Working out and eating healthy takes a lot of time and dedication. I go back and forth with my routines, but at the moment I am doing mostly cardio. I do like a better balance and I will go back to doing more next week, I hope. I had some little injuries and/or setbacks a couple of weeks ago that are still healing.
It takes a lot to stay motivated to work out, but if I partake in it consistently it’s much easier than stopping and starting again. I find my best asset is my Ipod and/or my smartphone. I need good music. As I’ve said before, I literally turned around and went back home one or two times to get my iPod. I NEED, NEED, NEED music. When I was preparing for my wedding, I played certain songs to keep me more motivated with a faster beat. Actually, I even watched videos with the songs.
When I’m working out with free weights, my music is totally different than my cardio music. When I’m on the treadmill or doing any type of cardiovascular workout I listen to fast, upbeat, pop, top-40 type songs. When I’m working out on machines and/or with free weights, I listen to rock and/or alternative. So, find what works for you, and it may just help you stick to your workout. It certainly helps me.
I also, feel much better when eating healthy, so as you know I have my meal bar every morning and I snack every couple of hours on healthy foods or low calorie choices. This is a very brief rundown of some of the foods. My day usually looks like this (of course, these are various foods for various days):
Breakfast and snacks:
Caramel peanut butter meal bar
Egg white omelet with veggies
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1/2 serving of nuts
Yogurt
Fruit
Lunch:
Gigantic salad with all kinds of non starchy veggies, different every day, with grilled, baked or rotisserie chicken or another type of lean meat
This is a very small version of my usual, big salad.
Egg white omelet with veggies
Chicken with brown rice and some low sodium broth
Pork chop and veggies
Snacks:
1 serving of pretzels, sometimes with a little bit of preserves or hummus.
Apple with peanut butter
Celery with salsa
Mozzarella stick
Fruit
Dinner:
A protein, veggie and a starch.
Chicken, string beans and brown rice
Pork, spinach and mini potatoes
Shrimp, rice and broccoli
Chicken, corn and potato
Snacks: Vary, but pretty much the same as above. I usually add in a Weight Watchers ice cream (really, ice milk) sandwich at one point, before or after dinner. It makes me feel as if I’m really treating myself and I am.
I also take a multivitamin and other vitamins. Being a woman, at this age, I was also advised to take more Vitamin D and Calcium, so I do.
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