tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90137887342022361312012-02-16T05:18:32.791-06:00... getting smart(-er?) about my weight (... and body, energy, health, ...)*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-46863731290342894152011-10-17T09:00:00.000-05:002011-10-17T09:00:09.649-05:00

Has it already been two months since that last post?time really keeps on slipping slipping slipping ....I'm not going to post a progress pic of the scale, because if you go just by that, it looks like I've made no progress.But I know I have.I'm hitting the Y four times a week now:- Mondays: Zumba followed by Weights on Ball- Tuesdays: Zumba- Thursdays: Yoga/Pilates- Fridays: Weights on Ball Last

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-71363705919541362392011-08-16T17:28:00.002-05:002011-08-16T17:45:19.576-05:00

After just about four months of absence, I actually hit the YMCA for a bit of exercise this evening! I am SO thankful they have a FREE in-house 2-hr nursery facility!! Today I only did a quick 30 + 5 mins on the elliptical, but it was good to be pushing the heart again (wasn't out of breath the way I was four months ago when I started my cardio up again for what was that, a week?, before I had

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-44642852079158850002011-06-22T18:49:00.003-05:002011-06-22T20:16:00.904-05:00

After getting back from the breastfeeding mom support group meeting followed by an impromptu session with the lactation consultation, i had a quick lunch (chili cheese fries, yum! oh and some soggy leftover salad), then kinda hung out with the kid, expecting him to be wailing for food... in the end it wasn't until 5pm that i managed to pop a boob into his mouth... so 15mins each side took us to 5

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A few months ago, my weekday morning Nia classes changed days and overlapped Zumba classes at the Y. Like rock paper scissors, Nia wins over Zumba anytime. Unfortunately, this meant that instead of having at least 5 dance workouts a week, I was down to 3. And since my hands/wrists hurt, I've retired from racquetball until after I pop and recover. So I've not been to the Y for the longest

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-54054169631860338252011-04-06T07:15:00.002-05:002011-04-06T07:18:56.594-05:00

Every day I browse through the rotating headlines on the Yahoo! main page, clicking the ones that catch my eye. Today, my eye was caught, but in a very bad way:What's wrong with this picture?After a few hours of hunching over the desk like that, what are the chances that this woman isn't going to be able to stand upright, and will be suffering from a lot of low back, shoulder and neck pain? How

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Since we've "graduated" to working on non-classmates in what is termed "clinical settings", I've not been getting my twice-weekly in-class practice massages. Man do I miss them! If/when I ever do walk into a massage therapist's office one of these days, here's what I'll want them to work on:my hands in general, specifically my right thumb and forearmboth my calves (I *really* need someone to dig

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Well THAT didn't last...Tuesday I woke up too late for Zumba, and the Yoga/Pilates class wasn't calling out to me, so I didn't go, justifying it with a plan to hit one of the evening classes at the Y,,, which I proceeded to forget about as I cooked then delivered a Philly Cheesesteak Quiche to a "birth-tay gurl" *and* had a massage victim in the afternoon...Wednesday I woke up with an unhappy

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Well, this site fell into a bit of neglect... I have a good reason for it though.. I'm taking a Massage Therapy certification program, and that takes up all my weekday nights, and most of my Mondays too. That doesn't leave as much time for futzing around online... I *had* still been working out pretty often, then came some news (TBA later) *and* the cold... and next think I know I've not worked

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A long time ago I submitted IQ vs lbs to Blog Explosion, in the hopes of getting traffic from like-minded bloggers over this way. So long ago, in fact, that I thought BE had died or something. Then all of a sudden yesterday I get an email saying this blog has been declined, because "as stated in our user guidelines, we are not currently accepting SEO sites into our directory."This is an SEO site?

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-64873754942459621472010-11-25T09:09:00.001-06:002010-11-25T09:09:00.092-06:00

Gobble gobble, (aluminum) foil and (apple) crumble...... turkey burn (oh no!) and casserole bubble?To all those who celebrate it, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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So yesterday I asked if you'd had kefir before. Today I'll share a peek of the kefir smoothie I made:This was my first smoothie in aaaaaages! Once I started classes, everything kinda went out the window... am gonna try to get back on track now.So this smoothie was a simple one: a banana and a cucumber, with a ½ cup of strawberry+banana-flavored kefir and a splash of water. Verdict: considering

