Excitement

Hey Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well and had a great last two weeks. I am sorry that I did not post last week. It was a very busy week and I did not have a lot of free time to write.  

I do not know about anyone else but I am ready to start a new week.  You know what I love about a new week? I love that I get to start over. Last week does not matter any more. It does not matter if I ate something I should not have or missed a workout or two. I get to start with a clean slate today and set new weekly goals.

I have a tense to slack on the exercise part of this journey. I know when I do not get some type of exercise in I am only hurting myself and my journey will take longer. So my goal this week is to walk three times and get in three 30 minutes workouts.  I know that this is something that I can do because I have done it in the weeks past.  New week, I can do this!  

This past week I was able to get into a pair of the button jeans that I use to wear all the time.  I have not be able to wear these jeans for almost three years. I have also removed 18 pounds from my body.  I am so excited!!!  Not much more to go and I will be able to get a new outfit. WOOT WOOT ha ha could I have smiled in the before pic.

My husband and I tried these Thai Turkey burgers. I did use chicken instead of turkey. I did have to use a little extra bread crumbs. We really liked these burgers and they will be great from time to time to mix things up. I did get this recipe from one of the 5 day challenge that I join with another beachbody coach.

Thai Turkey Burgers

Turkey Burgers, 20 oz. ground turkey,
1/4 cup chopped green onion,
1 egg lightly beaten,
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro,
1⁄2 cup bread crumbs (optional),
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced,
1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced,
1 teaspoon salt,
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper,
1 tsp. sriracha or red curry paste(optional)

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix ground turkey, bread crumbs (optional), green onion, egg, cilantro, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper, and optional hot sauce or curry. Form into 5 patties.

If you have any questions about the program I am doing or need someone to talk with I am here for you.  Please Email Me alos find me on  Facebook or instagram @jgweightloss. 

I hope this new week treats you with kindness and you remember to love yourself.

With a grateful heart,

Julie

Right Path

Well Hello There,

This week I am having a little trouble writing this blog. I am not sure how to start or what to say .  

The week had me hopping a little bit. When I left working every night just so tired and I would tell myself on my way to the car that when I get home I am doing nothing. Resting my back would be the best thing I could do for myself.  I stuck with this mindset the first night and did nothing when I got home. I felt guilty to start and then I just felt yucky because I did nothing.  Funny thing come night two I was just as tired and had the same mindset as the night before. There was a change happen around the halfway point to home. A song came on the radio from the 70s that had me dancing in my seat. Yes, I was the crazy person dancing in the car and did not care who saw me. I was able to replay the song and listened to it all the way home and danced the whole time. I pulled into my driveway and sprang out of my car feeling great. My back was not hurting like it was just a half hour before and I could not just sit at home and do nothing.  I changed my shoes, kissed my husband as I walked by him and headed out the door on a walk. This was the moment that changed my week.

I am always amazed at how something so little as a song can make big changes in someone's life.  That feel good moment that can last hours and days if you allow it.  This also showed me that just because I started the week off on the wrong path does not mean the week had to stay on that path. I was able to let it go and move forward. It was a new day and this was all I had at that moment. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't here but right now I can do this.

I mentioned last week that I bought myself a gift to celebrate removing 10 pounds from my body. It arrived and I LOVE it. I got a MyIntent bracelet with the words Love Love on it. One Love to remind myself to love myself not matter what. The second Love to remind myself to show other people I love them. It's all comes down to LOVE.

My week really way busy so I was not able to try any new recipes but I will have one for you next week. I am going to try making a Thai chicken burger. Man it sounds so good to me.

I hope you have a beautiful week full of love.

With a grateful heart,

~Julie

Week 2 of the 21 Day Fix

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had an amazing week of feeling great and hitting the goals that you wanted to.  This past week for me has not been all that great. I can say that it was all my own fault.

Even having a great week the week before somehow I fell into a little depression and self doubt. I started wondering why I was doing this and was it worth it. For some reason it took me the whole week to snap out of it and I'm not sure if I am 100% out of it.  

This past week my back kept me in pain all the time which means I did not get any exercise done.  There was days when I could barely walk and I felt guilty for not working out.  I was just so mad that I was not able to do the small tasks without major pain. I hated having to ask for help for something little like bending over to pick up the lid I dropped.  I just wanted this past week to be like the week before where I walked one day and did a 30 minute workout the next day.  I really hope that by removing this extra weight from body that the pain will start to go away. I know it will take a while but really I want it now.

