FINALLY! after all the harrassing and nagging, chris is finally on the wagon :-) last week he surprised me by going to the gym and working out twice! i'm very proud of him, and now we are both on the same page and aiming for a better lifestyle.
that's not to say we're perfect...far from it! i fell off the wagon over the weekend and ate a cinnamon bun with extra icing. not to mention my morning timmy's trips for a double-double. but after 2 great workouts this past week, i'm kicking my butt in shape again...back to granola bars and green tea to get me through the mornings!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
holy crap!
seriously, how can you not be interested in a food called holy crap! i discovered it on my choices nutrition tour, and i saw it again at whole foods. so i bought a bag, and the rest is history. i had 1 tbsp for breakfast on my liberte organic strawberry yogurt. i wasn't completely convinced that i would enjoy it, nor did i think it would fill me up until lunch. truth be told, it isn't completely filling, but i do like it. i'm going to try adding some extra raisins to it, or add it as a topper to my cereal.
i'm almost finished my first bag of holy crap, and i'll need to re-stock soon. this week my goal is to prepare my healthy shopping list to take advantage of my 10% off coupon at choices.
i`m back on track with exercise, hitting the gym last wednesday and friday. going back was really difficult...i literally dragged my ass there, but i did it. and i`m back on track and seeing ryoko on wednesay at 6 a.m. yikes! i`m dreading the ass-kicking in store for me :(
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
healthy on hiatus
on sunday we noticed that gabe had a runny nose, and the lok household went downhill from there. gabe was fully sick on monday, and i caught it by monday night (but not until AFTER i got in my workout!). i had to cancel my appointment with ryoko for this week...good thing cuz this a.m. i was MISERABLE! i am full-on sick, and am suffering. no exercise plans until zumba sunday.
funny thing, at my parents on tuesday i was telling my mom that i go to zumba. she had heard of it, and is now planning on going with me! i was telling her it's a great class and there are a lot of older people who attend it. should be fun with my mom!
and now i'm off to bed for much-needed sleep. advil cold & sinus, here i come!
funny thing, at my parents on tuesday i was telling my mom that i go to zumba. she had heard of it, and is now planning on going with me! i was telling her it's a great class and there are a lot of older people who attend it. should be fun with my mom!
and now i'm off to bed for much-needed sleep. advil cold & sinus, here i come!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
rough weekend :(
oy. this was a really really bad weekend.
friday: we went for all-you-can-eat sushi for ivan's birthday. i went a little bit overboard and ate even once i was full. to make up for it, i hit the gym after gabe went to bed but it only made me feel worse...i went straight to bed afterwards.
saturday: breakfast was fine. i had a light lunch since i knew there would be snacks at aly's birthday. i tried to restrain myself at the party, but sandra made a delicious avocado/salsa dip and once i started, i was addicted! that night we had the staff dinner for the shop, with a full-on 10 course chinese dinner. dinner was a bit long, and i was exhausted so i ended up caving in and had a glass of coke.
sunday: GREAT zumba class...i'm finally getting all the moves down and i LOVE the music the instructor plays. we hit granville island for a beautiful sunday outing, and i smartly chose fish & chips for lunch :P then as we were wandering around trying to figure out our dinner plans, chris found a canada prime steak with beautiful marbling :( all i can say was at least we showed some restraint and shared one steak.
and now a new week begins...time to get back on track. i`m sure i`ve just re-gained the 5 pounds that i lost earlier this month :(
friday: we went for all-you-can-eat sushi for ivan's birthday.
saturday: breakfast was fine. i had a light lunch since i knew there would be snacks at aly's birthday. i tried to restrain myself at the party, but sandra made a delicious avocado/salsa dip and once i started, i was addicted! that night we had the staff dinner for the shop, with a full-on 10 course chinese dinner. dinner was a bit long, and i was exhausted so i ended up caving in and had a glass of coke.