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A few weeks ago I picked up a bottle of LowFat Plain Kefir in an attempt to get more of those good bacteria in me... in general I've been really bad about food consumption lately, and my gut was pretty unhappy, I figured this might work better for me than the yogurt that seems to just sit on the fridge shelf totally not calling out to me when I am hunting for food and end up getting thrown out

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yes yes yes I'm SO overdue for updates on ALL my blogs :p Today I'd like to just blog a little bit about the two main dance-type exercise class thingys that I do to keep myself moving to replace the treadmill / ellipital machines and step aerobics type sessions.First up: ZUMBAThis is essentially Latin-based dance moves and music... the first time I tried this out I felt so utterly stiff, I can't

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... and double potato chips! :pWoke at 5:15am but was still late to the early morning step class (no thanks to the cat ... grrrr!!), but hey at least I made it! I've been threatening to go for weeks now, but every Friday morning has seen me turning the alarm off and dropping back off to sleep.So, this time I drove.Class was by a substitute (P, who usually does Zumba). While she stumbled (not

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Tuesday:Woke up too late for smoothie-making.Had a ¾-boiled egg (the white is solid, the yoke gooey), and allergy meds washed down with a few sips of Sprite Zero (water wasn't immediately on hand!)Biked to the YDid 45mins Zumba (Gold) and 15mins Sculpt with 2x5lb dumbells.Biked backHad another ¾-boiled egg.Don't remember what else I ate over the rest of the day, but I think I was pretty good

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-10946670767831191162010-08-03T01:20:00.001-05:002010-08-03T01:23:46.870-05:00

One reason I was totally derailed food-wise was I wasn't keeping proper tabs on my consumption... just the effort of keeping track of food intake goes a long way in getting one to think twice about what they are going to mindlessly shove down their gullet, methinks.So here it is again, more for me than for you... my daily food/activity diary.Monday August 2nd 2010Morning smoothie(s): collard

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Well, as you might have guessed from the dearth of posts that almost all aspects of my health efforts have gotten sidetracked. I have been hitting the gym frequently, mostly for Zumba classes, and the once-a-week Nia treat. However, I have also been doing a LOT of ice-cream and potato chip binging. Not good, for my physical, mental and subtle systems!But August is a brand new month, and I once

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It's not like I was taking notes, so these combinations are picked from an unreliable memory :) but here's an attempt at recording some of my smoothie combos.Saturday morning:apple, banana, mango, radish, celery, carrots: a decent first trySaturday afternoon:apple, baby spinach, mango, carrots, soy milk: very 'light' without the bananaSunday morning:apple, banana, blueberries, baby spinachMonday

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-64332475205121864252010-07-09T10:45:00.003-05:002010-07-09T15:49:51.690-05:00

I cut myself some slack in June, knowing that come July & August, if things went the way they did the last time hubby turned into a vampire, I'd be able to hit the gym in the mornings on most days *and* eat both less and better.Then I realised we were heading to the in-laws' for the July 4th weekend, so I cut myself even more slack.I also had some sort of mental block about the [cheapo] blender

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-20845291997584674612010-06-14T08:00:00.002-05:002010-06-14T08:19:01.045-05:00

... I'm suffering from my as yet not totally identified allergies ...The Resolution(s) by Month for June is simple: no Coke Zero! Implied is no cola, ideally no soda at all. It doesn't mean no caffeine tho. On one hand, so far so good... early in the month I had a few cans of Sprite Zero; we've done a few gas station crappuccino runs (this will stop soon - the quality is so disappointing most of

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So I had intended on jumping right back into consuming just raw/lightly-processed foods ... but that somehow didn't take... I think a huge part of how I was able to stick with it last time was the hubby's turned around hours... yes I felt good, but now that seems like a distant memory, not a tangible benefit anymore. His next round of vampire hours takes place in July & August, so I'll plan on

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My time in Malaysia (and Singapore) revolved a lot around food and drink, as expected.I didn't visit Restoran BRJ for its orgasmic nasi lemak this time around, so it will be a MUST do on my next trip. I did have a few other sub-par nasi lemaks from various kopitiams and restaurants: good enough to satisfy the craving but nothing that knocked my socks off.Had plenty of kaya, teh tarik, various

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Sunday the 25th was a slow day, mainly because I only went to bed at 3 or 4 am, yet was up and about by 9am. I’ll blame that birthday party the night before for resetting my body clock, LoL!In terms of caloric intake: had a large mug of lemongrass green tea upon waking up. Later during the day I grazed on some kuih bahulu, a large mandarin orange, and a small green apple. Dinner was another

