Posts made in April, 2010
I STINK!
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Not literally, but this was TV tune out week and said I was going to only watch 1 hour of TV, well. I STINK, I haven’t watched more TV but certainly haven’t watched less TV. I’m not someone who sits on the couch and vegges out watching TV, but instead its a source of noise. We have a TV in our kitchen and I turn it on while I’m cooking dinner or even writing in my blog. Some listen to music I listen to CNN. So this challenge I was a complete failure, but I’m okay with that at least I gave it a try. No related posts.
Read MoreInsanity!
I am currently doing Insanity and its awesome! I just did the FitTest and was SWEATING profusely in my living room. I previewed the next workout to see if I would find it as challenging and WOW, I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow. Here are the results of my FitTest: Switch kicks — 55 Power jacks — 63 Power knees– 80 Power jumps–23 Globe jumps — 9 Suicide jumps — 15 Pushup jacks — 14 Low plank oblique– 39 They ask you to track you changes every 15 days. The folks on the videos had increases from their last FitTest, I have my fingers crossed, that its just not marketing. This is the first video that I have ever...
Read MoreCould You Tune Out?
This week its suggested the you break up with your TV. Studies show that world wide screen time has steadily increased over the years and their is a direct relationship to the rise in the obesity rates. Turn off week, means turning off all the screens, computers, TVs and video games in your house. Could you do it? I don’t know. I know I want to give it a try. This week, I will reduce the amount of time I spend on my computer and watching TV. After work, I typically watch at least 2 hours of TV and/or working on the computer a night, I am going to reduce that to 1 hour for this week. I went to the library this week and go some good books that I have been...
Read MoreI fallen in love with cabbage!
Yes cabbage, I remember as kid my grandmother, affectionately referred to as Granny use to make red cabbage slaw and braised red cabbage all the time. It took me a while to reconnect with this veggie, but now that I have I love it. Here is a twist on a her recipe. Braised Cabbage 1/2 head green cabbage 1/2 head red cabbage 2 T mustard (Dijon or Grey Poupon) 1/2 c chicken broth 1/4 c balsamic vinegar 1/4 t nutmeg Simmer in a pot for 40 minutes. Stirring occasionally. I know what you are thinking you should only eat cabbage on St. Patrick’s day or only if you are Irish, but cabbage has a lot of health benefits. helps fight ulcers promotes women’s health by...
Read MoreStop The Negative Talk!
Why is it so much easier to believe the bad vs the good? Why don’t we ever look in the mirror and say, what nice eyes I have or wow my skin is so smooth. Instead we look at ourselves and see all the flaws and talk badly to ourselves worse than anyone would ever say to us. Hopefully, no one talks to you the way you talk to yourself. We are own worse enemy. We can nit pick ourselves to death. In my third week of the Dr. Oz tv show Get Happier Challenge, this week I am to stop the internal/external negative talk and when I do find myself thinking or saying something negative about myself I am to create a diversion for myself so that I start to change it to...
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