Can’t move Monday! haha

Good morning bloggies!
Well I started the Whittle My Middle Challenge yesterday and first off, didn’t do so well (apparently I have NO core muscles) and today standing, laughing or coughing feels like a full time (painful) job! 
But I love it!  I love muscle soreness pain
BRING IT ON!
I also unlocked the 10 min hula hooping on the Wii fit and let me tell you,  2 months and I will have gone from a size 14 waist to a size 0 if I keep this up every day!!   Wiiiiiiiiii
How are you all doing?  I’m assuming everyone is back to their regular schedules today? I have one more day (that will be super busy) and then I start school tomorrow!  OMG
I have been drinking lots of this

in the morning, and it has definitely spiked my energy level.
As amazing as it sounds I am getting used to just drinking it straight too!
I also had yet another random platter
(which I’m sure you are getting tired of seeing)

I won’t go into details about this one, but I want to tell you about the delicious seaweed I found (don’t cringe)

It is so tasty, I’ve been eating it with Kimichi wrapped inside.
Here are the details

Maybe not a snack for every day, but I figured once in awhile it is ok!
I have been working hard at getting in way more veggies so yesterday’s lunch was a salad!

It was full of leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, dried cranberries and turkey!  Topped off with balsamic vinegar, grapeseed oil and pepper!

I wish I could say it was delicious, but it wasn’t.
I had to work hard to get through it, the tomatoes were grainy, the turkey didn’t taste good and the cucumber had no taste!  
Oh to have my garden back! 
Last night for dinner I made turnip/carrot mashed and then “fried” up.  *Not really fried, but browned.
Sautéed kale with garlic and grapeseed oil and baked chicken!

I made it through all the veggies (and some of Dave’s) but only a bite of the chicken, it was pretty dry.

I love this little mash it’s soo tasty!
Fast forward to breakfast this morning (and bypass the huge bowl of popcorn eaten later)
I scrambled up some veggies, eggs and nutritional yeast

tossed it into a wrap

And put it in the George Forman grill – and out came a delicious breakfast wrap!
I had another shot the wheatgrass! (ick)
Now I’m off to try to tackle my to do list today…
Whittle my middle day 2 (which will probably take 2 seconds as I’m so sore)
Finally get my criminal record check done for school
Go shopping for school supplies
Go buy a spiralizer (I finally found one in town)
Do some cleaning
Work with Lance on his puppy school check list
Think of something creative for dinner- I took out ground turkey – any ideas?
I’m sure more things will pop up as I go!

I will leave you guys with a few pictures of our walk this weekend, muddy but beautiful!




I love West Coast living!!
xoxoxo Jessssssica

EA Sports Active for the Wii - Review

  

Hey guys,

I thought I’d do a quick review on the new game I got for Christmas for the Wii
It’s called EA SPORTS ACTIVE – Personal Trainer

I am LOVING it so far!

I have done 5 workouts so far and I think it’s great
You start off choosing a male or female trainer
and decide if you want to do a 30 day challenge (20 workouts)
or just a day to day workout.
. I chose to do the 30 day challenge, as I needed a jump start to my fitness routine.
You get a daily choice of a easy, moderate or hard workout
Isn’t my trainer cute?  hehe

It is compatible with your Wii Balance Board, but could easily do without!

You can choose your music (which all sounds the same to me)

Then it puts together a workout for you, you can choose if you want to do the activities or not
(you can also skip activities while working out if you need to)

 

It keeps track of your progress and your estimated calories burned

Before each exercise it gives you an optional video to guide you through the exercises.

And you get to create your character, and she(or he) moves along with you! 

Doesn’t she look like me?? hehe

PROS

-It encourages you to take a rest every 2 days.
-Lots of options for activities
-It gets your heart rate up
-Great explanation of each activity
-Love being able to do it in the comfort of home!!
-My arms, abs and A$$ (the 3 A’s) are feeling the burn after 5 workouts.

