The holidays are officially over. Your clothes fit a little more snug and you feel sluggish and run down. Sure you could just be retaining water and maybe you are just tired from all of your running around over the holidays. More than likely you feel horrible because of the toxic junk you have been putting into your body for the past month! I'm not criticizing, I'm guilty of it too, but now it's time to get back into the swing of things!
Resolution-schmesolution...Why do we have to resolve to start a so called 'diet'? How about making a permanent change in our eating habits? Make a lifestyle change! Sounds good, right? I know that everyone has gone through a time when they feel like they need to change the way they eat, but most people just say and never do.
The Bible states that our bodies are God's temple. Holy Spirit filled people should strive to be a vessel that is strong and healthy and worthy of having His Spirit dwell inside of us. We should be thankful for the bodies He has given us and take great care and pride in them.
I pray that each and every person that reads this will join me in the journey to better eating, and also help to keep ME motivated! Thanks for reading!
1/11/2008
Workout Routine
My Workout Schedule
This has been my routine for the past 3 years straight, the only thing that has changed is the time of day that I do my workout. Before I started this I was doing another routine that I felt was not enough for me so I added more and more until I felt comfortable with my routine. At this point I have hit a plateau and am not gaining much muscle mass, only maintaining what I have. I would love to gain more muscle!
I wake 4am to start my routine, in which I do an hour of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo Bootcamp. This consists of 15 minutes of stretching and some lunges and push ups and cardio, followed by 30 minutes of weight training/cardio, and ends with total abs.
At 5am I do Tae Bo Cardio Circuit 1, which starts with upper body, then abs, then lower body, then back to abs and ends with total body cardio blast.
At 5:30am I finish up with a 30 minute total ab workout, which is 15 minutes of standing abs, and ends with 15 minutes on the floor.
I have found that mixing it up like this has worked the best for me.
I'm hoping to either add a little more to this routine soon, or change a few of these with some tougher routines and also add heavier weight. That is just a matter of buying some new weights, but I am a tightwad so I have had to resort to palming a fire extinguisher, which has actually worked out quite well so far. I'm starting to get too used to that now, though.
All of the videos listed above can be found on Amazon.com, and are well worth it. I swear by Tae Bo and will have it in some part of my routine for as long as I can!
This has been my routine for the past 3 years straight, the only thing that has changed is the time of day that I do my workout. Before I started this I was doing another routine that I felt was not enough for me so I added more and more until I felt comfortable with my routine. At this point I have hit a plateau and am not gaining much muscle mass, only maintaining what I have. I would love to gain more muscle!
I wake 4am to start my routine, in which I do an hour of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo Bootcamp. This consists of 15 minutes of stretching and some lunges and push ups and cardio, followed by 30 minutes of weight training/cardio, and ends with total abs.
At 5am I do Tae Bo Cardio Circuit 1, which starts with upper body, then abs, then lower body, then back to abs and ends with total body cardio blast.
At 5:30am I finish up with a 30 minute total ab workout, which is 15 minutes of standing abs, and ends with 15 minutes on the floor.
I have found that mixing it up like this has worked the best for me.
I'm hoping to either add a little more to this routine soon, or change a few of these with some tougher routines and also add heavier weight. That is just a matter of buying some new weights, but I am a tightwad so I have had to resort to palming a fire extinguisher, which has actually worked out quite well so far. I'm starting to get too used to that now, though.
All of the videos listed above can be found on Amazon.com, and are well worth it. I swear by Tae Bo and will have it in some part of my routine for as long as I can!
Eating Habits
What we eat
I have successfully weaned myself off of caffeine over the past few weeks. I was not consuming much at all, just a few cups of coffee in the morning and no caffeine after that, but I wanted to be completely caffeine free by the new year and I did it! I was afraid that I would wind up with a terrible migraine like I have in the past, but I prayed and prayed that would not happen and the Lord came through for me! No migraine!
During my workouts I consume TONS of water! Occasionally I will munch on a Clif protein bar while switching workouts, but that depends on how hungry I get in the middle. I usually am not hungry.
After workouts I have a medium sized bowl of Kashi Go Lean cereal. I will either have the almond and flax crunch, or the Go Lean crunch with milled flax seed sprinkled on top. Once I have my cereal I will mix a small fruit smoothie for me and my hubby, I will post the 'recipe' for this later. My two gluten eaters will have some shredded wheat cereal or oatmeal, and our non gluten eater has gluten free rice or corn cereals during the week. On the weekends the kids will eat eggs, toast, and occasionally I will break down and make some gluten free cinnamon pancakes.
