Sneaky Ways To Get Your Exercise In...

It's been said, getting at least 30 minutes of exercise in a day is the key to staying fit. Sure, 30 minutes is not a long time but sometimes it can be hard to fit in a workout during your day.

Here are a few sneaky ways to get your activity on when you're short on time!

1. Workout During Commercial Breaks
When you're watching TV, take advantage of the commercial breaks and use the time to do a non stop workout such as squats, lunges, crunches or high knees.

2. Workout While On The Phone
When making phone calls, use your head phones for a mic and get a speed walking sesh is. Can't go outside? No problem, grab a pair of weights and work your arms with some bicep curls, tricep dips or overhead presses. Workout your lower body with squats and lunges.

3. Don't Use Your Chair
If you're at work try sitting on an exercise ball instead of your chair. This will help strengthen your core.

4. DVD It...
If you don't have time to make it to the gym start keeping a couple of good workout DVDs at home. I love Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred workout. In 30 minutes you get a great cardio and strength training workout in.

5.  Break It Down
Instead of trying to get 30 minutes in all at once.  Try breaking this down to 3 10 minute breaks.  Walk to pick up your lunch, take the stairs instead or park further away.

6.  Double Up
Plan your gym session around your favorite television show.  It's so easy and fast to get a cardio workout in on the treadmill or stair master when your watching your favorite television show.

These are just a few ways you guys can sneak in a workout.  Do you guys have any tips to save time for working out?

Finally Met Jillian Michaels...

Well, hello hello.  So, last night was quite an event.  Totally last minute, I decided to go to Jillian Michael's booking signing for her new book, "Unlimited".  The book signing was in Borders in Columbus Circle. Jillian was there and so were a few members of The Biggest Loser, past and present.  I didn't really recognize any of the present ones since I have not been watching this season.  I waited nearly four hours, standing in line for Jillian to autograph my book!  The reason why it took so long is she gets personal with everyone and with nearly 400 people there, this took a while.  What I should have done was gone to Borders and gotten a bracelet earlier (you can't get in without a bracelet).  The bracelet has your line number on it.  Since I decided to go last minute, my line number was pretty high :-\



Me and Jillian

As expected, when my turn finally came, Jillian was sweet and very tiny!  It was worth waiting in line!

30 Day Shred: Day 3

I was still very sore today so I decided to do my level one workout this evening, hoping some of the soreness would go away. The soreness did not go away, but I still did my workout. Besides the lunges, this seems to br getting easier. Let's see how tomorrow goes. Are you guys getting your workouts in?

30 Day Shred: Day 2(after workout)

So, I did Level 1 again today. Honestly, it was harder today because I am soooooo sore! Yes, the lunges I did yesterday were so much harder because I was in so much pain doing them today! I'm hoping I will be less sore for tomorrows workout. The way I see it right now, I'll be doing level one for ten days, level two for ten and level three for ten days. I realized these postings may mean nothing if I am not telling you about any changes in my body that I notice. So, I took my measurements today and here they are in inches. Waist 30.5 Upper thigh 22.5 Hip 37 Let's see how this changes in 30 days!

30 Day Shred: Day 2(before workout)

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to do a quick post on the first day after the 30 Day Shred. So, I woke up this morning and every part/crevice in my body was sore. Now, this is good because I know in twenty minutes I got an all body workout! My abs and arms are especially sore. I'll post again after my workout today!

30 Day Shred: Day 1

Today was my first day of the 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. I started off with level one. The only doubt that I had with this workout was wondering if I could get an effective workout in only 20 minutes. Half an hour after this workout my legs are still shaking. There are absolutely no breaks between each circuit and there is A LOT of strength training involved. I used five pounds weights for level one and I felt challenged throughout the whole workout. The workout consisted of two minutes of warm up three six minutes of circuits which consisted of strength, cardio and abs. All this is closed with a two minute cool down. For a 20 minute workout I did feel very challenged. I will probably stay on level one for a few more days and I'm sure I will be very sore tomorrow!

Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred

As the weather gets colder outside, I like to keep a few workout DVD's at home in case I'm too lazy to walk to the gym :-p I'm thinking about buying 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. Has anyone tried it?

Peanut Butter and Banana....

Good Morning Everyone, So, in an effort to eat more natural foods, I decided to see how full I would be from eating just a banana with 1.5TB of natural peanut butter. So far so good. It's been half an hour and I'm still full...YAY!!! This hopefully filling breakfast ranks in at 5WW points. An interesting thing I noticed yesterday...my top was a bit loose on me!! This calls for another YAY!!! I also randomly went out and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies, all of which I plan on consuming in some shape or form today. Here's what I bought: canteloupe avocado cucumbers tomato lemon blueberries spinach I see a salad brewing for lunch, but as always, I will keep you all posted. Anyone watch Losing It With Jillian last night? How are you all doing?

Guesstimating Dinner Last Night...

Last night for dinner I had Channa Masala. Honestly, I'm guesstimating the points on this because I did not make this. I did have this with two tortilla's, which I know were 1 point each, so that's atleast 2 points there. Also, I did not have more than one serving of the Channa Masala, and I think I had about a cup and a half. Therefore, I'm guesstimating the Channa Masala to be about 6 points. This would bring my dinner to a guesstimate of 8 points. Not bad, I went over my daily points by .5 so I delved into my extra weekly point allowance. I also have activity points ranked up, but I try not to use them. After dinner I watched Losing It With Jillian...anyone else catch this show? What did you guys have for dinner?

Healthy Tips...

Hi Guys, So, Jillian Michaels, the trainer from The Biggest Loser was on the Rachel Ray Show this morning and she had a few good tips for eating out that I'd like to share with you.

Avoid artificial sweeteners in your tea. "Honey is a better option," Jillian says. "It has anti-bacterial properties; when used in moderation it can be good for you."

Order salad dressing on the side. "You will easily save well over half the calories, and it's not worth it to spend 200 calories on dressing," she says. "You know what else you can do? Get balsamic vinegar on the side. There's no calories in that and it's great for you."

Avoid foods that are fried or sauteed. Don't be afraid to ask the wait staff questions about healthy alternatives, such as requesting that a dish is steamed or grilled instead of fried.

Order veggies. "I always tell the contestants on The Biggest Loser that green vegetables are free," Jillian says. "Go bananas!"

Choose your calories carefully. Before heading to a restaurant, arm yourself with a pocket-sized calorie book or use your cell phone to track the calories in your meals. When you get the menu, Jillian suggests asking yourself a series of questions about the choices. "Stop and think it through," Jillian says. "Do I really want this? How will I feel after I eat it? Is it going to put me in a tailspin, am I going to regret my decision? Is it getting me closer to my ultimate goal?"