tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40344449397240385342024-03-14T01:07:52.479-07:00The Chiquita ChroniclesWelcome to the madness I call my thoughts... mostly randomness on my workouts, nutrition, goals, setbacks and other sources of good info. I've found a new dimension to the web by reading other people's blogs, twitter (even though i swore I wouldn't) and I think using cyber channels to express your thoughts/ experiences is benefitial for ALL!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-8570268944529470192009-08-08T23:27:00.000-07:002009-08-26T17:46:40.623-07:00Buh Bye Blogger!Hi!! <div>Not sure if I'm the only one that was having formatting issues with blogger, but I finally had enough... I've moved! Come check out my blog at </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://that70sgrl.wordpress.com/a-bit-about-my-blog/">http://that70sgrl.wordpress.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've copied all posts over to wordpress which thankfully saves ALL comments, categories and dates of posts! AWESOME! :) The new and improved site is also fully searchable! AWESOME! </div><div>Thanks to you my fellow blogger for reading, and following me over to wordpress.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you'll take a minute and update the address on Google Reader!</div><div>The Chiquita Chronicles continue.... :) </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading and sharing my world/ your world with me.</div><div><br /></div><div>mua! :o)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-30651946889433029032009-08-04T18:16:00.000-07:002009-08-04T18:36:50.906-07:00Summer Challenge- July Results & Goal SettingSo if you recall, I'm in the middle of a Summer Challenge with some blogging & twitter buddies.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><b>Aptly named the <a href="http://the-chiquita-chronicles.blogspot.com/search/label/Summer%20Challenge">"</a></b><a href="http://the-chiquita-chronicles.blogspot.com/search/label/Summer%20Challenge">Summer Bipolar Smoked Chiquita Rabbit Trifecta"</a> (by Mr. Funner) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Click the title for the posting of the challenge. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">My results for the month of July were pretty good! -4.3lbs! I didn't quite make Mr. Funner's challenge weight loss of 8lbs, but hey, I'll take it! :) Most of my weight loss was accomplished in the last couple weeks of the month by SETTING GOALS! Not goals like "I'm going to lose XX lbs this month", but setting the ACTIONS that will get you where you want to go. Check out Mistress Laura's post on <a href="http://mistresslaurassevenpercentsolution.blogspot.com/2009/07/goal-setting-powerful-tool.html">Goal Setting</a>. While my own goal setting was much less structured, I still found it EXTREMELY useful. I will need to refine my goal setting skills, but for the moment, this seems to be working great! Planning out when and where to workout AS WELL as my meal plans was something that I was missing. Posting a week in advance INSTEAD of after, has helped me to stay accountable and keep re-updating the same post. BRILLIANT! :) Seems like something so fundamental, especially with all the reading that I do on fitness/ weight loss and nutrition... I guess I just needed to stop reading about it, and actually DO IT!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">August will prove to be a more challenging month with road trip to Montana for JP's wedding and then wedding part II in town with friends and relatives visiting. Planning will be much more difficult, but will need to be done if I'm going to continue in the right direction. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Have you set your goals for this week? month? </span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-67494776213401093682009-08-03T20:15:00.000-07:002009-08-03T21:30:56.054-07:00Week of August 3 - GOALSLast week rocked by simply setting goals and following to a well prepared plan! :) Eating Clean is proving to be the missing link in my little puzzle (DUH!) ...<div><br /><div>So here are my goals for this week.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><b>Remember- </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><b>Your weekly goals should be the actions, not the results!!</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;">I'm pretty good with breakfast, I've been trying to have a shake with frozen berries, spinach, oats and low fat milk which usually is enough to carry me over till lunch. </span></b></span></span></div><div>-Snacks in between meals are a piece of fresh fruit or 0.5oz of almonds. </div><div>-I'm going to continue with minimal starchy carbs</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Monday- </b>Rest Day <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); ">>>DONE (he he he EASY!)</span></div><div>Japanese Eggplant & Tofu in Garlic Sauce <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>>DONE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tuesdy- </b>run/ walk intervals to work & Back (10k total distance)</div><div>Lunch: Leftovers <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>>DONE</span></div><div>Dinner: Spinach Lasagne (one layer of noodles only)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wednesday- </b>Smoke's <a href="http://smoketheblowfish.blogspot.com/2009/07/cb-tt-10x10if-ye-haveth-stones.html">CB TT 10X10 Challenge</a></div><div>Lunch: leftover lasagne</div><div>Dinner: Same? (Prepare Turkey Loaf for tomorrow)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thursday- </b>Kettlebell Practice? (Dare I say it? I hope to have my bells by then. AAAAH! I HATE waiting!)</div><div>Lunch: Tuna Sandwhich on whole wheat (from home)</div><div>Dinner: Turkey Meatloaf with Spinach, Basil and Arugula with Mashed Sweet potatoes</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Friday-</b> Swim Lightning Intervals</div><div>Lunch: Leftover Loaf</div><div>Dinner: Eat out- Sushi</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Saturday- </b>Circuit for time Intermediate BW (FLAB)</div><div>Brunch:</div><div>Dinner:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sunday-</b> Run? Kettlebell Practice? (will depend on bells)</div><div>Friends arrive from the UK! Will endeavor to Eat Clean while they're here. Pray for my liver friends. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-23076405825994897012009-07-27T11:00:00.000-07:002009-08-01T11:57:54.673-07:00Week of July 27- GOALS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I think I need to set clearer goals each week, so here I go. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'll update the post as I move along during the week. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>Remember- </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>Your weekly goals should be the actions, not the results!!</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">General:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">- plan out dinners each night of the week to avoid take-out/ unplanned crap! Also helps with not wasting food & keeping shopping to a minimum!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> >> DONE on Sunday!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b>Monday</b> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">Lightning Intervals <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>>Done!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">Fresh Tuna Burgers (no bun) with Light Waldorf Salad <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>> Done YUM!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b>Tuesday</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b></b>Circuit for Time (BW Intermediate- 4 rounds fast as possible)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); ">>> Done (kinda) managed 45min interval cardio</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Chicken & Navy Bean Soup <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); ">>> Done</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b>Wednesday</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">Pulse Pyramid (BW Intermediate) <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">>>FAIL (2hrs of sleep = HORRIBLE)</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">Left over chicken & Navy Bean Soup <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>>DONE for LUNCH</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dinner: Quinoa w/ Beef & Veggie Stirfry</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">>> Done with normal portion size!