Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {12/25}

Happy day after Christmas! I hope your Christmas was just as wonderful as ours was. We celebrated with all my family and just had a good day. We enjoyed watching the kids play with each other. My sister and I even got a quick run in while we waited for dinner to be ready.

I'm going to be off work all week this week and home with the kiddos while they're out of school. I'm planning to take down the Christmas decorations, clean the house and hopefully get it a little better organized. Wish me luck that I can do all this while the kids are home with me. I always have great plans for my time at home, but most of the time, the reality doesn't always hold up to those expectations. It's all good though, at least I get to be home with the kids. THAT is what is most important.

So, after being off track with my nutrition for a couple of weeks now, I'm planning to starting to get it under control starting today. Yes, I'm still planning to enjoy myself for New Years, but until then, it's game on!! Here's what I have planned for the week:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Christmas Dinner

Monday - Chicken and Biscuits Casserole

Tuesday - Grilled Hamburgers

Wednesday - Chicken Cordon Bleu

Thursday - Crockpot Meatloaf

Friday - Creamy Broccoli, Chicken & Bacon Pasta

Saturday - New Year's Eve Parties

Fitness Recap:

Sunday - 3.5 mile run

Monday - Full Body Strength

Tuesday - Hammer & Chisel Hammer Plyometrics

Wednesday - Humpday HIIT

Thursday - P90X3 Yoga

Friday - 5 mile run

Saturday - 3.5 mile run

I hope you all have a great week. Enjoy the last week of 2016 and let me know if I can help you set and reach some new goals for 2017!

So long for today...

Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {11/27}

Hi friends! I'm sorry for taking a week off from blogging last week. This whole not having the Blogger app on my phone is more of an issue than I thought. Until I find a better way around it or to deal with it, I hope you'll bear with me. 

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Ours was wonderful full of family, friends and sooooo much food!! Afterwards, my sister and I went shopping. I'm not going to lie, staying up until 2:30 am is so much harder in my more "mature" years. But we had such a good time together finding deals and Sparking the law enforcement to show our appreciation.

Keep an eye out for AdvoCare's Cyber Monday deals coming up. Last year was huge and the word is that this year will be even bigger. I can't wait!! Let me know if you are interested in a 20% discount on top of the sale prices, just let me know!! For more information, check out www.advoyankee.com.

This week will be a go with the flow kind of week for us. TC is out of town on a hunting trip, so it will be just me and the kids (and my madre). I've tried to plan everything out as much as possible, but one thing I've learned recently, is that life can be very hectic and you never know what will come up. I did most of my meal prep today as well as the laundry for the week, so as long as nothing comes up tomorrow, I should be good to go.  

Here's what I have planned for the week:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Chili Mac n Cheese

Monday - Crockpot Salsa Chicken

Tuesday - Brinner

Wednesday - Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Baked Chicken Tenders & Spaghetti

Saturday - Birthday Dinner for TC

Fitness Recap:

I'm still loving the new program that I've been doing. This week will be the last structured week, so I'm not sure what I will do after the 30th. Might have to take to Pinterest for some new ideas!

Sunday - 3.1 Mile Run

Monday - Full Body Weights

Tuesday - Core & Upper

Wednesday - Lower Body Weights

Thursday - 4 Mile Run

Friday - Rest

Saturday - Lower Body Plyo

I hope you all have a great week! Less than 2 weeks until the Color 5k! Eek!!

So long for today...

Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {11/13}

Hey there! I hope you're all having a great weekend! We had a great evening Friday just relaxing and having Family Movie Night. I got in a great run Saturday morning. I'm loving these cooler Fall mornings. Today was the day of the half marathon I was training for. Even though I am still disappointed that I didn't get the 13.1 miles in I was planning to, I'm still thankful that I am healthy enough to be able to get a 3.5 mile run in today. The rest of the day was spent running errands, working on a couple of things in Camden's room and also catching the afternoon showing of Trolls. It's was a really cute movie and had a great message about finding happiness within yourself. I'm sure we'll be getting the dvd when when it comes out.

