tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454569635133040992023-07-18T23:09:17.063-07:00Drop and Give Me SexyJust a girl on her journey to a happy healthy life! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-27269628401301041022014-01-03T14:41:00.000-08:002014-01-03T14:41:03.810-08:00Back Again...New Year, New Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Has it been forever since I wrote a blog post or what? The last couple months were busier than I could even manage and I just had little to no free time on my hands. I started a new job...well two which I am very excited about and just got caught in the whirl wind of the holiday season. Thankfully, I stuck to my healthy habits pretty well. Now don't get me wrong I had a Christmas cookie or two and enjoyed family dinners but I didn't turn those splurges into anything more than one meal or one cookie.<br />
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I also stayed on track with my workouts throughout the month as well. I have been kind of all over the place with my workouts but I am staying active no matter what. I try to at least have 5 days with cardio and I strength train 3 days.<br />
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This year I am all about bettering myself. Usually my resolution is to lose weight but since I am already doing that I decided to make more specific resolutions.<br />
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Resolutions 2014<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<u>Nutrition Wishes: </u><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Eat slower!
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Better portion control. Use my food scale more
and measure my foods better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Drink more water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Eat less processed crap. Even though it’s “fat
free,” doesn’t mean it’s healthy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Cook at home more and meal prep weekly<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>5 Kitchen Wishes:</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Keep less junk food in the house.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Clean out old spices and buy fresh.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Use more fresh herbs in my cooking. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Recycle more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Switch over to glass BPA free storage
containers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Try new things…classes, challenges…whatever!<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Take rest days with stride and learn to not feel
bad about letting my body rest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Step out of my cardio comfort zone. Try cycling
or start swimming!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Make to-do lists and actually do them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Continue to chase my MUA dream. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Take more time to relax even if it’s just
meditating 5 minutes a day. Stop worrying so much!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I I can't wait to kick my Fitness up a notch. I am still doing Dietbet's though I keep saying "this one will be the last one." I just like money too much haha. I was mostly sucked in this month because two of my favorite fitness bloggers were hosting them. The Blogilates challenge is going to be fun though because she has a lot of interactive stuff on her blog that goes along with the challenge like workouts and meal plans. She also added extra bonus incentives. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;">December In Pictures</span></h2>
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Probably one of my favorite items that I got for Christmas was my Polar FT40 watch. Check it out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Womens-Heart-Monitor-Watch/dp/B004AH299O/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1388787799&sr=8-6&keywords=polar+ft60" target="_blank">here!</a> I have wanted one for quite a while so I knew exactly what to ask for from Santa. I did plenty of research before deciding on the FT40. It was reasonably priced and had the best rating and reviews. It also had all the functions I wanted without being too complicated. I have been using it all week and I am in LOVE. Way more accurate than the gym machines and it also pushes me to stay in my targeted heart rate zone when I workout.<br />
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Been all about those healthy meals you know. I especially was really into salad and soups this month. Cold chilly weather brings out the soup lover in me. I made quite a few healthy soups myself but on this particular day I was eating the Progresso Light Vegetable Soup. Word to the wise: Do not get this soup. It was so bland I thought I was eating veggies in water.<br />
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I go through phases with breakfasts. Eating breakfast at all for me in a huge feat because when I first started my journey I hated breakfast. I almost never ate it. Now I am learning to love it and look forward to breakfast in the morning. Like I said I go through phases throughout the month. One week all I eat is cereal, then I am all about carbs like English muffins or toast, and then I get on a huge egg kick. This month for almost the whole month I was in the egg zone. Egg scrambles were my food of choice and I made them almost everyday but I made different versions. The one above was peppers, onions, turkey ham, and hot sauce!!! Oh ya hot sauce has been a recent favorite of mine too. I am eating it on a lot of things I never did before.<br />
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I have been doing great with incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables into my diet. I have been trying to use what is in season at the time but my counters are usually sprawled with fresh produce.<br />
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I have started to make meal prepping a priority especially since I now have a lunch everyday for work in a place that has lots of unhealthy options close by (Pizza, Chinese, Arby's, Bakery's) so packing ahead has been crucial for staying on track. I have found that I love making foil packets of things. This being Salmon above. I just put the salmon in the foil with olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, parsley, and pepper and baked it. It was amazing and lasted me three days worth of lunches.<br />
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A yummy salmon pasta I whipped up quick one night. This photo does not do it justice but it was to die for. Yolk free egg noodles, Salmon (cooked the same way as above), Italian seasoned diced tomatoes, and feta cheese. So easy and soooo yummy!<br />
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Like I said I have been all about eggs and fresh produce lately. I just thought it was cute how my breakfast looked like it was smiling.<br />
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I had an amazing Christmas with my family. Santa was good to everyone and I enjoyed every minute of being with my loved ones.<br />
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Another gem I got for Christmas. I have only tried this once but man is it a good fat burner. It is going to take some time for me to get used to the routines but so far it's pretty great. Plus the instructor is so motivational and full of energy.<br />
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Today I am feeling overwhelmed. Do you ever have days when you think "will I ever get this right?" That is how I feel right now. Just when I think I am on track with my eating and my workouts something comes along and messes it all up. For me it was winning a giveaway on Instagram! I know you are probably thinking "How is that bad?" and it isn't all bad. I would say this scenario is bittersweet! You see I am a huge Instagram junkie in fact I follow over 100 people (Insert gasp here!) but I just find that it is motivating for me. I know right now there is a lot of argument over whether seeing half naked girls flexing is fat shaming or not but I don't think it is. For me it is inspiring and uplifting. Now I know everyone is built differently and I will never look just like the woman I am about to talk about but it still makes me want to get up and move, get up and lift something! ha...Anyway, I won a giveaway from a woman on Instagram who's body is RIDICULOUS (in a good way)! She goes by marysfitbody on Instagram and she is one fit mothatrucker! I was so excited to win a 90 day diet/fitness regimen and coaching package from her, I can't even tell you. She set me up with my own program and went over everything I needed to know. Well it wasn't until today that I realized that my method I had been doing was totally opposite...le sigh!<br />
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It is never a bad thing to be active and I was doing myself good by just getting up and getting moving but now I have to kind of start over and retrain myself. I never knew that I should lift before my cardio, I always did it the opposite. I am extremely grateful for being able to work with her it's just stressful getting it all down right now!<br />
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Zach and I have been on a roll with learning how to make healthier versions of meals we really like that are not very good for you. Monday he said he really wanted chicken pot pie so we set off to find a healthier version. I ended up deciding on <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-chicken-potpie-00420000014053/">this recipe from Cooking Light.</a> I didn't follow it exactly but it was pretty close. </div>
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Do you like the cute little baking cups that I found this week at TJ Maxx for $10?<br />
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Mmmm yummy veggie, chicken, and gravy filled heaven. So this was before I had to dump the filling into a pan and start all over. Zach pointed out to me that the dough should be inside the cup. Apparently I forgot that Chicken Pot Pie was a PIE!<br />
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Ah-ha that's better!<br />
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I decided to cook in my gym clothes since I had just gotten home from the gym! No I am not the type of person that matches everything together at the gym. I am going to sweat and throw it in the laundry so I don't care what I look like as long as it is comfortable. Notice the flour on my lady parts?<br />
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So this is the end product. Zach and I decided to make our own and he totally won! His looks like a real pie and mine looks like someone threw up a pie ha! They both tasted good though.<br />
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I have really been craving a good sandwich lately. After a nice hike with a friend we decided to make turkey clubs with turkey bacon. Here is our nice fresh toppings! Look at that beautiful avocado.<br />
