WOOT Day 3: 10-min Ballet Beauty

I was, for several months, a devote of the New York City Ballet workout.  I loved those crazy workouts, and keep telling myself I should go back to doing them.  Sadly, I only own them on VHS.  Did I just date myself there?  Woops.  Yep, VHS.  Plus they are insanely long - too long for this mama.  So, instead, I did a quick Google search and found this gem, the 10-min Ballerina Beauty workout by Tiffany Rothe.  It was fun, quick and easy, but I did break a sweat.  Do that three times in a row and you're arms will be burning!

This is Tiffany, by the way.  

Embedding is disabled for the video, but you can find it here on YouTube.

If  you want to know more about Tiffany, the creator of the video, check out her website, Tiffany Rothe Workouts.  The ballet workout is also there, plus a number of other freebies.

Ugh.

Some days seem so hard.  Not just trying to eat right and exercise, just...everything.  The last two days have been like that.  I'm re-couping, though, and should be back on track tomorrow.  Sorry for the lack of WOOT Days.  Tomorrow, tomorrow...

Here's some inspiration, though.  I sure need it.

WOOT Day 2: Fat-Burning Yoga + Relaxation Bonus!

So today I wanted something gentle. My back hurt, I've been tight for weeks, and on top of it I have lingering gas pains (TMI, I know). So, I thought - Yoga! Oh, so wrong. This workout kicked my butt. I was a big puddle of sweat in 20 minutes. BUT, I'm looser, more relaxed, but also more rejuvenated than I've been in a long while, my back pain is better, and the aforementioned gas is better too. :)

The workout is called the 20 Minute Weight Loss & Fatburning Yoga Workout.  It's by renowned yoga instructor Sadie Nardini.  If you want to learn more about her or see if she's teaching a workshop near you, go to her website.  I'm totally hooked.

Oh, and she lost 40 pounds doing yoga, too.

The embedded video below is a playlist.  First, the workout, and second, a relaxation video to chill to.  I laid in corpse pose for nearly the whole relaxation video, and got up feeling like a new woman.  This one's a winner.  Enjoy.

 

WOOT Day 1

What's a WOOT Day, you ask?  Why, a Work Out Of The Day, of course.

Today's workout:  Trim your Tummy, 10 minute tummy toning workout by Suzanne Bowen at Women's Day (May 2012)

Here's the workout at Women's Day (annoying slide show)

Or the all-in-one-page downloadable PDF at my MediaFire

No Sugar, No Salt - Just Crock-Pot Applesauce!

4-5 lbs. apples (about 12 cups sliced)

1/2 tsp. cinnamon or nutmeg

 2 cups water

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Peel, core and thinly slice apples and place in crock-pot.  Add cinnamon or nutmeg.  Pour in water and lemon juice. Cook the usual:  3-4 hours on HIGH or 6-8 hours on LOW.  Stir occasionally.

Applesauce may be a little chunky. Mash with a fork or hit it with the immersion blender if you like smoother applesauce.  Yum!

Recipe from The Humbled Homemaker; I've adapted it only slightly.

Watermelon Popsicles

Watermelon Popsicles

The water content in watermelon is so high, you don't have to add any additional liquid.  You can add some lime juice or mint, though, for extra zing.  Then, just blend, pour into molds, and freeze!

*EDIT:  I just read you can do the same with papaya, or any of the other melons. - So gonna try it!

7/1/12 Update

Hours of Clean Eating: 
10-11am
2-5pm 
8-10pm 
11pm-6am

 I have been struggling this week. Struggling not just to add in hours of clean eating, but also just to follow the hours I already have set. I've been in this place, so many times before. The old habits call you back, and you say, "Okay."

 So I'm diving in, feet-first, to renew my commitment.

 I've added to my hours to cover all the mindless eating times I have for the day. I'll continue to work on this schedule for the week, then start to tackle one of the mealtimes, probably breakfast. I'm also continuing to add in exercise. I've been doing small bits of yoga and walking, but it's been way too hot here to do anything more (plus our central air is out). I may attempt a run today.

 However it goes, I need to press on - to keep making progress. I don't want to slip backwards AGAIN in my life. I've used this hourly breakdown plan before, to quit smoking. I know it works. I also know that this happens - moments of weakness, days of struggle, and that powerful pull to just throw in the towel and go back to the old ways. I'm so so so happy I quit smoking, and even though I miss it once in a while, and even relapse once in a great while (like once every other year), I'm so glad not to be a smoker anymore. Cigarettes no longer have their control over me, and I know if I keep at it, soon food won't have its pull on me either.

 Message for today: