Is something I still need to learn. :)

Yesterday was a mess. It was Hanna’s birthday. I started the day off right with a good breakfast, however, the rest of the day escaped me.  Between getting Hanna down for a nap and up from her nap and getting the men away from the million pieces  for the monsterous swingset my mom’s husband dropped off for her birthday I completely missed meals 2 and 3, and meal 4 consisted of cake and ice cream. :( (this one was a planned cheat meal, but I hadn’t planned on missing all my other meals.

To end the day we ended up at the mexican restaurant and I had my favorite grilled chicken chimichangas. :( It was delicious, but not nearly plan worthy.

Now today is Mother’s Day and we are going to a lovely Mother’s Day Brunch.  It is at a nice place and I’m sure there will be plenty of on plan food.  I’m going to try to decide what I”m going to have before I get there, so I can just get that and kind of have a plan of attack.

I will be keeping in mind the mantra  ~ protein and produce and try to stay away from useless carbs etc. I think I should be able to do it.

I also need to make a menu and do some grocery shopping today.  So I guess I better get on it. :)

I’ll let you know how I do when I get back later today.

more to come . . .

I received a comment yesterday that my morning meals might be a little low in protein. I could probably do a little better in that area, and today I did in fact.

Sometimes I just hate to cook in the morning. I suppose I could add some nuts to my cereal etc.

So here we go for today.

Meal 1:

2 Eggs scrambled with zucchini and onion
1 whole grain tortilla (5 g fiber)
V8

Meal 2:

1 c. cottage cheese
1 pear

Meal 3:

Salad with crab meat

Meal 4:

8 triscuits and 2 slices of swiss cheese
1 pear

Meal 5:

1/6 lb hamburger (from Braums)
French fries
chose tea over pop.
(guess that’s my first cheat meal this week) :)

Here it is, a brand new fit yummy mummy day!

I am still really sore, from my tuesday workout. Dang, I didn’t realize just how out of shape I am!!

I may not get my workout in today, but I am staying right on track with my food.

I have not had a cheat meal yet, although I do have them planned in for Sat ~ Hanna’s birthday and Sunday ~ mother’s day brunch.

Here’s my day so far.

Meal 1:

Shredded wheat, with milk and blueberries

Meal 2:

Triscuits and Meunster and a pear

Meal 3:

Leftover chicken, artichoke noodles (which I still need to give you all the recipe it was yummy!)
side salad with sprouts and tomatoes

Meal 4:

Yogurt and homemade banana bread (yeah not great but it was made “light”)

Meal 5:

Caraway Pork Chops with Apples
Green Beans

more to come . . .

I’m pretty sore today!! wow. Definitely my muscles are letting me know I used them yesterday. :) That’s a good thing.

Yesterday I got all my meals in, and managed to get my workout in as well. I didn’t get the last meal written in last night, but it was a Mocha Ricotta and and orange.

So here’s today’s Fit Yummy Mummy Meal Plan

Meal 1:

Shredded wheat with 2% milk
mandarin Orange

Oops, just looked at the clock and realized I missed my morning snack. I’ll grab it now.

8 triscuits with 2 slices muenster cheese
Pear

Meal 3:

Egg and Veggie Wrap in a whole grain tortilla
V8

Meal 4:

1 c. vanilla yogurt
mango and pineapple fruit salad

Meal 5:

Lemon Chicken with tomato and spinach
Basmati Rice

More to come . . .

Yesterday went pretty well. Hanna was in a seriously BAD mood. She refused to nap, so I didn’t get my workout in. I think I need to make a plan for an alternative cardio workout when she doesn’t nap. (The machine is in the basement which is not a baby proofed at all and very dangerous).

I also realized the 3 day a week workout schedule can also be moved to tue, thurs and Sat, if I don’t get on track on Monday. So today I still plan on working out. I will also devise a plan B for workouts on non nap days.

Meals went pretty well. We got a little off track by running errands during the time scheduled for the 3pm meal. I could have taken some fruit and nuts with me to eat while we were out. It’s all still a work in progress. Things got late and I didn’t get my 6th meal in, but everything I ate was supportive yesterday and today’s off to a good start.

Meal 1:

1 C. Shredded Wheat
1C 2% milk
1C blueberries

Meal 2:

1 c. organic fat free yogurt (no high fructose corn syrup)
1 c. leftover pineapple/mango salad from last night.

Meal 3:

Grilled chicken wrap with
fresh spinach, sprouts, cucumber, tomato and avacado

Meal 4:

I made this one about 30 minutes earlier than planned since it was an after workout meal.

1c 2% cottage cheese
1c pineapple

Meal 5: Running a little late

Chicken Artichoke pasta (used the protein rich pasta)
Salad with veggies

(I’ll post the recipe tomorrow)

I managed to get Hanna down for a nap today. Yay. I managed pretty well through the strength training, but dang! the cardio kicked my BUTT! I only managed about a third of the cardio workout. It’s a process. I’ll try again on Thursday and see if I can do a little more.

more to come . . .

