The Best Meal of the day

As you may know if you have been keeping up with my habits, I stopped eating bread a while ago. I cut out break and dairy for about a month. Some things I learned I couldn't live without. Yogurt, being a tasteful, healthy snack was put back on the menu. I still only drink Almond Milk (not dairy) and it tastes great with everything! As far as the bread deal goes, I decided to find a healthy bread and incorporate it into my life by monitoring what times of day I eat it and how often.

I read that we should eat bread around dinner time because it allows our bodies to stay full for a longer period of time and we won't wake up hungry. Personally, I don't like to feel fat before I lay down so I eat my bread early in the day. I don't always have an ideal time for lunch so I like to eat a big breakfast just in case I can't have a real lunch due to my work schedule.

Ezekiel bread is sprouted grain bread that provide a complete source of protein. The way I see it, bread with a bible verse on it is heaven sent. :) This bread has all 18 of our amino acids, increased vitamins and minerals too!  What I love is that it doesn't have what I try to stay away from. Ezekiel bread doesn't contain anything artificial. No flour, no GMO's and no refined sugars. It also comes in different flavors! You can find this bread in the freezer in the organic section of your grocery store.

I drink water with a cap full or more of apple cider vinegar and a slice of lemon. Studies have shown that vinegar helps you feel full even longer than bread. I add lemon for flavor and it's a great way to detox your system as well.

Also, I have to have my berries! They also help you feel full because they are full of antioxidants and water! They help you to lose weight among many other things.

If you're paying attention, all food that help you lose weight are healthy and help you "feel full" which means you should probably invest in healthy foods that you can benefit from.

Stay encouraged!

Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers!

What you will need:

Desired meat (ground beef, chicken, turkey)
Brown Rice
Peppers
Onions
Tomato Sauce
Cheese (optional)
Desired herbs/seasoning

How to get this meal:

1. Cook meat w/onions/ herbs
2. Cook Rice
3. Cut stems off peppers, clean and boil in water (add seasoning to water if desired) 5 min.
4. Add rice and meat together, mix with half can of tomato sauce (cook together) 5 min.
5. Place peppers on baking sheet and fill with rice/meat mixture
6. Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over the top of the peppers and sprinkle with cheese (cheese is optional)
7. Bake in the oven on 350 degrees for 30-45 mins
8. Let sit after you take it out, it's hot!

Add a little lettuce and tomato if you want! 

So Good! Hope you enjoy it!

Remember you can be creative and add whatever vegetables you want to the peppers, it is completely up to you!

Day 15: Slacking

I have not been focused. While I have been working out and eating right, I haven't been giving my full dedication. It's not easy when you don't have a support team. Everybody has different schedules and doesn't agree on the same foods. I am a healthy person so its not hard to eat the right food but it is hard to turn down a bag of hot fries. I'm just being honest.

The truth is, I always start and finish my day with good food. What happens in the middle of the day is usually not what I would like the most because I'm at work, it's not bad but not what I would prefer. I have to get better at preparing my meals ahead of time. So that is a personal struggle I am currently working on.

The good news is, my running is improving because I've been running almost everyday. I bought a blender so I can start making my own shakes/smoothies. I haven't gained any weight, I think I'm losing more inches. My body always start with the inches off the waist, thighs and neck. I'm starting to think 140lbs is it for me. I guess I won't really know til I come back from Afghanistan. I'm sure wearing loads of gear in horrible heat for a year will shed some weight but we will see. I'm still trying on my own.

I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I enjoy doing them for you.

Day 4: Can't stop running!

I've been waking up every morning and making it my business to run! I love it! It's a total body workout and it just makes your whole day better. I wish I had time to go to the gym but the way my schedule is set up....

Real quick, remember to keep your abs tight! I usually wear a waist slimmer belt to keep my abs compressed but it gets so sweaty I haven't been using it lately. I've mastered the technique of keeping my abs tight during my run so I don't need it as much. It's still good to shed the excess water weight.

