Because C & I skipped out on the parties to sit at home and be miserable with colds. It's gone to my ears so hopefully I can come through without having to go to the doctor because of an ear infection. I imagine they're interrelated (colds & ear infections) but I really have no idea.
In case you're wondering, I'm staying off Facebook because of the inevitable Super Bowl comments. It's like rubbing salt into a wound.
It wasn't all bad though. We got through a bunch of Battlestar Galactica episodes. I've officially become a fan. Starbuck just "died"--I put it in quotes because I don't believe it--we have yet to see who the Final Five are, and I'm about to go crazy with the suspense.
P.S. I wish my dogs were cylons so they could live forever.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
High Cholesterol Be Gone!
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
At the breaking point
I love my animals, but I am at my breaking point.
We purchased trash cans with lids to keep the dogs from getting in them & eating things. Capone has figured out how to nudge the lid up with his nose.
This morning, Callie decides she's going to compete in the Indy 500/50m hurdles (we have a baby gate set up at our door so she can go in & out). Not only that, apparently they've added a Wild Card portion to it where she's prepared to climb up door frames.
We must have ghosts in the house because last night Capone barked his head off at nothing. In a dead sleep & this dog barks LOUDLY. He makes my heart skip a beat even when I'm prepared for it.
He is also now grabbing things off the counters and anything you leave on the coffee table is fair game. Athena actually licked the enchilada on my plate THAT I WAS HOLDING when I wasn't paying attention.
Personally, I think they're bored & have cabin fever. These are old dogs but they better learn some new, more polite tricks. It's supposed to be warm this weekend, so these puppies are staying outside!!
We purchased trash cans with lids to keep the dogs from getting in them & eating things. Capone has figured out how to nudge the lid up with his nose.
This morning, Callie decides she's going to compete in the Indy 500/50m hurdles (we have a baby gate set up at our door so she can go in & out). Not only that, apparently they've added a Wild Card portion to it where she's prepared to climb up door frames.
We must have ghosts in the house because last night Capone barked his head off at nothing. In a dead sleep & this dog barks LOUDLY. He makes my heart skip a beat even when I'm prepared for it.
He is also now grabbing things off the counters and anything you leave on the coffee table is fair game. Athena actually licked the enchilada on my plate THAT I WAS HOLDING when I wasn't paying attention.
Personally, I think they're bored & have cabin fever. These are old dogs but they better learn some new, more polite tricks. It's supposed to be warm this weekend, so these puppies are staying outside!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Portion Control
I work at a gym and one of the things you may be shocked to learn about us is that when it comes to nutrition, we're not the premier authority on the subject.
When people sign up for personal training, a lot of times part of their issue stems from poor knowledge of nutrition, and unfortunately, we are only really equipped to handle the physical part.
That being said, we've finally been able to hire Nutrition and Dietetics student interns and it has helped our facility tremendously.
Today at our staff meeting, our current intern presented a topic to us: Portion Control...Never Diet Again!
Such a novel idea. I'll be honest, at the beginning I thought to myself, "Yeah, yeah, what is she going to say that I don't already know." But by a couple of slides in, I changed my tune.
She had some really good attention grabbers: 70% of all American women are either overweight or obese, Queen size beds are actually bigger now than in the 60s(?), clothes sizes are bigger now (I may wear a size 12 now but back in the day it would've been a 14 or 16), bagels nowadays are 3" bigger in size than what they used to be, etc.
I know what I'm supposed to eat or at least I thought I did. She had some really good correctly portioned fake food as visual aids. Really. My salad should be that size?! I should only have 5-6 oz of meat and that's what 3 oz looks like??
It was pretty amazing. She also had dinnerware that was correctly portioned. Holy moly...that's an 8 oz. cup of milk...and how big are the Taco Bell drinks that aren't even "supersized"??
I admit I was intrigued, so I went to the interwebs searching for "portion plates". I found this one that I was about to buy on the spot:
Then my husband says, "Check out that typo." Of course he did. I wouldn't expect anything less. And then I find these that would definitely do the trick:
I just would really like to consume the nutrients I should be consuming while limiting those I shouldn't. I hate that I hardly eat any fruits or vegetables. Cereal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, some cheesy pasta concoction for dinner. I'd like to be a well-rounded nutritionista (not in the literal sense).
BUT THEN *angels sing and the heavens part* I found this:
How cool is that?! Portion control plates that aren't intuitively portion control. Plus they're porcelain, plus they're dishwasher & microwave safe. Haha! I just think it's the best idea ever and I'm sorry I didn't come up with it. It's called LIFE-style Portion Control Dinnerware System by Precise Portions. Too bad it's $120 for a set of 4. Perhaps I will be sticking to a cartoony melamine plate.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share that with you all (y'all for you southerners).
