My Favorite Stores Outfit

After my last post (the fitness novel), I figured you'd enjoy a short post on the daily outfit. Here is a little bit of something from some of my favorite stores...

• Purple short sleeve tee - Old Navy
• Favorite long sleeve tee - The Gap
• Grey tweed pleated skirt - Anthropologie (Boxing Day sale purchase)
• Merona belt - Target
• Patterned tights - Target
• Issac Mizrahi grey pumps - Target
• Necklace - NY & Co (gifted by Lynette)

Please excuse the bad hair day. It's my "I went to bed with my hair wet" look.

I'm posting late on Thursday night so I'm behind on reading my fav blogs. I'll be catching up and commenting by the weekend though.

I hope everyone had a great week and a fabulous Friday!

Summing Up The 12 Days of Fitness

Okay so I know I have been slacking on posting my 12 Days of Fitness, but I have been working hard regardless. Here are the last few days...

On the 10th day of fitness my trainer gave to me... 10 days of cleansing. Okay so I know I said I was going to do 7 days of cleansing, but I really think I can stretch it out to 10 (possibly 14 days which would be the max). I have to admit, the first 2 days were tough. I felt like I was constantly eating, but always hungry. The herbal drinks tasted like dirt/roots. My energy level was down. BUT I just finished day 5 and I feel great! I'm not as hungry. My palette is free of salt and processed sugar. Fruits and veggies taste so good right now. I am discovering new ways to cook without salt, sugar, and processed foods. My energy is up, and I've even lost a few pounds. This cleanse has really kicked start my way towards better eating again. Yay!

On the 11th day of fitness my trainer gave to me... 11 healthy dishes. Since the cleanse, I have been rethinking the way I cook things. So after my cleanse, I will try 11 healthy recipes. I have already tried recipes from http://www.hungrygirl.com/ (the guacamole recipe is my fav). Melissa sent me a couple of blogs to cook healthy on my new dutch oven. So here's the question... do you have a healthy recipe for me to try. E-mail me, and I'll try it out.

On the 12th day of fitness, my trainer gave to me... 12 motivators. To help me stay on track, I need a lot of motivation. I really try to surround myself with people and things that can help me stay on focus. here are my 12 motivators...

• my hubby - he's my #1 fan and loves to workout too
• my trainer - she is ab fab! She kicks my butt when I need a kickin'
• my coworkers - Melissa who walks with me and Bel who is just starting on her journey
• my friends - they are as obsessed like me. We really try to help motivate each other
• my family - always 100% support!
• The Biggest Loser - it inspires, I do mini workouts during commercials, and I always cry
• Pound for Pound Challenge - I pledged to lose 18lbs by May 5. For every pound I lose, they donate a pound of food to the hungry. Click here to make a pledge today.
• Shape magazine - Great tips, workouts you can do at home, and I love the weight loss diary of real people each month.
• my Bodybugg - tracks everything I do
• blogging - make me more accountable. I feel like I have to report to you guys or I'll be in trouble :-)
• you guys - sharing your ideas, struggles, and triumphs. Makes me feel normal and a part of something
• daily pics - seeing how you look on camera everyday shows a lot of truth.

So I hope I have helped motivate you with my 12 days. I know it's really motivated me. If you like to see all 12 days, just click on my fitness label. I will still continue to blog about my workouts and calories burned. Here are the last 3 days in Bodybugg snapshots. Mind you that my calorie intake is lower than normal because of the cleanse. I really tried to eat more, but veggies only have so many calories in them. My calories burned were great. Again, it is amazing how mini workouts add up on your total calories burned for the day. Wednesday was a rest day from the gym and I just did mini workouts through the day. I still had a great burn!

Casually Green On Monday

The tempatures dropped last night so I had to wear a warm cardi today. Here's my casually green outfit...

Liz Claiborne green long cardi - Costco

White long sleeve tee - Banana Republic

Bitten jeans - Steve & Barry's

Snakeskin shoes - Rack Room

Beaded necklace - gifted from Ally

Seems like my whole world is green right now. The past few pieces of clothing have bought have been green, I always shop with my "green" recyclable bags, and everything I've eaten in the past 2 days have been green (esp since we started the cleanse). I have to admit. I feel like I am constantly eating, but I am still so hungry! The greens are great and all, but they sure aren't as filling as pasta :-) Since I am writing this on Monday night, this means I only have 5 more days to go. Go green!

The Ninth Day of Fitness

On the ninth day of fitness, my trainer gave to me... 9 glasses of water, hours of sleep, 7 days of cleanse, 6 meals a day, 5 cardio days, 4 vitamins, 3 strength days, 2 mini workouts, and a Bodybugg to track those calories!

They say you should drink 8-10 glasses of water a day, so I averaged it to 9 glasses. This should actually be a little easy for me because it's all I like to drink. I usually have one cup of coffee in the morning, but that got cut when I started the cleanse. Now it's strictly water for me...

