Good Sunday afternoon to you! I’m in the midst of tracking my macros (more on that on a later post!) and I needed to whip myself up a high protein late afternoon “snack” per say. So I found myself throwing together some tuna salad. I typically use avocado as my “creamy” element for tuna. Today […]
I Tried the Squeezed Online 5 Day Juice Detox and This is What Happened
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on June 30, 2017Hi there! I’m feeling more like myself today and I’m ready to tell you about my Squeezed Juice Cleanse experience. If you didn’t already know, I underwent an elective surgery in early June to remove the excess skin from my 3 pregnancies and massive weight loss. The recovery time is significant! I am now unable […]
You’ve reached that time in your life where you have a calling to attempt the half marathon. Maybe you have been running 3 miles a day for years but never push past that distance. Maybe you haven’t run a mile in years and you just feel the need to try something that seems unattainable at the […]
7 Workouts You Need to Add to Your Week
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on March 6, 2017For more than a couple of years, Pinterest has been my go-to for finding workout ideas to add to my routines. My searches look like, “back and biceps workout gym” or “10 minute core workout”. Today I am going to share 7 of my favorite workout finds from pinterest. I always come running back to […]
One Change That Helped Me Lose Weight and Keep It Off
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on February 20, 2017Calorie counting, Weight Watcher Points, If It Fits Your Macros, Atkins, the list goes on and on with the ways we can categorize our food choices when we are trying to lose weight. I have dabbled in all of those systems, and then some. They all have pros and cons, people who swear by the […]
Should You Weigh Yourself? The Pros and Cons of Using a Scale to Measure Your Weight Loss and Overall Health
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on December 7, 2016Currently, it has been over 2 months since I have stepped on a scale. I last weighed myself as I finished up a DietBet challenge around the ‘back to school’ time of year. In that two months I have taken care to monitor my diet (most of the time ::wink wink:: ) and I have […]
I Went to a Yoga Class at My Gym and This is What Happened
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 12, 2016The last couple of weeks have really hit me like a ton of bricks. This past week I had a sudden urge to give yoga another try. Lo and behold my gym had a 7:00pm yoga class that worked out just in the time of need. Arriving 10 minutes into the class, I was worried […]
5K Playlist : 12 Hip Hop Songs for Your Next Running Playlist
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 8, 2016I’m not the type of girl who can run without music. Tragedy is when I am without headphones or have a dead battery and therefore have to complete a run or workout without a soundtrack. The majority of my run playlists are filled with hip-hop. In future posts I will get deeper into BPMs and […]
Coping with Anxiety Through Regular Excercise
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 7, 2016If you know you, you know I am an anxious girl. Social situations, pressure at work, and general over analysis of my everyday interactions with the world are some of my triggers. That being said, I do not feel that I have an actual anxiety disorder, well at least not one that prevents me from […]
Rockets Run 5k 2016 Recap : Running in Downtown Houston in a Sea of Red
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com onYesterday I participated in the 15th Rockets Run 5k in downtown Houston. I read about the event possibly on Facebook first, in early October and became interested. I did not actually sign up at that time though. I pretty much forgot all about it until Thursday 11/3 when I was looking at the Houston Running […]