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I have really been digging smoothies for breakfast this week and as a post workout refuel. This particular morning was a smoothie with plain greek yogurt, banana, strawberries, vanilla unsweetened almond milk, and chia seeds.<br />
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I don't know why I have never thought about putting avocado in my tuna before but man am I glad I decided too because it is delicious. The other day I wanted a tuna sandwich but I wanted to find a way to jazz it up so that I wouldn't be so sad about nixing the mayonnaise in it. I mean before I started eating better tuna fish sandwiches with globs of mayo were a staple in my diet. I concocted this combo on a whim. Tuna, plain greek yogurt, avocado, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper. It was pretty awesome. Next time I might add some pickles or celery for a little crunch.<br />
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Mmmm tuna salad!<br />
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I also have been really into putting bananas in my cereal lately. I have cut down on eating cereal in the morning and have tried to pick breakfast with more protein, less sugar, and better complex carbs but every now and then I just want cereal....with bananas. Like when I was a kid. Some of my more recent breakfasts include (Egg whites with turkey ham, tomato, and spinach! Steel cut oats with Truvia and fresh strawberries or organic pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice! Whole grain toast with almond butter and chocolate almond milk!)...see what I mean.<br />
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The was the pre-workout fuel I needed earlier this week. Lately my sleep schedule has been all off due to having some time off work and some other stresses in life. By the time I get to the gym I am pretty exhausted but I found eating a snack an hour before or so really helps. I only eat one piece before the gym the picture above was actually my breakfast one morning. Anyway, It's whole grain toast, banana, Planters Nutrition Peanut Butter with Granola, and chia seeds.<br />
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A month or so I was having a busy day and forgot my lunch so I decided to pop in to Tops to grab something quick for lunch. I ended up deciding on these chicken spring rolls which looked fresh and delicious...they were! Well since that day I have been on the lookout for them again but they are always out of them. The other night I popped in after the gym and they were in stock but they were $6 for 4 spring rolls which I thought was a little crazy. That is when I got this idea to MAKE MY OWN! Crazy concept I know :)! I couldn't find spring roll wraps so instead I decided to pick up some wonton papers and make a sort of healthy chicken wonton recipe! So the next night that is what I did.<br />
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Wonton wrappers are actually a pretty smart alternative for pasta. This brand was only 150 calories for 8 wraps not to mention they have a good amount of protein, low sugar, and almost no fat. they also are only $3 for a lot of them.<br />
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I tried to put as many veggies in there as I had on hand. I settled on green onions, celery, and carrots..<br />
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Part of the cooking process. So I cooked the chicken and shredded it. (I made a separate batch for Zach which were Buffalo chicken). I also shredded the carrots, chopped the celery, and chopped the onions. I then added them all back together in the pan with some olive oil and fresh chopped garlic. I let it saute a bit until the pan was sizzling. I then added ginger, onion powder, low sodium soy sauce, and some lime juice. I let it cook for another couple of minutes. I then removed it from heat. Set my wonton wrappers out along with a small bowl and pastry brush. I filled the wontons with the chicken filling, sealed them, and then put them in the pan to cook on each side till golden brown. Served em up with a bit of sweet Thai chili sauce and BAM! The end! They were pretty awesome. I really want to try other variations of wontons. In Zachary's I put shredded chicken, buffalo wing sauce, and the Skinny Cow Jalapeno Cheese.<br />
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I haven't been doing anything too exciting lately. A lot of cardio on the arc trainer at the gym. I devote a day to upper body using a mixture of body weight, free weight, and cable machine exercises. I also have a leg day which involves a lot of weighted squat variations, walking lunches, step ups, leg press, wall sits, and kettlebell swings...seriously I got crazy on leg day because it's my favorite. I also have a back and ab day! I did throw in a good hike this week though to switch things up! </div>
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I have to admit I love the scenery up here in New York. Even though it is starting to get cold there are still such beautiful sights to be seen. This hiking spot is one of my favorites by far. I love that it 1)has a really steep uphill in the beginning with a lot of stairs. You really feel a workout on this hike and your legs get a lot of action. 2)There are some of the best natural rock formations and the erosion makes some awesome designs. 3)The last part is pretty flat and good for running. 4)Um look at the cool underwater rock circles that someone built.<br />
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Well I think that is all the ramblings I have for today! What are you guys eating this week? Anything new that you love?<br />
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Happy dance, happy dance! I opened my mailbox the other day to find my little red box of joy waiting for me. It was my much anticipated Love With Food Box. If you are unfamiliar with what Love With Food is <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/love-with-food-box-october-2013.html">click here</a> to see last months box and a description of what it's all about.<br />
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There are a so many things to love about this company. I could go on forever about them. This month's box was just as awesome as the last one. Since I have only gotten 2 boxes so far and really love both of them I can tell that this company and I are going to really like each other. The November box is AMAZING let's go through what came in the box.<br />
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This month's box was inspired by Chef Ryan Scott and was called Flavors of Fall. This month all the meals that Love With Food donates will be donated to Harvest from the Heart which donates Thanksgiving meals to the needy. I love the generosity that Love With Food has.<br />
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This box like last month's was packed full to the top. Just a quick glance inside and I could already tell I was going to love the contents. </div>
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The first product was a pouch of tea from Mighty Leaf tea. It describes it as a balance of floral and citrus flavors with a touch of ginger and lemongrass. I have never tried this brand of tea but I LOVE tea especially this time of year so I can't wait to try it. I also love the cute little sachet that it comes in though I think I am going to be sad that I have to throw them out. They look like they are made of good materials. </div>
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I then got a packet of Sweet Corn Crunch from Sensible Foods. I haven't tried these yet though I think that Zach is more excited about them than I am. </div>
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I also got a little packet of shortbread cookies from the Dancing Deer Baking Co. The flavor intrigued me since Rosemary is not something you typically see in a cookie. It tends to be more of a savory seasoning. I won't lie I didn't love these. Now they weren't bad but they weren't out of this world either. I don't like Rosemary all that much and these really tasted like Rosemary. The cookie was nice though. Not too sweet with a nice crumbly texture. I would like to try other products from this company but probably not this flavor ever again. </div>
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The next package was of gourmet popcorn from a Seattle based company called Kakaruza. The flavor is Tuxedo which is a caramel corn with millk and white chocolate. This package made it long enough for me to take a picture of it before I opened it. It was AMAZING!! Buttery, sweet, and creamy from the chocolate. It was so good. I am already wishing that the bag would magically refill itself but for my waistlines sake I am glad that it doesn't. </div>
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I think I am going to give this one to my mother. It sounds delicious and I would love to devour it but she loves anything maple and I know this is probably right up her alley. This is a Maple Fudge from Laura Secord. It's a pretty decent size of fudge. </div>
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Next we have an Almond, Apricot, and Yogurt bar from Eat Natural. I have yet to break into this but the ingredient list and nutritional content is pretty impressive. With an endless see of nutrition bars out there to chose from I like that this has the yogurt coating which kind of sets it apart from the others I have seen. </div>
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Here I am again all bundled up with my fuzzy blanket and over sized sweatshirt. This will probably be my late night ritual from now until April when I thaw out. Today was my first time driving in the snow and all of the anxieties came back. I like looking at the snow and I really don't mind the cold but I can't stand driving in it. It makes me so stressed out. I am glad to sit down and relax for now.<br />
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Today was another successful day. I made it to the gym and at three healthy meals! Woo hoo. It's getting easier and easier day by day! I wake up feeling so much more energized and liberated. I am excited to get up and face the day and it is a great feeling.<br />
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<u>Breakfast:</u> Better Oats Mmm Muffins Oatmeal Cookie Oatmeal. Kahlua K Cup with Coffee Mate Eggnog Creamer.<br />
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<b><u>Dinner:</u></b> I made Zach and I a healthier version of his favorite meal. Chicken Parmesan!!! I dipped the chicken in almond milk and rolled it in a coating which was a mixture of whole wheat bread crumbs, italian seasoning, garlic powder, and pepper. Zach had ziti on the but I decided to make sauteed spinach for myself. I used garlic olive oil and onions. The meal was delicious and almost carb free.<br />
