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Menu Plan Monday and Weekly Work Out Plan (04/15/2013)

April 15, 2013 by Kelli 1 Comment

So, I have been working very hard the past 4 weeks to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds per week. I it isn’t much, but the point is to be very careful that I am NOT losing lean mass. That I am only losing body fat. So, I have lost 6.54 pounds of body fat – or 2.3% of my body fat! The scale shows 6 pounds lost. So, I have managed to shed body fat and pump up a bit of my lean mass (or muscle) YAY!

What does that mean in inches? Well, I am kind of lazy. So, I have not measured all the parts of my body. I have only been worried about my waist and my hips. LOL! So, I have only been measuring them. Waist I have lost 1.5 inches and hips I have lost 1.25. I am ok with that!

So, this week I am kind of addicted to Fitness Blender. It has everything I could want in a workout and they have tons of equipment free ones. I can grab some free weight or strap on some ankle weights to add a bit more resistance but all-in-all, I like them and they kick my rear for sure! LOL!

OK, so my plan for this week is:

Monday – Upper Body: arms, chest, upper back
Tuesday – Cardio
Wednesday – Core: stomach, back, oblique’s
Thursday – Cardio
Friday – Lower Body: Legs, Glutes, and Lower Back <–KILLS ME! Still sore from last week.

Be sure to print out your coupons this week! Remember, you should be able to print them twice.

Ok, on to my menu planning ideas for this week:

For breakfast I have been eating my Creamy Caramel Mocha Protein Shake – it is about 310 calories and really gets me up and charging through my morning blog work and my workout.
For Snacks, I have purchased some light yogurt, granola bars, rice cakes, rice chips, and yummy fruit.
For lunches, I have been changing things up from eating leftovers (if you stick to an ACTUAL serving, no food is too bad) to eating fruit and veggies, salads, grilled chicken, lean pockets, etc.

Monday: Rotel Dip – this one is going to be super hard to resist. I am going to allow myself a very small amount AFTER I fill up on salad.

Tuesday: Cheeseburger Mac

Wednesday: McDonald’s – thank goodness for the low calorie menu – this is a crazy busy night with dance and McDonald’s is the closest place to grab some grub

Thursday: Hamburgers – I will make Ricky and I 2 oz ones and we can eat them on 40 calorie bread instead of big buns. So, we will be ok.

Friday: Pork Chop and Rice Casserole

Don’t forget to visit Org Junkie & Susie QT Pies for Hundreds more menu planning ideas and before heading to the grocery store… Print coupons for your favorite brands and save at Coupons.com.

Looking for more weekly meal plans? You can find plenty of recipes as well as a free menu planning sheet on my kid friendly recipes page!

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Menu Plan Monday: Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle

March 18, 2013 by Kelli 1 Comment

This is one of those crazy weeks! I have a ton of things on my to do list and need to work in 20-30 minutes of exercise each day this week. I have to… I don’t have a choice! Ever since I stopped doing the #cinchspiration stuff, I have gained so much weight back that I now weight more than I did to start with! So, Ricky and I have found a new bodybuilding weight loss program that doesn’t use any supplements, fat loss shakes, etc and we are starting today. I made us a printable book that helps us and we are to start it with 49 days. I am determined to make it work and then will see what happens afterwards!

Wish me luck! I am to eat 5 meals per day at 300 calories each PLUS burn approximately 300 calories with exercise 6 days per week.

Be sure to print out your coupons this week! Remember, you should be able to print them twice.

Ok, on to my menu plan for this week:

Monday: Easy Chinese Stir Fry

Tuesday: Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Wednesday: Frito Pie for the boys and yummy salad for the Adults

Thursday: Leftover Soup

Friday: Kelli’s Spaghetti

Don’t forget to visit Org Junkie & Susie QT Pies for Hundreds more menu plans and before heading to the grocery store… Print coupons for your favorite brands and save at Coupons.com.

