Weight: 221.8 (-2.4)
Bust : 40" (same)
Chest: 35 5/8 (-3/8)
Bicep: 13 5/8 (-3/8)
Forearm: 10.5 (-.12)
Waist: 34.5 (+1/2)
Midway: 37 (+1/2)
Hips: 47.75 (+1/4)
Thighs: 27 (-1/4)
Knee: 18 (-1/8)
So, how is it that I can lose a couple of pounds, lose in some places, but GAIN an entire 1.25 inches in other areas? Well, it is one of the joys of being a woman, and eating certain foods at the wrong time, one simple word: BLOAT! Yes, that rather lovely word that can be attributed to other fun symptoms that a woman of child bearing age must endure once a month. Yay for water retention! I guess this week's measurements were pretty much a mixed bag, although, I think that they would've been a lot better had I not had that little issue. But, to be honest, bloat was just one of the things I've had to battle this week.
Laziness; I've fought it fiercely all week! Some days it has gotten the best of me, and others I have prevailed in triumph! Sunday I didn't do my work out, (Kempo X), neither did I do a workout on Monday. However, in my defense, Mondays are my rest days. Today, I did manage to drag myself out of my bedroom and do today's workout, Plyo X, which happens to be my LEAST favorite so far. I didn't do as well as usual, but I did my best through the yawns & considering the cramps & bloating I was feeling, I'd like to think I earned a couple of brownie points for doing it. I was going to do my Kempo X Monday or yesterday, but yeah, that didn't happen. I mean, c'mon! Who wants to workout when they're feeling bloated and having some cramps? Especially when it involves lots of kicks. Ladies, am I right or wrong on this? Am I the only one that might take an extra day of rest when the joys of womanhood creep up on you?
Which brings me to another one, craving sweets. Sunday I wanted something sweet after dinner, so I made something that I've been meaning to try, a mug cake! Here's how it turned out:
Here's the recipe that I used:
3/4 scoop chocolate Shakeology or chocolate protein powder
3 tbsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp flax meal soaked in 4 tbsp water
1 egg
1 tbsp honey (or Stevia)
1 tbsp Nutella
3 strawberries
banana
1 dark chocolate covered almond
-Mix all dry ingredients in mug, add wet ingredients, and bake in microwave for 2-3 mins.
-Slice strawberries & banana.
-Take mug cake out, flip over, let cool slightly. (You may have to use a knife to get the edges of the cake away from the mug).
-Cut cake in half, put half of the Nutella on the bottom half of the cake, put in banana and strawberries. Put top half of cake on top and put rest of Nutella on top of cake, place strawberries, banana and chocolate almond on top. Enjoy!
NOTE: The cake will expand while cooking. You can also add some unsweetened coco powder to make it more chocolaty!
Calories: 377 per serving (1serving = 1 cake).
That, my friends, is how I took care of my sweet craving! I hope you enjoy this treat as much as I did! Feel free to make whatever modifications you'd like! I made my own modifications, (the honey), from the original recipe which I got from my friend at church who is a BeachBody coach. I think I'm going to try it with vanilla protein powder instead of chocolate next time, or maybe strawberry!!! I'll post that one too. :)
Anyway, overall it's been a tough week so far, but as Tony Horton says in the Plyo X video, "No one said it was going to be easy!" Indeed Mr. Horton, indeed.
Until next time my friends!
Sarah
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