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b>Thursday</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b></b>Lightning Intervals</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> >>DONE @ the pool!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Sushi Cheat Meal</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">>> FAIL</span> </b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b>Friday- </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;"><b></b>No workout (leaving for Vegas) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">>>didn't leave for Vegas and didn't work out. (I don't wanna talk about it :( )</span> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:14px;">Eat Clean all day <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">- could have laid off the carbs, but mostly ate clean</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:7;color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size:14px;"><b>Saturday-</b></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-873563915245454722009-07-26T17:59:00.000-07:002009-07-26T21:59:49.966-07:00Week of July 20, 2009 - Eating Local in BC<div>Firstly... I must hang my head in shame. My fellow challengers... I have not done a whole lot this week... I could try and make excuses, but I won't. It wasn't a complete write off, but then again, weigh-in Sunday hasn't come around yet :)</div><div><br /></div><b>Monday-</b> mmm... I'm still getting over my birthday. <div>Day off.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Tuesday</b>- mmm... rode my bike to/ from work/ to run some errands, all together about 20km. Does that count? LOL - didn't think so. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wednesday</b>- umm.... DH and I rode our bikes to/ from the fireworks. Suuuuuuuuuuper easy ride about 25km I think. Better than complete inactivity right?!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thursday</b>- I had the very important task of wedding dress shopping with JP. I did not plan ahead so I didn't do anything today either. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Friday</b>- 5km RUN! YAY for some type of activity! GO ME! </div><div>I'm not justifying my lack of workouts but LOOK AT THESE STATS!!</div><div>Same run as my "measuring stick" run on July 2, 2009</div><div>30:38min</div><div>399cals</div><div>Max HR 192/ 180 avg</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a PR for me, so I'm pretty excited! I cut almost 6min off my time!! How does that happen? I'm checked my watch over and over and still can't see how I could have messed it up, so I'm chalking it up to: 1- slacking on first try and 2- improvements due to my "Rest" Week?</div><div>I was/ am pretty fried after today's run. Felt good to push through. I was feeling kind of blue today, maybe that helped propell me forward? I know all about the importance of HIIT but sometimes, all I really need is a run, you know? </div><div>On another note- LOL- I shared with my twitter fam my little power mantra. It's what I say in my head when I need to keep going/ pushing. "ZOOM ZOOM!" Yes, I actually say this! Over and over and in time with whatever music is on my itouch at the time :) And it really does help! </div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">I would love to hear what your Power Mantra is! Share! Share! Share! :) </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Saturday</b>- Cath & the Kettlebell Part II</div><div>So because I'm a total noob and because Trish's intro class didn't cover all the moves, I signed up for another Intro class at a local gym (is it fate that there just happened to be one today? Perhaps). I still have yet to get my kettlebells! AAAAH!! I want them now! (Patience young grasshopper, there will be plenty of time for practice and more pain!! )</div><div><br /></div><div>Because I was still flying high from my 6min improvement on my run yesterday I decided I would bike there from home. It's about 8.5miles one way. Getting there was ok, arrived a little sweaty, but it was ok. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Class was 2hours of solid instruction. I learned ALOT and really think it was worth the time and money to learn more. Honestly, if you're thinking of taking up kettlebells proper instruction is a MUST. The instructor is an RKC that follow's Pavel's methods very closely. There was lots of opportunity to ask questions and practice proper form. Tried out the TGU for the first time. That is one tough exercise! So much to remember! We tried the shoe on the fist and I'm proud to say I didn't drop it on my head :) </div><div>We didn't really work too much on the snatch since it's more of an advanced move, so will need to work on my swing and strength prior to tackling that beast.</div><div>Here are the stats from my workout</div><div>2:01hr</div><div>843cals</div><div>Max HR 179/ 132avg</div><div><br /></div><div>Link of the week- <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.eatbc.com">www.EatBC.com</a></div><div>We've been trying to source our food locally and I found this great website! There's a restaurant, farm & distibutor finder and a complete list of foods that are in season. Very useful!! :) </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-48258449361677686592009-07-21T22:26:00.001-07:002009-07-24T18:27:49.063-07:00@greeanteagirl's blueberry pie!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>With all the yummy Blueberries we picked on Sunday I decided to make a pie. Julie had posted a great recipe for BB pie that I used for the filling. Though... I didn't have any fancy sugar cane juice, so I used brown sugar instead. </div><div>Here's a link to her pie recipe:</div><div><a href="http://greenteagrl.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/recipe-blueberry-pie/">http://greenteagrl.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/recipe-blueberry-pie/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here's yours truely picking the berries :)</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlss-wxbkZ6Uws_x5SZk9S96WRAEkLFtWcoLURNthMwpxhOJJcd7ZvmH0ZveVar6G0kpz2DJgMZ4qbj1FiRjZpqyJsiJPz6QHkMhz9Tns0ChPzDazaMGTq-GwIQe_izDLAn9KduhjbSm4/s320/IMG_0242.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362202363126128338" /><div><br /></div><div>None of the pie crusts at Safeway looked appealing so I decided to make my own. We actually had ALOT of graham crackers left over from camping so I used those! :)</div><div>Found a recipe on allrecipes.com for a "healthier" version of a crust. It worked! Soooo good.</div><div><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Healthier-Graham-Cracker-Crust/Detail.aspx">http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Healthier-Graham-Cracker-Crust/Detail.aspx</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a pic of the pie crust pressed into the bottom, prior to the 5min bake.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ23yiHS-XKZtu6JzZQHZknoEoW5D2xdcHZCiHVQxtx8k13CMr4MCWOS9QExbpgpUo2jC3LN8AUg_k-9dnrbTImKXWPlKu08v2gWawswBRq0KED1L33m8w16pz0c9KIZ_YJOpHkU_JF-8/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362202354857857970" /></div><div>I plugged all these ingredients into the Dailyburn.com and came out with about <a href="http://dailyburn.com/recipes/caths_bb_pie">206cals</a> per serving (based on 8 clices). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Results were... delicious!! Though I think I'd call my blueberry pie more of a torte :) Because there aren't alot of fillers/ gelatinous pie insides, it's a little flat. I might add even more BBs next time. But still really good. The crust was a hit! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-36049171366951991082009-07-17T16:46:00.000-07:002009-07-21T16:02:26.985-07:00Week of July 13, 2009 - turning 33 :)<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Monday- </strong>camping day 6</div><div>Time to head home!!! Packing up all our gear was a pain again, but another good workout! Eating was, not horrible during the day, but then we decided to finish off our week with sushi dinner!! Mmmm! Sashimi & dynamite rolls @ gyoza! Mmm... ok, I'll stop!