We are getting ready to ramp up into a busy season again with lots of events happening, and this week is the start of all of it. So, some of our meals are going to be aimed for convenience.

Here's what I have planned:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Chicken Pad Thai

Monday - Crockpot Turkey Chili

Tuesday - Kielbasa, Cabbage & Noodles

Wednesday - Crockpot Honey Sesame Chicken

Thursday - Spirit Night

Friday - Leftovers

Saturday - Dinner Out

Fitness Recap:

Sunday - 3 mile run

Monday - HIIT

Tuesday - 3.5 mile run

Wednesday - Full Body Strength Workout

Thursday - Yoga Fix Extreme

Friday - Upper Body Workout

Saturday - 3.5 mile run

Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {11/7}

Hey there friends!  I’m excited to be checking in with you this morning to start the week strong.  I don’t know about you, but I love when we get to Fall back for the time change.  I woke up this morning with lots of energy.  I had a great workout and I’m ready to have a great day and an even better week.  Maybe it’s because I know I have tomorrow off due to the Presidential Election – Don’t forget to go out and VOTE!! – but whatever the reason, I feel great today!

 

We had a great weekend this weekend.  Friday we went golfing with some friends, Saturday was spent shopping and then around the house working on this and that.  Sunday started with our sweet niece’s baptism, followed by lunch with friends in downtown Charleston and ended with family movie night watching It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.  I’m so excited for the holidays and love that the temps have dipped enough to actually make it feel like Fall in the Lowcountry!!  I also had three great runs over the weekend to test out the foot.  It was a little sore, but nothing that a little bit of icing couldn’t take care of.  I’ve also gotten a brace for my foot and I think it’s really helped as well.

 

I have my menu all planned out and I’m ready to have a great on-track week and I’m looking forward to getting this bloat out of my body and starting to feel as good as I know I’m supposed to.  I actually planned out my breakfasts and lunches for the week in addition to the dinners. #overachiever Here’s what I have planned:

 

Weekly Menu Plan:

Breakfasts:

Cookie Dough Oatmeal, Meal Replacement Shakes, Eggs & Ezekiel Toast

Lunches:

Bento Box, Grilled Chicken Salad, Buffalo Chicken Wraps, Cauliflower “Fried Rice” and Chicken

Dinners

Sunday – Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken

Monday – Dinner Out   

Tuesday – Clean Kung Pao Chicken

Wednesday – Crockpot Beef Roast

Thursday – Leftovers

Friday – Grilled Hamburgers

Saturday – Homemade Pizza

 

Fitness Recap:

Sunday – PiYo Strong Legs

Monday – BodyShred Workout 1

Tuesday – BodyShred Workout 2

Wednesday – PiYo Sweat

Thursday – Body Shred Workout 1

Friday – BodyShred Workout 1 & 3 mile run

Saturday – 3 mile run

 

Ok, that’s all for today.  I hope you all have a wonderful day and even better week!

 

So long for today…

Life Lately {11/2}

Hey there friends! It’s been a little while since I posted on here and there are a couple of reasons for that. Nothing fun and exciting, so let’s get that out of the way now...The first reason is that I was having some issues with my Blogger app and deleted it with the intention of re-installing it to see if that worked. Well, when I went to re-install it, I discovered that the Blogger app is no longer available to download. #bloggerfail!! So, that means I’m going to have to write all of my posts at a computer. This is actually pretty hard for me, lol! We’re on the go a lot and it was so easy to write my posts while we were headed somewhere in the car. It was also a lot easier to upload pictures since I take them all on my phone. I’ll do my best to keep up with my posts, but I’m hoping to find another app that makes posting easier.

The second reason that I haven’t posted, if I’m being completely honest, is because I’m really struggling right now. I’m struggling with my nutrition as well as my fitness. I keep having the intention of getting back on track with my eating, but then something comes up, we go somewhere fun or Halloween hits. I’m starting the Lean Life Plan this week and hope I can stick with it. I know the first few days are the hardest, so here’s hoping I can get through, right? If you’re interested in joining or learning more, please let me know. I’d love the extra accountability!! Email me at southliveyankee@gmail.com for details.

