Monday Struggles 2:1

So today marks the beginning of week 2.

And I was pretty nervous to see what my weight loss would be.

Turns out, I lost 6 lbs.

Needless to day, my assumption is correct on my weight loss.

But today was just a struggle. A struggle to put one foot in front of the other.
I'm assuming its the amount of stress that I'm under, but I'm 8 days late for my period with no beginning in sight.
The constant daily cramps I've been having the past almost 2 weeks have been insane. I'm exhausted. So unbelievably exhausted. I even came home from work to take a nap!

The level of stress that I'm feeling is so overwhelming that daily activities today seem so difficult.
But I'm going to push through this and see if going to the gym will help.

One thing that I am proud of, is when my coworker handed me a cookie and out of habit I took one. Only I didn't eat it. I just put it in my little container. I'll save it for a day when I'm about to lose my mind. Making that decision to not eat it was big for me. Especially with all of my stress.



Here's what I ate: 
Breakfast-
1/2 cup of oatmeal
1/2 banana 
1/2 of egg whites 
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1/2 each of red, green, yellow, and orange bell peppers 

Snack 1: 
1 small red apple
10 almonds 

Lunch: 
1 cup of the concoction I made over the weekend
1/2 cup of quinoa 

 Dinner: 
6 oz of grilled chicken
1/2 cup of quinoa
an over flowing 1/2 of edamame 

 Snack: 
1/2 cup of cottage cheese 
1 tbsp of sunflower seeds 
1/3 cup of blueberries  



Workout C: 
1 hour on the elliptical = 4.57 miles 
Leg Press = 12 reps x 3 @ 120 lbs 
Barbell Bench Press  = 15 reps x 3 @ 30 lbs 
Seated Cable Rows = 12 reps x 3 60 lbs 
Wide Grip Lat Pull Down = 12 reps x 3 60 lbs 
Barbell Shoulder Press = 12 reps x 3 30 lbs 
Decline Crunch = 12 reps x 3 



Measurements: 

Last Week                                                                        This Week
Weight = 200 lbs                                                    Weight = 194 lbs
Arm = 15 3/4"                                                                  Arm = 15"
Neck = 14"                                                                       Neck = 14"
Bust = 43"                                                                   Bust = 41 1/2"
Waist = 41"                                                                     Waist = 38"
Hips = 50"                                                                  Hips = 48 3/4"
Thigh = 26"                                                                    Thigh = 26"
Calf = 15"                                                                          Calf = 15"
























- Jess

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