Short Leg-day Circuit

I LOVE leg day....said no one ever! Okay maybe some of you crazy nuts out there do, but me not so much. I will love it when cellulite is gone and I have some hot sexy legs, but for no just NO, NO, NO, & NO! 

So after I stuffed my belly full of delicious food yesterday for my grandma's easter dinner I just had to go to the gym and get some type of workout in. I decided to do 25 minutes of cardio plus a little circuit of legs. I was so uncomfortable with my body swelling and being so stuffed that I was totally fine with a small workout. 

Not to mention my arms and shoulders where killing me from the previous days workout, so I wanted to avoid working those muscles again. Ha.

Well here is my fat ass on the arc trainer...

I was so ready to be done at like 10 minutes..ugghh pushed through and got sweaty.

The aftermath...

So here is my short circuit I completed yesterday

Round #1:

Leg Press- 50 lbs 12 reps

Calf Raises- 20 reps

Air Squats- 12 reps

Repeat for 2 more rounds!

BOOM! That is it!

I am so ready to shred this shit & get in shape for my wedding!

Happy Easter!

 Hope you all enjoy today with your family and eat some good food. I am starting a new meal plan and work out routine tomorrow so I am going to enjoy some yummy food today before I start cutting out all the good sheeet. :) 

This morning I kept my breakfast simple with some eggies, cinnamon whole wheat toast, a green apple, & some dunkin donuts chocolate glazed donuts coffee. **HEAVEN IN MY MOUTH**

I had a little snack 2 hours later which consisted of a kiwi & a Jell-O Sugar Free Dark Chocolate pudding cup. It was so good and curved my chocolate craving. Since it's easter and my favorite candy is the Reese's, the eggs are probably my favorite! Although, today I am not giving in so anyone reading this please eat an egg for meeee! :)

This picture was from yesterday before my workout with my best friend. She pushed me to my limits yesterday and I am so glad she did! We did a 3 round circuit of 6 workouts. I wish she would have taken a couple of pictures of what we did, but here is the workout...

Cardio 

Arc Machine for 20 minutes, hill intervals on level 4 resistance at 65. AKA a freaking KILLA!

Round 1

Assisted Pullups-12 reps 

Assisted Dips-12 reps

Air Squats-12 reps

Abs (crunches) for 1 minute as many as you can get. 

Row Machine- 12 reps

Lat Pull Down- 12 reps 

Rest for 1 minute

Repeat 2 more rounds

Try this workout and you will feel it the next day I promise! I took my nighttime recovery from AdvoCare and it worked wonders on my muscles helping them repair throughout my goodnights sleep. If you are an athlete or doing any kind of physical activity this product is something to try! 

PB & Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

My oatmeal has been tasting the same lately, so I whipped up a new recipe to turn my boring oats into something tasty. 

This was so good I decided to share my recipe with you!

Ingredients:

2 TBS of PB2 

1/2 cup of rolled oats

3/4 cup Almond milk

Dash of cinnamon

Directions:

Mix oats, almond milk, pb2 and cinnamon in a bowl and heat up in the microwave for 2 minutes. If still a little running heat up for additional 30 seconds. And viola there are ready to eat! Super easy and a quick breakfast in the morning. 

Hope you all enjoy you some peanut butter oatmeal! 

Workout Wednesday!

Happy Hump Day!

Today was a wonderful day full of work, relaxation at home, and a nice evening walk with my brother and our dogs. I have been trying to get back to working out regularly, but this weather has made it hard for me to find motivation. Being cooped up all winter has felt like hibernation mode, which was kicked up to full blast. I am super surprised a snow storm hasn't snuck its way back into our lives by now by the way that winter was going. The weather now is calling for DAMN TORNADOS!! What the hell is going on with mother nature?! I would just love some 50s-60s sunny with green grass and flowers :) *wishful thinking* 

Anyways....

My gym membership ran out mid-march and I haven't felt like getting a new one. I don't see the point in paying for one when I like to be outside and the weather is starting to finally warm up a bit. Running is something I have slightly started to like a little bit more these days, and running outside vs the treadmill just isn't the same. Getting some fresh air while running is the best mode enhancer and releases endorphins making everything that was shitty turn okay. Even though running might not be that fun it is a great workout. 

So tonights walk was about 40 minutes steady pace, stopping every couple of minutes so the dogs could mark over each others piss spots. Drove me nuts! Getting some fresh air this evening was well overdue and much needed, so I am glad I took the time out of my evening to go. 

I challenge you to take just 30 minutes of your day to get some type of physical activity in. Whether it is a quick walk or run just 30 minutes will add up throughout the week. Doing this 5 times a week will add up to 150 minutes of physical activity for the week which can help you improve your health. No matter why you decide to workout your body will thank you for doing it and you will notice a difference in your energy levels as well. 

If your working out for more than 30 minutes a day at higher intensity levels a pre and post workout may be something to look into. AdvoCare has many great products for enhancing your workouts and giving you maximal results. Check them out here AdvoCare

I love these products and use them every time I do a workout. 

 I love these two products they make a great combo pair for a pre-workout!

Hope you all have a wonderful hump day & enjoy some type of activity this evening :)

Overnight Oats Recipe

Okay so I may be new to this concoction called overnight oatmeal. Why have I not ever tried this before a few days ago!? It is heaven in my mouth delicious! I have decided to share with you all my couple of recipes I have been trying out and they are mighty tasty.

Simply Pure & Beautiful Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of rolled oats

1 cup of greek yogurt

1/4 cup of chia seeds

ANY FRUIT YOU WANT

***I used blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and a banana***

Directions:

 Mix your oats, yogurt, and chia seeds together and let sit overnight in refrigerator. In the morning combine your oats and your fruit together and enjoy! You can eat them cold or hot whatever you prefer. They taste great cold in my opinion. 