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Here are where some of my new favorite things come in. I spotted these Dole Dippers a couple weeks ago while I was at Walmart. I was going to buy them because they looked amazing but I already had the Artic Zero in my cart so I decided not too. I try not to buy more than one sweet/dessert thing as a time. Well these dippers have been daunting my mind ever since. I mean come on they are all of my favorite things in one...BANANA, CHOCOLATE, AND ALMONDS...Yummy! I had found a coupon for them so while grocery shopping tonight I picked them up. They are amazing....delicious!!! I ate two of them when they were frozen and they were great but when you let them thaw out a little bit they get even better. They are kind of gooey and melty and just so good. The dark chocolate gives you just the right amount of sweetness and the almonds give you a little crunch. It is like chunky monkey but not so bad for you. It is a great way to curb a sweet tooth. I think from now on though I am going to make them myself. With a couple bananas, dark chocolate chips, and chopped almonds you could do it fairly easily. I think that price wise it may be a little more expensive to make them yourself but that way you can cut out some of the extra unnecessary ingredients that the Dole ones contain. However, I know I won't always want to go through the trouble on making them so I will be buying these again!<br />
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Another wonderful thing that I have found recently are the new Limited Edition Thomas's English Muffins with Real Cranberries.<br />
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I found these bad boys at Walmart. I love that Thomas's is doing these limited edition flavors. I like having a little change in the variety from time to time. The pumpkin ones were great and these are pretty awesome too. They have a slight orange hint to me which pairs amazingly well with the cranberry. The cranberries are great too. They are a little sweet, a little tart, and gooey! I loved them. </div>
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I was feeling rather ambitious today while at the gym and was on the arc trainer for a whole hour. 5 miles and lots of calories later I was feeling tired but amazing all at the same time. I really got a workout in today. I love days when my cardio isn't a chore and I just get in the zone and smash my miles. I listen to Slacker radio when I workout. I usually listen to a different station every time and today I found the BPM Workout station. It was awesome. All of the songs were upbeat and put me in a rhythm. I them did an upper body circuit which I found on Pinterest.</div>
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Hey hey there everybody. Not much to write about today but overall, it was a good day. Another day in the life really! I stuck to my diet all day and really avoided temptation. It is getting easier and easier everyday to say no to the things that used to tempt me. I work in an establishment on Tuesdays that just so happens to have an amazing Italian restaurant inside of it. The smells coming out of the kitchen used to just torture me but I am getting better and better at putting them in the back of my mind. Instead of mowing down a huge plate of pasta I make sure to bring my own dinner and pack my own snacks. I also enter them into my MyFitnessPal before I come to work that way I know that I can't go over and it is already set to go. I also make sure to have a glass of water on hand so that I am less tempted to pick up other drinks like soda and energy drinks. Even when I am sitting around at home I don't get tempted to snack nearly as much as I used to. <div>
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Hello there lovely fitness family. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy and hectic but overall it was good. It marked the end of a long but glorious wedding season. I ate pretty well this weekend despite being on the go. I even fit in enough time for a good gym session tonight.<br />
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These things are AMAZING! Now they are not really healthy at all but they are packed with whole grains and fiber. I ate one a couple times this week when my stomach was really craving something sweet. It is a good replacement for a candy bar in moderation. 190 calories is much better than the 300+ that you can consume in one candy bar. </div>
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Love love love this juice. I buy the big bottle and have a glass with my breakfast about 4 times a week. It is a nice and delicious way to squeeze in some extra nutrition. It is jam packed with all sorts of greens and fruits and vitamins. It's like juicing without having to make the juice. </div>
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Hey fitfam! I hope you are having a wonderful start to your November. Mine has been a little hectic but it is going well. I got the code to weight in for my new Dietbet this morning. Since I didn't check my email until this evening I am going to have to weigh in tomorrow morning. I am excited to get another challenge underway. I am even more excited to have other people doing it with me this time around. I have been trying to stick to the Knockout November Workout Calendar on Fitnessista but I have been doing a lot of on the fly workouts too.<br />
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<u>Tropical Escape-</u> By far my favorite out of the three that I picked up. I loved the pineapple/coconut flavor. I am a coco-nut!! Get it...nvm...but I love coconut. I thought everything paired really well together and I felt like I was eating a dessert instead of a yogurt.<br />
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My next favorite was the <u>Nutty For Nanna</u>. I liked that it had a natural subtle banana flavor. It wasn't overwhelming and it didn't taste artificial like some banana flavored foods can be. I also thought the almonds and chocolate paired with it really well.<br />
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This is the workout I did. It was about an hour long and it is a tough one for where my endurance is right now. I had to do some modifications as times because I was too winded or my muscles hurt. My goal is to be able to do this without stopping or modifying at some point. I think I am going to make it a point to do this once a week and track my progress. </div>
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Hey hey there healthy people!! Happy November to everyone. I can't believe that the year is already coming to a close. It seems like this year flew by for me. I am sad to see Halloween come and go as well since it is one of my favorite holidays but alas that is how the world works. November and I have a love/hate relationship. I love November because it has Thanksgiving in it but I hate it because in Upstate New York Thanksgiving means that it is going to snow. I feel like I was just getting to the point where I really love working out outside and at some point this month that will all be taken away from me. I know there are plenty of people out there who will run in the bitter cold but I am not one of them.<br />
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Anyway, with a new month means new challenges and goals. If you have been reading my blog since it began then you know that I did a couple challenges last month and that one of them was through the website <a href="http://www.dietbet.com/">www.dietbet.com</a>. Dietbet is a website where your goal is to lose 4% of your body weight in a month. When the bet begins you put a set wager amount in the pot and all those who make their goal split the pot at the end. Check the website out for more information on how it works. Last month I had many mixed feelings on the website and didn't know if I would do another challenge. I liked the financial incentive but it made me very scale conscious and a little anxious. Well I am doing another challenge. The girls at work all loved watching my success and really wanted to make changes themselves so we all decided to join one together. This month we are doing the Holiday Shape UP on Dietbet. Wager amount is $20 which is a decent amount. Come join us!!!<br />
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I also found a lovely little workout calendar that I am going to try and follow all month. <a href="http://www.fitnessista.com/">www.fitnessista.com</a> is where you can find it. She has a nice layout of workouts for the whole month of November with days assigned to different workouts that she has created. It looked like a fun way to keep yourself from falling into the gym boredom. I have been reading her blog for a while now and was excited to see her put up a challenge.<br />
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I finally found the new Chobani flavors of the flips. I have been looking for months with no luck. I went to a different grocery store than normal the other day and finally found them. I didn't get all the flavors because not all of the flavors appealed to me but I picked up 3 different ones to try. </div>
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The first flavor I bought was Peachy Pistachio which is peach greek yogurt with pistachios and dark chocolate. Three of my favorite things in one place, you know I'm excited.<br />
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The next flavor is Tropical Escape which is a pineapple coconut flavored greek yogurt with hazelnuts, coconut, and granola.<br />
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The last flavor I bought was Nutty For Nana which is banana flavored greek yogurt with dark chocolate and honey roasted salted almonds.<br />
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The next find is the new Newtons Fruit Thins in Toasted Coconut with Dark Fudge. I am a coconut junkie I swear. If it says coconut on it or has coconut in it than I need to have it. I actually was on a mission to find the banana fruit thins but went with these instead. They are amazing!!! They are a healthier version of the Samoa's that Girl Scout makes. You get a good coconut flavor with chocolate without feeling so guilty. Now I will not claim these to be healthy but they are a better option if you have a sweet tooth.<br />
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Last is this Full Circle All Natural Mutigrain Pizza. I bought this for my boyfriend because if I can't get him to stop eating pizza at least I can make it a bit better for him. He actually really like it. It was still fairly high in fat and sodium so it is by no means a healthy meal but it is better than the alternatives.<br />
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Woooo I am happy to say that as of today I officially
won my Dietbet. All those moments of stress and scale obsession payed off. As
sad as that sounds I am excited that I won. I mean who wants to lose money? Not
me!! I am happy that I succeeded. For one,
that means I lost 10 pounds this month which is a great thing and I am very
proud of myself for that. For two, it means that I can put my scale up for a
while and just focus on my changes elsewhere like my measurements, eating
habits, how many reps of exercises I can do , and am not always just thinking “scale
number, scale number, scale number.”