</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Tuesday-</strong> VERY little sleep feeling hoooooorrible :/<br />I took today off (bad!) but much needed!</div><div>We went to see Harry Potter @ midnight! YAY!! Probably not a great idea since I was already super tired, but it was sooo worth it! Luved it!</div><br /><div><strong>Wednesday-</strong> Kettlebell Class!!!</div><div>Yaaaaa! See my post <a href="http://the-chiquita-chronicles.blogspot.com/2009/07/kettlebell-nob-noob-or-cath-kettlebell.html">HERE</a>, for details on that awesomeness!</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Thursday-</strong> BW Circuits X4 + skipping Tabatas (60sec ON/ 30sec OFF) *5</div><div>No 10min of cardio as prescribed... oops! It was just too freakin' hot in the park. </div><div>I loved doing my workout in the park though!! Awesome!</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Friday-</strong> FLAB Lightning Intervals</div><div>Jeeeeeeez! Decided to run my intervals outside, as my run home from work. In the blazing sun... 30C (in the SHADE!!!) Hola hannah, never been so close to yakking. 60seconds is a long time! </div><div>But anyway, I made it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Saturday-</b> Bday Pub Crawl on bikes</div><div>Today I was a shining example of what unhealthy people do alot of</div><div>-drink lots of beer and eat lots of greasy food</div><div>Ah well! It was fun! 8hours of alot of strange looks from people, 4 pubs, too much beer and lots of laughs. We had to be in costume for this so DH and a friend went as the Bob Ross twins (anyone remember him?) and I was their groupie, stuck in the 70s.</div><div>Here's a pic from the day: A little fuzzy, but then again, so was the whole day. LOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3b5Bk5o8IPypj7FLxwDfaaPMwEr67rIFpxdYFLiESbEXRSGDbXNlYYbEDfP3UXj3g_LiDmW81n_5x0sqnmp44akde73SR98bVd-WDxF0xNHweH3-3AFoiLTghR6-Ucgh_Zq1RDJd1OKQ/s320/IMG_0228.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360638936583364594" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sunday</b>- Turning 33</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday was a GREAT day to be me! Thanks to my all my twitter and blogging fam who sent well wishes and did killer workouts in my honour! :) I am truely blessed in every way imaginable!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out Mr. Gunner's workout! WOAH! (thanks Fred- you rock!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://luckisforrabbits.blogspot.com/2009/07/mr-funner-and-2nd-amendment.html">http://luckisforrabbits.blogspot.com/2009/07/mr-funner-and-2nd-amendment.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Without boring you all with details about the fabulous day I had (the birthday Santa brought 2 kettlebells!! MUA!! love you DH)... I did have some time to reflect on my 33years on the planet.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've loved hard, played hard, worked hard, and traveled hard, have no regrets and I'm so ready to tackled the next 33! Life is what you make of it as many of my friends have taught and continue to teach me. This next year is gonna bring amazing things, I can feel it. I'm gonna make my own luck! (wise words from a wise guy HA HA!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">LOL- that having been said... I'm up 1.2lbs this week! (had to pay for all that fun I had) But NO REGRETS!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><b>July weight loss = -1.8lbs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As soon as I get my KBs... you'll see more workouts with KBs! :) For now... FLAB here I come! I think I'll hit up Fred's workout today too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-37697111697430594662009-07-15T18:20:00.001-07:002009-07-16T22:20:53.099-07:00A kettlebell NOB Noob or Cath & the kettlebell (soon to be a best selling children's book) :)Kettlebells... if you haven't heard of them... have you been living under a rock?! :) Anyway, my own personal experience with KBs is quite limited, I've swung a couple times as part of a circuit, but that's it. No instruction, just some swings. However, I would say that a good 80% of my twitter family either workout daily with KBs, are training for the RKC or have atleast mentioned them in some blog or another. Reading about them on your blogs/ tweets really made me curious. So, I've been researching, reading and absorbing everything I can about them, I love the idea of an all in one workout! I'm ALL OVER efficiency! :) <br /><br />After some searching, I found an RKC in my area who set up an intro class for me and some of my co-workers. Well worth the time and $ invested! Finding her was actually a little challenging... I can count on one hand the number of RKC there are in my city. Bizarre? Yeah, I think so too. It's just not as popular here up North. Anyway, I rounded up 4 of my fitness buddies at work (me and 4 guys) to come try this out with me.<br /><br />Tricia was a great instructor! She is one tough cookie! Super strong! She did her RKC snatch test with a 16kg! Did I mention that she's about 5'4? Anyway, she did a great job of teaching us some very basic moves, and of course proper alignment/ posture.<br /><br />We started with the basic swing, emphasis on the hip snap and some swing variations. Then we moved on to the press, thrusters, high pulls and then pulled all our drills together for a killer circuit, repeated 3 times.<br /><br />I was one big jello mess after this short hour! Check out these stats:<br />52:22min<br />545cals<br />HR Max 190/ 156cals<br /><br />WOW! Luvin' it! Expect to see more kettlebell posts here too. All from the perspective of a KB NOB Noob! (thanks Smoke for the acronym - North of Border)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-52156304761845218592009-07-15T18:08:00.001-07:002009-07-16T08:51:52.004-07:00Week of July 6, 2009 - FLAB be gone!Ahhh! I didn't have my post set up for last week, so this will be a little shoddy, but here goes.<br /><br /><strong>Monday-</strong> FLAB beginner BW workout<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday- </strong>Max rounds in 20min (beginner BW)<br />13.25 rounds<br />I didn't feel like I was going at snail pace, but apparently I was. This workout totally kicked my butt! Literally!<br />34:29min<br />387cals<br />HR max 187/ 169avg<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday-</strong> Day 1 camping<br />I was cursing Fred's name today- my hamstrings and glutes were sooo sore! (Just kidding Fred!!) Signs of a good workout for sure!<br />Anyway, we arrive at camp only to find ourselves 12inches deep in MUD. I'm talking woodstock kind of mud! Good thing I had my red rain boots :) We had to carry ALL our stuff (food and water included) atleast 1km into the campsite X3 trips back to the trip to get all our gear = Workout!!<br /><br /><strong>Thursday-</strong> Day 2 camping<br />Pretty mellow day. No strenuous exercising, unless you call making smores a chore. :)<br /><br /><strong>Friday-</strong> Day 3 camping<br />As this was a music festival... I danced till my feet couldn't take it anymore. Fun times!!<br /><br /><strong>Saturday-</strong> Day 4 camping<br />Repeat Friday (Eating... not so great)<br /><br /><strong>Sunday- </strong>Day 5 camping<br />Repeat Friday (eating... really not so great. I don't think Marshmellows count as a fruit or veggie- though we did bring lots of fruits)<br /><br />I've discovered exactly how sensitive I am to starchy carbs. They're baaaaaaaaad! Must stay away. Staying away from them had me down another 2lbs this week.<br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Total for July = 3lbs!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-67714241883651384012009-07-03T12:14:00.000-07:002009-07-26T21:04:14.321-07:00Week of June 29 & the challenge!<strong>Monday-</strong> TT workout A<br />Final TT workout for June! YAY!<br />No stats :/<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday-</strong> Nature's Stair Climber - Grouse Grind.<br />3km STRAIGHT UP!<br />I hadn't done this in over a year and my time sucked but I just wanted to go and do it on my own. I'm glad I did.<br /><br />Check the stats!<br />1:35hr<br />1094cals<br />Max HR192/ 177 Avg<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday-</strong> HAPPY CANADA DAY! (Rest & rented scooters)<br />Managed to keep my eating CLEAN! Yaaa!