W.O.T.D. ~ 09.26.12

So I've decided to start working a,specific body part each day...yesterday was LEGS! I did Tone It Up' s Love Your Legs followed by their Thighs workout. I also did Fire 55 EZ from Turbo Fire in the morning. My legs are killin' me...too much lactic acid build up ~ I guess! That's my story.....and I'm stickin' to it ;)

Watch "Love Your Legs Workout | Tone It Up Tuesdays" on YouTube

W.O.T.D. ~ 09.14.12

Mornin' y'all...I'm writing this super early today. I just finished up my workout and I'm eating my breakfast - overnight oats...yummy! Right now its very dark outside and rainy. The temps have FINALLY dropped and hopefully they'll stay here! I'm so ready for Fall and Winter y'all...

So today's workout was HIIT 20 and Stretch 10 from the Turbo Fire schedule. I followed that up with Tone It Up's Sandcastle Workout and some much needed foam rollin'. Tonight is football so I won't have any extra time to do any workouts - gotta get it in early!

So I'm going to leave you with this...I saw the other day and it really has made me think. It's not just for "students" it's for all of us. We can all learn from this message.

Have a great FRIDAY!

W.O.T.D. ~ 09.12.12

I werked it early today! I got up early and did Core 20 and Stretch 40 from Turbo Fire. Core 20 is all about working every area of your core and not just your regular sit ups. Stretch 40 is amazing...its Chalene's version of yoga. It felt great to get in a really good stretch.

And today I decided to REALLY pay attention to what I'm eating. And let me tell ya my body is a talkin' to me. I'm striving for every 3 hours and as soon as 1 hour has passed my belly starts talking. I've also felt light-headed...like I just want to go lay down. And please don't think I'm not putting nourishing food in my body because I am. I went back to using MyFitnessPal to track my food's calories, water intake, and exercise. If you're on there or decide to join...my username is TonedStef. Come join the fun over there.

W.O.T.D. ~ 09.11.12

Well, yesterday I didn't wake up early to workout even though I knew that I had a lot to do after work. I noticed that my day wasn't as pleasant as it is when I start it off with a good sweat. Finally listening to my body!

So I got home and I was in a super rush to do day 6 of Turbo Fire. It was Fire 30 followed by Stretch 10. Let me tell ya that I love Stretch 10...feels so good to do after a sweat fest!!!

I forgot to mention that I went home during lunch to start dinner. It was another crockin' day! I chose to go with IowaGirlEat's version of Tomato Sauce. Man, when I came home it smelled so delish...mmmm. So while it was still cooking I made the noodles (some whole wheat kind from HEB) and I did my Turbo.

After this workout I decided my dinner was going to be a Shakeology! I had my fav Tropical Strawberry Shakeology with a cup of Trop 50 OJ and some ice. It was gooood ;) And then I jetted to a meeting I had for a football committee I volunteered for.

The meeting finished a little after 8:30pm and I met my son at the gym. We WERKED our chests. I really have a great time working out with him (he's my personal trainer - ahaha)...we laugh at each other and he really pushes me to try to keep up.

We finished up close to 10pm and I went home to make a protein shake...because remember...protein is like muscle fertilizer (per Jaime Eason). I just blended my Gaspari Myofusion Protein Cinnamon Roll with some water, Glutamine, and ice.

W.O.T.D. ~ 09.10.12

Today's workout started bright and early at 5am! I felt good afterwards...but I was strugglin' during it. I'll get it back though probably by next week I'll be up to par and doing better with breathing.

So today was officially day 4 of Turbo Fire and it consisted of  a LONG workout...

Today, or should I say this evening was pretty busy for me. I went grocery shopping after work and they had the perfect salad blend for me...kale & spinach.

 

Then  I picked up an old fav...Jennie O's Turkey Burgers. These are so good. Yeah, you have to cook them in a pan but they are so worth it.

 

Dinner tonight was a brewing in the crock pot (gotta love these things!) and it was a recipe from my new fav chicas - The Crockin' Girls. Best of all they are right here in Texas! We had their Slow Cooker Carne Guisada...yum-o!

 

 

I tried to do the burrito thing...but it was a hot mess. So I'd advise to eat the stew way or over rice.

 

Now I'm just prepping for tomorrow's dinner. And yes, it's another crock potter...I know what you're thinking "does this girl ever really cook?!". And yes I do, I've just fallen in love with crockin' and it's super easy. And now that I got crock pot liners...clean up is SUPER easy. Tomorrow will be a little busy for me as well - I have a meeting for a football committee I volunteered for. And YES again, it's taken me 12 years to get involved with my son's football. Hey...after all it is his senior year...I gotta do something!

 

Day 2 of reading PUSH by Chalene Johnson is underway. I'm actually reading it with another chica that I discovered started it yesterday. So I asked her if it'd be ok if we did it together and she agreed!

W.O.T.D. ~ 09.07.12

Mornin' Y'all...

