1. Tea has been such a staple for me lately. For cravings, the late night munch monster, or any time where I feel like I want food not need it. I try to sweeten it with a limited amount of agave, honey, or lemon. There’s something soothing about tea, it makes you slow down, think, and reflect. Tea time gives me that time in my day to just breathe and enjoy a moment of quiet. 

    Tea has been such a staple for me lately. For cravings, the late night munch monster, or any time where I feel like I want food not need it. I try to sweeten it with a limited amount of agave, honey, or lemon. There’s something soothing about tea, it makes you slow down, think, and reflect. Tea time gives me that time in my day to just breathe and enjoy a moment of quiet. 

  2. I’m still in school so this is great advice!

    I’m still in school so this is great advice!

  3. The person in the picture is one of my best friends. As you can see her body is beautiful! She runs, eats healthy, she has a loving family, and a beautiful son.  Her beauty on the outside doesn’t always reflect what is on the inside. She’s described her body as normal, average, not fat, but not thin. Her beautiful wavy hair as frizzy, ugly, not curly enough, not straight enough. Saying that she likes nothing about herself except for her ankles. Saying that maybe she just needs a boyfriend to make her feel beautiful. If only she could see what the world sees. She doesn’t see how beautiful she is. But, how often have I been so critical of myself to the point where I believe that nothing about me is beautiful. Even though I am married there are times where I think that I need justification from a man to believe that I am beautiful. Bombarded by advertisements of photo-shopped women, and the “need” of plastic surgery. Women often loose sight of the beauty right in front of them. There are countless women just like my friend, and just like me who believe they aren’t beautiful because they don’t look like someone else. I take comfort in the fact the God made me beautiful. Therefore, I am beautiful. I can “perfect” the outside as much as I want, but until I accept myself on the inside can I truly be happy with the results from my fitness journey.  As for my friend, I hope that one day she will see, believe, and accept herself for the beautiful woman she is. 

    The person in the picture is one of my best friends. As you can see her body is beautiful! She runs, eats healthy, she has a loving family, and a beautiful son. 

    Her beauty on the outside doesn’t always reflect what is on the inside. She’s described her body as normal, average, not fat, but not thin. Her beautiful wavy hair as frizzy, ugly, not curly enough, not straight enough. Saying that she likes nothing about herself except for her ankles. Saying that maybe she just needs a boyfriend to make her feel beautiful. If only she could see what the world sees. She doesn’t see how beautiful she is.

    But, how often have I been so critical of myself to the point where I believe that nothing about me is beautiful. Even though I am married there are times where I think that I need justification from a man to believe that I am beautiful. Bombarded by advertisements of photo-shopped women, and the “need” of plastic surgery. Women often loose sight of the beauty right in front of them. There are countless women just like my friend, and just like me who believe they aren’t beautiful because they don’t look like someone else.

    I take comfort in the fact the God made me beautiful. Therefore, I am beautiful. I can “perfect” the outside as much as I want, but until I accept myself on the inside can I truly be happy with the results from my fitness journey. 

    As for my friend, I hope that one day she will see, believe, and accept herself for the beautiful woman she is. 

  4. Hooray for endorphins! 

    Hooray for endorphins! 

  5. Food Report

    Vitamins consisted of flaxseed, multi vitamin, red yeast rice, acidophilus, cranberry organic spirulina, thyroid complete, gentle iron, garlic, very green.

    Silk pure almond dark chocolate soy milk 8oz

    B: Egg on an english muffin with ketchup/siracha. Greek yogurt parfait with granola, apples, and bananas.

    Hot tea

    L: Veggie burger sandwiches with bean sprouts, mustard, and vegan mayo on low cal bread.

    S: Hand full of mixed nuts, guac and multi grain chips

    Egg white and cucumber sushi rolls with siracha vegan mayo. 

    Hot tea

    Silk pure almond dark chocolate soy milk 8oz

    Exercise: walked the dogs, 30 sec plank

  7. Truth. It’s easy to make up excuses when there is allot to do during the day. 4% of the day! If I can watch an episode of Greys Anatomy then I can workout. 

