Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Looking forward to everything 2011 has to offer...xoxo

Happy Holidays!

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Have a fun and safe All Hallows' Eve!

Heidi Klum for New Balance

I love active wear because it motivates me. I wanna look cute when I'm working out. And if I have cute workout clothes, then I'll wear it more often. And if I'm wearing workout clothes, then I'll be more likely to workout more.

Anyways, if you watched this week's episode of Project Runway, then you're aware that Heidi Klum has teamed up with New Balance to put forth an active wear collection. The Heidi Klum for New Balance looks cute and comfy, although it's a little pricey, but not by much. The collection is exclusively available at Amazon.

How Duff Got Buff for Her Wedding

Hilary Duff wore a gorgeous Vera Wang dress for her wedding to Mike Comrie last summer. The actress enlisted the help of celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, author of the 5-Factor Diet, to help her get in shape for the big day.

To prepare, Hilary hit the gym five days a week. Harley modified his 5-Factor workout for the actress by amping up the workout. Harley extended the usual five-minute cardio warm up and five-minute cool down phases to 15 minutes each. The celebrity trainer told US Magazine,

“Each workout starts with a cardio warm up of jump rope and jogging, then we do a circuit of upper body, lower body and abdominals. We go through each exercise and do about 25 reps. We’ll repeat that circuit about four times and then end with cardio at the end.”

Diet was also key to getting Duff in shape for her big day and as such she was also on Harley’s 5-Factor diet consisting of five small meals a day – breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. The five meal a day menu would include a breakfast burrito, a mid-morning snack (such as a berry smoothie), a chopped salad for lunch, an apple cinnamon oatmeal cookie for snack, and usually Japanese for dinner. The diet has a simple criteria – low fat protein, healthy carb, healthy fat, fiber, and sugar free beverage.

Happy Father's Day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL WONDERFUL DADS OUT THERE!

I'm Back!

I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!
I know I haven't been updating my blog, but as I said earlier, I'm back! But even though I haven't been chronicling the trials and tribulations of my weight loss journey, I haven't deviated from my journey - well, maybe a little, but I got back on track and that's what it comes down to, isn't it? Yup, it's important to get back on the wagon if you fall off.

So I've been cranking it up on the workout front for awhile, but then I got sick and couldn't work out, which totally sucked. But now that I'm feeling better, I've been trying to workout more often. I've been pretty good so far. And the results are showing, I weighed myself and was surprised to see an integer I haven't seen in awhile. Curious, I logged on to my SparkPeople account to see how much weight I've lost since I started the account way way way back when. And guess what, I've lost 17.6 lbs! Wooo Whooo! Great right? This year alone I've lost about 9 pounds - not much, but hey at least it's something. I'm happy, but I know that I still have a long journey ahead. Sadly, I'm not even half way there yet. I don't know how I've let myself get like this, but now it's time to strike back and take control. Seeing how much weight I've lost is motivating. So now I'm all revved up. I'm only two pounds away from my mini goal!!! Bring it on!

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the best for the coming year!

Cyber Monday Sale Alert: Athleta

For Cyber Monday, Athleta.com is offering 20% off plus free shipping. Use promo code MONDAY to receive discount. Valid only on 11.30.09.

Perfect for stocking up on fitness attire!