning day, I have gone to straight black coffee. An adjustment indeed. I used to use half and half. I miss it DEARLY. I can do without the sugar. But I do miss my creamy goodness.)

BREAKFAST |

1 bottle RAIN soul (antioxidant drink)

2 small, homemade zucchini muffins

1 6 oz nonfat yogurt

1 banana

1/4 cup oatmeal

3/4 cup orange juice

LUNCH |

1 carrot (not the baby ones... the real deal! they actually taste like carrots!)

1 celery

3 Tbsp. hummus

1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted

1/2 can tuna (dry)

3 slices avocado

1 cup shredded lettuce

1/2 cup dried apricots

DINNER|

1 tortilla with chicken + veggies- fajitas

1/4 cup raw, shredded spinach

1/2 cup homemade pico de gallo salsa

1 glass red wine

SNACKS|

1 packet RAIN storm (workout recovery drink)

1/2 cup raisins

2 cups popcorn

1/4 cup almonds

I can't wait to see all of your meal planning ideas.

Oh, and FYI- because these plans are individualized, keep in mind my calorie intake is higher because I am still nursing my babe. Although, I have seldom met their suggested calorie intake... it just seems like a lot of food to get to throughout the day.

Lovin our challengers food intake

Would you be willing to share a day with us?
I think it might be helpful if we share with each other and do some blogging on it. We can all learn from each other that way.
Looking forward to it
lots of love
tami

June 7th, Wednesday workout

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Need Tips

Does anyone have ideas on how to get through the PMS bloat days without feeling like things are going backwards? I know it's a stage and will pass, but right now I feel like I'm losing ground, even though I'm still working out and haven't blown the eating!

LIFE IS GOOD

Life is good!
The kids are in bed,
my legs are burning,
my tummy is tight(er),
I'm already drooling over the broccoli that I'm planning on eating tomorrow (seriously-I am),
and,
now that Tami has given us her blessing ;-p
I am going to enjoy a little splash of red wine!
Cheers to all of you who find the time to better yourself, so that you may in turn brighten the corner you are in!

Balance

I feel like the challenge is going amazingly well. My eating has improved a lot and I'm already seeing changes in muscle tone. My biggest challenge right now is to find overall balance. I've put a lot more energy into eating well and getting exercise which is essential for well-being and health. It has meant that a little less energy is going into other things I love though, like making pottery, journalling, and gardening. The kids are a bit weary of seeing me at my laptop working on vitabot!

Food-wise I feel like I've taken a step back this week. After a few of my best nutrition days my stomach started acting up. I get crampy and react badly to a whole host of good foods when I'm "off". I have no idea what it is but the change in my diet triggered it and now I have to figure it out. One thing I caught myself doing is "saving" calories in case I'm hungry later in the day. What that amounts to is more eating, later in the day of course. It's not my natural rhythm and not what I want to be doing. I'm cramming in an evening snack to boost my numbers. Deep breath. Balance.

On the upside, I had an insanely fun (and tiring) weekend at a mountain bike camp. I am still a bit stiff but had a blast pushing myself in a different way. Tami worked us hard on Monday too! That was one of my more challenging sessions, which means I loved it. It hit the butt/thighs, upper body, and core while keeping the heart rate up. I was feeling the burn like crazy.