Like I said I don’t think I will do another one for a while but we will
see. The concept intrigued a lot of my friends and if doing it with them will
motivate then I may consider it but it was a bit mentally draining for me. With winning this Dietbet it also meant that for the first time in a long time I was under 200 pounds. That is crazy to me! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Also being that the end of the month is
coming that also means my Tone It Up Frisky Fall Challenge is coming to a close
as well as my Betty Rocker Rocktober Challenge. I honestly loved both. While
integrating both challenges together I saw a huge change in my body both in
endurance and strength. I loved the gradual difficulty increase of the Betty
Rocker workouts and loved seeing my body get stronger and better at each of the
workouts. It also gave me a lot of new body strength exercises that I can do
anywhere. I loved that the Tone It Up workouts gave me a set schedule of what
to do each week and allowed me to never get bored. There was a nice mix of
cardio, strength training, stretching, etc… Videos each week included new ones
you hadn’t seen before which made things exciting and it gave me a lot of great
cardio options like interval training and stair workouts! I can’t wait for
either of these ladies to do another challenge and most definatley will sign up
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Butter which I wrote about (<a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/heaven-in-jar-trader-joes-cookie-butter.html">here</a>) I have found myself longing for it. That
rich, creamy, sweet gingerbread taste is missing from my life now and I do not
know how to go on without it. I do not live anywhere close to Trader Joes and
buying Cookie Butter online is
obnoxious. It is extremely overpriced and I just could not shell out $15-20 a
jar for the stuff. In a desperation to find an alternative I googled recipes on
how to make my own and found that was no easy task either. Buying the cookies
to make it would cost almost as much as just buying it online so I decided to
look at another route and see if I could find a brand that made something
similar. Well I sure did and I feel complete again. Now I do not know that this
discovery is a good thing because that means that I can get this stuff anytime
I want and seeing as how it is my version of crack this could lead to bad bad
things. I discovered that a brand called Biscoff Spread which is made by a
company named Lotus is almost an exact dupe of Cookie Butter. Like Cookie
Butter is comes in crunchy and creamy and is made with a similar biscuit. It is
from Europe but you can buy it in many places in the US. I found mine in good
ol’ Walmart in the peanut butter sections. It is fairly priced between $3.50-
$3.75 at my Walmart which is about the same price point as Cookie Butter. The
jar is a bit smaller in the crunchy style which is too bad since that is my
favorite. I honestly didn't notice a difference between TJ’s and Biscoff. They
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Woohoo it is Halloween week!! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love all the decorations and dressing up. I love carving pumpkins and handing out candy to trick or treaters. As I got older and reached the drinking age Halloween also enjoyed going out with my friends to the bars with our Halloween costumes on. With as much as I love Halloween it was also a time of year that really got me down. Costume shopping was always a dreaded experience. All of my friends would get these cute little skimpy outfits and I would be the one wearing a frock. Now I never wanted to prance around town in a bikini but I always wanted to look better in a costume. To at least be able to find something cute!<br />
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This year is the first Halloween in years where I put on my Halloween costume and felt great. Now I know I have a lot left to do and there is still a lot of work to be done but this was a small milestone for me. A milestone that made me go "woooo I can do this after all." I was going through my phone and looking at some pictures from a couple months ago and it finally hit me how far I have come already. Seeing the difference in my photo's was really rewarding. It makes me want to keep going and keep succeeding.<br />
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This weekend was full of Halloween fun. Friday night I worked a Halloween party for work. I am a bartender and we had bands play and there was a costume contest. It was a lot of fun! I had such a confidence boost that night! Saturday I went to a costume contest with my family. We had been constructing the costumes for a long time and had hours and hours of work put into them. We all made minions!!! We won the contest and had soooo much fun. I did have a couple beers but didn't go overboard. Plus with as hot as the heads were I think I sweated out most of them.<br />
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Today was a pretty relaxing day around the house for the boyfriend and I! We rarely get time off together so we took advantage of it and spent the afternoon watching movies and relaxing. I told him though that he had a couple options 1)Go to the gym 2)Go for a trail run or 3) Do an at home workout with me. He chose option 3 and let me tell ya he worked his butt off but so did I. Since he is just getting back in to being active I picked something that would be challenging and fun for the two of us.<br />
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<u>Snacks</u>: Zach had a craving for popcorn so we made some all natural popcorn. Literally we took it off a dried corn cob. It was delicious! For dessert I ate a Weight Watchers Ice Cream Candy Bar.<br />
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I also put together some Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal for breakfast for the next couple days. I found the recipe <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/apple-cinnamon-baked-oatmeal/">here</a> and it came out pretty awesome! I had home made applesauce that my mom made and apples from her trees and it made it even that much better. I also prepped some chicken for the week since the oven was already on.<br />
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I am looking forward to what this week has in store. It is the end of my Dietbet...eek!!! As of this morning my goal was met so I am confident when I weigh in on Wednesday I will be on point. Now to decide what challenge to do next. I like having a challenge and having something to look forward to. I am a competitive spirit and like trying to bet a goal. I was looking into a challenge via. GNC today so I may do that one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-67665085657112626892013-10-24T22:02:00.001-07:002013-10-25T11:16:02.750-07:00Scale Obsession, Arctic Zero Review, and Other Thoughts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey hey there everyone. I hope everyone is doing well! It is a chilly day here in upstate NY. The temperature is finally reflecting fall like weather and we even got some of the dreaded S word yesterday....snow! It was brief but just seeing it made my heart sink a little. Just when I was beginning to love working out outside the cold begins to move in.<br />
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The last couple days have been kind of hectic and busy but they have been so much fun. Halloween is just around the corner and for my family it is a big deal. Saturday night we have a huge Halloween party to go to and have been slaving away making out costumes. I cannot tell you what they are yet but I will post pictures after the party is over.<br />
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Also one of my great friends is in town from Georgia so we had a get together at our house for him yesterday. Now while I didn't do horribly on my diet I didn't do the best either. I whipped up some chili yesterday morning for the crock pot! I made it based on the Cooking Light recipe for All American Chili and it came out amazing. To check out that recipe <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/all-american-chili-10000000438689/">click here</a>! The only changes I made were that I used the Jenny O Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey as my meat and I also added a can of chili beans in chili sauce. It came out amazing and got rave reviews. There wasn't a spoonful left by the end of the night. I should have taken more pictures of my spread. It was a nice mix of healthy snacks. I put out the Nature Box Teriyaki Twists and Caramel Pretzel Pops which everyone loved. I am also set out Dilly Beans and Salsa that my friend and I canned from scratch this year. We had a bonfire and a few drinks. It was a great time.<br />
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Unfortunatley my Dietbet is now in it's last week and I am still 2 pounds away from being in the winning so I really need to crack down on my diet and exercise this week. I am going to try and do no carb/low carb this week with a lot of water and focus mostly on cardio. I have talked before about why I do not think I will do a Dietbet again for a while and this morning solidified that decision. I feel like the Dietbet challenge has made me a bit too obsessed with scale. Since the challenge is based only on weight loss and no other gains I feel like I am constantly checking/panicking about the number on the scale. I think after this is over I will put the scale up for a bit and let the measurements tell me how I am doing.<br />
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Yum Or Not? Arctic Zero Ice Cream Review</h3>
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If there is one thing that has been really hard to cut out of my diet it is ice cream. I am an ice cream hound! Before I started eating healthier it would not be uncommon for Zach and I to go through a half gallon of ice cream in a matter of days. Though I am craving sweets less and less as the days go by I still cannot stop thinking about ice cream late at night. Once 11pm hits I just want to be mowing down Ben N Jerrys but alas my butt, thighs, and stomach do not like that very much. Over the last couple months I have been seeing this brand of ice cream all over Instagram. With only 150 calories per pint and flavors like Vanilla Maple, I knew I had to find it. Tonight I finally did at Walmart. There are 7 flavors in the line but my Walmart only carried Vanilla Maple, Chocolate, and Chocolate Peanut Butter. I need to get my hands on the Coffee Flavor asap! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">Overall, it was good but I wasn't overly wowed by it. I don't think it is the greatest ice cream innovation but it did curb my ice cream craving. I really want to try some other flavors and see how they compare. </span></span><br />
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<u>Breakfast:</u> I made a delicious omelet for breakfast this morning. I got a huge bag of Kale Greens from Walmart the other day for $2.88 which I thought was a pretty decent price. Zach and I are new to using Kale but already love it. I sauteed up a handful of Kale in some olive oil and then added onions. I let those cook for a bit before adding Fit and Active Liquid Egg Whites and a splash of the Fit and Active Egg Substitute. I also added some smoked ham and light feta cheese. It was delicious!!! I licked the plate clean. I also ate a banana. </div>
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Better Oats Oat Fit Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal. I added extra cinnamon and had an
apple from my parents apple trees. I love these oatmeal packets. They are so
easy to make and are great for tossing in a lunchbox or work bag. I also like
that the package is also a measuring cup! I think I have about 5 flavors in my
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#FriskyFall challenge! Not sure what that is? (<a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/09/monthly-challenges.html">click here</a>) and to check out the
schedule this week (<a href="http://toneitup.com/blog.php?Weekly-Workout-Schedule-5932">click here</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not a mom I still liked this workout. I need to focus a lot on cardio these
next couple weeks and didn’t want to go to the gym so I opted for this instead.
It was a pretty good little workout and I did some sweating. I did this before work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hey hey there everyone! It is another
beautiful fall day in upstate NY and I am feeling energized. It is finally
getting cold up here so that part I do not love. We got blessed with a couple extra weeks of strangely warm weather…for
NY anyway! However, now I think that it is officially starting to head towards
winter. Womp womp!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had to do some serious refocusing this
morning because my diet and exercise regimen went off the tracks this weekend.
Seriously, it derailed in a river and sank!
I am still trying to get a hold on how to be social without ruining my
willpower. I went out with some friends on Friday night to watch another
friends show. He plays guitar and is awesome. I did really well with avoiding
food temptations but I couldn’t say no to a couple a couple beers. I didn’t
drink in excess or anything but I should have said no and didn’t. Saturday I
did pretty well but yesterday was HORRIBLE. I was like a junk food Pac-man. I
couldn’t stop! Half the problem was that I was at my mother’s which tends to
make any diet go downhill but I could have made healthier choices everywhere! I
ate donuts from the cider mill-FAIL, Wendy’s for lunch-FAIL (granted I didn’t
get my usual frosty and pile of nuggets. I went with the Grilled Chicken
Sandwich and a side salad but it still isn’t good), dinner was spaghetti at my
mom’s (we ate early and were doing a bunch of work so by the time we got home
Zach and I were starving), dinner #2 Pizza Hut Thin N’Crispy Pepperoni Pizza
with breadsticks-FAIL, and lastly dessert was this Hershey’s Cream Pie-FAIL
FAIL FAIL FAIL…. Yesterday just makes me hang my head in shame. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So this morning I woke up and said “Listen
Staci, you are better than this. You want this and you will do better. Learn to
say no and make these next two weeks amazing.” With my challenges coming to an
end in the next 2 weeks I really can’t lose my focus. I not only want to be
healthier and see my change but I want to win haha! It is time to put my Avoiding
Temptation pants on and really get serious about this. I know it is going to be
a tough one since Halloween is coming up and it is one of my favorite holiday’s
but I am going to have to suck it up and do it. No turning back now!!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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also want to make a dream board! I have all the stuff to do it. I just need to
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Did you guys check out my love with food box review? If you
didn’t (<a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/love-with-food-box-october-2013.html">click here</a>) to check it out. It is a pretty awesome little box that I
already realllly like. There were a bunch of things in the box that I had not
tried yet when I wrote the post and I have now had a change to try more of the
products with the exception of the apple vinegar pearls. Here are my thoughts
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I loved it just as much as all the others I tried. It was crunchy, chewy,
sweet, and so delicious. I loved the big chunks of real fruit and whole nuts.
