Book Ends
As stressful as our lives can be, I am trying something new to me, book ends!
Have you heard of it before? I haven’t until recently. This is how it works
Life is full of “stuff” from the minute we rise to the minute we go to bed. Instead of waking up groggy and grumpy when the alarm goes off and you hit the 8 minute snooze button don’t fall back to sleep. Instead think of the things you are grateful for, ie your spouse, kids, home, business, job (some of us do love our jobs) your health and then the first person that pops into your head, whether friend of foe, bless them, simply wish that they have a safe, happy day. Then get out of bed, hit the shower, turn on the kettle, do some stretches or yoga for 20 or 30 minutes, make your coffee or tea and read a personal development book for 25 or 30 minutes. My recommendation is something like Think and Grow Rich, Laws of Success, Secrets of a Millionaire Mind etc. What ever your favorite author is.
At the end of the day, after all the hustle and bustle wind down to reading 10 pages or 30 minutes which ever you prefer of a spiritual book, such as Celestine’s Prophecy or what ever you like to read, but make it spiritual, that is the key.
You now have book ends. I am betting your thinking where am I going to find the time to do all the morning stuff. If you really want to start your day in a calm way you will rise 1 hour earlier. It will make the difference between a happy you or a grumpy you. Who is going to try it with me. I did it today, and felt so energized just because I wasn’t running ragged!
Hope you join me
Live, Laugh, Love
Kelly
Benefits of Vitamin D
Coconut Juice
When I make my energy drinks or even my Chocolate Shakeology I always use coconut juice (water). I am a self admitted electrolyte junkie, where ever and what ever I can get natural electrolytes from I will take it….provided it is an approved products of course
I was at the grocery store yesterday and came across a new brand of coconut juice in the International section. It is made by Mira Azul, I noticed the sugar content right off the bat was about 50% less than the brand I have at home.
Time to compare:
Current brand Charokoh vs new brand Mira Azul per 260ml
calories: 160 50
fat: 1.5g .5
sodium: 110mg 280mg
carbs: 37g 10g
fibre: 1.5g 3g
Protein: 0 2g
sugar: 30 g 7g
Both are products of Thailand, the Azul is not a sweet tasting as the Chaokoh, I have new favorite brand!
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Berry banana energy drink
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I love making new flavors of energy drinks, this one is a must try
1 scoop of your favorite protein powder
frozen berries
teaspoon of Matcha tea powder
1 banana
3 ice cubes
1/2 packet of your favorite crystal lite flavor stick
I use a magic bullet to mix my energy drinks which is why I didn’t give you a lot of the measurements. No worries, just make sure it all fits in the cup and still have room for expansion when blending. If you find your drink too thick just add a bit of water and blend again…consistency it completely at your discretion.
Enjoy!
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Kelly
Body Sculpt
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It wasn’t ChaLean Extreme, but it was Turbo Jam Body Sculpt. Feeling a bit of sore muscle syndrome from yesterdays work out and yard work I decided that because I had more yard work to do, fatiguing my muscles further would cause more strain.
Turbo Jam’s Body Sculpt is a great work out, lots of squats, lunges and even some ab work with some light weights = calories burned. I can’t recommend highly enough if you are new to cardio exercises get your self a heart rate monitor with a chest strap so that you will know exactly how many calories you are burning. These monitors will let you know exactly when you need to increase intensity or when to decrease intensity. After some time you will be able to figure it out for yourself and won’t need to depend on the monitor so much, in the meantime it is a great way to learn and understand what your heart rate is doing and to keep track of how many calories you are burning.
You can pick up a decent monitor at Canadian Tire for around $100.00, I believe you will not regret the purchase. Building muscle will increase your metabolic rate and that means you can eat more food (healthy that is) and I am all about eating food!
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Kelly
Busted!
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June 19 I started ChaLean Extreme over, that lasted one week.. Day 1 was fantastic, day 2 is a rest day, day 3 fantastic, day 4 not so fantastic. I ended up straining a muscle in my back, there is pain, and normally I embrace the aches and pains and consider them to be the fruits of my labor, but, not strains. This led to me halting my day 5, day 6 was not a lot better, I choose to give it a bit more time to relax. A couple of days later everything was back to normal and time to resume, right, not so right. For the first time in 10 months my lifestyle was interfering with my work out routine. Maybe that is the problem, my routine is not my routine any more. Summer yard work as dumped a tremendous load on me and is consuming a lot of my time. I really enjoy the yard work, gets me outside, love the fresh air and it gets me out of the office.
While I was away with my husband on the weekend I decided that maybe what the real problem is I need to do a parasite cleanse. I have not done a cleanse in over a year, think that could be the problem. Today I started my parasite cleanse and I did a 20 minute work out. The 20 minute work out is only a couple hundred calorie burn BUT, I did cut the grass and pick up the fertilizer for the lawn, between emptying the bags from the lawn mower a dozen or more times and hauling the fertilizer, that has to count for a bit of weight training.
Tomorrow I will restart ChaLean Extreme from Day 1, gotta get it right this time 🙂
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Kelly
Chalean Extreme Burn Circuit 1
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Wow, did that feel great to get back at Chalean Extreme. I have done so much cardio lately that I had forgotten how good weight training feels. Looking back in my guide-book seeing how much weight I was lifting from day 1 to now is pretty incredible the strength that I have gained over the past 10 months. I am confident this time I will see a transformation.
After my work out I enjoyed a delicious home-made energy drink that doubles as either a meal or snack, depending on your caloric intake. The cost of shakeology can seem expensive at $121.00 per bag, but there is 30 servings per bag. 5 servings a week = 6 weeks, chocolate is my favorite but the green is delicious too, I found mixing fruit with it helped to enhance the flavor. If Shakeology is a product that you would love to hear more about contact Heather Buchman or Bill Patty at Beachbody.com
Keep coming back for more great home-made energy drink ideas, I will post them as I make them!
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Kelly
Starting Over
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December 2010 I finished Chalean Extreme, my results where minimal at best but the work out was great and it certainly keep the joints from creaking.
I have worked with Chalene’s Turbo Fire and Turbo Jam, cycling indoors on my Schwinn Trainer and of course the old faithful treadmill. I was not able to follow Turbo Fire, it was too difficult, instead of putting it in the box and forgetting about it I bought Turbo Jam to learn the TF moves and be a little better prepared for the intensity of TF.
Once Spring hit and of course all the outdoor work that needed to be done, my exercise regimen has been neglected. I truly thought that the yard work would be a good compensation for my actual work out…not so. Although it has only been two weeks, my joints once again are aching, well, it can only be one thing, back to the work out routine. Since I do have most of the out-door tree trimming and flower beds weeded and looking healthy I will start Chalean Extreme over and watch for the transformation that I didn’t get the last time.
Round two here I come!!!!
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Kelly
Quick and easy breakfast
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This is a great protein pop em’s breakfast idea for those on the run or just in a hurry.
This recipe can be made on a Sunday and enjoyed during the week. They will stay fresh in an air tight container for one week or up to 3 months in the freezer.
I altered some of the ingredients, I used dried cranberries instead of cherries, natural peanut butter instead of cashew butter, I did not use cashews, and Unicity brand Quadplex protein powder. The pop ’ems taste great, had 3 for breakfast and they quite nicely tied me over until lunch, of course I don’t recommend skipping snack, I had a late breakfast and one extra pop ’em.
Enjoy!
Live, Laugh, Love
Kelly
