Pushing Through

Good morning,

So I have been doing great on this journey, but the weekends are the toughest for me. I think it has a lot to do with enjoying life and being able to relax and not be stressed out busy all the time. 

Friday for me was tricky, I worked out in the morning which was great, but had Dominos for dinner : / Now Dominos is ok, I only had a few pieces of pizza and I ordered the thin crust with spinach and veggies on it. 

Woke up Saturday, did not go and do Zumba because I was babysitting for a friend and it was my sister senior prom day, so I went and helped her with her hair. I did good eating though, had a fried egg sandwich for breakfast, a shake for lunch and a few chicken wings for dinner. Did no work out.... :( CRAP! 

Sunday, woke up bright and early got going and went straight outside to rake the yard, clean up and do some projects around the house. I burned almost 250 calories raking.. AWESOME! and ate pretty good again. 

Monday, didnt wake up to work out.. "Ill do it tonight", had a shake for breakfast, and lunch along with a couple bananas. Got off work, "i have to go grocery shopping.." Went, and got home at 6pm and had to make dinner. Made the best dinner of my life! and it was just under 400 calories  (recipe below). Got done eating, and worked on homework.. didn't workout... OH BOY

THIS MORNING!

Got up at 6am, worked out! did my TURBOFIRE 45 EZ and 10 Stretch! Feeling soo go this morning! and not as down as the last few days. I think this is a sign that my body is getting used to working out and getting used to the energy that comes from it.  I am posting a few tips for when you are feeling shruggish, that will help motivate you to get back on the horse! Shake for breakfast today, and a shake for lunch! Zumba tonight! Bring it weakness, feeling good will beat wanting to relax on the couch!


“Pain is temporary, pride is forever” – Unknown

“Fall down seven times, get up eight” -Chinese proverb

Recipe:

Lemon-Dill Shrimp & Pasta  MONDAY

ingredients

·         12 ounces frozen peeled and deveined medium shrimp, thawed

            1 lemon

·         8  ounces dried fettucine

·         2   tablespoons olive oil

·         3 – 4  cloves garlic, thinly sliced

·         6   cups baby spinch

·         ½  teaspoon Italian seasoning, crushed

·         Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels. Finely shred 1 tsp. peel from the lemon; set aside peel. Juice the lemon over a bowl; set aside juice. Cook pasta according to package directions.

·         2.Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook garlic in hot oil for 1 minutes. Add shrimp; cook for 3 to 4 minutes, turning frequently until shrimp are opaque. Add spinach and drained pasta; toss just until spinach begins to wilt. Stir in Italian seasoning, lemon peel, and 2 Tbsp. of the lemon juice. Season to taste with saltand pepper. Top with fresh dill. Serve at once.

Pictures from the last SEVEN days! : ).. NOW on day 8

HAPPY DAY 8

Here Are a few ways I keep myself motivated! : )

I like to look through motivational quotes and pics to keep myself going! I also like to look at other peoples results because then I KNOW I can get there!

Yesterday... DAY 7 Feeling soo good!

DAY 6 feeling good and a little Sassy! ;)

DAY 5 lunch :)

DAY 5 After a workout... looking a little rough!

DAY 4 :)

DAY SEVEN!

Ok now that I have taken you through a week, and I feel confident in my schedule I am going to take a step back and only post a couple times a week. I am finding it is hard to work full time, do homework, have kids, and a hubby, along with working out and doing a blog daily. Ufda! That's a lot to keep up with. 

Today has been a great day!

Woke up at 6am...

Did my TurboFire 45 EZ and sweated my butt off! 

Had my Shake... Greenberry Shakeology mix with 1/2 cup of cranberry juice, 1/2 cup of water and ice blended. This shake went down in a make of 10 minutes it was so good! : )

Working now, and heading off to Zumba at 5:40 to get my Shake on! : ) 

Hope everyone is having a great day! 

DaY SiX

Well today has been a good day.

Breakfast: 

Shakeology Greenberry Shake 

1 cup mixed strawberries, mango, pineapple. 

1 cup of water, one cup of ice blended

Review: These Shakes just keep getting better and better! I love them too because they are HUGE and I feel like I am having something I would have on the beach during vacation!!

Lunch:

Salad with spinach, carrots, cottage cheese, red pepper, green pepper, string cheese, and grapes. 

