My New Favourite Snacks

These are now my favourite snacks - Sensible Portions Garlic & Chives Pita Bites and Veggie Straws. The problem with them is that they are way too addictive, I can't stop eating them. Each Garden Veggie Straw is made from real potatoes, tomatoes and spinach so you can taste and enjoy their all natural flavor. One bag contains 130 calories, 7 grams of fat, 15 carbs and 1 gram of protein.

I am limited only by my vision of what is possible!

"According to the US News and World Report, a recent study has shown a link between obesity and the loss of neurological tissue. The brains of elderly patients who were obese had on average 8% less tissue than their trimmer counterparts. Overweight patients had brains lighter by about 4%. Just one more risk factor to add to the growing body (no pun intended) of reasons to try and stay trim."

For every excess pound piled on the body, the brain gets a little bit smaller.
That's the message from new research that found that elderly individuals who were obese or overweight had significantly less brain tissue than individuals of normal weight.

I found this interesting, your body is getting bigger but your brain is shrinking!

Week 1 Training

This week was my first training session with my trainer John and he made me do some difficult stuff. I would not have done all those reps if I was training alone. We did some training using the TRX, a lot of core and legs. The most difficult exercise was the suspended crunch(side pic). I have no idea how many I did because I was counting each side as 1 rep and John was counting both sides as 1 rep. I was expecting to have way more muscle soreness but I think taking glutamine helped.


Yesterday I had a rewarded (also called cheat meal to some) and I had some cheesecake. My husband was going to The Cheesecake Factory and he bought me some cheesecake. It’s my fault since he didn’t like cheesecake until I introduced him to cheesecake from there, and now he likes cheesecake.

I have everything I need in me to create everything I want!

It's been so cold this winter and as a result I've been going to the gym less frequently however I've been working out downstairs doing bodyweight exercises and cardio. Next week I have a training session and it's my first with this trainer so it should be interesting. I am extremely selective when choosing trainers since I've met a lot who were not very knowledgeable.
This week I am training 3 days with weights and 2 days of cardio. Two days of upper body and one day of lower body. I am still working on developing my shoulders and biceps. I was doing one arm dumbbell rows this week with 45 pounds and I remember when I only able to lift 25 pounds and I was so excited thinking that was such a heavy weight, I was pretty pleased with my progress.
I am also changing my diet a bit and I am eliminating diary, and processed foods. So far so good!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year
It’s that time of the year again. It’s time for people to create New Year’s Resolutions and hopefully keep them. I can already see an increase in gym membership at my gym. Let’s see how it will be in about 2 months.

Here are a few things on the horizon for my this year.

1. TRX Training: My husband got me some personal training sessions for Christmas so I am going to start TRX training with a trainer.
2. Biosignature Modulation (details to come)!
3. Competition: I am considering entering a competition this year which will be held on May 1st (more to come)!

Below are some interesting New Years Resolutions facts:

The top resolutions usually involve promises to exercise more (37%), increasing the time devoted to study or work (23%), losing weight, stop smoking or drinking (alcohol and/or coffee), and eat healthier.

People make more resolutions to start a new habit (84%) , than to break an old one (16%).

63% of people are still keeping their resolutions after the first two months.

So go ahead, make a few 2010 Resolutions or Goals as I prefer to call them. You have nothing to lose (except maybe a few pounds if you choose)!