Mis-Fit Jeans
my personal journey to health
Friday, December 20, 2013
Bodymedia
The setup process appears relatively simple. You go to the BodyMedia website and click on the get started link on the top of the page. Type in your activation code and wahlah!! You are brought to a page that asks you to choose a program BodyMediafit or the Jillian Michaels version. Unfortunately, this is where it gets tricky.
I first chose the Jillian Michaels bodymedia fit Plus Version for 1 month free. While this version is fabulous and has plenty of great resources, it didn't work so well for me. I was under the impression that I would still receive everything that a Bodymediafit suscriber would, in addition to the Jillian Michaels program. I was SOOO WRONG! While you can link up to some of the online apps they are limited. I wanted to be able to use My Fitness Pal. Unfortunately, you cannot link My Fitness Pal to the Jillian Michaels Program.
But you can link it to the basic Bodymedia fit program!!! Switching programs requires a call/ little help from customer service but it's definitely worth it. There are several apps that you can easily link up with your BodyMedia. You receive the subscription free for 3 months. While I had some frustration with the setup process, it really wasn't too bad. MOTIVATION... I am on my way !!!!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Primally Crazy
Or should I say primarily crazy? I'm about to embark on another fad, trend, lifestyle change, diet, or whatever else you would like to call it. I am going to eat primal!!!!
Last year I actually did 30 days of paleo. I had decided to embark on that journey in an effort to support my husband and his problems with IBS. After the 30 days were up, we were free to eat all the things that were bad for us. I was sick as a dog! My stomach was twisting and turning from the agony of drinking milk and eating all the soy, gluten, and corn. It was horrendous. I was not supposed to get sick. My stomach was supposed to be fine! My husband with IBS on the other hand, he was just a little tired. Seriously?!!! Just a little tired?!? That's some bullshit if you ask me.
Unfortunately, the Paleo way of life did not stick for me. I missed eating pasta, bread, and all the other bad things too much.
So, here I am today. I decided that I wanted to eat according to the primal blueprint. The primal blueprint is a less strict version of Paleo eating. Even if a caveman did not consume a food, primal recognizes that it may still be nutritionally valuable. It clears out all the junk food from your life. It rids you of all the grains and legumes that wreck havoc on your body. I am hoping that by following the blueprint this will help me with building muscle and losing the extra fat on my body. I am going to do this for the next 60 days. I do have a few exceptions... 1 day a week I will eat what I want! I will use milk products (semiprimal approved) and I gotta have my chocolate!!!
If you want to check it out for yourself head on over to marksdailyapple.com . There is just a wealth of knowledge on the site. Mark Sisson gives it to you straight and uses science to back it up.
Starting stats 132.4 lbs
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Im feeling?... Real good!!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Raawr for Raw Food
Monday, September 12, 2011
you are what you eat.... I eat alot
current weight 132.6
Thursday, August 11, 2011
21 days yoga complete
My current challenge has been to eat a clean/whole foods diet. I have been able to do this just about every day although I have cheated a few times by drinking a coke or frappe at work... hey our tap water literally tastes like dirt. I have noticed that since I started to mainly drink water I have been blessed with the caffeine DT's aka migraines. Not so fun but hopefully I can get past them. The current challenge has really pushed me to eat healthier and caused me to experiment with preparing vegetables in ways I never imagined. I have fallen in love with beats, whole wheat flour, and quinoa. I pretty much love this new lifestyle approach and I can see myself sticking with it in the long run... Unfortunately I have discovered chocolate covered bananas in the organic frozen section of my grocery store. I have rationalized that they are better for me than ice cream and that it is ok for me to eat a whole box in one sitting lol ( well maybe not the whole box but definitely half the box). The sweet bananas with their rich fudge coating are to DIE FOR!!SERIOUSLY!!
I still havent decided on a new 21 day exercise challenge... Im thinking that it will consist of pilates/ yoga and possibly zumba. I feel like I need to throw some cardio into my routine at least 3-6 days a week. The only problem for me is time and consistency... I dont have much time on the days I work to do anything at all. On those days I have to force myself to do yoga before I zonk out from exhaustion. So doing cardio on those days isn't very realistic but none the less I could get a few days in a week. I will probably have to go buy some zumba dvds to stay on track. Fortunately, we have a great zumba instructor at my yoga studio but I can only get into see her like 1-2 days a week. Anyhow I will post my next challenge on here in a couple of days....
Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time. ~Deborah Chaskin
Monday, August 1, 2011
carob chips suck!!
I have started my first day of organic/ whole foods eating and day 13 of yoga. I went to the grocery store yesterday and a local farm today to buy all of my local loot. I also tried making my own crockpot yogurt but it turned out really soupy = NO GOOD! Im going to give it another go tonight, wish me luck.In addition I have enlisted the help of several blogs out there to help me with this clean eating thing.
I went to the yoga studio this morning but I chose to do zumba instead because they only had one other yoga class. Let me tell you that is a great cardio workout!! It kept my heart rate up the entire time but I never got bored. I think I found an additional new love to supplement my yoga yay!!