Quick And Healthy Snacks That Don't Make Me Gain Weight!

I'm always looking for new food and snack ideas that are healthy and will help me keep my weight under control. In today's post, I want to share with you my current healthy go-to snacks that don't make me gain weight. Keep in mind that you can always make substitutions for any of the ingredients to suit your needs. Hopefully, these snacks will give you some ideas if you too are always on the lookout for new healthy snack options.

HEALTHY SNACKS:

Some of the healthiest snacks need little to no preparation like fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Here you'll find my go-to snacks that are quick, easy, and healthy!

Berries:
On their own, with some protein like cheese or yoghurt, or in a smoothie with some protein powder. Berries have the lowest sugar content of the various types of fruit. Plus, they're loaded with fibre and heart-healthy antioxidants.

Nuts:
May be high in fat but they're super healthy in moderation. Almonds are one of the best nuts for those who are trying to maintain or lose weight. I like to throw them in a Ziploc bag with some popcorn and dark chocolate chips for a healthy snack mix.

Popcorn:
On its own or with some nutritional yeast sprinkled on it makes a great snack when you have the need to much on something. The nutritional yeast is packed with B vitamins and the popcorn is loaded with fibre.

Pizza:
Is still doable when you are trying to lose weight! Just use a small whole grain wrap as your crust, top with tomato paste or sauce, and load it up with your favourite toppings. Bake in a toaster oven or regular oven until the cheese is melted and crust edges start to brown. This is so delicious and satisfying. You'll never miss pizza again!

Avocado toast:
May sound cliche but it's delicious if you sprinkle on your favourite seasoning. I like Herbamare on top of mine. Avocado is a healthy source of fat and if you follow a keto-style diet, it's probably already a staple in your pantry. You can add more protein to this snack by topping it with some eggs.

Eggs and Toast:
Is the perfect combination. It's healthy, hearty and satisfying. This snack is packed with protein and healthy carbs when you use healthy types of bread* or a wrap is another option to make it lower in carbs. An Egg cooker can also make your life that much easier, especially if you like to meal prep. Village Bakery has a fabulous list of the best egg cookers which will do just that.

Grill cheese sandwich:
With your favourite cheese. When I make grill cheese, I use only one piece of bread and I use coconut oil instead of butter. Put your favourite cheese on half the bread and fold the other half on top. Grill to perfection in coconut oil.

*Note: The type of bread you choose is really important. I usually eat spelt or Ezekial bread as these are healthier options when it comes to bread and I am able to eat them without gaining weight.

HEALTHY TREATS:

Chocolate Ricotta:
I found this recipe online years ago (don't recall the source) and I've been snacking on it ever since. Just mix the following ingredients in a food processor or by hand and enjoy:

1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
2 tbsp honey or another sweetener (stevia etc)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Kodiak Cake Muffins:
If you have access to the Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes mix, there is a fabulous high protein muffin recipe on the back of the box. It can be difficult to find Kodiak Mix in Canada, so when we see it at Costco we stock up! I add berries or dark chocolate chips to make them that much yummier and they add some antioxidants to the muffins.

Gummy Bears:
I purchased Great Lakes Gelatin as well as some silicone moulds and even a gelatin recipe book and now I can quickly and easily throw together a batch of healthy, sugar-free, and protein-packed gummy bears.

Black Bean Brownies:
I love having these brownies on hand. They are so good, you'd never know they are actually healthy for you! They are flourless, loaded with fibre, and low in sugar. It's another recipe that I've been making for years!

Recipe: chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Blondies:
Blondies are similar to the black bean brownies but are made with chickpeas instead of black beans. They are flourless, vegan, and gluten-free. They are super healthy and are such a treat!

Recipe: ambitiouskitchen.com

👉 Honourable mentions go to my favourite beverage, Zevia and 70% dark chocolate from Costco!

I hope I gave you some new ideas on healthy snacks that you can go-to whether you are just looking for healthier snack options or options to help you lose or maintain your weight. 

 If you have some go-to healthy snack options I'd love to hear about them. Please comment below so we can all share our ideas. 😍

XOXO,
Amy

Changes | My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight

Welcome to week 31 of my health and weight loss journey! I've been off track for a few weeks now and due to the lack of activity to report, among other things, I've decided to make this series a monthly post for now.

