Falling Back into Your Routine

Man does it feel good to be back in my normal, every day, routine! I have officially started my wedding diet, so hoping to see results sooner rather than later! Right now is the part where I am slowly trying to ween myself off of sweets, alcohol, and bread. I am not going to cut carbs out completely until a few weeks before my wedding, so I do have some time!

This week's gym routine has consisted of more cardio than weight training due to the fact that I want to start feeling like the old me. Once I start feeling good about myself again, I will start to add more weight training to my every day routine. I am not overweight or anything like that, but I am used to seeing myself look a bit thinner, and I know that will be the only way for me to feel comfortable and feel extremely happy/sexy in my own skin. Some people like to call me crazy, but I just call it motivation and wanting to feel great about myself every day!

I have meal prepped for the week, and stopped eating after 9pm. Dinners (for the most part) have also been home cooked. I am definitely in that phase where I am getting more strict on myself again about what I am eating. Socially drinking will have to come to an end soon as well. As I have said in previous posts, I do not drink much, but when I do drink, I hate the way I feel the next day, and it also does NOT help with weight loss. If I do go out, and I feel like having a glass of wine, I will have one glass of wine and that will be my limit. Everything should be done at your own pace when it comes to dieting. Some people get crazy into it and show results rather quickly, while others may take some time because it is not something that comes easy for them.

We all have goals in life, and right now, this is mine. I am motivated and determined to look a way that I have envisioned in my mind for a while, and will not stop until I have reached that goal! I hope that you too will stay motivated when it comes to accomplishing your weight loss goals, or any goals you have in mind for that matter!

Gym Routine:

• Treadmill sprints at 9.5 for 20-30 second intervals for about 20 minutes
• Jogging on an 8.5 incline at 3.8-4.0
• Walking on an incline at 8.0-9.0
• StairMaster or Elliptical for 15 minutes
• Backward lunges
• Jumping squats
• Free weights
• Abs with exercise ball
• Burpies 

Hump Day Routine

Now that I am getting back into my normal every-day-routine, I want to start sharing my daily meals and exercise routines with you.

On Monday, I did go back to the gym, but can't say that I ate super clean (covers hand over face). My fiance has friends in from out of the country, so you know what that means.... lots of dinners and what not! I do try and eat as healthy as I can when going out for dinner, but since the summer is over, I will treat myself to that extra piece of bread here and there.

Today I brought an organic banana for breakfast, grilled chicken with quinoa for lunch, and pretzel crisps with hummus for a snack if I get hungry a little later. I have a long day ahead of me, and probably won't be able to eat dinner until around 8:30. My gym routine will consist of boxing tonight, so that is about 60 minutes of HIIT. If you live in New York City, walking everywhere is usually the best option. The boxing gym is about 24 blocks from me, and since the weather is still nice out, I usually like to walk there and back, totaling 48 blocks =).

Since I won't be eating dinner until later, I am just going to make myself 2-3 scrambled egg whites, and a piece of wasa bread with organic peanut butter.

I absolutely HATE eating late at night, and it is so bad for you. That is how you gain weight. You are not giving your body enough time to digest before bed.

Tomorrow I will be going to the gym to do some cardio and weight training. For dinner I will either be making zoodles, or my cheesy zucchini bread.

Over the next couple of months, my main focus will be getting to/sticking to a weight that I feel most comfortable at, and toning up as well.

Getting Back into the Groove

Getting back from a trip at the very end of summer can be pretty rough. I am finally en route to starting my wedding diet, and I could not be happier!

I am cutting down drinking for the next couple of months (not that I drink much to begin with), but I will not be socially drinking as much as I usually do. A glass of wine here and there or a vodka soda here and there will do the trick for me over the next couple of months!

For me, it is not a huge deal to stop drinking. I know it will make a HUGE difference in the way I feel. I am also going to start lowering my carb and sugar intake. I have to sort of ween myself off of the two in order to cut them out completely.

I am still going to be meal prepping for lunch during the week, and cooking dinners instead of ordering in (which my fiance and I have been pretty good at over the last few weeks).

Getting back into my normal gym routine this week, and then the dieting will officially begin! I have also signed up for boxing, so that will help motivate me even more!

Stay tuned....