ABC’s

First off, I cannot fathom what happened in Boston yesterday.  My heart and prayers go out to everyone and their families.

I been seeing these around the blog world and cannot remember where I got it from so if you see it I will link it up sorry!  Love doing fun stuff like this!

The ABC’s of Kaity:

Addictions: Cawfeeee (dunkin), peanut butter, harry potter, cute plates <–gosh am I a weirdo

Bed size: Queen!

Chore you hate: I hate putting my clothes away, hate hate hate it.

Dogs or cats: I love dogs but I am def going to be a crazy cat lady.

Essential start of your day: Breakfast. I walk straight from my bed to the fridge.

Favorite color: Pink!

Gold or silver: Gold, but I feel lately I been wearing more silver hmmm.

Height: 5’3.75 ( yeah that .75 really counts)

Instruments you play (or have played): nothing, except oh yeah the recorder.

Jobs titles you’ve had: Hairdresser, Sales clerk(i guess thats the name), Assistant

Kids: Love them. As long as they are being good and listening to me ofcoarse

Live: Love NY but would love to live somewhere more naturey.

Mom’s name: Jess!

Nickname: Kaity, my full name is Kaitlyn. Alot of my friends call me Kaytoothetea too because that use to be an old screen name lol

Overnight hospital stays: Never, knock on wood!

Pet peeve:  Guys playing games, people being indecisive, stupid drivers, people who ask dumb questions.  God I am an angry person.

Quote from a movie: Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light… wheres that from!? GO!

Right or left handed: I do everything lefty besides write/eat.  So weird

Siblings: 2 brothers and a sister.  Plus a brother in law and sister in law <3

Time you wake up: Usually early and never later then 730.

Underwear: Mostly Victoria Secret.

Vegetables you dislike: Arugula.  I just cant like it.

What makes you run late: I am usually that person who is wayyyy early to everything.  But having to walk up the hill in my backyard looking for a shoe duke took will usually make me a few minutes behind.

X-rays you’ve had done: So many.  Mostly of my ankle and knee. Ton of dental ones too, poor kid I was.  I was actually looking for a TBT last week and realized from 9-13 I was just to ugly for words hahaha thank the lord for braces.

Yummy food you make: I wouldn’t be able to eat something I didn’t like.  I have done that in the past and done shots of wheatgrass because it was good for you yet tasted awful.

Zoo animal: Penguins <3

What makes me happy: this cracked me up seriously.

What is the first thing you do when you wake up?

Do you have any vegetables you just hate?

MiMM- Much needed relaxation

Happy Monday!  I hope all had a great weekend!  Mine was pretty relaxing and much needed!

Onto a MIMM thanks to Katie!

Marvelous is..all you can eat sushi! I ate 6, yes 6 rolls. Can I get a oink oink (lmao i really did just say that too)

 Marvelous is..getting my bake on with my favorite chicks! It was a really crappy day Friday so we made some of these cookies.  Then the 3 of us split the batch. YUM!

Marvelous is..my long lost love kombucha! Always feel so refreshing after I drink them, as long as none of the little stringyness touches my mouth.

Marvelous is..too many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this weekend.  Never gets old.

Marvelous is..this movie, I swear I am Gigi.

Marvelous is..pancakes!  I made them for the past 3 days.  Can’t get enough.  I been trying to switch up the kinds I make each day for the challenge!

Is it just me that will use the smallest spoonful of batter just to not waste it and make a tiny pancake? PS ignore my hot nails.

Marvelous is..dunkins iced tea!  I was not in the mood for coffee when I went on sunday (I know right) so I decided to broaden my horizon and get the iced tea.  I think the workers almost had a heart attack too.

