Monday, April 29, 2013

Weekly Workouts 4/22-4/28

Monday 4/22: Rollerbladed with a friend for 6 miles.

Tuesday 4/23: Rest day.

Wednesday 4/24: Today I call it "Random Pinterest Workout Day"! I did some workouts that I have pinned on Pinterest. I tried to focus on abs or arms because my legs/ankles were still very sore from rollerblading. Here are a few examples of workouts I did: some Zumba, Abs and Hips, Kettlebell moves. I didn't track on Fitocracy because I just did so many random exercises for about 45 minutes.

Thursday 4/25: I played Just Dance Just Sweat for 30 minutes and did some arm exercises with 3 lb. weights.

Friday 4/26: Played tennis with a friend for about an hour. Felt good!

Saturday 4/27: Walked outside but didn't keep track of how far.

Sunday 4/28: Rest day.

How did you do this week? Share your workouts with me!

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Weekly Workouts 4/15-4/21

Monday 4/15: Ran about 2 miles with a friend then we did arm and ab workouts with 3 lb. weights and 7 lb. Kettlebell.

Tuesday 4/16: I ran outside 1.4 miles then did about 15 minutes of yoga to stretch afterwards.

Wednesday 4/17: Rode my bike outside for about 1 mile then did the "Skinny Bitch" Ab Workout for about 15 minutes.

Thursday 4/18: Rest day - long work day.

Friday 4/19: Rest day - 12 hour day travelling for a work event.

Saturday 4/20: I ran on the treadmill for a mile and did some arm/ab/leg exercises. I did the exercises shown in the picture plus a few more. I also danced at night!

Sunday 4/21: Rest day.

How did you do this week? Share your workouts with me!

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Don't Let Them Go

Often in my life I've had friends who walk away at the first sign of an argument. So now I cherish the friends who forgive, talk things out and love me for me. When you find a friend like that, don't let them go. Most people in life, if you have a real relationship with them, will hurt you at some point or you may hurt them. The strongest and deepest relationships and in my opinion, the most meaningful are the ones that go through all that hurt and come out stronger on the other side. :)

I especially love these quotes, even though they relate mostly to a romantic relationship:




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Monday, April 15, 2013

Weekly Workouts 4/8-4/14

Monday 4/8: I ran outside for a mile then it started raining so I ran 2 more miles on the treadmill (about 3 miles total). Then I did some arm exercises with my Kettlebell and did my 15 minute ab workout!

Tuesday 4/9: Busy day at work so rest day. I think the majority of my Tuesdays and Thursdays working will be rest days because it is hard to fit in a good workout.

Wednesday 4/10: Ran on the treadmill for about 1.5 miles then did some arm and ab exercises.

Thursday 4/11: Rest day - I hate calling this a rest day because I had about a 12 hour work day mostly on my feet. So... no workout day?

Friday 4/12: Ran/walked 2 miles on the treadmill and did some arm exercises and stretching.

Saturday 4/13: Did Zumba toning with 3 lb. weights for 30 minutes and did some crunches.

Sunday 4/14: Rest day.

How did you do this week? Share your workouts with me!

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Weekly Workouts 4/1-4/7

Monday 4/1: Went running outside with a friend for about 1.8 miles then did 30 minutes of yoga.

Tuesday 4/2: Played Just Dance Just Sweat for 30 minutes then did some arm exercises with my 7 lb. Kettlebell.

Wednesday 4/3: Rest day.

Thursday 4/4: Ran with a friend for 3.5 miles! She is definitely a good motivator! We did some good stretching afterwards too.

Friday 4/5: Ran for a mile with a friend then we did the "Skinny Bitch" Ab Workout and 20 minutes of yoga!

Saturday 4/6: Rest day. I did dance that night though! :)

Sunday 4/7: Rest day.

How did you do this week? Share your workouts with me!

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

We're Eating Crap and Feeling Like It Too

I would say in the past few years or so I've been more interested in health, wellness and healthy living. In my spare time, I love looking up information on clean eating and living a healthy life.

