Friday, June 24, 2011
C: I've Broken Lots of Bad Habits But This One Was Major!
When you get older, your parents older. When your parents get older, there is a change in the universe where you become the caretaker, this has happened in my family. I have used traumatic events in my life as an excuse to not eat well and, really, go off the deep end when it comes to food. This time however, I've not only stuck with my feel good foods, I've increased them. While my mother was sleeping, I used the time to journal and research protein, carbs, and fats to really see what the right balance is for myself. While I will not become a full red meat eater, I definitely feel closer to eating like a cave woman. ROAR!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Q: Why I luv Yoga
This will be short but it came to me one day while watching my dvr recordings of So You Think You Can Dance.I have always had a love for the arts, I wanted as a child to play the violin and the bass, most of all I love dance. The movements, the meaning behind every shift of the shoulder, every movement of the feet brings me to envious bliss. Yoga is the closest thing that I will come to being a dancer. Each movement like dance is very precise, requires breathing concentration and pushing limits. Both have movements that must flow and poses you must hold but most of all both connects you with something more than just self. Essentially it allows you to come one step closer to the universe.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
C: Use YOUR Body to Fight For Good!
Love yourself today by signing up to use that BODY to raise money or do something active for a cause! Jog for someone's rights, walk your dog for the local non-kill shelter, get off the couch and serve food at a local homeless shelter, train a friend for free...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Q: Subway Journey
After a long day of work then a nice swim hunger was calling my name. As I made my way to the pet store for some good ole kibble for the dogs the tummy began to rumble. So naturally once the rumbly started in my tummy my mind began to drift. I stood there looking at the bag of dog food picturing my hand reaching inside a red bag of Doritos, I could taste that wonderful artificial cheese flavor, I could here the crunch. Then I was interrupted by a high pitched high schooler asking if he could help me. I paid walked out felt like slow motion, listening to my stomach hoping for a snack then it occurred to me. Moments like this is where the work begins, it's not easy to get up and go to the gym but its extremely hard to fight those moments when you are hungry and needing something quick. I decided to take a moment sit in the car and think about what I was going to do next. Eventually I thought about Subway because we have all seen the commercials so we can all agree what a healthier choice.
For a little background I have been very aware of what I eat because of the amount of energy I'm expending per day. I do a full body workout 3x per week, I take a yoga class 4 times out of the week thats not to mention the hours of swimming, walking the dogs and other physical activities. I have to be aware of how many calories I consume its important that I have enough calories. I went to subway ordered the footlong of the month which is a chipolte chicken, this turned into a flat bread roasted chicken and swiss with a ton of vegitables for a little over 5 dollars. I rushed home fed the dogs then fed myself and while I was eating it I thought about the amount of calories I consumed vs. the amount of money I paid for the sub. I calculated using subways nutritional values pdf found on their website, that I consumed about 532 calories. That equates to a foot long, flat bread, chicken and Swiss sandwich with a ton of veggies and honey mustard.
When thinking of a fast food establishment its really not bad at all when we look at the calories. As I was eating I thought about what I could have done differently. Subway is right next to Publix (a supermarket), I could have walked in purchased $2 of low sodium, low fat turkey, 1 loaf of oatmeal bread (on sale for 2), a handful of fresh spinach ($.40), 1 tomato ($.89) and walked out of the store. The amount of money I would have spent on those items could have made a sandwich for tonight and tomorrow . If you want to look at the calorie content, 2 slices of oatmeal bread is 45 calories add an additional 50 calories for the slices of turkey and I never count the calories of veggies because it is so small. Basically what I learned is that we pay for convienance in calories and in money. If we truly want to cut our waist along with our waste we truly have to dedicate time and patience in making everyday choices.
For a little background I have been very aware of what I eat because of the amount of energy I'm expending per day. I do a full body workout 3x per week, I take a yoga class 4 times out of the week thats not to mention the hours of swimming, walking the dogs and other physical activities. I have to be aware of how many calories I consume its important that I have enough calories. I went to subway ordered the footlong of the month which is a chipolte chicken, this turned into a flat bread roasted chicken and swiss with a ton of vegitables for a little over 5 dollars. I rushed home fed the dogs then fed myself and while I was eating it I thought about the amount of calories I consumed vs. the amount of money I paid for the sub. I calculated using subways nutritional values pdf found on their website, that I consumed about 532 calories. That equates to a foot long, flat bread, chicken and Swiss sandwich with a ton of veggies and honey mustard.
When thinking of a fast food establishment its really not bad at all when we look at the calories. As I was eating I thought about what I could have done differently. Subway is right next to Publix (a supermarket), I could have walked in purchased $2 of low sodium, low fat turkey, 1 loaf of oatmeal bread (on sale for 2), a handful of fresh spinach ($.40), 1 tomato ($.89) and walked out of the store. The amount of money I would have spent on those items could have made a sandwich for tonight and tomorrow . If you want to look at the calorie content, 2 slices of oatmeal bread is 45 calories add an additional 50 calories for the slices of turkey and I never count the calories of veggies because it is so small. Basically what I learned is that we pay for convienance in calories and in money. If we truly want to cut our waist along with our waste we truly have to dedicate time and patience in making everyday choices.
Monday, June 13, 2011
C: Listening to YOUR Body
Yes we have goals and yes we want to be a beast on the pulley machine however! YOU MUST LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Recently I decided to step it up a notch with my workouts so I split my workout in half (instead of 1 hour/week with my trainer I am now doing two 1/2 hour sessions/week). It is also hot here in FL so I am swimming everyday. But now my body is saying...whoaaaaa cowgirl....take it easy! I didn't listen and now I have a pulled hip flexor. For those of you who do not know what that is...my groin is seriously hurt; so hurt that sometimes I can barely walk. So...I'm getting more cardio in at a slower/longer pace than busting it out in short spurts. Plus...I'll need to warn my trainer that I am hurt...see what he wants to do.
I'll update you on that workout because I still want to maintain what I've lost through the injury. So listen to your body before it gets hurt and incorporate more stretching/yoga into your routine.
-C
I'll update you on that workout because I still want to maintain what I've lost through the injury. So listen to your body before it gets hurt and incorporate more stretching/yoga into your routine.
-C
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
C: Self 'Steal Her Workout' -Maria Menounos
As Q mentioned, I was traveling last week and besides starting the fAat yoGa challenge (did you get your 20mins in today?!), I saw a great workout that was perfect for my hotel room, so I tried it. To give you a little background, this month's Self Magazine featured Access Hollywood anchor and NBC Nightly News reporter, Maria Menounos, and her super easy and effective hotel workout routine. Not only could I feel the burn but have made this workout part of my nightly routine. These can be done on a bed or a couch..if you are on the floor, I would suggest a yoga mat. Here's what you do...
1. Saddlebag slimmer or as I like to call it the 'let's have pillow talk'...lie on your left side, with left arm supporting head/neck and right hand on the bed in front of you. Squeezing your thighs and butt, put your insoles together and spread your knees apart, you should form a diamond shape. Now lift your feet off of the bed. I really felt this in my left inner thigh and my right hip! I did not really like this move as I felt I couldn't really get my legs/feet off of the bed so I added more to the next moves...
2. Belly buster...or as I like to call it, 'hang off the bed and then sit up'...lie on bed with shoulders/arms hanging off of bed. (you should be looking upside down). Now sit up onto bed in an upright position. This was awesome while 'listening' to the news, the up and down movement made me feel a little queezy so I did not focus on the TV too much.
3. Tush tightener...once again...not the name I would have picked so let's go with 'get on all fours and do a donkey kick in the air'. I did this move 3 different ways in the same set. I got on all fours and started with my right leg. At first I kicked my foot up into the air with my foot flexed and then brought my knee back to the bed. Then the next time I kicked, I pointed my foot and extended my leg and instead of bringing it back in to the bed, I made my knee come forward and arched my back up; then to start. The third move, which completed the rep was I donkey kicked up and then pulsed it up 10 times before returning to start. I did 2 sets of 12 reps with 3 moves counting for 1 rep each.
4. The last move they show is called a thigh trimmer...which is like a scissor kick. You lay on one side, with your leg on the bed, bent behind you. Pointing your foot with the other leg, simply raise it up. Now...You can get wild with this one..as I did. I did the simply up down move but then I expanded it to go up and around in a circle and I also pulsed the leg up.
1. Saddlebag slimmer or as I like to call it the 'let's have pillow talk'...lie on your left side, with left arm supporting head/neck and right hand on the bed in front of you. Squeezing your thighs and butt, put your insoles together and spread your knees apart, you should form a diamond shape. Now lift your feet off of the bed. I really felt this in my left inner thigh and my right hip! I did not really like this move as I felt I couldn't really get my legs/feet off of the bed so I added more to the next moves...
2. Belly buster...or as I like to call it, 'hang off the bed and then sit up'...lie on bed with shoulders/arms hanging off of bed. (you should be looking upside down). Now sit up onto bed in an upright position. This was awesome while 'listening' to the news, the up and down movement made me feel a little queezy so I did not focus on the TV too much.
3. Tush tightener...once again...not the name I would have picked so let's go with 'get on all fours and do a donkey kick in the air'. I did this move 3 different ways in the same set. I got on all fours and started with my right leg. At first I kicked my foot up into the air with my foot flexed and then brought my knee back to the bed. Then the next time I kicked, I pointed my foot and extended my leg and instead of bringing it back in to the bed, I made my knee come forward and arched my back up; then to start. The third move, which completed the rep was I donkey kicked up and then pulsed it up 10 times before returning to start. I did 2 sets of 12 reps with 3 moves counting for 1 rep each.
4. The last move they show is called a thigh trimmer...which is like a scissor kick. You lay on one side, with your leg on the bed, bent behind you. Pointing your foot with the other leg, simply raise it up. Now...You can get wild with this one..as I did. I did the simply up down move but then I expanded it to go up and around in a circle and I also pulsed the leg up.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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