<br /><br /><strong>Thursday-</strong> 5k run<br />36:01min<br />434cals<br />Max HR 186/ 167 avg<br /><br />This run will serve as my measuring stick. I went running at Central Park and loved it! There's a well marked trail (Terry Fox Run Trail) that goes all through the park. No chance to overheat cause you're running through the forest. I'll be doing this more often!<br /><br /><strong>Friday-</strong> tight hipflexors from my run yesterday. Resting up for tomorrow's first workout of the month!<br /><p></p><p>If you read my blog, chances are, you have one too and I don't need to explain all the great things about it. In response my my bla post last week, friends encouraged switching it up, resting a bit and adding something new.<br /><br /><br />Enter... <strong>THE CHALLENGE!</strong> ("Summer Bipolar Smoked Chaquita Rabbit Trifecta")</p><p>The Challengers: One of my dear blogging buddies <a href="http://luckisforrabbits.blogspot.com/">Mr. Fred Funner</a> (check out his blog re. his workouts! he's a madman!)<br />And MikeZ, aka Smoke D. Blowfish <a href="http://smoketheblowfish.blogspot.com/">http://smoketheblowfish.blogspot.com/</a> (whom I've never actually had the pleasure of "speaking" with but judging from his posts... another madman who constantly challenges and pushes Fred to new levels of fitness fun! :) </p><p>A little friendly competition between friends... boys vs. girls... beasts vs. wannabe (that's me)!<br />LOL- In anycase, it'll be fun, and it's the motivation I was lacking!<br /><br />The goal : Most weight lost by the Aug 31, 2009<br />With a split down the middle: Most weight lost in July and in August seperately.<br /><br />I did my first two workouts for our challenge over the weekend.<br /><strong>Saturday-</strong> Beginner BW Pulse Pyramids. (Smoke does a great job of explaining them on his blog <a href="http://smoketheblowfish.blogspot.com/2009/05/1-session-of-nasty.html"><strong>HERE</strong></a>)<br />This was tough but manageable... I was a big sweaty mess after finishing. Great workout followed by 10min of steady state cardio. (5.5mph @ 2%incline) </p><p><strong>Sunday- </strong>Lightning Intervals<br />Similar to HIIT sprints but a taaaaaad more intense! I was sucking wind at the end of each of the 9 intervals I did.<br />1min sprint @7.4mph - 2%incline<br />2min active rest (walking)<br />For a full 27min worth. WOW... amazing how an extra 30 seconds can totally kick your arse!<br />32:18min<br />311cals<br />HR Max 196/ 149avg<br /><br />So guys, look for our regular posts where we'll share the workouts, sweat and arse kickin's!<br />Excited, but NERVOUS!!<br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-67633085829057824462009-07-02T16:48:00.000-07:002009-07-29T14:47:36.374-07:00Eggplant Zucchini Gratin- A-la ME!<div style="text-align: left;">We've been trying to eat less meat and in doing such, I've been getting creative. (We can only eat so much tofu and stir fry!! LOL)</div><br /><div>Here's my healthy version of this recipe. Click <a href="http://www.theveggietable.com/recipes/eggplantzucchinigratin.html">HERE</a> to see the original.</div><div><br /></div><tr> <td><b><span style="color:#008000;">Yield</span></b></td> <td>10 servings (made in a big lasagna pyrex)<br /><br /></td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span style="color:#008000;">Time</span></b></td> <td>1 hour 15 minutes</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#008000;"><b><br /></b></span></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Ingredients</span></b></td> <td> <ul type="circle"> <li>medium eggplant</li> <li>salt</li> <li>½ c Fibre 1 cereal (swapped out breadcrumbs, to add fibre :) )</li> <li>2 cloves garlic</li> <li>1.5 T parsley</li> <li>2 t olive oil (one is to oil your baking dish)</li> <li>4 oz LIGHT Philly cream cheese</li> <li>1 c Fat Free Cottage Cheese</li> <li>1 egg</li> <li>2 t cornstarch or flour (I used cornstarch)</li> <li>½ c milk (I used 1%) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">(I would use 1/4cup next time. Came out a little runny)</span></li> <li>nutmeg</li> <li>salt</li> <li>pepper</li> <li>medium zucchini, sliced</li> <li>1½ c <a href="http://www.theveggietable.com/recipes/tomatosauce.html">tomato sauce</a></li> <li>2 oz low fat feta cheese, crumbled</li> <li>2 oz Parmesan cheese, grated</li><li>2 oz sun dried tomatoes (not in oil) sliced</li></ul></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Directions</span></b></td> <td><b>Cut <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">eggplant into .5" thick slices. Original recipe then asks you to salt, drain and pat dry your eggplant. Frankly... who has time for that? I sure don't. I put them to grill on my hamilton grill for about 5 min. Seasoned with a little souvlaki seasoning (no salt). This worked GREAT and is much less work. While these are grilling you can move to other steps. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br />Place</b> Fibre 1 cereal, garlic, parsley, and oil in the food processor and process until minced and well blended.** Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.</span><br /></b> <p><b>Place</b> cream cheese, cottage cheese, egg, cornstarch, and a couple tablespoons of milk in the processor and blend. Scrape down the side, then start processing again as you gradually add the rest of the milk. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.</p> <p><b>Oil</b> the baking dish, and place eggplant in the bottom. Top with tomato sauce, then the zucchini, then the sun-dried tomatoes. Spread the custard on top, then sprinkle with feta, then Parmesan, then bread crumbs.</p><p>Here's a pic of the gratin half built</p><p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklovBzdmTI79I8t2QzR6jgx4a602nSdnlu2Mzzc4-9AuMYGpmH0twpbjXiHgCpaxKzTJQrW7OenjHjuedCHgtMdPt3F3MNlbtBzQHZT4o1h-7vsXEyB2f4xk0nLxluoE549N8SoW97ak/s320/IMG_0192.JPG" /></p><p>And here it is ready to go in the oven:</p><p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwf_BfJLFyWiQaQzIW4xD-bDjZnBnj9d8UAVp_u6KJ5qCEQFBX8HqyjSXn6SSHUKy78oaABhr44q_z6R6ye_phXu4IcMwBq_PVqCfCyJ-y3OFouVd_DhLGmqrzhW-Y9YJBdVJ78FNl-4/s320/IMG_0193.JPG" /></p> <p><b>Bake</b> about 30 minutes, until golden brown. Let sit for a couple of minutes before slicing. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">(Watch your oven on this one. Mine is a little on the hot side, so I baked for 25min the first time... then again @ 200 for 15min to try and get rid of some of the moisture- worked only to a certain degree)</span></p><p>Here's the final yumminess. It was really good. Little on the watery side, but that's ok. Next time will be better. The custard layer was awesome! Mmmm...</p><p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ReAQASFPZ04nstvIlhQKy4Om_POarmBlrr10rEgZ4s-ERHaZCT2sQiMlElvKWBzBwK7rvGGhqjTj9kXm9QNQtonKJbtwbRCfOVUQrSkoeUEiZcXEAyKyfCFCcShQOK5oF_CTNlXk7yA/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" /></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Notes</span></b></td> <td>*There are two ways to do this. One is to use a medium-sized baking dish, about 9x9, which will give you a taller/thicker gratin. The other is to use a very large baking dish (I used my lasagna pan, which is 11x15), which will give you a thin gratin. The taste is the same; it's just the appearance that changes.<p>And finally... the best part about this dish... the nutritional values! Only 165cals/ serving! Subbing the cottage cheese upped the protein value to 9.5g/ serving. NICE! Not sure what the original recipe was, but surely over my 165cals! YAY!</p><p>Here's a link to the recipe on <a href="http://dailyburn.com/recipes/eggplant_zucchini_gratin">The Daily Burn</a> in case you use it. </p></td></tr><div></div><br /><div> </div>Give it a try and let me know how it turns out! :)<br /><div> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-38427494062403624332009-06-29T13:28:00.000-07:002009-06-30T14:02:46.415-07:00Week of June 22 - Blogger's Block<strong>Monday-</strong><br />walked home from work + Treadmill workout<br />20min 10% incline @ 3.5mph<br />25min @ 1% incline @5.0mph<br />- doing all those HIIT sessions has really ramped up my cardio. The only thing holding me back were my feet/ shoes. Haven't ran distance in a really long time. It was good!