REMEMBER TO DRINK LOTS OF WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY! I have bee averaging around 65-70oz a day.

When I get home I will be doing mt TurboFire for the sixth day in a ROW! :) feeling good! HOWEVER...

I planned on waking up at six this morning, but failed. I could not get out of bed I was so sore, and so COMFY! ; )  I revise my schedule a little bit to better fit the needs of my body.  Here is my NEW schedule. It has not changed that much, but it will help, A LOT!

M: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home relax.

T: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ 6pm ZUMBA.

W: Wake up at 6am / Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home / TurboFire /relax.

Th: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ 6pm ZUMBA.

F: Wake up at 6am / Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home/ TurboFire/ relax.

Sat: Wake up at 7:15am Breakfast (Shakeology) go to Zumba (8am) / Have fun!

Sun: DAY OF REST! : )

Day 5

Hello!

Woke up this morning at 6am! I did it! I feel so good about it too. My work out this morning was TurboFire 40 stretch. This felt so good! a FULL 40 minutes of stretching and making your body more flexible. 

Breackfast:

Greenberry Shakeology Shake with orange juice, water and ice blended!

Tastes AMAZING! Tastes like an Orange Julius! I am loving the different recipes I have been trying.

For lunch I am having a Yummy Salad, fruit and water.

After work Zumba at 6pm! Let do this! :)

Good Morning!

Woke up at 7:00am made my Shake

Recipe:
1 cup Greenberry shakeology mix
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 Tsp honey
1 cup of ice blended

Review:
Tasted great! Almond milk is new to me, but I really like the Greenberry Shakeology mix, it is very earthy. YUMM!

Went to work...

Got home...

Did my TurboFire workout! I am loving this program!!

Setting my daily schedule:

From now on I will go by this schedule for the week... (Hoping I can Stick to it!) 

M: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home relax.
T: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ 6pm ZUMBA.
W: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home relax.
Th: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ 6pm ZUMBA.
F: Wake up at 6am TurboFire/ Breakfast (Shakeology) / got to work 8:20am- 4:30pm/ Home relax.
Sat: Wake up at 7:15am Breakfast (Shakeology) go to Zumba (8am) / Have fun!
Sun: DAY OF REST! : )

The Start!

The start of my journey!

Friday, April 19th: 

I received my TurboFire and my Shakeology in the mail! So excited to start my Journey!

Started the "New to class" disk of TurboFire! What a workout! feeling great! 

Saturday, April 20th:

Woke up at 7:30 made my shake! Receipe: one scoop of the Shakeology GreenBerry mix, one cup of unseetened tea, and one cup of mixed red berries, blended with ice. Tasted so good!

Went to Zumba at 8:00am- 9:00am

Sunday, April 21st:

This is going to be my day of rest! You always need a rest day so I am choosing SUNDAYS!

About Me

Hello everybody!

My name is Stephanie Lapinski, and I wanted to say thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog! This is my very first blog and I feel like this is the best thing to blog about. Before I go into that i'll give you a little background about me. I got married September 29th, 2012, to a wonderful man name Jesse and we have two beautiful children. I am currently going to school for Early Childhood Education (graduate in June 2013) and from there will be going for my BA in Elementary Education. 
When life is busy, your working full time, going to school full time, and taking care of your family life get crazy so it is very easy to lose track of your self and especially your weight. I have always been a pretty active person, but in high school I focused more on school, and friends than I did sports and health. So it is okay to say I have struggled with my weight since high school. I have been trying to find a way to EASILY lose weight. Little did I know, losing weight is NOT easy. I feel like I have tried everything, from microwave meals, to Herbalife, and I just could not lose the weight. Before my wedding in September I decided I needed to start working out and eating right?  Before the wedding I lost 15 pounds, doing Zumba which was awesome, BUT after the wedding I gave up on trying and fell right back into my old routine. I ended up gaining all of the 15 pounds back and here I am. EXCEPT this time I have found Beachbody, and Shakeology. SO I wanted to start this blog so I can keep track of everything I am doing, and let other know how its going. I will put before, during, and after pictures up, and I will also keep you all updated on what I am eating, drinking, and doing for workouts. I am currently doing a challenge with my challenge I got the TurboFire program along with Shakeology. Stay tuned to see my progress, and if you have any question feel free to contact me!

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