7/7/21

I’m thinking about doing another workout challenge.

So far, I’ve done a month straight on the stationary bike and my 30 days of standing yoga turned into 60.

Maybe I’ll do pilates this time. It’s been about 8 years since I’ve done pilates and I loved doing @blogilates on YouTube, so that would definitely be a challenge.

During this #weightlossjourney I’ve been easily keeping under my calories, it’s just the working out part that I need to step up and keep more consistent.

Here’s to making some changes and getting out of my rut!

7/6/21

There are 9 days until monthly weigh-in and I can’t even get myself to workout today.

I’m looking forward to cooler weather in the fall because this summer heat is making me feel blah and unmotivated.

At least I’m not turning to food to get me through like I used to. Maybe I’ll just take a nap…

7/5/21

It’s arm day…

And I’m feeling as strong as ever!

Crock Pot Meals

Slow cooker for the win…

As long as I portion out my meals and stick to having a single serving, I can still eat all of my favorite foods and still lose weight.

Here are my favorite crockpot meals, all under 420 calories:

Chicken Enchiladas: 400

Mexican Cream Cheese Chicken: 365

Chicken Stroganoff: 355

Vegetarian Chili Mac: 420

I pair these with tortilla chips or bread to add 140-160 calories (even though I should probably have veggies instead!)

These meals are great for meal-prepping because they taste even better leftover.

We get 8 portions out of each of these, they are very inexpensive, and incredibly delicious too!

7/3/21

I went over on my calories yesterday by 165, but considering I’ve been hovering under 1000 a day for the last week while I wasn’t feeling well, I’m totally okay with that.

It’s not like I scarfed down a cheesecake or anything!

Glad to be feeling more like myself again and looking forward to getting a couple of workouts in this week and being able to eat without feeling nauseous…

Chapter 14: The Meat

Before and after photos are the glamorous side of weight loss. Yes, it’s nice to see progress and drastic transformations, but that’s only a teeny tiny part of it.

What you don’t hear much about is the actual journey itself. The being hungry, the mental toughness you have to develop while strengthening your willpower, the waiting for the pounds to drop. 

The meat of the journey, the day in and day  out of it, is the most important part because that’s when all the work happens. That’s when you have thoughts about giving in and giving up because it’s so damn hard.

Transformation doesn’t happen overnight. And that’s part of what keeps me going. Because I haven’t put in this much work to throw it all away now.

The journey itself is the part that should be glorified…

As with most things, it’s a long, hard road to get to the “after” part of the story.

7/1/21

No, I’m not doing a funky dance, this is me following along with an @ashleymfreeman Standing Yoga Vinyasa Flow video from YouTube…

And, as always, my cat coming in to ham it up for the camera!