We decided to purchase some coconut milk at the store yesterday. It tastes a bit funny but I think I'll just use it as I do with almond milk - with cereal.
The milk is very nutritious but high in fat content - good fats though. Brock also purchased some coconut water earlier today which I can't wait to try out when I get home. The water is supposed to be a good sports recovery drink and is high in potassium (I hate bananas) and magnesium.
In addition, to help battle the winter blues I've been taking a vitamin D supplement (2000) once a day. I do notice a little difference so far and may up my intake thrice (that was for you Conan!) a week.
The goal is to improve my overall health with nutrition and supplementing what I'm missing out on as much as possible.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Healthy Eats: Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Red Onions
This is one of my favorite side dishes lately and I can't get enough of it! Healthy and easy to prepare, you can pair this up with just about anything and have a nice meal ready in about 40 minutes.
What you need:
Serves 2 large portions or 4 small.
You can mix things up a bit and add garlic or any other flavor enhancers but honestly it's good enough as is!
What you need:
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1 large red onion
- 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- Cracked salt and pepper for seasoning.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.Grab a deep roasting tray and line, reflective side down, with baking foil.
- While the oven is heating up peel your potatoes, cut them in half horizontally, then vertically and then cut those quarters in half. You should have a nice batch of chunks!
- Take your red onion and cut it into nice thick chunks.
- Place the potatoes and onion in the roasting tray and drizzle with the olive oil. Crack salt and pepper to your liking over the top.
- The oven should be ready now so put everything in there for 35-40 minutes.
You can mix things up a bit and add garlic or any other flavor enhancers but honestly it's good enough as is!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
People Observations at the Gym
When we're at the gym I mostly keep my head down and just workout. However, there's always one or two people that make an effort to be seen for attention and make a little too much noise.
1. Young 20 something girl with recent boob job. This girl obviously had some work done. She's proud of that work and constantly sticks out her chest as a result. After 5 reps of working out she sits on the bench and stares at herself in the mirror fixing her hair. She repeats this process at least 6 more times during her "workout".
2. Middle aged woman who likes to make extra noise! She doesn't care if you are fixing weights for your workout on that machine. She moves in and steals it from right in front of you.As you wait for the machine to free up she begins to huff and puff extra loudly and is eventually semi-screaming as she rows back and forth.
3. Young meatheads. These guys are there to lift primarily. Or so they'd like us to think! Sneaking peaks at the female gym members is their forte, often times making some of the women feel their staring and turn to look. Save it for the bar guys, most women are at the gym feeling hot, sweaty and gross and don't appreciate you checking them out!
4. The no resistance, no program cardio user. These people think they are getting a workout from a cardio machine at zero resistance and 3.5 mph. It's surprising how many of these people there are at our gym, I'm pretty sure no one showed them how to use any of the programs or increase the inclines.
5. The weight dropper. Planet Fitness has a great Lunk Alarm for this purpose, but there's some guys that just don't get it and continually drop their weights. Bend your knees and go down slowly with your weights to the floor. It's not that hard if you can pick it up in the first place right?
6. The overweight person that isn't even trying. Unfortunately a lot of the people we see that are overweight barely do anything at the gym. Walking for 15 minutes at 3 mph with zero incline isn't going to help you get anywhere. Solution? Save some money, put on a coat and sneakers and go outside and walk around your neighborhood. You're obviously not ready to use the gym to the fullest.
7. The person who doesn't know what a drawstring is. Sure it happens but please pull your pants back up! One time a guy went for a bout 5 minutes before a trainer was nice enough to pull his pants up for him - yes his butt was exposed and he wasn't wearing underwear. How can you not notice that? I don't even...
More stereotypes will be added as I discover them!
1. Young 20 something girl with recent boob job. This girl obviously had some work done. She's proud of that work and constantly sticks out her chest as a result. After 5 reps of working out she sits on the bench and stares at herself in the mirror fixing her hair. She repeats this process at least 6 more times during her "workout".
2. Middle aged woman who likes to make extra noise! She doesn't care if you are fixing weights for your workout on that machine. She moves in and steals it from right in front of you.As you wait for the machine to free up she begins to huff and puff extra loudly and is eventually semi-screaming as she rows back and forth.
3. Young meatheads. These guys are there to lift primarily. Or so they'd like us to think! Sneaking peaks at the female gym members is their forte, often times making some of the women feel their staring and turn to look. Save it for the bar guys, most women are at the gym feeling hot, sweaty and gross and don't appreciate you checking them out!
4. The no resistance, no program cardio user. These people think they are getting a workout from a cardio machine at zero resistance and 3.5 mph. It's surprising how many of these people there are at our gym, I'm pretty sure no one showed them how to use any of the programs or increase the inclines.
5. The weight dropper. Planet Fitness has a great Lunk Alarm for this purpose, but there's some guys that just don't get it and continually drop their weights. Bend your knees and go down slowly with your weights to the floor. It's not that hard if you can pick it up in the first place right?
6. The overweight person that isn't even trying. Unfortunately a lot of the people we see that are overweight barely do anything at the gym. Walking for 15 minutes at 3 mph with zero incline isn't going to help you get anywhere. Solution? Save some money, put on a coat and sneakers and go outside and walk around your neighborhood. You're obviously not ready to use the gym to the fullest.
7. The person who doesn't know what a drawstring is. Sure it happens but please pull your pants back up! One time a guy went for a bout 5 minutes before a trainer was nice enough to pull his pants up for him - yes his butt was exposed and he wasn't wearing underwear. How can you not notice that? I don't even...
More stereotypes will be added as I discover them!
Well it's been a while...
Rest assured, we're still continuing our journey back to fitness! Although this winter has been extra cold we've continued to pursue our goals.
Unfortunately we're only able to run outside once or twice a week because it gets dark so quickly, we're doing our outdoor run at the weekend. We have joined Planet Fitness to get us through the winter and so far it's been a decent experience. There are times when that place is really full so you have to pick a decent time to go. Be that later at night or 5 in the morning!
We are signed up for the Shamrock 8K in March. Most likely we'll freeze our butts off but it should be a lot of fun! We are also considering running our first half marathon in September of this year. At least we'll have the spring and summer months to improve our fitness levels prior to.
Another good workout I've recently discovered is Zumba. It's a lot of fun even if you have extremely bad coordination, like me! I'd definitely recommend it as a way to mix up your workouts in the winter months. Going to the gym day after day and using the same machines over and over again is probably extremely boring and easier to give up on.
Keep up the hard work by throwing in new and exciting work outs to your routine!
Unfortunately we're only able to run outside once or twice a week because it gets dark so quickly, we're doing our outdoor run at the weekend. We have joined Planet Fitness to get us through the winter and so far it's been a decent experience. There are times when that place is really full so you have to pick a decent time to go. Be that later at night or 5 in the morning!
We are signed up for the Shamrock 8K in March. Most likely we'll freeze our butts off but it should be a lot of fun! We are also considering running our first half marathon in September of this year. At least we'll have the spring and summer months to improve our fitness levels prior to.
Another good workout I've recently discovered is Zumba. It's a lot of fun even if you have extremely bad coordination, like me! I'd definitely recommend it as a way to mix up your workouts in the winter months. Going to the gym day after day and using the same machines over and over again is probably extremely boring and easier to give up on.
Keep up the hard work by throwing in new and exciting work outs to your routine!
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