Growing up, I never really thought about or realized all the nasty chemicals that go into the foods we eat or how it correlates to our health. Obviously we learn that junk food can make you fat, but we don't really learn about how it can make you so sick. We never learn about all the chemicals, additives and generally nasty things they put into food. It may be good for your pantry and your wallet to buy foods that last forever (I specifically recall my mom saying certain foods never go bad) how can that be good for your gut? If a food never decomposes on its own, how am I supposed to digest it?

Recently I was reading an article from 100 Days of Real Food and Food Babe on food laws in the UK vs here in the US. Did you know overseas they ban certain chemicals added to foods that are still allowed here? I also always thought that the FDA is on our side, keeping us safe from things in foods that would make us sick. Definitely not true. The FDA helps big food corporations more than it helps us. 100 Days of Real Food also periodically posts food labels. For example, recently she posted a Lunchable PB&J sandwich. A regular PB&J sandwich contains bread, peanut butter and jelly. And that's it. Look at the label:


Over 85 ingredients? Really?

I will be the first to admit I am lazy when it comes to cooking and often choose a pre-packaged meal over one I'd have to put together. I have to stop this! Is the extra 2 minutes worth filling my body with all these chemicals over spending a little time to make a healthy version?

I've also been looking at my sugar intake. I also admit I LOVE sugar. Don't we all? Don't most of us search high and low for dessert after every meal? I sure do. It is sickening to realize how much added sugar is put in foods that you wouldn't even think had sugar. I was doing some research yesterday as I had a Starbucks Peppermint Green Tea Frappucino and a Pumpkin Scone. I realized that I was eating/drinking over 16 teaspoons of sugar just in one meal. Guess what the American Heart Association recommends for women per day? 5 teaspoons! Yuck! A few weeks ago I was eating a sucker I won from Dave & Busters. I happened to look at the ingredients. It had such weird and unrecognizable ingredients I actually threw it out.

It is tough when most people around you think you are kind of nuts when you talk about eating healthier and cutting out sugar and processed foods. But I want to do my best to start eating better and eating cleaner. That means more vegetables, more fruit, more organic and lean meats, only whole wheat breads and snacks, no junk food, no processed foods or sugary foods, no dairy (it upsets my stomach anyways), etc.

Any advice or tips for me? I just need to stop being lazy and eat better!
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Monday, April 1, 2013

Weekly Workouts 3/25-3/31

Monday 3/25: Ran/walked on the treadmill for about 1.5 miles and did arm exercises with 3 lb weights while walking. Also did ab workouts - for more details check out my Fitocracy page (link below)!

I also signed up for the Superhero Challenge from one of my favorite Real Worlders and personal trainers, Emily Schromm! Basically, you pay $20 to join and you try to challenge yourself to 10 minutes of exercise, 10 minutes of stretching, no sugar and no alcohol each day. I've really been wanting to exercise a little each day and eat less sugar so this is perfect. Because you pay the $20 you are eligible for all types of prizes! Click the link above to join me. :)

Tuesday 3/26: Basically a rest day because of a busy work schedule. I did walk a lot at work though (over 2 miles). I've been trying to bring my FitBit to work to track how much I walk.

Wednesday 3/27: Ran/walked on the treadmill. Used the 3 lb weights while walking. Also used my 7 lb Kettlebell after and did some arm/ab exercises.

Thursday 3/28: Did some ab/arm exercises using a Kettlebell. Later ran a little over 2 miles outside with a friend.

Friday 3/29: I did Zumba for 30 minutes and did some stretching and crunches.

Saturday 3/30: I ran for a mile then walked home (about .75 mile) then did some ab exercises.

Sunday 3/31: Rest day. I hope everyone had a nice Easter or day off! :)

How did you do this week? Share your workouts with me!

Join me on Fitocracy! On Fitocracy you can see my full workouts - I'd love to see yours too!

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