CONTRIBUTED BY ROXANE
"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down."
~ Mary Pickford
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Exercise with Interval Training
CONTRIBUTED BY JORDAN FREESE
All of us hate exercising and doing cardio, although it certainly helps when trying to lose weight in addition to watching what you eat. One of the biggest things that I have found that works really well is interval training, which might be my big secret J
If you typically do 30 minutes of cardio, and find it gets kind of boring, switch it up by doing some interval training. This works really well if you train by running, biking, or with an elliptical. Go as hard as you can (or if you’re just starting out, about 80%) for 20-30 seconds, then recover for 2 minutes or so and do it again. This not only breaks up a 30 minute cardio workout (I find that time passes by much quicker), but also keeps changing your heart rate. I don’t typically do a full 30 minutes of interval training (15-20 minutes will do), but it’s a good way to burn a few extra calories and change things up with a workout.
All of us hate exercising and doing cardio, although it certainly helps when trying to lose weight in addition to watching what you eat. One of the biggest things that I have found that works really well is interval training, which might be my big secret J
If you typically do 30 minutes of cardio, and find it gets kind of boring, switch it up by doing some interval training. This works really well if you train by running, biking, or with an elliptical. Go as hard as you can (or if you’re just starting out, about 80%) for 20-30 seconds, then recover for 2 minutes or so and do it again. This not only breaks up a 30 minute cardio workout (I find that time passes by much quicker), but also keeps changing your heart rate. I don’t typically do a full 30 minutes of interval training (15-20 minutes will do), but it’s a good way to burn a few extra calories and change things up with a workout.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keep Your Body Guessing
CONTRIBUTED BY ROXANE SNIPE
Every week I try and make a small change to what I am doing to keep the body guessing... this week's goal was to leave a little on the plate.... it may have amounted to just a spoonful of something but I consciously tried NOT to clean my plate... Last week, I added an extra 20 minutes of cardio that I did not want to do... this week I think I am going to go for a hearty wieght training session some time this week.... just thought i would share.
Every week I try and make a small change to what I am doing to keep the body guessing... this week's goal was to leave a little on the plate.... it may have amounted to just a spoonful of something but I consciously tried NOT to clean my plate... Last week, I added an extra 20 minutes of cardio that I did not want to do... this week I think I am going to go for a hearty wieght training session some time this week.... just thought i would share.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
More Work Lunch
SALAD DRESSING SECRET
White balsamic vinegar:
10 calories per tbsp, 0 fat
(On 6 it is in a large squeeze bottle on the tray between the water and the packaged dressings)
A Note to Bread
Dear Bread,
I consistently feel less bloated and more energetic without you, but oh how I miss you!
Love,
Jen
I consistently feel less bloated and more energetic without you, but oh how I miss you!
Love,
Jen
Food Diary June 8
CONTRIBUTED BY JULIE TRIPSON
Here’s a typical day for me…I try to eat 5 times a day with a “meal” of a protein, fat and carb (only veggies and fruits though!). Eating all of these together helps to keep my body’s hormone levels even and allows me to get the most out of each food…or so I read! That being said I’m about to go on a crazy food binge tonight at Barbuzzo!
7:30 AM
2 cups steamed broccoli
3 hardboiled eggs
3 nuts
16 oz black coffee
10:30 AM
1 small apple
12 nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds)
12:30 PM
Salad
1 cup bell pepper
1/2 cup mushrooms
1/2 cup cucumbers
4 oz steak or chicken
2 eggs
2 tablespoon bacon
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
3:00PM
½ apple
3 nuts
Hardboiled egg
7:00PM
4 cups Kale chips (kale w/ covering of equal parts oil and apple cider vinegar baked at 350 for as long as it takes! Usually 20 min with a flip in between)
1 piece hot Italian sausage (5 inches) with ½ cup cooked green peppers and onions
Here’s a typical day for me…I try to eat 5 times a day with a “meal” of a protein, fat and carb (only veggies and fruits though!). Eating all of these together helps to keep my body’s hormone levels even and allows me to get the most out of each food…or so I read! That being said I’m about to go on a crazy food binge tonight at Barbuzzo!