So just to check on people's New Year resolutions. I know some of you are trying to make health decisions in the new year. How's it going? Today I went to the gym and couldn't believe how many people were there. There were people waiting for an open spot on the treadmills. Even though it's somewhat annoying to have to wait for the equipment, it's good to see people trying to make better changes. Last year I made a decision to really change the way I ate and lived. I am striving to continue one with m weight loss. Even though I had a holiday setback, I know I can get right back on track. Here's to all of us staying on track.

Here was today's workout:
20 minute walk to and from work 268 calories burned
25 minute walk to and from work for lunch 315 calories burned
30 minute strength training - 159 calories burned

The next season of The Biggest Loser comes on tomorrow night!
Happy workouts everyone!

Busy Weekend!

Sorry for the bad quality of pic. Friday night was karaoke night. My friends and I love to karaoke. We haven't been in a while so we reserved a small room at our favorite karaoke bar and belted out our cheesy tunes. Here's my singing outfit:

Echo hat - Macy's (after Christmas shopping)

Merona top - Target

dangle earrings - gifted

Converse One jeans - Target

my walking shoes - Ross

Bodybugg is what's on my upper right arm

I think I was singing Gwen Stefani's 4 In The Morning when this picture was taken. Don't I look so serious??? We were singing till we got kicked out. Our closer song is always Bohemian Rhapsody.

Saturday night:
Saturday night we went to see The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes. Here our looks:

Will:

maroon pin strip short sleeve - Kohl's

Jeans - Dillard's

Sketchers - Sketchers outlet

Hill:

green top - Banana Republic

Xhilaration skinny jeans - Target

beaded bracelet - Banana Republic (after Xmas sale)

brown suede pumps - Ann Taylor Loft (after Xmas sale)

feather headband -made

The 7th and 8th Day of Fitness

Thought I forgot huh?

On the 7th and 8th day of fitness, my trainer gave to me... 8 hours of sleep, 7 days of cleansing, 6 meals a day, 5 cardio days, 4 vitamins, 3 strength days, 2 mini workouts, and a Bodybugg to track those calories...

Let's start with the 7th day...7 days of cleansing. Will and I decided to start the new year with a cleanse. I've never done this before so it's kind of new to me. I asked my trainer for some advice especially because we want to be able to continue to workout through our cleanse. Basically we'll be taking an herbal cleanse and eating clean for the next 7 days.

Our foods we should have are: steamed green vegetables, vegetable soups and broths, miso, tofu, mixed green salads, organic fresh vegetable juices, whole grains (brown rice, millet, oats, quinoa), garlic, onions, ginger, lentils, fresh fish, lemons, limes, fresh fruits in season, sea vegetables, herbals teas (esp green tea).

Foods we need to avoid are: Anything that has refined sugars, chocolate, ice cream, sodas, alcohol, salt, cheese, breads, dairy products, butter, nuts, fatty foods, wheat, red meats, eggs, and shellfish.

I walked to the local farmers market yesterday and bought bok choy, chinese cabbage, grapefruit, zucchini, squash, broccoli, and eggs. I bought the eggs not realizing we won't be able to eat them for 7 days. Oops!

Once we are done with the cleanse, I'll resume my 6 meals a day plan.


On the 8th day of fitness and one of my New Years resolutions is to get 8 hours of sleep. I am an extreme night owl. I think it runs in my family. I usually find myself going to bed around 2 or 3 in the morning. That's why sometimes you see my posting 1st thing in the morning or I've left comments on your blogs in the middle of the night. Well, I know that sleep s very important to our overall health. I am going to strive to be in bed by 11pm. This will be difficult so wish me luck!

Here were my workouts and calories burned...
Jan 1 (yes, I hit the gym on New Years Day)
30 minutes strength training - 155 calories burned
20 minutes jogging/walking on treadmill 224 calories burned

Jan 2
20 minute walk to and from work - 282 calories burned
10 minute walk at lunch - 110 calories burned

Jan 3
30 minute strength training - 212 calories burned
30 minutes stationary bike - 243 calories burned
1.25 hours walking to/from farmers mkt and shopping - 448 calories burned.

Hope everyone is having a healthy new year.
Happy workouts!

Happy New Year!

Just a quick post before I celebrate the New Year with my family. Here is NYE's outfit...

Chloe Dao pink/lace halter dress - Lot 8

Skinny belt - Macy's

Beaded bracelet - Banana Republic

Stewart Weitzman shoes - thrifted (from my mom)

feather handbag - Target

circle headband - made

Choe Dao was the season 2 winner of Project Runway. She owns a boutique in Houston called Lot 8. There are 8 sisters in her family, hence the name. I bought this dress about a year before her her win on PR. Fab store. Love the clothes!

Dinner and drinks were great. I hope everyone had a great NYE. Wishing everyone a a year full of happiness, good health, and fabulousness!