Time for a new adventure

Whoops. Guess I forgot to post about day 5. Well not really, I did post.. I just didn't have an official post entitled "day 5". I hate when people are inconsistent now I've become one. Gosh darnit I just can't win at life. So this was my breakfast post workout. It was DELICIOUS. Here's my workout 5 sets of 10: Chest press 1 set at 35 lb, 2 sets at 25 lb and 2 sets at 15 (seriously been awhile since I worked out my chest) Pectoral fly: 25 lb The above workout was with the machines at the gym then I headed to the weights and did... Bicep curl: 10 lb dumb bells and lost track of my sets and ended up doing 10 sets of 10... Teapot dips: 7.5 lb dumb bell 20 minutes of cardio before weights and 5 minutes post weight. I also wanted to do my core but after all of that, my arms couldn't lift the smallest medicine ball of 4 kg. I figured I should be done for the day. However as I'm writing this, I have a slight grin on my face... YES I am totally go...

Thought number one -  Parking spots with a timer of 30 minutes. Who the fck exercises for 30 minutes and then leaves? The gym is on the second floor so it will take time to get to the gym, change (if you don't arrive in your gym clothes), lock your shit up, find a machine that isn't taken, do your stuff, change, grab your stuff and then run down those stairs. There's like no time. Those spots are for people that arrive in their clothes, and only bring water and a phone and are probably already fit so they don't need to do a killer workout. Stereotypical parking spots - that's what they are. The world is so unfair. Thought number two - Why are malls so damn hot? There's loads of people walking around, loitering or shopping and we are all sardined together and there's no A/C on. What is this accomplishing? Sweat stains that's what. I'm not a fan of this. After the gym I thought I would be good and wear my clothes that I plan on wearing to dinner ...

When I talk about potatoes I think of the guy in Forrest Gump who can't stop talking about shrimp. I would say the potato is the most popular ground grown vegetable.  You can't eat it raw but you can't eat it in every other form. My favourite way to eat potatoes is mashed. Because you can eat it if you have a tooth ache. Toothaches are the absolute worst. WORST EVER. Or if you have had a tooth removed - most people are like 'just have juice or pudding or yogurt' ew no fcking way. I don't want that diet. I want the mashed potato diet. I live for mashed potatoes. I live for potatoes. Period. You can grill, bake, roast, boil, steam, mash all that shit. Baked potatoes are pretty good too - and the toppings are endless. I wouldn't mind trying a taco inside of a baked potato and then top it with plain greek yogurt (additional protein), salsa, avocado and cheese. Oh my god. If a potato and cheese got married and had little cheesy tater tots that would be amaz...

It's day 5 and I cracked. I was thinking about drinking the moment the maintenance guy opened the window and I saw the sun shine and reflect off the window. It was peering in the room as I painted. The worst paint job ever by the way. PSYCH. I told myself I wasn't going to drink until my birthday and I plan to stick with that for as long as I can. I didn't drink. Instead I barely ate today - there was a lot going on and we went off site today to the new location. Time was flying so fast I didn't realize I didn't really eat. By the time the day was over and the Rogers tech left, it was 4:30 pm and Jack had picked me up. I wasn't hangry not yet anyways but I knew I had to eat soon before I got hangry. We drove around aimlessly not knowing where to go. We both knew we wanted something somewhat healthy and we are both trying not to drink alcohol or beer. We passed a lot of sushi places until Jack said "we should have just stayed in our area and got sush...

So today marks the second day I'm assisting my brother. Today I'm not nervous. Why you might ask? He texts me sometime last night (because you know I'm already passed out by 8:30 pm) to ask if I want to join in for a Shaun T workout. OBVI. My brother was the one to introduce me to Insanity! He even burnt multiple discs of the workout. It's funny though - I asked him if his workouts are longer than 25 minutes because I started doing Focus T 25 ... and he's like " well I want to do a full workout but bring it anyways". Dude doesn't know that T25 makes Insanity look like child's play ... Aint he in for a TREAT! I look in the fridge and realize we literally have nothing. Like I can tell you right now what's in the fridge - a huge container of water, another huge jug of iced green tea, shit load of condiments, baking yeast (been there for almost 3 years) lol I swear I meant to make bread and just kept forgetting... until now. Umm..minced ga...

