March Meltdown Challenge Day 31 Results

LAST DAY OF MY MARCH MELTDOWN......DONE!!! 

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 7.4 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 83.85 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 23 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 212.59 

Morning routine - The usual. Lemon, ACV, cayenne. Matcha tea and water 

 

Breakfast - Starbucks Tall skinny latte.....Out shopping with my girl so I had to make it work. Jamba juice berry shake ( 150 calories with 50 calories of protein powder and matcha powder) along with a double wheat grass shot. 

 

 

Lunch - Again, had to make the best choice with where I was at that time. Chargrilled salad - NO CHEESE or other junk on there. 210 calories as I had it. Not the healthiest choice but I did my best. 

 

Dinner - Ahi tuna steak over raw Kale, avocado, cucumber and raw asparagus with tomato along with 24 oz of Oolong and Matcha tea and my maca root shake. 

 

 

Ok, about the shake. SOOOOOO many people have emailed me or asked about it so here are my ingredients. Hope this helps answer your questions! 

I use Almond milk, the silk brand UNSWEETENED along with 1 serving of each of the following...... 

Chia seeds 
Garden of Life RAW Fiber Blend 
Either 1 scoop of Metabolic reset or Garden of LIfe RAW Protein. 
A bunch of ice 
Truvia 
Raw Cacao powder 
Maca Root Powder....LOVE this stuff!!!! 

 

Sometimes I will add in my green powders along with a couple of detoxifying powders if needed. 

Green Vibrance 
Garden of Life Raw Perfect Food 
Flaxseed blend with detox herbs and fiber 
Michael Tierra Internal Cleanser 

 

All of these can be found at either Central Market, Whole Foods or the Vitamin Shoppe. As always, you can email me if you have any other questions.

March Meltdown Challenge Day 30 Results

Once again, I am reminded that small efforts over time really do lead to great triumphs! 

What a super fun day this was. My girl and I went shopping and I found some cute things, all of which were in smaller sizes! i bought a pair of size small exercise pants, a size medium jacket and a size 4 pair of skinny jeans! I still have a LONG way to go this year but the hard work is paying off!!!! 

Here is a picture of the jeans and a dress my husband bought me the other day. I cannot wait to wear this over the summer. Must get some good TRX workouts in to get my shoulders and back ready! We bought the dress in a French boutique.....how chic! 

 

Here are the jeans from today. The waist is a bit tight so it will be my mission to rid myself of the muffin top the month of April :) 

 

And now the results from my day..... 

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 6.8 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 83.85 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 22.2 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 212.59 

Breakfast - Maca, Raw Cacao and Chia protein shake 

 

Lunch - Bean salad with Raw Napa Cabbage and Flax pita. Green Tea 

 

Dinner - Soy protein stir fry with brown rice noodles 

 

March Meltdown Challenge Day 29 Results

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is bliss, taste it. 
Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it. - Mother Teresa

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 6.4 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 83.85 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 21.8 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 212.59 

Morning Routine - Lemon, cayenne pepper, ACV and RWK just cranberry drink. Oolong tea and my water....today I got a bit creative, or crazy....one of the two, and decided to write on my water bottle! When you do this every single day of you life you have to switch it up a bit for fun!! :) 

 

Breakfast - Flax pita with salmon, ff cream cheese ( I was out of my fromage blanc...boo!) and fresh berries with Oolong tea. 

 

Lunch - Flax pita, hummus, eggplant and roasted pepper, and tomato. Yerba Mate tea. 

 

Dinner - Out with the family shopping and the healthiest option was this fuji chicken apple salad from Panera. It was either this or Brio Italian food, the Cheesecake Factory or PR Chang's.....Kill me why don't you! LOL! 

 

As requested....The Cookbook Blog!

I cannot tell you how many people have asked me for the names of cookbooks that I use. I am so sorry it has taken me so long to respond. The fact is I have a TON of cookbooks but do not always use recipes from them. I will get ideas then take it and make the dish my own. I love to cook, I would say it is my greatest hobby, and so for me it is a joy to experiment. Here are a few of my favorite cookbooks, both healthy and some not so much!! :) 

You can always take a dish and make it as healthy as you want, you just need to be creative. Oil can be substituted with Vegetarian or chicken broth, Braggs Aminos can be used instead of soy sauce. Dijon mustard or greek yogurt can be used instead of mayonaise....you get the picture. Be creative and see what happens! 

My favorite health cookbooks at the moment are...... 

The Eat Clean Diet 

Power Foods 

The Cancer Fighting Kitchen 

Veganomicon 

Healthiest Foods on Earth 

Color Me Vegan 

A few of my go to cookbooks with amazing recipes which I modify are..... 

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian 
Classic Turkish by Algar 
Jamies Italy 
Williams Sonoma The World Kitchen 
Malaysia and Singapore by Basan and Tan 
Thai by Bastrya 
The Food of India 

 



 

March Meltdown Challenge Day 28 Results

Will post a blog about the race hopefully today but for now, here are my results from Day 28....