For lunch I try to make sure I get more protein and will often eat a turkey burger (bunless) with salsa on top, and some brown rice. The kids love cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, apples and peanut butter, oranges, bananas...lots of good stuff in their school lunches. I do NOT buy school lunch for them, have you seen what they serve these kids?!
Snacks throughout the day are fruit, nuts, seeds, or maybe a few bites of a protein bar here and there.
Dinner is our downfall! Although we do not consume white breads and use all whole grains, including pasta we do love sauces. I am partial to red sauces with heavy tomatoes, my husband prefers white sauces and gravies, but I don't make these often.
If I am cooking with any kind of meat it is usually turkey or chicken as I am not fond of beef. Ground turkey burgers are delicious!
As mentioned above, my step son is a gluten free eater. He was diagnosed with Celiac disease in December of 2006 so much of our food is breadless, veggies, some meats, etc. Most pre packaged gluten free food is incredibly fattening so I like to make as much homemade food as I can since a lot of the time we eat gluten free too. It is also very expensive and as I have mentioned before...I am a tightwad!
I have some top secret recipes that can help mothers sneak veggies into things you would never dream of! I will also post these later.
When it is all typed out, our diet doesn't really look too bad, but sometimes I do slip up and sneak some things in that I probably shouldn't. For example, one day last year around the holidays the school I worked at was having a Thanksgiving dinner. They had a huge tub of yeast rolls made with white flour and silly me, I took one and scarfed it down. Within 15-20 minutes I wanted to lay down and go to sleep, I felt horrible. My body is just not used to it anymore...thank God!
I have successfully weaned myself off of caffeine over the past few weeks. I was not consuming much at all, just a few cups of coffee in the morning and no caffeine after that, but I wanted to be completely caffeine free by the new year and I did it! I was afraid that I would wind up with a terrible migraine like I have in the past, but I prayed and prayed that would not happen and the Lord came through for me! No migraine!
During my workouts I consume TONS of water! Occasionally I will munch on a Clif protein bar while switching workouts, but that depends on how hungry I get in the middle. I usually am not hungry.
After workouts I have a medium sized bowl of Kashi Go Lean cereal. I will either have the almond and flax crunch, or the Go Lean crunch with milled flax seed sprinkled on top. Once I have my cereal I will mix a small fruit smoothie for me and my hubby, I will post the 'recipe' for this later. My two gluten eaters will have some shredded wheat cereal or oatmeal, and our non gluten eater has gluten free rice or corn cereals during the week. On the weekends the kids will eat eggs, toast, and occasionally I will break down and make some gluten free cinnamon pancakes.
For lunch I try to make sure I get more protein and will often eat a turkey burger (bunless) with salsa on top, and some brown rice. The kids love cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, apples and peanut butter, oranges, bananas...lots of good stuff in their school lunches. I do NOT buy school lunch for them, have you seen what they serve these kids?!
Snacks throughout the day are fruit, nuts, seeds, or maybe a few bites of a protein bar here and there.
Dinner is our downfall! Although we do not consume white breads and use all whole grains, including pasta we do love sauces. I am partial to red sauces with heavy tomatoes, my husband prefers white sauces and gravies, but I don't make these often.
If I am cooking with any kind of meat it is usually turkey or chicken as I am not fond of beef. Ground turkey burgers are delicious!
As mentioned above, my step son is a gluten free eater. He was diagnosed with Celiac disease in December of 2006 so much of our food is breadless, veggies, some meats, etc. Most pre packaged gluten free food is incredibly fattening so I like to make as much homemade food as I can since a lot of the time we eat gluten free too. It is also very expensive and as I have mentioned before...I am a tightwad!
I have some top secret recipes that can help mothers sneak veggies into things you would never dream of! I will also post these later.
When it is all typed out, our diet doesn't really look too bad, but sometimes I do slip up and sneak some things in that I probably shouldn't. For example, one day last year around the holidays the school I worked at was having a Thanksgiving dinner. They had a huge tub of yeast rolls made with white flour and silly me, I took one and scarfed it down. Within 15-20 minutes I wanted to lay down and go to sleep, I felt horrible. My body is just not used to it anymore...thank God!
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