Day 26..

Sunday Sunday Sunday!

This weekend Jenny and I have successfully stayed on the wagon(her more than me really) and worked out pretty hard. I say this because 1. its the weekend! The weekend I think SHOULD be the hardest time to eat right and continue on schedule working out!  2. because when you see friends and family they are more than likely NOT dieting and will slowly try to convince you that its "OK" to eat what you want sometimes!
Although that may be true... When you have a problem over indulging in general and you are trying to get into the habit of NOT eating whatever you want then its not a great way to think.

Our weigh in is on Wednesday(which seriously I screwed up this Day countdown since we started a few days later in the month. Next month will be on time.

So Friday I decided not to work out but Jenny did. Saturday and Sunday(today) in the morning we both worked out pretty good I'd say! I think we really are getting the hang of putting this into our daily routine and it feels great!

I went to see my parents and cousins new home today. His mother(my god mother) is such an amazing host in putting in lots of snacks treats and foods that I should NOT be eating. I caved and snaked a soda and a few pretzles but made sure to skip my "regularly scheduled snack". Anyways It was hard and frustrating but worth it. I was NOT to lucky on saturday in hanging out with my best friend I haven't seen since before the new year.  We love Mad Mex so I decided to get a vegan quessadilla plus some fried tofu.  Oh... what's that? You say you've never heard of mad mex? Please click on the following link to go to the most delicious mexican asian fusion place ever.  Yes I ate this(vegan quesadilla with black beans that had a kick to them and corn and tofu sour cream) along with this the Pennsyltucky Tofu. I only write this on here because first off it was AMAZING and second off I felt terribly guilty after I ate this! I was SO worried I wouldn't weigh in OK and decided I needed to work out times TEN to work this off. Long story short I woke up and weighed myself and I was a pound less still. Moral of the story.... I should stick to my diet... less stress!

xo G&J

Day 23...

So my abs are sore today! It hurts so good that I'm hoping to make ALL thursdays "Sore Abs Thursdays!" Sounds catchy right!?  Anyways I came home both yesterday and today and tried out a new cable on demand workout video! A friend from work lets call her "Shirae" and I both did the video to see how we liked it. Well it was enjoyable except the part that confused us both which was a 1 minute stop in the workout to advertise how you can buy the whole DVD.  BUY the DVD? Why would I do that when I can do this workout that is 30 minutes has a warm up and a cool down and gets my heart rate going!? Why would I need to buy this DVD when Cable ( one of the good things about it) seem to give me free workouts some over 30 minutes and some only 10 minute quick ones! Anyways Its nice to be able to change up your workout I personally think so you don't get bored! 

Anyways Ill give this workout a 3 out of 5 stars..... maybe 2.5 honestly. It made me feel good AND my abs are sore so thats why I would give it a 3 and the 2.5 comes from the fact that they throw you into the moves as if you should already know everything already. Eventually you can get the moves down but it does take a bit. Anyways try it out for yourself! Oh and judgemental me DOES want to point out that the girls voice drives me insane! Agh!!! 

Jenny stayed strong today and avoided eating some delicious buffalo pizza at work. She wasn't home to be able to have a made dinner so instead she make shifted one out of cottage cheese pineapple and choc chips! She is super proud of herself and Im super proud of her too! She's been working her tail off working out too so YAY Jenny!!!

So dinner tonight and last night for me was pretty delicious and VERY basic/easy. Honestly I made it BUT split it into 4 different meals to eat for dinner. Sometimes its nice to come home and not have to cook a huge production and have it ready to go for you! So make this BUT remember to split it all up!!(4 servings!) 

PASTA WITH SNOWPEAS/GREEN BEANS

1. 1/2 of a 13oz box whole grain rotini pasta

2. 1 can of green beans

3. 2 hand fulls of snow peas

4. 2 TBSP olive oil

5. garlic powder to taste(or fresh minced!)

***REMINDER***

Its delicious and you'll probably want to eat it all of the time!

Until tomorrow...

xo G&J

Day 22...

Welcome to new workout Wednesday!

Wednesday seems to be my favorite day to change what I've been doing as a workout. That being said today was only a slight variation to my normal day to day. Instead of Just dance 3 I decided to do just dance 2! Everyone needs to kick it old school sometimes and Im glad we did that tonight!! On top of that Jenny ( while I was eating dinner) was doing just dance 3 for a while on top of me doing a brazilian body dance (before she came home!). Are you following this yet? Yeah me neither...
Anyways It was a great workout night for us both!!

Id like to send BIG KUDOS to Jenny for dancing every night this week so far for atleast and sometimes over 3000 calories worth of dancing! I mean honestly thanks Wii for helping us keep track so easily for how much we kick butt at dancing.