I woke up bright and early (well not really bright out!) to get my workouts in for the day. It's a busy day for me and if I didn't do it then...it wouldn't stand a chance of ever getting done. No time at lunch since my workers and I are going out together for lunch. Normally something like that wouldn't be a big deal to someone, but after working here for 2 years we finally get to go! Then after work its straight to the football stadium for some tailgating before the game at 7pm. I love me some high school football...and it doesn't hurt that my son is playing!

That's him...#51...the starting center for Bowie High School. GO DAWGS!

Sorry...back to business about my workouts. I started off with TIU's Beach Ball workout from last year's Spring In To Bikini Series. And for some odd reason I couldn't find the video on YouTube so lucky I found a print out of it.

Then I followed it with TIU's Beach Bum workout...also from last year's series.

And then the grand finale...Turbo Fire's HIIT 15 followed by Stretch 10.

During my workout I drank some much needed BCAAs from SciVation called Xtend. I really like this one out of all the other BCAAs on the market because it includes:

•7000 mg of BCAAs in an ideal 2:1:1 ratio of Leucine:Isoleucine:Valine

•3500 mg of Leucine

•2500 mg of Glutamine

•1000 mg of Citrulline Malate

•1171 mg of Electrolytes

•640 mcg of Vitamin B6

•And, ZERO Carbohydrates or Sugar

And of course I had to have some protein immediately afterwards to rebuild my muscles so I drank PerfectFit Protein.

 



Back on FIYAH...

I have truly missed my "soul-mate" workout Turbo Fire. I did Fire 45 EZ yesterday and it kicked my booty. I'm so out of shape when it comes to Turbo Fire cardio! So with that, no strength training was done yesterday.

This morning I woke up ready to get my FIYAH burnin' and did Fire 30 and Stretch 10. Felt so damn good. I'm still a little winded since I haven't done Turbo in a long while. But it'll come back fast. The body is amazing like that!



I looked at the workout calendar that comes with  TF and I unknowingly did the first workout that is on the list. SOOO that must mean that I should do Turbo for 90 days.

I'll keep up the Turbo in the mornings and then do my strength training in the afternoons/evenings.

I did have a friend mention she wanted to do Insanity and was supposed to order it. So if by chance she did, then I'll switch to Insanity BUT until she tells me she's ready....IMMA BE A TURBO GIRL!

Day 3 of 30 Day Challenge

It's day 3 people! And I must say that I'm a happy camper...

I started the Tone It Up 5 Day Slim Down on Monday and I'm down 2 pounds as of this morning! My upper body is extremely sore from the past 2 days of workouts so today I'm going to keep it to just cardio. I think I'm going to do either Fire 55 EZ or Fire 45 of Turbo Fire when I get home.

Here is what I have on the menu for today:

6:45 am - Bombshell Spell
7:30 am - Pineapple Pancake w/extra pineapple on top & green tea
10:30 am - Banana
1:00 pm - Spicy Mustard Wrap, Pink Lady Apple, Kombucha
3:30 pm - Greenberry Shakeology w/almond milk & 1 stick of Sugar Free On-the-Go Raspberry Lemonade drink mix (Target's Market Pantry)


**All of the recipes are from the Beach Babe Edition of the Tone It Up Nutrition Plan.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO JOIN MY 30 DAY CHALLENGE YOU CAN! Start today with making a change for better health...

When Will It Happen For Me?!

Is anyone else like me...always wondering why the pounds just seem to drop off for everyone else but ME!

That is where I am right now. I'm frustrated and I'm to the point where I feel like giving up, but I'm not willing to give up to the point where I just let myself go. That is not an option! But why if I work so hard at exercising and watching what I eat does the scale stay the same? Inches seem to be going somewhere, but not a significant amount of inches.

I love TurboFire and I've been doing the workout program since the end of January. I haven't seen much difference in my body. What's even more frustrating is that I LOVE TurboFire and wanted it to be my "magic pill". I guess in some ways it is my "magic pill" because I love doing it and I can't wait to get up in the morning and push play. But I'm not getting the results I want from it.

Which is why I'm sooooo looking forward to the 2nd Annual Tone It Up Bikini Challenge! YAY! Last year it was a blast and I would assume it will continue to be a blast. Karena and Katrina come up with new workouts each week and they are amazing. PLUS you have the chance to win prizes!

So, my plan is to start really living the Tone It Up diet plan starting on Monday (gotta get me some good groceries during the weekend). I'm still training for the Cap 10K which is March 25, so I will gradually start adding Tone It Up workouts back in my schedule. Once the Cap 10K is done...I'm all over the workouts! I'll alternate my morning bootycalls with TurboFire and jogging with my Bud. For my other workout(s) during the day, I will do a Tone It Up workout either at lunch time or after work. And I'm going to incorporate more yoga into my schedule. I just looked at my gym's schedule and they've added a whole lot more Hot Yoga class - yippee!

Wish me luck!

I need to get this fat off my body!

TTYL

Steph

Baby Steps...

