My Summer Diet: Week 3: Friday Saturday Fun Day

High in energy, high in activity, high in fun!

Friday I cleaned my whole room. It was very needed and I did it at record time because we had people coming to see the house. So, when they arrived I resorted myself to the gym. I sat on the recumbent bicycle and petaled 10 minutes average speed of 12 and then 4 minutes increased speed ranging from 14-20. I repeated that twice and then did a two minute cool down. This is so much harder than you think! I wanted to quit the 4 minute boost both times, thankfully I pressured through. My legs felt great. Also, while I was at the gym I went ahead and did my weekly weighing for my week 3 results (sneak preview) I was pleasantly shocked and excited! Then afterwards we had another showing so I resorted to swinging... 100 pumps, now my whole body felt sore and the walk back up to my 3rd floor room was soooo long, but it was great! 

I then babysat 5 kids, all whom I love dearly. 2 of which were sleeping over and I hadn't watched in a very long time... it was a very blessed night baking cookies, painting nails, playing with hair, and having a slumber party. Then I was off to VBGB uptown, it's a fun venue with corn hole, giant jenga, giant connect 4, and table tennis. Unfortunately all of the games were in use while I was there, but I will definitely have to make it back. Afterwards I wandered over to Amelie's (see A Approved: Amelie's) for a nice chat with a friend! Late night though, fell asleep around 3:45.

Saturday I woke up early and headed straight to babysit. We played at the pool and with play-do. It was super fun. For breakfast I had frosted mini wheats and 1 of my secret stash homemade tortillas from La Mesa Tortillas in Tucson, Arizona. For lunch I had a granola bar, apple slices, 2 pb crackers, and a few cheese its. After babysitting I went to lounge by the pool with some friends, there I enjoyed watermelon and a taste of pomegranate juice with whipped vodka. I then went home to eat 2 cupcakes! and dinner which was a refried bean, avocado, cheese, lettuce, salsa salad. I re-met up with my friends and we all had a great time at Cowfish, a most interesting but delicious Charlotte restaurant. I did get to try their tuna sushi and some nutty dipping sauce... super good (but maybe I just hadn't eaten sushi in 5.5 months...) haha. All in all another great night. 

The weekend has always been super hard for me to keep up a diet. Dessert attacks me I swear. My eyes cannot say no when I see anything of the chocolaty form. I am going to hopefully get better at resisting this addiction. By God's mercy will I learn to with stand over eating desserts.

This was My Summer Diet: Week 3: Friday Saturday Fun Day. Stay tuned for more from My Summer Diet.

My Summer Diet: Week 3: Wednesday Thursday Sleepy Day

Both Wednesday and Thursday this week I was abnormally exhausted. I slept in late, I took naps, I had NO energy. Which means I did not exercise, despite my desire to.

Wednesday was also the 4th of July, so I had to monitor what I was eating because celebration days always turn into over eating days. I did eat wayyyyyyy too much cookie dough dip, which is why I am going to refrain from making it again for a while. But, at dinner I knew I wasn't really hungry because of the large lunch I had, so I only took a small sampler plate and was very satisfied. Even though Cedar's (Joel's mom) tomato pie was delicious, that was a hard one to deny for seconds. The fireworks were lovely, my view was great (laying on a hammock), but the noise was rather loud. I could hardly hear all day on Thursday... oh man am I getting old.

Thursday I made watermelon sorbet... yum and a strawberry/blueberry smoothie. These smoothies have become my new addiction as I am trying not to eat as much sugary desserts, fruit is supposed to bring a natural sweetness to the table.


That was My Summer Diet: Week 3: Wednesday Thursday Sleepy Day. Stay tuned for more from My Summer Diet.

My Summer Diet: Week 3: Monday Tuesday Happy Day

Monday I completed my intense 20 minute workout that I described on Week 3: The Game Plan

I recorded my numbers so I can compare my progress

Minute:

1. 42 squats
2. -
3. 30 lunges
4. -
5. 110 calf raises
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7. 67 arm pumps while wall sitting
8. 72 jumping jacks
9. 55 side arm raises while wall sitting
10. 70 jumping jacks
11. 50 grand bat ma leg lifts
12. -
13. 40 sumo squats
14. -
15. 44 squats (more than the first time!)
16. -
17. 19 plie, releve
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19. 21 lowering legs ab work out
20. -

That workout was so incredibly intense, I felt great but at the same time immensely dead.

As far as food went I made a delicious 3 course dinner. Appetizer was broccoli and cheese soup (and I served it in little bowls), Main course was Chicken Creole Gumbo (this contained celery, white onion, red onion, yellow pepper, red pepper, tomato, pinto beans, garlic, carrots, and green onion! Oh and a hint of cayanne which is really good for your stomach, research shows it aids in decreasing your chances for stomach cancer), Dessert was pumpkin, zucchini, and yellow squash bread lightly iced with cream cheese icing (without butter added). This meal was so jam packed with vitamins and nutrients from all of the fabulous colors. I made sure to serve everything in appropriate serving sizes so you wouldn't over eat! 

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Chicken Creole Gumbo

Serving Sizes

Tuesday I play ultimate frisbee for 1.5 hours in that insane heat. It was hard to run, but just breathing I think was enough cardio. Ha. I did sweat a good deal, and sweating makes for a good work out!

I should have eaten better that day... I pretty much ate breakfast: pumpkin bread, lunch: pumpkin bread, dinner: broccoli soup and gumbo. Yes, it was really great, but I ate a lot more pumpkin bread than I probably needed/could afford :) 

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This was My Summer Diet: Week 3: Monday Tuesday Happy Day. Stay tuned for more My Summer Diet.