 Wednesday I hope you guys are having a fantastic day so far I am in my car at the gym So boot camp was canceled this morning because it's raining It's drizzling, but it's drizzling enough that we canceled because we would have been soaked after being Outside for over an hour for boot camp. So I decided that I would drive to the gym get some cardio in doing the elliptical It has been months and months and months since I did the elliptical So this ought to be interesting my earbuds are all dead because I never use them now that I have boot camp So I won't have any music. I won't have any earbuds, but I'm gonna do the elliptical I'm going to do an upper body day So I may get in a little bit of extra strength training this week, which nobody is mad about But you know what we're going to adapt we're gonna do what we got to do to still get our workout in And I'm just so grateful that we have a gym in our community That's five minutes. That's a five-minute drive away so that I can come and get in my cardio and get in some strength training I did make my protein coffee this morning drink about half of it while I was waiting to hear whether or not boot camp was canceled We'll finish that up when we get home have some breakfast But let's head into the gym for a early morning workout. It's currently 5 15 a.m I Am so hungry and ready for breakfast This is the hash brown casserole that I made in my meal prep for the week I'm going to have a serving of that and then I'm going to have some blackberries Actually, there's a few blueberries mixed in here as well But some berries for some carbs after my workout some fiber and then lots and lots of protein I'm going to mix up my motivate amino, which is my post workout BCAA supplement and that's going to be breakfast So here's my breakfast. There is one serving of the hash brown casserole You actually get quite a bit for the serving size and it has lots of protein, which is amazing I have some berries and then I mixed up my motivate amino. I have the pineapple orange love this Just mix it in with some water add some ice that way I get that good recovery after my workout And I'm fueling my body with carbs proteins and fats. Good morning official welcome to today's what I eat in a day Well a second official welcome. I just finished my breakfast. I'm going to get started on my motivate amino Speaking of motivate, they just released five new supplements. I have them all I've been using them now for a few weeks and I wanted to share them with you because so far I'm loving all of them. I really love that motivate is continuously Putting out new products and useful products when it comes to health fitness and weight loss So I'm really excited to share the five new supplements. So the first supplement is actually the mushroom 10x supplement Now these are all capsules this particular one you take two capsules per day It helps keep you sharp by optimizing brain performance, which I really appreciate helps with focus Immune system support and the main reason that I take this is it's anti-inflammatory Properties you guys know I suffer from inflammation and this has anti inflammatory properties, which are incredible It also supports cardiovascular health and you know, I work out a lot So supporting my cardiovascular health is really important to me This one I have to say is my favorite so far of the supplements that I've been taking I definitely notice a difference in focus and inflammation And of course, I really appreciate the cardiovascular support that it offers as well Now all of these you can buy individually you can buy them as a single container or you can do their subscribe and save And I do have 20 off it motivate. So I'll link that down below for you The other supplement is the kidney bean extract Now you might be thinking kidney bean extract interesting What's that for this particular one you take two capsules as well This may help break down and absorb carbohydrates So a lot of people will take something like this prior to having a carb heavy meal There is no concrete proof that it helps with the absorption of carbohydrates But there is some scientific study showing that kidney bean extract Can support and eliminate a lot of the absorption of the carbohydrates that you eat Also can reduce the number of calories absorbed from carbohydrates And of course it can aid in weight loss whenever I'm eating a really carb heavy meal like I had a donut the other day I took these prior to that I've been taking them like I said for a couple of weeks. I don't know if it's helping with my weight loss I'm doing really well with my weight loss But just having this as an option with those carb heavy meals has been great Now this one I can't give you a review on because I actually haven't tried this out yet But this is the keto supplement now I don't do keto you guys know that I'm not a big proponent of anything that eliminates or restricts foods or food groups But I wanted to share it with you in case you do follow keto This one helps support ketosis helps burn fat for fuel may help you with your athletic performance It supports your energy levels So if you are on keto or you follow a really low carb diet, this may be an excellent option for you Like I said, I have not tried this yet It's just not a supplement that I will personally be utilizing However, I wanted to share it with you because I know a lot of you do follow a really low carb approach to weight loss This supplement I've been loving. This is maca Plus maca is such a great superfood. It's a great supplement. What I love about this is it helps support energy So when I'm getting that little bit of an afternoon slump, that's when I take