<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday-</strong><br />Walked to & from work<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday -</strong> TT Workout B + HIIT Tabata training X4 sets (same as last week)<br />52:00min<br />485cals<br />HR Max 187/ 153avg<br /><br />Looks like my calibration of my HRM brought my cals burned only <em>slightly. </em>Not huge enough difference for me to be seriously concerned though.<br /><br /><strong>Thursday-</strong> TT Workout A - Elyptical @gym PM<br />25:26 min<br />183cals<br />HR Max 170/ 133 avg<br /><br /><strong>Friday-</strong> Cardio Day<br />Tabatas X4<br />HIIT Sprints 1.5% incline @8.0mph<br />No stats for today :(<br /><br /><strong>Sat & Sun</strong><br />Guests in town so did ALOT of walking. Not exactly High Intensity but movement nonetheless.<br /><p><strong>Link of the week:</strong><br />None- sorry readers- I had serious blogger's block this week. Lacking motivation in a big way :(<br />I won't stop working out, but let's just say I'm not feelin' it this week. </p><p>I'm hoping to pick it up this week... somehow.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-5734655518041695592009-06-19T18:04:00.000-07:002009-06-22T12:19:27.566-07:00Week of June 15 & Inspiration<strong>Monday-</strong> off (had to drive back from our mini-vacation) ALOT of sitting!<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday</strong> - TT 2K3 workoutB + 4X Killer Tabatas (1min rest between tabatas)<br />45:40min (moving a little quicker than last week!)<br />438cals<br />HR Max 191/ 151<br />I love to hate these tabatas!<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday-</strong> Eat Stop Eat Fasting day<br />I used this day to callibrate my HRM<br />walking 1 mile as fast as I could + HIIT sprints<br />33:10min<br />Max HR 185/152 avg<br />321cals<br /><br />That's it!! I cannot lie- I didn't get in any other workouts this week! :/ I let life get in the way, and I got lazy.<br /><br />Steps to take next week: set goals to track.<br /><br /><strong>Link of the week</strong>: Inspiration! - Watch me Shrink (not me, but a vlog blogger on youtube)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Smile2DayTears2Morro">http://www.youtube.com/user/Smile2DayTears2Morro</a><br /><br />Check out this woman's transformation! I was floored! Not to mention mesmerized by her vlog posts on youtube. I litterally almost watched every week. She's funny and smart and totally inspiring! She lost over 40lbs the good old fashioned way- good nutrition (counting the cals), working out and dedication. She's amazing!<br /><br />Let me know what you think!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-76315608275308011842009-06-18T11:05:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:27:53.910-07:00Intermittant Fasting with Eat Stop EatSo I successfully completed my first 24hour fast yesterday. (If you'd like more info about the program please click here <a href="http://www.eatstopeat.com/">Eat Stop Eat</a>)<br /><br />Here's my experience with it:<br /><br /><ul><li>I had a good breakfast of a scrambled egg & whites plus multi-grain toast. Last meal= 7.20AM</li><li>11AM I briefly thought about food when I usually have lunch, but was ok. I really had to try and not look at the clock or count the hours because that was depressing! </li><li>Throughout the day I sipped on cold water, green tea and herbal teas. Nothing hot, all iced. I felt pretty good. </li><li>Got some great tips from Liz and Sarah (She also recently posted about her experience with the ESE method- read all about it <a href="http://strongsarah.com/?p=531">here</a>. Sarah does a great job briefly explaining the principles too)</li><li>for most of the day, I was pretty focused on whatever I was doing at work AND I didn't get sleepy at 1pm as I usually tend to feel. Hmm... good indicator that I might need to make better choices at lunch!!</li><li>I got home and watched some TV, surfed, spent some time on Twitter and everything was pretty much ok...</li><li>about 9pm and I started with a head achy feeling and actually feeling a little nauseous lying down. Had to sit up but was still feeling queasy. (In retrospect I should have been drinking more water, less tea in the evening)</li><li>Here's something interesting that I noticed... my sense of smell was UNREAL last night! I have a very good sense of smell on any given day, but last night felt like it was magnified for some reason. </li><li>went to bed around 10pm and couldn't really get to sleep, and when I did finally fall asleep... I woke up a few times because I could smell stuff! I have skin cream and body powder in my nightstand and woke up because I felt like I was smelling them right under my nose. very very weird. </li><li>woke up around 6.20am (little late today because of my restless sleep) and really wasn't feeling well. I had some stomach pains that were similar to something I've experienced with excess stomach acid. :( Not nice. </li><li>took a shower and got ready for work and finally broke my fast at the same time I started yesterday with a handful of cherries and 1/2 piece of multi-grain toast. I had no desire to eat huge or upset my already hurting tummy. </li></ul>Fast forward to this afternoon, I feel much better. I felt better about 40min after eating so all is good. :) I learned that alot of my eating is just habit, not necessarily because I'm hungry. I will try and listen more to what my body is actually telling me, not just "used to". The jury is still out on whether I would do this again... stay tuned.<br /><br />It was nowhere near as difficult as I thought it would be, in fact right up to 9pm, I was fine.<br />My advice, WATER! MORE WATER!! WATER!!<br /><br />I weighed in yesterday pre-fast and today just before eating... (-5pounds) which means nothing I know, but still interesting. We'll see what my -1500cal adds up to this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-9287048175453091732009-06-17T10:46:00.000-07:002009-06-17T11:54:38.986-07:00Recalibrating my Polar F6 HRMAfter reading on of Becky's posts on how her HRM was acting funky and possibly not accurately recording her calories burned I decided I'd better check out mine.<br /><br />My HRM is a huge motivator- I like to see the cals I burn during a workout, so better than OVER recording cals burned, let's make sure I've got it right.<br /><br />Age, sex, weight, height- yup... quite sure I've got these right- LOL<br />VO2 Max- this is the one I wanted to be sure I had right.<br />I used the Rockport test for VO2Max which of course isn't as accurate as being plugged into a snorkel with electrodes and graphs but anyway:<br />Essentially: Walk 1 mile as fast as you can, take your HR immediately after and plug into the calculator here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brianmac.co.uk/rockport.htm">http://www.brianmac.co.uk/rockport.htm</a><br /><br />Based on this test, My VO2Max is 34, which on the scale is "Good" for my age range. Will be interesting to see what my stats are for the rest of this week as I originally had this set to 36. Hmm...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-10356543623550680532009-06-10T08:40:00.000-07:002009-06-16T18:11:18.413-07:00Week of June 8 & my "No Excuses mini-vacation"<strong>Monday-</strong> TT 2K3 Workout B + Tabata sets X4<br />slooow movin' workout today! Ugh, Mondays!<br />1:01hr<br />555cals<br />HR max188/ 146avg<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday </strong>- Kenpo X<br />43:24min<br />458cals<br />HR max 189/ 164avg<br />Forgot how fun this workout is!<br /><br /><strong>Wed-</strong> rest (my hamstrings are still sore from Monday!) I've been doing DB RDL wrong for weeeeeks!! But finally corrected my form :)<br /><br /><strong>Thursday -</strong> TT 2K3 workoutA + Sprints 2%incline total 9 sprints (30sec:1.5min) did my fastest sprint EVER 9.5mph! Barely made the 30seconds, but I did it! PHEW! Anyway, that was the first one, the rest I did at 7.3mph which felt like a jog after 9.5mph. LOL!<br />44:21min<br />423cals<br />HR Max 190/ 151avg<br /><br />Have I mentioned how much I dislike decline push-ups? ouch!<br /><br />Still workin on my chin-ups. Still @2 reps/ set X3sets. Apparently it's a big jump to 3. :)<br /><br /><strong>Friday-</strong> TT 2K3 workoutB + Sprints @2%incline I kicked it up a notch... my base speed is now 8.0mph and it's completely manageable. I threw in a 9.0mph and an 8.5mph just for "fun". NOT! :) but seriously, 7.0mph was just starting to feel like a jog! Which is awesome 'cause when I started TT in April I was only sprinting at 6.2mph! YAY for progress!