Day Three: Sore

Hello and good day to you! Today marks day 3 of the challenge! For those of you who have joined me, I must say I am thrilled to have you aboard!! I'm so happy to be surrounded by encouraging folks that will take this challenge seriously and motivate one another. One of the most important parts of success is accountability and motivation. Thank you for all the support!

Today was a day for rest, in a way. I decided to head to the gym at about 5:45am this morning and get started on the workout. Since I've been doing quite a bit of strengthening exercises, I thought a nice morning run would do the trick. Being that I love running and have been doing it for some time now, a morning run was just what I needed to take on my Friday.

Day 2 of the 21-Day Arm Sculpting Challenge is to rest - perfect timing because after all those push-ups and arm moves, my body needed it. I feel like I'm starting from ground zero on my arms, but thankfully they seem to toughen up pretty quickly with enough exercise.

Today is also April Fools Day!! Hopefully you all have fun traditions to keep this day wacky and weird. Quinn and I have our own tradition. On this day one year ago, Quinn tried to get the point across to me that he was in love with me and wanted to pursue more than just friendship. Of course, I was oblivious to this little detail, thinking that we were "just friends" and I was somewhat satisfied with that at the time. He left an enormous bouquet of flowers on my door step (inside of a vase he had to special order from France) and a Trader Joe's 1 lb Dark Chocolate bar. After coming home to find all of this on my doorstep, he greeted me there and took me to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in Bellevue, where I had never been before that night. He went the extra mile to make it clear that he wanted to date me with the intent to marry me, since we'd been friends for 7 years at that point. Long story short, we ended up having "that conversation" about 2 weeks later, sealed it with a kiss and have been two happy little people ever since!

Why am I telling you my love story? So that I can justify my amazing cheat meal I am going to consume tonight with Quinn at the Cheesecake Factory. It will be every bit of delicious and I can hardly wait to get all pretty and go out with the man I love!

Friday, April 1, 2016

Wake up 5:10am
WORKOUT

30 Minute Run
21-Day Arm Sculpting Challenge - Day 2: REST

DIET

Breakfast:
This was so yummy I have to share my recipe with you. Please try this, it's unbelievable.
2 eggs (sunny side up)
1 cup broccoli florets
1 pinch salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
1 sprinkle Parmesan cheese (for flavor, so yummy)

Directions:
Warm up a slightly greased (or non-stick) frying pan on low-medium heat. I put mine at the 2.5 notch of my coiled stove top. Cut the florets into bite-sized pieces and place in your frying pan, then crack each egg on top. Sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika over the whole thing. Top with a bit of Parmesan cheese now, if you want it melted, then cover and turn the heat down to low. I turned the heat to the 2 notch of my coiled stove top. Let cook for 25 minutes, eat your masterpiece immediately thereafter.

I made my daily coffee, then went and took a shower while this was cooking. Perfection.

Lunch:
Egg & Avocado Salad
2 eggs (hard boiled)
1 half avocado (cubed)
1 half head romaine lettuce

2 orange cuties
(I could eat more for lunch, but I'm saving my appetite for what is to come at dinner time)

Dinner:
Cheesecake Factory yummies!


Bedtime 8:30pm



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