this two capsules is a serving It can help with your physical endurance. It helps boost your immune system It's a great source of vitamins minerals and amino acids That's one of the main reasons that I love this and it may actually enhance Fertility so if you're on a fertility journey, this would be a great supplement To add into your rotation. Like I said for me, this has been a great source of energy when I'm getting that afternoon slump Or even sometimes about an hour or two after I work out I get a little tired and that's a great time to take the maca plus The last supplement new to motivate is the liver support again two capsules All of the supplements are two capsules per serving. This contains natural vitamins minerals and herbs that supports overall health Help support your liver function, which is really important for a healthy lifestyle and of course for weight loss It can help support your brain and cognitive health. It can improve your skin and it also can help lower cholesterol So this is another one that I really enjoy. It's part of my morning supplement rotation So like I said, I'm really loving all of these new supplement options from motivate Now, of course, you don't have to take all of them. You can pick and choose the ones that support your journey or overall health I really appreciate though that they're constantly on the cutting edge when it comes to supplementation Because it's really important to supplement because we don't always get everything We need from the foods that we eat even if we follow such a great diet in a And a healthy lifestyle. We still don't get everything we need from food So having supplements like this is really beneficial, especially for certain things like inflammation cardiovascular health brain health energy If you are someone that struggles with carbohydrates, these types of supplements can be really beneficial So I'm very excited about these. I can't wait to see what else motivate puts out. You know, I love the motivate amino I have it every single day the motivate burn They're greens. I mean really truly it's such a great supplement company at an affordable price and with my extra 20% off You can't beat it. So I will go ahead and link motivate down below I'll put the link to the supplements as well one hour later I am just finishing up my motivate amino. I'm going to go have a morning snack But it got me thinking about my workout this morning and tracking my workout And you guys ask me a lot. What do I use for a fitness tracker because there's a lot of options out there There's the fit bit. There's the garment watch. There's the apple watch. That's what I use to track my fitness But the apple watch the fit bits the garments. They're really really expensive So I discovered this this is a fantastic dupe for this right off of amazon This is a smart watch for women. It has a hundred different sports modes. It's a fitness Tracker heart rate sleep blood oxygen monitor. It's waterproof. It's a fantastic activity Tracker that is iphone and android compatible This is a fraction of the price of any other fitness tracker and honestly has more features Absolutely blew my mind. It comes in black and pink You can make and answer calls with the watch the smart watch for android and ios users It supports text and talk with high fidelity mic and speakers making it a really Smart affordable choice. You can also add up to 10 Contacts in the app to use the watch all you're going to do is download the app It's super simple. You enter some very basic information And just like an apple watch or a fit bit it tracks everything for you in the watch It also has a 24 7 health monitor It's an automatic detector that instantly senses the type of activity you're engaging in and tracks it accordingly It includes 24 7 heart rate monitoring blood oxygen monitoring Step tracking calories burned sleep tracking meditation and even your female health You can set smart message reminders including apps like messages facebook twitter instagram whatsapp and more You don't need to check your phone every time you get a message. You can do it right from your watch There's like I said 100 different sport modes and it has a super fast charge There are 21 sports modes on the fitness watch plus 91 additional You can choose from from the app depending on your power settings The watch can battery can actually last up to 15 days or 30 plus days of standby time What's really cool about this watch too is you can choose from 150 different watch faces Multiple personal settings various sport modes and smart notifications to help create a watch that actually Works for you now with the fit bit and the apple watch all those fun faces and things you have to pay extra for This watch they come as part of the app and part of the watch This watch is $55 and 99 cents before any discounts I will link an additional discount here on the screen for you If you want a fitness tracker if you're just starting a fitness routine Or you just haven't wanted to invest in the apple watch or a fit bit because they're so pricey This is an amazing deal. I love the large round face of it I picked the pink band of course, but it does come in black as well I am pleasantly surprised at how amazing this fitness tracker is and like I said it rivals the apple watch I will tell you right now if for some reason something happened to my apple watch I would definitely switch over to this for the price for how amazing it is for all of the extra settings and benefits That come as part of this watch and the app I love it. So I wanted to share it with you guys because I know that a lot of us live on a budget And sometimes we can't afford three or four hundred