Marvelous is.. running without having a constant runny nose.  Sorry is that’s TMI but you colder weather runners, do you know what I am talking about?! I won’t even have a stuffy nose but you bet it will be running on any runs, my poor sleeves.  With it being nice out I now enjoy runs runny nose free. HOLLA

What makes me happy: monthly dinner with the salon girls.  I made it a thing to go to the bar/restaurant next door and about 5 of us go after a busy Saturday.  It’s good to just let loose with them and talk since we barely can catch up during work.  We sometimes stay after and just drink all night but I am punishing myself until school ends not to drink because of my crappy grade I got lol.  Especially after my YOLO night, I need a break.

Whats marvelous about your Monday?

Do you like PB (or any nut butter) & J?  What kind of jelly?  Strawberry is my fav <3

Do you like to have planned girls nights every few weeks?  If so what do you guys usually do?

WIAW In the Sun

Hello Everyone, I can’t get enough of this gorgeous weather.  After this I am going to go for a quick run outside then go to the gym for chest/abs..Yesterday was legs and I didn’t finish them because I got so hot there doing them and was getting nausea.  I already get a stomach ache doing legs but sweating like a pig on top of it killed me.  Does anyone else get a stomach ache during legs?!

Onto Wednesday, so glad this week is flying!  Thanks for Jenn for hosting!

Breakfast

I woke up at 5 and could already tell it was going to be one of those mornings that I don’t get satisfied by anything I eat.  So instead of switching it up today like I have been with Meghan’s challenge, I went with my usual 2 eggs, sweet potato and kale sauteed in coconut oil with nutritional yeast.

I also had my DD, butter pecan. <3

Lunch

I had to pack something easy to eat because I wasn’t stopping home in between my class because I had to go to the library.  I was not bringing tuna in the library. I get looks for my smoothies now being smelly too?! Not happening.

Celery&Carrots with hummus, green smoothie consisiting of strawberries, an orange, coconut milk, banana, protein powder, and spinach, and an apple.  I never ate the apple so once I came back from the gym I did with a scoop of protein powder with some almond milk and peanut butter, so goooood. (yes I used a measuring cup as my bowl)

Dinner

Finally something new for the challenge.  I made a tempeh burger that was so good with some ketchup, corn and broccoli on the side.  Perfect meal for a gorgeous day!

Snack

Popcorn kick is back in full force. Then I had a cup of peanuts.

What makes me happy: enough said.

 

Do you sometimes find it hard to switch up your meals?  What is your hardest one to switch?

Are you a baseball fan?

Overwhelming Week.

Hey everyone, I miss you guys!  This is the first time turning on the computer since my last post over a week ago.  So bad.  I been reading all your posts from my phone though but some posts I can’t comment on from my phone so I am sorry about that I am still up to date with all of you though!  After my vacation getting back to school was so hectic.  I have 10 classes left and so much to do.  I had midterms the day we got back because me teachers a, well for lack of a better word.. meany.  I bombed them both and it’s been nonstop since then.  I mean for me to not turn on my computer this long, you know I am busy! 

I join this every now and then and always love it so I am gonna keep up with it.  Here’s my MIMM thanks to Katie!

Even though I have been stressed to the max I still had plenty of good times of me making a complete ass out of myself.  For example, this cute guy in my class I never really talked to (he hasn’t falling for the hair flip yet) came and sat with me as I was eating my smoothies the other day.  Almost died.  But then we are waiting in the hall for our classroom to open (apparently he likes to get to class an hour early too) and I am being all as I think I was “cute” as I was leaning againest the wall.  I go to walk away and the picture frame I was leaning on gets caught in my hair.  Then it continues to fall off the wall and this 16×14 frame is now hanging from my hair.  I am hysterical laughing and the poor guy looks mortified as he is trying to get it out of my hair.  I sure no how to break the ice. I wonder if he will tutor me?

Marvelous is Meghan‘s awesome challenge for April.  You try something new whether it’s a recipe, food, workout, etc. each day for the month.  Though I been a sucky blogger lately I have been actually trying something new each day.  Most of them are recipes which is really great because I needed to switch it up badly!

Marvelous is dunkin donuts butter pecan coffee!  Whatttt.  I got so excited that I got both the mint chocolate chip and butter pecan because you know just incase they didn’t have the flavors there the next day.  Mint choco chip was ehhh not to good.  Butter pecan was the bomb though.  I wonder if that counts as trying something new?!

