Week 5 of BSN Body Transformation Contest

Well, today marks the start of week 5 of the contest! 7 Weeks left! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone. It is so exciting because I have already seen some major changes in my body. During the contest time alone I have lost about 10lbs. I am only 8 pounds away from my goal weight but my trainer, Rachael, is promising that we will get past my goal weight! Now that is an amazing thought! Robbie has been working really hard and we are keeping each other focused. We probably eat Kale Chips about 4xs a week! haha but Robbie is a huge chip person so if it keeps him on track I am happy!

So, in wedding news we have made major progress! I took some amazing pictures with my bridesmaids a few weeks ago. Here are 7 out of 150! There were so many great ones it was tough to pick! My sister is the maid of honor and in the midst of planning my bridal shower. We took some really great ones for the invitations too! I will post those when she sends them out : )

Last Tuesday, we met with the florist! It was so much fun picking all the flower arrangements. We definitely did not skimp out on the flowers : ) We also had great luck at the mall finding Robbie's wedding band! We have been on the hunt for it forever. I am so happy we are getting things done. Now, it is time to focus on the competition and getting as lean as possible before getting my dress altered. I also have to get ready for pictures with Robbie scheduled in a few weeks. 

Here are some progress pics. I already posted them to my FB page but I still think it is amazing how much my body has changed from the end of September till now. I have officially lost 30 lbs! The before pic is a little after my initial weight loss. I'm prob around 20lbs lighter in the after pics here. I really encourage everyone to take pictures of their fitness journey because that is how you will really start to see a difference! 

Good luck to everyone this week! I will try to blog more. I have been slacking : / 

Eat clean! 

XOXO- E 

Week 1 Reflection

Week 1 is over for our 12 week body transformation challenge and it definitely had it's ups and downs. The week started off awesome! I was feeling great and thought I totally owned this thing and then the weekend came...and it was hard. The weekends are the hardest because it's out time to have fun and eat! Well that hasn't helped me in the past so I am trying to eliminate cheat meals on the weekends. Saturday I stayed real busy and packed all my food for the day. I got my hair done, which ladies you all know is an all day process!
Here is what my day packed food included:

• an apple and a protein shake with water
• a container with salad, a container with 1/2c black beans and some salsa, and a packet of white albacore tuna (makes a great, quick salad)
• 2 tbs. peanut butter and celery sticks

That's everything I ate while I was out for the day and came home later for dinner. It kept me on track and helped me avoid buying food while out. It wasn't until Sunday evening that I was really craving sugar. I fought through the cravings and all day today I did great until tonight when all I wanted was some fruit or honestly frozen yogurt! I know I won't give in it's just a lot of hard work. The cheat meals I would have on the weekends really kept me sane during the week on my diet and now eliminating cheats is making it difficult but I have $10K to try to win and a wedding right around the corner so I am going to fight through the cravings and I will definitely have to start getting creative with recipes to keep me on track!

Here are my progress pics for the week: