My Life's Biggest Project: Technical Difficulties

My Life's Biggest Project: Technical Difficulties: "Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I fully intended on posting today; however my Internet has been down all day. I hope it i..."

Technical Difficulties

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I fully intended on posting today; however my Internet has been down all day. I hope it is all fixed tomorrow and I'll be sure to write good stuff then. One thing I'd like to share today is that I went to school today and sat through one whole class. This was the first time that I felt like I could since my surgery so YAY for me :)
Since I felt so much better today I walked around campus a little bit while waiting to go to my meeting. Once I'm completely healed I can start working out again. Hopefully my Internet will work later and I can get back to my blog :)

My Life's Biggest Project: 10 minute workout

My Life's Biggest Project: 10 minute workout: "One of the things suggested when changing your lifestyle to a new and improved one is to subscribe to fitness magazines, this way one is alw..."

10 minute workout

One of the things suggested when changing your lifestyle to a new and improved one is to subscribe to fitness magazines, this way one is always emerged in newest trends and advice. As well as helping keep themselves on target. If you are trying to be fit then surround yourself with things that inspire you to be that way. Don’t just think of it as being fit; think of it as being healthy. One’s health is the most important thing of all! The healthier we are the longer we will live and the happier we will be in our lives. Being unhealthy sucks. Being healthy is not just about being thin or more aesthetically appealing it is about living ones life to the fullest and after all, isn’t that what we all want to do anyway?

Taking on the advice that I read about looking at fitness magazines today I stumbled across http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/. The first thing on their carousal on the Web site promises a 10 minute tone up. So I figured that I would share that tone up with you too! This workout was created by Patrick Goudeau, Nike Elite Fitness Trainer. It promises to give, “sexy abs without boring sit-ups”, as well as tighter and firmer arms, glutes and thighs. Here it is step by step:

Pike and Extend

Target the abs and leg

• Lie face-up on mat with legs extended over hips, arms overhead. Crunch up, reaching hands toward feet.
• Keeping legs straight, bring arms back overhead as you lower upper back and left leg toward floor.
• Crunch up, lifting left leg over hips and reaching hands to toes. Switch legs; repeat. Do 20 reps, alternating sides.

Standing side Crunch

Targets the obligues (love handles) and legs

• Stand on left leg, left arm extended out to side at shoulder height, right foot lifted a few inches off the floor to the side.
• Place right hand behind head, elbow bent out to side at shoulder level, then lift right knee toward right elbow.
• Do 15 reps; switch sides and repeat.

Chest Flye and Leg Extensions

Targets the chest and abdominals.

• Lie face-up on mat, knees bent 90 degrees over hips, holding a dumbell in each hand, arms extended over chest, palm in.
• Keeping right knee bent, straighten left leg toward floor as you lower arms out to sides. Hold for 1 count, then return to start.
• Do 10 reps. Switch legs; repeat.

Knee-up with Overhead Press

Targets the shoulders, abdominals and glutes.

• Sit on mat with knees bent and feet on floor, holding dumbbells near shoulders, elbows by sides, palms in.
• Lean back slightly and extend arms overhead as you lift feet a few inches off floor and bring knees toward chest.
• Hold position for 1 to 3 counts; return to start. Do 15 reps.

Lunge and Twist

Targets abdominals, glutes and legs.

• Stand with feet together. Lunge back with left leg, bending knees 90 degrees, and reach left hand to right foot.
• Stand up, lift left knee in front of you to hip height and bring fists to chest, bending elbows out to sides as you twist left. Twist to center, lunge left leg back and repeat.
• Do 15 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Anyway there is one more step but the Web site wouldn’t let me view it without joining some kind of contest or something so this is what you get without being a member. There are lots of other neat little tid bits of information and advice on the site so if you are at all interested you should check it out J.

My Life's Biggest Project: Christmas craving fixer

My Life's Biggest Project: Christmas craving fixer: "My Christmas Tree Today I went to the doctor and was put on more antiobiotics. This is a neverending thing, by the time I'm all healed I w..."

Christmas craving fixer

My Christmas Tree

Today I went to the doctor and was put on more antiobiotics. This is a neverending thing, by the time I'm all healed I will have no antibodies left in my body. I was also told that I had to be sure to eat with my medicine so that I wouldn't vomit (we'll see, I threw up this entire week because of antibiotics). On a brighter note, once I got done picking up my antibiotics from Wal-mart I came home and my niece and I put up a Christmas tree because she thought it was important to be festive. So we did. We had mini cupcakes (I only ate one) and hot chocolate (she had hot chocolate and I had hot tea with no sugar or anything added to it). We listened to Lady Gaga while we did it...lol. Nothing more Christmasy than that huh!

So now that I'm in the Christmas mood I thought that for today's post it would be kind of cool to give a recipe for a Apple Raisin Coffee Cake which is great to have for breakfast especially if you have relatives visiting it is an easy way to make lots for a little. I'll also give you the nutritional facts on this so that if you choose to make it you can keep track of your calories. It's also full of nuts and fruits that are good for you :)
Here is the recipe, provided by my P90X newsletter:

• 5 cups cored, peeled, and chopped apples
• 1 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (you can use applesauce, which I suggest)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2-1/2 cups whole-grain flour
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Olive oil cooking spray
• 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish or pan
• Large mixing bowl

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish or pan with cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples, raisins, sugar, and walnuts, and mix them together well. Allow mixture to stand for 30 minutes. Then stir olive oil, vanilla, and egg into mixture. Sift flour, soda, and cinnamon together, then slowly stir into apple mixture, making sure it stays moist. Fold mixture into pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool slightly before serving. Makes 20 servings.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 to 40 minutes

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories                 
    164

Protein             
  3 g

Fiber          
  3 g

Carbs        
  28 g 

Fat Total          
   5 g

Saturated Fat
       1 g

My Life's Biggest Project: Not half the (wo)man I used to be

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