Ok, so I’ve been talking about training for my half marathon on here, too. It’s scheduled for November 12. Unfortunately, I won’t be running it this year. I started having some foot pain a couple of weeks ago. After a trip to m y doctor, an x-ray and an MRI, I’ve been diagnosed with tendonitis, inflammation and soft tissue swelling. I’ve been told to RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) my foot until it feels better and to NOT run any half marathons. Well, she actually said marathons, but I’m guessing she’d lump those together in the same category if I questioned it. As hard as it was for me, I took last weekend off from running. Shocking, I know!! My foot is feeling better, so I’m hoping that I can test it out this coming weekend with an easy run. I’m trying very hard not to be frustrated, but it’s disappointing to be working towards a goal for so long only to be stopped in my tracks very abruptly!! Moving on though…

I’m starting a new workout program next Monday that I’m pretty excited about and hope it helps to keep me on track through the holidays. Yes, I will splurge for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but hope I can keep it all under control.

I hope you’re all well and will try to check back very soon!!

So long for today…

Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {10/16}

We're halfway done with October. How is that possible?! This last week has just been a blur filled with lots of hurricane cleanup and too many indulgences. I'm glad that I was able to reign things back in and have been doing well since Friday morning. Hoping to keep the momentum going through the rest of the week and into next.

If you're interested in joining our next challenge group, we are kicking one off that will finish just in time for Thanksgiving. The top challenger will win a cash prize, too! Let me know if you'd like more information (southliveyankee@gmail.com)  I'm definitely planning to finish the year strong!

It feels like Fall might have finally arrived in the Lowcountry. To me, that means it's soup season!! I absolutely love a delicious bowl of steamy soup. It also helps that I can use my Pioneer Woman Dutch oven. I love how pretty that thing is!! 

Here's what I have planned for the week:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Chicken Cordon Bleu

Monday - Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

Tuesday - Crockpot Roast Beef

Wednesday - Baked Chicken Tenders & Spaghetti

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Out of Town

Saturday - Out of Town

Fitness Recap:

Sunday - 8.5 mile run

Monday - PiYo Sweat

Tuesday - Upper Fix 

Wednesday - Lower Fix

Thursday - Total Body Cardio

Friday - Pilates Fix

Saturday - 11 mile run

I'm closing in on my half marathon. Hoping I can keep my nutrition on point between now and then so I can fuel my long runs better!

I hope you all have a great week. So long for today...

Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {10/9}

Hey there!! Well, we survived Hurricane Matthew. We decided to stay since it wasn't forecasted to be that bad. To be honest, at 3:00 am this morning, I was seriously regretting our decision to stay. You see, it was my first hurricane. I've lived here for 11 years and this is my first experience with a hurricane.

When you're in bed and hearing all of the loud noises outside, but can't see what they are, it's pretty nerve-wrecking. It's not much easier with the intense winds and rain in the daylight, but at least you know what's causing it.

Anyway, needless to say, this emotional eater was eating until her heart's content all weekend. So, it's time to get it back under control.

On a completely different note, I was able to hold Crow Pose today. I've been doing Yoga for years, but just.couldnt.get.it. I'm not sure what changed today, but I held it. Sure, it was only for a few swords, but it's definitely a start!! Ok, ok, on with the plan...

Here's what I have planned for the week:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Dinner with my parents

Monday - Grilled Hamburgers

Tuesday - Chicken & Cheese Ravioli

Wednesday - Brinner

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Grilled Chicken Sausages

Saturday - Chicken Cordon Bleu

Fitness Recap: 

I was happy to get my long run in on Sunday, but my body definitely isn't conditioned for it right now and my legs and feet pod the price for it for a couple of days. Definitely hoping to get more consistent with my running!!

Sunday - 10.5 mile run

Monday - PiYo Sweat + Core de Force MMA

Tuesday - Upper Fix Extreme

Wednesday - Lower Fix Extreme

Thursday - Yoga Fix

Friday - 4.5 mile run

Saturday - Half & Half Harder

I hope you all have a great week! So long for today...