I joined the YMCA in September and have been pretty good about going at least 3 days a week. I have mostly been doing spin. I even got new bike shoes for Christmas to use in class.
Sometime last week I hopped on the scale and I had gained 5 pounds! I was so frustrated. I had been holding steady at the weight I was, I am sure due to gaining muscle since my clothes have been loose. So when I saw that number go up I knew I needed to make a change. I am sure some of it was all that yummy food and treats I had been eating over the last month, but I haven't been eating a ton so I knew that wasn't the main reason.
I decided to start going to core 2 days a week in addition to spin 3 or 4 days a week just depending on our schedule. I am not going to lie. I planned Zach's speech appointments around the classes I like to take at the Y. Exercising has been great. It makes me less stressed, have so much more energy and overall happier. It also helps me get any frustrations out and helps me handle the bad moments with the kids a lot better.
I also decided it was time to get our feed choices back on track. I joined Spark People and am tracking my food and my exercise. The website is great because it also offers daily meal ideas, which is where I got most of my meal plan from. It is making me more aware of what I eat and keeps me accountable on my exercise. I do like to see those numbers from my calories burned. I am also cutting back on alcohol (not that I am a heavy drinker) but I am only going to drink on the weekends and not have that occasional glass of wine during the week.
A healthier me means a healthier family and my children making healthy choices as well. It is so good for them to see me exercise and eat foods that are good for you. I am not perfect and will still eat out occasionally but I know this will make me think differently about where we go and what we get at restaurants.
I know a lot of people are wanting to make healthier choices in 2013 as well so I decided I was going to post my meal plans here each week with a link to the recipes (if I have one). I love sharing recipes and love helping other people out. Not all my meals are 100% healthy and this week is probably worse because of New Years Eve. But dinners are mostly healthy. So I hope this helps at least a few people and we can all keep each other on track in 2013.
| Week 1 |
Sunday:
Breakfast – Cinnamon Rolls
Dinner-Steaks, Broccoli
Casserole, Twice Baked Potatoes
| Monday:
Breakfast – Clif Bar and orange
Dinner – Pizza with friends (New Years Eve)
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| Tuesday:
Dinner – Southwe
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=16861 |
| Wednesday:
Dinner – French Dip Sandwiches
with veggies-http://www.familycircle.com/recipe/beef/french-dip-sandwich/
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| Thursday:
Breakfast – Eggs
Sandwich
Dinner – Salmon on Greens with Lime Ginger Dressing-http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=101
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| Friday:
Breakfast – Clif Bar
& Banana
Dinner – Turkey and Black Bean Sloppy Joes-
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=69882 |
| Saturday:
Breakfast – Ham &
Cheese Omelets
Dinner – Whole Chicken
with veggies
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**Next time I am going to try and link the recipes into the word. Blogger is being difficult :)
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