I made dinner tonight for myself and for 3 other nights. Ill have to post a picture tomorrow night because it was delicious! In the mean time I grabbed a snack at Wegmans  last night that I thought would be delicious and a little healthier than chips. Its called Eat your Vegetables and they are made from beans and vegetables with 1 serving of vegetables in each ounce!! Well they get 4 out of 5 stars on DELICOUSNESS but as far as healthy goes I think I should stick to apples and oranges on this diet.

Things to look forward to tomorrow...
Whole grain Rotini with snowpeas/green beans recipe! Yum!!

xo G&J

Day 21...

Success!! Jenny and I got to meet up at home and work out together!
Chatted a bit while dancing to some songs and probably danced for almost an hour straight. It was fantastic and we both burned around 2500 - 3000 calories(according to Wii and nintendo never lies!)
It was great to be able to work out together since our lives have been so separately hectic lately. So Thanks Just Dance 3!!!


I found a few more recipes also using MUFA's and the flat belly diet rules. I plan on trying something even more new especially since last night when trying to change a recipe I wound up sick to my stomach all last night and today... EEEKKK!!  So maybe I should stick to what I know before REALLY trying new recipes. I mean lets be real.... why mess with perfection!?

Anyways Pizza again tonight. Weigh in is soon but tomorrow AM you bet your face that ill be awake and dancing the morning away! For now I better get to bed.

xo G&J

Day 20...

So I've got bad news and good news and I'm going to keep this short.

The bad news first.. I've got a terrible migraine that has been going on since last night (sunday) at around 6:35 pm.  This weather has been kicking my butt from snowy freezing days to foggy rainy 50 degree weather. Getting Migraines is terrible and knocks me back on my butt to where I can't do anything but lay down and even THAT hurts.  I took some Migraine headache medicine but lets be honest.... since when has an OTC pill REALLY worked with people who get migraines? Do you think its about time I see a doctor? Cause I think I finally do.

The GOOD news I woke up this morning and weighed myself to find out that even after my weekend of slightly " falling off the wagon" due to being out of town I still managed to hit my goal!! I still have about a week or so to keep my numbers down to the right number but I got there! Im just as surprised to be honest but I don't plan on stopping. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that things stay on track.

xo G & J

Day 15...

Good morning and welcome to morning Yoga!!!  My favorite 30 minute ( 28 to be exact) yoga dvd is called Just My Size. I like to refer to it as " chubby girl yoga" just incase you have ever heard me reference the video as such.  Its actually pretty amazing and just basic to say the least. I have had this DVD for a few good years now and seem to always come back to it. Ian has however told me that I need a new DVD that is a little more advanced since I'm so good/used to this one. So I'm just saying for anyone who is in a beginner stage and wants an amazing chubby girl yoga video I recommend this one completely! I got mine off of amazon for a whole $10 too!

I made the pizza again tonight. Im trying not to make too much for the week since i'll be out of town this weekend so pizza is easy, basic, and delicious.

Now as a disclaimer Im not trying to be selfish and only post about myself ( even if I'm the writer in this)
but I can only post about what I know and deal with! Jenny is still involved and trying to get back into a daily routine like when we first started. We are both still doing really well though in staying on track. Big picture people big picture!! until tomorrow!

xo G & J

Day 14...

Lets just call today Lazy day.

I woke up at 7 am after arguing with my alarm clock that I wasn't ready to get up. Jenny nicely woke me up at 6:30 am but sad to say that me nor my cat were ready for work out time!  Now this by no means is a reflection on my dieting and in fact I stayed pretty strong all day. I came home and since its Tuesday it  means lots of fun shows to watch! I decided to make a change in my dinner for 1 ( possibly 2 since I have so much leftovers) nights that was out of the norm.  In our workout "book" that is now just a figure of our imagination since Jenny may or may not have left it somewhere unknown; there are recipes that I remember off hand just by looking at and knowing i loved them! Tonight I decided to make Roasted Tomato basil Pizza!(YUM!)  I do not have a calorie count BUT as long as you are aware of what your putting on your pizza then I think you can keep it under 400 calories(HONEST!). So enjoy the delicious recipe that I honestly loved it so much I cannot wait to make it tomorrow for dinner.

ROASTED TOMATO AND BASIL PIZZA

1. flat bread ( or a slide of bread... I used a slice off of a half of loaf of italian bread. Maybe about 1/4 of a slice)
2. roasted tomatoes (I used grape tomatoes that I roasted myself on a pan with salt pepper and dash of olive oil and they smelled delicious while cooking!)
3. fresh basil ( I chopped it but use it whole or chopped it will taste delicious either way!)
4. fat free mozzarella cheese ( I used rice mozz style cheese)
5. dash of olive oil (to put on the bread before you add your ingredients on top)
6. fresh garlic ( on top of the bread)

Its delicious no matter how you make it! I ended up cutting it into thirds to make it seem like I'm eating more!
I hope you enjoy that just as much as I did!

I have tomorrow morning's breakfast and workout all ready to go at 6 am. Wish me luck!

xo G & J