LION BIKINI

Day 17

I just turned 29 and it felt good to celebrate it with a healthy dinner and without alcohol.

The past 2 weeks have been really busy and I haven’t had time to create a daily post of my progress.  But I am happy to report that I am 6 lbs lighter and a dress size smaller.  I can finally fit into most of my clothes again. I have also been replacing two meals with a plant based smoothie and going to bikram yoga at least 3 times a week.  I know I originally wanted to go 6x a week  but my work schedule hasn’t permitted me to do so.  (see the but in there?)

I have now cleared my schedule so I can finally do this.  I realized I cant keep putting my work ahead of my personal goals and health. 

I was also taking a daily photo diary of my progress but my iphone crashed before I had time to back it up.  I am starting a new one again today.

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Today, I tried on a dress I haven’t worn in two years and it fit!!!! comfortably too!!  I am so happy and encouraged by this!

Day 2- 4

I havent had time to blog about my fitness goal for a few days now.  I have taken a few freelance gigs on top of my main work and whatever free time I have goes into exercising.  Also 4 hour sleep pattens suck!

Day 2 - I started making myself plant based smoothies for breakfast, a  light papaya salad for lunch and another protein smoothie for dinner.  90 mins of bikram

Day 3 - pretty much the same as Day 2.

Day 4 - Today!  unfortunately its that time of the month (is this tmi?) and I feel really bloated and fat.  Anyways, I made another protein smoothie for breakfast and for lunch I’m going to be eating a radish salad with seaweed and chicken strips. For dinner I’m going to have a lighter protein smoothie.

I tried on a dress today and realized that if I want to get back to my size from 2 years ago, I need to exercise more.  Aging is not fun and it seems like losing weight is not as easy anymore.  But I do feel better since I’ve started going to bikram everyday and eating better has done wonders for my mood. 

Tuesday Inspiration

Day 1

Today I woke up at 5:40am and did an hour of meditative yoga to help me stay motivated.

For Breakfast I made a plant-based protein smoothie with strawberries and bananas.

For my mid- morning snack I had one pineapple macadamia snackaroons from laughing giraffe organics (160 calories)

Lunch: 1 salmon onigiri

And for dinner I plan on making another plant-based smoothie

Tomorrow is the first day of February, my birthday month!  I promised myself a 30 day challenge, which means I will exercise for at least an hour every day til March 2. 

I have been practicing bikram yoga for a while now and I am going to to it everyday this month plus an hour of running before each class.

I am doing this!!! I am ready!!!