Happy Monday everyone!
Thanks for all of your comments on North America’s Healthiest Cities post this morning! I must say I have a huge desire to visit Victoria and Ann Arbor now! :D
My gosh I have been so busy the past while! Not that I am complaining, but I can hardly keep up!!! Yesterday I put in a 15 hour day on Glo Bakery and OSG- baking orders, paperwork, and preparing Summer Glow Boot Camp for its’ launch on Wednesday!! Exciting stuff :D Today I have another busy day. I have already done 2 orders and I have a bunch more on the docket for the next few days!
Yesterday’s workout was AWESOME!!!!
I turned on the TV and Perfect Stranger with Halle Berry was on, so I decided to watch that. Here I was thinking that I was going to watch a ‘light romance’ movie- boy was I wrong!!! lol. That movie was messed up! I guess it didn’t help that I started watching it half way through. :) The good news is that it was so suspenseful that it made my workout FLY by. I had only planned on doing 30 mins or so but it quickly turned into 1 hour so I could finish the movie!
The workout:
- Duration: 60 mins
- Treadmill hill walking: First 15 mins at 4.1 mph, incline 15%, 40 mins at 4.2 mph, incline 15%, and the last 5 mins was at speed 3.5 mph incline 15%
- Max heart rate: 166 bpm
- Avg heart rate: 151 bpm
- Distance: 4.11 miles
After every 10 minutes I did CORE work!!
Here I am doing my favourite waist whittler!!! Twisting Advanced side planks!!! I can actually feel my ab muscles ‘crunching’ as I do this workout. It sorta feels like someone if wringing your waist like a wash cloth…LOL…but that is the beauty of it- it is SO effective. I have noticed a huge improvement in my middle since doing this move! My middle has toned up even more since the end of the BBBC!
I did about 3 sets of 1 min each per side. I also did some scissor ab moves (1 set).
Here I am just covered in sweat!
The whittler…
My arms are really sore today from these side planks!
Not sure what is on the workout agenda for today. It might be an off day since I am so busy and we are having a BBQ party with about 6 other friends tonight!
I am still considering running in a 5k race on Wednesday morning! :)
Last night Eric and I tried out the new SOL veggie burgers!!!
I don’t know why, but I thought that these were going to taste horrible!!
Each burger has about 15 grams of protein in it and just over 100 calories! Not too shabby!
I added some healthy fats to my meal by adding 1/2 avocado and 1 huge scoop of my favourite hummus:
My dinner:
Along with some frozen veggies that I steamed. I included some PC frozen Edamame beans! This was the first time I have ever tried these beans before! They were yummy!
1 cup has 17 grams of protein and 8 grams of fibre!
My burger was nothing short of mind-blowing delicious!!!
I was very impressed with these SOL burgers! They had a nice texture too! And guess what? Eric DEVOURED his! He liked them better than the Money’s Veggie Burgers (although he loves those too!).
My new Twenty Valley Wine Glass from the 10k race!
Dessert was a cup full of delicious blueberries!
Here are some pictures of some of the delicious baking I did yesterday!
I was successful in making gluten-free brownies!!! It was my first attempt ever at making something gluten-free and I was so scared. It wasn’t so bad though! Nothing a little gluten-free flour and xanthum gum couldn’t fix! ;) I was impressed with the flour I bought…it didn’t have an overly ‘beany’ taste like some of the bean flours do.
‘One Glo-ing Bite’ Walnut and Chocolate Chip Gluten-free brownies:
Today was all about my On The Glo II bars!!! I have a ton of orders for these this week. Don’t forget they are 25% today!!
1. I still can’t sleep longer than 7 hours! What the heck!
2. Check out the renos Eric did on the house this weekend over at Soup Up My House!
3. Summer Glow Boot Camp is COMING!!! Wednesday July 1, 2009!! You won’t believe the awesome prizes we have up for grabs!!! Over $1000 worth of prizes to be won!
Today’s Clue:
Do you like to plan in advance? Well, this challenge is for you- mark your ‘calendars’!
4. You can follow me all day on Twitter to see what I am up to!! Expect lots of Twit-pics! ;)
5. I was scoping out the Lululemon website this morning trying to find the name of my shorts for a reader. I came across their new ‘Running Dress’:
This is what they say about it:
“Sassy and sporty…the perfect technical combo!
Run, play tennis, hit the gym — there’s nothing you can’t do in this dress”
Now I am sure we have all seen how crazy popular running skirts are nowadays! But I have never heard of a running dress before! What do you think of this? Do you think it will catch on?
Personally I can’t see myself wearing one!! But I guess I shouldn’t knock it til I try it! ;)
What do you think? Would you wear it?? Would you wear it to a gym??
I probably wouldn’t wear a dress, but I really like the support of a good sports bra and I doubt the support in the dress would be enough. I do enjoy running in my skirt though – I save it for long runs and race days! :) I ran the Nike Women’s Marathon in it, and even sported some lipstick at the start line in honor of all the women we were running for.