Marvelous is it finally getting nice out.  Meaning no more pants! 

I honestly hate pants and can live in dresses year round.

Marvelous is those bruises I am rocking on my knees.  My bottle of YOLO this weekend got the best of me.  You win dragon berry rum, you win.

 

Marvelous is being half way done with livefit!

2 weeks before and after.  If only I followed the diet plan completely and didn’t love liquor so much!  Haha, but I am loving the results and will write up about it and about the diet this week since I got some questions about it!

Marvelous is finally watching some movies that I been wanting to see!  I finally watched Argo and Life of Pi.  Argo was good, the other one however wasn’t my cup of tea.

Not so marvelous is going to type up 1 of the 2 papers due and study for my test tomorrow.  I will be back though !

What makes me happy: I know I said it already but 10 classes left.  Then it’s my last hoorah summer!  I am meeting with my 2 bestfriends this week just to make a things to do this summer.  Any good ideas?!

Have you seen any new movies lately?

Have you tried the new DD flavors?

I can’t be alone, who else has fell from too much alcohol?  Make me feel better! lol

Wednesday- Spring Breaking it up

Half way through a week that I wish would slow downnn. Tomorrow is that time of the month and I have to starveeeee again.  I am pretty sure this is the last month i forgot but hopefully so yayyy!

On to food, nothing new but good as alwayssss! Thanks to Jenn for hosting!

Breakfast

Had the usual pumpkin oatmeal with an egg white, the best.  With some cawfeeeee on the side.

btw I used a diff bowl just to switch up the pictures, LOSA!

I then went to the gym for my leg workout.  I am sore today, loving it!

Lunch

Sort of pathetic looking.  I ate all, well close to all the brussel sprouts before I took a picture sorrrry.  With half a can of refried beans and some hummus and salsa on top.  The best.

Snack

pumpkin protein muffin

A bit prettier then my chocolate banana one haha

Dinner

Easy dinner.  I marinated some tofu then threw the tofu, cut up sweet potato and green beans in the oven and roasted it all up for about 40 minutes.

They were maple sweet potato fries to be exact, scary looking but uhhhmazing!

Cut up 2 sweet potatoes then toss with 2 tbs pure maple syrup and 2 tbs melted coconut oil (olive oil can be used) then bake on a cookie sheet 425 degrees for 15 minutes then turn over and cook another 20 minutes.

Snack

Peanutbutter with an apple.  That’s my cool measuring shot glass. I only use it for peanut butter because it’s my main set off for binges.  So I need portion control with it because I can easily eat the entire jar.

What makes me happy: I went to the store the other day because I needed new leggings and came across these hot numbers.  I must be so out of style because I don’t own either and the store was mainly filled with them.

Anyone doing anything exciting this fine Wednesday?

Any new eats?

Randomness Tuesday

Hello Hello! Today is my first time turning on my computer since my last post Saturday.  Feels good to get away from it for awhile.  My spring break has been out of controlllll. I spent all of Sunday hungover in my bed watching Harry Potter.

I did get out of bed however to make some of her waffles ! Can’t get enough of these.

Seriously, so me. If I have to shut the light off I throw pillows.  #lazygirlproblems

I also had a ceremony for getting asked to be in the honor society at my school, top 5% in the school HOLLA.  Well we had to write down our name, major, and thank yous.  I figured they’d be reading it while we are in our seat so I didn’t get all serious on it.  Instead I wrote “thank you to my family and my study buddies from school”.  I said study buddies like a losaaaa.  Well we had to get called on stage, stand alone, as these read this.  I was dieing like the immature person I am.  Everyone laughed and I just stood there twirling my hair.  People are writing “thanks god, professors etc.” I write “study buddies”.  Top 5% right there.

Btw has anyone tried fluff shots.  Marshmellow vodka.. Oh my where have you been all my life.  That stuff is dangerous.

