SO.MANY.EXCITING.THINGS

Did I really take a week away from my blog?

So many things have happened since my last post that we have to play a little game of catch up.

Last we spoke it was right before my Bridal Shower. Well that has since come and gone and was a memory I will have forever. In addition to that we have also [finally] found our new home and we are moving in just under 2 weeks!

As you can tell life is a bit crazy, hectic, exciting at the moment which is why I took an unintentional week away from my beloved space here.

Oh, and I've been sick for the past week so throw that into the mix.

However, I may not have been here writing but I am daily vlogging on my YouTube channel AND I have my very own cooking show coming out!! We are filming the first 6 episodes this Wednesday and let me tell you we have some great recipes coming at ya.

And one final bit of news, I spent last Thursday at the Mercedes club in NYC with a bunch of other amazing health and fitness bloggers at Fitness Magazine's FitBlogNYC event. 

That deserves its own post, which will come later this week.

Here are a few bridal shower pictures:

Okay guys I promise to stop going MIA on you, but I just need to you to have a little patience with me and my sporadic posts until we are moved in and settled into the new place. Like I said, life is crazy/hectic/busy/exciting right now and I want to share it with all of you!

The best way to keep up with me is to watch my daily vlogs :)

LOCK IT UP-Results

You guys my bridal shower is TOMORROW!! So  I wanted to share my OPERATION Lock It Up results with all of you today. 

I'll be daily vlogging all weekend but I doubt I'll have any time to sit in front of a laptop and actually blog about life this weekend.

Before we get into that, lets recap yesterdays workout.

Last night was Kickboxing, and it was toughhhhh. The room was packed and hot which I loathe when I am working out. Something about getting really, really hot while doing cardio just sends me into a mini panic attack.

Regardless I killed it and felt great afterwards.

This morning I took an updated side body shot.

The left is last Friday and the right is this morning

I can see some slimming down happened this week and that is really exciting!

Now lets look at a comparison from the beginning of OPERATION Lock It Up to now.

Left is from April 16 and the right is from Wednesday morning before kickboxing

I have to be completely honest with you guys.

I am shocked at the changes my body has made in just a little over 3 weeks.

I have lost 6 lbs and I am not sure how many inches because I suck and forgot to measure, as always.

But I can SEE the differences in the pictures and FEEL the differences in my workouts/body/clothes/energy.

CLEAN EATS & DIRTY WORKOUTS 

That is ALL you need to succeed.

And motivation-determination-focus

But those are easy ;)

The best part about my new eating plan I came up with?

I am ALWAYS stuffing my face!

This is a peek at today's meals:

Top left: Breakfast burrito: Ezekiel tortilla, 1 egg, 1/2 cup egg whites with one slice of cheese and ketchup

Bottom left: My avocado salad [which I eat EVERYDAY now] 1/2 avocado [HEALTHY FATS!!] mixed with cherry tomatoes and red onions topped with a little red wine vinaigrette 

Middle: GNC Chocolate egg protein powder aka the ONLY protein powder for me
Top right: Blueberry CHO with Maple almond butter mixed in

Bottom right: Fruit salad

Also not pictured was my fresh, homemade green juice I made this morning consisting of the same fresh fruit you see above, pHresh greens, water and ice.

And my gallon of water, which I aim to drink every single day.

Not only does it curb hunger it prevents muscles from being sore and the obvious prevention of dehydration.

Tonight we are having burgers for dinner, for me that means burger no bun + tons of veggie toppings.

Every other night I have shakes for dinner except weekends, you have to live your life people!

So there you have it, OPERATION Lock It Up was a MAJOR success!!

How To Kill It On A Wednesday

If you're ever wondering how to get over mid-week hump, this is how you do it:

Sweat in the morning

Do some Super Girl posing on product boxes at work

Eat out of a giant fruit bowl with a plastic knife

Then sweat again in the evening

And that my friends is how you kill it a Wednesday.