Memorial Weekend is this weekend!  In the past years, my hubby and I get really excited about this weekend.  By this time we shopped for new outfits, called all our friends, and made a ton of plans, and we have been dieting and training hard to look good in bathing suits all weekend.  That was pre-baby, now that my little bundle of joy (Nicholas) is here, I am just worried about having all his food ready for the weekend, packing (it takes days to pack us up these days), etc.

Last year we went to Naples for memorial weekend.  We went with a few other friends and their kids and we had all just had our babies so no one was really stressed about how they looked.

But I would be lying to you if I told you I wasn’t thinking about all those 20 year old girls wearing close to nothing, while MOMMY over here hangs out in a one-piece and holding a baby.  I am so kidding, my husband would kill me if I wore a one-piece bathing suit.

So this leads me to a week of hard core eating and exercising.  The advantage I have is I have been consistently doing well with nutrition and exercise, but like all the other people in Miami, I am going to STEP IT UP this week in preparation for THE KEYS ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND.  Don’t judge me, if you had to hang out all weekend in a bikini with a ton of 20 year old college girls you would be doing the same thing.

Anyway, journey along with me this week as I blog my workouts, diet, etc.  Feel free to join me in my diet and workouts, that’s why I am posting them.

Sunday:  Prep day

Monday through Wednesday will be Protein Days (Fire Meals), and Thursday through Saturday will be Protein & Carb Days (Fuel Meals).  Sunday & Monday will be moderate & fun days.  I will be in the keys so I will be prepared with healthy options but i will also have some fun :)

• Made a Frittata with veggies and egg whites.

• Roasted a ton of veggies.
• Made sure I had my menu planned out for all week as well as all the ingredients.
• Baked chicken breasts.

Supplements: these are the same all week. You can find all of these on Billy Beck III website.

• Complete Female
• Omega Ultra Marine

• Max Stress B
• DSF
• Post-Training Protein Powder
• Glutamine
• Greens-X

Monday:

Exercise:

20 Minutes of Interval Cardio on the Arc Trainer: 30 seconds high resistance high intensity, 30 seconds lower resistance and lower speed.  Start with a 3-minute warm-up, 20 minutes of intervals, and end with 2-3 minute cool down.

Diet:

Meal 1:

• Oatmeal & protein shake

Meal 2:

• Veggie Frittata

Workout-Post Workout Shake with glutamine and greens

Meal 3:

3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 2 tbsp low fat cottage cheese, half a Hass avocado

Meal 4:

• Baked Chicken & Roasted Veggies with toasted almonds (yum)

Meal 5:

• Walnut Crusted Chicken & Stuffed Zucchini Boats (YUM-new recipe for cooking class)

Tuesday:

Exercise: Chest & Biceps

4 Sets of the Circuit Below

A1.  12 Incline DB Presses

A2. 12 Barbell Bicep Curls

A3.  12 Decline DB Presses

A4.  12 Cable Curls

Rest 90-120 seconds in between each circuit.

2 Sets of the Circuit Below

B1.  Cable Fly’s Pyramid Set (start with low weight for 10 reps, increase weight for 10 more reps, increase weight for 10 more reps, rest 10 seconds, start 10 more reps with the last weight, drop the weight 10 more reps, drop the weight to starting weight for last 10 reps)  YES, that is 60 crazy burning holy moly reps.  OUCH!

B2. Rope or DB Hammer Curls Pyramid Set (instructions same as above).

Rest 90-120 seconds in between each circuit.

I am going for a 20 minute run later with Nicholas and Danny.

Diet

Meal 1:

• Oatmeal & egg whites

Meal 2:

• Veggie Frittata

Workout-Post Workout Shake with glutamine and greens

Meal 3:

• 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 2 tbsp low fat cottage cheese, half a Hass avocado

Meal 4:

• Walnut Crusted Chicken & Roasted Veggies with Avocado (left over’s from last night).

Meal 5:

• Spinach Balsamic Turkey Meatloaf & Zucchini Boats & Spinach Salad with Roasted Veggies.

Meal 6:

• If I am up late enough and its time for a meal, I will have some more Veggie Frittata.

Check back with me on Thursday for the next 2 days of hard core eating and exercise!

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