Chapter 7

Well last week was a horrible, no good, very bad week : ( Even though it was spring break and I didn't have classes between my two jobs I worked 70hrs! Some nights I was at work til 1am blehhh because of that I was just completelyyyy drained!!! I didn't get to the gym at all except Saturday. I'm not telling you this to complain or make excuses merely to explain what happened and let you know no ones perfect and sometimes you have a bad day or even a bad week! I saw this though and it made me feel a lot better 

Just because I had a tough week and didn't get to the gym like I wanted or even though I might have a not so good eating day it's just a small set back. It doesn't define me or my journey. I can either quit or I can pick myself back up and keep pushing, and I'm definitely going to keep pushing!!! 

Despite that I went in to have my second hydrostatic body fat test done. After six weeks even though I was up 2lbs on the scale I've lost 3.7lbs of fat and gained 6.2lbs of lean muscle mass! My body fat went down an overall 2.36%! Not as great as I would've liked but better than I thought! 

This just really motivated me to pull my act together and kick it up a notch! Gonna tighten up my food intake and really kick butt in the gym! I will get to my goal! If just a matter of when not if! Need to blast that fat and keep building that lean muscle! : D

SHOPPING SUPPLIES

Dragged the bf to Cotco again haha I needed my Greek yogurt!!! 

And of course Stater Bros for the others

ON THE MENU

More buffalo chicken you say?! I can't help it I loooooove the stuff!!! Haha lunches will mostly be buffalo chicken wraps with a power greens salad 

For dinners I've got lean ground turkey for my protein, sweet potatoes for my carbs, and for veggies I've got green beans!!! 

WHATS NEXT

Well like I said I'm really going to focus on my food intake, keep it clean but still yummy, and limit myself to one cheat meal a week. Also gonna bust butt in the gym! Add in some fasted cardio to try and blast that fat! 

The Wardance Beach Body Competition is underway so I really gotta fight for my fit : D

That's al for now folks. As always, thanks for tuning in ; )

Chapter 6

Completed week 5! This weeks post is later in the week than I normally post, you'd think that being Spring Break Id have a little free time but noooo : ( ton of OT this week, work is kicking my butt! Oce again my weight is still the same. I don't know if I've hit a plateau or what but I'm gonna have to switch some stuff up because it should be going down a little even if I am gaining muscle (which I'm not really sure that I am lol) 

I did do a 5k at Angel Stadium this weekend and got my best time ever!!! 28:20 woo honestly it was roughhh haha I was trying to keep up with my friend who was haulinnnn tail...I knew I wasn't gonna be able to stay next to her but I just kept telling myself "just keep her in eyesight just keep her in eyesight" and I did! Pretty darn proud of myself : ) Now she's been bitten by the running bug though and is signing us up for a race a month practically haha it'll be good to keep us in motion for the Dumbo Doudle Dare Challenge in August though <3

SHOPPING HAUL

 

Also ordered some stuff online 

Woooo haha 

ON THE MENU

Made spaghetti and meatballs with spaghetti squash

Having calzone roll ups for lunch this week yummm

WHAT'S NEXT

Saturday I go in for my second body fat test to see what progress I've made over theist six weeks. Not sure what to expect but I guess we'll see.

Bought a plane ticket to go home to Oregon next month so I really need to get my butt in gear because I want to look my absolute best!

The Wardance Beach Body Competition is underway this week and I'm very excited about it and I can't wait to see everyone's progress! 

Well tha tha that's all for this week folks. As always, thanks for tuning in ; ) 

Chapter 5

Well I've got an entire month under my belt now! Last week I was better on my nutrition and smashed my weight workouts but I didn't get in the extra cardio I wanted to because midterms and papers had things a littleeee nuts. 

Quite honestly I'm a pretty tough critic of myself and I don't feel like I've made a lot of changes. The scale has gone back down but it's just back to where I started. I may be building muscle which is in fact the goal and which might keep the scale from lowering like one would like. Nonetheless I think you can see some changes but maybe it's a trick of my mind haha anyways here are some progress photos 

All I can do is tell myself every day to be patient and keep the faith. It's just going to take time and a lot of hard work. When I'm feeling down on myself my cousin always tells me not to be so hard on myself, that I didn't build that body in a matter of days so fixing it will take more than a matter of days. I'm so grateful for all of my suuuuuuper supportive boyfriend, friends and family who continuously encourage me to stay motivated and be proud of how far I've come. 

SHOPPING THIS WEEK

Convinced my bf to take me to Costco WOOO : ) he's so patient haha I said I wanted a few things but of course I HAD to go up and down everyyyy aisle : D

Stater Bros trip 

Ordered this bad boy and it's DEEEELICIOUS! Thank God for bodybuilding.com and their superrr speedy shipping, literally got this the next day! 

ON THE MENU

Made zucchini lasagne and it was AMAZINGGG!!! I got the recipe from www.inspiralized.com but I used store bought sauce as opposed to making my own. This was super tasty and didn't leave me with a bloated and yucky feeling like actual pasta leaves me with. 

 

Also made sweet potato noodles mixed with goat cheese and turkey pepperoni. Ummm I think goat cheese was made for sweet potato noodles because it was AMAZINGGG! 

WHAT NEXT

 -Next week starts the weight loss challenge at my gym so I'm superrr excited for that. The Wardance Beach Body Competition is gonna be sooo much fun! Hopefully by the end of it I'll be beach ready haha 

-This Saturday is the Angel Stadium 5k which will be fuuuuun, nice light run. I also signed up for a third half marathon for this year. My first was the Tinkerbell Half marathon in January, the one I just signed up for is the Avenger Half marathon which is in November, but the one I need to focus on is the Disney Dumbo Dare Challenge which is at the end of August (it's a 10k on the Saturday and then a half marathon on Sunday). INTENSE RIGHT?! Haha so I printed out a training guide for that race from Jeff Galloway and will be encororporating that into my routine starting probably next week. 

