Disney Fitness recap

I survived Disney AND I lost a pound while I was there!! I'll be honest, I broke some of my rules and didn't do one workout video. Can you imagine how much I would have lost if I did? But I digress, I still feel pretty good about what I did accomplish. Basically, I wore my bodybugg the entire time we were there so I was able to monitor how many calories I was burning. I did make it to the hotel gym twice for some time on the treadmill, but based on my bodybugg readings, I was burning tons of calories just walking around the parks. It helps that I always volunteered to run to the other end of the park to grab a fast pass for a wanted ride. I also turned down most of the desserts, or opted for the fruit. I did have some yummy birthday cake on my grandmother's birthday, and a small sliver the next morning too. :)

I basically discovered that when you're on your feet all day, you burn more calories than when you spend most of your day on the computer with an hour or so of structured exercise. Now that I'm back I'm trying to get myself moving more often. Whether it's short walks with the dog or the kids, or walking lunges when I get up to get something. Keep moving people!

As far as my workout program, I basically moved it back a week. I did my Wednesday workout the day we left, but nothing again till that following Tuesday. So, I just repeated that previous week's workouts and moved everything back a week. That keeps me on a program through the first week of April. Yay! I love being on a program. It's hard to get motivated when I have to think, what workout should I do today? What did I do yesterday?? Especially if you're like me and can barely remember what you had for breakfast that day! If you don't have a workout program, I suggest scheduling your workouts for the week on Sunday (use your FitME pad!). If you're looking for a workout program, check out some of the Beachbody workouts! They come with a calendar and nutrition plan! There's something for every fitness level. Don't know where to start? Ask me!

Now, get up and take a walk. You've been at your computer too long!

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double workouts and recipes!!

Okay, don't get too excited because I'm only linking to recipes that I've tried. I can't even fathom how to come up with my own!! I can barely hard boil an egg... okay I usually google it because I forget how. :)

Moving on, I started this morning with Yoga X, the dreaded 92 minute, very athletic, yoga workout from P90X. Apparently the universe wanted to screw with me because my son woke up an HOUR early today. Yep, the last hour of my yoga. He did okay for about 10 minutes before getting bored. Then he had to go to the bathroom. Then he demanded I turn on his bedroom light, which woke up his sister. (If you've stumbled on here without knowing my background, I have boy/girl twins who are 3.5 years old and share a room.) So, when my daughter woke up it got really interesting. She considers any small space a challenge. If we sit down with our knees bent, that's a tunnel she must crawl through. So, every yoga pose that created a "tunnel" she had to crawl through. Occasionally she would hang out in said tunnel. At the end you are supposed to sit in lotus pose, which prompted my son to sit in my lap, so I sort of missed the point on that one.

Next week I'll have to wake up earlier. And maybe not be so noisy? I have no clue why that child woke up!! It's not like he EVER goes to bed early.

Since these first few weeks aren't too heavy on the cardio, and since I've set a goal of averaging 12,000 steps per week, I decided to hit the treadmill at the Y for my second workout. Now, I am not a runner. I tried to be once, but my knees couldn't take it. So, I'm taking it VERY slow. I'm only running once a week, and it's more of a run/walk. This month I'm doing a 3 min walk/3 min run for 30 minutes, then 5 minutes of walking. Except today I walked 10 more minutes because I have barely any steps!! So, there's workout number 2!

Now to be honest, working out is sort of the easy part for me. I worked out all last year, usually waking up between 4:30 and 5 to do it. The hard part? Eating right. I tend to eat healthier foods, just way too much and way too often. I started the year with the goal to avoid sugar and eat protein at every meal. No weight loss. So, yesterday I started tracking my meals. I've been using my bodybugg since January 1st to track the calories I've burned and steps I've taken, but to get the full effect, you have to suck it up and track what you eat. I need to see that I've burned more calories than I ate. Do NOT trust what machines or magazine articles estimate you've burned. ESPECIALLY if you're short. I burn way less than I thought.

I'm also trying healthier recipes so my whole family eats better. It's pretty easy to google "healthy chicken recipe" or "healthy meatloaf" so that's a good go to for me. Here are some of my favorite sites for healthy eating.

Cooking Light - these tend to be a little more involved, so I have to be really in the mood here.
Dashing Dish - super cute blog with simple healthy recipes and even desserts!
Michelle Myers online - not a cooking blog, but there are recipes and tips on staying healthy
PBS Parents Kitchen Explorers - I love everything about this website.

So, what am I cooking now?

Yesterday I made this mango chicken, but forgot the hummus. Oops! We poured it over quinoa, but I might have to do it over salad once Shawn starts working late!

Tomorrow I'm making these little meatloafs. Meatloaf is one of the few dinners everyone in my house agrees on!

As soon as I buy the ingredients, I'm DYING to try this. It seems so simple, which is right up my alley. And it looks delicious.

So, where do you go to find healthy foods?

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