<br />52:28min<br />500cals<br />HR Max 187/ 151avg<br /><br /><br /><strong>Link of the week:</strong> none... :( I'm a bad blogger! With all the last minute details to my mini-vacation with DH, I didn't get around to it!<br /><br /><br />I will however add my thought of the week here... <strong>"Just because you're on vacation, doesn't mean there's no room for movement." </strong><br /><br />We went to the Okanagan (the interior of BC) this weekend and were lucky to have hot, sunny awesome weather, perfect for a dip in the pool & a bike-ride! :) I made sure that I worked in a fun activity for us this weekend. Ended up being a leisurely bike ride through some amazing terrain. Check out the pics!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348084972487417730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6YShBOXo3qsnvsNa5tTLJZGPDLgBEDxB64kwwz6LkSFlvnb8RfR1ZKnuqYCnfR07a4Y4qrtHd0t7g44aUe_gq8W5Gn3pAaWhc8ZnTHtRWyWb3QDJ8aRBqa2gIIk3FUgaQYVk8mVILNk/s320/IMG_0132.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348085409448702978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7ruiPo70Db2NjYK48NP_vrXLx2nKpIqKsUR3SQ8R3rhLUYLPJf32yhAHXBZIgYvkX1JrBjm3ZGFB-Xk9r1gkOFrG6MeFLVCcSKYmbCWhW757NrHhF57BxQ4tBhrO6xrWo9RhgzQPhVU/s320/IMG_0163.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Had my heart rate monitor on and here are the stats:<br />2:57hr (stopped a couple times, had some snacks, took some pics)<br />882cals<br />HR max 144/108 avg<br /><br /><br />And here's a short vid of DH & me along the trails (yes, I'm very dorky :o) )<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKZLZgK5micT_vV6I5zTaLS1r9f0vEFryze_MdkgheABUSZBP4Ry2rWduWM9vGGPk30OnQ8WyNaHXqpMM1Rg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">So that's my vacation... what are you going to do to make sure you move on your vacation? :)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-67104830387723582102009-06-08T11:45:00.000-07:002009-06-08T14:35:04.752-07:00Week of June 1 & Successful Weight Maintenance<strong>Monday-</strong> new TT Workout!! :) 2K3 A- wow- killer workout. I had spaghetti arms right after doing this one.<br />42:50min<br />368cal<br />HR Max 185/143avg<br />HIIT- sprints @2%incline starting at 7.0mph up to 8.2 (7intervals)<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday</strong><br />Walked to and from work<br /><br /><strong>Wed -</strong> TT 2K3 B + Tabata sets X4 (step-ups, jump rope, bench hop-overs)<br />I did the Tabatas first, which in retrospect may not be a good idea before a leg workout.<br />53:41min<br />565cals!!<br />HR Max 188/160avg<br /><br />Check those stats, those tabatas killed me! I wonder if replacing TT HIIT for Tabatas is ok?<br /><br /><strong>What do you think my fellow fitness readers? </strong><br />So I got some responses (thank you) and looks like I can do either one or the other. :o) I luuuv my gymboss so I'll add more tabatas I think!<br /><br /><strong>Friday-</strong> TT 2K3 A + Tabata sets X4 (alternating between ministep straddles/ jumping jax/ plyo-step-ups & Bench hop-overs) ** the bench hop-overs were a GREAT shoulder workout! :)<br />47:30min<br />408cals<br />HR Max 184/144avg<br /><br />Saturday & Sunday- not much... uh oh!!<br /><br /><strong>Link of the Week:</strong><br /><br />I found this article in the Precision Nutrition Blog. What I found really interesting is the the table near the bottom of the article. I've been thinking alot lately about how I got back to where I am today... no where near the 189lbs in 2003 but still... how did I get back here?<br />Coincidence that the behaviors of weight losers and successful weight maintainers are the same when it comes to constant observation and measuring of weight? Probably not. Somewhere I guess I stopped looking at the scale / measurements to keep myself on track...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.precisionnutrition.com/expert-tips-losing-vs-maintaining">http://www.precisionnutrition.com/expert-tips-losing-vs-maintaining</a><br /><br />I hope some of my blogging buddies who are maintaining find some use in that info :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-3695147401179843292009-05-28T12:57:00.000-07:002009-06-03T11:54:23.740-07:00Week of May 25 & Pesticides in our ProduceMonday - TT for Fatloss WorkoutB<br />28:02<br />235cals<br />HR max178/ 141 avg<br /><br />Walk home 41:59 169/ 139bpm - 347cals<br /><br />Bootcamp<br />1:15:10sec 223/157 - 765cals<br /><br />Tues- bike/ light cardio (went with JP- it's great cause if I wouldn't have gone today if not for her. I won't turn down a workout if she asks)<br />42:00min<br />350cals<br />HR Max 174/140bpm<br /><br />Wed- walked to/ from work<br />39:59min<br />300cals<br />HR Max167/ 132avg<br /><br />39:40min<br />326cals<br />HR Max173/145avg<br /><br /><br /><br />Thursday- TT for Fatloss Workout A + JumpRope and Step up TabatasX3 + HIIT (sprints @1% incline 8.0- 8.8mph)<br /><br />36:01min<br />336cals<br />HR Max 188/150<br /><br />CHIN-UPS- 2 repsX 3 sets! OH YEAH!!! (have to do these at the start of my workout otherwise I can do like. 0.5)<br /><br /><br /><p>Saturday TT for Fatloss Workout B + QuickFeet step-up Tabatas X3 (no time for HIIT today)<br />39:30min<br />359cals<br />HR Max 185/146avg<br /><br />This was a quick and dirty workout. JP had me on limited time schedule. This was slightly annoying since I dislike starting a workout and not finishing it. Somehow feel like I copped out. SIGH! Next time I'll be sure to ask how long she has. Better than not working out I suppose.<br /><br />So last week, in total<br />10 workouts (or just exercise planned)<br />6:24:10seconds<br />Cals burned 3375. I should really start weighing in everyweek with measurements like <a href="http://twitter.com/greenteagirl">Julie</a> does.<br /><br /></p><strong>Link o' Da Week: 47 Fruits and Veggies ranked by Pesticide Use:</strong><br /><br />Top of the list being VERY BAD!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php">http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php</a><br />Tweeted about this last week, but it's so important. Print out a copy and put it on your fridge! If you're on a budget like me, buy only the top 5-10 in organic. Not eeeeeeeeverything needs to be organic, but replacing the worst will certainly help!<br /><br />Another thing I think is useful is knowing what fruits and veggies are in season and when, to further help cut costs of organic f&v. Check out this link for oregon (pretty close to me)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aglink.org/oregonfresh/seasonal/vegetables.php">http://www.aglink.org/oregonfresh/seasonal/vegetables.php</a><br /><br /><br />Stay healthy!!<br />xo cathUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-29716610896534070462009-05-28T11:15:00.000-07:002009-05-28T12:04:25.303-07:00Brazilian Jiu JitsuMy experience with BJJ was z-e-r-o and when I heard that my former Kickboxing coach (more like cardio kickboxing) was putting on a month of free BJJ classes for women, I decided to try. It's a martial art that interests me, partially because of my Japanese ties, but mostly because it's something totally different than anything I'd ever tried. BJJ is my coach's true passion and you could tell from the class how much he loves the sport.<br /><br />We did alot of drills practicing how to fall on the matt, lots of hip drils and movements and we learned a couple of moves & how to put them together. Lots of time spent practicing with a partner, then we were able to watch coach and his assistant grapple so we could see what the real flow of a match would be like.<br /><br />Before class I was feeling:<br />-nervous (that I wouldn't be able to do it)<br />-anxious (what if I get my arse kicked?)<br />-apprehensive (Do I really want to get that close to someone?!)- strange how much personal space means to you, then at the same time, how quickly that feeling goes away when you just drop that fear.<br /><br />After class:<br />-totally pumped! What a great martial art! Self-defence! Body Chess! Leverage, not strength...<br />I CAN DO THIS! Cool! It's amazing what little strength you really need to actually get out of a position!<br />-convinced that all the feelings I had/ have before the class are the reasons why I SHOULD try this out!