Updates, recipes, & Monday!

It's Week 4 and we are rejoicing in how strong our bodies are becoming and how much healthier we look & feel.  I am amazed at how much energy I have and how great I feel each & every day!

Here are a few quotes from our Meltdown participants on how the Meltdown has affected them so far . . . . .

Isn't it awesome to love to exercise now ~ I have so much energy now.  I can't believe how tired I was before ~ I don't want Meltdown to end.

 Sure have a good time at our work outs; that Turbo Jam really works!

Yes, I am super excited!!  I have been doing 3 miles on the elliptical every other night on the aerobic mode, and my turbo jam class, plus a few extras here and there!!  I am so excited!

That exercise does pay off.  :)

 

I have been inspired each day by your blogs - keep up the good work!

 

YIPPPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!

 

I am amazed by each and every one of you!  Your commitment to the exercise classes each week has been the biggest success of all.  And speaking of exercise ~ this was our last week for Turbo Jam and we did a GRUESOME workout!  It really was a Jillian Michael's kind of last chance workout before Friday's weigh in but it did pay off big on the scales.  Next week we will begin Zumba on Thursday night.  The class will be 45 minutes of learning the steps but you will get a workout during this learning session.

 

I always share my week with you because I get to see the stats on each of you and I feel it's only fair for me to be accountable to you.  I lost 2.4 pounds for last week and I am just slightly under a ten pound loss for the three weeks of Meltdown.  I take a photo of where I was at when we started the first Meltdown, where I ended, and where I am at as of this week.  I have been asked to repost it for you to see:)

 

 

Before meltdown

 

 

After and Currently

 

My goal is be down a total of 25 pounds for this Meltdown and to have my blood pressure in the healthy numbers range!!

 

 

My personal recipes for the week . . . .

I made a big pot of White Chicken Chili (September recipes) to pack for lunches.  The hubby can't stay out of it so I may not make it until the end of the week with it!  Salmon and Albacore tuna for supper with green beans & 1/3 of a cooked sweet potato.  I love sweet potatoes this time of year and they don't need anything on them ~ if you like sour cream on top try part of a laughing cow cheese wedge on top! 

 

Breakfast this week has been either oatmeal with a little pumpkin butter stirred in or an oarowheat 100 calorie flat bread bun topped with pumpkin butter and a banana or an apple.

 

I am excited to reach our 4 mile mark on Walkfit this week as well as starting our Zumba sessions!  You each motivate and inspire me and I want you to know how much fun I am having getting to know you and helping you become healthier!

With love & appreciation ~ Stephanie