-I also downloaded an EBOOK from a woman I follow on Instagram (her name on their is Muffintopless). The book is called the Fit Body Program and is a 12week weight workout plan. She has a lot of clients that have made some amazing progress so I decided that I'm going to give her plan a chance! : )

- As far as diet goes, my macro guru Miles is changing up my #s a little bit. I told him I didn't feel like I was progressing very well so we're going to reduce the amount of protein a little and raising my carb #s a little. I'm interested to see if this will help make a difference. Sometimes you just gotta play with the #s til you find what works for you. 

My updated battle plan : )

Well that's all for now folks. I hope you might be learning from my experiences or getting a little comic relief at the very least haha if you have any comments or questions feel free to write me!

As always thanks for tuning in ; ) 

Chapter 4

I just finished week 3 and I'm not gonna lie it was NOT my best week 😒 

My workouts were spot on but my diet was not 😖 The stress over school/midterms, lady cycle, work, lack of sleep...it just all got to me last week and I dealt with it in the form of carbs (baaaaaad) but you know what I'm not perfect I'm just human. All I can do is admit my downfalls, remind myself that eating that way is not going up get me the body I want, and make strategies on how to avoid those triggers (I.e. scarfing down pastries while working at Starbucks 😖🔫) 

I'm not down any weight but between the start and now I definitely see visible changes

Because I didn't do what I wanted to and felt like I took a step backwards I was pretty down on myself but my friend sent a photo from a couple years ago to remind me of how far I've come and that I should be proud and not beat myself up so much 

I definitely needed that. I'm back on my game, following the plan, ready for progress! 

SHOPPING THIS WEEK

I had a lot of stuff left over from last weeks trip (i.e. Chicken, yogurt...) 

Got this bad boy from Walmart and it is soooo great!!! The bottom expands for the lettuce, top part has an ice pack cooler, space on top for your toppings, and a little bottle for your dressing! 😍

I got more gum and almonds (to take with me to work to help me avoid those dastardly pastries. 😷) and Frozen which isn't edible but still AMAZINGGGG!!! 💗

Also got more apples, zucchini, and some magazines 😁

ON THE MENU

St Patty's day is my second favorite food holiday!!! (Thanksgiving being 1st- as long as turkey's being served!) so corned beef and cabbage was a noooo brainer 😁

Also made Greek chicken (shredded chicken mixed w/Greek yogurt, lemon juice, EVOO, and some fat free feta) I put it on zucchini noodles and also threw it into a salad for my low carb day 😊

UPCOMING CHALLENGE TO YOU!!!

  The owner of the gym I go to (WARDANCE TRAINING CENTER) is sooo proud if me that he's asked me to help him put on a summer weight loss challenge so on March 29th the Wardance Beach Body Challenge begins!!! There will be MONEY and PRIZES as well as a beach worthy body to fight for! 

  For more details go to Facebook and befriend the Wardance Training Center Page as well as the Wardance Beach Body Competition page and get ready to FIGHT FOR YOUR FIT WITH ME!!!

GOALS FOR THIS WEEK

Stay on top of my food, keep kicking butt workout wise, and just keep pushing one day at a time 😁

As always thanks for tuning in 💗

Chapter 3

Well I just finished Week 2 and am heading into Week 3. I am up two pounds from last week but I'm also starting my cycle (not telling you to be gross or anything just to explain that I (and most women in case you didn't know lol) retain extra water during that time). Most women wouldn't even step on the scale during this week but I wanted to know for record keeping purposes. I'm starting to feel stronger during my workouts although this week I'm feeling yucky and bloated and I want to eat everything in sight! (Not gonna lie I've had a couple bad treats 🍪😱 but I'm not perfect and it's life haha). Despite the scale being up I'm starting to be able to see results. I even went shopping this weekend and got a couple size Medium tops and fit into a size 8 pant!(at Old Navy)

(Photos are from Day 1 to end of week 2)

For the sake of pushing harder and maximizing results I have a new workout plan as well as a new macro plan that my cousin's  wonderfuuuuuuul fitness friend Miles put together for me. This is what this coming week (and further weeks if there's no more plan tweaking) will look like 

Going to be cutting back a bit on the cardio and adding in another day of weights as well as incorporating more protein into my diet. (Not saying this is a plan everyone should follow, each person is different and their plan should be too, this is just what I'm doing 😁)

I did get my grocery shopping and meal planning done and this is what this week will include:

Going to be making pesto pasta with zucchini noodles (I LOVE ZOODLES 😍) I bought this spiralizer off of Amazon. You can use it to make anything from apple chips to veggie noodles. It's amazing!!! 💗

Weighing things out to get a more accurate measurement 

Mine is the one on the right (the bf wanted a spicier version haha so his is mango habanero sausage in a buffalo sauce w/the zoodles) 

I also made more buffalo chicken (bc I LOVEEEEE IT!!! 😍) lol most days it will be in the form of a sandwich on an everything bagel thin but on my low carb cycle day I'll be adding it into a salad 😁

Also switching out my nightly cottage cheese for casein shakes (although I might like the cottage cheese better lol) 

Aside from my own personal challenge I've been honored by being asked to be apart of organizing a weight loss challenge at my home gym Wardance! I'll be providing the details when they're a little more concrete but whether you're local and can physically participate or will just be participating in spirit I think it will be a great way to help motivate each other and keep each other on track! 😊

That's all for now folks. As always thanks for tuning in and if you're not following me on Instagram yet (JBuckle87) do it! 😘