On a serious note, food fuels you and can affect your fitness, so it’s quite naturally a pair that goes hand in hand. For a healthier body, you need good fuel…for a stronger body, you need workouts to build muscle, not fat. With that being said, here’s a few things that I enjoy on my workout days this past week:

{Pre-workout} GNC’s Pro-sculpt {Post-workout} Muscle Milk / strawberry mango smoothie {Monday & Tuesday post-workout breakfasts} leftover strawberry chocolate chip pancakes I made on Sunday! / egg white omelet with tomatoes / strawberries

Since I switched up a couple of weeks ago to working out in the morning instead of the evening, I find myself hungrier during the day! Yikes! So I feel like I’ve been stuffing myself lately…

So in keeping with the fitness theme of this WIAW…did you know that I do all my workouts at home WITHOUT a gym membership? Yes, I was paying for a membership for 2 years and didn’t get anything out of it. It was the last few months of the membership that I was able to get my butt back in gear with running and exercises. But I made a decision that I was not going to renew it. I’m not a big group exercise fan unless it was body pump or RPM. And I love that if I want to run, I could just walk out my front door {although I wish I had a more safer/less traffic traveled and scenic route, but it’s convenient} and go!

It was after my membership expired that I decided I wanted to get one of those home gyms. So PJ and I went in on halves and got one. It was a nice addition to the treadmill that I already had. Within a few weeks, I also added to my dumbbell collection and included a kettlebell or two. I plan on adding more and also getting a barbell to add to the “weights station” {aka floor}.

Next up? I want to get a new treadmill. I’m looking for a commercially used one. I have this train of thought that if I get one of those, it will last longer and be sturdier. I guess we’ll see. After that, I plan on investing in an indoor cycle. I miss RPM classes but not enough to pay the membership fees to a gym where I’m sometimes S-O-L on getting a bike. So the next best thing is getting one for the home gym!