My Dear Friend FIR

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

I finally made it to the sauna today.  My body missed my dear friend FIR!  Far Infrared Sauna, that is.  A sweat like that really does a body good.  I need to make my weekly trip to see FIR a ritual again.  Still can't go above 130-degrees or handle that level for very long just yet, but I am dripping by the end of the session and feel fantastic.


Eats

Brekkie

Cascadian Farms Hearty Morning Cereal with Banana and Original Almond Breeze.

Lunch

Green Leaf Salad with Olives, Cherry Tomatoes, Organic Chickpeas and Reduced Fat Tomato Basil Feta.

Snack

Fage 2% Greek Yogurt with Honey.

I only ate about a 1/3 the honey... so yummy!

When I got home from the sauna I enjoyed 1/2 a Florida grapefruit.

Dinner

Repeat of last night's dinner... Turkey Meatballs with WW Pasta and Salad.

Dessert

Cookies & Cream Frozen Yogurt...shared with my honey.

At least it was only 25 fat calories.


Healthy Habits

Nourishment
Fruits: 2 servings
Veggies: 4 servings
Water: 3 liters
 
Body Care
Body Brushing, Oil Pulling & Magnesium Oil: check!
Sauna: I finally made it to the sauna!  Took Roxy with me right after work.  She was not the least bit happy she had to stare at me sitting in this wooden box for a half hour.
Exercise: Primary Back Stretch and Hoe Downs... gotta get in my full workout tomorrow for sure.

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps
Vitamin D3: 8 sprays


I am tired!  Heading off to dreamland...

Au revoir!

Gettin' My Health Groove On!

Playing catch up again... ended up falling asleep before I could blog last night. Oops!

I've realized that for me to be happy in life I have to feel good in my body. When my body hurts it really impacts my daily activities. Doing healthy things for myself in turn make me a happy woman. Making the time for giving my body what it needs is vital to my well being. For example, here are some of the things that my body currently needs on a regular basis: the quality of consistent T-Tapp movement, alkaline water, organic God-made whole foods, weekly sauna sessions, body brushing, enough sleep, the proper supplements and a balance between work and play. I'm sure there are more, but that's all it's demanding from me right now... and that's a lot to keep up with!

There are times when we get so busy in life that we let those signals (or warning signs) from our body fade away as we attend to more important matters. For me that always results in running out of energy or wearing myself down even faster. If I take time out of my busy day to do a few of the important things on my body's to-do list, the other things seem to fall into place naturally.

The moral of this story is to tune into your body and find out what it's asking for. More veggies? More water? A nice afternoon nap? A few sets of Hoe Downs? A walk around the block? Take a little time for yourself each day to do something healthy for your body. And remember that what you do today helps you get closer to your goals tomorrow... and you'll feel better doing it!


Tuesday, May 18th

Healthy Habits

Body Care
Body Brushing - check!
Oil Pulling - check!
Exercise - Primary Back Stretch before brushing.

Nourishment
Fruits - 2 servings today.
Veggies - 3 servings today.
Water - check!

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps
B-12 Plus: 8 sprays
Vitamin D3: 8 sprays


Eats

Brekkie

Jamba Juice! I shared a shot of wheatgrass with Marcel. He loved it too! Then drank almost half of the smoothie I ordered... Protein Berry Workout. I discovered that I do NOT like the taste of the whey protein they use. Yuck! The aftertaste and smell were hardly bearable... and it ended up in the trash. I had a few sips of Marcel's all-fruit smoothie, which was pretty yummy.

{ sorry no photo}

Lunch

Wolfgang Puck's Lentil Veggie Soup.

Has to be the grossest photo ever, but the soup actually tasted delicious for a canned soup!

And an Iced Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte.

I drink these so much lately they need their own acronym: IGNVL!

Dinner

Chobani with Cascadian Farms Hearty Morning Cereal and Frozen Blueberries.

Wednesday, May 19th

Healthy Habits

Body Care
Body Brushing - check!
Oil Pulling - check!
Sauna - check! Yay, for sauna time. My body really needed it. Feeling SO much better!
Workout - check! Tempo Lower Body Standing. Got a great workout, then had to run out for about an hour to jump my dad's car.

Nourishment
Fruits - check! 1 servings today.
Veggies - check! 6 servings today.
Water - check!

Supplements
Alfalfa: 6 caps
Pyruvyl Glycine: 12 sprays
Vitamin D3: 8 sprays


Eats

Brekkie

IGNVL (see above).

Got my Lifefactory Bottle in the mail!!! Isn't it cute?!
Eco-friendly, on sale and stylish... can't beat that.

Jen brought in her blender today and we made purple green monsters!

• Fresh spinach
• Frozen organic cherries and blueberries
• Original Almond Breeze
• Stonyfield Farms Vanilla Yogurt
• MILA
  

Just what I needed!


Ava and La stopped by for a quick minute and I just had to snap a photo.

She's so adorable!

Lunch

Amy's Spinach Pizza Pocket Sandwich and sliced Cucumber with Garlic Hummus.

And... Iced Tall Nonfat Vanilla Latte #2

Dinner

Leftover Buffalo Wild Wings and Broccoli.

Post-workout Snack

Chobani 0% Vanilla Yogurt.

Well, good night friends...

Au revoir!

Oh, Healthy Habits

Well, during the past two weeks my posts and healthy habits have sort of gone out the window. My life has been absolutely slammed packed with other things needing my attention. I have been drinking my water, but really that's the only thing I've been able to keep up with in this chaos. I started the T-Tapp 60-Day Challenge on Friday, May 7th and have yet to squeeze in a workout AND I haven't had a green smoothie since April 28th!

I'm thinking that once I get settled down a bit more this week I can resume most of these. Believe me, my body is missing out!


