Three Things Thursday

Happy Thursday! Only two more days until the weekend...yippeeee!! I'm only working a half day today because I have a doctor's appointment so that's even better.

After work yesterday, I did Physique 57 again. I was super sore from yesterday, but I know you have to be consistent to see results so I pushed through and was actually less sore after the workout. I'm not sure what I'm going to do this afternoon for exercise, I guess I'll figure that out when the time comes.

When I was done with my workout, I watched two hours of General Hospital, caught up with my boy B-Ri on the NBC Nightly News, and then watched Craig Kilborn. I told you guys I love my tv! I was debating what to make for dinner and finally settled on lentils because all you have to do is put them in a pot with boiling water, cover and let simmer for 30 minutes.


Perfect for a lazy girl like me! And no, I wasn't sent free lentils like everyone else. I'm not popular enough :(

I was inspired by the "Snobby Joes" I see on blogs, but the ingredient list is to elaborate for me so improvised by just dumping bbq sauce, honey mustard and ketchup into the pot until it tasted right. I use all natural ketchup, bbq sauce, and honey mustard so no worries about HFCS and other junk for me! I served up my "Lazy Snobby Joes" with brown rice, broccoli and a side salad (unpictured).


They tasted amazing! I was nervous because I just dumped the sauces into the pot, but it worked and there are lots of leftovers. That's how I do!

Today's Thursday and we know what that means....Three Things Thursday! If you're new to the blog, this is a post where I list three things that are annoying me this week. You get your chance in the comments. Let's smack this @ss!

1. Baby Food. Some bloggers are now eating baby food. REALLY?! These "health" bloggers might need to reevaluate their relationship with calories and their definition of "whole" foods.

2. You're Going To Get Cancer! Yes, I like to lay by the pool in the sun or go to the beach for a few hours. It's relaxing and when it's 90 degrees outside and I've watched all the shows on my dvr, there's really not much else for me to do. I like to read by the pool and yes, I like to get a tan. Stop telling me I'm going to get cancer because of this. Laying by the pool for 2 hours on a Saturday isn't going to kill me. I'm not one of those leatherfaces who sits there all day, everyday. I tan easily and wear sunscreen. If you have to avoid the sun because you have a fair complexion, great. You don't need to lecture me just because I don't. You know what else gives you cancer? EVERYTHING! I feel like I'm the only person in the world that doesn't care what other people do with their lives. Worry about yourself and your own cancer. I'm not making jokes about cancer here, it's no joke, but I'm educated about the risks and can take care of myself thanks.

3. Mush Mouth. I hate to do this, but it's driving me up a wall and I want to rip my hair out. One of my gentleman callers mumbles whenever he talks. He's Mush Mouth.

Seriously, EVERY TIME he opens his mouth, it sounds like, "mmmmm...ggg..mummmm..." I have no idea what he's saying. On top of that, he has his fingers in his mouth half the time. Dude, are you a baby sucking on your fingers? What the hell? Also, nothing excites him so his voice is very monotone making it even harder to understand what he's saying. I'm constantly yelling, "S-S-S-SPEAK UP JUNIOR!!!" Then he yells whatever he's trying to say. It's not that I can't hear him, I can't understand him. Stop mumbling Mush Mouth!!! You're 33!!

What's bothering you this week?

Reader Request: Lazy Girls Guide To Exercising At Work

Hi everyone! Are we only at the midweek? Boo! These weeks seem to be dragging for me lately. I live for the weekends.

After work yesterday, I didn't feel like leaving the house so I did my Physique 57 dvd again. You might remember I was a bit tough on it in this post, but I'm starting to like it. I like the fast paced energy opposed to Core Fusion's quiet, zen feel and while Tanya's personality got on my nerves at first, I find that now it distracts me from the fact that my thighs are starting to go numb. I still get very sore after, but that's a sign it's working right? I just need to keep at it! I wonder if they'll come out with more dvds....I should email them.

Blogger Aneta commented yesterday asking for some form of exercise that lazy girls can do at the office. Ask and you shall receive! I'm not really one to exercise in the office, I keep my exercises to my allotted hour a day, but once in a while I'll do some of the exercises below. Oh and sometimes I do my kegels at my desk!

• Whenever you're on the phone, do butt clenching exercises. Squeeze your butt as tight as you can for two-three seconds, then relax, that’s one rep. Aim to do three sets of 15-20 reps, three times a day. This will help tone your butt.
• Every time you type an email, do tummy toning exercises. Sit up straight at your desk, pull your belly button in and tighten your abs as hard as you can for as long as you can, then relax. Aim to do three sets of 15-20 reps twice a day.
• At the top of each hour, do tricep dips. Use the edge of your desk or chair and bang out 20 quick dips to tone your arms. If you work 8 hours a day, you'll do 8 sets!
• Walk during your lunch break. Bring a pair of sneakers to work and walk during your lunch break. You don't have to use your entire lunch break, even if you just walk for ten minutes 5 days a week, that's 50 extra minutes of exercise you fit in! Or if you can't walk during your break, walk for ten minutes before you go home for the day.
• Every time you take a pee break, do squats. Well, go pee first, but when you get back to your desk, bust out a set of 10 chair squats. While sitting, lift up until your hips are just hovering over the chair, arms out for balance. Hold for 2-3 seconds, stand all the way up and repeat for 15 reps.

