HAPPY AUGUST EVERYONE! Wait, August?!
The month of August always makes me a little sad because it means the end of summer is near and school is about to be in full swing. I'm all nervous/excited/scared/looking forward to it all.
I mean, I should have all these mixed feelings, seeing as August will be filled with sorority rush + moving to a new apartment + living in a new city + meeting new people + new classes + FOOTBALL + so much more!
As usual, I wanted to start this month with my goals:
- Continue to take [and enjoy!!] one to two rest days each week.
- Continue to be with friends and family even as school starts.
- Though it may get hectic, I want to continue to grow these relationships.
- Go to [almost] all the LSU football games....cause FUN.
- Not too much beats a Saturday in Death Valley, amIright?
- Go to mass every Sunday.
- I sorta missed a couple weeks this summer, and tend to miss once school starts but I'm determined to not. It makes me feel so empty when I miss.
- Try 3 new workouts each week
- This will almost be mandatory, seeing as I'm moving to a new city, therefore a new gym/routine.
- LOVE MYSELF
- Read 1 chapter of a new book each night until I finally [if ever] finish the growing pile on my nightstand.
- BLOG MORE!
I'm also printing and hanging these goals on my mirror to keep me accountable!
After indulging in too many treats while in New York and then lots&lots of dessert last night.... I decided to kick August off with a "cleanse" (it's really just whole nutrition, nothing close to starving myself!)
What it looks like:
Breakfast:
- Shake -
- 1/2 teaspoon almond or peanut butter
- 2/3 cup raspberries
- 1 spoonful of oats
- handful of spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon of flax seed
- 1/2 frozen banana
- lemon juice
- 1/4 scoop of protein powder
- I topped mine with a little granola and shredded coconut too :]
- + 1/2 a grapefruit
Snack 1:
- 1/2 peach
- 1/2 Greek yogurt
Lunch:
- Shake -
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cut up cucumber
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- lime juice
- 1 stalk of celery
- 1 cup of kale
- 1/2 cup pineapple
- 1/4 apple, chopped
- 1/4 scoop protein powder
- 1 cup of steamed broccoli
Snack 2:
- Protein smoothie -
- 1 cup of any fruit
- 1/2 scoop of protein powder
- 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder
- water till the right consistency
Dinner:
- Shake -
- shake of cayenne pepper
- flax seed
- 2 T of avocado
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- lemon juice
- 1/2 cup mango
- 1/2 cup kale
- 1 cup coconut water
- vegetables/healthy carbs on the side
There you have it....not an intense cleanse, but makes you feel great and a good fresh start to the month!
Let's attack August!!