T25 - Day 3

Tonight's workout was brutal. It was beyond intense. I am actually not sure how I made it through it, I think I might have blacked out (just joking) but seriously, it was so incredibly hard by the end of it I was feeling like crying, that is how exhausted I was!

Shaun T did say in the video that this would be the hardest workout in the Alpha series which is good to know, not looking forward to having to do it again next week. I am getting comments on how I am slimming up though so that is encouraging at least. I just wish that I could see it. It sucks when you can't see your own changes.

So tonight we still had to do our AB challenge (yesterday was our day off from the challenge) which super sucks because today we already did a full body and tomorrow is 25mins of non-stop ab workout and then we still need to do an AB challenge. Good news is? We only have 5 days left of the challenge. The AB challenge tonight sucked. It was:

• 100 crunches
• 45 leg raises
• 65 min plank

At about 15sec left with the plank I was verbally saying "yes I can! yes I can!" to push through because tonight's workout involved a lot of plank moves so my shoulders were on fire. I felt that burn 10 seconds in and actually said to my friend, "Well this isn't a good sign, struggling at 55sec left"... but I persevered! The 100 crunches and leg raises were also very hard, I had a constant burning in my stomach from using my AB muscles, but I don't so much mind the burn in my abs because at least it means my stomach is going to slender down, which is my biggest thing that I am self-conscious about.

Today I had some cravings which I did not indulge in. I was on Pinterest looking at birthday stuff for my son's upcoming birthday and of course, there was cake! I had such a hard time not buckling and finding some serious junk food especially since supper was almost ready and I was FAMISHED!
I am finding that I am actually always hungry, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I am just surprised.

I like reading back on my blogs and seeing all the food I've eaten. In a way it serves as my own personal blogging food journal and also helps me out because I know someone may read it and correct me and say "you can do that recipe much healthier if..." I am absolutely NO expert on this, I am just starting out. So that being said...

Tonight's supper was an amazing hit and a MUST TRY! It was:

Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki with Vegetables:

Ingredients:
2-3 lbs organic chicken breast, chopped
fresh broccoli
4-5 large carrots, sliced
Pepper flakes, optional (I didn't do this)
2 Tbsp olive oil
Sauce:
2 Tbsp ginger, chopped
1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup cold water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/3 cup cane sugar (or honey)

Directions:
In a small bowl mix the Teriyaki sauce ingredients set aside.
In a wok or large frying pan cook chicken in oil until just about cooked, add in carrots, pineapple, snap peas, red & green pepper.
Cover & cook for 20-25 min.
Add in broccoli and cook covered for another 10-15 minutes.
Serve with brown rice (or other healthy choice rice)

After our workout tonight I had a "dessert" type shake called "Pina Colada" it was so amazing, the protein powder gets frothy in the blender which kind of makes it seem like whip cream on the top. It tasted SO good, but I agree with my friend it could have used a touch of coconut rum ;) ha!

Ok well that's all for tonight!