Monday, 13 May 2013

Day 11 – Thursday, May 2nd


8 hours of sleep were had in the last evening.

Breakfast: 2-egg western omelet (ham, cheese, onion, red & green peppers)
Lunch: PB & Berry Smoothie
Dinner: Shrimp with sherry-paprika sauce from Supperworks, and brown rice

Today was the warmest so far so I thought it would be time to go for a run! Just kidding, I ended walking to Starbucks and getting my first Passion Tea Lemonade of the year J



Oops! Only drank 2 cups of water today.

Day 10 – Wednesday, May 1st


First day of May!

I would like to dedicate this post to green tea, who brings me so much joy.

I did some research on the benefits of green tea and was very pleased with what people were saying. I definitely plan to keep this up very regularly.

Breakfast: 2-egg western omelet (ham, cheese, onion, red & green peppers), and an orange pekoe tea with 2 milks and 1 sugar!
Lunch: Cream of cauliflower soup, greek salad with feta, tomato, cucumber, onion, olive oil
Dinner: Lychee Curry Chicken from Supperworks and Basmati rice

It’s already 12:30am and I’m starving again…I’ll add some poached eggs on toast to that list.
And I got my 8 glasses of water today, which is always good.

Day 9 – Tuesday, April 30th


 8 hours sleep hallelujah!

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, plain yoghurt with granola, and a Nespresso coffee


Lunch: All from Tim Horton’s à Coffee with cream, Breakfast Panini, Cheddar Cheese bagel with butter and cream cheese.
Dinner: Hot Italian sausages, gluten free penne, 1 sliced tomato
Snacks: 1 pear

Went to the gym today, I’m addicted its so great! Especially when there’s nobody else there J
-       25 min run (burned 256 cal)
-       Full-body workout
Devoured 10 cups of water today.

And guess what......

Day 8 – Monday, April 29th


Why do I never get sleep on Sunday nights? 6 hours last night.
Anyway, today is the first day I’m using the app MyFitnessPal to keep track of my eating habits! Should be fun…I’ll spare you the nitty gritty details.

Breakfast: Arbonne chocolate nutrition bar (did not have time to make breakfast)
Lunch: 2-egg omelet (onion, red peppers)
Dinner: Hamburger Salad! (beef patty on top of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, ketchup, relish, and mayo J)



Workout: Burned off just over 400 calories! I worked really hard today, ran for half an hour at an avg. of 7mph, did a general circuit, and then focused on abs and arms with the help of free weights.


Snacks: 4 poached eggs on 2 pieces of rye toast.

I drank 9 cups of water today.

DAY 1 – 7 : Monday, April 22nd – Sunday, April 28th


 Day one here we go!

I have decided to continue with my normal eating, exercise, and sleep habits for the first week. What I am going to change to see if I get any results is cut out all wheat and unnatural extra sugars from my diet, as well as anything processed. I am also trying these new green coffee bean extract pills. They’re supposed to be taken 15-30mins prior to eating, 3 times a day. These simple steps should help get me back down to my normal, healthy weight and get rid of any bloating.

For exercising, I would like to get into the gym 3 times a week, but ideally 4 times. I know I am happier and work better after exercising, 100% of the time. I will always do a run for at least 20 minutes, and if I’m up to it, circuit training. I’ll also be making sure to drink lots of water, especially after working out.

Last night I got 6 hours sleep leading into the beginning of this journey and it is most definitely something I am going to try to improve on to reduce stress and keep me healthy and working hard.

Here are a few pics of what went down my gullet today!
Pic of breakfast, lunch and dins :)




Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Web Quest - Unit 5/6

ONE HEALTH CLUB

Oakville

Located at Upper Middle and Eighth Line, in the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre.


Monday-Thursday                                Friday                               Saturday - Sunday 
5:30am - 11:00pm                         5:30am - 10:00pm                         7:00am - 8:00pm

Before joining One Health Club, the managers insist on taking you on a tour around their facility and then sitting down with you to talk about costs. There is no initiation fee which is great, and the monthly fee including all classes is only $59.

The fitness club includes:
  • a wide variety of cardiovascular fitness equipment
  • a range of state-of-the-art strength-training and resistance equipment, including free weights
  • group fitness classes
  • steam rooms with aromatherapy
  • on-floor coaches to provide demonstration and give you advice



At an extra monthly cost, you can have your own personal trainer who will work one-on-one with you to push you and give you your best results. They will create a customized nutrition and workout program so that you can achieve your own personal goals, whether you are just starting out, enhancing your performance, increasing your motivation or gaining/losing weight.

One of the cool things that this club has is the Technogym Wellness Program. A personal trainer can load an exercise plan onto a Technogym USB key, that then plugs into their various corresponding machines. The individuals progress, including speed, intensity, weights and repetitions are recorded electronically. This program is free for the first 2 months of your membership, and then it is $19/month afterwards.

There are also a variety of different classes you can take at no extra cost on top of your monthly fee! These include:
  • Yoga & hot yoga
  • Pilates
  • Zumba
  • Full-body conditioning
  • Spinning
  • Qi-Gong 
and more!

Below is a link to the complete group schedule as well as the description of each class.



There is a general area, as well as a smaller, closed off area, designed exclusively for women, also leading into their change room. This is a good idea to give members more privacy when getting into shape.

In my opinion, this is a well rounded facility and it has helped me immensely in my journey towards good health! During my workouts i see a range of people from teens to seniors, and both men and women. I try to visit the club at least 4 times a week, whether it be to work out, or to attend a class with friends. 

Interesting..

Yesterday, Chesser brought up the idea of volleyball not being an intense sport.

hmmm...