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Thursday, December 29, 2011

What's new in the Aisle..




Cheerios are beneficial, delish, and of course are always made with whole grain!! There's two new flavors!!
 PEANUT BUTTER & CARAMEL...
 I think the Cinnamon Burst is still my favorite, But these are DULCE DE-Lish-ious












Cream of Wheat Chocolate Flavored!! Coming in stores in 2012











Baked Lentil Crackers
Made with lentil beans, 5 grams of protein & 110 calories per serving, gluten free.  Great for a substitute of Chips or starchy breads..







Redrose Black Tea..Has a new Flavor!!-- Sunset Spice..Pretty Zesty & perfect for winter







Quinoa By Roland in a New flavor of Toasted Sesame Ginger.
Quinoa is very beneficial, high in protein & essential amino acids, so swap out any day for rice or even brown rice...

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Chocolate Chocoholic



Are you a choco chocoholic?!!! Well I am. It's okay though.  There are so many health benefits to dark chocolate. Dark chocolate is an antioxidant that contains flavanoids.  It improves cognitive function, lowers blood pressure, and can improve the quality of skin; as well as helping to decrease appetite for weight loss.

Here's a yummy Double Dark Chocolate shake recipe..

2 tbsp fat free sour cream
1 tbsp HERSHEY'S dutch Special Dark cocoa
1 scoop whey
1 tbsp sugar free chocolate pudding mix
2 tbsp fat free ice cream
2 ice cubes
dash of skim milk
*BLEND in blender!!



Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Hahaha absolutely love this.I had to.. I'm sure you guys have prob seen this before but it's sup funny!!!


Monday, December 19, 2011

QUICK NEW HEALTHY FINDS

WHAT'S NEW IN THE AISLE...



Egglands Best Hard-cooked peeled eggs! -
Perfect for when your on the go and in need of some fast protein.





So I was picking up egg whites and came across this product - Batter Blaster Its ORGANIC Ready to cook Pancake and waffle batter! Comes in 4 different flavors...Haha looks fun!! Haven't tried it yet but I figure it looks worth trying soon.




POUCHES!! Protein in a pouch!!So, tuna, salmon, or chicken, (in many flavors and varieties) you can buy in a pouch and eat on the go! All that you'll need is AHHH FORK!!!

Monday, December 12, 2011

ABS & BLASTING FAT!?!!?

So I got a couple of questions about abdominal exercises...(sorry it's been a little while guys)OKAY so first and foremost.....ABS are made in the kitchen!! I'm sure you've heard that before. Abdominals are pretty much created with a good diet.  You can't spot reduce certain areas. You could do a million sit ups a day and still never produce amazing abs.  You can strengthen your abdominals and core muscles with exercises, but if you have a layer of fat over your abs, you'll never actually be able to see those abdominals.  Fat can not be "burned away" into muscle.  One thing can not turn into another.  You can burn fat through cardiovascular training and build muscle and strength through weight training. Not just any old cardio training though...High Intensity Interval training is best for fat burning. There's really no magic ingredient, other than hard work and persistence.  Getting a great body takes TIME! It's the small baby steps you take that are important.  The small daily choices you make which add up and will effect you in the long run. The choices you make today about diet and exercise will effect you tomorrow.  You CAN NOT out train a SHITTY diet!
Core stability is definitely a necessary component in a lot of activities.
Always change your rep ranges and /resistance/intensities/inclines/declines/ects...vary all of the factors that go into every workout.  Constant change is best for results, the body adapts to certain exercises and routines very fast.

Here's a quick routine for targeting that midsection and blasting some fat..



3 sets of each for 15-20 reps
lying toe touches with a weight or plate
10 Burpees
Russian twists
weighted cable abdominal pulldowns
10 Burpees
hanging leg raises
Jackknifes on a stability ball


Cardio Challenge
-5 minute warm up
1 min sprint/high intensity
1 min recovery
Repeat(not warmup)2 more times for TOTAL= 3xs
then
3 minute medium/high pace
2 min recovery
-Repeat once for TOTAL=2xs
then
1 min sprint/high pace
1 minute recovery
-Repeat twice TOTAL= 3xs
then
10-15 minutes at moderate intensity


*NOTE- RECOVERY- For beginners recovery is a walking pace. For intermediate and up IS NOT a walking pace more like a Lower intensity(slow jog)
*Varying incline during this circuit is great to change it up later for a fresh start

Stay motivated & Don't be ABSent from your workout!!! ha

xoxo
Jamie

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GYM JAMZZZ

Okay, so how many of you have ripped open your gym bag to only reveal NO IPOD?! ..you must've accidentally left your ipod at home?!
 Horrible.. Now your forced to listen to the torturous music that the gym plays?! Dreadful..I know I've been there.  So music obviously is a MEGO EGGO HUGE deal especially when getting your workout on.

There's been so many studies recently proven that music with a higher amount of beats per minute and a faster tempo improves workout intensity and motivation.  Sooooo,a mix of some old faves and newbies--Here's a couple of my picks for some killer GYM JAMZ!!!

Heads Will Roll REMIX- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Red-Chevelle
Every Tear is a Waterfall (Swedish house REMIX)- Coldplay
Hello- Martin Solveig
The Downfall of Us All- A Day to Remember
Rocksuper Star- Cypress Hill
Don't Stay-Linkin Park
Heads will Roll Remix- Sam Adams
I stand Alone- Godsmack
Kill Everybody- Skrillix
99 Problems- Linkin Park/ Jay Z
Get Free- The Vines
Send the Pain Below-Chevelle
Fucking Die-Skrillix
What its like- Everlast
Toxic- A Static Lullaby
Take it off- The Donnas
We no speak Americano- Yolanda be cool + Dcup
Smells like teen spirit- Nirvana
Diary Of Jane REMIX- Carl B ft Breaking Benjamin
Killing in the Name of- Rage against the machine
Space Junk- Wolfgang Gartner
Fuck the Police- Rage against the Machine
Hip Hop is Dead- Nas
One of These Days- Foo Fighters
Joke and the thief- Wolfmother
TNT- ACdc
Ghosts & stuff- Deadmua5
Another Song for the Weekend- A Day to Remember
Searching for some Beautiful- Sadistik
Rapping to You- Das Racist
No Sleep (Roboroc remix)- Wiz Khalifa
Smile in your sleep- Silverstein
Kashmir- Led Zep
Weekends- Skrillix
One Step Closer- Linkin Park
Remember the Name- Fort Minor
Speak Freak- Kid Blue
Sexy and I know it- LMFAO
Push & Rise- Wolfgang Gartner
Wolfgangs 5th symphony- Wolfgang Gartner
Zoology- KnifeParty ft Skrillix
Power remix-Kanye West

Hope you like ;)
Until next time
xoxo Jamie

Monday, December 5, 2011

Pump up your shake with pumpkin!!

So inlight of the holiday season, (I know I'm a little late)..but this is enjoyable at anytime of the year!! Here's a fast recipe for a Punchy Protein Packed Pumpkin Shake!!

3 Ice cubes
1 scoop of your favorite protein powder
1/3 cup of canned pumpkin
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp.cinnamon
3/4 cup skim milk
1/4 cup liquid egg whites (optional)
1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
packet of truvia
dash of flaxseed

TRY IT!! IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!!
Xoxo    Jamie