You can just see how good it will be for you. I originally thought the size was
small but it was actually perfect. I think these will be great for right before
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ALL! From previous run ins with similar products I knew that these would
probably not be my favorite. I love pizzelles when they are homemade or the
plain ones but I have yet to find a chocolate one that I like. These had the
same problem as the Nature Box ones did for me and that is that they taste
burnt. It is like eating burnt cardboard and I ate about 3 before tossing the
bag right in the garbage. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Carrot Pounch</u>- LOVED!! Both my boyfriend and I really liked this product.
We are already trying to figure out where we can buy more of them. We ate it on
the way to run some errands Friday morning as a little snack until it was
lunchtime. It was so good! The texture is like applesauce but a little more
liquid like. The flavor was also great with hints of apples and blueberry but
with a bit of a tart after taste which we liked. It wasn’t overly sweet! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I finally got my first Love With Food (LWF) box yesterday and I am so excited. I came across this company about a month ago and I was really excited to give it a try. It is a monthly subscription service just like NatureBox which I talked about <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/food-and-fitness-journal-october-2-1013.html">in this post.</a> Each month you receive a box with different product samples in it. Unlike NatureBox these are samples of products and not full size though some of the things I got this month were full size. It is $10 a month to subscribe but they do offer other payment packages that will save you a little bit of money. They also have a couple different boxes. Depending on which box you chose will determine how much it will be each month. Mine is the basic one which was the cheapest and I pay $10. <a href="https://lovewithfood.com/?ref=xx4">click here</a> to check out Love With Food. </div>
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I was originally drawn to this box based on the type of products they send you. All the products are all natural and organic. You won't be receiving products packed with chemicals and over processed. I also liked that for each box you order the company donates one meal to a hungry child. After watching a documentary called A Place at the Table this was great news to me. If you have never seen that documentary <a href="http://www.magpictures.com/aplaceatthetable/">click here</a> to check out what it's all about. It is great and really brings the light to your eyes about the ever growing problem with poverty and hunger in this country. </div>
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The box was Halloween themed so I got this cute little card which I thought was a nice touch. On the back of the card was a list of products that were in the box and where you could purchase them. </div>
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This was how my box looked when I opened it up. As you can see it was packed full of little goodies. </div>
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I was really excited about the product on the top of the box. I am a coconutaholic...no joke. I love coconut anything. Cookies, water, milk, granola...if it is flavored like coconut I need to have it. I have seen coconut chips at TJ Maxx a couple times and for some reason just never bought them. I think I wasn't sure what they actually were but now that I know I am definitely going to have to pick some up when I see them again. This package was a full size package so I liked that. I also liked that there were only 115 calories per serving but this bag has 2 servings so I couldn't eat the whole thing in one sitting...DARN!! They have a very short ingredient list also including just Coconut, Cane Sugar, and Salt. These were delicious. Crunchy, buttery, and had a nice natural coconut flavor. I would say however that I don't like that there is added sugar and salt in these. I am wondering what coconut chips would taste like without that. It still isn't the worst snack in the world for you. I would love to try some of these on my oatmeal or on frozen yogurt. You can check out their other flavors <a href="http://www.dangfoods.com/">by clicking here</a></div>
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I talked about my recent Kind bar discovery last week <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-wonderful-weekend-and-confessions.html">in this post</a>! I was happy to see that they included one in this box because as of now I have only tried the one flavor which was Almond and Coconut (shocking!!) so I wanted to try more flavors. This one is Fruit & Nut Delight and was a mini size. I have been looking in to ordering more some kind bars online and saw that they has some assortments of mini Kind bars so I was happy to see just how mini they were. They are not very big so I would see these as being good for children. I haven't eaten it yet but when I do I will let you know what I think. I do like that it is all natural and non GMO, low glycemic, and has 2g of fiber in just this little guy. </div>
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My next product was a fruit/veggie pouch by Happy Squeeze in Blueberry, Apple, and Purple Carrot. I am really excited to try this and so is Zach. He wanted to bust it open last night but I didn't want to waste it. I really like pouches like these and pick them up from time to time. They are easy to pack with you when you are on the go and are a convenient way to meet your daily fruit and vegetable needs in a more delicious way. This pouch in particular has a full 1/2 cup of fruit in it. It is organic and in a BPA free pouch which is always an added plus. </div>
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The next product I got were Pizzelle Crisps in Chocolate. I am interested to see what these taste like. I got a similar product in my Naturebox and didn't like them at all. They were tasteless and I felt like I was chewing cardboard. These are organic as well and are only 100 calories per pouch.</div>
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I then got 2 of these Caveman Cookies which are a paleo diet based cookie. I tried one last night and it was delicious. It was chewy and moist with an almost sticky type consistency. It is not the fluffy dough like cookie that you are probably thinking of. It is more of a ground up granola bar. It had a nice sweet flavor that reminded me of molasses but with a hint of cranberry. I am sure I will end up ordering some of these. The ingredient list is wonderful and at 70 calories per cookie it makes more a nice little treat after dinner. You can check them out or order them <a href="http://www.cavemancookies.com/">here</a>! I think I am going to look up some recipes too and see if it would be cheaper to whip some up on my own. </div>
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This was the most perplexing product in the box. It is Gingras Pixo Pearls Apple Cider Vinegar Pearls. They come in this little pouch but unless you look really well at the package you can't even tell there is little clear pearls in there. You can read more about them <a href="http://www.cidervinegar.com/en/pixo-pearls-original-usa.html#">here</a>! There are many health benefits linked to apple cider vinegar. I try to use it in cooking and things every now and again. It suggests on the website that you add them to salads or canapes but I am not quite sure about them yet. </div>
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The box also had candy in it. I am guessing it was due to Halloween!! I love me some candy so Trick-or-Treat Love With Food. I got a couple pieces of organic hard candy from Torie and Howard. I tried the pear and cinnamon one and it was amazing. I also got Triple Berry Glee Gum but I have them to Zach since I am not much of a gum chewer. </div>
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Lastly in the box I got a couple coupons which are pretty spectacular as well. I got a coupon to enjoy a free Lean Cuisine Honestly Good Entree. I have been looking at these in the grocery store so I am glad I can try one for free. I also had a coupon for Glee Gum and Happy Squeeze! </div>
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I love this box and am already excited for next month. It is like receiving a Christmas present once a month. </div>
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I was a busy little bee yesterday there is no doubt about that. Since starting this new food and fitness journey that I am on I have been doing a lot of reading and researching about healthier food options. Learning what you should and shouldn't eat to lose weight can be quite overwhelming. There is such a vast array of information out there these days and there is so much controversy over what does and doesn't help you shed pounds. Not to mention there are a million different diet schemes out there as well. One thing is pretty consistent though no matter what you read... eat fresh/unprocessed/clean food is much better for you. I made a vow to myself when I started this that I would not go on a "diet." I vowed to truly teach myself how to eat well for the rest of my life. I didn't want to live off cabbage soup for 6 months because I knew that once I lost the weight I would be right back to where I started which was not knowing what good food was or how to make/eat it! I have been forcing myself out of my food comfort zone the past couple months but it has been a great journey so far. Now I know some of the food I eat is still processed with a long ingredient list but I am making so many changes.<br />
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So with that being said I have been trying to stock out fridge with as much fresh veggies, meat, fruit, etc..as I can. This also means that things don't last as long as they used to. I have to actually think about what needs to be used up in the morning and base my cooking off of what I have on hand. This morning there was quite a few things that were going to go bad if I didn't use them up so my meals for the day were based on those things.<br />
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<u>Breakfast:</u> Cascadian Farms Chocolate O's Cereal. I know that sugary cereals are not good for you whether they are organic or not but I had already bought this box when I read the article on that so I am forcing myself to finish them up. Too bad because I like these a lot. They are sweet without being too sweet! I topped them with Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk. I recently switched to unsweetened after comparing the label of the regular sweetened vanilla almond milk to that of regular low fat milk. There wasn't much of a difference so I wasn't saving calories or sugar or fat and was spending a lot more. I like the unsweetened because the calories are a lot less while still giving you necessary calcium. It is also non GMO which is a huge benefit. I also had a cup of coffee with the Coffee Mate Caramel Machiatto Creamer. I don't drink coffee often but was in the mood this morning! It hit the spot.<br />
