week 1: day 1.

Today was day 1 of my "get fit" plan.  

I was super detailed.

I don't plan on being this detailed every day.

Here's what I did:

WORKOUT:

-Zumba (1 hour)

Currently my arms can wave both hello and goodbye....

simultaneously, 

but that shall change soon :).

MEALS:

BREAKFAST: 

-1 egg scrambled w/ crushed red peppers (~ 100 cal.)

-Thomas "everything" bagel thin (110 calories)

-Laughing Cow Light Blue cheese in lieu of cream cheese (35 cal.)

*This is a super filling breakfast and the bagel thins are sheer genius.  PLUS....crushed red peppers (or any peppers for that matter) speed up metabolism!

TOTAL:  245 calories

LUNCH:

-Sun dried tomato basil Garden Burger (100 cal.)

-Baby carrots (~30 cal.)

-less than 1/4 cup macaroni and cheese (~100 cal.)

-Diet Snapple peach iced tea (0 cal.)

*There's hummus in the picture, but I didn't eat it because it tasted weird :(.  Also the mac & cheese wasn't the greatest choice, but could I help it if our school cook made it on my first day of healthy eating?  At least I only had a small portion.

TOTAL:  230 calories

DINNER:

-Carnation Instant Breakfast + skim milk (~250 cal.)


*The perfect post workout meal.

TOTAL:  250 calories


SNACKS:


-Apple (~65 cal.)
-20 Almonds (~140 cal.)
-Light String Cheese (60 cal.)
-Vanilla Greek Yogurt (160 cal.) - forgot to take a pic
-Blueberries (~40 cal.)
-2 orange slices (~20 cal.)

TOTAL: 485 calories

Day's TOTAL:  1210

Day 1 down...a lot more to go!

xo

{Lauren}

my goals.

Hello.


This is my new blog.  


It's dedicated to me becoming the healthiest me I can be and maybe getting even getting a hot bod along the way :).


Here are my fitness goals.....

WORKOUT PLAN:

*Do cardio for at least an hour 4x a week

*Do strength training 2x a week

*Walk on my lunch breaks on the Waterfront for 1/2 hour at least 2x a week

*Do one fun active thing every weekend (i.e. go out dancing, play frisbee golf, long board, hike, etc...)

*Stretch for 5 minutes before bed each night (hey it's better than nothing!)

*Take photos post workout!

EATING PLAN:

*Eat three well-balanced meals a day, plus snacks (around 1200 calories/day)

*Include vegetables at two meals each day

*Drink 8 glasses of water each day

*Drink only water, coffee or tea - no soda or sugary juice!

*Dessert only once a week - sweets are my absolute downfall!

*Take photos of everything I eat!

Feel free to follow along with my fitness journey both on this blog and through my Twitter @LaurensLoDown!

I'll be posting my meals and workouts later this evening.  

See you soon!

xo

{Lauren}