Crunchy Green Health Nut

On the 27th  I was VERY sore from the previous workout.  My glutes and thighs were screaming at me so I used the Vibe board over at Superior Health Care earlier in the afternoon to try to shake out some of the pain and loosen up the muscles. I did feel a little bit better after that. Workout of the day -June 27 Warm up 400 m Walk (.25) on tredmill 30 Back Extensions 20 Pushups 10 Mountain Climbers 5 Sprinters Stretch 12 minutes As Many Reps as possible ( I was able to do 2 1/2 sets) 200 m run .17 tred or .75 bike (I opted to do the .75 bike) 1 Hate Maker A Hate maker consists of 20 Mountain Climbers + 5 Push ups + 1 Burpee   Workout of the day -June 28 10 reps X 10 Overhead Squats while holding up PVC pipe  Stretches: Pass Throughs Wall climbs Bike stretches Sprinters Stretch Figure 4 Stretches Till next time, Have a happy healthy crunchy green day :-)

Instead of plain ole water I have been making herbal water. I take fresh Mint sprigs growing in my garden and put them in a large jug of water. Cut up a lemon or lime (whichever I happen to have at that moment) Sometimes I like to cut up a cucumber and add it to the jug. I pour myself a glass and add more water to the jug for next time.   Goooood and Refreshing! # Whole30   Till next time, Have a happy healthy crunchy green day :-)

Week #4 on the #Whole30 program is over.  I lost a total of 13 lbs in 4 weeks. I'm starting my second Whole 30 since I feel so good. My energy levels have improved so much that I just can't imagine going  back to feeling chronically exhausted. Another plus has been the improvement to my skin. I have battled with Cystic Acne my whole life.  I have tried many many treatments and nothing has worked till now. On my forth week of Whole 30 I have not had any new breakouts which is awesome for me.     I will continue to post daily recipes on my Facebook Page .  As well as the weekly blogpost with  the compilation of all the recipes for the week.  Here's the compilation of Week 4 meals.  You will notice that most of them are quick easy meals, prepared with whatever I happened to have on hand. I don't have time to do elaborate meals since my two little ones keep me very busy. Most of the time while I'm trying to cook I have a little mun...

First let me talk about the Phase #2 of the Weigh loss program over at Superior Healthcare of Woodstock . I'm doing the regular stretching exercises with a few new ones added to it. Yesterday I started out doing planks (fyi, not as easy for me at all), I was able to do one plank and hold it for 1 minute and on the second i was only able to hold it for 45 seconds. Yes I'm out of shape! Crunches (not bad), and another one where you sit on a big ball and use stretchy bands pulling from the wall towards you. The bootcamp workout was a killer for me last night. Boy am I feeling it today. My thighs and glutes are mad at me. The wonderful staff at Superior HC suggested drinking lots of water and stretching, I'll just push through it. Just made a fresh batch of my mint from the garden and lemon water and will be drinking that throughout the day. This is what we did yesterday (June 26): Workout of the day -June 26 Warm up 400 m Walk (.25) on tredmill ...

I Started Phase II of the medical weigh loss program over at Superior Healthcare of Woodstock , So aside from the diet regime I'm now starting their bootcamp workouts.  These workouts are crossfit training and intense. I felt great afterwards and I'm definitely feeling it in my glutes today :-). I'll be tracking my workouts and progress here on the blog. Even though this is my 4rth and final week of the #Whole30 program I will continue it for another 30 days. I have felt so good this last week that I just don't want to give that up. Workout of the day -June 25 I did Rx2 to start out Warm up 400 m Run/Walk (.25) Walking Knee Hugs - 2 laps Walking Figure 4 - 2 laps Rx2 400 m Bike 40 Lunges 400 m Run       Till next time, Have a happy healthy crunchy green day :-)

End of 3rd week on the #Whole30 program.  I lost 3 lbs this week for a total of 13 1/2 lbs so far in 3 weeks.  My energy levels have definitely improved.  I did not feel that chronicly tired feeling this past week which was great! Here's the compilation of Week 3 meals:  Sautéed  leftover curry chicken breast with portobello mushrooms, green pepper and tomato, in evoo, over a bed of lettuce. Seasoned with garlic pepper. Cut up 2 large carrots and about 4 big leaves of cabbage, in the crock pot with 3 cups of water, chicken bones from yesterday's curry chicken, and 2 tablespoons of coconut milk. Cooking up a green plantain in a bit of evoo. Plantains, broccoli, green pepper, zucchini with garlic pepper seasoning, sautéed in evoo e fused with Garlic and basil. Now throw some protein on the grill and the meal will be complete.   Curry baked chicken breast with broccoli, couliflower, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes and garlic and green pepper...

3rd week on the #Whole30 program is almost over. I  get weighed tomorrow, although I don't feel like I have lost any weight this week.   I've been VERY GOOD, no cookies or bread, or pasta or rice.  The hardest has been not having cream in my coffee, but coconut milk has helped with that. This week I tried cinnamon in the coffee, I all found that apple pie spice makes the coffee super yum. By the way, apple pie spice is simply cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. The first 2 weeks were brutal as my energy levels hit rock bottom. I'm finally feeling like I have some energy and not about to kill over.  I plan on doing a blogpost this weekend with a compilation of this weeks' recipes. Till then, Have a crunchy green healthy day! :-)

The second week on the Whole30 program has come to an end.   This week I lost 2 & 1/2 lbs, for a total of 10 & 1/2 lbs in two weeks. Here's this weeks' compilation of meals. Frittata with shredded cabbage, broccoli and carrots, added a chopped tomato, and two tablespoons of meat sauce in the middle. Almost ready to add the two eggs. Added the two eggs to it, almost ready. Will  roll it up like a burrito. Quick dinner. Chicken avocado tomato lettuce wrap with green beans and a sweet potato sprinkled with cinnamon. Cooked in the crock pot: carrots, eggplant, cabbage, sweet potatoes, cauliflower. Seasoned with pepper, curry and cumin. Just need a grilled burger patty to complete my meal. Scramble roll: ground beef, tomato, red pepper and two eggs. Some organic lettuce and done. Tomato, Bella mushrooms, red pepper, cooked with a bit of evo. Covered and left to simmer for a while on low. Lettuce, cucumber, grated ginger ro...

I'm on the Whole30 diet and wanted to share some of the recipes that I came up with on this my first week. So far I have lost 8 lbs, we'll see how week 2 goes. What I can't eat: dairy, legumes, sugar, grains, alcohol. So.. no milk, cheese, yogurt, creamer, peanuts, beans, breads, pasta, crackers, cookies, etc. What I can eat: meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, fruit, nuts and seeds. Here are some of the meals from my 1st week. Breakfast Red leaf lettuce wraps. Sautéed in evoo 2 small white mushrooms, diced a piece of green pepper, tossed in a handful of broccoli slaw ( comes shredded in a bag and has broccoli, carrots and red cabbage) added 2 medium eggs. Season w pepper and Place the mixture in lettuce leaf, roll up and enjoy. Lunch Red leaf lettuce, vine ripe tomatoe, baby Bella mushrooms, English cucumber, topped with homemade meat sauce. Tasty dinner salad. Bed of red leaf lettuce, English cucumber, beets, ripe vine tomatos, green beans, baby Be...