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 6.4 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 83.85 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 21.8 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 212.59 

Morning Routine - Lemon, cayenne pepper, ACV and RWK just cranberry drink. Oolong tea and my water! 

 

Breakfast - Quinoa with almond milk, stevia, GOL Raw Fiber blend, and chia seeds with fresh berries 

 

Snack during the day - a small piece of flax pita with hummus and more water.

Lunch - Grilled chicken salad with spinach 

 

Dinner - Egg white and veggie scramble 

 

March Meltdown Challenge Day 23 Results

Tonight will be my last blog before my next HM which is on Sunday. We are leaving early in the morning to head up to Dallas for my race. I am going to take pictures of my foods and will do a massive blog when we return. I will be good while gone BUT I am going to have several date nights with my husband, but trust me, I will eat well and I will have the pics to prove it!! I am going to carb up on Saturday night before my race. I still have not decided what to eat. A part of me wants sushi, you know a good brown rice spicy tuna roll or maybe a good veggie pasta dish, not sure. 

Anyways, I am very excited about this race. For those who may not know, I am racing for the Susan G. Komen foundation! Thanks to so many wonderful supporters I have raised almost $1,300 for the organization! I am so honored and proud to be doing this on behalf of so many wonderful, strong women who have fought their way with grace and courage through breast cancer. This race is not about time or performance but in reverence for others. I want to soak in the spirit of the race and enjoy myself and of course, NOT have an injury. I have another half just 2 weeks later and one almost every month from now until December when I run my full so I have to run strong and stay slow if need be.....I am ok with this. 

Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend. On Sunday, when I am running, I will be thinking of you all, I could not have done this without you. Take a moment on Sunday and say thanks for the blessings in your life and for your health. 

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 6.2 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 70.59 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 21.6 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 199.33 

Jens start to the morning - Beet, ginger, spinach juice. ACV, lemon, cayanne and RWK just cranberry juice drink and English breakfast tea. 

 

Breakfast - Salmon with fresh berries and greek yogurt with raw fiber blend and chia seeds 

 

Lunch - Egg white scramble with veggies and turkey and a pot of Oolong tea. 

 

Snack - More of my beet, ginger, spinach juice. 

 

Dinner - Whole wheat couscous with raw veggies, hummus and a bit of flax pita along with my raw cacao, maca root, chia seed and almond milk protein shake. 1/2 apple. 

 

And of course as everyday......my gallon of water! A MUST!! :) 

 

A little Midweek Motivation!

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. ~ Bruce Lee

Champions are made from something.
They have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision,
They have to have last minute stamina; have to be a little bit faster,
They have to have the skill and the will.
But the will must be stronger than the skill. ~ Mohammed Ali

Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice. ~ Samurai Maxim

Like a blacksmith pounding a piece of red-hot metal, hard training shapes and changes your body and mind. It is not by rubbing or patting it, but only through continuous hard work that an ordinary object can become a sword ~ Helwig

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. ~ Muhammad Ali

I have almost reached my goal. March Meltdown Challenge Day 22 Results....

I am now less than half of a pound from my March goal. Super excited! I just need to stay strong and focused. I NEVER thought I would be losing this quickly. I am in shock. Even after years and years of trying everything and yes, losing a great deal of weight, ever since December when I started changing my diet even more than before, my life has truly transformed. It took me 2 years to lose about 70 pounds and as of today, I have lost 21.6 pounds in less than 3 months. NUTRITION MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!!! I am going to say this until I am blue in the face as it is so true! I will expand on this later in future blogs..... 

Now onto today's results!! 

March Meltdown Challenge Results - Starting March 1st 
Weight Loss - 6.2 pounds 
Inches Lost - 2.25 inches 
Miles - 70.59 

Wellness totals for the year - Starting January 1st 
Weight Loss - 21.6 pounds 
Inches Lost - 10 inches 
Miles - 199.33 

Jen's typical start to the morning - Lemon drink, Oolong tea and beet, ginger, lemon...etc...juice 

 

Breakfast - Quinoa, GOL Raw Fiber Blend, Chia seeds and wheat germ with fresh strawberries 

 

Lunch - 4 egg white omelet with shiitake mushrooms, onions, garlic, tomatoes and spinach. 

 

Dinner - Whole wheat couscous with raw veggies, garbanzo beans and balsamic vinegar....for dressing....add lemon, vinegar, greek yogurt and dijon mustard along with seasonings like rosemary, hot pepper and sea salt. On the side a couple of pieces of Joseph's flax bread with hummus. Along with this I drank a pot of tea, Mighty leaf Orange and Green Tea. YUMMY! 

 

Dessert - Greek yogurt, wheat germ, a small amount of chocolate Almond milk, stevia, vanilla, almond extract, raw caco powder, maca root, GOL raw fiber blend and chia seeds mixed together over fresh berries. SUPER good and heathy for you! This was for 2 servings.