Ok, enough bitching about my back! I am thrilled to say that I kept pretty tight on food. Most mornings I was fixing myself those banana pancakes for myself. Then one day I started to add a little oatmeal to the batter which made them a little more filling.

1 banana

1 egg

¼ cup oatmeal

Some cinnamon to taste.

Cook like you would normal pancakes.

Even though this past week hasn't been the best I do have some exciting news to share. I have been on the 21day Fix for 14 days now and I have lost 10 pounds!!! Woot woot I am so excited I have already ordered my reward gift to myself.  Once I receive it I will share a photo of it and why I pick this item.  

I hope you have a brilliant new week. Remember it's only one minute at a time and the last minute doesn't matter anymore.

Love,

~Julie

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First days of new program

Hey Everyone,

As some of you already know I have joined the Beachbody family.  I am really excited about this new journey in my life. I know with the help of the support team I have and my own strength I can make great changes in my life for the better.  

This is my first week of my 21 days Fix. Eating a clean diet and 30 minutes of exercise a day. This is not going to be easy but I am all in. I got my weight and measurements all recorded along with before photos taken.  I am really excited to do this and cannot wait to see what happens.

Day 1 - I have to say that this morning everything started off great and I was excited for this new journey. I had breakfast and a few hours later I had my chocolate Shakeology followed by lunch a few hours later. Now this is where the day food wise went into the toilet literally. I have not been able to keep anything down the rest of the day or night. No food and nothing to drunk for over 10 hours now. I did not get any type of exercise in because I feel like crap. What a way to start off a new program. All I can say is tomorrow will be better and I'm going to be starving when I wake up.

Day 2 - I was right I woke up starving this morning. I made my breakfast and it stayed down woot woot. After my morning snack my tummy started feeling icky and I was hungry all day. I finally started eating again late afternoon. I walked a little over a mile today. I'm super excited about that. I'm not going to lie my hips are screaming at me.  I really hope they get use to this walking business soon. I'm thinking about doing a 30 day ab challenge. I will try it and see if my back is ready for something like that.

Day 3 - it is the magical day 3 and I'm still excited. Today has been the best day so far. Food stayed down but I didn't get to eat all the food I should have.  I am so proud of myself I did my first 21 day fix upper body workout. I made it through the whole 30 minutes. I did stop a time or two and I could not do the second plank but that is ok. One day soon I will beast mood through this workout. I didn't get my steps in today mostly because I did not take a walk and when I worked out I watched the video on my phone. I use an app on my phone to count my steps. I am so looking forward to tomorrow.

Day 4 - I have to say I am very surprised when I woke up this morning, I was not sore from yesterday's workout. I thought for sure this was going to be a day of me whining because everything hurts. So the soreness did catch up to me after I got home from work and went out on a walk. I am not joking when I say good 85% of my body hurt. OMG my butt hurt, what the heck! Really who's butt hurts? I discovered this pain when I went out on my walk this evening. I am happy to report that I finally got my steps in for the first time this week. Woot woot!!! Tomorrow I do a leg workout. I think I discover that I am not a fan of honey.

Day 5 - Today was a good day. I did my first lower body workout. It was really hard for me. I knees did not like it at all. Because of my knees and lower back I was only able to complete about half of the workout. At first I was upset by this because I didn't completely the workout and I could not do the exercise like they should have been done. Then I started thinking about it and I am proud of myself for doing that half of workout and trying each exercise. I may not have finished but I gave it my all. Today I did more than yesterday and way more then last week. Today was a great day.

Day 6 - I am not going to lie I woke up this morning and my whole body was in PAIN. It hurts to wiggle my little toe. I have figured out that Almond milk makes me sick. So back to the almond coconut blend milk. Today was wonderful to be home and cook a healthy dinner for my family.  I am taking this day as a day of rest from exercise as my body needs a rest.  Tomorrow I'll be hitting it hard.  What a magical time it is.

I have to say that I really though craving wise this week would be a lot harder. I had a few cravings for something sweet but it did not last long. The Shakeology is really helping with the cravings just as I was told it would. Woot woot.  I have gone all week with pop, sweets and junk food. I am very proud of myself and I do not feel like I have been missing out on anything. It has been a little rough as there are many people who live in my house and they are not joining me in the health journey. They are still eating whatever they want. Blueberry muffins (my favorite) were brought into my house along with croissants and ice cream. I did not even have a bite of any of it. Did I want it? hell yes but my health is worth more than that stuff.

I am happy to report that in only 6 days of being on this program I have loss 4 pounds. Woot woot

Have a beautiful week everyone

~ Julie

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