Clean Eating

What does a day of CLEAN EATING look like?

If you have been following me at all you know that I've been on my Journey for about 2 years now. It has been up and down, but the key to it is that .. 

"I Keep GOING & I Never Quit".

One of the key elements of getting fit is your eating. If you are anything like me when you eat you often feel guilty.  I would always say, "You so should not be eating that oatmeal right now"....or...."you should NOT be eating that bread. Oh boy, how my world has changed. 

If I told you that you could eat more if you just ate certain types of foods, 

would you try it?

I'm sure you have heard the whole buzz on CLEAN EATING. Honestly, it sounds a lot harder then it is. I will tell you that it takes a little while to really master this eating style and understand why you are eating this way as well. It is hard to break habits. My hardest challenge was learning that I can EAT CARBS. Oh my godness...are you kidding me? Nope....Friends, I'm here to tell you that you can eat carbs :)

Your food groups break down into Carbohydrates, Proteins & Healthy Fats. These are called Macro-nutrients. The balance of your Macros it what makes this all work. There are checks and balances in all of this and the more you workout the more you need to focus on the ratio to use, but for starters...just know these exist is what helped me. 

I want to share with you a day of eating a clean diet and what it looks like. Here is my food intake for yesterday :)

All day I drink - Water, Green Tea and Black Coffee. 

(The Black coffee is new for me, but I'm trying)

7:00 am - 1/2 c Rolled oat

 3/4 C Almond Milk

 Cinnamon to taste

 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder

1/2 C blueberries

10:00 am - Think Thin Brownie Crunch Protein Bar

1 Low Fat Cheese Stick

12:45  - 2 slices of Whole Grain Bread (Natures Own)

4.5 oz Deli Turkey

Mustard to taste

1 Can of Beats

3:30 - 1 C Fage 0% Yogurt

Cinnamon to taste(I use a lot)

1/2 C Blueberries

5:00 - 8 Triskets

2 oz Deli Ham

Low Fat Cheese Stick

7:00 - 8 oz Boneless Pork Chops

1 sweet potato

9:00 - 1/2 C Fage 0% Greek Yogurt Plain

Cinnamon to taste

1/4 c blueberries

Total Calories 2,047

Carbohydrates-- 213 Grams 41% - Goal 40%

Fat 53 Grams 22% - Goal 25%

Protein 195 grams 37% - Goal 35%

There is a lot involved, but I thought it would be fun to share a really good day for me. Since giving up my glass of wine at night and coffee cream, my macros and calories have been right on target. This is only about 1 week in for me being this strict, but hopefully I will start to see results soon. 

If you want to get started, check out the My Fitness Pal App. That is what I use and it is a great starting point. Check it out! I will post more on the type of foods to eat at a later date, but for now...just start logging your calories to see where you stand! 

Best of Luck! You got this!   -Carrie

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My New Adventure into the Land of CrossFit

I have not posted in a while as I have kind of been at a stand still. Working out, but feeling stagnant. Yuck. About a month ago I drove past a CrossFit Location in our local town that I had no idea was there. Of course...a light bulb went off in my head :) I started investigating and watching videos on Facebook and yup....I signed up with my son. 

So, I want to share a little bit of my JOURNEY with you on our new Adventure to the new land of CrossFit. Tuesday was my first day with my son. It started off slow as expected. We are learning about the equipment and technique. I learned so many things about my form that I had no idea about. We used the rowing machine which we both loved!! Got my heart rate up quick. We learned a few stretches and at the end we did our first "WOD" (Workout of the day). We had 6 minutes to do 50 Air squats, 40 sit ups and 30 pushups 😁. I was excited.hahaha. My son says...you are way too excited. Hahaa

Here is were the magic happened. When you focused on the full range of motion everything is harder. Who would think 50 air squats, without weights, would be hard?? Yup...struggled at the end. I had a flash back of being in middle school doing our sit-ups for time and struggling on the last 10? Yup..I was struggling. Then Pushups.. Oh my..I have been doing them all wrong. They taught us modifications and I had to modify for all my pushups. My arms were shaking...its insane, but I was enjoying the struggle because I know now I'm going to get so much stronger. So we had 6 minutes..the coach was counting down and I missed finishing by 3 pushups😣 but its OK. I can tell that by doing the pushups correctly my muscles were worked differerntly. The front portion of my shoulders are killing me still! 

To finish this off...in 6 minutes my body was dripping sweat..lol. I could not believe in 6 minutes..I was exhausted and sweatting...I was completely shocked. So day one down and I'm super excited to share my new journey with struggles and accomplishments!!!

Tonight is Day 2! I believe we are going to step into Olympic Weight Lifting :) This is what my son is excited for!!! 

Just remember....Never ever be afraid to try something new!!! Step out of your comfort zone if you want to see results. It is going to take time, but the key is to NEVER STOP! Just keep going!

I started my fitness journey 2 years ago and I still have not reached my goal. I'm going to keep pushing, try new things and I will get there. I know I will!

Have a wonderful day!!!!