HLNB Exercise and Core Strength Challenge - Day 5

November 5th Day 5:   Yesterday I hung on the pull up bar for 30 seconds one time.   I also did some squats, leg and arm exercises while watching the movie "Meet the Parents" with the following stats:


Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets

Squats 12 reps 3 sets

Inner Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Outer Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Reverse Leg Kicks 12 reps 3 sets


Outer Thigh Kicks                                                                             Reverse Leg Kicks

    I ate some strawberries, a slice of cherry pie, Eggplant Parmesan, Triscuits with homemade salsa and drank some 100% fruit juices.

                                                      All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.


    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Exercise and Core Strength Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

HLNB Exercise and Core Strength Challenge - Day 4

November 4th Day 4:   Yesterday I did some squats, leg and arm exercises while watching the movie "Scream" with the following stats:

Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets

Squats 12 reps 3 sets

Inner Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Outer Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Reverse Leg Kicks 12 reps 3 sets

                                                          All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

    Yesterday I ate more oatmeal, strawberries, cherry pie and leftover veggie mac.  I also drank 3 glasses of 100% fruit juices.  I ate some roasted  peanuts for a snack and a small chocolate bar.  I ate some crab wontons and chicken lettuce wraps too.



     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Exercise and Core Strength Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Fashion Friday - Celebs And Their Boots!

    I like boots especially in winter and I was searching to see the latest styles.  I found some of our favorite celebs and the boots they are wearing.  Which style do you like best?  I personally like the pair that Jennifer Aniston is wearing as they look so stylish but also practical and comfortable to wear.  Eva Longoria's Ugg boots also look so comfortable.  I'm joining the Fashion Friday blog hop at Blonde Episodes today, if you'd like to join read Kori's post (Hot For Tweed ) for details by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.  Have fun with my look at celebrity boots and happy Fashion Friday!

                                    Sarah Jessica Parker wearing ankle boots with a more casual look.

                       
                                        Katy Perry on stage with her white, high heeled, above the knee boots.

                                                 Jennifer Lopez wearing black, high heeled boots.

 

 
                                              
                                                 Gwyneth Paltrow wearing black, latex boots.

                                        Jennifer Aniston wearing brown, suede, mid heeled boots.

                                              Eva Longoria relaxing in comfortable Ugg boots.

                                 Courtney Cox wearing black, Gucci suede and patent leather, high heeled boots.

                                                                  All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.


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HLNB Exercise and Core Strength Challenge - Day 3

November 3rd Day 3:   Yesterday I did some squats, leg and arm exercises while watching "Grey's Anatomy" with the following stats:


Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 3 sets

Squats 12 reps 3 sets

Inner Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Outer Thigh Kicks 12 reps 3 sets
Reverse Leg Kicks 12 reps 3 sets



         Inner Thigh Kicks                                                               Squats

 

    Yesterday I also ate some oatmeal, strawberries, eggs and a veggie mac dish for dinner.  I also drank some 100% fruit juices with all 3 meals and a green smoothie.  There were also beans in the veggie mac dish and I ate a serving of Triscuits with homemade salsa. There is some fiber in the Triscuits and oatmeal as well as the beans.  For an evening snack I ate a slice of cherry pie.  I was able to consume more than 7 servings of fruits/veggies for today.

                                 Meredith Grey, Kristina Yang, Jackson Avery, Alex Karev and April Kepner

                                                         Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.


     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Exercise and Core Strength Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Tasty Thursday A Recipe Swap Blog Hop - Featuring My Tasty Easy To Make Pasta Dish

    For our readers who like recipe swapping, you will want to check out the Tasty Thursday Blog Hop at "The How To Mommy" blog.  I joined this blog hop for the first time last week with my "Tasty Easy To Make Pasta Dish" recipe from my post on August 6, 2011.  My recipe is the feature this week for receiving the most views last week.