sunday: GREAT zumba class...i'm finally getting all the moves down and i LOVE the music the instructor plays. we hit granville island for a beautiful sunday outing, and i smartly chose fish & chips for lunch :P then as we were wandering around trying to figure out our dinner plans, chris found a canada prime steak with beautiful marbling :( all i can say was at least we showed some restraint and shared one steak.
and now a new week begins...time to get back on track. i`m sure i`ve just re-gained the 5 pounds that i lost earlier this month :(
Thursday, January 27, 2011
wrong wednesday
so wednesday was wrong for a couple reasons:
- instead of running errands (i.e., grocery shopping), i took gabe to the aquarium. yah for gabe! not so good for me...as i was prepping dinner i realized why i needed to go shopping. we were out of brown rice AND i had no cereal for breakfast the next morning.
- i've been raving to everyone about my sunday zumba class because it is SO MUCH FUN! i went off in search of other zumba classes, and found one at renfew community centre. sadly it is NOT the same as at bonsor, it was more aerobics moving to a latin beat with a few cha-cha steps thrown in for good measure. the instructor was also sort of random, running around the class like she was a rock-star trying to pump up the arena. to irritate me further, i was so gung-ho about the class potential that i bought a 10 class pass. so now i'm stuck with it, all because i could save $3 over the drop-in rate. stupid stupid stupid.
- after being irritated about wrong wednesday, i messed up further, and binged after 8 p.m. i ate 2 cups of hickory sticks (ok, 1 cup was eaten for afternoon snack), then i had 3 (styrofoam) rice cakes with salsa.
i only felt slightly guilty about it afterwards...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
salba: the 3 day challenge
what is salba?
"Salba® is the richest whole food source of Omega 3 fatty acids and fibre found in nature. Every serving (12 grams or approximately 2 flat tablespoons) of Salba® provides over 2,400 mg of Omega 3s, over 4,500 mg of dietary fibre, with less than 0.5 net carbohydrates per serving. Gram for gram, Salba® provides six times more calcium than whole milk, three times more iron than spinach, and fifteen times more magnesium than broccoli. Salba® is all-natural, has no trans-fats, is gluten free, has almost no carbohydrates, and is certified Non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)"
as part of the samples from my nutrition tour at choices, included was "take the salba 3 day challenge".
day 1: add 12 g (approx. 1.5 tbsp) of salba to your cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothie, or simply wash it down with water or juice. you will feel the exhilaration of having completed your task for day 1, and the joy that comes from giving your body such incredible nutrition. after breakfast you will feel full for a longer period of time without experiencing any bloating or distension in your stomach.
day 1 was on sunday, so i added salba to my yogurt and still had my bowl of cereal too. then i went off to zumba class, and then we ran some errands. it was a busy morning, so i was pre-occupied and therefore my focus wasn't on my next food source, and i truly wasn't hungry. day 1 was a success!
day 2: add salba to any breakfast food or continue to eat it on its own. if you are usually hungry by 11:00 and cranky by lunch, you will be amazed you are still not hungry by 12:30! by adding salba you have slowed your digestion and maximized the energy your body utilizes from the food you eat.
on day 2, i added it to my cereal (no yogurt today). work is really busy, so my mind was pre-occupied, BUT i was hungry by 10 a.m.! luckily i found a cherry & dark chocolate kashi bar in my desk to munch on :)
day 3: today is the last day of the challenge! energize your body by adding salba to your morning meal. today you will experience what a highly efficient 8:1 insoluble to soluble fibre can do for you: comfortable bowel cleanse and reduced food craving. all of this in only 3 days through a simple, natural and nutrient dense whole food!
on day 3, again i was hungry by mid-morning! this time i managed to tough it out and not snack on anything. i switched back to green tea, as opposed to the herbal teas (free samples at burrard stn!) i had last week, and i made it to lunchtime.