Looking for more ideas? You can find plenty of recipes as well as a free menu planning sheet on my kid friendly recipes page!

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Losing Weight is NOT my Resolution this New Year! #iHeartOmron

January 14, 2013 by Kelli 3 Comments

This was me after I did the cinchspiration stuff. Unfortunately, I quit working out and became bigger than I was to start with. Dieting doesn’t work! It simply doesn’t work! You have to change your life, not diet. Now, I am working with Mamavation and Omron to change my life, not my weight! I am not showing a picture of me right now… instead I am showing what I want to be again.

Over the next 30 days, I am to bust behind working out and using the scale, dashboard, and step counter supplied by Omron. I am to eat healthy, but not diet! Will it work? Can I get myself back in the mindset of healthy?

So, @MrBookieBoo has given us a workout plan to follow, but I have also downloaded a neat app to my HTC WIndows 8X phone that says I can do 100 pushups in 6 weeks if I just follow it daily. Cool, right? So, in addition to doing my workout and walking 10,000 steps per day, I will be pushing myself to get up to 100 push ups!

Keep your eye on the #iHeartOmron hashtag on twitter to follow my journey. I will also check in each week here with what I have accomplished!

Exercise:

Ok, so I am supposed to be doing some major exercises 5 days a week. Plus, getting in 10,000 steps. I made the joke to my husband that if I am doing all that, it is no wonder I am supposed to lose weight. When on earth am I going to have time to eat at this rate?

How do you manage to get in your exercises each day?

As you can see from my dashboard below, I haven’t even come close to my goals. But, I am to actually start today so I am ok. Did you know that as someone who sits in front of my computer each day, I don’t even get 1,000 steps in per day unless I really push myself? Crazy, right!?

So, I have to try very hard each day to get these steps in. That means that I have to actually walk and I have to walk a TON! 10,000 steps is equivalent to approximately 5 miles. How in the world am I going to walk 5 miles a day and still get in everything else?

Wish me luck!

This post is sponsored Omron Fitness as a collaboration with Bookieboo Blogging Network and Mamavation – a community dedicated toweight loss for women and obesity prevention for families. I was provided with product and compensation for my time and honest opinions.

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Pinterest Favorites: Weight Loss, Health, Exercise

August 4, 2012 by Kelli Leave a Comment

I have teamed up with Susie QT Pies and Crystal and Company to bring you this weekly linky.

Since this post is all about pinning, be sure to pin this post and a few of the posted linkies. Choose your favorite and click to your heart’s content.

So, what can you put in the linky? You can put any or all of the following items:

1. Your Pinterest Board Link
2. A few of your favorite links
3. A blog post of your own Pinterest Favorites or round up post!

If you aren’t on Pinterest and would like to be, simply email me with your email address in the body and I will send an invite right on over!

My Favorite Pins From This Week:

This week, I am just highlighting my weight loss board. Since starting Cinchspiration, I have begun pinning more exercise routines and healthy choice tips. It is a great motivator to make me get up and get moving when I really don’t feel like it.

Click the picture above to try something new for your exercising routine!

Go visit my faves and then, link up below!

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Now Accepting Submissions for I Feel Pretty Week!

June 17, 2012 by Kelli Leave a Comment

Make up, skin care, jewelry, purses, shoes, clothes, hair products, weight loss tools, what makes you feel pretty? During the week of July 15th through July 21st I will be covering a plethora of products that help the cost conscious mom, wife, female free pretty! Are you excited?

Yeah, me too! LOL! I have already had some neat products submitted but am still accepting submissions.

If you would like your product to be part of a round up please email me the following information: product pitch, price points, link to buy
If you would like your product to have it’s own review post you will need to email me the above information AND note that you would like to send me samples. You will then need to mail a non-returnable sample to me. I will provide the address to you.
If you would like to do a review and giveaway you will need to note it, provide the review item to me, and mail a 25.00 dollar value giveaway to the chosen winner.

I am so excited about what I already have in the works for you!