Proud of my boo boo, Jack for getting up early (again) for an early morning gym session.  Today's focus was SUPPOSED to be strictly cardio but forgetting my towel and getting bored on the treadmill led me in a different direction. 45 minutes post cardio I saw the adductor and abductor machines were free - so I hopped on there and then had a chance to walk around the gym with Jack. Usually when I come to the gym I head straight to the women's section which is blocked off so no men are allowed.  The women's section also has less machines, less weights and less options. It's mostly cardio with a few machines and poor selection of weights. After I finished my legs I pretty much turn to Jack and I'm like 'yo I'm bored and I'm hangry - can we go' and sooo - he went to the men's locker room to shower and change. I on the other hand continued to be a dirty, sweaty and smelly mess and headed back to my home (the women's section) and would...

I had to create a separate blog for this yummy and simple dinner I just made. So I'm waiting for Jack to get his butt home and I'm mid stage hangry. The moment I came home I knew I was going to use some of the frozen vegetables and cook them up - either make rice and add soya sauce or just eat it plain. I ended up making the vegetables, adding a bit of garlic and lemon juice and had 2 helpings. Jack still wasn't home. Then I decided to make 2 over easy eggs, plop them on top and BAM. That was my dinner. Seasoned with herb Mrs Dash (sodium free) and it was done. Devoured. As seen in the picture below.

Pre-workout.  I may be in need of some. It's just past 1:30 pm - my lunch break and I generally go for a walk but since last week I decided that cardio and my steps are no longer important to me. My focus is mostly on weights (and healthy eating obviously) with very minimal cardio.  In my last post I went on and on and on about waking up so damn early. And now I'm starting to feel like the day is going on too long and my body is getting into a mild daze. I have this pre workout staring at me as I type this blog. It's by the company "Femme Fit" called - lean amino energy - it's pink lemonade flavour. I got this because I read about amazing reviews.  Just kidding.  I didn't read shit. I picked it up one day when I was in Winners and noticed 2 things - High in B12 and CLEARANCE. And I was sold. I'm not one to drink coffee (very rarely does it do anything to me) so that was out of the picture. I started off with 1/2 dose because I lurked...

Okay so I'm not a huge gamer but just wondering if you can set up a head piece (similar to PS4) to talk to people while playing the wiiU?? I recently got into playing Mario Kart 8 entering tournaments of battles and races and man, those kids! Well, half the time I call them kids but I'm sure it's people of all ages. But gees, I seriously get into it and I start screaming at the TV. When Jack watches hockey he's super excited and is focused while playing the game. I'm the exact same way with gaming - maybe not so focused because I used to drink and play. Now that I'm more about eating healthy and that kind of lifestyle I can't drink. So bottom line: How in the world can I set up a head piece to chat to people while playing or better yet - is it possible? ! #gamingnoob

Woke up at 4:45 am today and I knew today was going to be a great day. I knew the machines I needed would not be in use and there would be barely anyone at the gym - and as luck would have it, I was right. Jack got up 5 minutes after me and before I knew it we were out the door! He worked out his legs + cardio in his section and I finally got to work out my upper body: 5 sets of 10 Lat pulldown 30 lb Seated row 35 lb Deltoid fly 30 lb ^ machines Bicep curl (dumb bell) 10 lb + 20 minutes of cardio - although my fitbit swears it's been 28 minutes. Originally I wanted to include a standing shoulder press using the 20 lb straight bar but my arms felt so weak after the first (3) machines - I knew I wasn't going to be able to complete a set so I will most likely be doing that as my first exercise tomorrow morning. Yep! Attempting 2 days in a row to workout early morning. I'm also not sure if it's a good idea or a bad idea to work out on an empty stomach. First ...

Another fresh start to the day! Made my mystery tea this morning. I call it a mystery because awhile back I decided to combine all my tea bags (insert joke here) and put them all into a container. Ranges from different flavours of GREEN TEA - peppermint, super berry, blueberry .. etc. While my tea was steeping I focused on abdomen this morning - quick 225 total crunches.  Prior to the minor abdomen session I weighed myself. Gross. I haven't taken my weight in so long. This morning I'm at 188.6 lb.  Let's let that sink in.  I may not look like that weight (or maybe I do) but I know I don't FEEL like that weight. It doesn't matter what I feel like, it is what it is. I can only go down from here. The next 30 days will consist of: - no junk - no alcohol/beer/wine - no eating past 8 and enjoying a ton of flavoured teas.  This is now the diary of a sober alcoholic. I'm not one to drink everyday but I tend to drink on the weekends and sometimes ...

