Eats and Exercise: 7/2

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey guys. The last week and a half have been pretty crazy. Ok, well not really, but they were definitely not routine. Tyler had been home the whole time (his office downtown was still closed from the flood. ps: he just told me he got evacuated already this morning since the power shut off) so meals and sleep patterns and everything has been just a bit off. Except my workouts- I kept those pretty normal. I didn’t take to many dinner pics since it was actually HOT and more often than not, we would pick at stuff in the fridge rather than actually cook a meal. But here’s what I did manage to get:

Workouts last week looked like this:

Sunday: OFF
Monday: Hot Yoga (Traditional), Athlete’s Workout from Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises, 20 min cardio
Tuesday: Hot Yoga (BV), Wedding Prep Workout from WH, 30 min cardio
Wednesday: Hot Yoga (Union), Strength Workout from WH, 20 min cardio
Thursday: Hot Yoga (Traditional)
Friday: Hot Yoga (Traditional)
Saturday: Workout (Pictured below), 10 min cardio, Another circuit workout focusing on hamstrings and bi/tris.
Sunday: Hot Yoga (BV)

I didn’t do any of the Best Body Bootcamp workouts last week because I was mostly focusing on my last week of Hot Yoga (from my monthly unlimited pass) and I really wanted to try other strength workouts before the wedding.

Oddly enough, lately I have been considering getting into heavy lifting. I have found the DB’s I use are just feeling too easy in a lot of my exercises. Only problem is that I EASILY bulk up when I lift heavy. Hmm…

Yesterday was yet another hot day, so I really didn’t have the drive to get a workout done while the sun was still up. Plus, my gym was closed anyway for Canada Day, so I knew I had the luxury of completing a home workout at whatever time I wanted. SOOOOOOOO, at 10:30 last night, after the sun FINALLY went down, I managed to bust through a pretty good workout.

I have written the exercises below, but to further explain: There are 6 exercises and 6 cardio moves. I performed 10 reps of the first exercise (on each side when necessary), then did 30 seconds of its corresponding cardio. Repeat this 3 times, then move on to the next move/cardio combo. Hope that makes sense.

In other news, I dropped the kiddos off at the boarders this am. And now I am sad because the house is so darn quiet. I miss those idiots so much already.

Time to pack.

What have you been up to lately?

Happy Humpday, y’all

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Happy Humpday, y’all.

Tyler just found out that his office is closed until next Tuesday. Hot dang. This gives him almost 3 weeks out of the office, since the day after he’s supposed to go back, we head to New York!

I tried Union Hot Yoga this morning. Yeah…super workout. LOVED the instructor. I’m pooped.

I read this post this morning and TOTALLY identified with it. There are some dum dums at the gym and I can’t staaaaaand them. (Hint: It’s a Gym Rant)

I got my hair did yesterday. If you need someone in Calgary to do your hair, ask for Alicia at Karma Salon and Spa.

New nail polishes: Muchi, Muchi and Pure Pearlfection. (Gotta stay late pre-wedding so I don’t stain my nails!)

EVERYONE GO MAKE PICO DE GALLO NOW. It’s so summery and so tasty and so…healthy.

2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
Juice of 2 limes
Chopped cilantro to taste
1-2 t minced garlic

THE END.

We started using those Crest White Strips this week. Gotta have pearly whites for pic, ya know. We got those 30 min ones and basically just sit in silence the whole time because otherwise we talk like we have headgear in. Or we sound like me every night with my retainers in. Because yes, I still wear them.

Tyler is currently manning the ‘Cue so I gotta go get some salads ready for din din. PEACE.

Eats & Exercise

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey guys. Tyler still hasn’t been able to go into work yet..which makes this a 5-day weekend for him so far. It’s so weird to live in a city where there is so much flooding (i.e.: ‘devastation’ but I hate using that word) yet not be affected by it at all. Well, minus having Tyler in the house for a few extra days.

On to some of last week’s eats:

Monday: BLTs

Tuesday: BBQ Chicken & roasted veggies

Wednesday: Clubhouse Turkey Burgers (recipe can be found here. And ohmygosh are they GOOOOOOOOD burgers!)

Thursday: Portobello Pizzas. Holy heck, the picture makes it look like they’re oozing with cheese! Trust me, they were not. Otherwise my stomach would have murdered me.