CONS

-Not impressed with the exercise strap they send with it.  I subbed my own personal one… the one provided makes the exercises way to easy.
-If you don't do the exercises perfect (or move during the rest period) it pauses (for forever) and lets you know you are doing it wrong.
-Lunges are included almost every day (ok not such a bad thing, except my booty hurts – bad )
-The cute personal trainer is a cheeseball when it comes to all the comments he makes – inspirational the first 2 times you hear it, after that, you want to punch him in the face – Would be nice if they had a option to turn off his voice!

All in all, I really think it’s fantastic – it’s worth the money, plus it’s fun and you do feel the burn.  
Maybe not recommended to extreme weight lifters, but good for toning the fit to not so fit crew!

Let me know if you give it a shot!

-
 

Christmas Day 2010

Hope you got a chance to read the Christmas Eve Recap!!

I forgot to add on there that before everyone got here  

I WENT FOR A RUN!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, you heard it right!!   I was really impressed it was almost

2km and I ran most of it!! (besides the hill)  I haven't run in months!!

If you ever want to know the distance of a run

(no matter where you are) check out this site  MAP MY RUN

Ok on to Christmas morning.

Santa showed up!  We must have been good this year!

If you follow me on twitter, you'll know that Dave's big gift (a banjo guitar) didn't get here for Christmas

(even though it was ordered in October - apparently they forgot to order it - tisk tisk)

So I channelled my inner artist and made him this

I gave it to him with a ukulele!!  Which he enjoyed!

We opened our stockings! (I love stockings)

Sleepy heads

They were made especially for us in Newfoundland

Dave's mom sent them!! (un-stuffed)

I got totally spoiled by Dave...

And I must have been very very good this year!

LOOK WHAT I GOT!!!!

 

**SCREAMS**

I am soooooooo happy! I love it!  I named it LULU!!  (hehe)

The rest of the score

Most of that was just stocking stuffers!! :) 

I got spoiled (and this was just the beginning)

 

I loved this beautiful lotus flower candle holder - he got it at a multicultural trade fair we went too! 

Dave got something he's always wanted

Haha.. it's somewhat of an inside joke, but let's just say sock monkeys scare him!

This is from my childhood and my mom and I decided to regift it to him.

It made many strange appearances during the last two days.

(like in the Christmas tree, hanging in the pantry, up on this light fixture)

He also got tons of tools, and so many other goodies!

The left over of the chaos

Then we made some yummy breaky! (my new camera wasn't charged yet, so I used my old one)

Dave's families tradition is to saute up left over veggies to make "hash"

so into the mix went cooked carrots, turnip and potatoe

I cooked it until it browned... and we also had a mini turkey sandwhich

So super yum!! 

Next up we headed over to Mom and Dad's for more food and more gifts!

~~ ENTER NEW CAMERA~~

bare with me, I'm just learning!!

 

Mom and Dad's tree!

More yummy food
 

I took some close ups, but must have had my finger over the flash!! hehe

Then the gifts began (again)  I got a Wiiiiiiii  with all the fixings!!

So spoiled - but very grateful.
 

Dad was really excited about his "AIR in a bag" - silly man
 

this is what was really in the box

He loves big mugs!!

Then I went crazy taking portraits of everyone (well the ones that let me)

Pretty mama

(and their motorhome that they are disapearing in in September.

Lots of adventures in their futures! )
 

Dad
 

G-ma

 

and Dave and I
 

And an awesome picture of my parents!
 

It was a great morning - one of the best Christmas mornings yet!

I didn't take pictures of all of our gifts, as we got spoiled rotten

but some other highlights -

LULULEMON gift cards - for me -yes!!!!!

Lift tickets for snowboarding for Dave, he was happy

Wii Fit - me - woot

Personal Trainer game for the Wii...  Yes

Supermario brothers for the Wii for Dave

(notice a theme)

I think I may loose Dave to this game - he loved it!

Anyways, I am gone for a few days

We got a great deal on a hotel room for a few days in Victoria, so we are going away for a 

little romantic get away (and shopping at lululemon!!!!!!!!!!!)

Hope you guys had a beautiful Christmas

Lots of love, 

Jessica