2-0-1-0 baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where did you watch the Ball Drop?
We were in the comfort of our own family room!
We relaxed at home and watched the US vs. Canada Juniors hockey. What a great nail bitter! US dominated until the 3rd period and then Canada came back and tied it up. Canada won in a shootout. Sooooo nerve wracking!
This morning I got up (hangover free for once!) and did some work for a couple hours before hitting the treadmill for my first workout of 2010. I will be honest, I was NOT in the mood to workout on the treadmill. Our streets here are covered in ice so I literally can’t workout outdoors right now because it is so slippery. :( I opted to put on a movie and watched it as I sweated it out. It worked wonderfully and 45 mins flew by!
The workout:
- 45 min. Treadmill hill workout (incline 15%, speed 4.0-4.2 intervals) = KILLER
Then Eric and I did Whittle My Middle 2! Eric will be my lucky victim participant this time around.
We whittled and whittled.
Wanna know how nerdy we are?
We were doing the side plank twists and we high fived each other at the top of each twist. LOL. We were laughing so hard we almost fell over!
I really ‘like’ the new exercises this time around. And I use the word ‘like’ loosely…By popular demand, I did NOT include any exercise ball exercises this time.
I did:
- Front plank: 90 secs.
- Side plank: 60 secs each side
- Torso twists: 20 reps
- Plank ups: 10 reps
- Boat pose: 2 sets 10 reps
- Side plank w/ twists: 10 reps each side
Leave me a comment below if you’d like to join us for Whittle My Middle 2!
After showering, I had the appetite of a football player. Well, maybe a vegan football player, that is. ;)
I made open-faced salsa and Sol veggie burger sandwiches on Mary’s Crackers:
To die for!!!!!
Along with my lucky New Year’s Black Eyed Pea Soup:
My new favourite way to eat bananas:
Frozen + on a stick = AMAZING.
I got the sticks from Bulk Barn. I cut the banana in half, stick it, and then pop it into Tupperware and into the freezer. Voila. I honestly enjoy them more than popsicles. You gotta try this!!!!
And a bowl of fruit…
Gogi berries and mulberries (I think?):
Mulberries are so strange! They have these little stems on them. I was too lazy to remove the stems off so I just ate them! LOL. Probably not supposed to though. They are really tasty in a strange and addicting way.
I wanted to go back for more food, but I decided to blog first and see if my brain caught up with my stomach. Yup, sure enough it has. :) I need to work on eating slower this year…
My new Japanese Sencha loose leaf tea:
Very good. It is 4’Oclock brand.
One of my X-mas gifts from Eric:
I know, I’m a dork!
I asked for one for work because I could never answer the phone while baking. Now I can. :) The reception isn’t great on it after about 15-20 feet away from the receiver though. It will do the trick I guess!
Speaking of baking, yesterday was a great day of sales for the new Healthy Resolutions Fit Packs! Over 400 Glo Bars were sold. I rounded up my donation amount to make an even $100 donation. I was really touched by some of your emails yesterday telling me what an important cause NEDIC is to you. Thank you so much for your support! It is a great way for Glo Bakery to start the new year. :)
I have a few hours of work left to do today. Not sure what else this first day of 2010 holds for us. Nothing is open so we probably won’t go too far. We might go to a movie later tonight (It’s Complicated or Sherlock Holmes).
Just remembered- I will also be doing the swab test today for the Bone Marrow donation registry. It arrived in the mail yesterday. :)
Updates:
- Check out My 10 in 2010 + A Life changing decision <– goals for the new year
Happy 2010!
I think New Years IN are the best!
Happy New Year Angela. I’m so glad that you’re doing another Whittle challenge. In November, I slacked a bit and ended up missing many of the Whittle workouts, so I’m thrilled to have a second chance to stick to it! Thank you for your inspiration. Cheers to 2010!
Happy New Year! I’m a longtime lurker, just wanted to say that I will definitely be participating in the whittle challenge this time around :) Thanks so much for putting these together!
