Showing posts with label Physique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physique. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Meta Day 2

Today was hard!! I think it's all starting to set it now and my body is starting to scream out for the foods I'm no longer eating i.e. processed foods like Cheez Its, breads, dairy, etc. Notice I said Cheez Its first because they are my absolute favorite!!


On Day 91 I'm having a Cheez It party and you are all invited :) Today's workout was not as energetic as yesterdays. I worked out late in the afternoon as opposed to yesterday getting to workout in the morning and I believe it made a huge difference on my energy level. Yesterday my dance cardio was at about 96% effort and today was closer to about 70%. I was begging for that 30 minute mark to hurry up and get here. Poor Tracy was getting a lashing out at on my TV screen! "I hate you crazy woman!" "What the heck are your legs doing and why won't mine go that fast!" And don't even let me get on my rant about how the mat work went down. I've never sweat so much "fairy dust" in my life. So much so that I had to rip off the sports bra because sweat was pouring! I know that's an awful visual but I was home alone :) I never know how this little lady tends to make these workouts feel like your legs are burning off your body but I know tomorrow morning I will wake up and look down and already be able to see a difference. Day 2 down and 28 to go for month 1, 88 to finish the challenge!

Meta Day 1

So today was a success!! I woke up early this morning to the realization that I needed a juicer to get my power juice going. Thanks to my friend Helen she highly recommended the Jack Lelanne juicer and I'm pretty impressed. It'll juice absolutely anything and everything. I may start juicing everything I eat....well at least until I get sick of a baby food diet. So I headed off to Kohl's first thing and yes I felt like a moron knocking down the door at 8:00 to buy a juicer of all things.
Once I got back, I spent all morning preparing the foods that are part of the Week 1 meal plan (Nutrient Boost Week) but the good thing is I made enough for tomorrow too. Now, the Nutrient Boost Week entails 7 different items (servings) of food that can be eaten whenever you want. Breakfast kicked off with the power juice (kale, beets, and apples). I have to say I have never eaten a beet in my life but dang they stain your hands "beet red", now I know where that comes from. The juice was a pleasant surprise considering it looked and smelled awful.

For breakfast it called for steamed apples and blueberries then pureed into applesauce, delish!!


I did my Day 1 workout right before lunch so I was starving come 1:00. For lunch I ate the carrot/parsnip puree which was good and veggie soup. I forgot to take a picture of lunch but I will post tomorrow. Then for dinner I had the Gazpacho and sweet potato/corn puree. The gazpacho was tolerable but the sweet potato puree was heaven!!
Yea that pic looks a little gross but it looked more appetizing than the picture does it justice. And just about an hour ago I was happy to finally enjoy an "approved" glass of wine and dessert. Chocolate/Strawberry pudding! After dessert so sweet I am rethinking about sticking to this for at least another day :) Day 1 down, 29 to go!
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Here We Go

So I agree with Jen that I haven't been as faithful as I said I was going to be about blogging but I'm starting a new fitness routine tomorrow that I'm going to blog my way through to help me stay motivated from all of you and keep me on track.  So many of you know my obsession with everything Tracy Anderson.  For those of you not familiar with her, google her! I have all of her DVDs and tomorrow I'm starting her newest project called Metamorphosis AKA "Meta". 
It still entails the muscular structure and dance cardio but its complemented with a meal plan which I know is going to kick my butt.  For those of you that know me well know that I'm always trying to find the next big challenge to take on and this is going to be it.  This Meta series will run for 90 days and at the end of those 90 days, if I make it, she sends the next 90 days worth of material.  So here we go, Ready....Set.....Go!!  I officially have 30 minutes left until tomorrow starts so I may go polish off the cupcakes Julie left here last night :)  I plan on posting the food I'll be making so all of you can be sooooo jealous!!!  Sweet Dreams!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

January

The last two weeks of January have been packed full of all kinds of things! We are on week four of couch to 5k! It feels funny telling people that this week I've built up to running for 5 minutes straight, as if that would impress anyone who has legs, but it's an accomplishment all the same.
Jen had a birthday! We spent a day making her birthday cake together. While we decorated the cake, the boys attempted to fix the dishwasher, which was seemingly a successful mission! Don't you hate hand washing dishes? I do! Once the cake was done and the dishwasher was put back together, we headed to Ally's house for dinner and games. It felt like Christmas all over again. I loved it! I don't care if we have to have an "un"birthday in February, dinner and game night is a must!


The next day we had a worship team party at the house. We had BBQ catered it, and I made some desserts. I really should have taken some pictures of the spread, but with 30 people on their way to the house, there wasn't time for picture taking! Some of the goodies that made an appearance were: lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream, magic bars, and homemade brownies.
Speaking of goodies, Haute Cakes made some new flavors this week: chocolate covered banana, strawberry shortcake, peanut butter banana, toffee crunch, peanut butter & jelly, and cookies and cream. So fun (an tasty!) to try new things!
This weekend I had a wedding and grooms cake to make. Driving the cakes to venues is particularly nerve racking, but we arrived safely, as usual and the bride and groom were very please, which is all I need! You can check out the latest cakes at www.hautecakeshop.com.


I can't believe January has come and is on its way out, but I'm excited for February! I will make greater strides at being a better blogger in February. Looking forward to learning new things, cooking new recipes, and running longer distances!

Julie

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Couch to 5k, etc.

So today was day 1.5 for me on the "Couch to 5k" program. I actually began it on Tuesday, but only made it 17 minutes into the 30 minute workout before I thought I was going to die. Today, I did day one over again but actually made it the entire 30 minutes. WOOHOO!! I know, I'm a beast. *See disclaimer below

We picked up George from the airport tonight. He had a fantastic time in Dowagiac, MI with his family. We are happy to have him home! So are the doggies :)


-Jen
*Disclaimer: Julie did Cto5K with me. I'm not actually a beast.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Welcome to Haute Housewives

Who and what is Haute Housewives? We are best friends that had the same idea for a New Year's Resolution which was to start a blog to follow what's going on in our lives.  We have many similarities and common interests involving cooking/baking, crafting, shopping, couponing, and exercising, all which will be discussed here.  We've titled different parts of this blog to help navigate to these particular interests.  Also, you can click on either of our individual page to be nosey as to what we're up to.  We hope you enjoy our blog and please be sure to follow us!
Happy New Year!