I added cardio back in on Monday and thought I was going to literally die from not doing any for a month and I beasted it.  I was sprinting for 30 minutes pretty much it was great.  Speaking of the gym, like the new shirt a friend got me.

Hahah, I crack myself up for the way I act.  Def caused a stir in the gym.  YOLO.  Btw check out my friend who took the pic, doesn’t she look like the grim reaper creeping haha.

Food wise this weekend, I tried a new to me dish again since I am such a foodie.  It was a red snapper with a coconut glaze topped with coconut.  Oh my was it amazing! Also was the best broccoli.  Isn’t it weird how something you eat daily can be soo good when someone else makes it lol

Horrible picture, people I was with already thought I was a freak for taking a picture.  But then the flash lighting up the whole booth. Yeah they wanted to leave me there haha.

Also had some all you can eat sushi since you know, I got through phase 1 of livefit ofcoarse..

The plates are separate because the waitress “didn’t want me to waste food” and didn’t think I’d eat it all.  So once I finished the first half she then bought the second half out.  Wtffff does it matter I am paying for it either way!  Anyways, does she know who I am and I don’t like to waste food either. 

My garbage men have apparently been hating on me the past 3 times this week.  They put the pail right in the middle of the driveway leaving me to have to get out and move it before I get in the driveway.  Kill me moment.  Haters gonna hate.

I am out of it, I know this is the most random post I promise to post a recipe this week!

What are some desserts you make/have for Easter? I want to mix it up and need some ideas!

What is your favorite thing to watch on those days you don’t move from the couch/bed?  I will never get sick of Harry.

Phase 1- Livefit

Woooo Spring Break finally!  I am so looking forward to not doing anything.  I do have plans to have a harry potter marathon and eat donuts for one whole day.  I am such a party animal.  But other exciting news, I finished phase one of LiveFit today and followed the workouts to a tee.  Yes I did no cardio for 4 wks.  I deserve a freaking medal, or a donut. 

Since I suck at life I don’t really have before/after pictures because honestly, I know I’d beat myself up over it.  Wasn’t going down that road.  Plus because I am not really doing this for looks, I really want to be a hulk and be able to lift man weights at the gym.  Ok not exactly, but I do want some serious muscle because with all my running I have done over the year I seem to have lost a good amount of muscle.  Also, doing the spartan race and the survival race (anyone in NY wanna do this with me?!) I want to be able to beast through the obstacles so.  Since I haven’t taken pictures, I have been writing down the weights I do.  Which I love has drastically changed since my first day joining the gym and dieing doing 2lb curls.

The first 2 weeks are workouts split over 4 days.  This was very hard because I can easily go to the gym daily because its “my time” sort of thing.  BUTTTT i didn’t.  Okay some Saturday mornings I would go for about a half hour and just do an ab workout, but that’s it!

Week 1 & 2

This is the muscle-endurance phase.  The goal is to prepare your muscles for a strength-training program that will also promote muscle growth.  During these first two weeks you do 3 sets of 12 repetitions per exercise, resting 60 seconds (give or take) in between each set.  These are both amounts of weight I did in week 1 then 2.

Legs
leg extensions 80lbs-80lbs
leg press 130lbs-130lbs
wide stance squat 40lbs-50lbs
seated leg curl 50lbs-60lbs
stiff leg deadlift 40lbs-50lbs
standing calf raises 90lbs-90lbs

Chest/Triceps
Wide Pushups
Dumbbell bench press 40lb-50lb
Cable Flies 20lb-20lb
Narrow Pushup
Standing dumbbell tricep extension 12.5lb-15lb
Tricep Pushdown 40lb-40lb

Back/Biceps
Wide grip lat pull down 40lb-40lb
One-arm dumbbell row 15lb-15lb
Seated cable row 65lb-70lb
Underhand cable pulldown 30lb-30lb
Dumbbell alternate bicep curl 10lb-10lb
One arm dumbbell preacher curl 8lb-8lb
Standing biceps cable curl 20lb-25lbs

