Butt Kicking and Re-Assurance

Tonight's post is going to be about getting my butt kicked yesterday and the re-assurance that I am on the right path to a healthier lifestyle!!

Bosu Blast was what kicked my butt yesterday! I went to the YMCA to take this new class. I have never done it and thought it would be fun! Well it was fun meeting new people who helped me get set, not so fun on my calves!!! For those of you who don't know what a bosu ball is.....here you go!

This fun little squishy blue thing may look friendly, but it's not!!! Man o man did it give me a good work out! I have used a bosu ball with a trainer before. I would do push ups by putting the blue side down or balance on it and do some squats. We did both of those in the class so I was able to do that!!!! The first part of the class felt like a step class. I couldn't quite get the basic step down, but the other ones were not a problem. After ten minutes of trying to gain my balance I finally felt like I was keeping up! I started at with a very squishy bosu and at some point in the class the lady behind me offered to switch bosu's with me since hers was a little studier. She thought it might help me and it did!!! After class was over my face was as red as my Camry!!! I felt great after and was excited to take the class again!! My feeling is that with some practice I will be in much more control next time :)

After school I headed over to meet with my nutritionist for the second time. Going into the meeting I felt really confident about my work over the past 10 days. We sat down and she asked me how everything was going. After admitting that the first weekend was a total wash, I informed her of my progress. I showed her some of the choices I was making, talked about the timing of day, and how the prep was going. She was very pleased at my progress!! Wahooooo!!! We didn't talk about all the foods I was eating which was nice. Today we focused on dinner. After the first meeting I had indicated that sometimes it was easier to go out and grab something then cook a meal for one. My trouble with cooking is that I would have all these leftover and then either forget to eat them or not feel in the mood for them! One of her many great suggestions today was cook meals on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday then have leftovers on Thursday and Friday and then for lunch! I loved this idea!! Even though it meant cooking for three days, I liked that I would have leftovers days later and not feel like I was eating the same meal three nights in a row!!

We came up with meal ideas for three weeks!! She started by giving a suggestion and then having me say yes for I would eat it or no I won't eat it. At first I thought I was going to have a lot of no's. The only one I said no to was meatloaf!!! Maybe I am not such a picky eater!!! We didn't go through and make specific recipes but talked about how to make most of them. She even gave me some suggestions to make some of the healthier!! 

Week 1-spaghetti (whole wheat), stuffed red peppers, roast beef in crock pot, grilled shrimp on a salad, BBQ chicken, Palmero ultra thin crust pizza.

Week 2-tacos (cummin and chilli pepper in place of taco seasoning) soup and grilled cheese ( on whole wheat bread), grilled salmon, pork loin, chicken in a crock pot.

Week 3-chicken fajita, chili, steak, Mrs. Dash marinated chicken, chicken casserole, chicken soup.

I hope as you are reading these you are saying "wow these seem easy to make." I liked the fact that a good amount of them can be made in the crock pot and then frozen for later!! Next week I hope to blog about my cooking experiences with the week 1 meals.

In week three you will see something called Mrs. Dash. We talked today how Mrs. Dash is seasoning and marinade that was created after a study was done. Mrs. Dash has no salt added. My nutritionist raved about how she uses this stuff on everything! Meats and veggies!! She gave me some great ideas for green beans and asparagus!!!

Overall it has been a great few days!! I am excited to go shopping this weekend for some of my new dinner ideas!

Goal Update: Cook new meals next week and blog about the experience!!

Book Recommendation: Healthy Homestyle Cooking by Evelyn Tribole 

Tuesday's Quote: "My advice is to go into something and stay with it until you like it. You can't like it until you obtain expertise in that work. And once your are an expert, it's a pleasure."

Wednesday's Quote: " You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance."

Have a great Thursday!!!!!