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Day 6

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Workout – Had a personal training client today.  Too much to name!  Plenty of speed bursts, weights, full body moves, cardio, push-ups.

Breakfast – protein shake, no extras!  No time today to blend so I did a plain strawberry whey protein shake.  I try my best to only have whey in moderation.  Leave me a comment on this blog to find out why! 18 oz ice water.

Lunch – leftover Outback from the day before.  About 1/2 hamburger or less with no bun, tomato, pickle and lettuce. Few forks of steamed veggies, and 2 bites of grain bread (brown).  Paleogreens in 20 oz water. Another 12 oz water.  Rice Works chips, gluten free bbq kind, 1st time trying.  Taste pretty good too! A bit dense but satisfied my chip craving because those are my weakness. That and dark chocolate. And a good cocktail. 🙂

Dinner – 2 servings of fresh unsalted pecans. Turkey sandwich on toasted grain bread with lettuce, tomato and red onions yellow mustard and ketchup. Paleogreens on 20 oz water. Another 12 oz ice water. Night cap…its a Saturday night soooo I had 1 skinny margarita while watching Sex in the City 2. Yum! Oh and a serving of dark chocolate covered raisins.

Day 5

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Hey there.  I am on a roll…don’t stop me now, LOL.  Here is another Graceful Indulgence TIP – To maximize your metabolism and burn more calories, implement interval training or speed burst into your work out.  This combined with resistance training will help you begin to see the results of the hard work you are putting in.  Don’t just rely on cardio, anything is better than nothing but ask yourself this….how has it been working for you? Are you getting the results you want?  If not then you absolutely need to switch it up.  Find a trainer and ask questions on what you can do to get the most out of your exercise regimen.

workout – Bow-Flex Tread-climber, interval training.  Stop and start for 32 minutes.  I go as fast as I can as hard as I can for as long as I can. Then I recover for however long it takes me to and start to crank it up again. FYI, it is ideal to get in a minimum of 8 speed burst.

Breakfast – Berry shake, vegan protein mix, walnuts, flax seeds, 30 fresh blueberries, 3/4 cup mixed berries, scoop of fiber. Yummy!  It was extra good today for some reason.  I saved some and drank it after my workout for a recovery meal. 20 oz water mixed with Paleogreen, couple sips of some mangosteen tea.

Lunch – 3 baked lemon pepper wing drumettes, whole can of Amy’s organic low sodium chunky tomato bisque soup, gluten free. 16 oz water. Medium honey crisp apple sliced with sea salt.

Dinner – Outback! House salad no croutons or cheese, oil & vinegar, ground pepper and sea salt. Hamburger medium well no bun, red onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles, mustard, ketchup.  Steamed veggies broccoli, carrots, snap peas no oil, 1/2 brown bread! 1 Margarita on the rocks with salt and 1 skinny margarita at home.  I suppose you can see a reoccurring theme here.  My alcoholic beverage of choice is tequila.  I L.O.V.E. margarita’s.  If I can get a skinny one then so be it, if not oh well.

Day 4

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Workout – NONE.  Thursday is my off day.  I considered it yesterday but today was a totally different story!

Breakfast – 1 boiled egg and 1 sausage patty cooked in walnut oil, a sliced honey crisp apple sprinkled with sea salt. 10 oz Cup of brewed green and herb tea. Paleogreens in 18 oz of water. Another 12 oz of water.

Lunch – Small salad with baby lettuce and romaine, carrots, cukes, tomatoes, green onions, broccoli and 1/8 cup walnuts with a squirt of braggs, 2 tblspn italian dressing, sea salt just a dash, 3 baked lemon pepper drummettes, medium green apples sliced with a dash of sea salt. 16 oz water.

Dinner – 3/4 average sized cucumber sliced, cherry tomatoes sliced, small cooked shrimp (a bunch and didn’t count but not a pound) seasoned with garlic, cayenne pepper, onion powder, black pepper, apple cider vinegar, braggs amino acid, sea salt, more pepper, 2 tblspn of italian dressing. 5 bbq rice chips (gluten free). 18 oz water with Paleogreens.  *Graceful Indulgence TIP* I start my day and end it with powdered greens.  They are full of fiber and provide you additional servings of vegetables for the day.  They also help curb appetite which allows you to make better eating decisions and not end up starving before a meal.

Dessert – I really do not eat dessert but I have to call this something!  Dark chocolate covered raisins, more than a serving size but less than over doing it.  The ingredients in these are not bad at all believe it or not.  Dark chocolate is good for you, especially if its not broken down with sugar and a ton of other crap you can not pronounce! Not a bad treat. The Trader Joe’s brand is excellent in taste and ingredients.

Nightcap tonight.  Skinny Margarita. I use – ice tequila (1800 today), 0 calorie Sierra Mist, lemon and lime juice, splash of roses lime juice, half shot or less of orange liquor (grand marnier & triple sec).  This has 150 calories or less depending upon the amount of liqueur you are using. My person recipe is right at 150 because I use the max liquor at least 2 oz sometime 3! 🙂

Day 3

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Busy day today…made some great headway on my business venture by landing another location! I don’t want to be premature but this thing just may be big!  Announcement soon….

Workout – Zumba class, 1 hour – I was late so 50 minutes for  me, LOL.  This class is great though especially for a newbie, MOVE YOUR HIPS!

Breakfast – 3/4 of 22 oz Vegan protein shake, 20 fresh blueberries, 1/2 cup mixed berries, 5 frozen strawberries, scoop of fiber, 1/4 cup shopped walnuts, tablespoon flax seeds, 1/4 cup coconut milk, cup of filtered water.  Protein powder has chia seeds and is made pea, rice and hemp protein.  16 oz cup of brewed herb tea (cant remember what flavor), 18 0z cup water with 1/2 tablespoon of powered greens (Paleo).

Lunch – 12 oz hot chocolate made with all natural ingredients, raw cashews, palm sugar, agave (just a smidgen), cacao nibs, macha power, hot water, organic vanilla, coconut oil (a smidgen).  I was made fresh and was AWESOME! Remainder of the protein shake from earlier/breakfast, 1/2 baked chicken breast, 24 oz water.

Dinner – Mexican!! Took it easy today considering the damage I usually do.  3 fish tacos made on corn tortilla (no gluten), tilapia, pico de gallo made fresh (white onions, lettuce tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro), corn chips and fresh salsa that was hella spicy (I lost count but didn’t to too bad actually and  some queso.  I didn’t order queso and otherwise would have stayed away tonight but some one else got therefore I partook in a bit; I was doing great until this part!!  1/2 tablespoon Paleogreens in 18 oz water. Aaannnd the BIG finish…1 jumbo house margarita on the rocks with salt at the Mex spot AND two 1800 silver on the rocks w/ splash of lime juice and 1/2 rim salt at another spot.  You only live once, learn to GRACEFULLY INDULGE!!

HONESTY and full disclosure is my policy.  Guess I could put in a work out tomorrow, I usually take Thursdays off! Check me out tomorrow to see what happens; my intentions will be good, my actual outcome I am not so sure about but stay tuned….