February 2011
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Monday Log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 pear (complex carbs: fruit)
1/2 banana (complex carbs: fruit)
granola (complex carbs: fruit, simple carbs: sugar)
Lunch:
stuffing (little of everything)
1/2 a thin boneless pork chop (protein)
Snacks:
210 calories worth of dark chocolate (fats and simple carbs: sugar)
mixed nuts (protein & fats)
a DELICIOUS orange! (complex...
January 2011
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5 Bad Exercises (& 5 Super Substitutes) →
Have you been doing any of these exercises?
Standing Dumb Bell Flys
Sit Ups
Behind the Neck Shoulder Presses
Behind the Neck Lat Pulldowns
Alternating Superman/Superwoman
Anonymous asked: Hey buddy!!!
It's Monday! What are your goals for the week?
Love, Me :)
It's Monday! What are your goals for the week?
Love, Me :)
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Bethenny Frankel's Flat-Belly Workout →
In a nutshell, if you want to drop 2 inches in 4 weeks, she suggests:
2 days a week
45 minutes of moderate intensity cardio
3 days a week:
20 minute high-intensity cardio intervals
3 sets of this ab routine (If you can’t do the recommended times, just go for as long as you can):
1-2 minute plank
1 minute side plank (left)
1 minute side plank (right)
boat pose for 5 slow, deep...
Hi guys!
So…that recipe I posted got me 43 new followers. WOW. Hello new people! Glad you stopped by! (those of you who want nutritional info, when I have a spare evening, I’ll figure that out and post it)
***Edit: I broke 600 followers today, actually. :D
Do any of you noobs have any questions?
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re @nachobitchy
]]>nachobitchy replied to your post: Saturday log
May I go grocery shopping with you? You always make simple great meals that I can’t seem to think of once I get to the store
Haha, really, it’s only that I’m big on things that aren’t time consuming. If there are more than 6 or 7 ingredients, I won’t bother. If it requires hard-to-find ingredients, I probably won’t...
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Another Kettlebell Workout →
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Sunday log
Weekends are over far too fast…
Breakfast: 3 pieces of a breakfast braid (simple carbs: white flour and sugar) Note: 3 pieces were equivalent size to maybe a bit bigger than a cake donut.
Lunch at Grandma’s:
1/2 a thin boneless pork chop (protein)
stuffing (a bit of everything)
boiled potatoes (complex carbs: starch)
peas & carrots (complex carbs: veggies)
bowl of mixed...
Anonymous asked: hello fitblr buddy!!
hope your weekend was FANTASTIC!! by the way, that pull up pic: totally an inspiration! :) I'm working on a special package for you, so in the next week, check yo' mailbox!! :)
hope your weekend was FANTASTIC!! by the way, that pull up pic: totally an inspiration! :) I'm working on a special package for you, so in the next week, check yo' mailbox!! :)
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Saturday log
Breakfast - felt like a variety this morning:
1/4 C oats with -
fruit bits
brown sugar
chocolate chips
dollop of natural PB
2 slices honey & grain & seed bread with -
almond butter
1/2 grapefruit
Lunch:
pork chop
apple
granola bar (Quaker chewy peanut butter chocolate chip)
Snack fail:
1/2 bag of Jolly Time Blast ‘o Butter popcorn
1/2 brownie
2 chunky Chips...
Set of 5 Latex Resistance Bands w/Door Anchor and... →
Guess who just ordered these for the price of shipping with an Amazon.com gift card (c/o my Chase Visa rewards points)? THIS CHICK.
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Tip to avoid snacking! →
Practice Interval Eating…
Set a timer to count down 3 hour intervals. When the timer goes off, it’s time to eat. You can use your Outlook calendar at work, set an alarm on your phone, or whatever method you can think of. The idea is to eat five times a day.
Using a timer can be a huge help in establishing these new eating habits and patterns, because when you are busy and on the go it’s...
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Friday Log
Breakfasts:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 apple (complex carbs: fruit)
granola (complex carbs: grains, simple carbs: sugar)
Snack: 2 oatmeal balls (complex carbs: grains, fiber, protein & fats, simple carbs: sugar)
Lunch:
can Muir Glen low sodium organic chicken noodle soup (protein, complex carbs: veggies)
2 slices marble rye (complex carbs: grains)
turkey on 1 slice...
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Vanilla Coconut White Tea by The Republic of Tea →
Gosh I wish I lived closer to a store that sold this.
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Yes, THIS (written by @milfitude): →
Recently, I’ve cut out most sugar, refined carbs, mayonnaise, ketchup, butter, white breads, white pastas, red meats, heavy oils, ice cream, pastries/cookies, candies, and pre-packaged snacks of any kind, and I’ve greatly reduced my take-out/dining out meals. This is very difficult to achieve with consistency, but it has yielded the best and fastest results for me in terms of weight loss and...
