Lead a Fit and Healthy Life
Archive for December 24, 2009
News to Note
02 years ago
Grandma’s Gifts Need Extra Reindeer – NYTimes.com.
While I personally don’t experience this, I have so many friends that do. I think in some ways its great – that grandparents want to spoil their kids out of love – but a donation on their behalf or a contribution to a 529 plan seems such a better way to go.
Make sure to track Santa’s journey tonite on his way to everyone’s houses. Hope you aren’t on the naughty list if you don’t want to be.
How to save a relationship from holiday hell – CNN.com.
Holidays are stressful aren’t they?? Sometimes its spending too much money, or different religions or spending time with one another’s families. Whatever the case may be here are some tips to try not to get too wrapped up in it all.
Weight Loss Tips : Diet Strategies : Shape.com: Diet, Fitness, Recipes, Healthy Eating Expertise.
Not much here to read but some good tips. Do not restrict all the holiday indulgence. It’s’ part of what makes the holidays the holidays – just do it in moderation and be present in the experience. I find that if i just mindlessly fill my plate, which means filling my mouth – I eat so much more than I need to. So that’s my tip: be present in the moment of indulgence, you are less likely to over-indulge!
2009: The Year in Pictures – The New York Times.
I love year end recaps. You find yourself going “oh that was this year, it seemed so long ago”. It is always to reflect at year end so you can make the changes you need to and/or acknowledge the mis steps and take new steps to change!
Looking back, looking ahead
02 years ago
Today it was cold…like sub 20 degrees cold. I got up at my usual 5a, got my stuff together, got all bundled up and headed to Gold’s Gym. I miss my Plumbline training and the 545a ladies but it is a nice change of pace from heavy lifting and pushing my muscles to the max. Although I have to tell you – for doing my own training this week, I am sore. My arms are killing me and I did a bunch of squats yesterday, so my thighs hurt as well. So I know I have pushed some this week albeit not as much as boot camp.
I got on the treadmill and did 5k although I have to admit, I was slower than usual. I did try to focus on doing intervals the last mile or so to see how my body responds.
Then I headed into the weight room:
25lb lunges
arnold press 25lb
back squats 65lbs
bench jumps 50
bench steps 25
OH squats 40lbs
General stretching
Core:
BOSU Push-ups 30
My body is tired so I am happy that Friday is my rest day and its Xmas!
Merry Christmas Everyone! Since we are a mixed religion family, we will be opening presents on Xmas and then will do a Jewish Xmas Dinner – Chinese food at a local restaurant. It’s one of those family traditions that my entire family looks forward too every year. My mom is headed down from NJ for the weekend and we are all excited to see her.
I am so thankful that this year we can celebrate with everyone in the Hoaglund House back in the game. I try very hard not to dwell on our experience the past year, but I took a look back at our blog from December 2008 – what a difference a year makes. Scotty had chemo Xmas Eve last year and was so out of commission. We are so blessed to be able to live the life we do and it’s so important to take a moment and reflect and realize how far we have come!
I love this quote which I will share with you for today:
Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it! – Hector Crawford
What about you? How are you staying active today to help combat all the holiday eating?
