Hey Hey Hey

Its Monday night, and I have been missing in action for a bit!  I ended up not working out as much as I hoped too this past week!  Thursday & Friday I got extremely lazy!  Saturday was the LA's Best Cycling Fundraising event!  I had an awesome time!  I was very impressed with how well organized the event was!  They sent out event pictures today, and I was actually published in some pictures!  I was shocked!

Me @ Cycle for LA's Best

Team Afterschool Spinners

Believe it or not..the event was not as easy as I was expecting. We had 2 instuctors Chelsea & Nick. Nick was hard core! He did not take it easy on us, and neither did Chelsea for that matter! It was fun and a great workout! The Goodie bags were good! Overall a great event...definitely going to look for it next year! 

To shock you...I actually went out later on Saturday and worked out! I did weight training. I have not done any weight training in a while. It was a bit difficult but here was the weight lifting routine.

Leg Press - 4 sets of 15; 190lbs

Back & Side Extensions 3 sets of 12

Latt Pull Downs - 3 sets of 15; 75lbs

Hip Adduction 2 sets of 50; 90lbs

Hip Abduction 4 sets of 25 90lbs

Now question of the day....Why is the abduction so much harder than the adduction? I was dying on those Abductions! I am sore as can be. So I know these beloved muscles of mine got a work out. I need to be more faithful to strength training. It really is one of my favorite things to do! 

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Hiddy Ho there neighbor!
Well its a Saturday morning and I just got back in from doing Laundry!  Exciting stuff I know.  Today is the cycling charity event for LA's Best After School Program.  I have some time to kill before I leave for that so I thought I would give a quick update of the last few days.

2 Carnitas Tacos

Friday...I ate way too  much and didn't excercise!  We had Mexican Food ordered in for lunch!  And then we had Bagels from Panera Bread for Breakfast!  It was a day of Food, Food, and More Food!  We ordered the food from a Mexican Restaurant called Poquita Mas in Westwood.  It was my first time eating there.  The carnitas were excellent!   I made 2 carnitas tacos rice & black beans and of course had some chips w/ guacamole!  I was good eating!  I enjoyed every bit of it! 



Rice & black beans

Thursday was a good food day.  I got lazy, and didn't go work out then either.  But I was struck with tempation in a major way on Thursday.   A lady in the office went out and picked up lunch for herself.  She came back intot hte off ice with a tuna melt & sweet potato french fries!  Those Sweet Potato French Fries Smelled Oh so delicious.  The smell of them made me hungry.  It took everything in me, not to go ask her for some fries!  It was hard sitting at my desk on Thursday, eat my crappy little salad!  I wanted sweet potato french fries! 

Thats all for now, let me go put away my laundry before I get lazy!  Talk to you later!





Riding Over Hump Day!

I am gonna start this post off about talking about my Spin Class!  Frankie is out for 2 weeks so we had a sub.  His name was Carlos.  Carlos Carlos Carlos.  The class started and I noticed Carlos was not suiting up to get on a bike.  So I was like okay, Carlos is "one of those teachers"  I have had always had a personal issue with spin teachers that don't ride while teaching.  As of today...I no longer have an issue.  Carlos has broken the mold! 

I felt like I was in a personal one-on-one spin class.  The Wednesday 3:30p class is rarerly full.  Today there was only 6 or 7 of us.  So while Carlos was walking the room, he spent time with each of us give us pointers and pushing us to the limits!  Carlos did somethings today that no other spin instructor has ever done to me before:

1. He turned the tension up on my bike!
2. He kept telling me add more tension!
3. He said you can do this, just work with me! 

So after todays Class with Carlos, I realize I have not been working to my full potentional in spin class!  For our 45 minutes of class, we did internval training, endurance training and one other thing, I can't remember.  Carlos also explained the purpose and goals of each training type.  He told us he is all about heart rate, and encourage use to get a heart rate monitor.  This is something i have been wanting to do, I guess I shall look into it.  Carlos did an excellent job today..I am sitting here, watching Criminal Minds, and I promise you this is the first time my legs are sore from spin class! 

I pledge from this day forth, to put forth more of an effort in spin class!

Scrambled eggs & tomato.  A breakfast favorite

Breakfast:   I returned to an old favorite:  scrambled eggs & tomatoes!  White Chocolate Latte

Mid AM Snack:  Grapefruit

Lunch:  Salad

Dinner:  Baked Cod & Mixed Vegetables

After Dinner snack:  Cranberry juice & an apple