The workout plans that Ken and I are doing have you working out 6 days a week - 1 day of rest. They say to take that day on Sunday. Not me. Weekends are great for workouts because you can do them at your leisure and you can do extra long workouts or two in a day or whatever you want.
Saturdays are cardio and weights. If it's cold outside I do turbo fire for cardio. If it's nice, I run!
I've made my Sundays Yoga day.
1 week to the 10K....Kendayl's tutu is talking to her and saying it's not ready - but it is. We're going to crush it. Never mind you that I haven't run over 4 miles since I started "training."
Bring on the week!
HCC
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Grandma is watching over me!
Hil: Great post about Grandma... you nailed it! On that note I found her watergate salad recipe in her handwriting today:) can't wait to make it!!!
Ok.... you're probably asking me why is my Grandma watching over me today specifically (of course she's watching over me) well....
1. I ate great today!!! There were moments I told myself "I'm hungry" but I wasn't... I was just bored (ha!) soo I drank my water and found something to do to keep my occupied and IT WORKED:)
2. I have a child moving... I know it sounds mean but I'm human and this kid (who is very bright and cute sometimes) has taken my money (all of it) and has run and run and run and I'm spent. Nothing I try works and I'm exhausted... welp, he's moving!!
3. I worked out after work even though I'm super tired but I feel great!
4. I don't even have to explain this one.... look below at my dinner....
I mean COME ON!! I had pizza last night and I was craving it again and the best part... TONY SAYS I CAN EAT IT:) It's on a pita that has 12g of fiber and only 100 calories, a little bit of pizza sauce, 1/4 c. low fat moz. cheese, onion, mushrooms, pepperocini's, and buffalo baked chicken. The best part is that I get to eat the WHOLE PIZZA! I don't know about you but I love a good pizza and one slice turns into a few slices fast so this way I can eat the whole thing and it's guilt free!! Whoop!!:)
Everyone should try it:)
Ok back to grading papers... Hil I wish you were here you were such a great grader!
xoxox
Ok.... you're probably asking me why is my Grandma watching over me today specifically (of course she's watching over me) well....
1. I ate great today!!! There were moments I told myself "I'm hungry" but I wasn't... I was just bored (ha!) soo I drank my water and found something to do to keep my occupied and IT WORKED:)
2. I have a child moving... I know it sounds mean but I'm human and this kid (who is very bright and cute sometimes) has taken my money (all of it) and has run and run and run and I'm spent. Nothing I try works and I'm exhausted... welp, he's moving!!
3. I worked out after work even though I'm super tired but I feel great!
4. I don't even have to explain this one.... look below at my dinner....
I mean COME ON!! I had pizza last night and I was craving it again and the best part... TONY SAYS I CAN EAT IT:) It's on a pita that has 12g of fiber and only 100 calories, a little bit of pizza sauce, 1/4 c. low fat moz. cheese, onion, mushrooms, pepperocini's, and buffalo baked chicken. The best part is that I get to eat the WHOLE PIZZA! I don't know about you but I love a good pizza and one slice turns into a few slices fast so this way I can eat the whole thing and it's guilt free!! Whoop!!:)
Everyone should try it:)
Ok back to grading papers... Hil I wish you were here you were such a great grader!
xoxox
Lessons about Fat
It's not secret that I love beachbody.com. I own several of the work out DVDs including Insanity, Turbo Fire Brazil Butt Lift and Power 90. I like that I can work out right in my living room. I recently did a test and I did body pump and then the scultping DVDs with Turbo Fire. Both were very different but the next day, I felt sore in the same areas and ultimately believe that I get the same benefits.
One of the things I like so much about beachbody.com is that I also get news letters that help educate me on various topics. Today, they're talking about fat.
I mentioned in one of my first posts that we measured our body fat for our work competition. I measured at 32.47 with calipers. Here's what I think is interesting: according to what I read, a healthy woman should be between 20 - 25% body fat. Anything over 30% is considered obese. I'm not overlly praising of my body in general but I know that I'm not obese regardless of what that number says. What I like is this article points out accuracy concerns and reminds us that in general the number is not what's important - it's that your number starts going down.
One popular exercise myth is that if we're trying to lose body fat, we should just do lots of cardio and sweat and burn fat, then build muscle later. That's a sort of "lose weight now, get in shape later" approach. There's some truth there. The more we exercise, the more calories we expend and the sooner our bodies tap into our fat stores for energy. But by building up muscle, in addition to doing cardio activity, we can burn a lot more calories, even while we're at rest, and maximize the calorie burn during cardio. Plus, when the stored fat begins to melt off, there will be lean, sexy muscle in its place.
Kendayl and I are focusing on taking it one day at a time. This isn't about 90 days; it's about making life changes. So just as a reminder:
Any activity will go a long way toward reducing body fat percentage. And health professionals advise that even a modest decrease in body fat percentage will have extraordinary health benefits. So even if achieving that ideal "supermodel" weight seems impossible, you can really enhance your quality of life by making a few minor changes in your activity level and diet.
One of the things I like so much about beachbody.com is that I also get news letters that help educate me on various topics. Today, they're talking about fat.
I mentioned in one of my first posts that we measured our body fat for our work competition. I measured at 32.47 with calipers. Here's what I think is interesting: according to what I read, a healthy woman should be between 20 - 25% body fat. Anything over 30% is considered obese. I'm not overlly praising of my body in general but I know that I'm not obese regardless of what that number says. What I like is this article points out accuracy concerns and reminds us that in general the number is not what's important - it's that your number starts going down.
One popular exercise myth is that if we're trying to lose body fat, we should just do lots of cardio and sweat and burn fat, then build muscle later. That's a sort of "lose weight now, get in shape later" approach. There's some truth there. The more we exercise, the more calories we expend and the sooner our bodies tap into our fat stores for energy. But by building up muscle, in addition to doing cardio activity, we can burn a lot more calories, even while we're at rest, and maximize the calorie burn during cardio. Plus, when the stored fat begins to melt off, there will be lean, sexy muscle in its place.
Kendayl and I are focusing on taking it one day at a time. This isn't about 90 days; it's about making life changes. So just as a reminder:
Any activity will go a long way toward reducing body fat percentage. And health professionals advise that even a modest decrease in body fat percentage will have extraordinary health benefits. So even if achieving that ideal "supermodel" weight seems impossible, you can really enhance your quality of life by making a few minor changes in your activity level and diet.
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