I’m on day 2 of Turbo Fire for the next 90 days of my life. All workouts have been scheduled in my Cozi calendar so that I know what I’m doing each morning. I prefer to do my workouts first thing in the morning so that I know they will get done. I have an alarm that goes off on my phone each morning with Chalene Johnson talking about how people who are able to maintain their weight loss work out first thing. It’s a little motivational trick I use to wake myself up…

So I was thinking…we have to do things in baby steps in order to accomplish any goals – right?! So I need to focus my thoughts on doing that with my weight loss journey too. In the past I’ve just been looking at the big picture and I think that is what messes me up and I get frustrated because I don’t lose what I want by a certain date. Five pounds at a time is what I’m striving for…and I’m going to do it! As Under Armour would say “I WILL”!

I also need to start drinking Shakeology on a daily basis. I’m going to alternate drinking it for each meal – so one day I’ll have it with breakfast, the next for lunch and then dinner. Hopefully this will also contribute to losing the pounds and toning up. I need me some muscle action!

 I tore it up at the gym last night – hadn’t been in a long while. Probably since December some time. My cardio has definitely suffered since my foot injury. I started P90X2 January 1st and there isn’t a lot of cardio in that so I felt like I needed to go back to cardio. Which is why I went back to doing Turbo Fire and I’m having a great time. I look forward to waking up and working out now…NO MORE EXCUSES ;)

TTYL

Steph ;)




Executive Decision Had To Be Made

I know I've truly found my soul-mate workout....I'm going back to TURBO! I just had an AMAZING workout thanks to Mrs. Chalene Johnson.

I also for the first time in a VERY long time worked out without my heart rate monitor. It felt kind of liberating BUT I know I need to know how many calories I burn. Otherwise its just a guessing game ;)

I have my bag packed for a lunchtime workout so I need to plan for that.

Update: It's 2:30p and I came back from my lunchtime workout...it felt GRRRREAT! I did Tone It Up's Bikini Body Bootycamp - its my fav.

TTYL
Steph ;)

OFF TRACK...and getting back on :)

So we went on vacation for a week and a half to FLORIDA! We spent 5 days at Disney World and then drove down to Miami to visit family. It was AH-MAZING and we had an awesome time...so much fun that we didn't want to come home. It started raining in Miami on our way to the airport and when we got on the plane...I like to say that Miami was crying because it didn't want us to leave. Wishful thinking...

So you can only imagine how much "bad for you" food was consumed by this one chica. No journaling was done since I left for vacay! At Disney you got a dessert with every lunch and dinner. Needless to say we had lots of sugar! Time to get back on track and eat better...

This weekend I'm going to re-read the Tone It Up diet plan and get down and dirty with it. This chica needs to get places with her weightloss. Once you start eating bad, it's so hard to go back to eating good for you foods. 

I also started Chalene Johnson's Turbo Fire and I LOVE IT! This has to be the best workout I've done in a LONG while. I'm actually excited to do it everyday. And everyday it is challenging, but Chalene has a way of keeping you going. She's amazing!

I successfully completed my 30 day challenge of no sodas for July...YAY ME!! I have had soda since then, but didn't even enjoy it. I've come across a flavored water that I'm really enjoying that is taking the place of the soda factor...it's LaCroix - you should check it out. It's natural sparkling water with no calories, sugar, or sodium...can't ask for more than that. Apparently, they have a coconut flavor too and I need to find that one. I love coconut!!

My next challenge is to get off this sugar/sweets issue I have. I tried to start for August, but that was an epic fail immediately. I think I'm going to transition myself into this challenge starting late August and go full force for September!

If you want to join me in any of my challenges just let me know. I would love to have a partner or two or even more!

TTYL!

Steph ;)

Challenge Time!

It's Challenge Time! I am challenging all of you to do Chalene Johnson's Turbo Fire with ME! For the next 90 days we will TEAR IT UP!

My family will be going on vacation to Florida very soon. We all know that sometimes when we go on vacation, we can think that our diet and exercise program can go on vacation too. That is definitely not the case!


While on vacation, I plan to still be very active and get some sort of exercise in. It may not be what I'm used to but we'll have to work with what we have access to...right?! As for my eating habits, that is another story as I will be at the wonderful world of Disney...DISNEY WORLD...for a whole week! I can only imagine how much unhealthy, great tasting food is there. It's a "mind over matter" issue with me when it comes to food. I can't control myself...but being away from home for that amount of time is going to really test me. AND I'm up for the challenge.


Once I come home, I want to start this exercise program that is guaranteed to burn muchos calories. So please join me in my Turbo Fire challenge! 

Day 1 of this program will start on Sunday, August 7th. So order yours on my site in enough time to get it BEFORE that date.

I CAN'T WAIT TO START THIS AWESOME CHALLENGE!

Please email me (stephanie.alaniz@gmail.com) if you'll be participating!

P.S. - It's day 14 of the No Soda Challenge!

TTYL

Steph