Weight Watchers day 2

Posted on 30 January 2012 | No responses

I am sipping some lovely Chamomile tea w/cinnamon reflecting on this day.  Today was an extremely busy day. In the weight loss world to me that means I don’t overeat. I’m too busy. I usually find myself over eating or eating when it’s not necessary when I am bored, anxious or unsettled. It’s 9:15pm and by golly I still have 4 points remaining.  Granted, I did lift weights today which awarded me 6 activity points. Not bad eh?  Today began my weight lifting mission. My husband and I went to the gym and he showed me an all over body routine so I know how to work the machines and how many reps to do, how many sets etc.  I’m fired up, adios softness, there is muscle moving in!!!

Here’s to tomorrow a day of soreness…. .

Stephanie

30 days of full health documentation begins NOW

Posted on 9 January 2012 | No responses

On Sunday, I spent some time looking at my gym’s class schedule and ’scheduling’ my workout each day.  I strategically chose different classes each week and even scheduled week days. I feel this will help me stay accountable and not allow silly excuses or reasons for skipping a workout.  It also releases me from trying to decide all day which class I want to take and what time, etc. I tend to over think things, can you tell?  Check it out..If you click on the image it will enlarge.

Additionally, I will journal my food each day, good, bad and chocolate. Literally, if I have to chew it, it goes on the log. Again, this is for accountability.  Lots of people are confused when they don’t lose weight.  What we take in (food) is different than what we thought we had eaten each day. It can be a real eye opener.

At the end of the 30 day period I will weigh myself and celebrate all my accomplishments and evaluate any downfalls.  I will then know what worked and what did not work for the following month.

It is in writing…it’s official. My intention is to be consistent in keeping to my workout schedule and logging all my eats. I can do this.  Not a resolution though…and intention..just happens to be the first of January .

Here’s to our health!

xoxox Stephanie

Blended salad anyone?

Posted on 17 August 2011 | No responses

I’ve recently stumbled upon Megan Elizabeth who is a raw vegan and have learned there is a whole world of raw foodies amongst us.  She has some great recipes on her blog and YouTube channel. And through her I have stumbled upon Arnold’s Way who is a quirky gentleman on the east coast who has his own healthy food store and often makes videos in the store.  I love soaking in new information and hearing peoples testimonials of how the simple change of diet (something we all control ourselves) changes your life, literally.  You can relieve/overcome many ailments, disease, lose weight, obtain beautiful skin….the list goes on of the benefits of keeping a raw vegan lifestyle. In fact, you may have heard of Kriss Carr who had stage 4 Cancer and is still alive due to her lifestyle change…Talk about amazing.   One thing Arnold said regarding the transition to a raw lifestyle was something to the effect of it’s not about removing things from your diet, it’s what you add in. When you add in all the nutrient rich raw foods, you want cooked food less and less.  I think that is such a great perspective. Really this could apply to anything really, right?  It’s seeing the glass as half full. Another thing that got my attention was the fact that the smoothie is easily digestible since the ingredients are already broken down making it easier on your digestive system.

I watched one of Arnold’s videos on ‘green‘ smoothies and was intrigued.  There are different ways you can make them but they contain green leafy veggies and fruit.  I have been experimenting with different variations and consistencies and they are surprisingly good.  Of course I have had a few that tasted like fresh cut lawn on a spring afternoon too.  I’ve been taking pictures of my green drinks and posting some on Facebook and Twitter and one of my friends thought it would be helpful if I posted the benefits of these little delights.  I’ve been using a handful of spinach and kale or mixed greens (collard, mustard & turnip) with different fruit mixes (small amounts) bananas, apples, pineapple & blueberries and a little H20 to liquify.

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Paying it forward – and the winner is…

Posted on 5 July 2011 | No responses

Heather of The Raw Journalist is the winner of my DVD giveaway . Yay!!! What a synchronicity that Heather would win..did you see the name of her website? Wow…I have been thinking about and dabbling in the idea of going vegan – and raw vegan.  The universe connects people purposely.  Perhaps Heather is my teacher and I her student of RAWNESS..I’m intrigued!~ In fact, I was led to her Youtube channel which she recommended the The Raw Divas .  I am thinking about doing the free 7 day cleanse…so, thank you Heather for connecting.

Go check out Heather’s blog  – she’s got great info, recipes like Raw Bubble Gum Pudding?? Say what? Yep, all kinds of cool stuff going on over there.

Until next time… go get your sweat on~!

Where there’s an obstacle there is a BIGGER opportunity

Posted on 18 May 2011 | No responses

Today I wanted to do the sandcastle workout Tone it up just uploaded to their YouTube channel. I got my laptop ready and set it up on a speaker that was mounted to our wall in the living room next to our flat panel T.V. so that my laptop was near eye level. Wouldn’t you know the darn thing just died. As in no battery juice. What the heck, it was plugged in all night?

This is the part where others would get frustrated, mad and upset and start spinning a web of negative energy around them and allow that to derail their plan of exercising. Instead of allowing negative energy take over I just took that moment to set aside the laptop and not think another minute about it. Grabbed my iphone and was in business. This was hilarious. My little iphone sitting on a speaker mounted to the wall next to our flat panel TV and me doing a workout from the small iphone screen with weights. But you know what?  It worked.

When obstacles come up, it’s just life testing your reaction!  Things happen every day that could hold us back, stop us from succeeding, etc.  But when you have a strong ‘WHY’ – you cannot be stopped! When you come face to face with one, DO NOT back away. Find the way over, around, or under. Persistence will pay off. DO not give up.

I did the sandcastle circuit (a realllllly hard one too! – thanks Tone it up!), then went outside between the rain and sprinkles and caught a 25 minute jog/walk. I’ve been introducing more running recently to bump up my efforts. Had my favorite workout playlist and we were in business again. I quickly walked for one song and jogged for the next song. Repeat for 25 minutes (1.7 miles). I get such a high when I workout. Full blown crack addict style. A super motivating song came on right when I was approaching my building. There was no way I was going to calmly ride the elevator up to my floor. I immediately recognized the opportunity. The opportunity to really enjoy the song and allow it to propel my workout harder.  I seized the moment by tackling the stairwell. I ran up 8 flights of stairs. Ran like I stole something.  All the way to my floor. Walked into my apartment breathing like I outran a Cheetah!!! Booyah. That’s how we roll!

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