Welcome to the Sauna or Month-End Review, July

Welcome to the sauna I was told as I stepped into the pool the other day. I swam more than anything else this month which made perfect sense to me given the long term heat advisory. Likewise, I headed to yoga on Tuesdays for more than one reason but mainly for peace of mind and to find relief for my tight neck. Looks like my shoulder tweak has found a new home -- maybe the tweak is moving upwards and out.

I'm feeling a bit more toned lately, kicked a Chipotle habit and bought a swimming suit the next size down. While the current one is loose, I'm not quite ready for the next size as the new one is too tight; if I had a private pool, I'd keep it... Been watching a little bit of the 2011 World Swimming Championships and it's cool to watch the mechanics of people who've been in the pool just about all of their lives.

What I've been doing with my life this month:


10 Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fix Mix

Cardio Kickboxing

10 Minute Solution: Best Belly Blasters! *

Belly Fat Burner, 1 x

Perfect Pilates Abs, 1 x

Six Pack Ab Attack, 1 x

Waist Slimmer, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

Sleek and Sexy Abs, 1 x

Stretching, 1 x

Give Me 10!

Fat Blasting Cardio, 1 x

Personal Training With Jackie: Power Circuit Training

15-Minute Ab Circuit, 1 x

15-Minute Upper Body Circuit, 5 x's

40-Minute Total Body Circuit, 1 x

Rock Climbing, 6 x's


Swimming, 15 x's


Walking, 6 x's


Yoga, 4 x's


P.S. I'm at my friendly neighborhood library because I have yet another virus on the home computer but I did take this time to pay off my fines with food -- a win win situation.

Hope your July went well...

*Disclosure: I received Best Belly Blasters without charge.

Pushing Back

After the flight attendants settled a seat jockeying dispute and made sure everyone was buckled in, one of them came on the intercom to say that the cabin was ready and that we were about to push back.

My aunt Alice once told me that all I need to do to lose weight is to pull away from the table.

I tend to let my guard down a bit when it comes to food while I'm on vacation. We had a kitchenette so I could have certainly cooked but I haven't been cooking at home much either.

Now, it's time to push back from the overindulgence including putting half and half in my coffee simply because it was put before me when I ordered coffee. I must say that no real damage has registered on the scale; I'm one pound up and I'm hoping that my body appreciated the change in food -- like a one week absence of noshing on almond butter.

Here's a food log of sorts from Florida where I sometimes felt like I ate like a queen and pushed my intake limits.

Instant Oatmeal with Mango, Soy Milk & A Lil Water)

Evos -- home of air-baked fries and flavored ketchup

Subway English Muffin Melt w/ Egg Whites + Bell Pepper + Tomato + Red Onion

Chipotle

All Natural Yogurt

Hazira had gelato...



Panera Bread Sesame Asian Chicken Salad -- pretty sure dressing had HFCS

Veggie Burger with Butter on Bun at Marguerite's -- had ketchup; pretty sure ketchup had HFCS

Ikea Before -- Wanted roasted potatoes but the Potato Nazi wouldn't let me substitute

Ikea After

Atlanta Bread Company

Break pizza kibosh -- organic pizza with veggies makes me swallow pizza much easier -- at Pan y Vino

I continue decadence by going to Sweet Art when I return home but I'm gonna have to say that I did not regret one bite of this Magnolia sandwich with avocado, sprouts, white cheddar, tomatoes, cucumbers, caramelized onion jam on toasted Companion bread. Amazing...




Do you take a vacation from your regimen while on vacation or have a regular "cheat" day?