Healthy Habits I'm still working on:

• Avoiding Alcohol/Coffee/Sweets + Clean Eating: Aiming for eating more organic minimally processed foods
• Exercise: Aiming for 3 full workouts per week
• Sleep: Aiming for 8 hours of sleep per day: bed by 10pm, wake by 6am
• Salt Soaks: Aiming for 2 times per week
  

Mastered Healthy Habits:

• Body & Face Brushing (daily)
• Far Infrared Sauna (once a week)
• Oil Pulling (daily)
• Water (2 liters a day)

Healthy Habits Weekly Reviews:
Week of March 14-20
Week of March 21-27
Week of March 28-April 3
Week of April 4-10
Week of April 11-17
Week of April 18-24

Au revoir!

April 18-24 Weekly Review: Healthy Habits

Week of Sunday, April 18 - Saturday, April 24

Previous Reviews:
Week of March 14-20
Week of March 21-27
Week of March 28-April 3
Week of April 4-10
Week of April 11-17



Avoiding Alcohol/Coffee/Sweets + Clean Eating: Aiming for eating more organic minimally processed foods

• SUN: 3 Organic OJ Mimosas, Ben & Jerry's Imagine Whirled Peace Ice Cream
• MON:
• TUE: Starbucks Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte
  
• WED: Starbucks Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte, processed bread
  
• THU:
• FRI: Beer, Fried Shrimp
  
• SAT: Beer, Chocolate Covered Almonds, Popcorn, Ice Cream
  

Doing a bit better. I almost always splurge on weekends! I'm going to try really hard to stay away from sweets this coming week and also only do a Starbucks Monday like Diana @ The Chic Life.


Body & Face Brushing: Aiming to brush once per day

• SUN: skipped!
  
• MON:
• TUE:
• WED:
• THU:
• FRI:
• SAT: skipped!

I think I'm pretty safe to say that this habit is set. I brush almost daily... and love it!


Exercise: Aiming for 3 full workouts per week

• SUN: off
  
• MON: off
• TUE: Workout with Kayla
  
• WED: 2 Workouts with Teresa Tapp
  
• THU: Ladybug Standing
  
• FRI: off
  
• SAT: off

Got in a surprise 4-day Boot Camp this week! And lost 3 more inches. Yay!


Far Infrared Sauna: Aiming for 1-2 sweat sessions per week

• WED:

Safe to say that this habit is set as well. It's my Wednesday routine.


Sleep: Aiming for 8 hours of sleep per day: bed by 10pm, wake by 6am

• MON: sleeping before 10pm!
  

All those other nights I was in bed after 11pm. I am horrible at this healthy habit. Just horrible. Average 7 hours of sleep per night.


Oil Pulling: Aiming for 15-20 minutes per day first thing upon waking

• SUN: skipped!
• MON:
• TUE:
• WED:
• THU:
• FRI:
• SAT: skipped!

This habit is set as well. Time to purchase more oil to swish with!


Salt Soaks: Aiming for 2 times per week

How did I do? Well, I completely skipped out on this. Might be able to squeeze in a soak or two this upcoming week, but then I have to say goodbye to my garden tub.


Water: Aiming for 2+ liters per day

• SUN:
• MON:
• TUE:
• WED:
• THU:
• FRI:
• SAT:

This habit is set as well.

Au revoir!

Talk About Muscle Awareness!

Exercise

Today was fabulous and full of killer workouts with Teresa Tapp at the Safety Harbor Spa!!! My legs are like jello. My buns are still burning. And my lats, pecs and arms are very aware of all that activation they did earlier.

I willingly got out of bed this morning (although I have to admit going to sleep last night was fairly difficult) to participate in a morning workout at 7:00am in Safety Harbor. I absolutely adore Safety Harbor and can't wait to become a resident Safety Harborian! It's moving time people... and moving is stressful. I really needed these workouts to help calm down my cortisol and balance out my body.

Teresa taught us two workouts today! It's been a long time since I've gotten a chance to workout with the creator of the T-Tapp program in a small group setting. Everyone works harder on form around Teresa... and we all feel that "muscle awareness" later too!

Our workouts today consisted of modified versions of the Total Workout with new tweaks that only Berei has been privy to. Let me just say that those tweaks really work!!! After the first workout I felt like a new woman... very positive and happy attitude with endorphins, detox and Teresa to thank. I can't wait for the workout DVD to come out for this routine.

The afternoon workout was a bit faster paced since we were building upon the morning's session. Teresa also added in Balance Sequence and Thread the Needle (check out these moves @ http://t-tapp.com/try) for even more core concentration, then we called it a day. I miss days like this and hope for more in the near future. My hips and thighs already feel smaller. Thanks T!


After work I headed over to spend some time in the Far Infrared Sauna and refill my water jug with Kangen 9.5pH.


Eats

Brekkie

Egg on 1/2 toasted Ezekiel English Muffin with Spinach and Seriously Sharp White Cheddar.

After the morning workout I had a Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte.

Again, it wasn't perfect... and this was a different store! I think the universe is trying to tell me to quit the lattes again. Think I'll stick to those unsweet iced green teas.


Lunch

A quick Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken... well, 1/2 before the afternoon workout and the rest after. Kashi entrees are on sale for $2.50 each at Publix right now!

Dinner

1/2 of this 1/2 of a Publix Turkey Sub with a Spinach upgrade!

Then finished off the rest of that Pro Bar...

Supplements

Alfalfa: 3 caps
B-12 Plus: 4 sprays
Pyruvyl Glycine: 12 sprays
Vitamin D3: 4 sprays

Water intake today: 2.5 liters

Veggies today: 3
Fruits today: 0.5

Au revoir!

P.S. I've been cleaning, organizing, purging material possessions all evening. It's been a looong day... and now I need my beauty rest.