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<u>Lunch:</u> I heated up the rest of my dinner from Max's yesterday. I doctored it up with some fresh garlic, lemon juice, and onion powder and it tasted soooooo much better!<br />
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<u>Dinner:</u> After lunch I got busy dissecting the fridge. I threw out a bunch of things that needed to go for one reason or another and prioritized what needed to be cooked first. I had a container of brussel sprouts and some beet greens that were beginning to go so I decided to use those up. I used <a href="http://www.cooksister.com/2008/11/garlicky-sauteed-brussels-sprouts.html">this recipe</a> for the brussel sprouts. I didn't have any chicken bullion cubes so I instead used low sodium chicken broth and they came out delicious.<br />
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I went by <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/beet_greens/">this recipe</a> for the beet greens and they also turned out DELICIOUS!! I wish I could get fresh beets from the garden all year round because I love beet greens. I was so thankful that one of my lovely patrons at work brought me a big bag of them. Now to use the actual beets ha!<br />
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I cooked up a couple chicken breasts too. This will most likely be my dinner for tonight also because I made enough to last me a couple meals and it was sooo good yesterday!<br />
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<u>Snacks:</u> I ate a Dole Peach Crisp Cup. I wasn't very impressed! The after taste was weird and kind of chemically. It wasn't like a normal fruit cup like taste. I only had two in the cupboard and didn't want to throw them out despite knowing they are full of added sugar but I think the other one is going in the trash bin because they were not delicious at all. I also had an apple and a tbsp of the glorious Cookie Butter. If you don't know what Cookie Butter is...you need to! Check out <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/heaven-in-jar-trader-joes-cookie-butter.html">this post</a> to hear about what it is.<br />
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I also woke up this morning one pound closer to winning my October Dietbet. So yesterday was a great day!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-88717705990594385342013-10-15T11:54:00.002-07:002013-10-15T11:54:38.395-07:00Sometimes You Have To Cheat...Max's American Grill...Food and No Fitness Journal October 14, 2013Hey hey there!! I know it has been a couple days since I wrote a post but weekends are hectic right now. I probably won't do weekend posts and might just do weekend wrap ups of some sort. This weekend was nothing exciting, just a bunch of work. I'm talking back to back 12+ hour shifts so it was nothing exciting. I didn't get much exercise in but did a yoga circuit and some stretching. No hard core workouts but after being on my feet and constantly on the go for days I figured that was enough and my body needed decent sleep. I stuck to my eating routine all weekend though so I think it balanced itself out.<br />
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My boyfriend Zach and I rarely get nights off together since both our work schedules are completely opposite so on the rare chance we have the same night off, we get very excited. We realized that we would both have Columbus Day night off a week or more a go so we made plans to go to dinner and the movies. I designated this night as my cheat night so I made sure to eat really well and get all my workouts in leading up to this. We chose to go to a place called Max's American Grill and Sports Bar. We had looked up the menu online and it seemed like a place we would really like. We love sports bars and hole in the wall restaurants and we had never even seen this place so that was our choice.<br />
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It was a nice atmosphere and a 50's style theme. Everything on the menu sounded delicious. We decided to get Wet Shoes for an appetizer which was french fries covered in chili, cheese, sour cream, and scallions. It was DELICIOUS. I liked that they used real chili with chunks of tomato and beans. We gobbled them up.<br />
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Next came the soup. I ordered Baked Potato Soup and Zach got the Chicken Noodle. This is where it starts to go downhill. The presentation was wonderful. Both of our cups looked delicious. Mine was topped with cheese, bacon, and scallions. However, when we tasted them they seemed really bland and watered down. I had to add a bunch of salt and pepper otherwise it tasted like a bunch of vegetables in water. </div>
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I ordered the Sicilian Shrimp and Scallops for my entree. I tried to order something that wasn't overly unhealthy and with the noodles being in an olive oil and garlic sauce I figured that would be a bit better than going with the alfredo sauce or a big cheeseburger. Yet again I ran into the same issue I had with the soup. It looked delicious but tasted really bland. The scallops were good but the shrimp was kind of chewy. I ate a couple bites and took the rest home. I figured I could doctor it up with a little more seasoning or something. </div>
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Hey there!! I can barely even type right now I am so excited. Have you ever tried a food that made you speechless? A food that made you scream "where have you been all my life?" That is about where I am right now. I am so excited about this new discovery. I am already upset that I didn't pick up more than one jar but it is probably for the best. My diet would not like me eating a jar of Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter everyday! I have been hearing about this stuff all over the place...blogs, Instagram, YouTube...everywhere! I don't live near a Trader Joe's so I had yet to be able to buy any but I knew I needed to get my hands on some. I am a huge gingerbread lover so when I heard it tastes like a gingerbread cookie I was super excited. I looked up Trader Joe's and the closest one to me was in Rochester which is 2 hours away...bummer! The upside is that it is only ten minutes from my best friends house! So clearly when I went to visit yesterday I had to pick some up. I knew after reading about other peoples search for the notorious Cookie Butter, that it would possibly be out of stock. The spot where the creamy should have been was completely empty but luckily they had plenty of the crunchy in stock as well at the cocoa one! I grabbed a jar of each for $3.69 a piece. A bargain in comparison to the $5-8 a jar range that I saw them for on Amazon. Well I made it to the car before I opened the jar and dug in! Heaven in a jar is the only way I can describe this. It does taste a lot like gingersnaps and I loved the crunchy little cookie pieces. Even my friend gave it a huge thumbs up. I liked the cocoa one too but I think the chocolate over powers the gingerbread taste. It tastes like hot fudge with a hint of gingerbread. I tried it on toast and it was good but not as good as the plain Cookie Butter!<br />
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Clearly I dug in there quite a bit! Don't you love the fork marks.<br />
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After we went to Trader Joe's we decided to go be active and enjoy the beautiful day. Since she is fairly new to the area and wasn't quite sure where a good place was to walk we kind of just winged it. Fortunatley we ended up driving over a bridge the crossed the Erie Canal and noticed there were walking paths below. We took her dog Leo and started down the path. It must go quite a way because we walked almost 3 miles down with no end. We then turned around and headed back but the walk was beautiful. The weather was a dream and the changing trees looked lovely against the water. It was also nice to see so many people out and about enjoying the day and getting some exercise. We saw bikers, walkers, runners, and many other dogs!<br />
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After our wonderful walk we headed back to her house to get cleaned up and go to dinner. I was famished so I munched on some Sweet Blueberry Almonds which were really yummy. I talked about them in a post the other day. We went to a place called Champps for dinner which was a sports bar type of restaurant. It was really nice and open. I also liked that the kitchen was open so you could see everything that was being made. We munched on some chips and queso for an appetizer and I enjoyed a couple Michelob Ultras. For my meal I ordered the Mahi Mahi with a spinach and penne cold salad. It was AMAZING! The girl said "nice choice," when she set my plate down and she wasn't kidding. I ate every bit of it. The fish was perfectly cooked and flavorful and didn't have a strong fishy taste. It was topped with a brushetta like mixture. The salad was also good. It had spinach, penne, tomatoes, capers, and roasted red peppers with a kind of lemony sauce. </div>
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It was an amazing day from beginning to end. The weather was awesome and I spent it with my best friend. Not to mention I got to snuggle the cutest puppy ever!!!</div>
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<li>Dinner- Didn't happen until after my workout and probably later than it should have but I didn't have time to eat until that time. A meeting with a client went longer than I thought it would and by the time that was done I had to hurry home to change and meet my friend at the gym. I didn't want to eat right before a workout because that is just a terrible idea so instead I munched down a Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Bar to give me a little preworkout boost. Anyway, epic ramble there....for dinner I stopped and got a salad at Chipotle. I had only been there once before and I don't remember being that impressed but this time around it was awesome. I have been hearing a lot of talk lately about Chipotle being non GMO and having a lot of fresh ingredients so I figured it would be a good choice. I went with a taco salad and topped it with black beans, chicken, avocado, mild salsa, peppers, and onions. I left off the cheese and said no to the dressing. It was still extremely flavorful and yummy!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had another wonderful gym workout with my best friend! We did the Abx Trainer for 20 minutes as a warm up. We then did the #FriskyFall challenge circuit. Boy was that a tough one. We then cooled down by doing a 20 minute hill climb walking circuit on the treadmill. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-71345094924460812502013-10-10T11:20:00.000-07:002013-10-10T11:20:04.410-07:00Planters Nut-Rition Review and Fail...Food and Fitness Journal for October 9,2013<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">
Hey there fellow fitness junkies!! I know I
didn't post yesterday or Wednesday but Tuesdays are hectic for me. I work until
2am and by the time I get home I am BEAT! You probably won’t see many posts
from me on Tuesday. I am here today though woot woot and what a great day it
