New & Old

Well if any of you follow me on instagram you know I had a little bit of a setback this weekend. However, I have learned from my mistakes and moved forward. I am back on track and feeling more motivated. I'm trying to work on some recipes for things like protein pancakes and homemade protein bars which I will share with all of you lovely folks!!

Monday and Tuesday I was sick as could be and stuck in bed with no appetite and unable to workout. :(  It did however give me some time to think about what I wanted to try to do for my upcoming workouts!! That being said I have decided to start up insanity again. I didn't have great results the first time around but I have HIGH hopes for this time!! I'm also going to continue to work on my lifting routine as well, gotta look good in my awesome wedding dress in September ;)

I also tried an experiment on Monday when I posted a pic on instagram that said 1 like = 5 situps. It got amazing results and I ended up doing 240 situps today when I felt better!! So I've decided I'm going to make some of my own like that for different workouts and let my followers determine part of my workout each day!!

I am also very excited to say that as of yesterday I am officially an Independent Beachbody Coach!! I'm really excited about this opportunity mostly because I can't wait to help people get healthy and lose weight!! I've always wanted to find a way to help people get in shape and lose weight and this opportunity came to me and I couldn't pass it down. I can't wait to start making a difference in helping to solve the obesity epidemic happening in this country!! More info to be posted soon. I will be doing challenges and free coaching of course!! When I figure more info out I will post it right away!! :)

Getting it Together

Yes when I say getting it together I mean it not only in my life of eating clean and working out but also with this blog I am trying to keep up with. As promised I am including a little workout I put together that shouldn't take longer then 15-20 minutes. It doesn't require any equipment other than your own body so you can do it anywhere!!

One of my favorite sites as I have been learning to eat clean definitely has to be http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/
This website is filled with clean eating recipes and tips on learning how to eat clean. The two I have tried so far are the french toast strips and the meatloaf, both which you may have seen me post on my instagram!

 This is the 2nd time I have made the french toast strips and I LOVE them. Although I am a breakfast fanatic and could eat breakfast foods every single day for every meal :)

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-french-toast-strips/

When I made the meatloaf I only did 1/3 of the recipe. I only had 1 pound of ground turkey and a very small crockpot so the larger version wasn't going to happen. I still let it cook in the crockpot for the same amount of time as the big one and it turned out great!! I had a little bit of BBQ sauce on the side for dipping :)

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-slow-cooker-meatloaf/

Have a great weekend and don't forget to workout!! :)


P.S. Don't forget to check out my shop on etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KringstadKitchen?ref=si_shop

Spring Break

Although I did not end up going anywhere for Spring Break I did end up getting a little bit off track. Having a snow day yesterday also made my "spring break" a little longer.

Today I am starting off strong with a better eating plan, meals prepped, and feeling confident I will make the right decisions. My fiance is not trying to lose weight or eat clean so it can be challenging at times to resist eating the foods that he eats instead.

This picture is great motivation for me as I try to turn my setback into a comeback. I have to keep my eye on the prize (aka looking fantastic in my wedding dress in about 6 months!!)

Never put yourself down after a setback. At least it means that you are trying!! Just jump back up on the horse and get going again because you are stronger than you were before!!


*Normally I wouldn't do this but I did just open an etsy.com shop selling some things so check it out!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KringstadKitchen?ref=si_shop

Laters!!

The end of Insanity & Beginning of weight lifting

This week is my last week of the insanity program. It has been a great experience and I'm pretty sure I'm going to just start it over from day one next week. Although I didn't have great results this time around(from eating so poorly) I feel like round two will be much better!!

Last week I started a weight lifting program for the first time. It entails 3 days of training, 2 days of cardio, and 2 active rest days.
Here is a link to the program:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-20to39-fat-loss/intro

After leg day last week I was so sore I could barely walk for a couple days so I'm a little behind but plan on getting caught up this week!!

Weekend was a little off course for the food plan but I got myself back in gear today. I've decided that writing down my entire schedule for the day with a food plan really helps

First Post & A Little About Me!!

Welcome!!!

As my first post I thought I would start by sharing a little about myself. My name is Nicole Robertson and I'm a 22 year old from North Dakota. When I was in high school I was never fat. It wasn't till I got to college that I started to gain weight. My first semester as a freshman I put on about 21 pounds. However, my second semester I lost all the weight and then some and was by far in the best shape of my life. After that things kind of went downhill with my weight and I kind of blew up. Ever since then I have been in a constant battle of losing and gaining and losing and gaining with it always ending up with more gaining in the end.

Needless to say I'm sick of playing the up and down game. I have tried every diet out there: 3 day military diet, 17 day diet, Medifast, Weight Watchers and more. Recently I have become interested in this whole concept of clean eating. It will definitely be a challenge as I am a fast food/out to eat addict. Nothing sounds as good for dinner as mozzarella sticks!! But people seem to be having the most amazing results when they change their lifestyle to clean eating and lifting weights.

So this will be my journey. The ups and downs of trying to eat clean and work my ass off in the gym. As I try to lose the little over 50 pounds I have put on since my freshman year of college.