If I come across any great workouts or health products or services that I feel are worth sharing, I will share those in either the monthly post or a separate post if warranted.

I hope no one is disappointed by this, but without too much to share it's kind of redundant.

The Only thing to report in this post is that I lost 1 pound this week. Nothing new, it goes up, it goes down. Oh, and I've been trying to re-establish 2 daily habits that I did years ago. I would do squats for the 2 minutes that I brush my teeth (about 40 squats) and do 20 push ups during the time that I'm getting ready. I used to do this every day without fail and then I stopped. It's definitely a challenge to make this become a habit again... but I'm trying!

I hope the new monthly format for this post will be more interesting as I will hopefully have more to share.

Until then, stay healthy!

XO

Week 30: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

I think this will be my shortest post ever. I don't have anything to report this week. All I can say is sometimes life gets in the way. If I can't get back on track soon and find the time to focus on fitness, I will have to consider coming back to this series or maybe making it a monthly post for now, just until I have the time to focus on fitness again.

I'm not abandoning this yet. I will try to do what I can, whether it be just walking, doing some yoga or the 7-minute fitness app. I will do my best to keep going. Let's see what happens over the next week and I'll go from there.

I hope you are all staying well and are finding the time and energy to focus on fitness and your health.

XO

Week 29: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

7 Minute Workout App

Happy Sunday, Everyone and welcome to week 29 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey!

I have to admit, I've had a hard time either finding/making the time to workout or finding the energy to workout this last while. The injury I obtained back in April seems to have finally healed itself.. yay for that!

I decided to go back to an old discovery that I had used a few times and then abandoned. It's the 7 Minute Workout App. I decided since I'm having such a hard time with finding time and energy, how hard can 7 minutes be!? And, there is some science behind the workouts on the 7 Minute Workout App.

Initially, I started off with the 7 Minute Workout Classic workout, then I decided to try the 30-day challenge as the classic one seemed to be the same workout everyday which became boring to me. I know there is a science behind the workouts that they have developed but I just needed to change it up a bit. All the other workouts in the app are locked, so I assume that you have to pay for those. The Classic and 30-day Challenge are both free.

The 30-day challenge surprised me because it's actually a shorter workout than the 7-minute classic one. However, all of these workouts have the option for you to repeat the circuits. I read that it's recommended to do 3 sets of the classic circuit, but I've not had much time lately, so I've just been doing one circuit whether it was the Classic or the 30-day Challenge.

I figure that doing something is better than doing nothing, and I actually work up a bit of a sweat during the 7 Minute Workout and get a bit winded doing the 30 Day Challenge. When time and energy permits, I will do more reps of each circuit.

30 Day Challenge

The photo above is a screenshot from the 30 Day Challenge. Once you click on start from the 30 Day Challenge option the above screen pops up so you can choose your level. I opted for "Medium Plan 1."

7 Minute Workout App

Workouts For The Week:

Day 1- 0
Day 2- 0
Day 3- 0
Day 4- 7-minute workout app (I worked up a sweat!) #outofshape lol
Day 5- 7-minute workout app 30-day challenge- day 1 (1 circuit)
Day 6- 7-minute workout app 30 day challenge day 2 (1 circuit)
Day 7- 7-minute workout app 30 day challenge day 3 (1 circuit)

Weight: Down 1.5 lbs
Fat: Same

So maybe there's something to this! It's such a short workout that it's kind of hard to believe that I'd get any benefit, especially since I'm only doing 1 circuit so far, but I'm going to keep at it and see what transpires.

See you next week!

XO

Week 28: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Well, Guys. I feel like the biggest slacker. I feel like I've completely fallen off the exercise bandwagon. I told myself that I'd keep doing some sort of exercise despite the pain I developed back in April of this year, and for the most part, I kept up some form of exercise until the last two weeks.

This week, I saw yet another Doctor. This Doctor thinks the pain that I've been having since April IS a strain injury from a workout way back in April. I didn't think it was possible to be sore for this long but she said it definitely is. The lesson for me here is not to force myself to workout when I'm too tired, or at least once I start to workout, if I'm not able to get into it in the first few minutes either give it up for that day or do something more gentle like yoga. I basically forced myself to workout when I was feeling really tired and I had very bad form. After the workout, I was sore all over. Once the soreness wore off, I was left with one spot that remained sore up until now. It's just been this last week that it's started to feel better.