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Get the most out of your weight training →
Practice the 6-second rep Lift for 2 counts, lower in 4—that’s the breakdown that challenges you the most. The reason: Your muscles are strongest during the eccentric contraction, or lowering phase. Slowing down this part of the exercise makes your muscles work significantly harder.
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Men's Health guide to sets
While developing my next six-week workout plan (to begin after I’m finished with this four-week plan I’m on), I came up with some questions about sets and reps. And what do you know, this article about sets appeared in my inbox. Here are the basics (with some added info I found while researching):
Straight Sets
What they are: The usual—a number of repetitions followed by a rest...
Is it just me...
or has anyone else noticed that about 50% of the fitblrs are also graphic designers? I find this an odd coincidence.
Who else is one?
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Thursday log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 apple (complex carbs: fruit)
granola (complex carbs: grains, simple carbs: sugar)
Snack:
Deer jerky
3 squares of Hershey bar
Lunch:
2 slices marble rye (complex carbs: grains)
2 cheddar Veggie Slices (fats & protein)
margarine (fats)
leftover 1/3 can chili (protein & complex carbs: legumes)
w/”Fiesta Mix” frozen...
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Peanut Butter & Chocolate Oatmeal Balls
Perfected!
1 C rolled oats
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
3 T semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 T dried fruit bits
2 T ground flax seed
2 T lite maple syrup
1/2 C natural peanut butter (I use Smucker’s)
1/4 unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Tip: don’t cut the cling wrap until after you spoon the balls onto it. I used...
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From Scrawny to Brawny: How I Got Fit and Gained... →
This is a great article (and totally applies to my body type)! I also like the tips at the end:
Natalie Davila, trainer and boxing instructor for Equinox Fitness Clubs: ”To build strength, increase the weight you lift, not reps. It’s vice versa for endurance: Pick a weight that’s about 65 percent of the max you can lift just once, and do 10 reps; add two reps when it feels...
mr365 asked: in reality its probably not that your portions are "small" its just that we as a society have expanded what a "normal portion" is supposed to look like...
do yo thing girl
do yo thing girl
Anonymous asked: is it just me or ur dinner portions look REALLY small...maybe its the pics you take? im just sayin..when u write it down it looks like alot, but really, it looks [pretty small
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Wednesday log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats
1/2 apple
granola
Lunch:
2/3 a can of organic chili that was kind of blah (and thank you, TVP for giving me gas. Next time, no fake meat products in my chili.)
added “fiesta mix” frozen veggies
Snacks:
1/2 a Hershey bar (my coworker gave it to me)
cashews
granola
apple (workout fuel)
WORKOUT - workout #9 of the Women’s Health 4-week Fat...
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Spicy food boosts your metabolism →
It turns out that capsaicin, the compound that gives chile peppers their heat, can also fire up your metabolism. Eating about 1 tablespoon of chopped peppers (red or green) boosts your sympathetic nervous system (responsible for your fight-or-flight response), according to a study published in the Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. The result: a temporary metabolism spike of...
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Another reason to buy organic. →
Canadian researchers report that dieters with the most organochlorines (pollutants from pesticides, which are stored in fat cells) experience a greater-than-normal dip in metabolism as they lose weight, perhaps because the toxins interfere with the energy-burning process. In other words, pesticides make it harder to lose pounds.
Of course, it’s not always easy to find—or afford—organic...
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re: @babetron
babetron replied to your photo: BOOKED.
Am I no longer invited to the meet up since I’m not really a fitblr anymore? =[
Whatever. Of course you’re invited. :p
Anonymous asked: guess who has a fitblr buddy?? YOU DO!!
Excited? I know I am!! I can't wait to motivate the crap out of you ;)
Excited? I know I am!! I can't wait to motivate the crap out of you ;)
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Tuesday Log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats
1/2 apple
granola
Lunch - leftovers:
Whole grain pasta (complex carbs: grains)
tomatoes (complex carbs: veggies)
spinach (complex carbs: veggies)
red onion (complex carbs: veggies)
garlic
tuna (fats & protein)
Parmesan (fats & protein)
lemon pepper
2 small slices honey & grain & seed bread (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 apple
Snacks:
...
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Men's Health advice to show that six pack →
Everyone has abs, even if people can’t always see them because they’re hidden under a layer of flab. That means you don’t need to do endless crunches to carve out a six-pack. Instead, you should spend most of your gym time burning off blubber.
The most effective strategy is a one-two approach of weight-lifting and high-intensity interval training. According to a recent University...
Brilliant? Gym only makes you pay when you DON’T... →
I think this is a wonderful idea.
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WatchKettlebell Routine
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Monday log
Breakfast - overnight oats:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 banana (complex carbs: fruit)
1 C organic vanilla soymilk (fats & protein)
cocoa powder
cacao nibs (fats & fiber)
Lunch - breakfast burritos:
eggs (protein & fats)
potatoes (complex carbs: starch)
green onion (complex carbs: veggies)
spinach (complex carbs: veggies)
Canadian bacon (protein)
Mrs....