7:30 AM
2 cups steamed broccoli
3 hardboiled eggs
3 nuts
16 oz black coffee
10:30 AM
1 small apple
12 nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds)
12:30 PM
Salad
1 cup bell pepper
1/2 cup mushrooms
1/2 cup cucumbers
4 oz steak or chicken
2 eggs
2 tablespoon bacon
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
3:00PM
½ apple
3 nuts
Hardboiled egg
7:00PM
4 cups Kale chips (kale w/ covering of equal parts oil and apple cider vinegar baked at 350 for as long as it takes! Usually 20 min with a flip in between)
1 piece hot Italian sausage (5 inches) with ½ cup cooked green peppers and onions
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Food Diary June 2nd
CONTRIBUTED BY ROXANNE SNIPE
Roxanne was kind enough to give us a window into a day of food for her. She is eating a really healthy balanced diet that is making me rethink what I'm doing!
BREAKFAST
1 slice of low-calorie bread
Scrambled Eggs (1 whole egg/ 2 egg whites)
W/ Tomatoes and Broccoli
½ grapefruit
SNACK
Apple
Almonds (about 10-15)
LUNCH
Tossed Salad with Chicken Breast
Lite Salad dressing
Dinner Roll
SNACK
Tea
2 Rice Cakes w/ Peanut Butter
DINNER
Brown Rice (about ½ cup)
Salmon
Green Beans
No Sugar Added Fudgsicle
Roxanne was kind enough to give us a window into a day of food for her. She is eating a really healthy balanced diet that is making me rethink what I'm doing!
BREAKFAST
1 slice of low-calorie bread
Scrambled Eggs (1 whole egg/ 2 egg whites)
W/ Tomatoes and Broccoli
½ grapefruit
SNACK
Apple
Almonds (about 10-15)
LUNCH
Tossed Salad with Chicken Breast
Lite Salad dressing
Dinner Roll
SNACK
Tea
2 Rice Cakes w/ Peanut Butter
DINNER
Brown Rice (about ½ cup)
Salmon
Green Beans
No Sugar Added Fudgsicle
Homemade "Skinny" Margarita
CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTIN PISANO
In a pint glass:
Squeeze juice from ¼ lime into glass
Add 1 oz. RealLime Brand lime juice – 0 calories
Fill the glass with ice
Add tequila (We use Patron at 69 calories per oz. – a shot is 1.5 oz. for 103 calories)
Fill glass to the top with Key Lime flavored seltzer water (Found so far at Wegman’s and Kmart) – 0 calories
Great tasting with or without salt!
In a pint glass:
Squeeze juice from ¼ lime into glass
Add 1 oz. RealLime Brand lime juice – 0 calories
Fill the glass with ice
Add tequila (We use Patron at 69 calories per oz. – a shot is 1.5 oz. for 103 calories)
Fill glass to the top with Key Lime flavored seltzer water (Found so far at Wegman’s and Kmart) – 0 calories
Great tasting with or without salt!
Lunch & Dinner
I had to capture this photo and highlight another great salad day here at SIG. I was excited to have broccoli rabe and mahi mahi available to top it off! I had dinner at Tinto on Friday for the first time and I highly recommend it! Places like that are great for our summer competition because all the food is served on small plates (tapas style), so nice small portions, lots of grilled seafood and veggie options, and you are sharing everything so it's easy to take just a bite of all the different things you want to try because you don't have much of a choice!
My recommendations from the Tinto dinner menu: Olives, Prawns, Artichokes, Scallops, Wild Mushrooms (to die for), and the Mixto cheese plate (small and you will only get a few decadent pieces of toasted bread and cheese so it's worth it)
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