dollars for a fitness tracker And this one is incredible and you can pick it up right off of amazon So like I said, I'll link it down below with a discount for you. It's morning snack time I'm doing a rice cake with peanut butter And can we just talk about these new flavors from american dream nut butter? I just opened these up for the first time and tasted them all I'm in love. Absolutely in love. This one amazing This pot of gold peanut butter has pretzels and little peanut butter chocolate peanut butter chips in it This one you guys know my love for anything mint So I was super excited for that And then lucky charms is my favorite cereal and there's lucky charm marshmallows in here So now I just have to decide what nut butter for today's rice cake I will put american dream nut butter down below for you with 10% off So I opted for pot of gold peanut butter. You guys know the peanut butters from american dream nut butter are my favorite I weighed out 14 grams. This one has pretzels and peanut butter chips in it I don't know how american dream nut butter keeps putting out these amazing flavors, but they do So this is going to be my morning snack. I am going to head to dutch brothers for a coffee I've been craving a coffee from dutch brothers. So once we finish our snack I've got a little bit more work to do on my computer and then we'll head out for some coffee Okay, we're officially in the car. I just saw my neighbor. Uh, here's the plan We're gonna go to dutch brothers. So we're gonna do a little bit of a drive I can't handle duncan. I got another coffee there the other day with no ice in it Luckily I was heading home again to put ice in there I don't understand. I mean the coffee tasted good. There was just zero ice or maybe a cube or two So we're skipping out on duncan and I'm actually going to go to dutch brothers They're running this promotion that if you buy five coffees before the end of the month So in the next like eight days you get a free coffee. So I thought Let's try to do it. Let's try to get five coffees in the next eight days So we're going to run to duncan or to dutch brothers and then I need to stop at the post office I've got to mail my house payment couple bills and a package a giveaway for my facebook group But since we're in the car, I thought I would give you a lola update first of all, thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to everybody who has sent Really nice messages commented on my video sent me dms on instagram and facebook wishing lola well It's so nice to know how love she is I mean she really is such an amazing dog and you guys love her just as much as I do and it really makes me Really, really happy. So I wanted to give you guys an official update. I did I did give a couple updates on my facebook group and on instagram, but in case you missed them or don't follow me there She went last tuesday for her first chemo treatment Now chemo is very different in dogs than it is in humans. So they don't typically have the same reaction Sometimes there's zero side effects from the chemo and the oncologist She said that if lola was going to have any side effects from the chemo It typically would be within two to four days after Her treatment. So that would have put her having side effects like thursday or friday Well, when we got out of the oncologist's office, I had gotten her a cup of water at starbucks Like a little 16 ounce cup of water with no ice when I grab my coffee Just in case she got thirsty since we had about an hour drive And then she was going to be in her appointment for an hour And she wasn't interested in drinking the water before we went in But when I got her out, she drank almost the entire cup of water So on the way home, she threw up all over me all down my leg down the side of my car down in like the crevice Over here between my seat and the door and I was on the freeway So there was nothing that I could do so I just let her throw up all over me And the thing is is when they have chemo, you're not supposed to touch it And the other dogs aren't supposed to eat it or get their paws in it either because It's toxins that are put into the body for creek chemo. So I just left it until I got home Cleaned it up. She was acting fine. She was kind of out of it a little bit like her eyes were closed And she was just kind of sitting here like this in the sun, but she seemed to find other than the throwing up So when we got home, I gave her a nausea medicine that the oncologist had given me And then she basically slept the rest of the day, but Tuesday night Tuesday night was rough Troy and I were up all night long. I think I got three hours of sleep on Tuesday night She was panting. She was breathing really heavy It sounded like she was having a hard time catching her breath It was really bizarre and really really scary I actually almost took her to the emergency vet in Tucson because the oncologist has normal business hours like seven to four So there was nobody that I could call So we just basically stayed up with her and tried to make her as comfortable as possible She was getting up and drinking water. It was just really scary because it was like she couldn't Breathe so what ended up happening is the oncologist told me that I could start her on her prednisone Wednesday morning They wanted to have like a two-day washout period because she does take an enset and she has for months For arthritis because she is older and you can't take ensets and prednisone or steroids together So the oncologist wanted a two-day washout period Well, it was two o'clock in the morning on Wednesday and I'm like I'm giving her the prednisone because she was just miserable And it