I'm feeling a little tired this week as the body is resetting itself in this challenge. Got a BIG win today however when I hit play on the Core Challenge. When I first did this one in Level Up it broke me....I cried and couldn't finish. Today I crushed it, with a few modifications in the final set. 💪
June 07, 2022
I subbed in chocolate protein powder and added 2 heaping tbsp of dark baking chocolate. So good!
Don't forget to submit your trackers to amy@gettrifit.com
June 05, 2022
Learning dehydration causes your brain to shrink scared the crap out of me to be honest. I need a good why to change my behaviour. This is one the biggest whys I've ever come across.
In Dive Deep this month we are reading "BioHack Your Brain." We dive into bug whys to help change our behaviour. We learn how to motivate ourselves and come to understand outselves, our bodies, our minds and our roadblocks better ... together.
Don't drink enough water? I listed just a few ... all related to our cognitive/brain function
June 05, 2022
See pictures for ingredients.
I mash the banana first then add everything else, mix well and bake in a 9x9 for 45 min @375
9x9 makes 9 servings.
June 05, 2022
Ok, you knew at some point the Shakespeare geek in me was going to say it.
In all seriousness, prepping can be stressful and overwhelming. Never mind time consuming. It use to stress me out too!
Then I changed up how I prep. I prep throughout the weekend using lunch and dinner on both Saturday and Sunday to build up meals, snacks, and breakfasts on the go for the week. Then mid week do one more large batch meal to finish the week.
Check out the ReSET videos on breakfast, lunch and dinner to see what those meals look like to inspire your food prep.
Tips:
Large batch meals like soups, stews, curries
Make breakfast cookies or bars while dinner is cooking
Slice veggies for the week while cutting up veg for dinner
June 04, 2022
Caffeine, Eddie Vedder calls it the gateway drug. It is addicting and ...
increase anxiety
elevates your heart rate
disrupts your sleep
stimulates your central nervous system
blocks the body's ability to absorb magnesium (which is responsible for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body)
Tip: try switching out coffee with an herbal tea like mint tea, ginseng tea or hot water & lemon
June 03, 2022
HELP
my family’s having pizza. Need some inspiration for a healthy meal that I can make last minute. Protein options are limited.
June 03, 2022
My kids fell in love with this recipe when I did my very first summer challenge back in 2014. To this day they ask for it every summer. It's the perfect refreshing, light meal on a hot day.
Watermelon Gazpacho! Best of all it takes no time to make and if you make a large batch, it simply tastes better the next day.
Fun fact ~ watermelon improves insulin sensitivity and reduces muscle soreness
June 02, 2022
Another good day.
breakfast was oats with all the fillers (chia, flax, cinnamon, protein powder) topped with slivered almonds and 1\3 diced apple
linch was a 3 egg omelette with a full serving of spinach and red pepper and a side of strawberries and blueberries
for snack I had 100g plain Greek yogurt with 1 scoop protein powder, a tbsn PB and a scoop of greens powder
dinner was spaghetti squash with homemade red sauce and meatballs with a salad on the side.
felt surprisingly satiated today!
no workout today, full rest for day 1 on my cycle.
still working on water
June 02, 2022
My biggest challenge right now is recovering from Covid and a husband who believes that the tomato sauce in spaghetti sauce or on top of pizza counts as enough veg. He's doing most of the cooking for dinners lately so I'm doing my best to ensure breakfast and lunch are packed full and then will add a salad or cut up veggies for my dinner as a "hint hint" to him about the veggies. ;)
It is VERY frustrating though because I've been working on him for YEARS!!!! Eva (my 15 year old) has learned and will plate half veggies leaving next to none for her dad. When he does cook veggies we have to steam up extra because he thinks a serving is what "he" would eat. Since I haven't been feeling well (no energy) I have just tried to be grateful for the meal he's prepared and too lazy to make anything additional. And if I'm brutally honest - it feels like a good excuse right now to just eat poorly for a little while.
Who else struggles when spouses or other members in their family that will take lead on meals? Any tips???
Photo - hubby's idea of a balanced plate. LOL