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Today’s the day! The first day of becoming a fit yummy mummy, and the first day of the rest of my life!!

I’ve been doing the preparations for this day for the last few. I got a handle on the food, made a list, went grocery shopping yesterday. I must add my husband and Hanna came along. Hanna was in one of her moods and screamed her FOOL head off the entire time we were in the store. (I HATE THAT) Ryan finally just took her to the car when we got to the produce department.

I’m going to have to look back over my list and make sure I didn’t miss anything with all the Hanna Insanity.

My first workout is today. (Although I’m pretty sore from the weekend, I did a lot of shoveling and gardening) I am planning to go with the 30 minutes a day 3 days a week. So I will do my short burst resistance and my interval training on the same day.

My plan is to work out as soon as I get Hanna to sleep for her nap. I should have more than enough time to work out and take a shower without interruption.

Making this choice means I will have to do more work while she is awake, but I think it will be fine. I need to work out, and I would prefer to work out without her, than try to work without her.

So today I will be starting with the “introductory” workout, doing workout A. All of this can be found in the Fit Yummy Mummy 16 week fitness guide.

I have already started on my meals for the day, and the way I figure it we will be eating at about 6a, 9a, 12p, 3p, 6p (dinner) and before bed snack at 9pm.

I will be updating the daily blog with my meals so everyone can follow along and see what I’m doing, and do it with me if you want.

I didn’t get my measurements done last night. I’m going to have Ryan help me with them tonight when he gets home. I will have them tomorrow.

Here we go:

Meal 1:

1c mini shredded wheat
1c 2% milk
1c blueberries
1 4oz V8

Meal 2:

8 triscuits
2 slices muenster cheese
3/4 of a pear (Hanna got the other 1/4)
water

Meal 3:

Grilled Salmon
side salad w/ lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cucumbers, avacado
diet dr. pepper

Meal 4:

1 cup pineapple
1/4 c. almonds

Meal 5:

Hawaiian Burger on WW Bun
baked sweet potato fries
mango/pineapple salsa
Water

More as the day goes on . . .

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Here it is May 1st. I’m off on a new adventure, to become a fit yummy mummy. Hopefully it is an adventure that will last a lifetime. First off a little about me and why I started this project.

I am 37 ~ just turned yesterday ~ and the mom of an almost 2 year old and wife of almost 9 years. :) Phew all that in one sentence.
I work from home so I can stay home with my daughter, and I’m passionate about being able to do it. Though it’s great to have a 30 second commute, it is also very easy to let my health and fitness slide. Maybe it’s because I just had a birthday, or because I’m almost 40 *gasp* but I looked around and I’m not liking what I’m seeing.

What’s worse is I don’t like the role model for being fit and healthy I’m setting for my daughter.

So being the person I am, instead of complaining and beating myself up, I decided to do something about it. I have been on just about every diet you can imagine, and I’m pretty knowledgeable on the subjects of fitness and nutrition, I’ve just been unable to find something that translates into a lifestyle change instead of just another diet.

So I searched around looking for something that would fit a few requirements:

• it would be easy
• it would be something I could follow for life
• It would have resistance training ~ but not make me work out hours a day
• The nutrition would be balanced and something my whole family could eat

I’m happy to say I found everything I was looking for in one program. Fit Yummy Mummy. Don’t you just love the way it sounds? It rolls off the tongue, and who doesn’t want to be yummy?

Besides the outward yumminess of the program, it is packed with great information, all the exercises are well laid out. You don’t have to buy a bunch of equipment ~ in fact, none in the beginning. You only have to do 90 minutes of exercise per WEEK!! It’s based on sound exercise principles and includes resistance training and interval cardio (which has really worked for me in the past). Nutrition is based on eating a wide variety of foods. Nothing is off limits ~ which is great, because as soon as someone says I can’t have ice cream, you know I can’t get it off my mind. :)

So I found the program. I’m currently setting goals, and gathering a support system which is necessary for any new endeavor, and especially one I am hoping to make a lifelong change. I have decided to start the program on Monday, which will be May 5. I have to get the menus ready and go shopping and get psyched up.

I decided to start this blog because I have a tendency to get ramped up about something only to lose motivation not very far into it. I figure this blog will help me stay focused and motivated ~ because I will be helping others, and it will give me a way to track my progress and keep all the interesting stuff I find along the way.

I really want to hear from you. Since I’m counting on you to help me stay motivated please leave comments, let’s get into conversation. Subscribe to my RSS feed so you know each time I update the blog and you can come back and get the recipe or just see how I’m doing.

If you decide to get Fit Yummy Mummy and work the program along with me there is also a great community that goes along with it. You can join Club Fit Yummy Mummy and we can be one another’s support team.

I can’t wait to get started. I can’t wait to meet you. I can’t wait to start seeing results and changes in my body.

Come back Monday ~ where, God help me I will be posting my current photo and measurements ~ for the entire blogosphere. YIKES.

Look forward to seeing you and I hope you decide to come on this Fit Yummy Mummy journey with me!