was like I said really really scary. So I got up and gave her the prednisone I fell asleep for like 20 minutes. My alarm went off at 4 a.m. To go to boot camp I messaged my friend Kate and I'm like I will not be there And I went back to sleep for a couple more hours. I don't think I got up until like 6 30 And by the time I got up, she was doing a lot better. She was sleeping She wasn't panting her heart wasn't racing. She she was still making Snoring sounds like it was a little hard for her to breathe But that's because her lymph nodes in her neck were so Swollen and the prednisone will take down the swelling as well as the chemo So I felt confident about 7 30 in the morning that I could go ahead and go to the gym So I went to the gym that day and I went to the gym for about an hour and a half I walked there walked home by the time I got home She was she was fine at the prednisone had kicked in and we've had zero side effects in so it was very bizarre I actually talked to the oncologist on Wednesday And she said those symptoms lola had the heavy breathing the panting not normal for chemo So she doesn't know what that was resulting from whether it was anxiety related from Having chemo or some bizarre reaction to the chemo But we were just happy that between that the prednisone slash chemo had really taken a lot of those Side effects away and ever since then she's been completely fine. Her lymph node swelling has went down Drastically, I mean they're really not swollen at all anymore. She had no other side effects. She's eating. She's drinking She's being she's pooping. She's playing with Palmer like she's doing all of her normal things She sleeps a lot, but she's kind of always slept a lot. I mean, maybe 20% more now since she Was diagnosed with cancer, but she's doing amazing. So we actually go back to the chemo We go back for chemotherapy tomorrow and we'll see how it goes. I'm hoping we don't have any side effects Or the same side effects. They did give me anti nausea medicine and they also gave me Kind of like a clay I could give her if she had diarrhea, but she's been completely fine So I'm really grateful for that and I hope that within the next few chemo sessions and blood work that she'll be in remission Which would be Amazing. So again, thank you guys for all your love. I'll continue to keep you updated On her chemotherapy She has to go four weeks on and then she gets a week off and then she repeats that basically for 16 weeks 19 weeks are five months total with the week breaks between chemo So I'm just hoping she goes into remission quickly the chemotherapy works and she lives her best life because she's amazing So that's an update on Lola and let's get a coffee It's always a party in Dutch brothers. They have a lot of bees at the window. So we have to wait here for our drinks All right, we have secured the goods. I can't tell you how amazing this is It's worth the drive. It's worth the extra five minutes to have ice in my coffee It tastes amazing. So this is a medium iced americano two extra shots with sugar-free white chocolate No cream. I don't need cream when I use the white chocolate sauce Now there is points calories in the sauce versus the syrup, but it's worth it to me It's about the same as if I were to get a sugar-free syrup and cream. I just love it Is it time for treats now that I'm home? Okay, Lola you're first you're first the vet said you get whatever you want. So there you go. Here you go Here you go. I'm going to make some lunch. It's about noon. I did buy To more my favorite little chicken burgers from mighty spark. I love these you don't even need sauce or anything They are so flavorful so good 26 grams of protein. I love these I'm going to go ahead and cook both of them up and then I'll have one for leftovers I do have some avocado here that I want to use up. So I'm going to add a little avocado to my chicken burger I'm going to have some grapes and some veggies and dips. So I have some cucumbers radishes and this is my dip that I make using light sour cream not fat Greek yogurt and the green onion dip mix you could use ranch dip mix I like to just dip some veggies in there It helps me eat my vegetables and I get in a little bit of protein with the Greek yogurt in the dip So here is my lunch and I'm pretty excited about it. So I have my mighty spark chicken burger I weighed out 50 grams of avocado. I'm just going to smear it on top or dip the burger in it I love fresh avocado. I have some grapes I weighed out about 100 grams of grapes and then I don't count or track non-sartee vegetables But I have two tablespoons of the dip that I do track So I will go ahead and put points calories macros here on the screen This plate I forgot to mention what's breakfast is from uba home. They have a large line of pre-portioned plate storage containers bowls small silverware You guys know how much I love love love uba home. I will link them down below with a discount for you I eat most of my meals on these plates. It just makes it easy to portion out and your food doesn't touch So if you don't like your food touching these plates are a great option. So again, I'll link it down below for you special delivery And he already knows he's sitting down here with his paw up the bark boxes here This is february. So i'm betting it is valentine's day It says boot bright valentine's bark Box how cute is this so what we got this month? They're all down here nosies is we got this cute little oh no palmer. You wait to turn he's jumping up at it It says you're bearable. You are bearable. You are bearable. He looks kind of sad actually so we got that I know you'll be patient and we got squeaky's peanut butter tarts