Motivational Thursday

Hey NeverEver's!


Welcome to Thursday! Woot and week is almost done and the weekend is almost here. Best day ever!!! No really I have been in a super happy mood all day today. Must be to the fact that I have been dancing in my seat at work listening to techno! Is it time for EDC again?

Anyways, I wanted to get this Motivational Thursday started! So without further ado...here is the Motivation!!

Okay NeverEver's, let this carry us onto the weekend. I do have to admit that I am taking it easy on the working out right now as my heel is just giving me so much pain...but I will have a doctors appt for that by the end of next week. I am still doing my run next Sat and I have a plan for the next 2 months. Which I will be showing on Sunday! 

So guys I will see you on Sunday. Have a good weekend!!! 

Motivational Thursday + A Recipe!

Hey NeverEver's!

Man did I sleep good last night! After I warmed up dinner (took me 10 minutes w/ Food Prep) and went for a walk. Well after that I basically passed out. Earliest I have ever been to bed, at least in a while, 9pm.

I do have to say it felt good. Didn't really workout last night...just slept. And you know what? I don't feel bad about it. Apparently my body needed rest and it...well it let me know. But that doesn't mean I didn't want to workout today.

And it mostly worked out. No treadmill at work. Went to lunch late because of some extra little things that came up (yay...) and by the time I got down there both treadmills where taken (grrr). So I just had some of my leftover salad and got lost in a good book. Which is why there are no pictures (oops) I really got sucked in!

But before we start with the...late...Motivational Thursday, let me show off my dinner and workout!

I remade my Chicken Enchiladas but I did make some changes. Here is the recipe!

• Chicken Breast cooked in water and then shredded. 
• Saute 1/2 an onion and 1 garlic
• Chili Verde (I used Archer Farm's from Target)
• Once the onion & garlic has been sauteed place the chicken and 1/2 of the chili verde in the pot and allow it to warm up. 
• While chicken is being sauced up (yup my word) the other half of the Chili Verde spread it on the wheat tortillas. 
• Heat up oven to 350*
• Get the chicken off the stove and scoop 1 spoon full on to the wheat tortilla. Add light American cheese and 1 spoonful of quinoa. Wrap up the tortilla and place it into an oven safe pan.
• Do the above step over until you have enough enchiladas to make you and yours happy. 
• Rub the last of the Chili Verde on the top of the enchiladas while sprinkling some of the shredded cheese. 
• Place into the oven for 10 minutes. 
• Take out of oven and top with some light sour cream and cilantro. 
• Serve to your family and bask in the compliments ^_~

Serves 3, Calories 369, Carbs 49, Fat 10, Protein 26, Sodium 277. (Stats from MyFitnessPal.com)

But after that yummy dinner it was time to relax and then...it was time to sweat it out with Shaun T and Hip Hop Ab's! 

It was Day 11 of Hip hop Ab's and it was a sweaty one. Did Total Body Burn with my weights on the whole time! Although it was a sweat fest I didn't have to stop once. I was able to power through the whole 40+ minute thing! 

I also found out that sweat stings when it gets into your eyes! Seriously that stuff hurts and makes you cry...Oy. My muscles are feeling it but I am looking forward to tomorrow! Going to get Day 12 done Woot Woot! 

Now it is time to head to some Motivational Thursday (make sure I get to Day 12)

I really think that people need to remember this. A bad day doesn't mean a bad week. 

Time and commitment! 

Especially those non scale victories

Yes this is true!

I really like this quote

You can be an inspiration to yourself! 

Jiggle no more! JIGGLE NO MORE!!!

Okay NeverEver's, it is time for me to call it a night! I will see you all tomorrow for my breakfast, lunch run and evening workout ^_~. Have a great Friday!!

Motivational Thursday - Independence Day Version

Hey NeverEver's!

Its Thursday and Its Independence Day! Yes I like saying Independence Day instead of July 4th. I am old fashioned ^_~

However, today is special because I have put together an Independence Day Motivational Thursday!!

