Day 127: My Co-op Experience and More

Hey hey hey yall!

Hope all is well!  Things have been good my way.  I hope that you have stayed on track with your workouts and clean eating.  Last week I took a couple of days off from the gym.  My body was always tiring quickly and I believe because I don't usually take a day off except for Sunday so I did that to let my body recuperate some.  I wasn't training to the best of my ability in boxing and weights so the break has helped me out and yesterday I got back at it after a three day hiatus.  I still ate right for the most part but still had a few more cheat meals then needed.  I am excited for the summer and going to make June a really good month for progress.  I have been not eating carbs at night and that seems to help with my belly.  My goals are to drink more water, less meat and more veggies, have one day that I have a two a day and that will be the summer before I can get to that but I really want more definition in my abs so I really have to get disiplined and challenge myself harder.  I am doing my challenge workouts and that has been good.  Up'ing my cardio has been tough on days I am not boxing (that kind of cardio I LOVE). All in all, I am still at it and pushing towards my goals.  Hope you are too.  It is a process we can't always be 100% but when you fall off just get back on!  You are the one who chooses what you eat and how much you work out, be your own supporter and motivate yourself.  Honestly, you are not always going to be motivated but you just have to go to the gym or get your workout stuff out and just do it! 

YUMMY MEAL ALERT

Lettuce Wraps

• 1 pound of Ground Turkey
• 1/2 cup Orange and/or yellow bell peppers, chopped
• 3 green onions,chopped
• 1 half white onion chopped
• 6-7 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 T olive oil
• 4 button mushrooms, chopped
• 1 head of romaine lettuce, crisp and green
• Ground black pepper
• sea salt
• red pepper flakes
• low sodium soy sauce

Directions: Get a skillet and put the olive oil in there and turn on medium heat.  Saute the green onions,  white onion, garlic, and mushrooms until tender, add the ground turkey with Tablespoon of low sodium soy sauce,and cook until browned.  Be sure to season a little with sea salt or Mrs. Dash, red pepper flakes and pepper.  Set aside and place in cleaned, dry romaine leaves.  Serve with black beans or brown rice.  Or another veggie!


GREAT WAY TO GET PRODUCE

Have you ever tried a co-op!  Well I did on Saturday and love it! I went to BOUNTIFUL BASKETS and it was a fun way to get lots of great produce and fruits for a good price.  You can get additions like bread and special produce baskets. It was only $15.  I paid a one time fee of $3 for the baskets that my food will be stored in until I pick it up.  You want to buy usually buy Monday or Tuesday and they give you the information on where to pick it up and what time which is usually a Saturday or Sunday.  It was fun visiting with the people in line and the line went very fast so that was great! They were organized and lead you to your food and you can take a box to put your food in or come with your own bag or container.  I had a bag and a box of food for $15.  It was great and I plan to continue with it.  I even made fruit salad with some of the things I got.  Another fun aspect is that you don't know what your going to get so you can get things you don't usually cook with and try new things and get new recipes.




Here it is...all for $15!!!! Can't beat that!




Made this delicious fruit salad




My entire experience! So exciting!

 WORKOUT GEAR

I think it is important to have fun cute clothes to workout in!  It can give you more motivation and give you a certain feeling that gets you in gym mode lol!  I bought a shirt recently and it pumped me up like I had to live up to the saying on the shirt.  It says, "Eat Clean, Train Dirty"!  I worked out harder than I ever have I think and I usually work out hard!  Check ETSY.COM - FIREDAUGHTER CLOTHING for the cute shirts that are motivating and fun.  I can't wait to get more!

SO STAY ON YOUR JOURNEY FRIENDS! We can do this! Please share any ideas and questions with me by leaving a comment.  Or if you want to send an email or even share a healthy recipe email me at wymichelleblogs@gmail.com