    Truth. It’s easy to make up excuses when there is allot to do during the day. 4% of the day! If I can watch an episode of Greys Anatomy then I can workout. 

  8. Food Report

    No Vitamins

    Slept too much and woke up to brunch. All I had was my delicious guac with a bunch of multi grain chips, half a banana, and iced coffee with agave and soy milk. 

    Later: Hot green tea with agave

    I didn’t get to make my quinoa mac n cheese but my husband made me this amazing egg/egg white sushi roll! It has cucumber and seaweed inside, egg on the outside with saracha and vegan mayo, topped with sesame. I also made some miso soup with green onion and seaweed. 

    Later: Lipton caramel truffle tea with agave/stevia. (great way to fight a sweet tooth!)

    Exercise: Lunges, abs. 30 sec plank

    Ways to improve: Eat breakfast!
                                 I could have been more active. 
     

  9. It’s always so easy to get motivated to working out and being healthy. But making it a habit is another story. I want to turn my motivation for a healthy lifestyle change into a habit!

    It’s always so easy to get motivated to working out and being healthy. But making it a habit is another story. I want to turn my motivation for a healthy lifestyle change into a habit!

  10. Food Report

    No vitamins today

    Breakfast: Fast food sausage egg and cheese biscuit, hash browns, and orange juice. 
    (Late night + morning appointment + hunger = bad idea.)

    Lunch: 1 san pellegrino, mixed nuts, 1 chocolate covered cashew cluster

    Dinner: Stirfry with lots of tofu, guacamole with whole grain chips, and bryers vanilla ice cream with chocolate salted caramel sauce, bananas and almonds. 
    (I figured if I was going to have ice cream I might as well cover it in fruit and nuts.)  

    No exercise 

    Plan for improvement: If i know that I am going to have a late night and won’t have time to make breakfast in the morning, I need to prep it the night before. Also, my fast food choice should minus the cheese and hash browns. 

    My next ice cream choice will be soy, or greek yogurt with fruit and nuts and minus or just a dollop of the caramel sauce. 

    Even though I didn’t stick to my meal plan exactly today it is still a great guideline for my day and helps me think smarter about what i’m eating.

    Tomorrow is another day for opportunity! :)

  11. Week meal plan

    This is a theoretical meal plan of what i’m planning to make/ eat this week. I’m starting with preparing my meals ahead of time rather than calorie count. I’m going to let my body tell me when i’m full. If i’m eating healthy balanced meals combined with exercise I don’t think I need to obsess over calorie count for right now. I want to change my lifestyle not go on a diet. 

    *Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or an expert. I’m just planning meals I want to make ahead of time so that I don’t over eat or graze over food in my kitchen. I may eat or not eat things aside from this. (See daily reports)*

    This is not a complete week. I am going out of town at the end of next week so wish me luck with staying on track while on vacation!

    Sun- Breakfast: Tofu scramble, veggie burger, and rice.
             Lunch: Asparagus tart (recipe here), salad, and fruit.
             Dinner: Vegetable stir fry, and rice. 
             Treat: Homemade guava cheese rolls 

    Mon- B: Homemade Egg Mc.Muffin, and fruit parfait 
              L: Fresh spring rolls, edamame snack (recipe here) 
              D: Quinoa mac n cheese (recipe here), and salad.

    Tue- B: Homemade Egg Mc.Muffin,  and fruit parfait 
             L: Veggie sushi roll, cucumber salad, and fruit
             D: Vegetarian Curry, salad, and rice.

    Wed- B: Smoothie, oatmeal, boiled egg
              L: Leftover Curry, fresh cut vegetables with vegan spinach dip
             D: Pasta, Salad 

    Thu- B: Smoothie, oatmeal, boiled egg
             L: Veggie Sandwiches, road snacks
             D: on the road

    Fri-Mon: Vacation 

  12. Food Report

    My vitamin intake consisted of - gentle iron, thyroid complete, flaxseed, red yeast rice, vitamin d, garlic, multi vitamin, reservatrol, spirulina, very green, and acidophilus. 