This one just seemed awesome!! 

This is what I am going to be doing for the PotLuck that I am going to later today!

If I can find some stars I am doing this one as well ^_~

Yes. I never regretted taking that jog! 

What. It is completely true!

I can try to do this...but it won't look as pretty! 

This works for us Night Owls too! 

Don't forget while your eating some BBQ add some fruit to that plate! 

Okay NeverEver's, Its back to Anime Expo for me! I will see you all back on Sunday!!! Have a fun, safe and a great Independence Day! 

Motivational Thursday

Hey NeverEver's!

Only one more day until the weekend is officially here!! Yay! It has been a pretty busy day and after writing this I am headed out for a night walk. The weather is just perfect for it. And it will be my last 'official' workout this weekend. Lots of dancing and walking this weekend but no official workout. All about EDC ^_^.

But tonight it is all about Motivational Thursday!

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Well if I didn't want to walk before this I really want to do it now! So have a good weekend you all! I will be  back on Monday!! 

Motivational Thursday

Hey NeverEver's!

Welcome to Thursday...One more day until Friday! Woot Woot!! I hope everyone has had an amazing day.

Personally I am not impressed ^_^ lol. No I just 'half' finished my root canal so I am currently feeling a little numb. But I am IN LOVE with my new dentist. No pain and it was finished SO quickly. They were even able to do the X-Ray without several tries. Oh they were amazing! Have to go back next Thursday to finish the root canal but I am actually looking forward to it lol.

But my day started pretty well. Got my Shakeology for breakfast and I have been experimenting with some flavors. Today was Peaches with 1 1/2 cup of light almond milk. It was really good. I am finding that my cravings for sweets (my weakness) seems to be lessening. I do still have them at times...and I do cave in, sometimes, but they do seem to be lessening. Which I am so damn happy about.

However, my workout wasn't that great today. Had to really force myself to get into it. Which I did. I even ran at a 6.5 for a few seconds. And I did 6.0 for a whole minute! That is a big deal for me. Especially since when I first started running I felt like I was going super fast at 4.0 now I can handle 5.0 for a few minutes. Yay for progress.

Now it is time for Motivational Thursday! I really need it so I can get through my mile run tomorrow!

This is what helped me through my mile today!

I should remember this for next time. 

Doesn't seem that hard ^_^

Rome wasn't built in a day and neither can you undo years of neglect. So give yourself time to breath! 

The more colors the better for you!

I like most of these...but Black Coffee. 

Just keep it up!

This is my mantra! It is so important to not go for a quick fix. 

Okay NeverEver's, I am going to be heading to bed. I just took some pain killers and I am feeling super sleepy. I wish you all a SUPER MOTIVATIONAL THURSDAY and an even better Friday!

Motivational Thursday

Hey NeverEver's!

I really need some motivation today. Been kind of in a funk lately, at least in eating healthy and working out. Now I can give myself the excuse that I just started my job on Monday and training is extremely stressful. Or I can remind myself that on Tuesday my ankle was a little tweeked by putting my foot down wrong. Or I can even give myself today with me having a headache most of the day...and even had to call out of work (I know horrible...but I have a wonderful boss) because the pain was right behind my eye and driving was out of the question.

But I my headache has been gone since 1pm. I could have done exercises that didn't require to be on my ankle (hell knows I need more crunches in my life. I could have also been packing my lunch instead of relying on eating out and giving myself the excuse that it was my first week.

There are times when not working out is ok. There are times when not eating healthy is ok. But not all the time. Not everyday. And not when you don't have a workout or healthy eating down most of the time. Then that is just an excuse. That isn't taking care of yourself. And this is where I find myself. Wanting all the goodies and none of the hard work.

And that is why I needed today, especially since it was a Motivational Thursday. So without further delay lets get that motivation going!

So these are my thoughts today. And this is what I picked as my motivation. I hope you find it motivating as well. And I will see you guys on the other side of this funk ^_~!