JustShellie JustStrong

Beautiful 4mile walk in the glorious sunshine. Followed by week 4 of meal prepping.
Weights at 6am (workdays), 2 more lbs off. Muscle mass up, body fat down, all moving in the right direction! And over 4hrs of strength training so far in May!

Off we go again.... 5am alarm, 6am weights 7am scrambled egg & additional egg whites

💪 💪 💪 biceps and triceps today 🔥 🔥 🔥

5am start for 6am weights. Now on to breakfast... protein flatbread, philly light, tomatoes, scrambled egg. 🤩💪

Lunch was delicious! Protein flatbread, low fat cream cheese, spinach, vine-ripened tomato and grilled bacon! 450 cals 26g protein.. loved every bite!

Meal prepping again! This time with some lush sparkly water and then onto tonight's rump steak from

Yummy "cheat" pizza. High protein flatbread loaded with ham, a lil cheese, gherkins and hot sauce for super flavours! 😋😋😋 I could've used low or no fat cheese to alter the macros but happy with 33% protein and less than 500 calories.

Meal planning Sunday!

Setting out my weekly intentions.
*5am club begins again after 2 weeks off
*Drink more water
*Eat leaner
*Fitness regime for the new 🏉 season
*Building on the foundations

2months; 1st 2lbs lost. ⚖️ 👇👇 3lbs down this week. Hoping next weeks scales show 15... something! 🤞🤞

Happy with that, considering how bone idol I'm being.
The change in weather has made me feel achey all over, tired and generally depressed. 😔😪

I have made healthier choices this weekend. Only 1 beer with the RWC semi-final. Water intake up. 💧 💧 💧

Food planned for the week, 🫑🌶🍅🍎🥬🥒🥗 now I need to focus on more exercise.🚵‍♀️🏋‍♀️🏃‍♀️ The stretches have been improving flexibility generally. 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️

No weight change this week. High protein start to the day! It's been a very stressful week and I'll happily take maintenance.

I really need to focus on getting out of bed early everyday, this weeks focus was stretches, its highlighted a sad weakness on the 'injured' leg and very poor mobility.

To get stronger I have to fix that first.

Even so, I still found my bed more enticing than progress when it was wet, windy and colder than it's been in a while.

This week I have to get up earlier! More regularly than twice!

Let's see what next week's post looks like!!

Why is it so hard to be consistent at 6am?!? 😂🤣😂

Meal prep Sunday again.

I make salad so I do not have to prepare it everyday. It means I can have whatever meat/fish/ veg dish I want during the week, then pair it with pre-prepared salad. Also load it into a box with eggs/ ham/ scallops/ sardines etc.. for lunches. No faff, usually means leaner eating.

I've found if I have to prep healthy when I'm hungry I'll grab unhealthy instead. PREPARATION is key for me.

The down side today, the mozzarella, tomato and basil salad with balsamic was gone in 1, 2, 3! But at only 142cal,who cares!! I did manage to keep one for tmrw! 😉

+1.5lbs this week.

I'll actually take that!!!! Grateful it's not more.

I've been bone idle.
I've eaten birthday cake most days since Tuesday; courtesy of buying too big for the boys 17th and regretting it!
Wine most nights as I've been feeling super stressed.

Felt lethargic, struggled to get up first thing to take the dog on any walk, so hubby took over that duty. School runs, bills, shopping, birthdays, swimming, working, life definitely felt it took over this week.

Sunday I am going to meal prep my week again. Take inspiration from my week 1 and try and have a great week this week.

I started today with a run 🏃‍♀️ it felt slow, clunky, needed to walk at times, it felt like 5 mile; it was only 2.3! But I did it.

Onwards!!