is! Today was a B-E-A-Utiful day in upstate New York. If you have never had a
chance to experience New York in the fall than you are missing out. It is
gorgeous up here with all the changing leaves. Today was rather warm for this
time of year and the sun was shining bright. It put me in a good mood right
from the get go. Good mood=Energy= Good Workouts!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Leftover New York
Strip Steak about 4oz. with Pepperidge Farm 15 Grain Bread topped with Fit and
Active Strawberry Jelly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicken
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Mardi Gras Mac n’Cheese
which you can check out in this link <a href="http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/10724210/stovetop-mardis-gras-mac-cheese/">http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/10724210/stovetop-mardis-gras-mac-cheese/</a>
It was soooo good. Creamy and flavorful! It felt like a cheat meal but it
really wasn’t. With under 400 calories per serving and as easy as it was, I
think this will become a go to recipe in my house! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Planters Nutition Banana Granola Nut Peanut
Butter and an apple! (Quick little review on this peanut butter. I was so excited
when I saw this the other day. I was thinking “peanut butter! Bananas! Granola…all
my favorite things in one place!! Wooo.” Well what a disappointment it was. I
do not like it one bit. The texture is nice and I like the crunchy bits of
granola but the artificial banana taste is overwhelming. It tastes too fake and
I just can’t handle it.) <o:p></o:p></div>
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I also had a Fit and
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>Yet again I hit the gym with
one of my best friends. I have a membership for Planet Fitness so I try to use
it as much as possible. Today we did the 30 minute circuit that they offer. The
idea is 60 minutes of exercise with a 20 second rest. We split it up by doing a
machine then cardio with the step and then the next machine. We went until we
had done every machine. We split up the step work by doing different moves on
the step. We did toe taps, knee ups, glute lifts, side leg lifts with a one
legged squat, and quick ups and downs. It was fun and we got a good workout. We
then walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill doing a hill climb program. It was
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-70201491544030762032013-10-07T22:38:00.002-07:002013-10-07T22:38:52.679-07:00Great Success, I like!! Food and Fitness Journal October 7, 2013Well hello there fitfam! Today was another successful day in the books. I can honestly say that I am really proud of myself today. I not only did a smashing job on my diet but killed my workouts today as well. There are days when you beat yourself up for your mistakes and then there are days like today where you smile at your triumphs. I needed a day like today after some of my slip ups this weekend.<br />
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I find it funny that I was so upset about how I ate this weekend yet didn't gain an ounce. Oh the trials of holding yourself accountable.<br />
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<li>Snacks: Apple, Tribe Zesty Spice and Garlic Hummus with Special K Savory Herb Crackers, and Nature Box Sweet Blueberry Almonds. If you don't know what Nature Box is <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/10/food-and-fitness-journal-october-2-1013.html">clickity click right here</a>!</li>
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This week started another new week for my challenges so the new Tone It Up Schedule was posted. Today's workout was just a Full Body Toning Routine. I played through the workout on the Tone It Up page but it wasn't what I was in the mood for so I instead did the workout below before going to work. I have been keeping track of all my challenges by writing them on a calendar!</div>
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This was a decent full body workout. I felt the burn and broke a sweat. I do feel like some of the exercises were rushed through but overall I liked it. I love Rebecca Louise and her videos were always my favorite ones on the Xhit Daily YouTube channel which is another great workout source. </div>
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After work I still had some energy to burn and felt I could do more work so I met a friend at the gym. We did 40 minutes of cardio on the Cross Trainer and then did a killer upper body circuit. </div>
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We did 4 variations of free weight bicep moves. We did 12 reps of each move and repeated that twice. I used 5 lb weights. We did an overhand bicep curl, a regular bicep curl, outward underhand bicep curl, and a descending bicep curl with a hold at the bottom. </div>
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Next we worked on triceps at the cable machine where we did an ascending weight/descending rep pattern. We went down in reps but upped the weight. The reps went 15,12,8. We completed cable tricep extensions facing away, cable push downs with an overhand grip, and then low rows. </div>
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Overall, a wonderful workout and my arms were noodles!! </div>
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I will say that I hit a major accomplishment today. I was able to fit into a pair of pants I have not been able to wear since March of this year. I was elated and so happy! Just when you think it isn't working you start to see results. I know there is still a lot of work to be done but I was proud of this. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-86702771323911070562013-10-06T19:48:00.001-07:002013-10-06T19:48:18.963-07:00A Wonderful Weekend and Confessions! Learning To Not Beat Myself Up When I Cheat On My Diet!This weekend was full of wonderful moments but also some bad ones. I attended the wedding of a dear friend of mine and it was lovely. She looked absolutely beautiful and the day was exceptional. With the exception of my diet. I tried to be so good most of the day but I caved when it came to the sweets. I made sure at dinner to have a little bit of all the protein and some vegetables and even chose wisely when it was cocktail hour but I could not say no to the cupcakes for the life of me! At the time my thought was "one cupcake won't kill me," but by the time I got home I felt so guilty it made me sick.<br />
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I have read plenty of materials on cheat meals and all that but I just can't stop beating myself up about it. All day today I thought about how I ate that stupid cupcake. I have a million goals right now but I need to try and not beat myself up so much when it comes to eating. In a way this keeps me accountable but it also takes a toll on my mind. I started today over and stuck to my diet today but in the future I really need to let cheat meals be cheat meals and be done with them.<br />
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This weekend was also a weekend full of yummy discoveries. Since I am fairly new to this whole "healthy and kind of clean," eating thing I am finding myself discovering more and more yummy/good for you foods. This weekends discoveries were:<br />
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1) <b>KIND Bars</b>....omgoodness...literally sooo good. I have heard about these things everywhere lately. On blogs that I read and in magazines but I have yet to actually try one. Well today I was in a time crunch and didn't eat a good breakfast. I was on my way to meet a client and my stomach was going bonkers so I stopped into CVS to get a snack of some sort and some water. I figured I would check out the "weightloss" aisle for a snack bar like a LARA Bar or something. Instead my eyes were immediately drawn to the KIND Bars. They were just yelling out at my through their clear little packages. I could just see all the freshness in there. What really drew me in on these were the big chunks of fruit and the whole nuts! They just looked fresh and filling. They had a couple different kinds(ha) but I opted for the Almond and Coconut bar since those are two of my favorite things married together. It was nothing short of heaven and it really did keep me full for a good amount of time. Now these are a bit high in calories (190) and sugar (12g) but the ingredient list can't be beat. It is short and sweet and not full of artificial crap. <img alt="Almond & Coconut" src="http://static.kindsnacks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/k/i/kind_bar_almondcoconut_2.png" /><br />
If you see this flavor I seriously suggest you try it and I will be on a mission to try all the others.<br />
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2) <b>Skinny Selections Chicken Sausage</b><br />
I have recently developed a love for chicken sausage. During the end of the summer I was looking for something to grill that was a little less fattening and a better option than the regular sausage or hamburger. I first started eating the Al Fresco brand of chicken sausage and they are delicious but while at the grocery store yesterday I saw a new item that I had never seen before. They are called Skinny Selections Chicken Sausage and there are a million reasons why these are now my new favorite<br />
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<li>There are a bunch of ridiculously good flavors like Apple Cinnamon, Lemon Garlic, and Chicken Kielbasi.</li>
<li>THE INGREDIENT LIST IS AMAZING! They are all natural so the ingredients are simple and clean. You are not getting a bunch of unneeded crap. <a href="http://skinnyselections.com/products">Check it out here</a></li>
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3)<b>Cascadian Farms Chocolate O's</b><br />
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Yummy chocolate flavor without being overly sugary. Organic ingredients and filling. Love these!!<br />
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That is about the wrap up of important things in my life this weekend. I hope everyone is sticking to whatever their fitness goals may be.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-83351290422427052092013-10-03T15:59:00.000-07:002013-10-03T15:59:08.383-07:00Epic Fail Day...Fitness and Food Journal October 3, 2013!Hey there fitfam. Well it is another wonderful day in the world of trying not to be fat and lazy! Today there have been some up's and down's...literally falling on the ground kind of down's. Today was a rather bummy day on my part due to having a day off. Aka. lot's of Pinterest and YouTube! I know I know I lead an exciting life.<br />
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I would almost say that I need PA classes (Pinterest Anonymous)! I am addicted to this website! There is just so many amazing recipes, fun crafts, and motivational quotes that I can not stay away from. I usually limit myself to only logging in at night but I was bored today! Here are some of my favorite discoveries of the day!!<br />
