Five Day Inferno Plan

For the next five days, I'll be working out hard and eating lean to get myself ready for three months of TurboFire!

The Five Day Inferno Plan is designed to cleanse your body and to increase your energy.  It's a fast-track weight loss plan that says I could lose up to 10 lbs and/or 10 inches.   That would be awesome, as long as it's true, and I can stick with the nutrition plan!

Basically, I'll do one or two TurboFire work outs and eat around 1200 calories a day, with a nice balance of protein, carbs , and fat. I'll also still be able to drink my Shakeology (thank goodness!) and eat foods I would normally eat.  I did have to buy hummus today and I'm not sure how that will go.  I love chickpeas, but not in hummus form.  I'm going to stick with is and hoping the whole wheat pita overpowers the hummus.  Yeah, right!

Here is Day 1's menu:

Breakfast:  Turkey Bacon Sandwich

• one slice of low fat turkey bacon
• two slices of whole wheat toast
• one egg scrambled
• 1/2 tomato sliced

I have the egg, toast, and tomato. I wouldn't eat the rest of the bacon so I didn't want to waste the money.

Snack One:  1/2 medium banana, seven walnuts
 (OMG! This isn't a snack!  I will switch out the walnuts for almonds)

Lunch:  Tuna Salad + one cup of green tea

• Three cups mixed greens
• Four oz packed tuna
• Five cherry tomatoes
• One celery, chopped
• Three scallions, diced
• Two tbsp fat-free Ranch dressing

No tomatoes, celery, or scallion...I have tomatoes, but not cherry and I'm not a huge fan to begin with. I hate celery.  HATE it.  I might add yellow squash because I have two huge ones my uncle grew in his garden.

Snack 2: Shakeology!!! tbsp of almond butter, water, and vegan chocolate shakeology.

Dinner: Honey Dijon Chicken with Steamed Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

• One 6 oz of chicken
• 1/3 cup of dijon mustard (that's if I made four servings, so I'll have to divide by four for my single portion)
• 1 tbsp honey
• parsley to taste
• one cup broccoli
• one tbsp parmesan cheese
• Garlic salt to taste (or minced garlic since that's what I have)

My work outs are EZ Fire 55 and Stretch 10.  I am SO excited to start this. I'll take pictures and be sure to recap my results here.

A Good Reminder

I found this gem on my computer today.  It's hard to look at.

Wednesday Weigh In

I haven't lost one ounce.  I'm sitting (pretty?) at 150 lbs.

I'm ok with that because I lost four inches total in my August challenge.  I ate as cleanly as I possibly could and cut out all diet soda. I did very well- was so proud of myself considering how much I love soda!

 I don't have a September challenge for myself because I think Turbo Fire is going to kick my butt and my challenge will be sticking with it!  We took the treadmill out of the garage after a few months.  I'm trying to run a few times a week now too.  I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm considering training for a half marathon.

I hate running.

But the thought of saying "I ran a half marathon" makes my heart race with self pride.

 I never, ever thought it would be physically possible for me.  I want to do it for the fat girl in high school who used to cry on days we had to run in gym class.

My plan is to meet all of my goals by the end of the year.  I want to lose 10 more lbs and get my waist to under 35 inches.  I'm very close, but not there yet!

I'm on FIRE

I found this segment from my favorite morning show on youtube.  I like how Chalene describes what it is and then shows you the moves- and how fast paced a "fire drill" is.  I am so excited to get started with this program!

What is a Beachbody Coach?

I've been getting this question a lot lately- mostly because people aren't familiar with Beachbody and people think it means I'm a personal trainer.

I'm not a personal trainer. I'm not a doctor.  I'm not a dietitian.

I'm a woman who struggled her entire life with her weight.  I've tried so many things to get healthy- some good, some bad, and none that kept the weight off.

Until now.

I've found a community of people, fitness programs, and products that keep me focused on getting and staying healthy.

Icing on the cake?  I can help others and make some extra cash while doing it!  Want some more icing?  There's no cost to my clients to have me as a coach.  They only pay for the product.

As a coach, I help people get motivated, stay committed, have someone to be accountable to and check in with.  I share my experiences, tips, tricks, ideas, thoughts, and anything else under the sun!  Need recommendations for a work out program?  Looking for healthy recipe ideas?  Want to bitch about how hard it is to stay focused?  I'm here!!  I'm helping people reach their goals, find a new lease on life, and be happier.

I never thought I would start my own business, but here I am!  Working hard to help others and improve my life.  I have big dreams for me and my family and I think Beachbody coaching can get us there!

Pumpkin Pie Dip

Gina over at SkinnyTaste.com is simply amazing.  I love her site and follow her on every social space possible, which is kind of redundant, I know.

I found a recipe Pumpkin Pie Dip on Pinterest.... and I traced it back to SkinnyTaste.

·    15 oz can pumpkin
·    3/4 cup brown sugar (Splenda would work too)
·    1 tsp vanilla
·    1/8 tsp cinnamon
·   1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or more to taste)
·   6 oz fat free Greek yogurt (I used Chiobani)
·   8 oz cool whip free
·   cut up apples to dip (extra points)

Mix pumpkin with brown sugar, vanilla and spices, blend well. Mix in yogurt. Fold in cool whip and chill in refrigerator until ready to eat.
Makes about 6 cups.

Banana & Almond Butter Pancakes

My cousin and I were talking about what our picky toddlers will eat and she mentioned these pancakes she made for hers.  Peanut butter, a ripe banana, and an egg.  Sounds easy enough!

Later that same day, a fellow mom posted on line about the same pancake!  I switched out peanut butter and used almond butter instead but I will try natural peanut butter next time.  All natural and very good!

Ingredients:
1.5 tbsp almond butter or peanut butter
2 egss (next time I'm going to try one egg, one egg white to cut calories)
1 ripe medium banana

This recipe made six pancakes, each pancake made from two tbsp of batter.  They were moist, delicious, and easy to make!  I didn't add anything to them but DH added syrup.

Excuse the plate in the picture below!

Calories per pancake:  62
Fat: 4g
Carbs: 5g
Sugar: 3g
Protein: 3g