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Hey guys so sorry it has been a week since I've posted! All last week I was very sick and I didn't do fabulous on eating NO to LITTLE meat. I'm not even going to lie! However, I did start taking my vitamins again and have been very good about taking them EVERYDAY since!! Also last week while I was not feeling so great I did eat lots of veggies. So I still had a decent amount of meat but I upped my veggie intake. Which in all reality is more of my goal then quitting meat all together!

I also didn't really get to work out until this weekend and let me tell you I walked miles and miles on Saturday. Tailgated at a HUGE schools tailgate and it was never ending lol. Felt great and earned me 8... YEP 8 activity points for the day! That's a lot. I'm also on Instagram and I follow several fitness people and was able, through IG, to discover some new fitness apps that I really want to share with you. (QUICK SIDE NOTE: To save money because I really need to right now I'm NOT going to get a gym membership like I wanted and hoped for. Instead the apps I'm about to talk about are going to be in the place of that and I'll explain why as well.)

APPS (these are for the iPhone not sure if all of them are on Android!!!)

1. Moves - I originally heard about this from Onna's Little Blog she is a fashion and weightloss Vlogger on YouTube, FaceBook, Instagram and has a blog as well all called Onna's Little Blog. This app turns your phone into a pedometer. It knows how many steps/miles you've walked when you're moving in a car etc. As long as your phone is with you in a pocket or even your purse the GPS tracker tracks all of the information in the background of your phone throughout the day!

2. Map My Walk - Also a website I found this app because my cousin likes Map My Run.. I HATE running but map my walk is the same. It shows you your map, and about how many calories you've burned, and keeps track of it all so you can see how much you walked or ran each week or month etc. And, there are more options when you log in online as well.

3. Endomondo - Very similar to map my walk. Shows you your map, records how long you walked, how many miles you average an hour, calories, water loss, elevations etc and keeps track of days walked on a calendar. Also a very good app that I enjoy very much.

4. Pumpup - This is the app I'm most excited about and why I'm not worried about not having the gym as an option for a while! This is the app I learned about today. I am VERY excited to start using this app tomorrow. And, I WILL make a video to show this app better because it's just too cool to describe in a blog. This app allows you to set up if you are wanting a beginner, intermediate, or expert level workout. You tell it what you are wanting to accomplish: Weight loss, core, toning etc. Then if you are working out at home or the gym. It customizes your workouts. I selected Home and it asks all the equipment I have access to. I told it I have a stair master, stationary bike, jump rope, ball, and hand weights. It works in all of my options with different reps to work an all body workout to lose weight! It also keeps track of the days you work out etc. Like I said I'm going to get started with the app tomorrow and in a few days post a video about it.

If I discover any more before the video I'll be making I will include them in the video.

And, also I will for sure post EVERY Tuesday because that is WW day and I will post with how much weight was lost from the week before as the title. On occasion the blog title will have a positive number and I had to learn the hard way not to get upset by that. Because, I'll be eating a lot better and working out MOST days and starting to build muscle, and that weighs more!

Again, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a week being sick all week made me not want to do much but sleep and I was busy the whole weekend. Also I'm sorry I wasn't as amazing as I wanted my first week to be but I think I did pretty well! And, I'm at this point not worried about not joining the gym. Saving money and the discovery of this new app has me VERY excited and as I grow my personal fitness equipment, which I'm working on, I don't think it will be too much of an issue at least while I'm getting started.

As always thank you for reading and I'll be back with a video soon!

Sickness Got Me..

Today was supposed to be day one of my gym membership and day one of clean eating (primary plant based). However, I have woken up with a swollen throat and body aches..

Who gets sick in the summer?!? Apparently THIS GAL!!!

Gym and working out will be postponed a few days, however, I've been snacking on fruits and veggies this morning along with some medicine. Hoping to have this gone by Tuesday or Wednesday to start that gym membership and continue this journey!

Welcome to my Challenge

Hello guys! My name is Kelli Anne this blog is about the new challenge I'm setting for myself!

What's the challenge you may ask??? Why it's Meat Science to Meat Defiance!!!! and the challenge is ACCEPTED!!!

Let me tell you a little about myself. I'm from Texas and my two degrees are in agriculture and I have always been a meat eater and, since about the age of 12 I struggled with my weight no matter how active I was. The last few years I've been at my worst. (SPOILER: I'm NOT posting weights and measurements; at least not at this point!!) Last November I made the choice to join Weight Watchers and I made some good progress the first 6 months but, the last 3 months or so I gained some of it back... one week I'll lose the next I gain!! This is UNACCEPTABLE to me, because I WANT to change my life and my weight and my health!

So what is the Meat Science to Meat Defiance challenge I've set for myself you ask?!?!? Well I'll tell you!

September 1st I'm making a change! Slow at first and I'll see how it goes, but my challenge to myself is to take me, a meat every other meal type person to someone who eats meat no more than ONCE (YES I said ONCE) a WEEK!!!! I'm talking a 85% or MORE PLANT BASED MEAL EATER!!!! Some of my friends or family reading this are probably thinking yea yea yea you won't last. Honestly I think I'll do okay. It will be hard and I know I'll struggle some, but I'm hoping that it becomes less and less of a struggle for me. The first few months I'll be learning substitutions for things that I love to eat and I'll be adjusting my body to less meat in my diet. I actually have tried some Vegan food before such as Morning Star (that's the meat tasting NON-meat frozen food products!) and I liked them a lot!! So if I'm craving a burger no problem. Want chicken nuggets no problem.

I'm ALSO joining the local gym on the 1st. One of the locations is so close I can walk there and back and put in a good hour of working out or more some days!! DOUBLE workout!!! And, I'm staying on Weight Watchers for the weigh-ins, online food tracker, and activity tracker!

I decided to start a blog for this for these reasons:

1. To keep me on track and accountable
2. Support from friends/family and others who have done this before
3. Tips for substitutions or things to try either Vegetarian wise or workout wise
4. Recipes, recipes, recipes I mean I can google but I LOVE to cook and I like creating if you've created a Vegan friendly dish please share!

I will post things like:

1. Struggles I'm having with the food change or working out
2. Triumphs with food changes and working out
3. New foods or recipes I've tried and if I thought they were EPIC or an EPIC FAIL!
4. My weekly foods (might be bland choices at first, but that's all apart of learning)
5. My progresses

THANK YOU SO MUCH for checking out my blog and THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!!

I made this decision for several reasons and I'm excited to try new foods, learn new things, and see where it takes me!