I’m in!
I am in it! i will modify a few due to back issues :)!
I’ve been doing the treadmill hill walking on and off for a few months now. Sometimes it’s the best workout I can get with my 2 kids and oft deployed husband. :) When you say you’re doing “intervals”, how long are you going @ 15% @ 4-4.2mph? And what is your recovery speed/incline? I’m a good bit shorter than you (4’11”) so my stride is shorter so sometimes that incline/speed is challenging. I find what works for me!
I do the following:
mins 1-3 at 4.2 mph, incline 15%
mins 4-5 at 4.0 mph, incline 15%
REPEAT A BUNCH OF TIMES :)
I also pause the workout every 5-10 mins for a water break!
Thanks! I know I can’t handle that speed and incline but can shoot for a little more than I have been! I used to distance run but a change in locale has made it not so doable and am looking for ways to keep torching calories and be strong!
I am in for Whittle My Middle 2! But, I don’t know exactly how to do some of those exercises. Could you post pictures, or videos, demonstrating how? It would help so much! Thanks!!! :)
I believe I linked to the descriptions of how to do the exercises…which ones aren’t you sure of? Maybe I can help.
I am going to have to copy your banana idea…but I might wait until summer :) Have a great New Year!
Hi Angela! I will definitely be joining you for Whittle My Middle. I’m a 26-y.o. training with people more than half my age in competitive gymnastics, and one of my 2010 resolutions is to focus on ABS!
I already have super strong arms, but without stronger abs, I won’t keep improving. Can’t wait! :) Thanks for leading all of us – happy new year!
Hello Angela. A blogger-friend of mine posted about your WMMII challenge on her blog. I clicked on over to check it out. I’m in! My middle has always been my “trouble spot” and I’m all about a new way to whittle it away. Thanks!
~Jamie
Hey Ang, I’ve got a lot of whittling to do so I”m down with starting your challenge. Should I watch WMM video from last time to get the moves or did you repost them some where and I missed it?
All the exercise pictures (and descriptions or link to the descriptions) are up on Abs page: www.ohsheglows.com/abs Goodluck!
I’m in for WMM 2!
happy new years angela!!!! i didn’t see any ball drop :( although i drank a lot of champagne and somehow caught the last 5 sec of a countdown at the bar i was at lol. anything mary’s crackers is just delicious thank you so much for introducing us all to these!! that’s so cute about eric doing wmm! love it
I’m definitely in for the second challenge. I tried the exercises from the first challenge and enjoyed them but didn’t do them consistently. Also – yay for plank high fives – any time you can giggle your way through exercise you’re rocking it! Thanks for coming up with so many great ideas.
Happy New Year! I honestly didn’t watch the ball drop….I think it is so cheesy. Instead Hunni and I watched Criminal Minds and went to bed at 12.30.
I love exercising with Hunni because he makes me laugh. We were so competitive playing Wii Active the other day it was hilarious.
I’m going to do Whittle my Middle with you this time since work has calmed down.
I would like be be a bone marrow donor but don’t think I would be accepted because I have asthma. Have to look into that further! Happy New Year!!
I didn’t watch the ball drop but I watched the clock change from 11:59 to 12, before promptly falling asleep ;)
And I’m in for Whittle My Middle II!
This is my first hangover-free New Year’s Day ever, too, though probably through no virtue of my own (I caught a nasty bug and spent the day–and ball drop–swaddled on the couch).
90 second planks! I start swearing at second 23–you are a total inspiration.
oh boy was i cursing today!
I wasn’t very good the first time around with keeping up with Whittle My Middle, but a new year, a new challenge and I’m with ya now! I just did your workout for today. When you talk about a rep for boat pose, how many seconds do you hold the boat pose? Do you put your feet back down? I maintained boat pose for 5 seconds as one “rep”, put my feet down, and continued. I’d like to know if this is incorrect, though!
I bring my knees into my chest and them back out (that is one rep) and repeat for 20 reps..my feet never touch the ground. Hope this helps!