Give It All You Got!

It's Sunday my friends. Back to work tomorrow. Now, don't go getting those Sunday blues, just remember that it's back to regularly scheduled life and you can dive in and get started on your goals for 2010!

I began my day with a Core Fusion workout. The 50 minutes flew by! It was only my second time with Core Fusion, but I'm addicted. I never would've thought I could get a better strength training workout using my own body weight, 3lb weights, and just a few, simple moves, but I've totally changed my mind. When I'm doing Core Fusion, I can feel myself getting a better workout than simply lifting weights in the gym. This change in my workout was definitely needed. I was going to go to the gym and battle it out with the elliptical trainer, but it's STILL snowing and I hate driving so I decided to do Cheryl Burke's Disco Abs off Exercise TV. I love that half hour cardio jam! I highly recomend it. However, like any workout dvd, what you put into it is what you get out of it. I think some people don't see results from workout dvds because they aren't putting as much effort into it as they do when they're in an actual aerobics class or running on the treadmill. So remember your form and remember to give it all you've got when working out at home. Put strength and power behind your punches if you're kickboxing, lift weights heavy enough so that you're challenging yourself if you're strength training, and even if it's a simple dance workout, make sure you're getting into it and not just going through the motions. These are the things that will give you the results you're looking for.

After workout out, I refueled with my favorite...Chobani!


Vanilla Chobani and 1/4 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch. Are you guys sick of seeing this yet?

Later on, I had pumpkin oats.


1/2 cup oats, 1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese, 1/4 cup pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, bananas, a sprinkle of Organic Path's Pumpkin Granola, cacao chips, and a small scoop of White Chocolate Wonderful.

This afternoon, I found another podcast on itunes for you all house/trance/dance music fans. Brad Miller's Push The Night. Each podcast is labeled by genre: House, progressive house, techno, tech trance, trance, downtempo electro, etc... You can listen to the podcast before you download it to make sure you like it, and it's free! I also found a few free meditation podcasts. I've been trying to add a few minutes of meditation/relaxation to my days for the past week, but have trouble shutting my mind off. I thought I'd try a guided meditation rather than trying to do it myself. I think a podcast would be perfect, just put on the headphones, shut my eyes, and relax. I'll let you know if it works!

I moved up our Monday night sweet potato tradition to tonight. I was craving my sweet potato!


With my tater, I had a bunless Boca Burger with a bit of Garlic & Herb Laughing Cow (I stuffed the rest into the sweet potatoe skins), honey mustard, ketchup, pickles, lettuce and roasted brussels sprouts and raisins. A very comforting dinner.

Okay, one last episode left in season 2 of The Wire. Season 3 here we come! Have a great night!

How do you give it all you got when working out at home?