Okay, that's enough. You don't need to exhaust yourself! Do you do any exercises in the office? Please share!

Lazy Elliptical Workout

Okay, well, it's not so lazy, but it'll kick your butt. Hit up the elliptical with this workout that will torch calories and have you back to watching tv in 20 minutes.

The key to this workout is intervals. More specifically, high intensity intervals. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a specialized form of interval training that involves short intervals of maximum intensity exercise separated by longer intervals of low to moderate intensity exercise. To get the most out of this workout, you have to push yourself. Don't worry though, it'll be over before you know it!

Quick Elliptical Workout For The Lazy

Warmup at 6.0 and incline at 8
Workout:
2-3 set speed at 7.0 and incline at 10
3-4 set speed at 7.0 and incline at 12
4-5 set speed at 7.5 and incline at 14
5-6 set speed at 8.0 and incline at 16
6-7 set speed at 8.5 and incline at 18
Repeat this interval circuit four times and follow with two minutes to cooldown and some deep stretching.

Now get up in there and work on your fitness!

Lazy Girls Guide To Health And Fitness

I'm glad everyone could relate to my post yesterday about being lazy. I'm glad I'm not the only lazy one. The post was actually a little tease to the direction I'm taking with MelissaNibbles.

A lot of people turn to blogs to look for advice on eating healthy and getting fit. I've had friends tell me that they could never do what the bloggers do and that they feel intimidated reading most blogs. I've also been told that they thought they were being healthy, but after reading blogs, they felt like they were doing it wrong. There's no right or wrong way to be healthy and fit. Everyone is different. Some people are super motivated and some people are lazy (like me). However, I can totally understand how someone who is just dipping their toes into exercise or healthy eating could be intimidated. For example, someone might give up eating ice cream and turn to Yoplait yogurts to get their sweet fix, then read a blog telling them they're killing themselves with that yogurt. The average person doesn't know every, little, single detail about nutrition. It's impossible and who has that kind of time? All anyone can do is make the choices that are right for them.

I want to give my readers realistic workout tips and recipes that they can fit into their busy schedules or lazy lifestyles. I'm going to keep it real though, if you only want to workout for 20 minutes a day and see results, you're going to have to workout out hard and make the most of those 20 minutes. There's no reason to take 3 aerobics classes a day (you're probably doing more harm than good). The trick is to workout smarter, not longer. Eating healthy doesn't require eating meals that take an hour to prepare and yes, it's okay to eat a Lean Cuisine every once in a while. However, you do have to take the time to read food labels and be aware of what you're putting in your body. You don't have to be obsessed with it though.

Maybe my blog will inspire you to want to do more, to try a new form of exercise, sign up for a race, or try your hand at a more elaborate recipe from a less lazy blogger than me. That's great! Everyone starts somewhere. Maybe it will inspire you to do less, to not feel like you have to kill yourself with exercise and strict food rules to be healthy. That's even better! My way isn't the right way, it's just one of the hundred ways to be fit and healthy. There's a place for everyone in the blog world, so if you're lazy like me or just looking for a way to save time in your effort to lead a healthy lifestyle, this place is for you!

I'll be back later with a Lazy Workout for you to try. I need to go take a nap...

Lazy Girls Guide To Cleaning

Get a man to do it for you!


While he's doing that, you can catch up on last night's episode of Mad Men. Just make sure you do some crunches and strength training during the commercials ;)

My Fair Lazy

I did something last night I haven't done in years. I ordered takeout! I hate ordering takeout when I have plenty of food to cook in my house, but sometimes you just gotta do it. I ordered sushi from a nearby sushi joint and it was just what I needed.


My dinner was a salmon and avocado roll and two pieces of eel nigiri (my fave!). Definitely worth the splurge.

I've come to realize that I'm not your typical health blogger. The main reason...I AM LAZY! I'm not going to change or anything, I like being lazy. I mean what's not to like? Now, you might not believe that I'm lazy because I wake up at 4:30 and love working out, but I wake up that early because I have to be at work for 6:30 and I don't exactly love working out, I just do it. Still don't believe me? Well, let me explain...