In other news: today marks day 2 of 1.5 miles. I'm starting to feel stronger, but my time is still a lot longer than I'd like it to be. I have 1 mile to do on Friday, so I'm hoping to get my husband to run with me to keep my pace up. I hate to put him through that torture though. Was that in his vows? I think it was.
P.S. The other thing I'm going to do is switch from soymilk to almond milk. She was raving about almond milk and I'm getting pretty sick of soymilk. Yay for almonds!
Another addition: Check out this video on the plates...it's pretty cheesy, but oh well. They also have a website: www.preciseportions.com
Why Precise Portions? from Rob Collins on Vimeo.
When people sign up for personal training, a lot of times part of their issue stems from poor knowledge of nutrition, and unfortunately, we are only really equipped to handle the physical part.
That being said, we've finally been able to hire Nutrition and Dietetics student interns and it has helped our facility tremendously.
Today at our staff meeting, our current intern presented a topic to us: Portion Control...Never Diet Again!
Such a novel idea. I'll be honest, at the beginning I thought to myself, "Yeah, yeah, what is she going to say that I don't already know." But by a couple of slides in, I changed my tune.
She had some really good attention grabbers: 70% of all American women are either overweight or obese, Queen size beds are actually bigger now than in the 60s(?), clothes sizes are bigger now (I may wear a size 12 now but back in the day it would've been a 14 or 16), bagels nowadays are 3" bigger in size than what they used to be, etc.
I know what I'm supposed to eat or at least I thought I did. She had some really good correctly portioned fake food as visual aids. Really. My salad should be that size?! I should only have 5-6 oz of meat and that's what 3 oz looks like??
It was pretty amazing. She also had dinnerware that was correctly portioned. Holy moly...that's an 8 oz. cup of milk...and how big are the Taco Bell drinks that aren't even "supersized"??
I admit I was intrigued, so I went to the interwebs searching for "portion plates". I found this one that I was about to buy on the spot:
BUT THEN *angels sing and the heavens part* I found this:
Anyway, I just thought I'd share that with you all (y'all for you southerners).
In other news: today marks day 2 of 1.5 miles. I'm starting to feel stronger, but my time is still a lot longer than I'd like it to be. I have 1 mile to do on Friday, so I'm hoping to get my husband to run with me to keep my pace up. I hate to put him through that torture though. Was that in his vows? I think it was.
P.S. The other thing I'm going to do is switch from soymilk to almond milk. She was raving about almond milk and I'm getting pretty sick of soymilk. Yay for almonds!
Another addition: Check out this video on the plates...it's pretty cheesy, but oh well. They also have a website: www.preciseportions.com
Why Precise Portions? from Rob Collins on Vimeo.
Monday, January 24, 2011
1.5 miles done
Today was my first day of 1.5 miles. I'm finding it hard to be positive right now. Like my coworker said, "It's the journey, not the destination." Yeah, but!
It's hard not to get discouraged when your knees are aching from a measly 1.5 miles. It's hard not to get discouraged when everyone else around you is running 2+ miles like it's a stroll in the park. It's hard not to get discouraged when the only people you pass on the track are walkers. It's hard not to feel discouraged when your husband calculates your estimated mile time and it's around 14 minutes. Whaaaa?!
I feel like I could go faster, but I'm afraid of burning out and not being able to complete the length I'm supposed to do. What's more important, running the entire thing at a pace I can handle? Or doing a walk/run at a good clip? No se.
I'm hoping my 1.5 miles on Wednesday will be much easier like my second 1 mile run. I'm also hoping my 1 mile on Friday will seem like cake so I can work on building up my speed.
On a side note: my homemade smoothies always make me feel like I'm eating well. Juice, greek yogurt, & frozen fruit. Yum!
It's hard not to get discouraged when your knees are aching from a measly 1.5 miles. It's hard not to get discouraged when everyone else around you is running 2+ miles like it's a stroll in the park. It's hard not to get discouraged when the only people you pass on the track are walkers. It's hard not to feel discouraged when your husband calculates your estimated mile time and it's around 14 minutes. Whaaaa?!
I feel like I could go faster, but I'm afraid of burning out and not being able to complete the length I'm supposed to do. What's more important, running the entire thing at a pace I can handle? Or doing a walk/run at a good clip? No se.
I'm hoping my 1.5 miles on Wednesday will be much easier like my second 1 mile run. I'm also hoping my 1 mile on Friday will seem like cake so I can work on building up my speed.
On a side note: my homemade smoothies always make me feel like I'm eating well. Juice, greek yogurt, & frozen fruit. Yum!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Please excuse the mess
I made the fatal mistake of changing my blog layout...no telling when I'll get it back to my liking.
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