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These Turkey Enchiladas which you can get the recipe for <a href="http://www.jodiefitz.com/2011/09/26/turkey-enchilada%E2%80%99s/">here</a><br />
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This Pink inspired Ab workout which you can check out <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Pink-Ab-Workout-Routine-Video-26351573">here</a> . After yesterday it is clear that I need to incorporate more ab exercises into my weekly routine. My core strength is atrocious.<img alt="Pink's Ab Workout Routine | Video... its a must try to get those obliques tight!" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/5b/5e/f1/5b5ef19b6237bcbeaa96224fe471a464.jpg" /><br />
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<li>I have decided to hide my scale and only weigh myself on Mondays. I have a horrible habit of weighing myself every morning and it needs to stop. If I don't see a change then it affects my mood for most of the day and that is not okay! I can't judge my muscle gains or anything that way and don't want to be beating myself up. My Dietbet challenge is based on weight change so I am only going to weight myself on Mondays which is my check in day for the challenges. </li>
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I decided upon this walking workout thinking that it was going to be a nice easy workout! Ha!! It actually was a nice little sweat session. When I first started out I wasn't sure. It seemed kind of corny and the overly enthusiastic NJ sounding woman made me skeptical. I don't know if any of you watch Orange Is The New Black (If you don't you should) but she reminded me of the ladies that shun Red from the walking group. Anyway, after a few minutes she grew on me and was quite uplifting. </div>
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I then did the new workout of the week on Tone It Up for the Frisky Fall Challenge. If you don't know what I'm talking about then check out this post <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/09/monthly-challenges.html">here</a>. I am taking a full day off tomorrow so I wanted to do a little something extra. Overall a great workout for the day!</div>
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Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Antioxidants Caramel Pecan Crunch Cereal (So
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cereal. Unfortunately I finished the box this morning and I bought it at Big
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Hey hey there fitfam! Well today was another great day in the books for the most part. I had a crazy bout of insomnia last night and couldn't fall asleep until almost 3am so I slept a little longer than I would have liked. I wanted to get up early and go for a hike with Zach but that didn't happen. My goals for the challenges that I was supposed to meet today were: 3 miles towards the #100byhalloween and the sunkissed abs workout by Tone It Up. I did not do one of those things ha! Oops...Let me explain why...<br />
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<li>My workout! Now I did not do the 3 miles that I was supposed to and now that I think about it I am kind of bummed but here is why. I live in the middle of nowhere...literally, you can ask my friends! There are plenty of trails all over by our house since there is a lot of state land and various other nature trails but I am a scardy cat. I am afraid to go out on them by myself because god forbid anything ever happens. Say I trip and break a leg or get eaten by a coyote. I know these things seem silly but they are literally what I think about! Like I already said I am a wuss! So I opted to do an in home workout today which literally kicked my butt!</li>
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<li>So I did an in home workout! I did a warm up, total body strength training and cardio workout, and then the Tone It Up Sunkissed Abs Workout that was on my calendar for the challenge today! </li>
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This was my main workout! I thought this was so much fun. I like that it was different than the normal routine where you do a bunch of exercises one time and then repeat the whole set. This workout had you do an exercise, then a cardio burst, then the same exercise one more time. I hope that makes sense. If not watch the video and you will see what I mean. Overall though I loved it. I sweat up a storm and could really feel the burn. Especially after yesterdays Rocktober circuits. </div>
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I then finished with the sun kissed abs routine. It was also a challenge especially for me because I have little core strength. Something I def hope to improve upon. My one gripe with this video is that they don't give you a whole lot of time in between exercises. They just flow from one in to another so you don't have anytime to set up the next move. I had to watch it all the way through and write the exercises down. Either that or I would have had to keep pausing the video. However, the moves are great ones. </div>
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<li>I then ate my lunch which was a meal by Smart Ones. I know what some people will say (look at the ingredients,sodium, etc etc.) Yes I know there are better options but time was limited and left overs didn't happen last night so I needed something quick. <img src="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/02/58/00/01/0002580001965_500X500.jpg" /></li>
<li>I did really good on my water intake today! Met the required 8 glasses plus about 3 more. </li>
<li>Dinner was quick and easy since I was at work! -Ham sandwich on Pepperidge Farms 15 Grain Bread (my favorite right now), cucumber, lettuce, tomato, Fit and Active Mayo, and pepper. It was yummy. :)</li>
<li>My healthy snack of the day was the Salsa Spiced Nut Mix from Nature Box! Don't know what Nature Box is? Well you should because it is AWESOME! Nature box is a healthy subscription service that send you packaged all natural and dietitian approved snacks every month. I chose the Nature Box Deluxe Package so I get 5 full size bags of snacks every month and they are always delicious. If you would like to check it out further <a href="http://fbuy.me/k_6I">click here!!</a> <img src="http://media.sixsistersstuff.com/uploads/2013/05/nature-box8.png" /></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370593549211282552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245456963513304099.post-65556018231931950402013-10-01T21:26:00.003-07:002013-10-01T21:27:50.629-07:00Food and Fitness Journal: October 1, 2013Well today is the official beginning of October! If you could see me right now I am doing a little happy dance. October/ November are probably my favorite months out of the entire year! There is just something about fall that makes me fall in love with Upstate New York all over again. I love the scenery, fresh apples, and the local cider mill that's only miles from my house. I also am a big lover of Halloween. Now I know I will not make it into any itty bitty Halloween costumes this year but I hope to definetley see some changes by the time I do go shopping for a costume.<br />
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Since today is officially the beginning of October that means that all three of my fitness challenges that I talked about <a href="http://dropandgivemesexy.blogspot.com/2013/09/monthly-challenges.html">here</a> have started! I bought a big desk calendar from Target to help me keep on track with my workouts each week. It seemed like a lot to do 3 challenges at once but they fit together rather nicely. The Frisky Fall challenge has a set cardio/strength training each day but the Rocktober challenge only has one workout 3 times a week so it isn't overly tasking. The Dietbet doesn't have any set workouts you just need to lose 4% body weight in a month so the other 2 challenges will lend a HUGE helping hand as far as that goes.<br />
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<li>I did not feel sore this morning as I thought I would. I think the hot bath before bed played a huge helping hand in that. I also ate within the first hour of being awake. Though I have read a zillion studies on how to eat a good breakfast and how important it is, I never do it! Until recently that is. I am getting more and more used to it. <img src="http://www.metro.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WELL_Thomas_0923.jpg" />Breakfast consisted of a DELICIOUS Thomas Pumpkin Spice English Muffin. I know these are not organic and are probably processed out the wassoo but they are just too darn delicious. Plus the calorie count/sugar isn't bad in comparison to a lot of the pumpkin breads, muffins, and bagels I have been seeing around. </li>
<li>I completed 30 minutes of cardio at the gym which was on my schedule for the Frisky Fall challenge! I used the stair stepper/elliptical type contraption at Planet Fitness and really put my all into it today! I upped the level by 2 and was a sweaty mess by the end. I can thank Ke$ha radio for that ha! I always pace myself with the music so I try to find a IHeartRadio channel that is fast paced. </li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">When I came home I did some prepping for dinner. I made a yummy cucumber salad since I had some cucumbers to use up before they go bad. <a href="http://greatist.com/health/easy-cucumber-salad-healthy-recipe?crlt.pid=camp.OFrrA0I8lgSM">I used this recipe</a> right here but made some substitutions. Instead of sugar I used Stevia and added some diced tomatoes! I also whipped up some Guacamole for snacking since I also had an avocado that was on it's last leg. My recipe is fairly simple 1 or 2 avocados depending on the size, 2 cloves of garlic finely minced, lime juice (I just kind of squeeze it in there so I don't know how much), 1/2 tomato diced, fresh chopped cilantro, diced jalapeno (if you don't like it spicy you can omit this but I like it caliente), pepper, a pinch of salt, and a dollop of greek yogurt!! Came out UHHHMAZING but I only had a spoonful. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="text-align: left;">After getting a few kitchen things done I then completed my first workout for the Rocktober challenge. It was a tough one that is for sure and I was sweating when I was finished. Betty (founder of The Betty Rocker and couch of the challenge) posted a workout today that we must do three times in the first week. It is a circuit style workout where you do 7 exercises for one minute a piece. When you are done all 7 exercises you repeat the whole circuit 2 more times. So you do 3 rounds of 7 exercises total. Since I used an interval timer I put 10 second rests in between each exercise but it was still tough. You can check out the challenge or sign up <a href="http://thebettyrocker.com/sign-up-now-for-the-free-30-day-rocktober-fitness-challenge/">here</a> ! I won't post the whole workout because I am sure that that is not allowed but it was a good mix. A couple squat variations, some tricep exercises, and core work! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Overall I think this was a pretty successful day and I can't wait to see how tomorrow goes. I am feeling better and stronger already!! </div>
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