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!
joining for WMM2!
Hi Angela! I found your blog about a couple of months ago and have been following it ever since! I’ve just started running, and you’ve been a great inspiration to me (It’s been a challenge for me).
I’ll definitely be joining you for WMM II! I’m really glad you’re doing a second WMM. One questions though — do your shoulders/arms ever hurt when you’re doing planks?
Hi ANg,
I would like to join :-)
Angela, I discovered your blog just today, and I’m so impressed! I’m going to try your WMMII. Getting a stronger core is one of my resolutions, so now I have a guide!
I’m totally in- I’m glad you changed it to not using the ball because I don’t have one…I was going to have to improvise if you repeated the moves from last month!
I’m in for WMM2!
Oh and you HAVE to try my momma’s version of frozen nanners! You freeze the 1/2 bananas on a stick, then you cover them in melted chocolate and refreeze them. They’re called Monkey Tails and they’re phenomenal! Just be careful… you can get frostbite in your mouth trying to wolf it down! We usually freeze an entire bunch at a time because they’re so good.
i was actually going to do the WMM #1 because i didn’t do it the first time around – SO excited (well, as excited as one can be for some ab-burning core work (: ) that you posted about doing a WMM #2! it’s so much more fun and easier to stay motivated when there are others involved.
also – for the plank-ups, in Jillian’s 30 Day Shred there’s a modification if the full plank is still to difficult: bend the knees (as if you’re doing a modified push-up) and then do the arm motions as normal. thought i’d add that tip in case anyone finds the movement a bit hard while in full plank!
thanks ange :)
Hello and Happy New Year!
Question: What is the boat pose? I want to add it to my WMM2! Help!
Also, finally tried Mary’s Crackers last might! OMG! Soooo good! Thanks for turning me on to yet another addiction, like the Green Monster :-)
I saw Holmes, it was good! Although if it was up to me we would have seen It’s Complicated instead, I’m always partial to the chick flicks – I go to movies to relax, not to get my heart pounding watching an action flick :)
Also, my dad grows mulberries and I’ve been eating them off the tree for years, feel free to eat the tiny stem it’s not bad for you.
And I’m definitely up for WMM2!
I want to join WMM2!
Ashley is always talking about you and so at long last I have made my way over. Great message you are sending and I am so in. Have fought the whole “weight is not a measure of health” thing since healing from Crohn’s and gaining back all the weight I lost and then some since being sick. Whole foods and holistic living is to thank but I have struggled to find an exercise routine that works for me. I tried the gym but it is just not for me anymore. Yoga-ing four times a week and hour walking 5 times a week. Do weights 1-2 but I am going to start with the abs program you have hear and ramp it up a bit in all areas. If I can heal an incurable disease, I am not inspired to use that will to achieve my newest goal which is to get as toned and energized as I can. Keep up the amazing work. You are planting seeds of greatness in all your readers~
Happy New Year, Ange!!
I will be joining you for WMM 2! I did not do it the first time, as I am a new reader, but am excited about starting this!
I would love to join!!
Happy new year!! I am so in for wmm part 2!! I will be starting tomorrow and ending a day later! can’t wait to get it going! Congrats on the huge sales! It’s also nice to see another canadian blogger :) I am a transplant to the states from Calgary.
Hi Angela! I just discovered your blog a few days ago while looking up healthy smoothie recipes. Just wanted to let you know that my roommate and I are doing the Whittle my Middle challenge, and I’m going to start blogging as well (as a way to keep track of my 2010 goals)! I actually think I will add some exercise ball things to it (or fitness orb as I call it, thanks to Dwight on The Office). Got one for Xmas last year and love it! lol
WMM 2 sounds awesome! I’m going to ring in the New Year by doing a health boot camp for all of January. My hubby is away for the whole month on training, and I’m in the midst of unsuccessful job searches so I figure I’m going to turn the negative into a positive and focus on ME. I plan on spending about one hour a day on my bike trainer watching my favorite comedies online, and gearing up for a 400 mile bike race in June!
Can’t wait to see everyone’s progress on the challenge!
Happy New Year, Angela! And count me in for WMMII :D After following your posts and seeing your fantastic results on WMMI, I am really excited to participate in your second round.
Sorry! I just noticed the link! I do have a question about the boat pose, though. Your directions for the step are to hold for 30 seconds, so for Whittle My Middle how do you do 2 sets of ten reps? Two times holding for 30 seconds? Or 2 sets of ten reps of pulsing?
Thanks! :)
Oh yes, I bring my knees into my chest and back out again (1 rep) without letting my feet touch the ground :) Hope this helps!
Ange
count me in as well! :D