Day 93

This was taken almost 2 weeks ago, but I didn't get a chance to put it up until now.  When I flex you can totally see some of my oblique muscles and upper abs now!  Only a few weeks to go!  I'm not sure if I'll have a full blown 6 pack by my actual birthday, but I know I'll be close!

Protein Smoothies

I've been drinking protein smoothies after weight lifting work outs to help with recovery and to add some needed protein intake.  As I've mentioned, I try to eat mostly vegan/vegetarian foods, so the protein I'm currently using is Pea Protein.  This is my first time using this kind of protein, and it's definitely not the same at whey protein.  To be honest, it tastes like ground up peas....   The plus side, it's 100% pure and natural and packed with natural protein!  I've been playing around with ingredients to see if I can add anything to make it taste better.  Here are some concoctions I've come up with so far:

My Green Machine (my fave so far)

1 scoop pea protein

1 handful (approx 1 cup) fresh spinach/spring mix

1/2 a banana

1 cup filtered water

ice

1 tsp agave nectar (optional)

Purple Protein

1 scoop pea protein

1 handful fresh spinach/spring mix

1/2 cup frozen berry mix

1/4 cup 100% pure pineapple juice(optional)

1 cup filtered water

ice

I use a Magic Bullet to mix the ingredients.  I find it does a great job shredding the ice and thoroughly mixing the protein and spinach.  Sometimes I don't have time to put a smoothie together so I simply mix a scoop of protein with 8 oz of water and chug!



Day 80

Weight: 130 lbs and stuck there for 2 weeks!!  Not that I'm mad, I'm very happy to be at 130!  Gotta kick up my game though to break through this plateau.
Work outs: 6 days a week.  I've added in some P90X videos that my husband does and they rock!  It's great to switch up my cardio with some kempo or plyometrics.  I like the weight lifting routines as well, they really push me.

Meals: Been sticking to my "diet" for the most part.  I did have a slip at at The Drunken Fish last weekend when I consumed almost an entire ball of green tea ice cream wrapped in pound cake then fried!  It was worth it though :-)  Did I mention the whip cream and chocolate syrup?