<br /><br />I had asked my twitter buddy (and MMA fighter) <a href="http://twitter.com/JimmyVo">@JimmyVo</a> for some info on the sport and he pointed me to a blog post of his.<br /><a href="http://mmastuff.ws/bjj/9-lessons-ive-learned-from-jiu-jitsu-so-far">http://mmastuff.ws/bjj/9-lessons-ive-learned-from-jiu-jitsu-so-far</a><a href="http://twitter.com/JimmyVo"></a><br />I have to admit, at the time I read it (before I had class) I didn't quite understand it all. After seeing the art, being down on the matt, I get it. Well, obviously I don't "GET" it, cause I've only been to one class, but I can put context to the info now. Thanks for the info Jimmy :)<br /><br />I had tried to surf for info prior to class, and while there's no shortage of YouTube videos and sites, I really think it's something you just have to TRY.<br /><br />Check out this link for a woman's perspective on BJJ:<br /><a href="http://www.grapplearts.com/Women-and-Grappling.html">http://www.grapplearts.com/Women-and-Grappling.html</a><br />Some pretty insightful stuff!<br /><br />I'm quite sure it's something I want to continue! :0)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-29019092867793922272009-05-21T11:32:00.000-07:002009-05-25T15:10:44.286-07:00Week of May 18 + The Importance of TempoMonday - TT for beginners (did this one with JP for support) + HIIT squat jumps<br />53:00min<br />473cals<br />HR Max179/146 avg<br /><br />I love having a workout buddy! I'm hoping that all this exercise will turn her into a junkie like me! LOL<br /><br />Wednesday- BOOTCAMP!! I decided that I needed to kick it up a notch, so I joined a local bootcamp for women. It was fun I guess, the worst and best part was the measuring. It FORCED me to do it. Sigh... not fun. But it's not supposed to be, is it? It's only 4 weeks, we'll see how it goes. But anyway, check out these stats!! HOLY COW!!!<br />1:09hour<br /><strong>787cals</strong><br />HR Max 209/ 168avg<br /><br />It was definitely intense. Not sore today (thurs) but that's because I worked out again with JP. Add to that... my PINK <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.gymboss.com">GYMBOSS</a> timer came today so I can do all sorts more Intervals!! :) YAY!<br /><br />LOL- I had to contact the instructor because her caliper measurments for me had me at 13% Body Fat! LMAO- if I was that fit (not to mention the fact that's like Olympic Athlete BF%) I wouldn't need to go get sweaty with 20 other women!! She took them again on Sat and lo and behold... I'm more like 18.1% waaaaaaaaaait a second, even that seems weird. SIGH- those tests are so inaccurate!<br /><br /><strong>Inches Measurements:</strong><br />Upper Arm left 11"<br />Upper Arm right 12.5"<br />Chest 37.5"<br />Waist (bellybutton) 32.5"<br />Hips 38.5"<br />Buttocks 41.25"<br />Upper Thigh left 24.5"<br />Upper Thigh right 24.5"<br /><br /><strong>Caliper Measurements</strong> (OUCH did this hurt)<br />Tricep 10<br />Tummy 8<br />Thigh 24<br /><br /><strong>Body Fat and Weight</strong><br />Age 32<br />Weight 166lbs<br />Body Fat % 18.1<br />Fat Weight 30.1<br />Lean Mass 135.9<br /><br />By this weirdo calculator I'm still within an athletes' BF%... hmm... it suuuuure doesn't feel like that. I don't even know what a good goal weight is for me. How's that for messed up? Trying to reach a goal I haven't even defined. SIGH. I was once down to 148 (before I met DH and gained "happiness" weight) and I don't think I was done losing. I was running 3 miles a day/ 5 days a week though, I'm done with the endless cardio. Plus, I was skinny fat with no muscle, no thanks. I need to do some more research to find a good goal weight.<br /><br />Ladies- any ideas? How did you decide your goal weight?<br /><br />Saturday - BOOTCAMP! (forgot to turn off my monitor till I got home, so the stats are slightly skewed- but I did ride my bike so...)<br />1:38min<br />973cals<br />HR max 197/ avg 155<br /><br />As tough as these bootcamp sessions are, I'm never sore the next day. What's up with that? From the calories I burn it's not like I'm not working hard, and I try not to wuss out so what gives?<br /><br />Link of the week- The Importance of Tempo during your workouts<br />For a relative amateur like me, I found this article pretty useful. Turbulence Training lists tempo's for workouts and since I had no idea why or how...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gain-weight-muscle-fast.com/weight-training.html">http://www.gain-weight-muscle-fast.com/weight-training.html</a><br /><br />Also some great info about breathing and rest periods. Maybe it's all stuff you know, but if not, pretty basic info we should all have! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-21975602500326317162009-05-21T11:20:00.000-07:002009-06-05T07:59:06.737-07:00Week of May 11 + Jillian Michael's PodCasts<p>Tues workout- TT original B + HIIT (20min)<br />53:50min<br />520cals<br />HR Max 179<br />Avg HR 147<br />HIIT- treadmill7.5 mph @ 4% incline </p><p>Thursday- TT original A + HIIT (20min BIKE)<br />41:00min<br />422cals<br />HR max191/ 157avg</p><p>Saturday TT Original B + HIIT (Jump Squat Intervals)<br />51:43min<br />482cals<br />HR 181/ 150avg</p><p>These Jump squat intervals were intense. And OMG my calves were sore the next day!! oooouch! But a nice change from the usual!</p><p><br />Link of the week: </p><p>I had no idea that Jillian Michaels had her own weekly podcast! Thanks to <a href="http://bodyforbecky.blogspot.com/">Becky</a> for the link!<br />Anyway, I know with JM you either love her or hate her, but I love her. Yes, yes, she absolutely MURDERED proper form on a couple of her "Trainer's Tips" but still, you can't deny her passion for fitness and health. And the fact that it's always a black team member who wins... come on, you can't argue with that. </p><p>Anyway, here's a link to JM's radio show/ podcast that she does every Sunday.<br /><a href="http://www.kfi640.com/pages/jillian.html?_show">http://www.kfi640.com/pages/jillian.html?_show</a> </p><p>The page is NOT well laid out, neither is finding the darn podcasts but they're worth it.<br />Here is the link for just the podcasts for the radio station:<br /><a href="http://www.kfi640.com/pages/podcasting/">http://www.kfi640.com/pages/podcasting/</a><br />Then just look down SUNDAYS to find JM! </p><p>Not only is she absolutely passionate about the topics, gives good advice (and supports it with info), but she's also pretty funny! Most of the time she's pretty serious and stern with her advice, so it's like she's givin you an ass kickin through your speakers!! :) Her no-nonsense/ excuses attitude is really cool. As as her tips on nutrition, eating organic, avoiding the vast amount of toxins in our food and common household goods.<br />Check them out and let me know what you think!!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-90580498313177252882009-05-10T20:04:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:09:09.424-07:00Week of May 3, 2009 + Nutrition BlogTalkRadioWednesday workout- TT original A + HIIT (20min)<br />38:15min<br />429cals<br />HR Max 189<br />Avg HR 166<br /><br />HIIT- treadmill<br />7.0 mph @ 4% incline (last interval @ 8.0mph (this is the fastest I've ever run!!)<br />30 seconds on 1.5min off<br />Still think I could have run faster. Will hit it next time.<br /><br />Thursday- TT Original B + half-assed HIIT on the bike<br />53:47min<br />552 cal<br />MHR 184<br />Avg 158<br />Not the best I could have done today but I was trying to coach someone on the side while doing my workout. Not a big deal, I'm more than happy to do it. Inspiring her to workout more would be better than ANY calorie burned :)<br />Realised today that I can do HALF A CHIN-UP!!! Holy Hanah! I didn't even think I could do that. Will take the advice of my twitter friends and start working the reverse chin-ups first. COOL!<br /><br />Friday- HIIT<br />Treadmill sprints- 7.0mph @5% incline.<br />50:18min<br />397cal<br />Max HR 192<br />Avg 150<br />I forgot to turn off my HRM so this isn't accurate. It was only 20min HIIT plus 15 min of AbRipperX<br /><br />Sunday- TT original A plus 16min HIIT<br />38:00min<br />443cal<br />Max HRM 218?!!<br />Avg 170<br />Something went wrong with my monitor here, not sure, but these bpms don't seem right, I'm never up this high.