I'm back on track, Take 2!

Hi lovelies, I know it's been a while, I was so caught up with work, my other blog, my personal life, after the holidays that I wasn't able to being update with my training/workout and obviously, my wicked fitness blog :(

Every day I was looking at my blog and didn't want to post things that wasn't of pure interest just for having something posted so I decided to take my time and come back when I was ready. So that day has arrived! Before Xmas, I tried the military diet that didn't really work out fine for me! I was hoping (well, maybe ''dreamed'' might be more accurate, because honestly, I don't have 10 lbs. to lose...), but only did 2 lbs. 2 lbs. wasn't worth the effort I put in this diet and the diet itself was kind of too hard for someone used to eat like I do, due to my training.

Lately, I decided to go on vacation and guess what? When I try on my bikini, I cry out loud in seeing my shape, it was a disaster! After the holidays, I came back to my 130 lbs. and maybe even more. I think I was at 132 lbs. when I tried my bikini.

I have 3 weeks to lose as much as I can so last week, I came back to my normal diet and lost 2 lbs. Plus I had some cross fit course (with a friend of mine) (2-3 times a weeks) and today I was at 128 lbs.! YAY! I hope to be able to take the plane at 125 lbs., that's my ultimate goal for February 3rd 2013!

I add to my diet this: capsule of Green Tea! (I hate the ''diet'' word, because honestly, it's not a diet, it's just eating well and clean and workout almost every day). It’s my first capsule today and I will be able to tell you in a few days, if I see some changes, ameliorations...

It's supposed to ''boost energy'' and ''support weight loss goal''. Everything is natural in those capsules. Most of all, it contains green tea, caffeine, ginger, guarana, vitamin B6, algae...

And I got some new tools (as Xmas gifts) to help me through my journey! Thanks mom and dad for the watch! I also got 15 lbs. and 20 lbs. Kettle bells from family and friends! YAY!

Military Diet, day 3 and result!

DAY 3:

Breakfast

5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple

Lunch

1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast

Dinner

1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

Finally, the third day.... All day I was OMG I'm hungry... But today, I was at home... So it was even harder than the last two day and I have to admit that I cheated at the end of the day, I was dying.... I eat some baby food....Like 1 tea spoon of baby food...

Anyway, tomorrow first thing in the morning: check the result!

And as I predicted.... drum roll...... Saturday December 22nd....

127.8 lbs....

Well I did lost 2 lbs. but God; I didn't eat at all for 3 days! LOL

I'm a bit disappointed I was hoping to have lost at least 5 lbs. I didn't feel a lot of change (on my physical) but I was wondering if I didn't lost 10 lbs. was it because I didn't do the diet the right way or maybe because I don't really have 10 lbs. to lose!

I also workout on the first day of the diet, on day 2 and 3 I was so exhausted from work that I didn't move after dinner. Surely this one would have helped me to lose maybe 1 to 2 pounds... (Even 2 pounds is big...), but I think it's a great way to realise how much you usually eat in one day. I did realise that I eat a lot each day. Of Course, I'm the kind of person who eats rather well; I love fruits, veggies, soy, seeds, meat, pasta, yogurt... I do love, crave cupcakes and candy but I can resist the urge! Mostly!

I will probably try it again later, maybe after the Holidays.

This picture was taken on Monday December 17th at 129. 8 lbs. After the Insanity Program

This one was taken on Wednesday December 19th. First day of the Military Diet.

This one was taken on Saturday December 22nd at 127.8 lbs.

I don't really see the physical change... :(

Thanks for ''following'' me through this little diet. Hope that my feedback helped you!

Day 2 of the Military Diet!

This diet is really hard, I think I would prefer eat salad for an entire month than to do this diet again! One word: Hungry

I'm hungry all the time, when I wake up, 1 hour after I ate the breakfast until noon, 1-2 hours after lunch until diner... And this week is crazy at work so I'm pretty tired and I don't know if I eat enough calories per day.

Things I want to eat right now:

http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2011/10/what-i-made-for-monday.html

http://cookiesandcups.com/2-ingredient-pumpkin-brownies/

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/parmesan-crusted-pesto-grilled-cheese-sandwich/

http://homesteadsurvival.blogspot.ca/2012/09/pumpkin-doughnuts-baked-to-perfection.html

http://www.simplebites.net/spotlight-ingredient-spinach-recipe-spinach-ricotta-shells/

Yummy!!!