Congrats on the gluten-free brownies and on the influx of Glo Bakery orders. You’re “making it” right before our eyes!!
I am definitely a planner so I can’t wait to read all about the summer challenge!
Have a great day :)
I tried on an athletic dress recently…
http://www.3daygear.com/index.cfm/3-Day_Gear_New_Balance_Bonita_Run_Dress/New_Balance_Bonita_Run_Dress/prd/New-Balance-Bonita-Run-Dress/item/29780
… and really liked it! I would definitely wear it for my long distance walks (I’m not a runner!)
I don’t think I would wear that dress. It looks really short and I would be worried about my booty hanging out :)
I think the dress is really cute, but probably wouldn’t wear it for serious exercising. Maybe on a walk with friends or something or to play tennis!
Was gonna say the same things as Jennifer about my bootay. Still I would probably do tennis or hiking if it’s super comfortable.
I love, love, love my running skirts from www.runningskirts.com. I have two pairs of shorts and I haven’t worn them in months. I am convinced they help me get my fastest 5K ever over the weekend. OK, well not entirely, but they did help!
Not sure about the dress, but there is a Lulemon shop near me, so might have to go check it out.
Good morning!
I just caught up on this weekend’s posts and I feel as though I must put my two cents in since I seem to be the only Vancouverite who comments :)
I grew up in Toronto, so I can definitly notice the difference living in a healthy city makes. To be fair, I think the main difference between Vancouver and Toronto is obviously the weather! You can excersize outside in Vancouver year-round since it rarely dips below 0 degrees C.
I have only visited Victoria a few times, and I think both cities are beautiful and healthy. Victoria is more walkable, but that’s just because its smaller.
I think I’m in a particularly pro-Vancouver mood right now because I did the Grouse Grind yesterday which is like the hardest hike ever! :)
Finally, I don’t think I would wear a dress while running. But I also never thought I would wear skinny jeans and I do! Never say never I suppose.
Happy Monday Y’all.
i’d wear it, but only because with tennis i wore skirts a lot so i guess i’m more used to it than most people
It’s definitely a cute dress, but I would hate having my thighs rubbing together while running or working out. I much prefer having shorts, capris or pants. Plus then you can easily stretch afterwards without flashing somebody. But of course, it would be a cute golf or tennis dress.
Can’t wait to hear more about Summer Glow Boot Camp!
I am not a running skirt fan so running dress is a no go for me. I actually despise running skirts for some reason – I think they look weird and are impractical (for me anyhoo). I would be wearing a pair of tight shorts under them anyways to prevent butt exposure so why not just wear shorts and forget the fashion accessory I say!
I don’t think I’d wear it, just mentally I feel more comfy in shorts than I think I would in a skirt or a dress. Maybe I have a mental block that says skirts/dresses are for when I want to dress up and look nice but when I workout I am down to business.
Congrats on all of the Glo Bakery work, I really hope you ship to the US soon!
I probably wouldn’t wear the dress, but I am super excited for Summer Glow Boot Camp! I need a new challenge!
HAH! I actually own that dress! Well, last summer’s version- I bought it when I worked at lululemon last year. I definitely don’t wear it for running very often because it DOES feel odd running in public in a dress, but when I do it is the MOST comfortable thing in the world. Seriously, no tugging, adjusting, or riding up. Just throw on some spandex underneath and you’re golden.
I guess the primary reason I bought it was to wear it when I worked (all lulu employees have to be wearing at least one visible lulu item at all times on the store floor) because it’s SO cute! And it was my favorite color (sky blue).
I say, don’t knock it till you try it because it’s SO COMFY.
That dress looks awfully short! Does it have shorts underneath or is it just the dress? With shorts underneath I’d definitely wear it, but without I’d wear it to workout in the home haha.
-Muffy
I don’t think i would wear a running dress :-\ Honestly, i think its pushing it a little over the top as far as athleticism and femininity go. There’s just certain things you wear for certain occasions.
The photography is lookin’ good by the way! :-)
Those gluten-free brownies look amazing!
And I love running skirts, so I would definitely give that dress a try! I love comfy dresses like that! :)
i love side planks. they’re so hard, but i love how you can literally feel the muscles tightening!
i don’t know about that dress – i don’t think anyone would take me seriously in it!
I was just finally getting used to seeing everyone is black spandex at the gym and now a dress?? I love a good light summer dress, don’t get me wrong, but I am pretty sure you would have to wear bike short under it. Where is the fun in that?
Oh my gosh- a running dress??! Lol, that is too funny! No, I could definitely NOT wear one of those, no matter how comfy it is (it does look comfy) I’m still not sold on the running skirts, although they do look cute. One of my friends wears them and loves them. I’m sure there are plenty of runners who take running seriously while wearing a skirt…but I haven’t seen any professionals or elite runners wear them yet.
Nope. I love Lulu, but “dresses + running = no go” in my books.