It’s April, it’s officially spring (sort of) and it’s time to update you on my fitness journey!
With the warmer weather (when we’re lucky) I’ve been able to incorporate more walks into my routine. My goal is to do at 3-4 days of at least 3 mile walks. Of course I’ll be running as well, I do plan to do at least two 5Ks this year.
I’ve also started doing Buti again. I find that I get a well rounded workout and I actually sen see and feel the difference with my body. I completed my 4 week program on the Nike Training app. The upside to that is that my butt and legs got a great workout. The downside, I overextended my knee from the amount of squats that I had to do, plus I’m not sure if my posture had anything to do with it. Idid them correctly, I think, keeping my legs wide enough and not letting my knee go pass my feet. It took a couple of weeks before my knees were back to normal.
No on to why you clicked on this post. I have officially transitioned from a vegetarian lifestyle to a vegan lifestyle. I have actually been thinking about this for a while and it’s been something that I have been gradually doing for a while as well. This change has nothing to do really with diet or losing weight or any of those things. It’s more personal beliefs and how I feel that dairy, mainly, has negatively effected my body.
I’ve been vegan for almost a week now and it’s been a pretty smooth transition. I’ve had to adjust how I snack mostly, making sure I’m not hungry throughout the day. I also buy a lot of fruits and vegetables. I brought a lot before, but now it’s insane. The amount of bananas I’ve brought is ridiculous.
I was a vegetarian for about 15 years and I never had any problems with vitamin deficiencies thankfully. My last check up showed that everything was normal and because I’m a little paranoid I have been taking B12 vitamins, among other things, since I will no longer be consuming dairy or eggs.
I did want to share a very filling wrap that I’ve been having for lunch. I use a large spinach wrap and spread it with some hummus. I then fill it with spinach, sweet mini red and orange peppers sliced, cherry tomatoes halved and strips of roasted red peppers. It’s pretty good, but of course like with more recipes I share you can fill the wrap with a variety of other veggies.
What does a typical day look like for me? I start with breakfast and my vitamins. Breakfast is either a smoothie or organic vanilla granola cereal with almond milk and banana slices. I drink and eat with the original, unsweetened almond milk. I then have a mid morning snack which is usually some type of fruit like an apple or banana… sometimes both.
For lunch, if it’s not leftovers then it’s the wrap mentioned above or a large salad with a lot of the same veggies. I’ll usually have some type of fruit with it like an orange. For dinner I cook, like last week I had roasted asparagus and roasted potatoes with onions and garlic. I’ll end the day with some type of a light snack like pistachios, an apple and all natural peanut butter or a glass of chocolate almond milk.
Overall, I’ve been feeling great. I’m excited about the farmers markets returning and trying out new fruits and veggies. I’m also going to start juicing and incorporate a couple of fresh juices throughout the day. That’s my update so far.
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