Diet Day 6 - Saturday

We got up pretty late this day so my snack between lunch and dinner was skipped since I had lunch around 3pm...

Breakfast (11am) - Frittata made with 3 egg whites, chopped spinach leaves and bell pepper, VERY little salt (This was delicious!!!); 1 piece of low calorie bread toasted and topped with 2 tsp. of honey; 1/2 cup of blueberries; 1/2 cup skim milk.
Snack (1pm)- Fat free vanilla yogurt with strawberries (1/2 cup yogurt, 1/4 cup strawberries).
Lunch (3pm) - The rest of my BBQ chicken from the night before (about 1/3 cup) and about 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes.
Dinner (7pm) - Baked salmon with Old Bay seasoning; 1/3 cup white rice; romaine salad with 1 tbsp. shredded cheese; fat free croutons; and lite catalina dressing; 1 coke.

Diet Day 5 - Friday

Breakfast - I was running late this day and I only managed to get in a cup of coffee.
Snack - Fat free vanilla yogurt and blueberries.
Lunch - Spinach salad mixed with tuna (packed in water) and fat free italian dressing; 1/2 of a coke.
Snack - 1/2 of an orange.
Dinner - (went out to eat at a BBQ place) 1 cup of BBQ chicken with 3 tbsp. Georgia Sweet BBQ sauce; mashed potatoes (no gravy); corn on the cobb (small); and water.

karita sits up & walks

So for the last couple of mandated workouts, I had to fit 'em in where ever I could... I was NOT missing my gua sha treatment!!! On Sunday, BL & I decided to do a triplet. A triplet is where u decide on 3 CrossFit movements combined to make a workout. We initially designed a CF style workout with 3 rounds of situps, push ups, and dips using our parellettes... Yeah, um, that didn't happen for me!!! My first attempt using the parellettes was kinda funny, the second one hurt! When u fall two times in a row straight on your bum from about 10-12 inches in the air, you pretty much decide NOT to proceed with that exercise! So, once again, I scaled an exercise to something I could do... I kept the situps and push ups to punish myself and then, cuz I was mad I couldn't do the parellettes, I threw squats in there, too! 3 rounds of 75 reps total, however I wanted to break it up! I will say I was proud to finish in about 15 minutes! I also had a little extra incentive... Sadie planted herself at my feet, so she got a whole lotta tummy rubbin' whenever I came up for my situp!
My last workout was pretty simple, a very brisk walk with BL and the Beag on my lunch hour!
I am happy to report that I did get my favorite torture treatment and have been threatened by DrB to do another 8 workouts... Here we go again! :)


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Karita walks with a Purpose

Today I, along with 27 other beautiful hearted ladies, just finished Walking with a Purpose, a charity walk for Mercy Ministries. Each walker donated $5 to go directly to Mercy!!!
Mercy Ministries is a God filled and God blessed ministry founded by Nancy Alcorn. Mercy's mission is simple... Take broken young women and bring them to the throne of God to reveal their true beauty. What I love about Mercy is that it is solely funded by contributors. No money is received by the government AT ALL, so Mercy can focus on the real solution to the girls' problems... God and the redeeming love of His Son, Jesus! Another thing I love about Mercy is that every girl admitted to the program 1) must come on her own initiative, 2) is not allowed to speak about her past to the other girls, and 3) comes free of charge!!! Nancy Alcorn is a true believer in being able to help and save every girl she can, regardless of their socioeconomic background. I love that!
Please take the time to check out Mercy... www.mercyministries.org. Feel free to give, if you see fit. It'll mean alot to these girls and just might warm your heart, too!

Here are some pics of our walk!!![gallery link="file" order="DESC"]

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Location:Raleighwood!

Hiking With the Honey

I’m not quite sure what possessed me to engage BL in a hike after my 3 mile Walk With a Purpose this morning, but I did it. It must have been the 60* weather after over a week of 20* days… That sun just kept luring me outside! We decided to do some geocaching, too, which is basically urban treasure hunting, if you don’t know and had a blast! We found the first cache fairly quickly as it was located in a very accessible place but the second cache was not as, shall we say… Willing to be found?!? We searched deep on a trail that was actually supposed to be closed for what seemed like hours but couldn’t find it! At one point, BL left me on the trail alone so he could go look for it Cherokee warrior style… Not the best idea we’ve ever had! All I can say is that I am NEVER hanging out on a closed trail by myself in the impending dusk of a January day again!!! I definately was putting my “God has not given my a spirit of fear” knowledge to heavy use!!! I have never been happier to see my husband than after those 20 mins alone in the woods! Once on the paved trail, I laughed about it… Kinda. Okay, it wasn’t until we made it back to the car that I cracked a smile!!! I did have fun, though. Part of geocaching is not getting caught or being seen by non geocachers… That always adds an element of excitement to the whole adventure! if you’re an outdoorsy person or are looking for a fun and FREE family activity, check out www.geocaching.com for more info! I think you’ll love it and have tons of skulking around fun!





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Location:Lake Crabtree

Diet Day 4 - Thursday

Breakfast- 3/4 cup of honey nut cheerios with 1/2 cup skim milk.
Midmorning Snack - 1/4 turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard only.
Lunch - 3/4 turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard only. 1 small chocolate chip cookie.
Dinner - (I ate pretty late since I had to close at work.) **Chargrilled chicken sandwich on wheat bread and coke.

**If it seems like I have this a lot it's because Chick-fil-a is directly next to my store, hahaha!

Diet Day 3

So I'm totally going to make excuses for today... It was my day off with Deagan and it was his 9 month appointment (even though he'll be 10 months on Tuesday). Anyway, I fell off the bandwagon with breakfast and I had a coke too. :o( But I've still managed to lose 3 lbs in just 3 days!

Breakfast: Sausage biscuit and jelly, and a coke.

Midmorning snack: 1/4 cup of fat free vanilla yogurt and 2 sliced strawberries.

Lunch: Soy burger and bun.

Afternoon snack: (My lunch was a late one so I just waited for dinner.)

Dinner: 1 turkey dog on low calorie bread. 1 cup romaine lettuce with diced bell pepper, red grapes, chicken strips and lite dressing.

Snack: String cheese.