    If you want to see my recipe and others click on the button (Tasty Thursday) below to go to "The How To Mommy" blog and see this week's post.  You can also join the blog hop to add your recipes too. This is a fun blog hop for those wanting new recipe ideas for your family and for those who like to share your recipes with others.  Enjoy, hope to see you on the blog hop!

Click on Week 25 to view this week's hop.

HLNB Exercise and Core Strength Challenge - Day 2

November 2nd Day 2:   Yesterday I shoveled snow from our driveway, sidewalks, front steps and hit snow off our bushes. The snow was heavy as it had water in it and made for a great workout. It took me one hour but my legs and arms got a good workout.  My dog played in the snow while I was working.  I made it inside on time to watch The Young and the Restless, we finally saw Sharon get cleared when Phyllis and Ronan found the missing memory card! Will Billy get his name cleared so he can be with Victoria and his daughter?  What do you think?

    I also ate some strawberries, oatmeal, and veggies in my dinner two deviled eggs for lunch and drank some 100% fruit juices with each meal.  Now I'm trying to make sure I get as many fruits, veggies and fiber into my diet.  I have to be honest and say I did eat some chocolate candy leftover from Halloween. The candy is almost gone so I won't be doing that as much.  But I will still have some chocolate from time to time!

                                               All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.



     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Exercise and Core Strength Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

HLNB Exercise and Core Strength Challenge - Day 1

November 1st Day 1:   Yesterday I worked in my yard moving some broken branches from our snow storm.  Some of these branches were big so I got some good exercise on my arms and legs from pulling them across the yard. I also did some arm exercises while I was watching "Dancing With The Stars The Results Show" as follows:

Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets

                                         
    The Team Dances were fun, last night Team Paso Doble got picked for the second round dance.

    Another stressful elimination round.  It gets harder toward the end of the competition to see good competitors leave!


                                                            Pictures courtesy of ABC.com

     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Exercise and Core Strength Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Beauty Au Natural: $25 Alex & Von e-Gift Card Giveaway and Suki & 100% Pure reviews

A winner has been selected for the Beauty Au Natural Giveaway. You can see Heather's post for details by clicking on the link below. Congratulations to the winner!

Beauty Au Natural: $25 Alex & Von e-Gift Card Giveaway and Suki & 100% Pure reviews

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 30

October 31st Day 30:   Yesterday I worked in my yard picking up sticks and leaves and I swept our back porch.  We also went for a walk and last night we handed out candy to the little ghosts and goblins. 

    For breakfast I ate a bowl of grits with agave nectar and drank a glass of orange juice.  At lunch I drank  Mix 1 drink and ate some Triscuits and roasted peanuts.  For dinner we made shrimp tacos with our homemade pico de gallo.  I drank some limeade with dinner and water with my snacks at lunch.

    Congratulations for completing this 30 day challenge!  This morning when I weighed myself I found I have lost 2 more pounds and 1% body fat.  My total weight loss since we began the challenges is 3 1/2 pounds and 2% body fat.  I haven't had to lose too much weight, my main goal is to try to replace some of the body fat with muscle.  I would like to continue our challenges for another 30 days and this time I might try harder to stick to muscle building and core strengthening exercises.  I'm thinking of adding some Pilates into my routines and make them more regular.  I'm going to call our next leg of challenges the Exercise and Core Strength Challenge.  If you are still trying to lose weight, you can keep this momentum going by continuing with the challenge.  If you build more muscle, it will help you lose weight faster.   Any of the consistent exercising will help you get into shape and give you many health benefits.  Since we are on a good roll let's start this one today.  If you have an idea for core strengthening or muscle building or even if you have a CD with an exercise routine, lets start doing some regular exercises today.  We will track them through the 30 days and on days we aren't doing our exercise routine we can try doing some of the weight exercises or pull up bar exercises, anything that will help build some more muscles. Good luck on this next leg of HLNB Challenges!

                                                         Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.