tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294948562009-10-17T02:16:38.680-07:00...ramblings about health, fitness and mommy-hood...InstantBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443480550824249989noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29494856.post-54673317042148134302009-09-22T09:41:00.000-07:002009-09-22T10:12:01.314-07:00

I made these this morning with my new supply of gemma pea protein powder. I've mentioned before how I really like this kind of protein powder for baking with, because it's really floury in texture. It's nasty in shakes (chalky and thick!) but great in baked goods. It does absorb more liquid than flour, so if you use it, you'll probably need to increase the liquid ingredients a little, or add some

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To make a burpee even more intense (like it needs it!), try doing a kettlebell snatch as you stand up between reps. :O

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From Ross Enamait, Work Capacity 101:Complete within 2 minutes, and rest during any remaining time during the 2 minutes:Pull-ups x 5Medicine Ball Slams x 10Burpees x 15Jumping Jacks x 20Repeat as many times as possible, with your goal being 10 rounds in 20 minutes.

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As promised, here is one of my crafty summer projects: an iPhone armband for my hubby to use while running. As a bonus, this is fitness related, too!I am very pleased with how it came out. It has a buttonhole at the top for the earphones, and another large buttonhole on the side for the elastic strap the thread through. But the best part is the vinyl window. The phone is very securely in the

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Pike WorkoutI totally have this on my list to do after my baby is born. I can't wait to try it. I'm sure it will take me far longer than 30 minutes, though!Get a Deck of Cards.Shuffle them.Spades: BurpeesClubs: MahlersHearts: PushupsDiamonds: Squats2-9 = Face Value10-K = 10A = 15Go through as quickly as you can and keep time.

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All summer, I haven't blogged at all, mostly because...... I'm pregnant! I haven't been eating/workout obsessed like in the past, so I haven't felt like I should be posting here. But, I have been busy and I want to share. Here is a picture of my new best friend, found for me by my Dad. It's a gorgeous 1950's Japanese sewing machine made entirely of *heavy* metal, and it's the smoothest,

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I had this IM mini conversation with my husband recently. I thought it made an excellent blog prompt, so here it is:J: So does the BFL [Body for Life] mantra still hold true in your eyes - for every carb you eat, you should eat a protein? InstantBlue: Mostly, but not so strictly. If you're going to eat a carb, you should have protein to go with it. But really, it's about averaging it

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Another pasta-less idea, using veggies instead of noddles, this time inspired by the March/April issue of Clean Eating magazine. I changed the recipe a little to make it less soupy. If you like this, you should try spaghetti squash instead of noodles, too.Nutrition: 235 Cal, 6g fat, 17g carb, 29g protein (based on my tomato sauce)1 lb ground beef, browned and rinsed1 clove of garlic, crushed1

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One of my favorite cookies is a bar cookie that my mom made when I was a kid. They are an oatmeal and peanut butter bar, covered with a layer of melted chocolate chips. Mmm! I love love love those cookies!I decided that I should try to healthy them up, since a stick of butter and 2 cups of sugar in the recipe means you can only have one bite if you're trying to be good :( Now, I'm not going to

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I've been trying out a few different fitness-related iPhone apps, and a few are pretty good. I'm giving the food and exercise tracker, Lose it! a try for a few weeks instead of Fitday. It's a really nice program that works well for rough tracking, but is limited in how precise you can be. It is very pretty and easy to use, and has a very comprehensive food and exercise library. But more

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I've been wondering for a long time just how much fat you get rid of when you drain ground beef. I've also been taking draining it to the next level by rinsing my ground beef in hot water to get as much of that icky melted beef fat out of there as possible. Yes, I realized I'm probably also washing away any special beef flavor along with the fat, but seriously, it's ground beef. Not the choicest

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I have a growing collection of fun lunchboxes to bring my breakfast, lunch, and snacks to work with me. In addition to it being practical, since don't have the option of going out for lunch on my job, it also makes bringing my food with me more fun. If I can pull out a cute or attracive (or both!) container, I actually enjoy my food more. Yes, it is silly, but whatever. My food is pretty and

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I tried this the other day, in place of my Chalean Extreme ab routine I am supposed to do (but honestly...I HATE doing ab workouts, and if they're not built directly into a workout I'm doing, it's more than likely that I'll just skip it entirely....so I have only done the CLX ab workout once in my 4 weeks of the program).It was surprisingly good. It was expecting it to kick my booty, and to be

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Here's a typical day of what I've been eating recently:breakfast: omelet (4 egg whites, 1c spinach, 20g feta cheese)snack: toasted English muffin with 1/2T natural peanut butterlunch: dinner leftovers, usually ~4oz lean meat and 1-2c steamed veggies or spinachsnack: 1/2c Greek yogurt with 1/2T honey and 1/2c frozen berriesdinner: 5-6oz lean meat with 1-2c steamed veggies (alternates between

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I haven't had time to crack them open and play yet, but I'm so excited!!! I think this will definitely kick p90x's butt! I can't wait for a different workout every day of the 90 day rotation. I think I'll have to at least try some of these before I finish the Chalean Extreme rotation. Poor Chalean, it's not you... it's just that I've been waiting over a year for my Cathe STS, and now that it's

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***Updated on 9/1/09 to fix the link. It should work now!***If you are doing Chalean Extreme and don't have something to track your weights yet, Beachbody has finally made some downloadable PDF worksheets for you. They're nicely done - they have the same formatting as the P90x worksheets. Enjoy!Download here!

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Woo-hoo! I got the shipping notice that my STS DVDs are on their way to me. I am so excited!!!!! Now, will I finish Chalean Extreme, or will I start STS.... Arg, decisions!

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I hate these things. But I have to give credit to marketers for thinking of a way to make junk seem like it's a smart, healthy decision. Seriously? Just because it's only 100 calories doesn't eliminate the processed flours, refined sugars, preservatives and nasty dyes in it. Sure, it might help you control your munching better than a huge bag of Oreos with no built-in portion control. But a small

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I'm decided to post only my weekly macro averages, since it's really all about the average anyway. This week turned out to be pretty much perfect:

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Powerblocks are absolutely the best piece of fitness equipment that I have. They are a set of dumbbells that adjust in weight, so that you can have several pairs of dumbbells that only take up the space of one pair. I use them almost every time I work out (unless I'm just doing a purely cardio workout). I have two sets: the old sport blocks (3-21lbs in 3lb increments) and the old personal set (5-

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Just in case you haven't tried this yet, you should: spaghetti squash instead of actual spaghetti. Yep, just put it right under your regular spaghetti sauce or whatever you usually put on your pasta. It's a perfect way to add another serving of veggies to your meal and to eliminate a huge portion of starchy, processed, insulin-spiking carbs from your meal.It's super easy to make. Just cut it in

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Not bad, considering this includes Chick-fil-A breakfast and yellow cake with chocolate icing for dessert.

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Like most of the fitness-video-obsessed, I ordered Chalean Extreme as soon as it was released, in mid-December. Due to shipping snafus and issues with scratched discs and then being sick for almost a month (boo!), I haven't really gotten to try it out until this week. Now that I have tried it somewhat, I can say that I am pretty much happy with the program.For those that don't know, it's a 3-

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