Thursday! - Results and Recipe!

Kickboxing w/ Deni!! Inspirational Deni Preston! Read her story, she's amazing!!

Workout interrupted by baby who got hungry early! But great workout anyway!! The sweat is just dripping off!

I skipped the arms and abs... I did arms yesterday and I am planning on doing abs tomorrow. Don't overwork your areas!! They don't get time to recoop!

We're experiencing a heat wave right now - but don't let it hold you back from your workout!! Just be wise about the timing, if your AC isn't Super, like ours. Try morning or evening when it's cooler! Or if you usually workout outdoors, try some workouts in doors This week! Try the step, or a video to follow, the treadmill, or free weights, bells, yoga, whathaveyou! There are so many options! SO you really don't get to use the excuse that it is too hot to workout!

Are you still drinking that water? Even more important this week! Are you eating more greens? Are any of you having trouble getting those greens in?? Try a green smoothy! If you're not a fan of spinach or collards, throw a couple of servings in the blender with some fruit, maybe even a little honey (My fav way!), a little soy milk, or water, etc - and blend it up!! YUMMY!!! It's a little trick I lay on our kids sometimes!! Get those greens in!!

This week's tip? Cut a few calories in your day. Instead of the whole milk, skim the cream off before drinking some. It's makes great butter anyway. Or purchase Skim. Instead of full fledged soy milk, try the light. Instead of potato chips, try a few rice cakes. Instead of that candy bar grab an apple, pear, banana, etc. Instead of that bagel and cream cheese, try a yogurt smoothy for breakfast. Just try to cut back a few calories - not a ton... just a few. Don't allow yourself to feel deprived. Pick one thing and trade up. Remind yourself you're trading it in for something just as yummy, just a bit better for your body! Don't be obsessive about it. Don't beat yourself if you give in to the slice of chocolate cake... just try to keep it down to ONE slice, and not half the tray. Remember, like everything else in life- what you eat, how much you eat - it's all a choice. That bag of cookies may in fact be calling your name! But you can say NO!

Rice cake recipe - caramel rice cake (or your choice of flavor), topped with 1-2 Tablespoons of fat free whipped cream (or even add a dash of cocoa to the whipped cream and have choc whipped cream!), toss a couple slices of strawberries on top and YUM!! A tasty snack that is under 100 calories!!

This is just a tiny step towards freeing yourself from the bondage of food. Food is GREAT! Don't get me wrong. And yeah, I slip like everyone else. But we should not be victims of our appetite. We need to gain control, so we our appetites and bodies can benefit from our wise choices in healthy, YUMMY food!

Result!! I am becoming more flexible already!! It's FANTASTIC!! You can do it too!

YAY! What a Day! Live it! Love it!! It's your life! Sweat on!