Breakthrough Post- Number 3

It's finally the end of the semester!! It's crazy how fast it has gone by. I'm so glad that to have taken this class because I've learned a lot more about fitness, exercise, and my own relationship with those things. I still have a long way to go but I feel better prepared than ever. One of my biggest fears with exercising was not knowing what to do and feeling out of place and after taking this class and doing my first group exercise class I feel so much better prepared to continue my fitness journey! :)

As for my goals at the beginning of the semester, I didn't quite hit them but I'm on my way!

My first goal was to bring my mile time down from around 12 minutes to under 10 and I'm right at about 11 minutes. So halfway there!

My second goal was to lose 15 pounds and ironically, at about 8 pounds, I'm halfway there too!

Of course, for all of these it's a process and I'm excited to keep working on these goals.
Enjoy your holidays!! 

Gym Time

I've always been afraid to go to group classes because I figured I'd have no idea what we were doing and everyone else would be perfect at it! I'm a lot more confident now after taking this class because we've done a lot of what they offer in group exercise classes and I've gotten a feel for them. Today I went to my first actual class at the Rec and it was actually a lot of fun! It was a step express class and we used a bosu ball. It was actually a really good workout and I caught on pretty fast. I'm glad I actually went to a class because I'm a lot more confident about them now. Can't wait to try some more!! :) 

 

Motivator

So over our wonderful Thanksgiving Break this weekend, we took a break from eating lots of yummy food to go outside and get some energy out. Even though it was super cold outside we had fun running around and playing Frisbee. Hope you enjoyed the outside as much as you enjoyed your dinner! 

Fitness Challenge (Surpassing Challenge)

I really like going onto Pintrest and seeing all the fitness and health ideas that people have posted on there and I found this one today that I really like and am going to try to use!

When you make it creative, it's so much easier to get yourself motivated!! 

Food Challenge (Surpassing Challenge)

So I've read on several blogs and health websites that people who track what they eat tend to lose more weight. Probably because you're forced to account for everything that you actually eat! So I'm challenging myself to go one week of tracking what I eat every day. :)   

I'm going to use the Spark People app, because I really like their website and what they do on there and this way I can still use the website, but I can add food easily on my phone. 

Fuel

So when I was little I was terrified of the stove and oven. Even though I'm totally over that now, I've never been into cooking. But, now that I'm engaged and about to graduate and actually have a full kitchen that I can cook in, I'm trying to fix that and actually learn how to cook! 

Since I am new at this, I try to think of quick, easy, and healthy things that I can try to make. The other day I tried making this salmon rice meal and it actually turned out to taste really really good so I'm going to share it with you guys! 

It's really easy and quick to make, especially for a busy college student, and  the ingredients are things that you can just leave in the pantry and you don't have to worry about going bad. :) 

Salmon Rice Dish

1 can green beans

1 can Chicken of the Sea Pink Salmon (boneless)

2 Minute Ready to Serve Brown Rice containers 

How to Prepare It: 

Serves 2 

Prepare rice as directed on container. 

Combine all ingredients in a skillet on medium heat with olive oil. 

Heat and mix together for a few minutes until warm.

Enjoy :) 

Surpassing Challenge

Another challenge I did this morning was to see how long I could hold a 6 inch hold. 

(The stopwatch on my phone got a workout in today too :P)

We ended up holding it for a minute! :)