bottom line, the health benefits of salba are impressive. however, i just felt hungrier by mid-morning. soooo, i'll check out the other salba products at the grocery store and perhaps try them out. in the meantime, i've got my 7 grain kashi bars to keep me going! yum :P
"Salba® is the richest whole food source of Omega 3 fatty acids and fibre found in nature. Every serving (12 grams or approximately 2 flat tablespoons) of Salba® provides over 2,400 mg of Omega 3s, over 4,500 mg of dietary fibre, with less than 0.5 net carbohydrates per serving. Gram for gram, Salba® provides six times more calcium than whole milk, three times more iron than spinach, and fifteen times more magnesium than broccoli. Salba® is all-natural, has no trans-fats, is gluten free, has almost no carbohydrates, and is certified Non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)"
as part of the samples from my nutrition tour at choices, included was "take the salba 3 day challenge".
day 1: add 12 g (approx. 1.5 tbsp) of salba to your cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothie, or simply wash it down with water or juice. you will feel the exhilaration of having completed your task for day 1, and the joy that comes from giving your body such incredible nutrition. after breakfast you will feel full for a longer period of time without experiencing any bloating or distension in your stomach.
day 1 was on sunday, so i added salba to my yogurt and still had my bowl of cereal too. then i went off to zumba class, and then we ran some errands. it was a busy morning, so i was pre-occupied and therefore my focus wasn't on my next food source, and i truly wasn't hungry. day 1 was a success!
day 2: add salba to any breakfast food or continue to eat it on its own. if you are usually hungry by 11:00 and cranky by lunch, you will be amazed you are still not hungry by 12:30! by adding salba you have slowed your digestion and maximized the energy your body utilizes from the food you eat.
on day 2, i added it to my cereal (no yogurt today). work is really busy, so my mind was pre-occupied, BUT i was hungry by 10 a.m.! luckily i found a cherry & dark chocolate kashi bar in my desk to munch on :)
day 3: today is the last day of the challenge! energize your body by adding salba to your morning meal. today you will experience what a highly efficient 8:1 insoluble to soluble fibre can do for you: comfortable bowel cleanse and reduced food craving. all of this in only 3 days through a simple, natural and nutrient dense whole food!
on day 3, again i was hungry by mid-morning! this time i managed to tough it out and not snack on anything. i switched back to green tea, as opposed to the herbal teas (free samples at burrard stn!) i had last week, and i made it to lunchtime.
bottom line, the health benefits of salba are impressive. however, i just felt hungrier by mid-morning. soooo, i'll check out the other salba products at the grocery store and perhaps try them out. in the meantime, i've got my 7 grain kashi bars to keep me going! yum :P
Monday, January 24, 2011
withdrawal?
it finally hit me today...the withdrawal of all things bad. it started shortly after lunch and went downhill rapidly. in the hopes of feeling better, i hit timmies and got a small single/single. unfortunately it had the opposite effect and by the time i got home, i wanted to vomit :( so i had to bail on gabe's gymtime tonight...i just couldn't fathom a gym full of running screaming kids.
i popped some excedrin and sat in the dark while chris attempted to take gabe to the gym. unfortunately rush-hour traffic had them turning around as they wouldn't make it before the drop-in session filled up. so chris then tried to take gabe to our common room to kick a ball around, but gabe kept asking for me, so they came back up. so much for my rest!
fortunately the drugs are kicking in, and i've now had a bite to eat and am feeling so much better! just in time for me to go to the gym tonight :P good thing, otherwise this could have been the start of me "falling off the wagon" :)
i popped some excedrin and sat in the dark while chris attempted to take gabe to the gym. unfortunately rush-hour traffic had them turning around as they wouldn't make it before the drop-in session filled up. so chris then tried to take gabe to our common room to kick a ball around, but gabe kept asking for me, so they came back up. so much for my rest!
fortunately the drugs are kicking in, and i've now had a bite to eat and am feeling so much better!
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