Weight Resistance Wednesday #2

>> Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Getting back in the habit, step 2, goes like this......

 


On Monday, Wednesday, Friday, follow week 1, but this week add to it the.....

Lat pulldown and row combination. This hyperlink is from Livestrong.com (it is a good video).
Do 12 reps of the lat pulldown and row combination
Rest for 1 minute walking/jogging on treadmill or jumping rope
Do another 12 reps of the lat pulldown and row combination
Reat for 1 minute walking/jogging on treadmill or jumping rope

The total workout should take about 12 minutes.




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Why not water?

>> Tuesday, April 3, 2012

In the middle of January, I had come down with something.  I spent about four days in bed. My throat hurt from sinus drainage and as a result, I didn't eat much. I did however continuously drink ice water.
I realized dehydration or just plain not staying hydrated can make even the smallest amount of cellulite look worse.
I knew this because my legs looked great and because by the end of the four days I was being totally hydrated.

I told Don, while in school we learned in History that Ponce De Leon was looking for the fountain of youth' and here we have been sitting on it the whole time! And yet we still don't drink enough water.
The book Watercure has intrigued me, I am going to read on. I cannot figure out why I or others don't like to drink water. One of my co-workers said it was because they didn't have time to make that many bathroom stops. I don't drink water because in my head I am convinced the taste is boring. Too much soda? You think?

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Pad Thai for Lunch!

>> Monday, April 2, 2012

Sunday night while Don was visiting with his "guy" friends, I made pad thai for supper. And, because I always cook for at least two, I had leftover noodles.
Pad Thai for lunch on Monday!

2 oz dry Habubaku noodles (World Market) that have been boiled and drained (like pasta)
2 tbsp Thai Kitchen Pad Thai Sauce
1 tbsp peanut butter (I prefer almond butter)
Dash of onion powder
1 scrambed egg
1 tbsp chopped cilantro

I tossed the noodles with cilantro and refrigerated overnight.

For lunch the morning:
I put the noodles in a tupperware bowl.
I topped it with the Thai sauce
threw the dollop on peanut butter on top
sprinkled with onion powder
I scambled an egg and three on the top.

At lunchtime, I heated in the microwave, and tossed it all together.
353 calories, 14.5 g fat, 40 g carbs, 16 g protein


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Reconsidering lunch

>> Saturday, March 31, 2012

In adopting healthy eating behaviors, convenience is my downfall. My option is to be prepared. Packing lunches everyday in my lunch bag (given to me for Mother's Day). Knowing I have it in my office, and ready to go, keeps me from getting the cheese curds, mozzarella sticks, or personal pan cheese pizzas.


My favorites lunches are:

2 slices of Wasa fiber crispbread toppped with almond butter, bananas and drizzled with honey.
Lasts me all afternoon.
the almond butter jar, honey bear and wasa crispbread package fit easily in the lunch bag.
The banana is from the hospital cafeteria.

OR

2 slices of Wasa fiber crispbread topped with pesto, sliced turkey, pepper jack cheese
the pesto jar, pepper jack cheese and wasa crispbread come from home. the turkey is off the salad bar at the hospital cafeteria.

OR

leftover rotisserie chicken pieces mixed with
a couple chopped up straberries
a chopped up fresh peach
onion powder to taste
1/2 6 oz container of yoplait light vanilla yogurt to toss with chicken and fruit
Lettuce
toss chicken mixture with lettuce, spread over round wholegrain sandwich thins or Wasa fiber crispbreads

the chicken mix is done at home and put in small tupperware. The wasa crispbread comes from home. the lettuce is from the hospital cafeteria salad bar.

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Weight Resistance Wednesday

>> Wednesday, March 28, 2012

I have three friends who have lost 50lbs or greater by adding weights to their exercise routine.
One at Curves, one at the YMCA and the third at another local fitness center. I am so proud of them and tell them often.
It was when they started regularly with weights/resistance training in their workout.

I can tell at night when I don't do weights/resistance training, I wake up at 2:00 a.m. and can't turn my brain off. I lay there until 4:00 a.m., trying to fall asleep. Quite the opposite on days of resistance training, I sleep like a baby.
Just like running, when I fall off the wagon, due to work schedules or hectic home life or the long Wisconsin winters, I have taught myself to slowly get  back on track. It happened this winter. We spent New Year's Eve camping on the San Diego beach, wearing warmer weather clothes. I was out of shape all over.Nothing like a picture to point it out to you.
I returned home and got back on track. Abs are back in shape, other areas slimmed down and I have endless energy.


Getting back into the habit goes like this:

I have a Bowflex, but a resistance band with padded handles and a door anchor is a cheaper alternative. Not too expensive.

The first week my goal is to LIKE resistance training again. I choose my two favorites.
The chest fly/lunge and the seated floor back extension.

In between each set of 12 lifts, I either jog on my treadmill for one minute(or jog in place) or jump rope for one minute, but resting is good too. After all, it is only week one.      :)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday starter plan
(should take a total about 8 minutes a day):

Start with the CHEST FLY/LUNGE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJq80b5PtqI&feature=relmfu  here is a linked video

Chest fly & forward lunge - 12 times
rest one minute
Chest fly & forward lunge - 12 times
rest one minue

Then move to: Seated Floor Back extension for your back and abs. Sit upright on the floor.  Lean back toward the floor and keep you back straight. (Backwards situps) just like the picture below.  You should feel yours abs working. Keep your core tight.

seated floor back extension - 15 times
jog or jumprope 1 minute
seated floor back extension - 15 times
jog or jumprope 1 minute

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Best Life Cereal

>> Monday, March 26, 2012

When I go to work in the morning, I end up eating again unless my breakfast is filling. I have learned french toast and syrup are taboo. Don and I started mixing this cereal and it is tasty.



Best Life Cereal
1 serving (about 1 1/3 c)
3/4 c Kashi Go Lean
1/3 C Honey Nut Cheerios
1/4 c Wheat Chex

In Bulk:
10 2/3 c Kashi Go Lean
4 2/3 c Honey Nut Cheerios
3 1/2 c Wheat Chex

Per Serving (without milk)
Calories 188
Fat 2 g
Sat Fat 0 g
Sodium 234 mg
Cholesterol 0 g
Carbs 40 g
Dietary Fiber 10 g
Calcium 120 mg
Protein 13



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