So for my second day I got :

Breakfast: 1 egg, 1 Slice of Toast, and 1/2 Banana

Lunch--1 Cup of Cottage Cheese, 1 Hard Boiled Egg, and 5 Saltine Crackers

Dinner--2 Hot Dogs, (no buns), 1 Cup of Broccoli, 1/2 Cup of Carrots, 1/2 Banana, and 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

Looking forward for the result Saturday December 22nd morning!

First day of this Military Diet!

Wednesday 19th, first day of the Military Diet

DAY 1:

Breakfast--1/2 Grapefruit, 1 Slice of Toast, 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter, and Coffee or Tea

This one was easy to do and I was full at the end, enjoyed the mix of grapefruit and toast! Had a tea this morning.

Lunch--1/2 Cup of Tuna, 1 Slice of Toast, and Coffee or Tea (any brew, as long as it's caffeinated)

I was so hungry when it was noon; I was craving this canned tuna as if it was Cupcakes and Jelly Beans! Had a Chai tea!

Dinner--3 ounces of any type of meat, 1 Cup of Green Beans, 1/2 Banana, 1 Small Apple, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

I had some slice of turkey and change the green beans into 1 cup of Spinach. This was good but I already miss my pasta (with pesto and cheese!!!)! LOL Nice dessert BTW!

So my weight (took on Monday, December 17th) was 129.6 lbs. For those of you out there who are checking my stats or have been following some of my post (at the beginning) I was at 123.6 lbs. so I mainly took 6 lbs. not only since my Knee Injury, but also since I finished the Insanity program from Shaun T.

SO I restarted the program last Monday (it was awful) I could clearly see and feel the difference, I wasn’t in a good and respectful shape anymore. And I finished the Insanity program at the end of October!!!!! OMG!!! Looking at the Christmas Party/Holidays with suspicious eyes and envy!

I will try to post my feedback of this 3 days diet and check out at the end for my results: you are supposed to lost 10 pounds with that one (ahah, I would love to see that!)

Then, I had this workout from Blonde Ponytail, a lovely blog I found this summer:

Back on track!

It's almost has been a month since I post something.... Well, with the knee injury, it wasn't easy to work out. I did mostly my arms and abs but didn't feel I had to post about it.... Anyway since then, my knee is better, the pain almost gone! Next week, I will come back with the CrossFit Mamas post and I also will ''restart'' my crossfit session! YAY I can't wait mostly because I gained some weight and the holidays haven't started yet!

What is your diet or training for the holidays????

Love those shirts

the first one doesn't exist anymore... Boo!

http://fromfatty2fit.tumblr.com/post/10351319331

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Friday WOD from CrossFit Mamas and Running Injuries!

WOD from CrossFit Mamas!

found at http://dailyinfographic.com/

One thing you should know is that I hate running! I have some problems with my right hip and I always suffer from it at the end of the run (and days later!)

 

Anyway at home I only got the Elliptic. I did the running part on it, it's really different from running, the movement isn't the same and as proof, I never get bored and I wasn't hurt! Anyway, here is my result: 7:20 (with 20 lbs. push-press dumbbells!)

Run 300 meters

20 Push press, 20 lbs.

Run 300 meters

15 Push press, 20 lbs.

Run 300 meters

10 Push press, 20 lbs.

Run 300 meters

5 Push press, 20 lbs.

I was totally washed out after this one :P

Oh I forgot to mention that I did the Dead Lifts with 30 lbs. for yesterday WOD!

October 1st and November 1st WOD from CrossFit Mamas and Spinach/Tomato Orzo soup recipe!

Yesterday I did 19:14 for this WOD: October 31st!

2 rounds of:

50 push-ups (I alternated with normal and girly push-ups since my elbows aren't so strong!)

75 sit-ups (OMG these were killers!)

50 front squats, 20 lbs. (did it with dumbbells, 20 lbs.)

75 jump rope

November 1st WOD is: (as always from CrossFit Mamas!) 

