Day 10 clutch cut program 'Weightloss' & training plans

Wednesday?! Already! Wow this week is flying by :) :(. 

Today I woke up feeling a bit sick, and I was sure happy that is was my rest day! My arms are soooooo sore from my arm workout yesterday--owe!!

On track again!

Breakfast: Apple,carrot, beet,cucumber pineapple, fresh pressed juice :) blended with ice and avocado. I made a huge batch and shared it with my kids & hubby. 

Snack: Apple

Lunch: vegan burrito, avocado, salsa & tomatoes. Sooooo good! Is it just me or do most things taste better with avocado?! 

Snack: multigrain skinny sticks with peanut butter & mini cupcake. 

Dinner: same juice I had this morning, more is all. It was so yummy, but by the time I got home from work at 10pm I was so so sooooo hungry, instead of nibbling I drank a BIG OL glass of water & wrote this. 

I wanted to share an experience I've had with you. 

So 3.5 weeks ago I started following a program on bodybuilding.com called clutch cut. It was a 3 week program. At first I started following the nutrition program, I got to day 5 and couldn't keep up with rice broccoli & chicken. Though I did the ENTIRE fitness portion of the program though. After day 5 of not following the nutrition program I went a little cray-cray with my eating and I think I ate everything in sight for about a week. By the start of the 3rd week I was getting more on track with my eating, but my poor eating choices were starting to show on the scale. I had gained 5 pounds in 2 weeks!! Obviously I knew it wasn't fat I'd gained because I was tracking my food and I hadn't eaten more than a 15000 calories surplus!! BUT I knew snacking late at night was causing my body to retain water. So I started to STOP EATING at 8pm, no night time snacking. This is when I started keeping up with this blog again...9 days ago.  This morning I got on the scale and I am down 4 pounds. I can feel my body letting go of the water and now I can start burning fat!! (Almost back to my starting weight...haha) 

Please let my choices be a lesson to you. Be patient with the scale, be consistent with your training and be mindful of what you eat. 

Though I did not lose any weight on the 'clutch cut' program, I feel stronger and my body is showing changes, good changes. I am learning, again and again and now know that nutrition is SO key when it comes to seeing real true long lasting results. No I am not about to go on some crazy starvation diet, or pop some pills. I am going to eat real, fresh, whole foods. For me animal products don't sit well with me, so I've decided to take them out of my diet. I want to drink more fresh juice, and yummy healthy fats, carbs & protein. 

As for training I am going to think this week on my plan for the rest of the month, so this week I'll be doing some strength and cardio and Monday I will have a plan. Stay tuned!!! You always have to have a plan!!