I tend to be a seasonal exerciser- I usually start working out in the Spring and Summer. I am so cold in the colder months that I find it REALLY hard to get myself going. I need to find a way around this.

I am hoping to get inspired again this week and get off my butt. When I need inspiration I look to a fellow blogger Shana Emily from ColorBlindBlog.com. She is so motivating and inspiring! She is starting a 30-day fitness challenge on her Facebook page. You should really check it out if you want some inspiration and to join her 30-day challenge. It's starting now! #Teamletemhaveit

Here are my workouts for the week: 

Day 1- 

Day 2- 

Day 3- 

Day 4- 

Day 5-
Day 6- 

Day 7- 

Weigh in :

Weight: Up 1 lb

Fat: Same

See you next week!

xo

Week 27: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Welcome to week 27 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last week if you'd like to check it out.

Over the last couple of weeks, I made a few changes. I began doing mostly yoga due to a pain that I developed this past May. I thought I had just strained myself exercising one day but when the pain didn't go away I went to the Doctor. 4 Doctors visits and 2 ultrasounds later, I still don't know what's going on. I'm finally being referred to a surgeon. I hope to finally get an answer and a solution.

This week I got caught a bug. I know I picked something up from one of the medical building I went to where everyone was coughing and hacking away. So, I spent most of this week eating soup and crackers. I figured when I weighed in this morning that my weight would have dropped more after a week of eating mostly soup and crackers. Not that I want to lose weight that way, but I was surprised when I the scale didn't go down.
To summarize; I didn't workout once this week, I lived on soup and crackers. 😷

Here are my workouts for the week: 

Day 1- 

Day 2- 

Day 3- 

Day 4- 

Day 5-
Day 6- 

Day 7- 

Weigh in :

Weight: Up 1 lb

Fat: Up 1%

Now that I'm getting over this bug, I'm going to try and get back to yoga. I wont be doing anything much more strenuous than that until I find out what is causing this never ending pain that I have and get rid of it!

Hope to see you here next week with better news!

Week 26: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

 

Welcome to week 26 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! If you missed last weeks post, you can find it linked here. There are a bunch of links to some great yoga workouts on youtube in that post.

Last week I had decided to change up my diet. I decided that for now I was giving up on the whole counting my macros and trying to load up on protein thing. Instead, I decided that I would focus on mostly eating vegetables, fruits, healthy carbs, some protein, and healthy fats, of course. The only thing I really measure or try to consume small amounts of is carbs that are from grains or starches.

After 1.5 weeks of eating this way, I think it's starting to pay off. This week the scale went down to the lowest it's been so far on this journey, and I only exercised one day this week, which was today, after I had weighed myself!

I plan on keeping up with these changes to my diet and seeing if I continue to benefit. And, hopefully, next week I'll be able to squeeze in some more exercise.

🍓 🍌 🍅 🍏 

Here are my workouts for the week: 

Day 1- 

Day 2- 

Day 3- 

Day 4- 

Day 5-
Day 6- 

Day 7- 35-minute walk

Weigh in :

Weight: Down 1.5 lbs

Fat: No change

Hopefully next week I'll have more good news to report. See you then!

Week 25: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Last week I said that I would switch from doing cardio, HIIT, and weights to just yoga as well as any walks that I squeeze in.  I wanted to do a test and see if this works for me as it had in the past.

I did only yoga this week. I also used YouTube as my source for videos, so if any of you want to try some of the videos I did, you don't even need the DVD, just YouTube!

I did pretty gentle yoga this week due to some back issues. If any of you have back issues, you may find some of these helpful. I also came across some great relaxing videos to help with stress and I found them great to do before bed. All videos that I did will be linked under the list of workouts that I did for the week.

I have also decided to abandon the macro counting in terms of eating., at least for now. In fact, I am changing the focus on my diet. I am not going to focus so much on protein as I had been. It doesn't mean that I may not revisit that at some point. What I have decided to do is to try and make my diet mostly vegetables and fruits with small amounts of healthy carbs, some protein, and try to eat more fermented foods. I have focused on low sugar for years now and I will never stop that. Low sugar doesn't mean NO sugar, I still eat small amounts of treats, especially the 70% dark chocolate squares from Costco! So yummy and healthy too. I know that my heart likes it too.