Friday: Tacos

Last Week’s Workouts:

Monday: Best Body Bootcamp Strength Workout A, 20 min run, Baptiste Vinyasa Hot Yoga

Tuesday: 20 min run, 10 min spin, Baptiste Vinyasa Hot Yoga

Wednesday: Best Body Bootcamp Strength Workout B,Traditional Hot Yoga, 15 min run, 10 min spin

Thursday: Traditional Hot Yoga

Friday: Traditional Hot Yoga. I know this might sound weird, but I actually felt my hips open up during this class. I have no idea how to describe the feeling other than that it felt as if I could control my hips and actually move them away from the center of my body. Now if only my knees would loosen up…
Saturday: Active Rest
Sunday: Off

So Saturday we were out and about running errands (aka: Looking for Tyler’s outfit for the wedding. You can tell how serious we are about this wedding since we waited until 2 weeks before to do this!) When we came home, Reggie had successfully pooped, peed, and got into the mud room closet and shred his bag of food…but he didn’t break the plastic barrier, so he got none of the food. I always wonder if Layla just stares at him while he’s doing all these naughty things. I decided to take pictures of both of them once we got home (and reprimanded Reggie) yet somehow, both dogs look like they were guilty parties. Let me remind you, Reggie was the ONLY guilty party in this incident.

One of our errands was to actually purchase new plastic bins for both types of dog food, so we completely cleaned out the mud room closet and got those bad boys in there.

There was actually SUN on SUNday, so I laid out on the patio until the clouds reappeared. I think the puppies were just excited for the sunshine.

Friday Thingamajigs

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

1Has anyone ever tried Elevate Me bars? Tyler recently bought a box and I received one for free from our local supplement store. Since I still had lots of Quest Bars in the house, I opted to finish those off before even giving the Elevate Me bars a shot. (It usually takes me 3 attempts to finish a Quest Bar because they are so filling!)

The verdict? They’re so tasty! Think Larabar meets extra protein. Plus, the bar is divided into 3 portions, so it’s easy just to have a bit for an energy boost or to curb hunger. So far, I have tried the Chocolate Acai Berry Brownie and the Cocoa Coconut Cluster. It’s not often I find a bar I like, but these definitely pass the test!

2. Remember when I went to a kickboxing class a couple weeks ago? Well, I must’ve kicked the bag way hard because I still have scabs on the tops of my feet. No bueno when the wedding is coming up in TWO WEEKS. But hey, I gots mad skillz.

3. Some days ya got it, and some days ya don’t. In my case: I have found that days I do strength training, I am barely bendy in yoga, and days I do only cardio, I am super bendy. It’s cool cause I have accepted it, and it is making for some interesting classes!

4. Reminding myself it could always be worse:

5. Will someone please send me a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips? Thanks

6. When I want people to get back to me ASAP.

7. This is seriously one of my favorite songs of all time. And the video is one of my faves as well.

8. This is a little video for my fellow Calgary friends. Since there is some massive flooding/rain/gross weather, this gives light on how to entertain yourselves. I’m totally doing it.

Time to ~~booze~~ workout.

Tell me something about your week!

Thursday Things

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Did you know Tom Selleck is the narrator of the North America series on Discovery? It makes me love the show that.much.more.

Need a workout, but don’t have the time to write one up? Try this one. It’s really good, and you can pretty much do it while you watch North America. Or Spartacus. Or The Bachelorette. Speaking of the Bachelorette, this season is lame-o. I don’t understand how it can continue to run. Actually, I do. The drama that ensues gets plastered in tabloids, which gives more publicity to the network, which allows them to charge more for advertisers, which makes them have season after season after season.

It won’t stop raining which means I have zero opportunity to work on a tan. On the plus side, it gives me zero opportunity to have a bad tan line.

I need a beer in my face RIGHT NOW. Or maybe one of these so I can still get in some sweet dance moves without spilling.

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Hey, remember that one post not too long ago where I shared the recipe I have been using for a single serving microwave chocolate chip cookie? Well, yeah…yesterday, I went to make it again and I realized we had no butter. WHAT KIND OF HOUSE HAS NO BUTTER. I AM SPARTA! AHH!!! Um, I already had chocolate chip cookie on the brain, so I was determined to make it. I substituted the butter with a 50/50 mixture of unsweetened applesauce and EVOO. HOLY EFFFF the cookie was AH-MUH-ZING. Speaking of am-muh-zing, I’m loving me this Best of Penny montage from Happy Endings: