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Hello everybody! Welcome to Weigh-In Wednesday!

Please go check out my sweet co-host!

Ash @ A Step in the Right Direction

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It's a rainy day here in Indianapolis which means only one thing - I want to SLEEP, read a good book, and drink a chai latte. That is what dreams are made of, friends. Sadly, that's not the way world works. But what is better than sleeping? DOING BURPEES IN DA RAIN with November Project - Indianapolis! 

That's how my morning started off today. Running stairs (I HATE every second), lots of squats, pushups in a puddle, and partner work. I really just need to do a post about this so I'll writing myself a reminder right now. Post tomorrow or perish. 

So in all my haste to get in a solid workout, shower, eat breakfast, and get to school to start my study day, I forgot to weigh in officially. I can tell you that much to my chagrin, hopes and dreams, I am up around two pounds so back around 210. Even though I managed to get five good workouts in last week (when I was studying for THREE back to back exams), I still managed to gain because YOU CANNOT OUT TRAIN A POOR DIET. I did manage to get a few GOOD meals in too, though.

Spinach & mushrooms, eggs with red pepper

Asparagus, potatoes, squash, and risotto!

Hello, My name is Heather and I'm the queen of stress eating. Oh you want a study break? Let's go to Qudoba. Another 5 hours of studying tonight? Give me that Reese's egg. We finished our exams? Let's get Mexican and drink $2 beers. It's this vicious cycle and I'm SO sick of screwing up time and time again.  

Perhaps I was born with the appetite of a goat?

This weekend I'm going home again because Nick and I have to pick out our wedding bands.  I'm getting really nervous and scared that I'm going to mess up all my hard work this week by indulging too much when I go home - comfort foods, drinks, snacks, I lose all control. Every weekend home cannot be a vacation.  I'll be SO SO SO happy when Nick moves here in two months and I won't constantly be running back and forth.

In other news, don't forget that Ash and I have a DietBet coming up that starts on April 14 and ends May 11. Just in time to get ready for summer! I'm excited to win some money, are you in?!?  I'm hoping that extra motivation will be just what I need.

My half marathon is coming up sooner than I'd like - I have a few 5ks coming up just to get into the racing spirit but I still feel really behind.  I'm kicking my training into overdrive for the next month and praying I can finishing.  Yesterday was pretty slow going for only 4 miles - I need to find the fun in running again.

That's all for now folks!  Hoping to catch up on comments and reading y'alls posts this week since I've been a little MIA.  Peace & blessin's

I want to know: What is your all-time favorite exercise (move or style)?

Hello Pretties!  As I sit here watching The Bachelorette marveling in the spectacular realness of it all, I decided it might be a good idea to create some goals for the month of June.  Life is going by quickly and if I don't write this stuff down, I have no way of keeping myself accountable.  Here goes nothing.

June Fitness Goals:

• Win all three Diet Bets I signed up for.  Why did I do this?  Because if I'm going to lose weight and win some money, I might as well win x3.  
• Complete Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 with my Weigh-In Wednesday friends! (starting tomorrow)
• Track what I eat every single day.
• Limit alcohol intake to once a week.
• Train for another 5K in July
• Yoga twice a week.

One of my roommates from college is getting married at the end of the month so I want to be down a sizable amount by then - no specific number goals but 10 lbs or more would be preferable. 

I had a pretty productive Monday - I finally went to the grocery and did some meal prep!  My schedule is so packed right now that I don't have much down time and I'm ready to lose it.  I've been wanting to respond to all the sweet comments I got from the Medical Monday link up but this is really the first time I've been able to sit down.  I woke up this afternoon (remember...work all night) to so many thoughtful messages, it completely made my day!

Good news and bad news - tomorrow is my last day of babysitting.  I'm going to miss my little goobers - all four of them - but I'm so ready for a break.  More downtime is necessary so I can really focus on eating clean and getting in quality workouts.  I'm tired and I can't deal with the temptation of cheez-its, fruit snacks, and cookies all the time!

One last thing, tonight I made Jamie Eason's Turkey Meatloaf Muffins!  I can't wait to try them tomorrow for lunch!  Yum yum!

Ignore the yucky pan...I'm sure there's a Pinterest for that!

Jamie Eason's Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. ground turkey
• 3 egg whites
• 1 diced onion
• 2 diced celery stalks
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp dry yellow mustard
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp chipotle pepper spice
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp garlic powder

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 375 and spray muffin pay with non-stick spray. Mix all the ingredients in large bowl until combined.  Roll into balls and put in muffin tin. Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through.

Makes 12 muffins. Each muffin has about 120 calories.  

I didn't follow this recipes exactly.  I used minced garlic instead of garlic powder, an italian herb paste instead of thyme & mustard, and a chili pepper paste instead of chipotle pepper spice.  

Next time, I'm definitely going to try to add some tomatoes or salsa in there...it needs a little something extra.

Das ist alles! Until next time.