Here are my workouts for the week: (Links provided below for each workout)

Day 1- 

Day 2- 29-minute yoga for a healthy liver with Adrienne - YouTube

Day 3- 15-minute detox yoga - YouTube, 16-minute yoga for a strong back yoga - YouTube

Day 4- 47-minute yoga for back and hamstrings - YouTube

Day 5-
Day 6- 24-minute yoga to calm your nerves with Adrienne - YouTube (Great before bed!)

Day 7- 29-minute yoga for a healthy liver with Adrienne - YouTube

Weigh in :

Weight: Down .5 lbs

Fat: Down 1%

See you next week!

Week 24: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Pedometer App

Welcome to week 24 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

This wasn't a great week workout wise. I squeezed in a few workouts then was plagued by a nasty stomach bug for a few days which threw the rest of the week off. I did lose a couple of pounds but it's probably from eating just soup and crackers for 3 days! Not a good way to lose weight.

This coming week I am going to focus on just doing yoga as well as any walks I squeeze in. No HIIT, cardio, or weights this week, just yoga, and I'm going to see what the results are at the end of the week. I've mentioned this is previous posts but I'll mention it again for those who missed it. Years ago I was doing some fairly hardcore HIIT workouts every single day and I kept gaining weight and fat! So, I gave up and switched to just doing yoga, 30 minutes a day and I immediately started to lose weight and fat. So that must be what my body needed, and maybe it needs that again. I love yoga but I also want to tone up so badly that I keep going back to weights and HIIT. But, this week I'm going to go back to just the yoga and see what happens.

I'll also be trying to meet my protein goals at each meal which I've lowered from 40 to 30 grams. Hopefully, that will be more manageable.

Until next week, here is what I managed to do this week...

Here are my workouts for the week:

Day 1- 

Day 2- 

Day 3- 30 minute walk

Day 4- 34 minute walk

Day 5- 

Day 6- 

Day 7- 

Weigh in :

Weight: Down 2.0 pounds

Fat: Up 1%

See you next week!

Week 23: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Welcome to week 23 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey!

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to report this week.

Last week (linked here) I lost 2.5 pounds which I think was from counting my grams of protein at each meal and making sure that I met the 40 grams of protein that my macros recommended. I calculated my macros very easily on Jen Heward's website (linked here).

This week I kind fell out of the habit of counting my grams of protein at each meal, and 40 grams for each meal was kind of tough for me as I very rarely eat meat and I cannot wont eat soy because of my thyroid. I have since recalculated my macros and will now strive for 35 grams of protein at each meal and see how I do.

Starting tomorrow, I will start counting my grams of protein at each meal again and see if it helps with next weeks weigh in.

Here are the results for this week...

Here are my workouts for the week:

Day 1- 

Day 2- Tone Trouble Zones DVD: 10 min Butt and Thigh + 10 min Total Body

Day 3- 34 minute walk + 20 push ups+ 40 squats

Day 4-

Day 5- 

Day 6- 

Day 7- 

Weigh in :

Weight: Gained 2.5 lbs

Fat: Down 1%

Have a great weekend!

Week 13: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

I'm a day late with this post as I forgot to weigh in on Friday morning so I decided to wait until today so I could have an accurate weigh in for the week.

As always, here is a link to last weeks post.

This week, I've continued with my walks and my custom weight routine (chart below).

Plus, I discovered an awesome app that I'm going to share with you!

I came across this really awesome app called "Pedometer." It tells me everything I want to know about my walks, including distance, time, steps, and more. And, it doesn't require the internet to work! Here is a link to it if you are interested in checking it out.

Here you can see that the Pedometer app shows the date, how many steps, calories burned, time, miles, and how fast you were going.

I just discovered the app so I'm still learning about how to use it and what else it can do. I've only used it for the last 2 days so far and the first day I forgot to turn it on until a few minutes into my walk.. hence why it shows my time of only 23:56 minutes when I really walked for almost 30 minutes.

I'm still using my custom workout chart that I created, so I'll share it again in this post.

I do this weight routine every other day after I walk using 8lb weights

My intentions are to do yoga on the days that I don't do the weight routine ( I just haven't made the time yet).

