So hungry!

I am so hungry right now. Day 3 of healthy eating and staying around 1600 calories. I just killed legs at the gym and it is hard for me to not binge eat after that. So I had some eggs whites, chicken breast, and spinach. I had to cover it in salsa to make it less boring haha. I have to wait one hour and ten minutes to eat my next meal. *sign* I'm not sure if this will work for very long. One problem is breastfeeding makes me sooo hungry. At least I'm not craving sweets as much anymore (unless you count peanut butter). I did order some of that powdered peanut butter so that may help. I may just have to go over in calories today. Leg day is just tough! I'm still on the fence about adding extra calories due to breastfeeding. I want to drop weight quickly though. I'm rambling. I'm tired because the kid woke up at 4 and 6.

I haven't failed yet!

It is day TWO of me eating well, honestly tracking my calories, and sticking with an exercise routine (not that that was ever the problem). I know I will eat like a fatty fat when we go to San Diego next week, but for this week I am doing well. so far. Not that that is saying much since it is only Tuesday haha. I've made a few small changes that I can sustain for quite some time that will help cut back on calories. Number one, is switching my morning eggs to egg whites and cutting out the cheese. Now, I'm not going to do this forever because let's be honest, real eggs are much better and cheese is great, but for now this is working for me. I also made these Italian Zucchini Turkey Burgers and they are fantastic. Fantastic and only 144 calories. AND packed with zucchini.

Tonight for dinner I am going to make mahi mahi. I have some brown rice cooked up and I am going to grill up some portobello mushrooms. I'm definitely craving a beer, but I don't have any beer that I want to drink. Well, that's not entirely true. I'll be drinking enough beer in San Diego anyways so I can survive a few days.

30-Day Challenge

I somehow agreed to a 30-day challenge group on Facebook. It's one of those Beachbody things, but I said I already have an exercise routine I like...plus I don't want to spend money for a 21-day fix thing. Mostly because I don't have money and mostly know about nutrition due to my mom. Anyways. so this morning I weighed myself and took some before pictures (if you ever want to depress yourself, do that). I'm trying to get my kid to sleep so I can do some meal prep stuff, but it' not working. I did find a fitness routine I am trying. I started yesterday. It is Lee Labrada's body trainer. I did day 1 yesterday and am surprisingly sore in my biceps. I have been sort of lazy with them since Lucas was born since he weighs so much it is hard to carry him if I work my arms really hard. Anyways, let me post the before pictures and try not to barf. Also starting weight is 165 this morning.

Gross, gross, gross. Also, the no makeup, gross hair because I haven't had a chance to shower is not a good look. Oh well. I swear I can be semi-attractive when I try.

I actually made it to the gym 5 times last week! I was super proud! I switched gyms and now am a member of a much closer to me, LA Fitness. I like it. I've missed LA Fitness because there is a lap pool. I got the childcare also which I am summoning the courage to use today so I can do day 2 of the workout that I am supposed to. I'm nervous. New things make me nervous, especially where my kid is concerned. The kids club is open 8-12 and 4-8. He sleeps more in the am so I am not sure if I want to mess with that. However I feel it will be busier in the pm and that makes me nervous. I don't know why since I will be like 50 feet away haha.

I Dislike Scales.

I weighed myself this morning. It's a little discouraging how the weight is not going down anymore. I just expected it all to fall off. They always say it just falls off when you are breastfeeding. Well not for everyone. I have ran into quite a few people who have said "oh you can't even tell you had a baby!" Of course that is nice to hear, but the scale does not reflect it. Not even close.

There are a few things contributing to this problem. One, I'm not working. At work I ran around all day. Now I sit around a lot, especially when I am playing with the kid on his mat. If it wasn't 100 plus degrees in Tucson the obvious solution would be to get outside. Unfortunately, it's summer in Tucson and my kid hates being hot. Two, diet. Everyone always says diet is the most important. My soda addiction is back in full force. I also need to chill on carbs, since I am not running around all day. Three, workouts. I am getting to the gym and doing yoga regularly, but the intensity has not been there. I need to up my cardio for sure.

I always find it easier to set small goals. Especially with diet since diet is what I struggle with. My goal for this week is to cut out soda. For my fitness goal this week, I want to add 20 burpees to my daily routine. So two small goals, easy to manage. I'm fact I just did my burpees. Man are they tough!

Clean Eating? Is it something I can do?

I'm pretty good about eating "real" food. I could do better with it of course, but I have a pretty solid base. Over the next few weeks I am going to work on cleaning up, nip and tuck, my diet to attempt to get to that magic 80/20 ratio of "clean" food to junk food. Let's be real, I love junk food and sometimes I just really want some Goldfish crackers.

There are a few things I need to work on eliminating/substituting for something better:

1) Diet-freaking-Coke! I had successfully broke my soda habit, but it came back with a vengeance once my son was born. I just need to not buy it. I'm almost done with my current supply. Then no more, I swear, I promise!

2)  Corn tortillas (Mission brand). I need to find a brand with a few less ingredients. That being said, I am not too concerned with this.

3) Cheese: I have a huge bag of pre-shredded, monteray jack cheese that I use because it is so easy. Pre-shredded cheeses are a no-no.

4) My vietnamese, instant coffee mix. I am addicted to the stuff. I buy it at the asian market in town. However, it would not be considered a clean drink. I need to go back to regular coffee with a splash of almond milk.

5) Bread. Every day for lunch I eat a tuna fish sandwich. I love sandwiches. I eat whole grain bread from Oro Wheat, but need to search for something else. I had heard Ezekiel bread is a good alternative.

6) Mayonnaise: For my daily tuna fish sandwich. I know I could make my own, but heard it is very hard to find pasturized eggs. I was considering substituting plain, greek yogurt or just finding the most healthy pre-made mayo I can. Or I could eat something else for lunch for once...

Basically I have a few substitutions I need to make. I do refuse to substitute my Heinz ketchup. Moderation. Maybe I will drag the kid to Sprouts today for some grocery shopping.

On the kid front, he has learned how to blow raspberries and it is hilarious.