Real Nutrition. Real Simple.
Kenpo is still my favorite of the non-weight training workouts. I love being able to kick ass at the end of the week. Now that I’ve done it enough times that I have the moves down and I can concentrate more on my intensity than on just getting through the moves without falling over, I [...]
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I can definitely tell that my legs are getting stronger. During the wall sits I am able to go lower and I’m not mooing by the end. I also added 15 pound weights to the calf raise squats, calf raises, the alternating side lunges (half the set) and the step back lunges. I don’t have [...]
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This week I was able to use my boyfriend’s free weights since he was out of town. For most of the moves I used 5 pounds because I didn’t know what weight would be appropriate. I did use 7.5 on a few moves like the overhead trice extension. I’m still using the 1 pound ankle [...]
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I spent my 20′s racking up credit card debt and gaining weight. What do these two things have in common? Budgeting. And it took me 10 years to realize it. Most people know, to a reasonable degree, how much money they are going to make in a month and how much their bills will be. [...]
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I don’t eat a lot of cheese anymore. When I first started cutting calories I kept some light Kraft singles around in case I had a cheese craving. Cheese was something that I thought I would be miserable without but actually haven’t missed. Many times after I serve dinner I realize that I have forgotten [...]
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I’m 5 weeks into P90X Classic and weighed in at 153.6 today so I am down about 4.5 pounds. That is nearly a pound a week which is great. But, since I am averaging an estimated 1000 calorie deficit since dropping my intake to 1500 calories per day, I’m a little disappointed in the speed, [...]
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This is the food pyramid that is being taught now (click on the image for a larger version). I think the fact that it looks like a circus tent is a great commentary on the state of nutrition education. But, the appearance aside, there have been many improvements made but there is still room to [...]
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This was an enjoyable workout for me because I like working my biceps. But, this reinforced even more that I want to get free weights instead of using the bands for my non-pull up exercises. Especially because I only have one set of bands so I had to keep taking them off the door, putting [...]
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As I’m trying to balance getting the nutrition I need without going over my calorie goals, I’m learning more about food and nutrition than I was ever taught in any health class in school. I even started college with a nutrition minor! When I was in school, this food pyramid was pretty much all we [...]
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This workout was a nice change from Chest & Back. It had a lot of different kinds of pushups including one arm ones that I couldn’t even do on my knees! But the pushups were mixed in with a the shoulder and tricep exercises which I enjoy. The workout is really tough on your shoulder [...]
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