*Note: I have added 15 reverse lunges & 15 reverse angled lunges

Here are my workouts for the week:

Day 1- 

Day 2- 25 min walk + 8 lb weight routine

Day 3-  25 min walk

Day 4- 

Day 5- 

Day 6-  25 min walk + 8 lb weight routine

Day 7-  25 min walk 

Weigh in :

Weight: Lost 2 lbs

Fat: Gained 2%

I exercised 4 out of 7 days. I want to keep up with the walks but broke my pelvis in 2 places many years ago and it aches really badly if I speed walk too much or run. It's really been acting up a lot this week which is why I had so many rest days.

I also think I need a new scale. I know that it's fairly accurate but I highly doubt it's exact as my weight just keeps going up and down every week as well as my fat percentage, in ways that don't make sense. I may invest in a new scale.

Let me know what you're doing to stay in shape this summer!

See you next week!

Week 12: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Happy Canada Day, Everyone!

BTW... I'm holding a Canada Day Big Beauty Giveaway! If you're reading this before July 6th you can still enter.. just click the link here.

So, it's the end of week 12 of my Get Fit Journey and I continued with my daily walks this week. Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

Here a few nature pictures from my walks...

The Three Musketeers!

I basically walked most days of the week & did a weight routine that I created for myself (posted below)

Note: I added 15 Reverse lunges to the chart above

Here are my workouts for the week:

Day 1- I didn't document day 1 or 2, so I'm not sure if I went for my walks

Day 2- ?

Day 3-  25 min walk + weight routine with 8 lb weights

Day 4-  25 min walk

Day 5-  25 min walk + weight routine with 8 lb weights

Day 6-  25 min walk

Day 7-  25 min walk + weight routine with 8 lb weights

Weigh in :

Weight: Gained 1.5 lbs

Fat: Lost 1%

This is the first week that I've had any change in my weight besides a gain or loss of .5 pounds here and there. A 1.5 lb weight gain seems like a lot for one week BUT, I did lose 1 % body fat, so I am assuming that I gained muscle. 

So it seems the change in my exercise routine has sparked something with my body, so I will continue with the walks and see what transpires. If I keep gaining 1.5 pounds a week that's not good, but if I continue to drop body fat, well that would be great!

Prior to this routine of daily walks with my weight routine that I started last week, I was doing HIIT style workouts using DVD's, plus using my stairmaster, walking on my treadmill, lifting my 8lb weights, and doing yoga. I was alternating all of these workouts.

This week, I did mean to do yoga on the days that I didn't do the weight routine but I was just too busy. I will do my best to incorporate it into my routine next week.

What are you doing to get in shape?

See you next week with another update!

Amy

xoxo

Week 11: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight! #NatureWalks

At the end of last week, I began walking for just 10 minutes at the start of every day, which ended up being more like 25 minutes. I have been enjoying the walks a lot more than I expected to!

I go for my walks first thing when I get up before I start my day. I have some water with my thyroid med, throw on some shorts and go! This way I get the sun, but not at it's peak time. Plus, I get the walk out of the way, come home and shower and I'm ready for the rest of my day.

If my walk is going to be short, I don't bother with sunscreen on my body (I am not recommending that others do this, it's just what I choose to do). I want to absorb the natural vitamin D from the sun. I do wear sunscreen and/or a baseball cap to protect my face. I have skin that tans easily.  If my walks are going to be long, I will slather on sunscreen everywhere!

What I pack: I take an old style fanny pack and look like I'm straight from 1980! lol. Since it's a short walk, I pack light with some SPF, lip balm with SPF, cell phone, keys, and a pocket knife in case of emergencies. If my walks get longer I will take a bottle of water.

What I wear: I often wear a baseball cap to protect my face from too much sun. I usually end up wearing whatever tank top I slept in since it's going in the wash anyways and it's currently summer here so I wouldn't want anything heavier.

I didn't have any shorts to walk in (except one pair of denim shorts), so I decided to make a trip to my local thrift store and buy a few pairs. I couldn't find what I was looking for in my usual stores without having to spend at least $26 for one pair of knee length shorts. So, I ended up getting 4 pairs for $21 with no tax at the thrift store. They had just the styles I needed- old style, knee length capris. Since they're strictly for my walks, I really didn't care to spend a lot of money or care that they're not the latest in fashion. Plus, they're just going to get dirty anyways. Also, if/when I lose weight and they no longer fit, I'm not out a lot of money.

