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Hiatus

Fit Floyd will be on hiatus for a bit :)  I'm swamped with life right now...still doing GREAT with clean eating and my boot camp class 3 times a week.  Terri and I have started walking again...which is also great!

Life is good...just busy

Until next time

TTFN

My Back...My Neck...

I'm feeling like an old lady...LOL  After class on Wednesday I noticed alot of pain in my lower left side of my back.  I noticed by Wednesday night that I had a big knot in the muscle tissue back there...OUCH!!!  It got worse yesterday and this morning was really really painful!!!!  I thought perhaps a stretch would help but Alicia (trainer extraordinaire) said to leave it be!!!  Take come Advil and ice it down. 

On the way to run a quick errand this morning I called hubby and he suggested an Icy Hot Patch!!! OMG...I'm in heaven!  this thing feels so good on my sore little back :)  Shaq agrees - LOL  That said, the workout this morning was kick ass!!  I think lowering myself into chairs and to sit on the toilet are going to be difficult today and tomorrow.  I really enjoy my class :)

Clean Eating is going really well too!!!  I haven't indulged in any sweets and the only way I've cheated was via a few packets of artificial sweetener over the last few days...but COME ON-I need something to sweeten up my life.  I wonder how I will feel about sugar next week when this is over?

My smoothie yesterday was interesting :)

Plain Greek Yogurt, strawberries, banana, oranges, skim milk and a drizzle of honey.

I definitely prefer to have it with Almond Milk or Vanilla yogurt but this wasn't bad and was packed with protein :)

The challenge for my little strategy will be tonight!  Tonight I have the girls coming over for book club at my house.  We are discussing Sarah's Key (GREAT BOOK) and everyone is bringing a dessert and drink.  I will have ONE skinny tea vodka with crystal lite lemonade (off the clean eating list but I have to have at least one drink) and I'm making Fruit tarts that aren't at all healthy but oh well.  I'll make sure I reserve some fruit for eating (since I won't be eating the tarts :)

Alright ya'll...I've got to bust it

TTFN

10 Day Challenge

Day 3 of the Clean Eating Challenge!!!

Yesterday was a GREAT clean eating day!!!

Hot Sauce not ketchup on my eggs

 just balsamic vinegar on my salad

 Hummus with Veggies and wheat thins for snack (there was some fruit in there too)

Damn it April Floyd!!!!  No more Wheat Thins b/c the 3rd ingredient is sugar :(  DAMN!!! 

Time to switch to Triscuits

 Dinner was turkey sausage, with whole wheat pasta and my sauce (crushed tomatoes/green peppers/onions/garlic and basil).  Mmmmm

Alright this challenge is going really well...I didn't weigh myself this morning and I think I'll hold off until Friday morning.  I want to stay as motivated as possible and I know I can do it!!!

As you know I do my boot camp on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week, I need something on Tuesday and Thursday so I txt Terri last night and we hit the road for a few miles.  It was really nice and I think a great way to balance out the rest of my week.  The trouble will be Thursdays because my boys both have soccer practice and it won't end until around 7/730...I know I can count on Terri, no matter what time so hopefully we can swing it.  I may have to cave and join Planet Fitness so I can still work out even in the winter on Tue/Thur and Sunday.  I'm taking Saturday off :)

Alright...Today is going to be a crazy day!

TTFN

Define Vacation

An extended period of recreation, esp. one spent away from home or in traveling.

Boy did I need one of those :)  We had a wonderful vacation in OC Maryland with my fam...I was sad to be leaving after one week so we are considering doing 2 weeks next year - WOOT!

As you can see we had GREAT weather and a great week!!!

Rocky was happy to be home too :)  He must have played hard because he has slept alot since we picked up him from the kennel :)

Yesterday was back to the grind...back to work...back to Boot Camp...back to reality :)

It was a great class and a great day!!

I've started a 10 day clean eating challenge.  It means no sugar, no alcohol and all natural foods.  I had egg whites with potatoes and spinach for breakfast.  Guess who didn't have ketchup on her eggs yesterday?!?!  ME!!!  I used hot sauce instead.  WHY?  Ketchup is packed with sugar where hot sauce is just peppers, vinegar, S&P

A salad with veggies, chicken and balsamic vinegar as the dressing (that is right no vinaigrette - WHY?  b/c vinaigrette is loaded with oil, sugar and additives)

 Strawberries for a snack (there was a banana with natural PB in there somewhere too)

 Dinner was ground taco meat with brown rice, salsa and a dab of plain greek yogurt

We tried to head out to do some school shopping last night and that was a bust but I did get a Starbucks non fat cappuccino
Mmmmmm

Time for me to bust it today, I'll keep ya'll posted on my progress.

I gained a few too many lbs while on vacay and I need to get back to a reasonable number :)

TTFN

Almost beach time...

TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW!!!  I love ya tomorrow...you're only a day away :)

Vacation Baby...

I can't freakin wait!!!!

Today was another KILLER Bootcamp class but I made it through and I'm off for one week.  I can honestly say that I could barely do ONE traditional sit up when I started this 5 weeks ago...but today - I banged out 20 WITH 20lbs of weights in my hands!!!  GO APRIL!!!  I seriously was so freaking excited I couldn't stand it!!!!!  YAY!!!!!!! 

Alicia (trainer), has given me work to do everything morning on the beach, I'll do my best to make sure it happens at least 3 times :)

Yesterday was a GREAT DAY!  Lunch was out at a Mexican restaurant with some vendors/friends.  I had fish tacos and it was just the right portion and not I'm sure it was actually pretty healthy :)

Dinner was at Chick Fil A...because we were go go go all night and I got out of work late :)  DJ had soccer practice with Dom and Mason, I had an eye doctor appointment with Livie and I just didn't plan dinner...but the good news is that we have a new Chick Fil A in Forest Hill and IT ROCKS!  I treated myself to 5 chicken nuggets with Polynesian sauce and 2 waffle fries :)

This is what the drive thru looked like last night...

Crazy people...

Alright...time to bust it and get ready for vacay.  I'm not sure how much I'll post this week...may be everyday...may only be once :)

Have a great week if I don't talk to ya

TTFN

Death by Boot Camp

April M Floyd (Bossle), Manager of Benefits at Under Armour, Inc.  died Wednesday of complications inflicted by her Trainer during her semi-weekly boot camp class.  Homicide is being considered.  She was 34.

LOL

She tried to kill us again today :)

We did 20 reps of Burpees, push ups, sit-ups, up down planks, squat/jumps, side planks, prison squats, reverse flys and some other stuff that I'm in too much pain to remember.  Then in between our sets we had to run/sprint/jump/lunge/or backward jog 50 meters (ish)...then we had to do the whole thing again in 12 rep sets...OMG!  This was by far the hardest workout yet!!!  I was really starting to fade towards the end but with her motivation and persistence I finished AND I survived (even though my body disagrees)...

Yesterday rocked and included my eggs for breakfast, lunch of sandwich in pita with some baked chips and pico de gallo, and maybe some avocado...(shhhhhh)

some watermelon,

a banana with pb, and dinner was a whole wheat/low fat cheese quesidilla b/c I got home late and didn't feel like cooking :)  I bypassed snacks and ice cream (WIN) and it paid off on the scale this morning!!!  I'd like to lose a few more lbs before vacay next week :) 

Tonight DJ and I have dinner with CareFirst...We always have a blast with this crew and is one of my fav perks of my job.  We are going to Chiapparellis and I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about this :)  more on that later :)

Right now it is time for me to get busy :)

TTFN