Shoulder/Abs
Seated dumbbell press 30lb (55lb on machine)-30lb
Standing dumbbell T raise 15lb-15lb
Side Lateral Raise 10lb-10lb
Exercise ball crunch 20lb-20lb
Bicycle crunch

A lot of these exercises as you could see I wasn’t changing the weight the next week because I really just couldn’t.  That’s okay though, my perfectionist self isn’t coming out in this workout if I can’t do something I won’t force it.  (big step for me!)  I was hurting from these workouts.  A good hurt of coarse, but def hurting.  I was in and out of the gym in 35 minutes which again, a big change for me as I could run on the treadmill for 2 hours if I wanted to.  This meant I had more time to hang out with friends, go shopping, blog, sleep, study!

Week 3 & 4

Weeks 3 and 4 marks the first workouts of the muscle-building portion.  This time you are really pushing yourself.  You now workout 5 days, one day now doing whichever body part you choose to do 2x a week.  I chose legs.  Also you are now doing 3 sets of 10 reps. So my leg portion will have 4 sets of weight for 2 of each week. 

Legs
leg extensions 85lb/90lb-95lb/110lb
leg press 150lb/155lb-175lb/180lb
wide stance squat 45lb/45lb-50lb/55lb
seated leg curl 65lb/65lb-70lb-75lbs
walking lunge 40lb/40lbs-50lb/50lbs
single leg deadlift 25lb/25lb-35lb/35lb
standing calf raises 110lb/130lb-210lb-230lb

Chest/Triceps
Wide Pushups
Dumbbell bench press 50lb-55lb
Flat bench flies 25lb-30lb
Decline flies 20lb-25lb
Standing dumbbell tricep extension 12.5lb-15lb
Tricep kickback 12.5lb-15lb
Bench dips
Tricep cables 30lb-50lb
Skull crushers 20lb-30lb

Back/Biceps
Wide grip lat pull down 45lb-50lb
Hammer lat pull down 40lb-50lb
Narrow grip row 75lb-85lb
Back extensions
Bent over barbell row 40lb-50lb
Dumbbell alternate hammer curl 12.5lb-15lb
Incline dumbbell curl 20lb-30lb
Standing barbell curl 20lb-30lbs

Shoulder/Abs
Seated dumbell press 30lb-20lb
Dumbbell front raise 25lb-30lb
Arnold press 20lb-25lb
Bent over rear delt raise 15lb-25lb
Side Lateral Raise 10lb-7.5lb
Crunch
Roman chair crunches
Oblique crunches

I want to say because as I was writing these I got all confused.  If it says something like “seated dumbbell press 30lb” I did 15lb dumbbells in each hand.  Not that hulk(y) yet!  This portion was a little bit longer in the gym but for the most part a lot of the same exercises.  I did however add a few leg ones and take a couple out because I just can’t use those machines lol.

Overall, I am loving this program.  I wanted to weigh myself at one point but then realized I am not ready for that yet.  Plus, I didn’t see the reason to after that initial thought.  I see a lot of definition coming back though.  My clothes, I don’t know.  Some days they fit tighter other days they don’t.  My butt however which is already big, is getting ginormous looking.  I don’t think it’s a bad thing though, just from behind I look like a wide load coming through haha.  Although I miss cardio, I have really liked my workouts being so short.  This next phase is the “leaning out” phase.  Thirty minutes of moderate cardio is added back in.  Maybe with the weather getting somewhat nicer I will run to and from the gym.  Gas is getting too expensive for my broke ass.  Wish me luck in next phase, this crazy lady thinks I am doing 30 pullups next week?! This should be interesting!

What makes me happy: DD trips with the kids, I am mature and tell them to make faces to people when they walk in.  Plus I wanted to finish my coffee so I had to keep them busy for a little

Have you ever done any weight lifting programs? Livefit?

Has strength training really helped anyone with their running/cardio?

Other news, What are you up to this weekend?