Okay so this time, I really mean it when I say I'm not going to be drinking. At least not until my birthday. Today is April 24th and my birthday is roughly one month from today. To keep myself on track I will be avoiding my social calendar by all costs - sorry friends. Unless it's for a walk on the trails or something like that. Like I went on a walk yesterday afternoon with Jack and it was really nice. He lasted AN HOUR! Shut the front door, I know. I was super proud of him. Last night I didn't even want my wine and dumped out a full glass and threw out the bag (because I buy boxes) and there was still some left. If I kept it, I knew the temptation would be there and I honestly don't want that anymore. As I lay my head on the pillow I started to get heart burn. I generally get that with beer or carbonated drinks. I may have forgotten to mention that after my walk yesterday with Jack we stopped at a local bar and sat on the patio enjoying 2 pitchers of domestic beer...

Let's get one thing out of the way before I continue this blog: I am not going to the gym today. So far I have had a great day and I'm on cloud 9. This is the start of something new and I really, really hope this works out. I haven't worked out today and I'm almost at my goal of 10K. The most I've done so far is walk around Wal-mart looking for a new laptop (yes, one was purchased) and sweeping /cleaning my brothers old office. Finally - I have a working laptop Finally - someone appreciates my hard work and applies that recognition to me Finally - everything seems about right. Everything is quickly coming together. When the deal is done, I'll share more. As for now, I'll update with my nutrition and workout Yesterday's  Dinner: 6 mild wings, carrots and celery, cesar salad with chicken (1/2 portion) and water to drink.. SHOCKER right? For once I went out and did not order wine or alcohol as a beverage Workout: 5 sets of 10---- Horizontal c...

Last night I said I was grabbing dinner with Jack and his mom and I stated I was going to get a steak and vegetables and not pizza or pasta. Well, technically I still didn't get either of the two however we did end up getting a snack platter which included oven roasted wings, cheese loaf, garlic bread and cactus cut potato chips with (2) dips. I indulged a tad.. I really wanted a salad but didn't want to speak up. She had her heart set on that platter. I really don't like being the one person making a big deal about my lifestyle choices so forgive me, I gave in. Today I've been a good little Anna. Breakfast: 1/2 protein shake, 1/4 croissant Snack: pre workout, 1/2 banana and a handful of mixed nuts - Surprisingly this kept me full for 4 hours. I JUST had my lunch (as seen below) This is the last (finally) of the leftovers plus I combined it with mama biss stir fry. I'm not 100 % sure what's in it but she did mention she used red cabbage, spinach, ging...

I feel like I've always taken advantage of sleep. The power of sleep - not one of life's wonders. You get a good night sleep, you're able to function properly the next day. I never truly appreciated the act of sleep until last night. I'm in bed roughly by 9 pm maybe 9:30 pm and I'm a light sleeper. (perfect mom quality might I add) Jack on the other hand goes to bed around 10:30 pm or 11:00 pm. He admitted he has FOMO - F ear O f M issing O ut but in regards to TV / Facebook videos so he's up watching something so that's the reason why he doesn't go to bed at the same time as me. Well last night the Leaf game was on - and I can only assume that they lost because I didn't hear any screaming at the TV then again I didn't hear anger either and Jack's pretty loud when it comes to Leaf games (major hockey fan). I only heard around 11:19 pm that he was heading to bed. And then the loud breathing started. I can't really tell if it'...

Ever hear (and feel) that rumble in your stomach and wonder if you're truly hungry or just thirsty? I do, all the time too. So far today I drank 3 of my water bottles (each at 25 oz) and about to refill for bottle #4. I'm 99.9 % sure I'm hungry because a) I haven't eaten since 11:00 am (and it only makes sense I'm hungry) b) Starting to get a headache and c) I just chugged some water and I have that weird feeling in my stomach like - Hey, your water count is too high for the amount of food you have eaten which is practically nothing. Low carb, high protein.  And man does it feel good to eat. Honestly, it feels like I have been starving for a day and I could dance around in happiness after that first initial bite. I am going to devour this bowl of food.  Only 15 more minutes until I have to get back to work. Why does lunch always disappear so fast when I am on the computer but when I am outside for a walk it seems like its forever  Hopefully K-sta...

Whaddup? Sorry been MIA again. A lot has been happening and it really grinds my gears that I can't share it on my blog. Let's just say something great is to come and once it's 100 % then I can share the news. As for this week - I haven't had any days where I did my IF - I'm literally always hungry. I haven't really been documenting my food because I've been all over the place but Easter weekend I was a bad ass bitch and drank Friday, Saturday, Sunday and had a couple of brewskis on Monday. I was even WEARING the beer because Ashly knocked over her beer which made it's way to my lap.. all over my new adidas leggings too - mama biss treated me and got some awesome dri fit leggings from.... drum roll please... COSTCO! $25 and I love them. Only comes in 2 colours though - blue and my favourite colour (coral) - Jack won't be too pleased about that.  So as for nutrition and workout yesterday: Nutrition / meals: Breakfast: banana Lunch: Green tea...