This week's workouts: I got so into my walks this week that I neglected my other workouts with weights, yoga, cardio etc. And, I'm kind of missing it! I really like how I feel when I lift weights especially. So, I'm on a mission to get back to that this coming week but still keep up with my walks. I just have to figure out how to manage my time better to fit it all in.

So for this post, I am going to share nature photos from my daily walks. There are a lot of Canadian Geese where I walk, so you have to watch where you step!

I'll also throw in some pictures of the shorts that I purchased for these walks. Who doesn't like a little fashion haul!?

The Geese are so used to people, they let you get pretty close and don't even try to get away. 

There are a lot of Coyotes in this area, so you have to be careful, especially if you have pets with you.

You wouldn't want to step foot in these waters, but at least there's a life preserver just in case.

Fashion aka. Walking Shorts Haul

I did purchase one pair of Old Navy's Original Bermuda shorts. They were on sale for 1/2 price and I had a gift card to use up.

Here are all the walking shorts/ capris that I scored at the thrift store. $21 for all 4! They were all in great condition and the brands ranged from Bongo to Old Navy, Reitmans and one with no tag.

I think that the thrift store is a great idea for finding items like these walking shorts where you don't care too much about the fashion and they're just going to get sweated in and dirty anyhow. Plus, if you change sizes, you didn't spend a fortune.

Yay for scoring deals and saving money!

Weekly weigh in:

Weight: Same
Fat %: Same

Once again, no change in weight or fat loss. This feels like an uphill battle in terms of making the scale budge, but at least I am being active and that's what is most important. I'm sure my body and mind are healthier for being active despite not yet losing weight and fat. And, it doesn't mean I'm giving up on that.

See you next week!

ps. Come and join me over at the Best of Blogosphere!

Amy

xoxo

Week 10: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Hi everyone, It's the end of week 10 on my Health and Weight Loss Journey. Here is a link to week 9 if
you'd like to check it out.

I think my blog had some kind of glitch and reposted week 1 of this journey somehow, sorry for that.

I am slowly getting better from my injuries and I'm doing what I can while trying to be careful not to
aggravate the injuries.

I've made a few changes this week...

-I have been alternating days with yoga and cardio/weight exercises.

I would like to do yoga everyday even if I do another workout,
but I just can't seem to find the time to do it all. So, for now,
I'll keep this schedule up and see how it goes.

-I have also added a 10-minute walk to the start of each day- before I do anything else.

It's quick, easy and starts the day off right. It's not hard to find 10 minutes, right!?

I do the walk outdoors to get some natural vitamin D and I don't wear sunscreen on my body.
I do this for maximum Vitamin D absorption. You may not agree with this. But, it's something I am 
trying out. It's only 10 minutes and it's not at the time where the sun's rays are at their peak.

Here are some pictures from my walk. I used to do this walk all the time years ago. It's good for the body, mind, and soul to get out in nature. As much as I know this, I don't do it enough.

This is one of the yoga DVDs I used this week. Kundalini yoga is completely different from Hatha style yoga.

If you've never tried it, you should. It has a lot of exercises that are good for hormones etc.

Here is a workout chart that I created for myself. I do these exercises when I'm not doing a workout DVD and I'm just working out on my own. I'll do about 20 minutes of cardio and then use 8lb weights and follow the chart below.

My workouts for the week:

Mon- 20 min Stepper + 8lb weight routine using above chart
Wed- Kundalini yoga - 40 min
Fri- 25 min morning walk (1st day)  + Hatha yoga 20 min

Weight - No change
Fat %- No change

I was hoping to see some changes on the scale this week. But, I know that most weight loss, at least for myself, comes from diet alone. Working out is healthy, but I don't usually lose weight from it. Eating a bit of ice cream everyday doesn't help either. lol  But, realistically, I do my best to eat healthy most of the time, but I'm not going to deprive myself.

It will be interesting to see if the 10-minute morning walk will make any difference as I just started the morning walk at the end of this week.

What are you doing to stay in shape?

See you next week.

Amy

xoxo