Neighborhood Driveway HIIT Workout

It’s been a little over a week since I started clean eating (except for clean eating vacation on St. Patty’s in Chicago).  I seriously can’t believe the changes that I’ve seen in my body in the past week! I haven’t really changed up my workout routine all that much (maybe a little more cardio, but not much).  The biggest change is my 6 small meals a day of CLEAN FOOD.

Here’s a look at the past two days of my foods…

Monday Time 3/20/12
Meal 1 7:45 1 slice of Ezekial toast, 1 tbs natural peanut butter, 4 egg whites, 4 strawberries
Meal 2 10 Greek Yogurt (strawberry mint flavor), half an orange, 1/4 cup kashi crunch honey almond cereal
Meal 3 12 Whole foods salad: romaine, 4-5 oz chicken, broccoli, carrots, balsamic vinegar
Meal 4 2:45 Jay Robb’s Strawberry Protein Shake
  4:15 Gym
Meal 5 6:30 egg white scramble: 6 egg whites & 1 cup spinach
Meal 6 8:30 4 oz turkey roast

Water consumed: 188

Tuesday Time 3/21/12
Meal 1 7:45 1/2 cup ww oatmeal, 1 packet truvia, 1 tbs natural peanut butter
Meal 2 10 Greek Yogurt (blueberry flavor), half an orange, 1/4 cup kashi crunch honey almond cereal
Meal 3 12:30 1 pouch of starkist chunk light tuna in water, 3 low sodium rice cakes, apple
Meal 4 3 Labrada Lean Body For Her Meal Replacement Shake
  4:15 Gym (30 min HIIT)
Meal 5 7:30 4 oz chicken, 1 cup mixed veggies, 1/2 sweet potato
Meal 6 9 2 oz carrots, 2 oz celery, Greek Yogurt (black cherry flavor)

Water consumed: 224

 When I started eating clean, I was already at my “goal weight” I’ve always pictured being at since high-school.  After a week of eating clean, I’ve shed some more fat.  I’ve lost several more lbs and I can feel myself tightening up completely and getting stronger!  I don’t want to lose any more weight so I’m going to try to up my calories from now on.  I don’t want to lose any muscle.

 Here are some pics of some of my foods that were listed above… 

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I roasted a boneless turkey for the first time.  It was pretty good, but I’m terrible in the kitchen.  I always get too nervous that I’m going to give myself food poisoning so I freak myself out about how well it’s cooked.  It was good and juicy…I was just nervous it wasn’t cooked all the way.  I didn’t get sick though..so I guess I can eat the left overs…right?!

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This little lunch snack quickly turned into this…

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A tuna sandwich on rice cakes!! It was actually pretty good.  The rice cakes crumbled a bit when I ate it, but it was a nice addition to my tuna (since I didn’t add any mayo or anything)!

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Here’s last night’s feast.  I put chicken, veggies and sweet potatoes in the crockpot yesterday while I was at work.  The chicken turned out great but the veggies and potatoes were like mush.  I may have put too much water in the crock-pot.

Any idea why the veggies and potato tasted like water and like mush?

I’ve been preparing my food all week in little baggies.  Take a look at my fridge..it’s all organized and cute 😉

I’ve got my protein on one shelf, veggies on the left and fruit on the right.  Most of my starches are in the cabinet next to the fridge.  I love being organized 🙂20120322-084118.jpg

As for my workouts…Tuesday I lifted legs and abs.  I’m still suuuuper sore in the hip area from that workout.  I did a new exercise called a lateral tube walk that really works your hip flexors.  I feel like an old lady every time I get up and think “OWWW MY HIP!!!”. 

I also added in 30 min of steady state cardio on the treadmill on Tuesday.  I burned 822 calories at my gym session on Tuesday! wahoooo!

Yesterday was a “cardio only” day for me.  No lifting.  Because it was nice out, I decided to take my dogs for a run.  One of my dogs is 8 and loves running.  The other dog is only 5 months and this was her first run.  She didn’t do so well with it so I dropped them off at home and continued some HIIT outside in the neighborhood.

I always do “Driveway HIIT” in my neighborhood.  I will sprint until the next driveway I see…no matter if it’s a short or long distance..however it comes.  I’ll then walk to the next driveway.  The houses are spread a bit apart, but not too far.  Sometimes you get unlucky and have a really long sprint, but then other times the driveways are right next to each other.  It changes things up!  I ended up running about 2.3 miles in the half hour I spent around the “hood”. 

I love being creative with my workouts..it really keeps things interesting!

4 thoughts on “Neighborhood Driveway HIIT Workout”

  1. Overcooking your veggies will cause them to get mushy. Sturdy veggies like carrots and potatoes are alright in a crockpot, as long as you cook on low all day. Delicate veggies (basically anything green) will cook very fast and should only be in the crockpot for 1-1.5 hours at the very end of the cooking time. I hope this helps for next time. I love using my crockpot for easy clean dinners that cook while I am at work!

    I love your daily meal breakdown and workout summary. Keep up the good work!

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