Don't forget to stretch! I did one day and I'm still feeling the pain days later. It's important to stretch before and after so you don't hurt your muscles.

Drinking water is also a part of the healing process!

I wanted to show you how my stomach looks on a "fat day" and I will keep you updated on the process of better slim days.

Have a great productive day!

Day 3! Hard Body

I have not been updating this as I should! Besides me moving and working, I have to get better. I haven't even told you how the 3-day cleanse went. Long story short, I hated it! I did 1.  5 days because I hate red meat and it was so boring.

I finally had time to go grocery shopping and spent $200 and didn't get everything! I will starting cooking and posting as soon as I'm done unpacking my house, right now I cook but it's really fast and last minute.

I was doing Jillian Michaels "Hard Body" DVD in my living room in this post. Just to show you don't need to go anywhere to get a workout in. It was fun and tiring. I did level 2 but level 1 is just as hard.

I hope you all are getting your workouts in and eating clean to the best of your abilities.

Get fit!

Day 1: 3-Day Cleanse

My groceries for today and the next two days! Yes, this my cleanse. It's not the best or the most accurate but I've seen it work. I did it a few years back with my very good friend who was experimenting with the Medical Weight-Loss Program. I don't eat red meat but I will during this cleanse. Honestly, there isn't all that much I need to cleanse ( my healthy eating is a lifestyle). While I'm away training though, I can't control what the Army decides to feed me and I usually have to eat a lot of what I don't eat if I want to maintain. I would pass out if I didn't eat the food they give me.

So after my training, I didn't want to go grocery shopping because I'm going to be moving in a day or so. So I was basically eating fast-food, snacks or not eating at all these last few days. I pizza, cookies, candy...everything I don't eat. So as a punishment to myself for not keeping my discipline in check, I am going to do this very depressing 3-day cleanse.

It consists of water, eggs and half of an orange ( I use grapefruit too) for breakfast. Lunch is water, green vegetables, the other half of your fruit and red meat. Eat as much as you want until you are full. Dinner is the same as lunch, minus the fruit. <------The most depressing 3 days ever!

Basically, drink water, eat green vegetables and red meat until you dispose of all the unhealthy foods you decided to stuff yourself with lately. I bet you I won't eat any pizza/cookies again. That is unless I end up losing 20lbs that I don't want to lose.

I will also start my consistent workout schedule today. I did my workout this morning and will do another if I have time after work. Two workouts a day are not required, I just have to feel any down time I have and prefer to feel it getting in better shape.

Good luck with your experiments or new lifestyles!

p.s Keep a smile on!

NEW GYM CLOTHES!

Ahh, we meet again. I do apologize for my long disappearances. Between work and the military, my camera barely has time to come out the bag. I have been wanting to simply write to you. I think I might make an inspiration/motivation blog for those interested. It will be long, detailed posts about certain life situations that we all go through and how I think we handle them versus how we should handle them. I don't want to take away from my book series but I want so badly to share with you the many thoughts I have.

I promised to show you my latest workout/relax gear. So here it is, minus some. I am in the process of moving so a lot of things are packed, including some of my new workout clothes. I got the little booty shorts! Yes! I will explain why it's important that we own a few of those and get ourselves comfortable to run/walk in public. While I love my legs/butt and have a fairly toned stomach (most days), I am not comfortable wearing just a sports bra but that is my goal.

I haven't been working out as much because I'm planning a 34-days of fitness plan. The fun starts Saturday! Don't be alarmed, rest is important. I will be working out everyday but some days will be less intense. Clean eating is a must during this process! This is a no-bull time period which is why I chose July. While it's busy because I'm moving and have other personal things going on, It's my only month off from the military. My months are only getting more hectic after July.

I will try my very hardest to post everyday! Most of the time I am alone so I have nobody to take pictures or record. I know, it sucks. I am really going to beg people to be by my side during this journey so you all can see the before and after and really see what I do and how it works.

p.s my friend got "Insanity" so expect some insane posts!

Stay encouraged! Failure is not moving!