Lots of good information / recipes

I have a good friend who has been asking me for some healthy recipes, so I went to the Crossfit website trying to find some recipe ideas and clicked on a suggested link. It was for "Mark's Daily Apple" . I just spent a few minutes at the sight and WOW what a lot of information. I went to the archives and clicked on recipes and found lots of recipes that looked really good. I signed up to get daily tips sent to my email and the book looks very interesting too. Just a side note, Andy one of the top posts was "How to gain weight and build muscle." Hope this is something that will help!
www.marksdailyapple.com

EA Active

I was just wondering if any of you have tried EA Active for the Wii? I am thinking about buying it, but its $50-$60 so I was wanting to see what other people think about it before I spent the money. (its not that much I know, but when it comes to spending it on myself it seems like lots to me. Especially if I'm not sure how well it works !) Thanks!

A Very Inspirational Site

So here is a blog that I came across tonight about a girl who has lost 122 pounds. She is an avid runner and just an amazing inspiration. Here is her site:

http://enduranceisntonlyphysical.blogspot.com/

I also came across some very helpful information about how to better become a runner. Just google 'from couch to 5k' and you will find a site that sets you up on a program to get running a 5k in a small amount of time.

As for me, I used to hate running. I am going to get back into the groove and start running though. What is hard for me:

Everyday I say will start to run tomorrow. Any tips for how to not waste my motivation would be greatly appreciated!

New at this...

Thanks Shelley for suggesting that I join this blog.  I was writing about my weight loss goals for the year on my own personal blog and she suggested I join the group for some added support.  Thanks again Shell :) Just a little about me and my personal fitness struggles ...I have 3 kids and have always had a hard time shedding the last 15lbs after each pregnancy.  I eat healthy (most of the time), and try to exercise 1-2 days a week, but I feel that it isn't enough and I have to start stepping it up a bit to really get rid of those last 15 lbs.  My goal is to have lost at least 10 -15 by summer.  My trouble area is my upper body (stomach, arms, and back), but I don't carry much weight in my lower body.  So my question would be... does anyone have any suggestions on how to target the upper body?  What would be the best cardio workout I could get to help me shed these upper body lbs?

No more slacking for me!!!!

I've been the biggest slacker the past week...... ok, or two! I got a little busy and kept making up excuses for myself to delay my work out. Then it turned into I'll just make sure to do it tomorrow, and then I got busy doing something else and pushed it off to the day after that! I suddenly found myself having no energy at all during the day and trying to keep myself awake! I was waking in the middle of the night feeling kind of sick and then not being able to get out of bed in the morning. (NO, I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant) My kids even sleep til 9 or 10 and I still couldn't get up very easily. I started back up on my exercise routine a couple of days ago and it makes all the difference!! I'm not waking up feeling sick anymore. I'm able to get out of bed easily and before Al goes to work. And I have energy to get everything done during the day. Probably the best part is....I'm not so grouchy with my girls!! Love them bunches. ITS SO MUCH BETTER!!

Day 3

So today will be day 3 of my "30 day Shred" with Jillian Michaels. I know that is not a huge accomplishment but I am excited. ha ha Thanks Ashlee! This DVD is perfect for me. A 20 minute workout that is intense enough to know it is doing me some good! There are 3 levels so I am of course starting out level 1. Yesterday I did it right when I got home and Deegan stayed asleep in is car seat. Perfect! I highly recommend this to anyone in a time crunch like me. I picked this DVD up for $9 at walmart! Cheap! Jillian also has an online program where you can track your weight and she gives you meals and shopping lists and tons of other good stuff. You can even pay a little extra to have a personal trainer online if you want. It is free for 30 days and then just 4$ a week after that. I am excited and can already feel the burn! :) My little brother comes home from his mission in 27 days (but whos counting!:) and my goal is to have lost at least 5 lbs if not more like 10. Wish me luck!

10K!!!

my mom, ashlee and I are all running a 10k on march 6th up here in boise. I have never run a 10 k before so i thought I had better map out 6.2 miles and see where I am at. I went out today and ran it in 51 minutes and I didn't even puke. The first 5k I ever ran, I puked near the end. I am hoping to run it in 49 on race day. Thank goodness for the ipod because running for that long gets old when you are staring at traffic. So get out and run, it makes you feel so good. Later!