It's been a while.. but I'm back!

Hey guys! Wow. I've not posted anything for so long. I admit it, I've been so busy getting used to my new job and starting a new semester of school, I've kind of fallen off the wagon. For the most part I've still been pretty healthy, and been able to squeeze a few workouts in, but I haven't been as good as I should/used to be. But, today I'm ready to change that. I've missed being a clean-eating gym-junkie! And thank you to all of you who have read, and continue to read my blog, you inspire me to keep going.

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Fit Friday!

Sooo.. the vegetarian lifestyle didn't last too long. I decided to eat lean protein again like chicken and fish, but avoid red meat like beef and pork. I think that's what works best for me. Anyway, today I'll share my back workout and my turkey/avocado wraps!

EXERCISE	Set #1	Set #2	Set #3
Wide grip overhand pull-ups: 3 sets of 10 reps
Superset:	XX	XX	XX
Bent-over Barbell row: 3 sets of 8 reps
Seated cable row: 3 sets of 8 reps
Wide grip Lat Pull-down: 3 sets of 10 reps
One-armed row: 3 sets of 8
Hammer Strength Pull-downs: 3 sets of 10 reps
Hyperextensions: 3 sets of 8 reps
30 minute - medium intensity cardio (running, elliptical, step-mill)		XX	XX

My turkey avocado wraps will be located in the lunches tab. Enjoy!

Hello loves!

I can't believe you guys have already gotten me 1200 views, my blog is just a baby! Thanks so much! Well, I've discovered the difficulty of being a vegetarian. I've been replacing my meat mainly with protein shakes. Even eating at restaurants is difficult, EVERYTHING has meat in it! Or if it doesn't, it's extremely unhealthy. Anyway, I have good reasons for switching to vegetarianism and I'm sticking to it!  Tomorrow I'm going to try and pry myself out of bed before work to start my couch to 5k plan. I love love love being in the gym and lifting weights, but I've also always wanted to be a runner. I was always either too out of shape, or had too many excuses and never got around to it. Now, my asthma is really getting in my way, but I'm going to fight through it! 

I thought I'd post some inspiration for me in the morning, and for all of you reading this. =)

Have a great week!

Hello again!

I have been SO busy lately I haven't had the time to update my blog at all. I just finished the spring semester of school with a 4.0 AND got a new job! It's been crazy. Anyway. Today has felt like my first real day of summer so I thought I'd share what I did today.

wait wait wait...

I totally forgot to tell you about a huge change I've recently made..

I've decided to become a vegetarian!

A lacto-ovo vegetarian.

Which means, I still eat eggs and dairy, but I eat no type of meat at all.

I decided to do it because it's good for the environment and it's healthy for you as long as you're getting all the right nutrients.

Okay, now back to my day.

First I went and ate lunch with my sister and ordered my first vegetarian meal. We ate sushi (yum!) and I got the vegetarian mix. It had cucumbers, avocados, etc. Delish!

Then we made a stop at Starbucks and I ordered the skinny cinnamon dolce latte. They make it with sugar-free syrup and fat free milk so it's much better than the regular.

After that I made a stop at the grocery store and it was SO weird not buying any type of meat. 

I noticed my basket was filled with mostly fresh fruit and vegetables. I hardly had any packaged food and I actually spent about $20 less then I usually do!

After I got home from the gym I decided to make some pumpkin protein bars. They are delicious! I'll be posting the recipe in a few.. see ya!

Tuesday Tacos!

Today I made shrimp tacos by adding in some fresh romaine lettuce, sugar snap peas, and a little greek yogurt. On the side I have steamed veggies and a hard-boiled egg!

Tuesday workout!

Here is my workout for today. We are working our chest & abs, and doing a little bit of moderate cardio. 

If you don't know what some of the workouts are, there are plenty of video tutorials on YouTube and BodyBuilding.com!

Wide-grip barbell bench press: 5 sets of 8 reps (1 warm-up set, 3 reg sets, 1 set of negatives)
Wide stance push-ups: 3 sets of 15 reps				XX	XX
Cable crossovers: 3 sets of 10 reps				XX	XX
Smith machine incline bench press: 3 sets of 10 reps				XX	XX
Side to side push-ups: 3 sets of 10 reps				XX	XX
Superset:	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Toe touchers: 3 sets of 20 reps				XX	XX
Crunches (legs straight in the air): 3 sets of 20 reps				XX	XX
Roman Chair leg raise: 3 sets of 10 reps				XX	XX
Cable crunches: 3 sets of 10 reps				XX	XX
30 minute - medium intensity cardio (running, elliptical, step-mill)

Now I'm off to cram for finals... happy Tuesday! 

Sunday breakfast & snack!

Today I made some banana toast for breakfast with a cheese omelette. Yum!

A bit later for my afternoon snack, I mixed some GIANT strawberries and almonds in with plain greek yogurt. 

Now I have to go finish up my homework and do laundry. Yayyy.....

=)

Breakfast & Snack for today!

I always get up a little bit earlier then I need to to make some breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day of course! I had an original packet of Quaker oatmeal and mixed in 1 tbs of peanut butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Then I had eggs and a few strawberries on the side. Yum! 

A few hours later I got hungry for a snack so I had 1 cup of plain greek yogurt with almonds, an orange on the side, and some green tea to top it off!