• I don't workout because I get a "runner's high" or it makes me feel amazing. I workout because I want to be in good shape and be able to walk up a flight of stairs without running out of breath.
• I don't park my car far away to get in a few extra steps. I will drive around and wait for someone to leave a front spot. I would park IN the store if they'd let me.
• Cooking doesn't soothe me or take my days stress away. I do it because I'm hungry and need to eat.
• I drive on cruise control because using my feet is too strenuous.
  
• If a recipe has more than 5 ingredients, I'm not making it.
• I do everything online from bill paying to placing takeout orders. If I have to pick up a phone or write a check, I won't do it. Too much work.
• I love tv. I have about 20 shows in my dvr, I Netflix shows on stations I don't have. I can see my tv from my kitchen and if you're looking for me between the hours of 6 and 10. I'm in front of my tv. I don't watch crappy shows like The Bachelor or other reality crap. I watch a lot of news shows, The Wire, Dexter, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Louis, Chelsea Lately, Parks & Rec, Anthony Bourdain, Comedy Central specials, etc...Quality people, quality. Okay, I watch General Hospital, Ochocinco Ultimate Catch, Bethenny, Jersey Shore, and Real Housewives Of New Jersey. I consider those comedy though.
• I eat healthy not because it makes me feel great, I eat healthy so I'm not a fatass.
• I use one plate during the day and just rinse it off. Doing dishes is a pain in the ass.
• I sit down in the shower to shave my legs, shave my armpits, and wash my face. Showering is tiring y'all!
• I will not pump my own gas. Even stopping to get the gas is work.
• At work I only bring reports to people or go see co-workers to get answers to questions on my way to bathroom. Killing two birds with one stone.
• I go out my back slider to the mailbox because going out the front door is an extra 50 steps or so.
• Just reading about people competing in triathlons makes me tired. Why would I do that to myself?
• I will never wake up on a Saturday and run 12 miles. Oh and I'm calling bull on those of you who do and then go out to the farmers market, out to lunch, then out for an afternoon bike ride after a few hours at the beach. I don't believe your legs are up to all of that.
  
• I took up knitting once, but it made my shoulders hurt so I quit. I don't need a hobby anyway. It would only take away from my tv watching.
  
• I love to read, but only do it laying down in bed or on the couch. Oh, and I won't hold the book. I'll prop it up with pillows so I can lay down and still be able to see it.
• I stand on the escalator. Don't walk by me with an attitude either, if you wanted to walk up the stairs, you should've taken the stairs.
• I don't get up to go to the bathroom until I'm about to pee my pants. I may have dribbled once...or twice.
• I don't want to make my own granola bars, ice cream, or cut my own vegetables. There's a place called the grocery store where I can buy these things (I read labels though).
• I don't like the Farmer's Market because it's a lot of walking around to look at a lot of, well, crap. I'm not there to buy your handmade crafts. I'm there for food. I go to the farmstand that's on my way home from work where I only have to walk a few steps from my car to the farmstand.
• I've never cleaned a bathroom in my life. Now I have two. I'm considering hiring someone to do this task.
• I don't want a "career." I just want to go to work, get my paycheck and go home. My life is at home. I don't seek happiness or fulfillment out of my job, I'd rather have those things at home. If I have kids, I don't ever want them to feel like I put my job before them. At work, I do what is asked of me and nothing more.
  

I could say that a lot of this is because my fibromyalgia makes me tired and that could very well be true, but I'm keeping it real here. I am f*cking lazy and I love it.

My point is that if you're lazy like me, it's still possible to live a healthy lifestyle. Just because you don't run, take 3 aerobics classes a day, or make your own granola, it doesn't mean you're not healthy. The trick is to workout smarter, not longer. Yes, you have to put in the effort, but you don't have to kill yourself. Eating healthy is about making smart choices. Eating this, not that. It's not about fancy gadgets or elaborate recipes. If you do those things and enjoy it, rock on! I salute you! But if you don't, it's okay! As a matter of fact, come sit next to me because I'm sure you're as tired from reading this as I am from typing it.

5 Is Just Dumb

I just ran 5 miles. It's the long run in my 5k training plan. It did not feel amazing and I do not feel exhilarated. I can't believe I used to do this everyday like it was nothing...

My calves hurt, I was bored out of my skull at mile 3, and I think one of my toenails broke. The longest distance I've been running for a while now is 4 miles. 5 miles is just dumb. Why would anyone need to run 5 miles anyway? If a rapist were chasing me, I think he'd give up before we even reached 1 mile. Why did I even sign up for this 5k? Oh yeah, to have a goal. Goals are for overachievers and clearly I am not that. I'm too lazy for this mess.

It better be sunny today because after I go lay in my bed for three hours, I want to go sit by the pool for three more. I was going to vacuum, but I might just hire someone for those duties (not joking).

If you ran more than 5 miles this morning and are thinking you're better than me, well, you are. Congratulations.