    Breakfast: 2 poached eggs with a piece of toast with mango butter, black tea with agave and a splash of soy milk. 

    Hydration: Water/ Coconut water (yummm)

    Lunch: Mac n cheese with veggie burger and hot sauce

    Dinner: 4 fish tacos with fresh salsa and cabbage, 1 can of blood orange san pellegrino

    Workout: Just dance! :)

  13. Detox Day 1 I’ve been paying for all the crap I’ve been put into my body the past few days. Sluggish, headaches, insomnia, and I think i’m even getting sick.  Plan of attack:  Emergen C pack Breakfast Vitamins! Exercise  Meal planning for this week I also found a couple of good articles online about how to recover after a binge. (fitbie and ehow) Eat lots of fruits and veggies Drink lots of water Juicing and… balance  I think balance is the key to recovering from a binge. Following a bad meal with a good one. If I ate healthy, drank vitamins and exercised, my binge wouldn’t have been as bad as me eating junk food all day and not exercising. (The latter being me.) That’s why I have this blog. To vent out my frustrations and struggles as a human girl. I’m not a superb athlete who eats a vegan clean diet. I do admire those people and aspire to live a lifestyle that way, but I am imperfect. At times I’m lazy, unmotivated, and I binge. The question is: “Now what am I going to do about it?”  Keep up my blog to inspire myself and others Remember my goals Accept and learn from what I cannot change

    Detox Day 1

    I’ve been paying for all the crap I’ve been put into my body the past few days. Sluggish, headaches, insomnia, and I think i’m even getting sick. 

    Plan of attack: 

    • Emergen C pack
    • Breakfast
    • Vitamins!
    • Exercise 
    • Meal planning for this week

    I also found a couple of good articles online about how to recover after a binge. (fitbie and ehow)

    1. Eat lots of fruits and veggies
    2. Drink lots of water
    3. Juicing
    4. and… balance 
    I think balance is the key to recovering from a binge. Following a bad meal with a good one. If I ate healthy, drank vitamins and exercised, my binge wouldn’t have been as bad as me eating junk food all day and not exercising. (The latter being me.)
    That’s why I have this blog. To vent out my frustrations and struggles as a human girl. I’m not a superb athlete who eats a vegan clean diet. I do admire those people and aspire to live a lifestyle that way, but I am imperfect. At times I’m lazy, unmotivated, and I binge. The question is: “Now what am I going to do about it?” 
    • Keep up my blog to inspire myself and others
    • Remember my goals
    • Accept and learn from what I cannot change

  14. Style Diet tips for studying and tests

    1. Make a time table
    2. 50 min per subject  
    3. Take breaks
    4. Don’t skimp on sleep
    5. Eat healthy to feel and look your best 
    6. Light exercise: ex-30min walk
    7. After each exam is over put that book away.  

    Full video here.

    My excuse for not being fit: I always have excuses for not exercising or eating right and one of them was always because I had to “study”. I would always use that as an excuse and I would end up being so overwhelmed I didn’t really study productively. Now there are no excuses because the best time to eat healthy and exercise is during the times when we are most stressed, school and tests.

                                   -keepfitgoing

  15. Sometimes I get frustrated because I can’t see the changes in my body. (or at least I think I can’t see them). I have to remember that I am changing and I need to be patient and keep going! - keepfitgoing

    Sometimes I get frustrated because I can’t see the changes in my body. (or at least I think I can’t see them). I have to remember that I am changing and I need to be patient and keep going! - keepfitgoing

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"I have to accept myself for my flaws, love myself and believe that I am beautiful no matter what size I am. I am not perfect, I am not photoshopped, and I never will be. I’m just a human girl in a human body. I will own it, and love it. " -keepfitgoing

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