like a little peanut butter cup And then of course we have treats. So we have bacon and cheese wakey loops And ba ba jerky bites lamb patience palmer And then a beef stick so we'll give that to them too And then of course all the different babies that you could have got in your box So we got to decide which one to give him Would you like to give him the bearable most impatient dog i've ever met do you want to give him the bear the pita butter cup Okay, do you want to give it to him and i'll film him Daddy get your baby for you from your box box. It's like an emo bear or what? I don't know. He looks bummed. Oh He looked look at him Look, he looks like a sad little bear But somebody's very impatient. We have the most impatient dog and then we have mispatients over here Okay pumpkin. Are you ready? Yeah, yeah, he's sad because he's gonna get shredded in two minutes flat. Oh, okay. Here he comes. This is the norm Yep, there he goes. Go paw it go Did you get a new baby? You guys are patient the crazy just ran by so you're ready. Here you go diesel Here go baby girl. Oh good job palmer Hey crazy. Do you want treats? Oh, yeah, you drop your bear for the treats, huh? Yes, you will there you go We just finished cleaning the house. So i'm gonna have an afternoon snack I actually have two packs of the little uts x's and o's Pretzels these were from valentine's day. They're so good. I love them And then i'm going to have a protein water the protein h2o This is the strawberry banana. I buy these on amazon. I'm all out of ship They get sent to my house every month i'll link them down below for you But that's going to be afternoon snack for dinner tonight. I'm making chicken broccoli alfredo I am so excited to have pasta for dinner. So let me show you what's in the recipe first You're going to need salt and pepper. These are my gravity fed salt and pepper grinders from amazon Love them. I will link them down below for you Parmesan cheese pasta of your choice. I'm using my brami brahmi pasta again I like this pasta a lot and there's 21 grams of protein So it's been a big game changer for me in really amping up the protein Garlic butter. I'm using just carry gold butter whole milk and then some type of low fat milk Broccoli chicken you can cook yours yourself. I bought the pre-treated pre-cooked from sprouts But you basically want about two cups of cooked chicken and some light mozzarella I have my broccoli in my good ol pamper chef steamer. I just love this thing to easily steam vegetables You want about two cups of broccoli? I'm going to throw this in the microwave And then I have my water coming to a boil to cook my pasta I drain the pasta using the same pan. I'm going to add in a tablespoon of my butter A couple of tablespoons of flour. I forgot to mention flour in the beginning But we're going to stir that together until they are mixed We're going to add in a little bit of minced garlic and let it get fragrant about 30 seconds or so To add two and a half cups of low fat milk one cup of whole milk and whisk You want to make sure that there's no chunks of flour. You want to make sure that it is nice and smooth You want to make sure that you're whisking constantly so it doesn't burn We're going to add in salt and pepper Then I have half of a cup of light mozzarella half of a cup of parmesan I use my little uba home bowl that has the measurements so easy I didn't have to measure anything out. I just did half of a cup of each Again, don't forget uba home is down in the description box We are going to stir stir stir until that cheese is melted I'm going to add my chicken to a large bowl Add in my sauce I'm going to give that just a quick stir to make sure that chicken gets mixed in really well Go ahead and add in your cooked pasta And the steamed broccoli Give that one more stir and then we're ready to put it into a greased nine by 13 baking dish We're going to put the alfredo into the oven about At 350 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes. All right, the chicken alfredo broccoli is out of the oven I did add a little bit of parmesan cheese to the top right before it finished cooking about the last five minutes or so I'm going to go ahead and plate this up and I'll be back to share points calories and macros So here is dinner. This looks really good. I'm super excited for pasta All the information will be here on the screen for you So i'm just finishing up the last few little bits of work that I wanted to do for the evening before I go hang out with lola. We always watch tv together in the evening But i'm going to have some dessert and i'm a little low on my protein goal today So i'm going to have yogurt with granola. It's actually a really good dessert. It satisfies the sweet tooth the crunch It is the end of the night I am going to wash my face Put my pajamas on spend a little bit of time with lola But I wanted to hop on and thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today I hope you enjoyed spending the day with me all the good food that I ate the recipes It was a fantastic day and of course I'll continue to update you on lola and don't forget I will link all the new motivate supplements as well as the anomir smart watch down below for you And if you enjoyed today's video, give it a big thumbs up again Make sure you're subscribed and your bells on because we do a what I eat in a day every Wednesday And I upload five videos per week Again, everything is in the description box along with nutrition coaching The recipe of tonight's dinners on my website and then of course we'd love to have you join our facebook group Thank you so much for watching friends. Have a great day and i'll see you next time