Workout Play List!

Hey y'all!

So keeping up with the whole fitness thing, I thought I'd share with you the songs that are currently on my workout play list! I'm one of those gym people who HAS to have music playing, or else I feel like nothing gets done! Now I must say my mix of music is a little odd, haha it ranges far and wide-as you will soon see, but it's what I like to listen to.  It gets me pumped up and it inspires me to keep going.  I hope some of you can find this helpful! I know I always love a good music suggestion, and if you know of any songs I should add then please comment!

• I Hold On- Dierks Bently
• Skinny Love- Bon Iver
• I Need A Doctor- Eminem
• Follow Your Arrow- Kacey Musgraves
• Erase Me- Kid Cudi
• Just Breathe- Pearl Jam
• Save All Your Love- Great White (all time most favorite song EVER)
• House Carpenter- Hurt
• Lose Yourself- Eminem
• Super Bass- Nicki Minaj
• Wagon Wheel- Old Crow Medicine Show
• Body Party- Ciara
• From Yesterday- 30 Seconds To Mars
• Cleaning Out My Closet- Eminem
• Easy- Paula Deanda
• Hurricane- 30 Seconds To Mars feat. Kanye West
• Hey Girl- Billy Currington
• Comin Up- Sammy Adams
• Feel That Fire- Dierks Bentley
• 90210- Wale
• American Boy- Estelle feat. Kanye West
• How He Loves- David Crowder Band (always my cool down song)
• I'm Into You- Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne
• Check It Out- Nicki Minaj feat. Will. I. Am
• Wasted- Cartel
• I Just Wanna Run- The Downtown Fiction
• Despicable- Eminem (can you tell I'm obsessed with him?)
• Stay Stay Stay- Taylor Swift
• The Spins- Mac Miller
• Check On It- Beyonce
• Sorority Girls- Luke Bryan
• I Love You- The Black Eyed Peas
• Could It Be You- H*Wood
• We Can't Stop- Miley Cyrus
• Dead and Gone- T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake
• Find Your Love- Drake
• Beep- Pussycat Dolls
• Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
• Circles- Hollywood Undead (my second favorite song of all time)
• Bottoms Up- Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
• All of the Lights- Kanye West feat. Rihanna
• So Rich, So Pretty- Micky Avalon
• I Caught Fire- The Used
• Lonesome Road Blues- Old Crow Medicine Show

There you go! Like I said, so random.  I was typing this list out and just thinking wow I'm weird. Haha it reminded me of high school.. I'd always pick my friend up on our way to school, and she'd bring her own CD because she always thought I had shitty taste in music.  Anyway! If any of these songs are your favorite, then congratulations- we can be best friends! I hope you're all having just the most fabulous day ever, and if not, you'll get another go at it tomorrow- so no worries! 

Fitness Routine!

Well hello everyone! It has been a long time-as always-what other way would I start out a blog post?!

Today I'm going to share with you my fitness routine and what I eat!
I always love these types of blog posts and watching these videos on YouTube, and I'm feeling very inspired today, so I thought why not?! Let me add in a disclaimer that I have no idea what I'm talking about.  This is just what I do to keep myself in shape, and it works for ME! Everyone is different, so if these things don't work for you, or I don't do things how I should please keep in mind that I'm just a normal person who lives this lifestyle.

We will start off with exercise:
The types of workouts I do depend on my work schedule.  On days that I do have to work, I go to the gym.  I'll normally do 30 minutes of treadmill, followed by 30 minutes of the elliptical.  On the treadmill I don't do anything too special.  It really just depends on how I feel that day. Sometimes I just walk, sometimes I jog, sometimes I run on an incline, so you get the picture.  After I finish those I will go over to the free weights, and just do all different kinds of workouts with those.  I really just make things up as I go.  If I do the same thing over and over again, I just get bored, so I like to switch it up a lot.  Then after I get my arms burning I will go and do 2 circuits around the weight machines that my gym has. I also love the fitness classes that my gym has to offer, and when I get time I like to attend those.  I think working out in a class setting can get you more motivated.  I try to do a pilates and yoga class once a week, and then a lifting or kettle bells class twice a week.
On days that I don't have to go to work I like to spend my time outside! I'll go to my local park and I usually jog/walk any where from 6-8 miles.  I use the Nike Running app to track my distance, and I listen to various stations on the Songza app.  My favorite one at the moment is the Get Pumped: Pop Anthems play list..literally amazing. It's got everything from Britney to N*Sync to Rhianna and Katy Perry.  I need that upbeat music when I work out or I would go crazy.
Anyway..I do this 6 times a week, whether it's in the gym or outside.  Sundays are my rest days only because I normally have to work open-close, and am exhausted afterwards.

My Food:
Now I just recently got into prepping my meals, and I don't know why on earth I didn't start doing this earlier.  It is a blessing! Here is an example of what I'll eat on a daily basis:

Breakfast- scrambled egg whites on whole wheat toast
After I finish my workout - Smoothie- one banana, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, spinach, yogurt, water (I really just keep adding things until it tastes good, it keeps me full for most of the day)
Lunch- I eat one of my premade meals- ground beef with tomatoes, onions, green onions, green peppers, and spinach...It's basically like amazing taco filling that doesn't have taco seasoning on it..and brown rice.
Dinner- Chicken breast and veggies- I make mine beforehand, I just cook it in a pan with olive oil, lemon juice, and dill weed. For vegetables I really just eat what I have on hand; broccoli, mixed veggies, brussel sprouts, whatever.

And that's basically it.  Now I'm not all healthy all the time, I still like to go out and eat restaurant food...I am obsessed with chocolate, and I ALWAYS have some type of chocolate on hand, and I like alcohol.  The trick is to not deprive yourself.  I'm in no way unhappy...ever..I eat what I want, when I want, but pre-making my meals makes it so easy for me to just grab something and heat it up..especially since I don't have a normal set schedule.

This is what works for me, and I've lost about 10 lbs and went down a whole size since really kicking this routine into gear! I hope it has inspired you to get your booty up and moving!