21 dead lifts, 30-60lbs

21 push press, 20lbs

50 squats

15 dead lifts

15 push press

50 squats

9 dead lifts

9 push press

I'll post the result later! Ok I did it on Friday, since I wasn't able to do it on Thursday. So here it is: 5:40! Yeah great WOD, BTW my arms are dead!

Yesterday was my day off and I try the Orzo spinach/tomato soup! It was good, easy and didn't take a lot of time and ingredients to make it! I have almost everything at home already!

Found at: Babble: The family kitchen

Spinach Tomato Orzo Soup

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 lb. spinach, fresh or frozen, defrosted

1 – 15 oz. can dice Italian tomatoes (with oregano and basil)

1 lb. package orzo pasta

2 quarts chicken or vegetable stock

2 quarts water

Olive oil

(I add some cooked turkey breast pieces into it for more proteins!)

Method

1. Preheat a large soup. Drizzle with olive oil. Add onions and saute until tender. Add garlic and saute for 2 – 3 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, spinach, chicken or vegetable stock and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium.

2. Add orzo cook for 12 – 15 minutes or until orzo is tender.

That's it!

And chack this one out: OMG :D

WOD x2!

Monday October 29th:

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of

Sumo deadlift high pull 20lbs

 +

Lateral jumps over 18'' obstacle

Oufff! Yesterday I did the WOD from CrossFit Mamas and it wasn't an easy one....I think I did a good time, but the lateral jumps weren't really over 18'' obstacle... I did my best: I jump over 12'' and did a little over so I guess it was enough, but might have taken me more than 9:13 minutes to do it!

Tuesday October 30rd:

Also from CrossFit Mamas:

For time:

Run 500m

30 bench 20 lbs

Run 1000m

20 bench 20 lbs

Run 2000m

10 bench 20 lbs

Since I don't have a treadmill and the temperature and light won't let me run outside after supper, I do it on the elliptical, even if it doesn't work the same way... anyway I'll post my result tonight or tomorrow!

I wasn't able to do it so... no time! :(

First Dumbbell ''Tabata'' Thruster ever :) & Mantrum of the week!

WOD, October 25th, from CrossFit Mamas,

Run 1000 meters

Rest 4 minutes

than for 8 reps: Dumbell ''Tabata'' Thrusters, 20lbs ( I did it with 10lbs, because I do not have an 20 lbs dumbbell!)

20 seconds each reps, rest 10 seconds between each reps!

Run: 8:03 minutes!

Thrusters, Lowest Reps: 10

Mantrum of the week:

 Tuesday I run 4000 meters and Wednesday I was so sore!!! OMG.... Anyway the mantrum of the week is perfect! Today (Thursday) I'm feeling all right and I did a great WOD!

Second CrossFit WOD

Tuesday 10.23.12 WOD from CrossFit Mamas!

Run 1600 meters

Rest 3 minutes

Run 1200 meters

Rest 2 minutes

Run 800 meters

Rest 1 minute

Run 400 meters

I started yesterday (YAY!) I did Monday's WOD and today was my second WOD ever! I really like this blog! I'm not a runner so, I am proud to have been able to do the whole thing!

1600m = 10m

rest 3m

1200m = 7m

rest 2m

800m = 4m

rest 1m

400m = 3mTotal 30 minutes + strech! Don't forget the Soya Chocolate Milk right after this WOD :)

breakfast cookies

 loin of pork: Origano, Lemons and Cranberry, for supper

First CrossFit WOD!

I now follow CrossFit Mamas and today (Monday 10.22.12), was my very first time at the typical WOD:

From CrossFit Mamas WOD:

Complete as many rounds in 25 minutes as you can of:

7 Push-ups

11 Thrusters, 20 lbs

14 Knees to elbows

I did the ''girly'' push-ups, since I can't do the normal ones.

Knees to Elbows.... forget about it I wasn’t able to push them higher than my breasts! Anyway, overall, I did 11 rounds YAY!

I really liked this first WOD! Can't wait to see the WOD of tomorrow!

Cross Fit 101 (#1) Done!

First day at Cross fit L.!

So far it was great; I had a lot of fun with my friend who came with me. I didn't expect to like it that much! And I didn't expect my friend to be that good either!

Since it was our first try, we did the Cross fit 101 course and now it HURTS! OMG and I thought I was in shape after doing the Insanity program!

