Another Monday...

Woke up feeling good. Took the doggies for a walk around the block. Had oatmeal, eggs n'ketchup, and crystal light for breakfast. Drank a cup of peppermint tea and half way through my 1st bottle of water. I have a slight headache, but not pounding.

This is what I have on tap for today:

Work 6.5hrs
30 min high intensity cardio session
30 min lift - chest
45 min low-intensity cardio session
30 min posing
Make portobello lasagna for my loving husband who deserves everything in the world!

Sunday Energy Level

Energy levels are good, but feeling tired and ready for bed. It's almost 8pm. Didn't do any cardio today, but walked and cleaned the house. I also posed for 10 minutes.

Low calorie day was not as bad as I anticipated. Had a hard time around 4-5pm.

Banana Crunch Muffin

Oh , the smell of baked muffins is wonderful. I am told these muffins are good, but not as delicious as the Cranberry Harvest Muffins.

We'll be sticking with the Cranberry Harvest Muffin!

Low Calorie Sunday

653 calorie day - good challenge today and I will conquer it! Took a Charge today. Hoping this will help keep my metabolism going while consuming little calories. I'll blog my energy levels later on.

11g fat

38g carb

91g protein

Making a trip to the store today & picking up ingredients for making new recipes this week.

Great Harvest Muffins

Inspired by Barefoot Contessa, my mom and I made these Cranberry Harvest Muffins. My husband says they are a "keeper recipe" and my mom says they are "delicious, and would taste great baked as muffin tops."

I am looking forward to baking & eating these after my diet!

It's all a learning process

About a month away from my competition, I am finally starting to figure out what works and doesn't work. It takes about a week for my body to adjust to a diet change, so it's crucial that I tweak my diet every week. I need to keep it off balance.

Sunday I plan on consuming as little calories as I can while keeping my protein intake at 90g.

Thursday

My awesome husband set up the indoor trainer at home so I don't have to drive all the way to the gym and back home at 5am before work. Now I can workout at home, get ready for work, eat... and of course take the doggies out.

Today's workouts:
42min cardio - bike
1hr lift - shoulders/arms/abs/posing
45min cardio - bike/run combo

No baking adventures tonight, out of flour. :(