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I’ve been back in Malaysia for about 1.5 days now. While I won’t hold myself to the April resolutions of weekday daily exercise and raw/lightly-processed food, I will try not to fall too far off the wagon! One way to help with that is to continue keeping track of my activities, so read on if you’re not bored to tears already!April 23rd:Upon arriving on early Friday afternoon, I accompanied my

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-48072039090863391932010-04-17T05:05:00.000-05:002010-04-17T05:06:02.383-05:00

My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's how I fared on Friday, April 16th:ExerciseStep Blast in the morning was BRUTAL!So brutal, in fact, that I sweated like I've never sweated before! Okay so part of that was the stuffy environs of the Y, but still..!I don't think I've sweated all the way through my butt like

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's how I fared on Thursday, April 15th:ExercisePower Pump in the morning, followed by 25 mins elliptical, and 3 sets of racquetball.In the evening, I also went for Yoga.It was good.FoodBreakfast: half cup of Fiber One cereal, half cup of MultiGrain Cheerios and a serving of

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's how I fared on Wednesday, April 14th:ExerciseNo Nia in the morning, class canceled :(I couldn't sleep the night before, nor could I sleep during the day, I was so wasted I didn't feel up for any evening exercise. So today was a total day off. My body demanded it!FoodEarly

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's how I fared on Tuesday, April 13th:ExercisePower Pump with C (with light bar, was feeling a bit wimpy), followed by 20mins elliptical, followed by two sets of racquetball (I lost, again!). Was pleasantly sore all day -- and why not, I'd worked out for a total of over 4.5hrs

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's how I fared on Monday, April 12th:Exercise:Since I wasn't keen on a Turbo Kick session with K (I found it boring last week, remember?), I decided to skip the early morning workout. Instead, I hit the Y in the evening:- 15mins Strictly Abs (N)- 1hr Zumba (J)- 1hr Pilates/Yoga (T)

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for Friday, April 9th:ExerciseIt was my first time attending the early morning Step Blast class (last Friday I chose Yoga)... and it was also the first step class in YEARS for me. Had a lot of fun, though - I guess muscle memory does exist?! Sure I kept

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for Thursday, April 8th:Exercise:The early morning Power Pump with K was nowhere near as good as with C on Tuesday. Yes, this is the same K who had me not enjoying Turbo Kick on Monday morning. Hmmm. Well, now I know. I'll still stick to early morning workouts

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My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for April 7th:Exercise:Due to the weather when I woke up, and considering how things didn't go as planned last week, I decided to forego the Zumba class at the Y in order to pick the hubby up from work at 6:15am so he wouldn't have to walk back in the rain (even

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-33290896751080031492010-04-07T02:00:00.001-05:002010-04-07T05:39:24.732-05:00

My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for April 6th:Exercise:This morning was my second time round doing the early morning Power Pump with instructor C. Perhaps it's because he's older, or perhaps it's just the format of the class that's more mellow, but find I enjoy this class quite a bit. Then again,

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-81862844235896001982010-04-06T01:11:00.002-05:002010-04-06T21:09:22.170-05:00

My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for April 5th:ExerciseThis morning was my first time catching the 5:45am Turbo Kick class at the Y. I didn't enjoy it. I don't know if it was the choice of music, volume of said music, or the routines the instructor (K) put us through, but within 15mins I was eyeing the

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-568080213473087332010-04-03T04:35:00.002-05:002010-04-06T01:15:14.667-05:00

My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for April 2nd:ExerciseKnowing full well I'd be sore from the workout the previous evening, and since I had a choice of Power Pump vs Yoga for Friday mornings, I went for Yoga. It was my first time on a Friday morning and with C as the instructor. It went pretty much as

*lynne*http://www.blogger.com/profile/06245915758105430033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013788734202236131.post-30752377218823491462010-04-02T19:57:00.002-05:002010-04-02T20:04:28.937-05:00

My Resolutions for April are two-fold: weekday daily exercise, and raw/barely-processed food consumption. Here's the report for April 1st:ExerciseSince I couldn't wake up in time for the targeted morning workout, I instead went for 1hr 20m of "Strictly Legs" and "Body Conditioning" in the evening. It was my first time with this instructor (M), whose style I would describe as mellow - doesn't

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