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Today's Deals:
1. My sister started an awesome new blog! Its for/ about busy mothers. She is doing some AWESOME giveaways right now so check out her blog and enter to win!!!
2. I found this deal on a set of knives & wooden block on the coupon blog I follow and it looked good. I figure even if they are cheapo knives, they can't be worse than I've got now. $5.99 shipping is all you pay. I will post back what I think of them when they arrive.
3. Holey Donuts makes/sells low fat donuts and they are SOOOOO good! They are always having sales but this one in particular looks really good. I'm not sure if Im going to bite (literally, right) yet but Tammy & I may go in together on some. YUM YUM YUM....
Today's Workout:
-Denise Austin Daily Dozen (most of the UB segment)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch
I also got in a lunchtime walk today and yesterday :)
Today's Review: FIRM - Cardio Sculpting Balls Rebekah Sturkie, 2007 ***** (5 of 5 stars)
This is a 55 minute mostly cardio workout led by Rebekah with 4 background exercisers. Emily shows the beginner modifications. The set is the white room with the (fake) city view windows. For this workout you will need the 2 two pound sculpting balls that come with the dvd. The dvd has 2 shorter premixes on it; a 30 minute all sculpting workout, and a 30 minute core cardio workout.
This workout really has a functional feel to it. Its obviously not heavy (or even close) sculpting BUT you can get some lower body, body weight work in. There are a fair amount of lunges and dips so if you really go deep into the move you can feel it. The upper body really cant be worked w/ the 2 lb balls because there really arent enough reps. You could easily use dumbbells for the majority of this workout if you wanted to up the strength work. I actually used heavy dumbbells in the last strength set (the one with the "X marks the spot move").
The cardio work is solid in this w/o! Especially if you add in plyos & do all the advanced moves throughout the dvd. She does some squat thrusts, a side jump, soccer drills w/ the balls on the ground. Lots of good stuff here.
There is a lot of core/ ab work in this one. Some crunches but a lot of standing ab work. She includes lower back work too which is always nice IMO. Lots of functional moves like picking up the ball off the floor.
I would rate this a higher intermediate with the option to up or down the intensity if you want. I really like the workout. Its fun and unique and def worth picking up. You can use the balls in other workouts as "boosters" and get use out of them too. Rebekah is a good lead and cues well. All the moves are athletic-nothing dancy or complicated.
Today's Recipe: Egg Salad Wrap (this is my spin on the egg salad wrap I found in the Firm 14 Day Diet)
-I hardboiled egg + one HB egg white
-1 TBS lite avacado ranch (can sub lite mayo)
-1/4 of 1 avacado
-guacamole spice mix ,salt, pepper to taste
-1 whole grain tortilla (I use La Tortilla Factory)
Directions: chop harboiled eggs & mix with lite ranch or mayo, sprinkle with guacamole mix powder, salt & pepper. Spread mixture over warmed tortilla. Dice avacado and place on egg mixture. Wrap & eat. YUM!
Today's Tip: 5 "bad" foods you should be eating #5-final (link)
5. Peanut butter super-fattening? It’s high in fat but that doesn’t mean it’s fattening. Note that gaining or losing weight, and body fat, basically comes down to balancing calories.
That said, peanut butter is a concentrated source of calories, so you don’t want to go overboard. But you don’t need to eat tons of the stuff to feel satisfied: just a tablespoon (90 calories) or two of peanut butter goes a long way. I eat peanut butter nearly every day because it tastes so good and it’s really nutritious. Peanut butter provides protein and folate, a B vitamin important for the healthy development of new cells.
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