Fit Friday: Mission Accomplished

Happy Fit Friday Luvs!

It’s been a couple of months since my last Fit Friday post so, I wanted to come share the progress I’ve made. 

If you remember my goals were;

1. Workout at least 5 days a week
2. Eat clean at least 6 days a week
3. Focus on Inches and not Weight 

• Waist – 26 I’m currently a 26 and started at 31 
• Hips – 40 I’m currently a 38 and started at 36

With my much needed vacation being a week away. Over the last 3 weeks I actually managed to stick to all goals (even with a heavy travel schedule over the last month) so I’m proud of myself. Especially, since this is what I’m looking like...

When I tell you that after having Baby O, and realizing what my C-section did to my body. I never thought in a million years I’d see abs again, I mean it. So pardon me as a gloat lol. My waist is now a 26 which was my goal J.

However, my hips are still the same which I’m totally fine with. I knew going into this that building muscles are something that takes time and this is a lifestyle change so I’m in no rush.

That’s all for me but I truly hope you are sticking to your plans.

Fit Friday:Nice & Quick

Happy Friday and cheers to this being a long weekend :)

Since my journey to get my pre-baby body back I’ve found a ton quick workouts that get your blood flowing and can be done virtually anywhere.  On days where I don’t want to do much but need to get my ten minutes in doing any of these totally helps to motivate me so of course I’m sharing...

Enjoy! I just LOVE how the workouts above are short and to the point yet totally get your heart rate up.

Fit Friday: Tomato Basil Chicken

Happy Fit Friday luvs.

As I promised I’ve totally been working towards becoming a healthier me.  I’ve set a few goals for myself (I’ll share soon) and have been working out at least 4 times per week...I’m already seeing resultsJ.

The other day I revisited a recipe from Menu Musings of a Modern American Mom the other day and added my own little twist too it. It turned out delicious and was super healthy so I had to share it with you all.

Ingredients: (4 servings)

• 2 chicken breasts 
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes 
• 2 tsp minced fresh garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• ¼ cup white wine
• 3 Zucchini
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil

Step-by-step:

Season chicken breasts as you wish. 

Add a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to your skillet.  This may seem like quite a bit, but it will form the base for the sauce.

While waiting for the oil to heat up, go ahead and Shred your Zucchini. When the oil is HOT, add the chicken breasts. 

After about 4-5 minutes, the chicken breasts should be ready to turn. 

After the second side has been cooking for about 4 minutes, go ahead and add in the fresh tomatoes that you have chopped up and fresh basil.

Next, add in the white wine andminced garlic.

Give it all a good stir.  

When your chicken is "done," turn the sauce down on the lowest setting to keep it all warm.

While your chicken sits on low, Sautee your zucchini shred in the coconut oil.

Once your zucchini is done turn your chicken off. 

Place some zucchini on a plate and top it off with chick mixture.

Fit Friday: My Fitness Truth

By: Shenise

What started out as a few “good” pounds (you know the ones that go to your derriere and your Olive Oil legs) turned into 65 pounds of WTFF (Why The Fat Face). Next comes the subliminal you are fat comments, “wow, look at you,” “you’ve changed so much,” “I remember you was soooooooooooo Small,” and my all-time favorite “didn’t you use to model?” After that you begin to tell yourself all of these lies to cover up the hurt “girl, you don’t want to be the same size you were in high school,” “I’m thick,” “I’m still cute tho’! “I’m still cute tho’,” “I’m still cute tho?” “Am I cute?” Finally, depression because you don’t know how to deal with this body, you don’t know how to dress this body, you feel you’ve lost your self in this body and now I will just eat because apparently there isn’t anything I can do about this body. 

Then you become pregnant and you see the light at the end of the tunnel, you tell yourself “I can hide all this extra fat with the pregnancy and then work your ass off once you give birth because they say breastfeeding kills calories faster than anything else!” I welcomed a beautiful gift from God almost 3 years ago and that cotdamn (yup it’s cotdamn because God aint got nothing to do with this) stubborn fat is still here, can you believe it?!? I can because my mindset NEVER changed I just used circumstances and mind tricks to delay what I really needed to do, which was WORK! I became lazy and then I used my pregnancy to continue to be lazy and then I used “I just had a baby” to win the lazy award and now lazy can kick buckets! 

In order for me to be successful I know I need two things; (that’s it?), for me yes.

1) Consistency, if I say I am going to work out before work I need to stick to that. 
2) Stop drinking those 44ounces of Icee aka Slurpee aka as nothing but Sugar (the red and blue mix is so good tho). I know what you are thinking 

I believe family's important, being a wife is important, being a mother is important but let me tell you being a mothers has no chill button, no sick days, no paid time off or vacations for that matter. In order for me to be the best ME and mom, wife, daughter, niece, cousin, friend that I can be I must physically be here and if we are standing in our truth if I continue the way that I have been I will not be here! My journey will be different from everyone else’s but my truth has to be my truth and my advice to you would be find your own truth, write it down and hold yourself accountable. It isn’t a walk in the park, it isn’t easy and sometimes you may think it isn’t worth it but you know the TRUTH! Moms Mount Up, 

We Got This!

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WOW!!! I can't imagine the type of courage it took for Shenise to share this but, I pray that some of you going through your own fitness struggles will be inclined to share as well. So that together we can motivate and encourage one another.  I look forward to sharing updates on Shenise progress.