Do you ever wake up and just think to yourself - 'Today is going to be a great day'. That was me this morning. And still is - I can't shake this good feeling. Surprisingly when the bus passed me this morning (just as I got to the bus stop), still didn't ruin my mood. I'm just feeling overall, pretty good. This morning I walked a quick 15 minutes before getting into work. As usual, I have to take a picture. The two pictures above = the same river just different angles. I can't wait to hit the trails this weekend - maybe Jack will accompany me and if not, I'll be bugging K-star to get some steps. I think I want to focus more so on weight training then cardio. There are some fit people that only do cardio but they lose their tush, and I like having a big one. Today I'm going to focus on lower body and my obliques. Already this morning I did 150 ankle touches. I want to do 150 more before I leave the office. As for step count currently: 3,621 - onc...

Hey there stranger, it's been awhile, hasn't it? I don't even know where to begin!! It feels nice and calm that my head is screwed in and I don't want it to EXPLODE. The speech went great. It was short and sweet - Jack went off his speech and did an amazing job. I was really impressed, his was pretty sweet. We were a bit taken a back because there was no podium. Jack wrote his speech on his phone.. so it was a bit weird for him but so did a couple other people. Actually one, it was one other person and it was Jamaal's family member so Jack shouldn't feel awkward or anything. YAY! Christine is married. I'm so happy for her. She has the whole week off - lucky goose. Then again, today is my Friday. Tomorrow is good friday so that's a day off but because I usually have fridays off, I get a lieu day so I GET MONDAY OFF TOO!!! Major smiles up in here. So lets get this show on the road shall we? Okay so this is what happens when you forget your protein ...

It's April 7, 2017 and it's snowing. There isn't a lot of snow that is staying on the ground but what the actual fck - it's snowing in Spring! Today I scheduled a walk on one of the most gorgeous trails in the east end and now I don't think we will go. We are both somewhat of clutzy people and snow can sometimes make you slip and thus fall - nu uh. Not today. Guess what?! Two of the weights are off my shoulders! I not only finished my speech but I also found my swim suit. It was hidden in a mountain of summer clothes - eek - probably summer clothes that don't even fit. Time to get my ass in gear! So that's that, yay I'm happy that I found my bathing suit. Tonight is the rehearsal dinner. Tomorrow will be a bit hectic. This may not seem like a lot for you but it is for me. The plan: wake up, get ready, pack my bag for a slumber party, have the bridesmaid dress by the door (could you imagine if I forgot that?!), SHAVE MY LEGS omg the dress is long bu...

Hey gym, sorry I haven't been around but this time I want to make it long lasting and for reals. I ALMOST skipped the gym and instead went out with K-star. Thankfully though, she was running late to head to her daughters school to pick her up and it was pissing rain out. Usually when it rains I contemplate for awhile about going to the gym. Constantly thinking of excuses of not to go but not today. I guess I had some fight in me to make it to Good Life. Today's workout: leg day!! I'm pretty proud of myself today because I tend to stick to the machines with weights. I hardly ever step outside my comfort zone and go to the free weights but I had some woman in my brain telling me to try a sumo squat with a dumb bell - just try something new - anything. Oh shoot I forgot to log I did side lunges too (no weights). Dang it. Well, I'm glad I tried something new. It's always going to be a learning experience :) Post gym. Literally. I have never been so HANGRY as ...

Yesterday I flopped. I was craving wings so badly and the funny thing is - that I didn't even get wings! Instead I got this beautiful creation of deep fried and battered onion rings topped with a cesar / parmesan dressing. If I didn't have other priorities like MAJOR priorities that must be taken care of today (such as going to the gym) I would have these all up in my face. But I just can't. Tuesday I went out, Monday I indulged in wine, yesterday I went out and also had 1 and half glass of wine. I don't know what it is but I can't have wine with my dinner. I find the food goes down easier with ice cold water. Or just water period. If I'm drinking any sort of booze, for me, it has to be first thing like an appetizer or while socializing or after dinner like a dessert. PS on the note of food - I also had tuna salad with probiotic yogurt (as seen below) as a snack and post walk leftover chicken and veggies. Yesterday was gorgeous. If I wasn't super hu...

