Tips to Help You Slim Down:
Yesterdays tips were more practical clean eating tips about what to include or remove, to give you more energy and more results from your workouts.
Today’s tips are more about staying motivated:
- Find a workout buddy, and put your workout clothes on, or pack them , for a lunchtime walk.When others are expecting you to attend something, you are more likely not to blow off your workout.
- Develop a goal and give yourself a non-food related prize if you achieve that goal.Schedule a manicure, massage, a new workout outfit, or sign up for an extra Pilates class.
- Hang a calendar and mark what days you worked out and ate healthy foods. If you’re working towards a vacation getaway, mark that in a different colored marker to stay on track with your goals.
- Make healthy foods look pretty and treat yourself like a ‘guest’ in the presentation of your foods.
- Keep a food/exercise journal. Make it a convenient size to carry in your bag or purse and utilize honest' journaling.
Remind yourself regularly how well your are doing.If you fall off the wagon, don’t abandon ship.Just begin with a clean slate at the next meal, and for your whole next day.Splurges are good if they are an appropriate size and not everyday.Otherwise they are a new ‘food plan’, not a ‘splurge’.
If you follow these tips and many other ideas we discuss daily (which can be delivered to your e-mail daily, or shared on Facebook, you will see results. Be patient...you didn't put weight on overnight, and it won't come off that quickly either. Don't give up!
02/11/12- Workout Diary: Saturday
Treadmill- 2.25, 30 minutes
Strength Training- abs/triceps dvd (light effort due to back strain)
*my back is MUCH better
02/11/12- Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 egg, 1/2 cup egg white breakfast burrito
wrap scrambled eggs with 1 tbls spicey shredded cheese, 1 tsp mango salsa, 1 piece crumbed low-salt bacon. Whole wheat, low-carb tortilla (260 cal)
A.M. Snack-
1 English muffin , 2.3 tbls organic almond butter(268 cal)
Lunch-
4 oz orange Roughy(100 cal)
3 tsp shaved parmesan ( 26 cal)
8 oz romaine (66 cal.)
3 oz brown rice (105 cal)
Waldon Farm Oriental Dressing (0 cal)
P.M. Snack-
1 cup 0% Greek yogurt, 1 tbls honey ( 155 cal)
Dinner-
1 glass merlot (100 cal)
4 oz salmon (300 cal)
shredded brussel sprouts, shallots, olive oil, sprinkles with sliced raosted no-salt almonds (75 cal)
ed quinoa cooked in carrot juice, thawed adamame, saute onion, garlic ( 155 cal)
salad- mixed greens, tomato,EVOO, balsamic ( 140 cal)
Dessert-
1 cup non fat yogurt, 1/4 cup berries ( 120 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES:
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