Fab Feb

Okay, I realize I'm a few days late in getting started (with my posting) but hey, I've been busy!

So far, the healthier part of my February is basically going well. What does that include?

1. Always eat breakfast.
In general, I've been trying to do banana + cereal.
2. 3 Fruits a day. 
I've mostly got this one down. My favorite fruits to use for this is my bananas, grapes and apples. However, sometimes I go with a homemade smoothie.
3. No buying sweets.
 Okay, no lying- I have completely failed at this one! From here on out, however, I will not buy sweets. What does this mean exactly? Well for me: no candy, no stopping at Publix to buy cookies, no Walmart cupcakes... I'm fighting an addiction here! That being said, any sweets I already had, I am allowed to finish (which I shall try to do slowly so it lasts longer). In reality, I don't have very much of that laying around, mostly a bag or two of M&Ms. What "Sweets" does NOT include, however, is Semi-sweet chocolate chips! These are a healthier option, in controlled quantities, for those of us who just need that chocolate fix!

These are the 3 main rules I am trying to stick to at least for this week. In general, I've also been trying to eat more of the veggies and eggs, and less of the bready foods.

Wondering about the FITNESS part of the Fitness Fest? Okay, okay... also a little lacking. I worked straight through the 1st 3 days of the month, so no hardcore exercise took place (though more to come on a work-time workout later). Yesterday, I did some Cardio and weights in the form of my own personal Zumba sesh at home (perhaps a separate post on a diy Zumba class later).

One of my main goals this week is to bump up the calisthenics and weights to develop more muscle. Why is this important? Well, muscle burns more calories than fat does, so the more muscle you develop, the more calories you are likely to burn. Plus let's face it, right now I'm a bit of a weakling. Thankfully, muscles, in my opinion, are areas where you can see results much faster than, say, weight loss. For one thing, you can feel it the next day when you work out weaker muscles. For another, you build up and use heavier weights.

Again, one of my main goals this week is weight training, but I'm going to be adding Cardio back into my schedule as well.In expectation of my obviously looming success, I have signed up for the Color Me Rad run in April! I missed the Color Run back in January, so I'm really excited about this... guess I better get back on those 5ks!

More posts to come, I promise! Stay fit :)