Post-Vacation Weight

Hi all!!!

I'm back! I enjoyed my 18 days in Europe and have been working the past few weeks since my return. Vacations really do mess up your eating habits and motivation! LoL ;-)

I thoroughly enjoyed Europe and especially the gelato!! It started out once a day then sometimes it was twice a day! :-O!!!!  Hey- I don't know when the next time I will be in Europe! I live once and I knew I was gunna get back on track once I got back! Sure, I gained a couple pounds, but the memories were worth the extra pounds!

Now, I'm back-- well, I've been back for a few weeks LoL-- but now I'm really ready to workout! The body needs a break every now and then.  I worked out even harder last weekend and felt great!! Stay tuned for upcoming workout posts!

Enjoy your vacations this summer and get back on track afterwards! :)

Trip: $$$$
Pounds gained: #@&%$?!
Memories: Priceless

Interesting link: Could chicken be making us fat?

Take a quick look at this!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/fat-chickens_b_1497856.html

A great butt exercise!!!

Hi again! :) Second blog in a day! ;-)

Some of us have areas where we like to target the most during a workout.  I love doing arm exercises, but for leg exercises, I like to target the butt.

I've just discovered this exercise and I love it! :)

A message from me.... It's the key to toning up!

Getting kids to eat healthy!

Last week, I saw quite a few articles about getting children to eat healthy.  So many kids in this country are overweight and will be prone to many health problems in the future.  As you all know, Michelle Obama has launched Let's Move to reduce obesity in this country.

The hardest part is all the temptations with ice cream, fast food, soda and children want these things as well as us adults!!! I see parents complaining on how to get their kids to eat healthy, hence the reason why I'm writing this.

Michelle Obama has kid friendly healthy recipes on her website: http://www.letsmove.gov/.  Take a look and let me know if you like any of the recipes!

I follow Natalie Jill on Facebook.  She is a nutritionist and she has some good stuff.  She recently posted this article today which prompted me to write this blog.  Check it out: http://nataliejillfitness.com/10-tips-kids-eat-healthy/.

What works for you to get yourself and/or your children to eat healthy??

Healthy weight AND healthy body image

Having a healthy weight AND a healthy body image is important! 

This truly has been a journey for me! I went through a phase that I was pretty much fitness obsessed and always trying to squeeze in a workout in my busy schedule as well as trying to eat right.  This can be utterly exhausting!!! I have gained a few pounds the past couple months due to being busy.  What I found out is interesting.

I have more energy now than I did when I was at my peak with working out.  I workout about four times a week now instead doing very intense workouts 5-6 days a week.  I eat really healthy and control my portions, but have my cheat days once in a while.  I don't work as hard as I did, but am maintaining my weight and muscle tone.  I'm happier with my body than I've ever been! But what's even better is that I FEEL good.

Granted, there are parts of my body that I will never like, but am accepting them, such as my muscular legs.  I would rather have the sleek, skinny legs that look good in practically everything! ;-) But this is ME.  I enjoy life and I enjoy food! :)

Find your healthy weight where you feel good!  Plus, eat healthy and strive to workout at least 3-4 times a week! Remember, to change up your workouts!

What's more important, enjoy life and be happy! :)

Fitness Apps

Hi all!!!

Sorry that I've been MIA- needed a break! ;-) Now I'm back!!! :) Look out!

I just bought a few fitness apps!! I was short on time to workout (and I'm really rushing to write this so I'm not late for work! ha!!!!) and I didn't want to just do my own personalized workout that I really lose track of time.  I used Daniel Miller's fitness apps.  They're great and easy to follow.  You can customize them to 5 mins, 7.5 mins or 10 mins.  I did the ab, butt, and arm workout today-- all 7.5 minutes each.  I got a pretty good sweat and heart rate-- you really have to make EACH rep count!! That's the secret!

Here are a couple pics-- see how I use my iPad to follow the workout.  This means I can workout away from home with some motivation to squeeze in a short workout. :) No excuses! ;-)

Breakfast!!

My new fave thing for breakfast!!! This is soo yummy and so healthy!! It's a lil pricier than your average cereal but it's SUPER healthy!! Follow the serving size! I eat this with unsweetened almond milk.  I try to avoid dairy and soy milk.  Women, if you drink soy milk- be careful of all the estrogen in soy milk as this can affect your hormones! Dairy also affects your skin and allergies, believe it or not.