Monday, November 17, 2008

Pesky Weekend Pounds

And here they are again, those pesky two pounds that sneak onto my body over each and every flipping weekend. What gives? I exercised, I stayed on my feet burning calories, and okay I did sneak some candy and the boyfriend baked bread. Hot crusty bread fresh from the oven with butter could explain some of it but I declined dinner in favor of the bread. Can a girl get a break any where?

Read a great except from a fitness magazine regarding exercising versus getting enough sleep. So I am trying a new experiment by sleeping in to 5:30 am Monday and Wednesday rather that getting up at 4:50 am to exercise. Those days will be my weight training and Pilates schedule after work. On Tues, Thurs, and Friday I will continue to get up at “oh-god-thirty” to do my 30-minutes of treadmill and minor weight training. When I am pissed off on the weekends, I can add another workout. Working out the anger or frustration in the exercise room is always a good thing.

I am drinking more water and tea per Dr. Oz advice as well as Acai juice. I ended up adding a concentrate to my liquid vitamin so I have an all-in-one vitamin/Acai mixture. In addition, I found Acai powder at the local Fred Meyer and have it in my desk drawer at work for supplemental juicing. Taking a swig of vitamin or glucosamine is a better alternative for me than pills. I am a gagger.

I’ll post the name of the magazine supplement that I am reading because it is full of great advice. Note to self – the magazine aisle at the grocery store is just as bad as the candy aisle for me. I always end up picking up a couple of unplanned mag-rags if I go that way.

One more poppet of information to leave you with before I sign off for today. I am trying something called Night Skin recommended on the Rachel Maddow show and will keep you posted with results on my skin renewal.

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