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Sunday log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 banana (complex carbs: fruit)
1/2 apple (complex carbs: fruit)
brown sugar (simple carbs: sugar)
cinnamon
Sydney finally got her belated birthday presents today. We went to Petco (they sent me a $5 off $25 coupon). She got a new leather collar and a new Nylabone.
Lunch - 1 1/2 healthy pizzas:
2 multi grain plus flax Flat Out wraps...
Lost some followers this weekend
If there is anything you dislike or would like to see more of, please let me know.
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Oxygen Magazine Subscription →
First, I bought a $20 Amazon.com gift card for $10 at LivingSocial.com earlier this week. Second, I have this wishlist at Amazon.com. I used said gift card to buy this magazine subscription off that wishlist:
$20 subscription for $10 = WIN.
Thirdly, while checking my Visa balance yesterday, I realized I had some cash back points to use. Enough, in fact, to purchase a free $25 Amazon.com...
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9 new races for 2011 →
Looking for a race to join? These 9 events are all-new for 2011.
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Saturday Log
Breakfast:
1 Eggo Nutri-Grain waffle (simple carbs: enriched flour, complex carbs: grains)
almond butter (protein & fats)
lite maple syrup (simple carbs: sugar)
cinnamon
2 slices Canadian bacon (protein)
1 egg (protein & fats)
salsa (complex carbs: veggies)
1/2 apple (complex carbs: fruit)
You can see my to-do list looming in the distance.
Snack: 4 oatmeal balls (complex...
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Friday Log
Breakfast:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1/2 banana (complex carbs: fruit)
1/2 apple (complex carbs: fruit)
granola (complex carbs: grains, simple carbs: sugar)
Snack: 2 Peanut Butter & Chocolate Oatmeal Balls (complex carbs: grains & seeds, simple carbs: sugar)
Lunch - leftover fajita (open-faced b/c it was stuffed so full):
pork (protein)
green pepper (complex...
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re: @lou-vs-life
lou-vs-life replied to your post: Thursday log
The peanut butter balls sound lovely…. I might try them with a little honey? (this is my stock answer for all cookery problems, of course…)
Good idea! Swap honey for the brown sugar. You know, I bet maple syrup would work, too. Either way, halve the nutmeg - it was a bit much.
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Pilates Teaser
Women’s Health Magazine says
[The Pilates “teaser” exercise] activates 39 percent more of your rectus abdominus muscle (that’s your six-pack) and 266 percent more of your external obliques (your love handles) [than crunches].
Here is a modified version. When you get the hang of it, extend both legs.
Prepare
Lie on your back with your knees bent at a 45 degree...
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Thursday log
Breakfast - overnight oats fail (do not attempt this unappetizing concoction):
1/2 C oats
1/2 C organic vanilla soymilk
1/2 C water
1/2 a huge banana
cocoa powder
milled flax
additions to make it taste better: cinnamon, brown sugar, granola
Lunch:
Wolfgang Puck organic tortilla soup
2 slices honey & seed & grain bread
margarine
Snacks:
210 calories worth...
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Health Benefits of Coconut Water →
Does anyone drink this for recovery? I’m curious how it tastes.
skinnyforme replied
i heard it tastes like butt
tiniestdancers- replied
It’s an acquired taste, definitely. It tastes more like ACTUAL coconut water than artificially flavored coconut, so it’s quite different if you’ve never had real, fresh coconut. I like it. (:
94monkeys replied
I think I expected it to be...
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Wednesday Log
Breakfasts:
1/2 C oats
1/2 apple
granola
Lunch:
whole grain pasta (complex carbs: grains)
lemon pepper tuna (protein & fats)
chick peas (complex carbs: legumes)
spinach (complex carbs: veggies)
carrots (complex carbs: veggies)
Parmesan (fats)
Snacks:
158 calories worth of dark chocolate (simple carbs: sugar)
cashews
1/2 apple
WORKOUT - Workout #3 of the Women’s ...
Fitblr: Better Diet →
Follow my friend Don - he’s doing P90X and trying to lose weight. Woot!
$20 Amazon Gift Card for $10 →
I just bought a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card for $10 at Living Social. Today only, get yours, too!
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Tuesday Log
Breakfast - overnight oats:
1/2 C oats (complex carbs: grains)
1 C sweetened vanilla almond milk (simple carbs plus protein)
1/2 banana (complex carbs: fruit)
1 T cocoa
cacao nibs
Snack:
1/2 of a Spicy Maya dark chocolate bar (simple carbs: 200 calories of sugar & fat)
Lunch:
can of Wolfgang Puck Organic chicken noodle soup (protein & veggies, mostly)
2 small slices honey &...