This week was much better.  I felt I got in some good workouts.  I did accomplish the goals I set for myself this week.

Monday-
20 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

Tuesday-
20 min. weights/stability ball (included 50 crunches)

Wednesday-
10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

Thursday-
Day Off

Friday-
40 min. Turbo Jam Turbo Sculpt w/weights

Saturday-
60 min. Spin class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

Sunday-
5 min. Elliptical
50 min. Spin class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

It’s Fit and Healthy Friday.

Today’s Tip: Avoid Afternoon Slump

Here are a few ways you can beat the afternoon slump.

1) Get up and move

Taking a quick walk, jogging in place or even jumping rope will help get your heart rate up.

2) Eat a healthy snack

Grab some fruit, veggies, yogurt, string cheese or a healthy energy bar (my favorites are the Larabar and Clif bars).  This should give you a boost and also hold you over until dinner.

3) A quick nap can also help give you a boost

4) Step outside for some fresh air and sunshine

5) Do some stretching exercises to loosen up

You might find that stretching helps to relieve stress too.

What are some of the ways that you avoid afternoon slump?

Another week staying the same.  I think this is the last week of taking it easy and then I’ll go back to adding more to my workout schedule.

Current weight: 192
Goal weight: 135-140
Pounds left to go: 50+

How did you do this week?  Check in and stay accountable!

Here are my goals for the week.

At least 4 days of exercise, 50 reps on Ab Coaster every time I go to the gym and drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. I have been doing well with water but I’m finding that I’m slacking a little so I want to really be mindful of how much water I do drink every day.

Oh and I have been really bad about taking my measurements on a consistent monthly basis so it’s back to doing that and taking pictures.

What are your goals for the week?

Knees are feeling better but still ache.  As you know, I gave up one Turbo Kick class but I also took a break from spin class for a few weeks.  We’ll see what this week brings.  Hope I can kick it up because it won’t be long until we leave for our Jamaican vacation.

Monday-
10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

Tuesday-
30 min. Weights/Stability Ball (included 50 crunches)

Wednesday-
30 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 reps- Ab Coaster

Thursday-
Day Off

Friday-
19 min. Walk Away the Pounds Express 1 mile brisk walk w/stretchie band
15 min. walk outside

Saturday-
60 min. mowing lawn

Sunday-
Day Off

It’s Fit & Healthy Friday

Today’s Tip: Advantages of Eating Breakfast

There are quite a few advantages of eating breakfast. Eating breakfast will help keep you from snacking throughout the day, give you more energy and help you concentrate better. Refueling yourself after a night of sleep is very important. Eating breakfast will help raise your metabolism too. Make sure your breakfast includes the following: whole grain, fiber, calcium and protein.

It was definitely a challenge for me to add breakfast to my day as I was only drinking coffee. But gradually I did start eating it and what a positive difference it made and now I can’t live without it. If you are like I was and are only used to drinking coffee for breakfast, you could whip up a quick smoothie, eat a piece of fruit, or have a slice of toast with peanut or almond butter to start. I’ll touch on more great breakfast ideas in another post sometime.

Do you eat breakfast on a daily basis? If so, please feel free to share some of your favorite healthy breakfast foods. If you don’t currently eat breakfast, I would like to challenge you to start your day right with a healthy breakfast.

No change this week.

Current weight: 192
Goal weight: 135-140
Pounds left to go: 50+

How did you do this week?  Check in and stay accountable.

Goal Call Monday time!  My goals for the week are pretty simple as I’m still trying to take it easy on my knees but they are feeling much better.  I modified some moves at Turbo Kick class tonight that I feel helped.  We’ll see.

This week:

At least 5 days of exercise (anything goes, Turbo Kick, low impact, strength training, etc.)

What are your goals for the week?

A much better week even though I had to take it easy on my knees and give up one Turbo Kick class for a while.  Boo hoo!  Thanks for all the support last week.

Monday-
100 reps- Ab Coaster
50 stability ball crunches
50 min. Turbo Kick class

Tuesday-
31 min. Simply Gym Ball Workout (stability ball)

Wednesday-
15 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 reps- Ab Coaster
50 stability ball crunches

Thursday-
26 min. Weights/Stability ball workout

Friday-
47 min. Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile Weight Loss Walk

Saturday-
45-60 min. Mowing lawn

Sunday-
Day Off

How did your week go?

Just wanted to wish you a fun weekend and give you some blog updates.

I have been working on a few additions to my blog this week.  As you will see, I just added a Product Review and Giveaway page.  I will start accepting products/services to review and/or giveaway.  If you have a product or service that fits what I’m looking for, please feel free to get in touch with me.

I have also added a category for my favorite healthy lifestyle blogs on the right sidebar.  I’ll be adding to that over the coming months and it will ultimately have it’s own page here on the blog.  The blogs that will be listed are blogs I personally visit on a consistent basis and are not listed because I exchanged links with anyone.  I prefer to list blogs that I feel a connection with or that have inspired me.  What blog has inspired you lately?  I would like to take a look.

And lastly, I have added a link to my personal blog on my About Me page.  This is a blog of my ramblings on everything from working at home to family life and everything in between.

I just had breakfast and now I have a lot of things to get done around the house. Mow lawn, do laundry, vacuum and the list goes on.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Angie