It’s important to keep moving throughout the day – from the time you wake up until you go to bed. 🙂  I love that saying from Harley Pasternak!

Today is measurement day!

Total inches April 8th, 2022:  304.4
Total inches May 28, 2022:  294.25
Total inches June 30, 2022:  291.93

From May 28th until today, I have lost 2.32 inches.  Was hoping to see that number be a bit more, BUT I am measuring myself later in the day, so I am sure that has something to do with it!  That is what I had done the past two times as well.

Weigh In:  164.6

This time last week:  164.6

Warm-ups:  Running in place, jumping jacks, trunk crosses, ice skaters

Cooldowns:  Jump rope, punches, mountain climbers, side shuffles

Activity:  3 sets each of tricep kickbacks with 5# weights the first set and then 3# the last 2 sets; deadlifts with 8# weights; seated trunk twists.

Breakfast:  Smoothie with strawberries, 1 apple, 1 banana, whole milk, almond milk, Greek yogurt.

AM Snack:   1 snack size bag of salted cashews

Lunch:   Mini pita bites with homemade pasta sauce – some had pickles and cheese, others just had cheese, then a cup of the cold pasta I had made the other day.

PM Snack:   None

Dinner:   Salad with rest of the cold pasta, less than a cup of smoked pulled pork, and Cairo BBQ sauce drizzled on top.

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Water is very important – especially if you are moving around a lot!   My goal typically is to have three 32 oz mugs of ice water by the time I go to bed.  If I walk over 12k steps, I’m definitely aiming to drink more water than that.

A few things I’m keeping an eye out on:

• Amount of sugar in a serving – if it’s more than 4g, I am being cautious
• Amount of protein in a serving – I’m aiming for at least 20g of protein per serving each meal
• If I have a sweet tooth craving, I turn on the keurig and add creamer to my cup of coffee

**I am not a nutritionist or personal trainer by any means and my results can very much vary from anyone else’s.  Please keep that in mind and feel free to share this blog with friends!  

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