Hope you enjoy this delicious treat! It makes quite a bit. I could only eat half of what I made, so if you need to reduce your measurements that may help save food from going to waste :)

Life Lately

I just want to send out a huge apology for the lack of postings lately. We just recently got Internet, so hopefully my blogging will start to be more consistent. Living out in the country makes it challenging to finding an affordable Internet provider, but we did it! After switching back and forth between providers we finally have WiFi no more dial-up for us country folks. 

With that being said I plan on making it my goal to write up at least 10 new blog postings a month and as I get ideas generated I will start blogging more. Brainstorming post will be my biggest challenge, because I feel there are many health and fitness blogs out there and Pinterest is an easy place to find what you are looking for. I hope to make my blog something bigger and it all will start with providing you all with beneficial information in my postings. I have came up with a few of my own recipes which I wrote down so I will not forget them. My plan is to start crafting up some healthy recipes and share them with you all on the blog. 

I need my followers to help get my blog out there! I want to help you all with whatever you are searching for from my blog and I hope I can assist you in what you are looking for. 

So with all of that being said...here has been my life lately.

I have continued with my AdvoCare journey and have consistently stuck to eating healthy.

Follow my instagram @shelbyrenee9210 to see the foods and workouts I post :) 

Other than that I am in my Senior year of college taking 18 credit hours and working 30 hours a week.  Life has been moving way to fast and I wish things would just slow down a tad bit, so I can actually wrap my head around everything that is occurring. 

Check back tomorrow for a new breakfast recipe that I have been trying that last couple of days! It's delicious and you won't want to miss out!

Sushi Sunday

Snow, snow, blizzard, and more snow, that is all that has been happening around the Hoosier state since December. I am so ready for spring and warm weather to arrive and ditch these freezing temperatures. Since this cold weather has had us all locked up in our homes for a few months, my main squeeze decided to take me 

and my brother out for sushi. I definitely didn't want to turn down that offer. I could eat sushi everyday if my wallet would let me :) 

This photo doesn't even do justice for how much sushi we ordered. I think we could of fed an army with the amount we ordered. Ooopsy 

 California roll 

 Shrimp Tempura roll

 Dragon Roll 

 Dinosaur roll 

And the one in the middle with the orange sauce was so delicious, but I can't remember the name of it. It was stuffed with cream cheese, crab, eel and a few other things. So so sooo yummy!! I told my brother that we were gonna have to start calling Sundays Sushi Sunday, since we have love it. 

The best part about this meal tonight was that I didn't feel guilty for eating it either. Score! Clean cheat in my books. 

Tomorrow I am starting a whole new week of workouts, so here's to a fresh start! Now go getcha some sushi!! 

Results are IN!!

24 day challenge results are in! So something happened to my scale along the way of my challenge and I have no idea what happened to it but it's broke. Errrr I was so ticked when I went to weigh in one day and I got an EE on the screen. Guess I'll have to go buy a better scale next time and not a cheap one. 

But here it is! Day 1 vs Day 24 my body is feeling so much better after this challenge. I have more energy and I feel leaner. I am not to worried about the number of pounds I have lost because that doesn't mean anything to me anymore. The physcial transformations and the mental ones are the more important things I am taking away from this challenge. 

Anyone interested in jump starting their weight loss journey email me at srwadvocare@gmail.com for more details! Also I am hosting a challenge the 1st of March. You must purchase your challenge from me to be entered into the group challenge. It will consist of motivation, tips, workouts, meal plans and more. Don't miss out on this great opportunity! I am throwing in a cash prize for the best transformation at the end if enough participate. 

Hope I hear from you all and are fired up about joining in on the challenge! Well here's to the next 24 days of healthy living. 

Pre-workout Smoothie

Yesterday I was playing around with different ingredients for some smoothie recipes and I discovered this one! It was so delicious and I drank it 30 minutes before I hit up the gym yesterday!! For some proof that it got my ass in gear I wore my polar watch while I worked out and ended up burning 600 some odd calories! 

Try out this pre-workout smoothie and let me know what you think! 

Yummy Clean Meals with Recipes

Here are just a few of the meals I have whipped up during my 24 day challenge and they have been delicious and have kept me full! 

Breakfast: 5 egg whites 1 whole egg with some mustard. 1/8 piece of grapefruit. (I almost throw up when I eat grapefruit because of the taste, so I'm weening myself to like them) haha we will see how this works out for me.  

Lunch: sliced up some lettuce proabably about 2 cups here. Added some chicken and shredded cheese with a little ranch dressing. 

Dinner: whole wheat spaghetti with ground turkey and mushrooms. Sprinkled a little parm on top. Mmmmmm sooo goood! 

Lunch or dinner: can have it for either meal. Just a salad loaded with veggies and used baslamic vinagrette for my dressing. 

Snacks: I sliced up a whole cucumber and had for my 3 o'clock meal. These are a very filling snack since they have a lot of water in them. And they are declicious! 

Lunch or dinner: I ate this delicious meal for lunch one day when I got off work early. It took no time at all to make and was uh-mazing!! Baked tilapia with Mrs. Dash festa lime, quinoa, and asparagus baked with extra virgin olive oil and Mrs. Dash garlic and herb and onion and herb. 

Definitely a meal to try! 

Enjoy these mouth-watering meals! Leave comments below for your favorite healthy recipes or meals. May feature on lucky person on the blog if there are enough participants :) 

Happy Sunday!