After A Hectic Weekend

April 29, 2013
Well it was a hectic one, Keyra did get to ride her bike with no trainers on it, yippeeee for her.
Trin did great at Gymnastics, she got 3rd over all and 8th vault, 6th floor, 2nd beam & bars.
So proud of both of them, just when I thought they were on their way home I got a call that Keyra had to go to CHEO by ambulance as she had an allergic reaction as they were leaving McDonalds, so after a long night they arrived back at my place at 4 am and headed for home by 10am after a few hours of sleep.
So once they were off I headed to the gym, I let both the girls read my blog on the weekend and they both liked what they read. So I did 75 minutes today on the elliptical.
What did you do this weekend, I love the warmer weather?
Today's quote; Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.
John Dewey

I thought I would share some information on Reduced Cholesterol Claims.

Reduced cholesterol claims on plant based products – If you read claims of ‘no cholesterol’ or ‘cholesterol free’ on plant based margarines and oils like those made from canola, avocado, soy, olive and so on are redundant given almost all vegetables do not contain cholesterol.

Terminology to disguise ingredients – I thought I would add a list of terms that are commonly used to replace terminology such as fat, sugar and salt.

Fat Margarine Butter Vegetable Oil Lard Shortening Full Cream Milk Full Cream Milk Powder Egg Mono di or triglycerides Chocolate Chips Cocoa butter Tallow Animal Shortening Copha Whole Milk Solids Butter Fat

Sugars Honey Malt Sugar/sucrose Molasses Glucose Syrup Fructose (fruit sugars) Dextrose (glucose) Corn Syrup Sorbitol or mannitol Disaccharides or Monosaccharide’s Modified carbohydrate Raw sugar or brown sugar Treacle

Salt Sodium chloride Yeast extract Kelp Soy sauce MSG

My week at the gym has drawn to an end

April 26, 2013
Yesterday I enjoyed a lovely salad and some homemade lean meat loaf for lunch. I am loving the warmer weather, I can finally enjoy eating salads.

I was at the gym by 6:30 am today. And only did an hour as per Ken's suggestion since I have this nagging pain in the bag of my knee. I'll give it the weekend to heal and see how it is Monday.
My lovely granddaughter's are arriving today, the oldest is competing this weekend in Ottawa Ontario for gymnastics, so their bike's are ready and tuned for them, Poppa likes to take them for rides.

Trinity at the top and Keyra below, we are hoping to throw away those training wheels today.
Today's quote;
“When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”
~ Napoleon Hill (1883 – 1970) American author
Do you have any milestones coming up?
I realized today that in 3 month's I will pass my 5 years since I started chemo for Breast Cancer , I think this calls for a celebration, I must start planning something.
 
 

Back on track today

April 25, 2013
I still struggled with nausea last night so I decided to not go to the gym and get back on track today, So off I went this morning and did 75 minutes on the elliptical machine. My body is also back on track I am back to my weight before I went away, so that's great news. Now to get back on track and meet my first 10 lb goal.
I had an ultra sound done on my right shoulder last night and it seems I have a swollen bursa, how I did that is beyond me, only thing I can think of is golfing and missing the T and hitting the ground and this was last year, it's been painful for 8 or 9 months. I will try to find an acupuncturist and give it a try along with the chiropractor.
Now for some Nutritional Information.

Nutrient claims – This is particularly eye – opening area of food labeling and one that can really shock the seemingly discerning label reader.

Low joule (or calorie) claims in relation to food- Manufacturers claiming a food is low joule (calorie) food, can only do so if the energy content of that food is no more than 40kcals (170kj) per 100g of solid or semi-solid foods; and 19 kcals (80KJ) per 100ml of beverages or other liquid foods. Hence all foods labeled low Kilo joule or ( calories) will provide not more than 40 calories per 5graqms of fat (45 calories from fat)

Use of the term ‘light’ – The term ‘light’ may in fact refer not to fat content but rather color, taste or texture. For example, an oil may be described as ‘light’ however the term may refer to the oil’s light color.

Reduced fat claims – Reduced fat does not necessarily equate to low in fat. Eg. A product that is 90% fat-free still contains 10% fat; in a product that contains 5g of fat per 100g that is 45 calories in fat alone. Low fat may be a better term to look for, given a low fat product has 3% or less fat (1.5% for beverages).

What are your thoughts on reading food labels, do you find it difficult?

Today's quote: *Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Ludacris

 

A little under the weather today

I will try to get to the gym this evening, I went to bed not feeling so well and woke feeling much the same, so I have decided to not go to the gym till after dinner.
Ihad a great meal last night, BBQ chicken breast, potatoes and mixed veggies. yum

Yesterday I decided to follow along with the TV guy and do a painting, its very bright and beautiful and I am starting to think I will start selling some of my paintings this summer, my goal is to try and do 1 a week, stay tuned for the prices and which ones are for sale.
Here it is. 

Today's quote: In what ever u do, put in your BEST 2 get the BEST.




What did you eat last night?
Do you have a special hobby? 

What I ate last night

April 23, 2013

I enjoyed some nice grilled salmon with veggies and potatoes, I love eating salmon, I put some lemon pepper on it for taste, yummmmm.
I also enjoyed a nice 1/2 hour walk after dinner, so glad it's warming up enough to get outside.
This morning I headed to the gym early and did 75 minutes on the elliptical machine. I think I did to much yesterday as my right knee was really hurting last night, the difference was I tried doing a little cross training on the weight loss setting, it seems my knee didn't like the change up. So today I was back to resistance 2 - 3.
I have to go out of town again this week my Mom is having heart surgery so I will go up tomorrow and relieve my brother's and come back Friday morning. I'll try to get a pass for good life fitness for a couple days.
Today's quote: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher

What did you eat last night?
 

Great Work Out

April 22, 2013
Well I was back at the gym today, didn't make it on the weekend I was still to exhausted from being away last week. So at 6: 25 am I headed to the gym and I decided to change it up a bit and did the weight loss setting on the Elliptical machine. I did 2 x 30 minutes and finished with a 20 minute on resistance 3, hopefully this will get me back on track. I will do a weigh in later in the week. I can't believe I still have this darn cold, its been 3 weeks, gosh will it ever end. Maybe some warmer weather would help.
I have made up some salad for the week and had my hubby cook me up some chicken breasts on the barbie. So I am all set for a great week of eating right and exercising as much as I can.
I went back to the gym after lunch and did an extra hour on the elliptical machine, it felt good.
i thought I would share a picture of my yummy lunch today.

 
Tossed salad with bbq chicken, no bbq sauce was added, i did put on some balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
What did you prepare for the week ahead?
Today's Quote:

Home at Last

April 20, 2013
Sorry peeps, I have been away, will get back to posting Monday, I've been out of town and missed my train last night so was lucky to have a great friend put me up last night and caught the 9 am this morning home, I got the times mixed up last night and was a minute late. But the nice man at Via rail in NB gave me a new ticket for this morning at no extra charge. Yippeeeeee for me. Will get back on track asap, hope to go to the gym in the morning, looking forward to it.
Today's quote, “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Walt Disney Company, Mulan (Pictureback