I have to confess that I didn't stretch before and after the workout, so the blame is on me! But it was fun and wow one hour has passed so quickly! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I'm eager to take my Cross fit 101 #2 and do some more squats!

LOL I can't even do the real push-ups...Because they go all the way down and I can't go back!!!! Well, someday I will, let the bitch out! LOL!

Also I started to follow this awesome blog : Cross Fit Mamas, I'm not a mama but the WOD sounds great, things you're able to do at home without to many equipment and other bloggers and followers, write theirs timing. I think it's interesting! I'll let you know!

Fit test #3

Wednesday September 19^th

123.4 lbs. (I lost 1.8 lb. since the Fit Test #2) YAY! Happy with this result because, last weekend, I had my friends at home for supper and I ate a lot of foods, desserts and drunk a lot of alcohol!!!

Week: 6

Fit Test #3

Switch Kicks (2 kicks = 1 rep): 45

Power jacks: 58

Power Knees: 100

Power Jumps: 40

Globe Jumps (4 Jumps = 1 rep): 9 

Suicide Jacks: 15

Push-up Jacks: 23

Low Plank Oblique: 60

Ok you might have noticed that I improved some exercises and others not really… Last Friday, I thought I was Wonder Woman or something because I did some push-up too hard and I hurt my right arm. Since Friday September 14th it’s a living hell with my arm IT HURTS!!!!! I started the new month a little slower and I see it in the Fit Test.

I had to say that the second month is also a little bit harder than the first one. The workouts are longer and the exercises are different, more intense… I just hope I'll heal fast (stupid arm… stupid me…)! So it’s a hard week for me, for my spirit. Since Monday I almost cry at every workout and it’s quite difficult for me to even complete the entire workout. I think the recovery week didn’t help me! Anyway now here are my measurements:

Arms: 26cm

Breast: 83cm (lost L)

Upper belly: 72cm

Lower belly: 82.5cm

Tights: 96.5cm

Butt: 95cm

Measures on September 10th, 2012

Ok Peeps, these are my news measures, after the first month of Insanity. I have to say that I didn't missed one workout, but sometime, I had to take my ''day off'' sooner (Usually on Sunday) because of my job. But, in general, everything went fine!

Monday September 10th;

124 LBS

Arms: 26 cm

Breast: 84 cm

Upper Belly: 72 cm

Belly or lower Belly: 82 cm

Legs: 56.5 cm

Butt: 96.5 cm

Thighs: 96 cm

Instead of

123.6 LBS

Arms: 28.5 cm

Breast: 86.5 cm

Upper Belly 71.5 cm

Belly or Low Belly: 83.5 cm

Legs: 57.5 cm

Butt: 97.5 cm

Thighs: 97.5 cm

I can see the progress on paper, a little bit on picture too, but I want greatest results. When I saw the pub of Insanity on TV I was: WOW look at these guys, they are all ripped up! I want to look like this:

I wish I was taller!

Found on Dang she Fine

Then I was wondering if I really needed to ''dry'' (Sorry I don't know the term in English... in French it's ''sèche'') to have my abs looking like those!

And I talked about meals...

Feedback on Carob Chips Protein Cookies

This is my feedback of my Carob Chips Protein Cookies!

Overall this recipe is an 8.5/10!

As for the time, preparation and cost for the ingredients, I give an 8/10

because it easy peasy to make, the preparation took almost 8 minutes and I had all the ingredients at home! It only makes app. 12 cookies so you have to double the recipe if you want do a big batch!

Then for the taste: 9/10, it was pretty good, actually I didn't though it would taste this good!

BUT

I did some change for this recipe:

I did 1 cup of oats instead of 1/2 cup,

I didn't had packets of stevia, so I put 1/2 tbsp. of powder stevia

and had 1/4 cup of almond milk (vanilla, unsweetened)

So the entire recipe will be:

Ingredients

1 tbsp. almond butter

1 cup oats

1 scoop of protein powder (I used Whey Protein Vanilla)

1 egg white

1/2 to 1 tbsp. of Stevia

1/4 cup carob chips (or chocolate chip, or raisin, or cranberries....)

Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl with your hands, form into balls, and place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 6-8 minutes.