<br /><br />So this week has been OK. I'm psyched that I got my sis in the gym and about my 0.5chin-up but the scale is pissing me off. I'm obviously not doing something right with the nutrition. Bitter sweet week. That's all I have to say about that.<br /><br />This week I've been listening to blogtalkradio @work. If you're like me you can multi-task at work, and listening to fitness podcasts on my computer while at work has been great. There are so many great blogs/ people out there just wanting to share info. It's amazing!! Here are the ones I've been listening to this week. (some of these are pretty long- 2hrs!!) But there are LOTS to choose from.<br /><br />From @sharifitness (on Twitter)<br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ShariFitness/2009/04/05/Your-Most-Burning-Nutrition-Questions-Answered-with-Sports-Nutritionist-Marie-Spano">Your Most Burning Nutrition Questions Answered with Sports Nutritionist Marie Spano </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-55025649068880684712009-05-01T08:56:00.000-07:002009-06-05T07:58:38.963-07:00TT Week 3 & Precision NutritionAnother week of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.turbulencetraining.com">Turbulence Training</a>! Finally feeling 100% and able to workout to my full capacity! Yay! Had some good muscle DOMS so I know I'm working hard. I am REALLY looking forward to the next workout, when do I get to workout my guns Craig?! I want toned and sexy arms for summer! LOL<br />And I must be doing something right because my recovery time is getting shorter. I honestly had to do a double take a couple of times yesterday 'cause I couldn't believe my HR went down so fast. Or wait... does that mean I'm not working out hard enough. LOL! whatever!!!<br /><br />Just as an aside, I LOVE MY <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Womens-Heart-Monitor-Watch/dp/B000WPCMMM?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1222455796&sr=8-1">POLAR F6 HRM</a>!! :) For some reason I find it extra motivating to see exactly how many calories I burn after working out. Not to mention the fact that my actual HR is a great motivator to push harder if my HR isn't quite there. PLUS I can log all my workout stats online and see what I've done in a week or month! Cool!<br /><br />On to this weeks workouts (so far) plan on at least one more this weekend<br /><br />Tues- TT intermediate work out B<br />53:04min<br />544 cal<br />Max HR 187<br />Avg HR 157<br />HIIT- stationary bike<br /><br />Wed<br />HIIT on the treadmill 5%incline 6.0mph 1min on 1.15min off + AbRipperX<br />38:18min<br />377cal<br />Max HR 191<br />Avg 154<br /><br />Thursday- TT Intermediate Workout A + HIIT on the bike<br />50:07min<br />487cal<br />Max HR184<br />Avg HR 153<br /><br />And now for today's link of the day: Precision Nutrition<br /><br />The actual "Precision Nutrition System" sounds like a very complete nutrition program and if I were rich, I'd get it in a second! Alas... i'm not. BUT!!! There is still a TON of great information their site. Check out the blog pages for lots of good info:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.precisionnutrition.com/category/blog/">http://www.precisionnutrition.com/category/blog/</a><br /><br />By the same author, though different site, I particularly liked: <a href="http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/7habits.htm">7 rules of good nutrition</a><br />Really good food advice. Now if only I would just follow through! LOL SIGH...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-55726926160219225222009-04-29T09:34:00.000-07:002009-06-05T07:58:18.130-07:00Blog Thoughts & Intuitive EatingI've been doing some thinking about blogs. I read ALOT of them. Some of which I'm not sure why I bother with.<br /><br /><br />The internet is flooded with blogs about an endless array of topics. Fitness has got to be near the top. Lots of people trying to sell you stuff, lead you to their affiliates pages (which I don't think there's anything wrong with- more on that later) and there are LOTS of "ODE TO ME blogs" These are the ones that annoy me the most. Look at me, I'm so great, I love myself, look at my bicep. AAAAAAAACK! Boooooooooring! Say something interesting that will motivate others, share your knowledge and experience and maybe a link or two! A picture of your bicep isn't going to help me in anyway!<br /><br /><br />Yes, totally childish of me, but that's honestly how I feel. Which is why I'm going to commit to sharing a link with every post. Yes, it will also be an online journal for my workouts, trials and tribulations but if I want someone to read this thing, it CAN'T just be about me.<br /><br /><br />Here's what I think blogs <em><strong>should be:</strong></em><br /><br />- informative (share links and info!)<br /><br />- funny (don't write it like a text book, I want to feel like I'm being talked to, not lectured!)<br /><br />- positive (I really don't want to read about you complaining the whole time)<br /><br />- variety (the same thing everyday? REALLY? yaaaaawn!)<br /><br />- motivating (motivate yourself so others can be infected by this same motivation!)<br /><br /><br /><br />Now let me just comment on affiliate programs within blogs. I honestly have no problem with this... as long as your site is compelling, full of good info and you're not <strong>JUST </strong>trying to get me to click on a link! Tit for tat right? I think that's pretty fair. Most have a good sense of this already (I'd think it was common sense), others... not so much.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bringing me to today's link of the day. <a href="http://skwigg.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=1903692">Intuitive Eating</a> - check out skwigg's post on reaching Food Nirvana.<br /><br /><br /><br />What is Intuitive Eating? (stolen from Wikipedia)<br /><br />Intuitive eating is a nutrition philosophy based on the premise that becoming more attuned to the body's natural hunger signals is a more effective way to attain a healthy weight; rather than keeping track of the amounts of energy and fats in foods or satiety levels. It's a process that is intended to create a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body. Intuitive Eating, just like the many books available today, goes by many names, including non-dieting or the non-diet approach, normal eating, wisdom eating, conscious eating and more.<br /><br /><br /><br />Wow!! I am so not there yet, but skwigg's new found peace and relationship with food is what we should all be striving for. I am still in the obsessed with food stage. Log it, track it, look it up, how many grams of protein did you say? Yup... admitted food obsession. It's probably one of the reasons why I can't seem to lose these last 20lbs! But anyway... knowing what my relationship with food <strong><em>should </em></strong>be like is definitely helpful!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034444939724038534.post-82835032074909311622009-04-20T16:59:00.000-07:002009-04-20T17:07:26.133-07:00April 20, 2009Sick... snotty... coughy... blaaaaaaaaa.... Thanks DH for the cold. Sigh. Anyway, haven't worked out since last wednesday so decided I HAD to do something today even though I feel pretty gross. This is like the longest cold EVER though. Usually I'm done and over it in 3 days.<br />Go figure it happens when I start focussing/ blogging/ logging nutrition.<br />Are you on <a href="http://gyminee.com/">gyminee.com</a>? If not... WHY?! It's the greatest thing since whole grain brown sliced bread! :) I think it's the most comprehensive site I've found so far. The food database is awesome so far and you can log workouts, goals, join groups and challenges etc etc. It's getting my approval for sure. I'm gonna check out the iphone app a little later. Will post comments about that too. The forums are also chalk full of people who want to help and provide lots of great information/ links. Much moreso than sparkpeople. (though I do still greatly value SP and it's "facebook-esque" personalization pages.) Look for me... (my handle is "that70sgrl")<br />Twitter has been great for leading me to blogs and informational sites that I otherwise wouldn't have found on my own. Good stuff!<br />On to today's wimpy workout. As expected I'm pretty weak, so I did workout A and just couldn't do my HIIT. Good news is that my nutrition has been pretty good.<br />See you tomorrow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0