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 will be participating in WMM2! thank you for your amazing donation!
I am looking forward to participating in WMM2. I definitely don’t do enough ab work. Your results from round 1 were so awesome!
I’m IN for WMM II! I was going to do it on my own and was happily surprised when you said you were going in for round 2! Much more exciting to do it with others and not alone :)
I rang in 2010 with a 5km race this morning! It was -18, wind chill -29 here in Edmonton/Sherwood Park, Alberta today…brrrrr! But, I’m happy to say I’ve had a successful start to the New Year :)
Have a great day!
WOW good for you, that is amazing Nikki!!!
Happy New Year !!!
COngrats on that huge donations!! Yay!!! :)
My hubby and I love to do abs together. We’ve been known to do some weird, embarrassing, insane things with abs in the gym. Luckily since I work there, no one really minds. But we are such dorks. Glad we aren’t alone. :)
I will most definitely joining Whittle # 2 . . . I loved the first one but I let my dedication waver a bit at the end . . . and I’m trying to convince a co worker to start too, I think she is going to!
I will definitely be doing WMM2. I’ll have my first blog up this afternoon!!
I’m in for Whittle #2… as I completed Day 1 was reminded of how much i despise, i mean love, side planks :)
I saw It’s Complicated last night it is laugh out loud funny!!!
I’m in for WMM2! I love the fact that this round doesn’t involve the dreaded ball – my husband has banned me from the exercise ball because I’m apparently a “hazard to myself and the cats” on it. :)
Happy 2010!
We saw Its Complicated last weekend, as Avatar was sold you. (It was husbands turn to pick, hence the first choice being Avatar)
Anyways, it was totally cute and we loved it!
Have fun, and Happy New Year! :)
I just finished the exercises for WMM2 and they are tough!! I saw good results last time, hopefully they will be even better this time around!
Happy New Year, Ange!! I will definitely participate in WMM2! I was trying to think of some light exercise to do today (still nursing a hangover, blah) and this will work perfectly:)
Have a great day and a happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I may as well step out of my comfort zone a little and WMM2 it up with you. :)
I’m in for the WMM II!! I’ve heard that both It’s Complicated and Sherlock are great, esp. Meryl Streep in It’s Complicated. I’m sure you could do no wrong!
Have a great day.
I’ve been a lurker for some time now – LOVING your site, green monsters and your journey. Thank you for sharing.
I eat relatively healthy. Whole foods only. We went veggie (well – pescatarian!) in October. I’ve increased water intake and am really trying to work out 6 days a week to get my weight down and tone up. I’d LOVE to join you on WMWII! I might even get the boyfriend in on it.
However – I don’t have a blog. I’ll have to keep it all to myself and will let ya know how we do! :D
100% in.
I love that you and Eric are doing this together. I hope to have that same type of relationship with my future spouse.
I plan on joining you for WMM II. You had such amazing results last time, I can’t help but try it out!
Hi Angela,
Happy New Year! all the best for 2010.
Count me in for WMM II! :)
Happy New Year!! Count me in for WMM2 as well. The photos with the stability ball are super cute by the way! :-)
I’m totally in for Whittle My Middle II! I wish I had done the first one but after the holidays and vacation I’m going to try to start back fresh for my half-marathon (and possibly full marathon) training this year!
Happy New Year! I’m going to try to blog about my whittle my middle progress!