Say What You Mean

January 27, 2013 Kim 10 Comments

The 43 today worked my butt and quads. I did a single-leg squat. I didn’t fully extend the leg I was working during the 43 so it really fired up my quads!

It was a little hard to keep my back straight, touch the floor and not lose my balance and topple over – goo thing we all know that I’m used to looking like a complete dork!

This was a fun 43 for me! (Don’t worry, I did 43 with each leg!).

I was going to go out and run today – put on my tights and everything. But my legs are tired feeling and I decided that I should probably take a day off instead. I don’t really like to take days off (actually I hate taking days off!!!)- maybe part of why I tend to get injured?!?!

Does anyone else struggle with taking days off? Really, all I want to do right now is go work up a good sweat. So – here I am trying to be happy with the day off plan

Last night we had some friends over and fired up the party machine:

This time we had rum drinks – almost felt like we had left Kansas and were hanging out on a tropical island somewhere – ALMOST. Even though we were still in Kansas, it was fun to catch up with friends and enjoy some tasty drinks!

I shared this little list of “women’s” terms with Chris and the other guys:Of course, they all said that when they say “fine” they mean fine – WHATEVER! My favorite is WOW!!! Although, now that I have shared this with Chris, I might have to come up with some new phrases!!! (just kidding, babe!)

I thought the list was entertaining but for the most part I really do say what I think or feel. Do you have little things you say when you mean something completely different?

Happy Sunday!

Kim

Biceps, Core, Fitness, Shoulders

Just Messin’ Around

January 26, 2013 Kim 5 Comments

Today for my 43, I pulled out a piece of equipment that I forgot I even had (and I have no idea where it came from).

It is a Bally disc. Kind-of cool because the disc actually spins so you have to hold your core tight if you want to stay still.

The black part is the spinning part. I decided to just play around with this and see what all I could do with it.

First, I stood on it and twisted. I did 3 sets of 43 twists.

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I’m not sure if it would be possible for me to look any goofier than I do in that demo!!!

Then I decided to stand on the disk and do side-bicep curls (43, of course).

The bands aren’t really very long and they are sort-of tight so this was a pretty good exercise. I decided to try one more 43 – alternate front raises.

This last 43 (on each side!!!) was the hardest!! Gotta keep working on my shoulders!!!

Overall, I’m not sure how often I will pull this disc out – judging by the dust I had to clean off of it this time, not very often!!! It was fun to mess around and do some different things for my 43 today so the disc has some value!!!

After I finished up the 43s of the day, I did Les Mills Combat – HIIT Plyo. This is a great HIIT work-out. It is only 30 minutes but it is super high intensity. Lots of jumping squats, plyo lunges and burpees!!! I also did the Core Attack work-out again because I like to ~~torture myself~~ challenge myself!

Yesterday was a fun girl’s day out (we even had a glass of wine with our lunch) – shopping really works up an appetite!!! The best part of the day was coming home at dinner time to the yummy meal that Chris had all ready!!

Last night, Chris and I watched Pitch Perfect using Apple TV. That Apple TV is handy – all you need is a remote – no DVD player required!!! (The DVD has to be preloaded and….blah, blah, blah…..but that is behind the scenes work on Chris’ part!!!). Chris admitted he thought the movie was going to be hokey but he ended up enjoying it as much as I did!!!

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My favorite type of movie – funny with a happy ending – a true feel-good movie.

Happy Saturday!

Kim

Core, Fitness, Running, Treadmill

Lovin’ Friday!

January 25, 2013 Kim 5 Comments

Today I mixed it up – crazy, I know!!! I did my 43 at the end of my work-out. Not my favorite way to get things done!!! I like to kick things off with the 43 because for a lot of the exercises – 43 seems like a really large number and I like to hit it while I’m fresh!!!!

Anyway, today I did a move from Tae-Bo (I think it is in the Boot Camp series but I can’t actually remember which DVD it is from!). It is a sit-up but when you come up, you split your legs and reach forward.

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This actually turned out to be a great 43 to do at the end of a work-out because besides the core work from the sit-up, it has a bit of a stretch!

I started my day with some Les Mills Combat – Combat 60 Ultimate Warrior!!! Great start to any day – especially Fun Friday!!

I typically don’t run 2 days in a row with my history of injuries but today was a short run for a good cause. Rachelle posted about a virtual 1.5 run today for a little boy (Colton) who is fighting Leukemia. The idea is to wear orange (color to support Leukemia) and send a picture. You can click over to her site for more details. I thought it was a great idea so I hoped on my treadmill and did a quick 1.5 miles.

Since I worked out early, I had to wait for Jordan to get up to actually take my picture – done running by that point!!!

I’m excited to be checking out a new (to me) place today. I’m going with a friend to The Pink Suitcase. Hmm…I wonder if they carry work-out clothes since that is what I seem to be living in these days! It should be fun – girl’s day out!!!

And – it is supposed to be 50 degrees today!!!! WooHoo!!!

Happy Fun Friday!

Kim

Cardio, Fitness, Lunges, Running, Squats, Treadmill

Warm or Cold?

January 24, 2013 Kim 6 Comments

Today I decided to come up with another circuit-type 43. This one was great because it had some toning combined with cardio moves to target the same areas – BONUS!!!

I did the following circuit:

I liked it a lot – got my heart rate way up and took about 15 minutes to do all 43 reps. (I didn’t set my timer.)

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Today is a true example of what a total dork I am – I could tell that my arms were off during the ski run. Who cares??? Just make big movements with your arms to get your heart pumping – the goofier the better!!!

After my 43 I ran. I truly planned to run outside this morning but the temp on my car said 11 when I took Hunter to school. Ummmm….no way – please don’t make me go out there!! Treadmill – here I come!!!

I did 10 miles at a fairly steady pace with a 1.5 % incline. Time – 72:49 (only let the last 2 miles drop under 7:00)

I actually felt really good running today. I tried out some new shoes that I got last week on my Dick’s shopping adventure – the Brooks PureFlow 2.

I like them OK – not sure I like them as much as my Mizunos! I do love the color though!!!

Warm or Cold – so many choices!

Left-over pizza – I like it either way
Apple crisp – Warm!!!
Wine – Cold!!
Baths – HOT
Weather – the warmer the better!!!

I know that there are many people who like weather like this:But my happy spot looks more like this:

What about you – Warm or Cold??

Happy Thursday!

Kim

By the way, the answers to yesterday’s trivia challenge:

the Beattles
in the bones
a mile

Pork, Recipes, Soup

Tex-Mex Pork and Corn Soup

January 24, 2013 Kim 2 Comments

This recipe is an adaptation of one from The 1500 Calorie a Day Cookbook by Betty Crocker.

olive oil
pork tenderloin, cut into bite-size pieces (I used the whole thing – about 3 lb)
chopped onion (about 1 c)
minced garlic (I used a spoonful)
frozen corn (I had about 8-10oz left in a bag so I used it all)
2 cans chicken broth
chunky style salsa (I used about 1.5 c)
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
fresh cilantro, chopped

Put the oil in a dutch oven over medium heat and cook the pork until no longer pink. Add the onions and garlic to continue cooking. Stir in the corn, broth, salsa and pepper and let simmer. (I let it simmer about an hour.) Right before serving, stir in the tomato and cilantro.

I didn’t have any because I met a friend for dinner but Chris text me that it was stupendous soup!!! It smelled good (and will be my lunch today!).