This week, I was able to focus more on my fitness, than health. I was able to motivate myself to go the gym for longer periods of time and four times this week instead of three. I worked out on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I was able to focus on my same workout routine, affecting all parts of my body, however I was also able to use external resources to bring new exercises into my routine. On Sunday, my friend whom is a rugby player joined me for a workout along with my other friend who is a retired swimmer. I was able to observe that everyone does different workouts and for different reasons. I also observed that everyone does what they feel works best for them and is at their comfortable level. I did lots of critical thinking on Sunday, after my workout and decided to prolong my external research into researching other females my age who are looking to lose weight and gain muscle. Throughout my extensive research, I came across a woman who I went to high school with, and recognized she had an Instagram workout page, I noticed that our bodies are very familiar and our workouts are about the same, therefore I was able to gain some reassurance as well as several new exercises. On another note, my health was still improving. Although, all my craving of chips, candy and junk food in general were getting to me a bit. I stood my ground, and continued to focus on healthier meals. This week is very unique because I tried ordering my groceries for dinner prep only from “HelloFresh”, I had a coupon laying around the house, and I’ve always wanted to try it. Believe it or not, the meals turned out very tasty and it was all healthy. Because most of HelloFresh meals cook for two or four, I ordered the equivalent of 3 meals, and I had leftovers throughout the week, to balance the proportions of what I was in taking. For my breakfasts, I was remaining on track, having my homemade smoothies, as well as my protein bars. Typically, this kept me full until at least 1pm. From there, my lunches this week, changed a bit as I incorporated more vegetables, and tried to eliminate sugars from my diet.  I still continued with chicken breasts and a variety of salads and sandwiches.

What is HelloFresh? HelloFresh is the leading provider of fresh food at home, their goal is to “aim to provide each and every household in 12 markets with the opportunity to enjoy wholesome, home-made meals with no preparing, no shopping and no hassle.” “Everything required for delicious meals every day is carefully planned, carefully sourced and delivered to the front door of each subscriber at the time most convenient for them.”

Link: http://ir.hellofreshgroup.com/websites/hellofresh/English/100/about-hellofresh.html

The first two images represent what the HelloFresh boxes come with and look like. Whereas, once the meals are cooked, they will look like the two meals below. These are two meals that I have tried and have really enjoyed.

Below are more images of my smoothies, protein bars and two images from my workouts (as you may see, I focused heavily on legs this week.