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stingo said:
Thanks again - I didn't go way overboard (well except for the 23rd when I had dinner out with my cousin - oreo beignets for dessert lol), but it almost felt like I did because I had wine two nights in a row (after having had beer on the 23rd). And on New Year's Eve too (along with some cookies). It was a nice treat, but I've found I'm far more comfortable/at ease when I stick to my food plan or reasonably close to it.
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Oreo's or nOt I am confident that you can reach your 240 mark! :)

By the way, care to explain more about your goals in your siggy? Balance I think I get. Impact is.. ?
 
Well balance training - if you look at my weight workout, several exercises are designed to improve core performance and balance (anything on the stability ball, the hammer curls on one leg etc).

Impact - my cardio up til now has been done on the elliptical and spin bike - which as you know have no impact. So to get my body used to it, my trainer is having me use the treadmill. (Had tried it before, but am actually using the programs on the treadmill now).
 
aah,sadie looks at wendys abs,and then hers..and sigh:(
wish i wasnt involved in too much crap in my life..i really miss my not so perfect tum which is worse now:(

btw i never liked ores,:)
 
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I was told impact training like on the TM is good for bone density. And that's about the reason I still do it, plus to have some variation on my cardio. But I still like elliptical better :p
I hardly use the balance ball, let alone bosu ball. I might give it a go next time I go to gym. :)
 
kiria said:
I was told impact training like on the TM is good for bone density. And that's about the reason I still do it, plus to have some variation on my cardio. But I still like elliptical better :p
I hardly use the balance ball, let alone bosu ball. I might give it a go next time I go to gym. :)
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Yup that's why I'm doing it - working the muscles in different ways is good too. The balance is to help with things like yoga so I can do some of the one legged poses and such like.
 
Of course we like to see what you eat. It gives us ideas what to make for supper that night or one night during the week.
 
Workout 1/8

Chest Press on Stability Ball 1x12@35
Bent Row 1x12@35
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@25
Hammer Curl on 1 Leg 2x12@15
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x12@25
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@25
Pushups with Leg Lift 8
Reverse Fly 1x12@20
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@15
Bicep Curl 1x11@30
Dips from the Bench 1x12
Obliques on Stability Ball 2x10
Ball Bridge - 1 minute
Crunches on Ball 1x12@8
Hip Raise (Legs on Stability Ball) 1x12
 
Saw a few new faces in the gym today - and our activity room (the place where we have our group classes) was filled to capacity. The resolutioneers are indeed upon us. Hopefully they'll stick around for more than a few weeks.
 
Ok, Tom. You get a new business possibility upon you! You can start your own healthy-food-for-a-week program! :D

I'd like to share you my concoction but usually by the time I finish cooking I would be too starving to just stare and take a nice pic of the food ;)
 
Heh thanks for the vote of confidence, but I'm in no way qualified to decide what's healthy and what's not. Here's my criteria for trying a recipe:

1. If I think I'd like the taste

2. If I think I could actually make it well

3. If the total calories per serving is between 300-500

4. If the calories from fat is around or under 30% per serving

5. A good number (relative to serving size) of proteins and carbs.

That said I'd be happy to put up a recipe and a picture if people would give the recipe etc a go.
 
stingo said:
Saw a few new faces in the gym today - and our activity room (the place where we have our group classes) was filled to capacity. The resolutioneers are indeed upon us. Hopefully they'll stick around for more than a few weeks.
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LOL. I have noticed the same thing.

Your pictures of food are great Stingo. A Master Chef in the making :) Thanks for sharing!
 
Workout 1/8

Spinning

Yes, the resolutioneers found our humble little spinning class today. All bikes were used, and the instructor walked around checking everyone's heart rate and such. Will be interesting to see who makes the commitment to stick it out. I hope some do.
 
Kitchen Adventure: Raita

If you've ever had Indian cuisine before, chances are you've at least seen, if not had raita - a delicious concoction of yogurt and spices. I made my first batch tonight using some fat free yogurt, roasted cumin (more on that), fresh cilantro, salt and pepper. (Fresh diced cucumber, and/or tomato are also welcome additions to this dish, but I decided to prepare the recipe as written).

All the prep work involved is just measuring out the salt and pepper, chopping the cilantro finely, and roasting the cumin. Now, I'd a vague idea of how to do the roasting, but hadn't ever done it before. As it turns out I had the right idea, just didn't turn the heat high enough. They should be roasted between 1 to 2 minutes on high heat, or until they release their aroma. In the finished product the melding of yogurt, cumin, and cilantro was delightful - an unusual taste combination that the palate was VERY happy to have around. The salt however is another story... the recipe calls for 1.5 teaspoons to 2 cups of yogurt. I could swear that's how much I put in, but the result tasted too salty. (Granted, I try to cook with as little salt as possible, so that might be a factor here). Next time I'll just try half a teaspoon of salt, then taste and add more as necessary. Past that though I loved it. I used up the rest of the naan (flatbread, as seen in the second picture from the left in my gallery a few posts back) and it was very good (again, but for the salt it'd've been excellent). So I will definitely have this again - a wonderful, exotic and (well, for the raita at least) low calorie, low fat tasty treat.
 
Even the greatest cooks make mistakes in the kitchen. Sounds good and glad it turned out good.
 
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