Can I just say how random pre blogging this is... So today the ceiling above my desk fell apart (I'll get into details later) so I wanted to be "creative" and entitle the blog with lyrics to a song. I googled "songs about houses falling apart" and what comes up - yes a song but I click on it and the video is a compilation of Vampire Diaries! One of my favourite shows which coincidently just wrapped up the series but really - is this a sign? Here's the  Song Picture this in your mind - after a long day I'm finally able to heat up my lunch. I get a warning that a patients relative is going to come upstairs to book the surgery. Fine. I'm hunched over gobbling down chicken and roasted peppers and they appear. Not two minutes later the 2 layers of the ceiling drop - right where I was eating. I'm saddened my lunch may have gotten water or crumbles of the ceiling in it but I'm appreciative that the patient came in perfect timing. If I wasn'...

Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. EW! Watch out pedestrians, these guys are everywhere. Every step I take... I'm afraid to maaaakeee. Seriously though, it looks and feels like they are just everywhere. Today's weather is a bit humid, foggy and spitting with rain and apparently spitting with worms too. They are so disgusting. This is a warning for everyone to look down when they walk and watch out. Even if you were to stop on them or cut (for a science experiment) they are still alive - wiggling and twitching.. even if you were to cut them in 4 bits. I can't. I can't blog anymore about this subject. So gross. Just be careful, promise? This morning I woke up at 6:30 am and forced myself to continue with my abdomen and oblique morning routine - today's focus was on abdomen. 250 assisted crunches and 50 ankle touches. My goal for today is to walk at least 30 minutes (while the boss is in a meeting - and hopefully I won't be needed) plus weights for legs (using the machines) at...

PRAISE THE LORD. Hallelujah! I was so prepared to blog earlier today about how nervous I was regarding this afternoon. I had a killer workout / training session planned with a friend and it was just confirmed that it's cancelled and we both rescheduled for next Wednesday. Just thinking about it was giving me an anxiety attack (okay that was far fetched) but it gave me the sweats! This woman was training with a Personal Trainer at GoodLife Fitness so the workouts are intense and now she makes her own loosely based on the PT she had prior. She was afraid to tell me what part of the body we would workout because she thought I would cancel! I'm always up for the challenge I'm just terrified of trying new things (alone). If I have a partner or someone there with me, it's not so bad but doing something new without any guidance and possibly "failing" .. I'm not into. Speaking of trying something new, I'm 99.9 % sure I'm going to try boxing. There'...

Just testing out how these labels things work on a blog. If I add the label of Riverdale - will all the people that watch this show be coming to my blog? I honestly have no idea. BUT DOES ANYONE ELSE WATCH? Seriously. So speaking of Riverdale, last night's (and by last night I mean that's when I watched the last episode) episode was bananas. Makes me change my mind a little about who murdered Jason. At first I thought it would be an outside character that we haven't been introduced to yet but now I'm changing my mind. Here are my top 3: Hermonie Lodge - There's something off about her. No hot mom is that nice. The worst thing she's done so far is forge her daughters signature and even then it's not that bad. It's sad but it's not as bad as half the crap Alice (Betty's mom) does. Hermonie Lodge has something up her sleeve - there has to be a reason her jail bird husband fell for her, and I doubt it's because she throws a blast of a baby...

New month, new start. Well, technically my start will begin on Monday April 3rd. It will be a detox week of vegetables ONLY. Roasted vegetables in the oven or raw veggies .. but really, can you honestly say you crave raw veggies with no dip just plain? Ick. I can't say that at all. Half the time the veggies are so dry it feels like they get stuck partly on my uvula (you know the dangly thing at the back of your throat) - you're welcome, I taught you something. Gross name by the way. There are only two vegetables I can eat raw and they are water based anyways - cucumber and celery. Cucumber is my all time favourite vegetable .. no offense celery, you are great and all but having to bite and have that stringy crap come only a bit - not my thing. It's so tough. I don't have razer blades for teeth. I'm just shaking my head thinking about that.  Good news. I said I would go to the gym early today and guess what? THIS B*TCH DID IT! =) I set my alarm for 6:20 am an...

Clearly, I lied. I forgot to post last night about yesterday. Whoops. Here's how yesterday went down: I tried on my altered bridesmaid dress and I almost squealed with joy! It fit perfectly. No back fat or as mama Biss calls it "back cleavage". It fit like a glove and might I just say I look like a total smoke show in it! And to think I was worried for nothing.. typical Anna. After the dress mom and I were to grab lunch but it was getting late so she dropped me home and I made this pathetic (in comparison to my regular sandwiches) but delicious little thing: It's a simple sandwich. Arugula mixed with spinach with salami, mustard and light mayo on 12 grain bread. No cheese. No other meats were invited to this party nope. Just something simple and quick because I was borderline Hangry. K-Star came for a visit. We were supposed to make hummus and meatballs but priorities came first-  RIVERDALE. Oh. Em. Gee. Do I have any Riverdale fans in the house? No? J...