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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday Weigh In: Well THAT’S a Surprise.
That’s the lowest number I’ve seen on the scale since I got pregnant. I’m not going to try to over analyze it but I must admit, it makes me kinda mad.
I haven’t worked out in a week. I haven’t ran. I haven’t lifted weights. My butts been on the couch more these last 7 days then the last 7 years. I’ve also been on pain meds, muscle relaxers and steroids for my back.
I’m all out of whack and the scale does what?
Go DOWN?
Yet when I’m working my ass off, staying fit and exercising regularly the scale doesn’t budge. It just taunts me by going up and down. Up and down. UP AND DOWN.
See.. I told you, the scale is a fickle stupid head.
Yeah, I just said stupid head. That’s what happens when you spend the evening with a 6 year old. ;)
In other news…
Let’s Get Crackin’ on February’s Fitness Theme!
“I’m a Badass and I Know It”
Welcome to February, all you lovely peoples! Last month’s theme was “No More Jiggle in the Middle”. And while your jiggly parts may not be totally gone yet (emm, I know mine aren’t), I hope you trained hard to continue decimating those jigglies with cardio and firming it up real sexy with weight training.
Oh, good. Okay then.
Now moving on to February’s theme… “I’m a Bad Ass and I Know It”
This month’s theme was inspired by me wanting to quit in the middle of my last workout. It was hard. Really hard. I didn’t think I could finish. It was KILLER. But I’m not a quitter and stopping in the middle of a workout is totally unacceptable.
So in the middle of my 3rd round of push-ups, I started to say to myself out loud, “I’m a badass… I’m a badass… I’m a badsass…”
And yep, that affirmation gave me the steam I needed to stay strong and finish strong. Sometimes you just gotta remind yourself of who you really are.
I’m a badass. So are you.
And guess what, everybody. This is my birthday month. I’ll be 39-years-old on February 17th!
Holler!
Anybody wanna send me a birthday card? I love getting happy-mail. Send me a birthday card, yo!
Josie Maurer
P. O. Box 1962
Wilmington, DE 19899
I’m seriously thinking about NOT having a traditional, high calorie birthday cake this year ((gasp!)). My recipe for So Delicious Low Cal Strawberry Shortcake was ohhh sooo tasty, and the Greedy Family really loved it, too. I’m wanting to cake-celebrate that way instead.
Okay, everybody. Let’s get it crackin’! Be the badass that you are all month long by putting in the work to get the body you want. I’ll be doing the same thing over here. You can bet on it.
Stalker Foods Harassment and How I’m Dealing
This is a true Stalker Foods story. It’s MY story…
There were delectable treats hiding in the shadows. They lurked in every dark corner. Whispering. Waiting for me to let my guard down and openly welcome the indulgence in excess.
This has been going for a few days now. I’m being harassed by stalker foods, and while I can’t necessarily escape the temptation, I can still control the outcome. All of the recent foods that have stalked me in the shadows have gone onto my Reverse Food Journal instead of into my stomachs.
Excessive carbohydrates are NOT in line with my fitness goals. Neither is a fried brownie as big as my head with ice cream on top (yep, I wanted one of those). Cheese curls and two different kinds of chocolate chip cookies — Famous Amos and Chips Ahoy — also went on my Reverse Food Journal. Because I didn’t eat any of it.
Journaling my refusal of these greedy foods has encouraged me to stay on track and put more wind in my sails to stay in control. The foods that earn a place on my Reverse Journal serve as a reminder of what could’ve been if I had just let all that food overtake me. And “what could’ve been” includes guilt, weight gain and delayed fitness progress. Oh, hell naw!
But I did happen to enjoy sharing a decadent slice of cheesecake with the husband during our nice weekend lunch outing. That was a controlled decision. And that’s way it should be.
If you happen to enjoy a delectable treat this week, let it be out of good decision making, not because of harassing temptation. I trust you know the difference.
Hot Body Home Workout #1 and Post-Workout Breakfast Ideas
Hey guys, here’s the first of many Hot Body Home Workouts to come! If you can’t get to the gym or if home workouts are simply your thang, it’s time to get up off your booty and get it moving.
After a thorough warm-up: Select your circuit level (Level 1, 2 or 3), consisting of basic moves that only get tougher depending on which level you choose. Then move onto the optional “Hotter Body Challenge” to top off your workout on an extra sweaty, fat burning note.
LEVEL 1 equipment needed: optional exercise mat or carpeted area
3-5 knee push-ups (on mat or carpeting)8 squats (feet slight wider than shoulder-width)8 alternating reverse lungesComplete this beginner’s circuit 2-3 times.
Level 1 Hotter Body Challenge (optional): After finishing your circuits, set your interval timer for 5 rounds of 45/15. Each 1-minute round = 45 seconds brisk march in place + 15 seconds slow march in place.LEVEL 2 equipment needed: one 8-10#dumbbell, optional exercise mat or carpeted area
5 full body push-ups + 5 knee push-ups12 squat jumps10 alternating reverse lunges, holding one 8-10# dumbbell in both hands close to your chest.Complete this intermediate circuit 3-4 times.
Level 2 Hotter Body Challenge (optional): After finishing your circuits, set your interval timer for 5 rounds of 45/15. Each 1-minute round = 45 seconds “invisible” rope skipping + 15 seconds brisk march in place.LEVEL 3 equipment needed: one 8-10#dumbbell, optional exercise mat or carpeted area
10 full body push-ups15 squat jumps16 alternating reverse lunges, holding one 8-10# dumbbell or medicine ball overhead. Keep that core tight!Complete this advanced circuit 4 times.
Level 3 Hotter Body Challenge (optional): After finishing your circuits, set your interval timer for 5 rounds of 45/15. Each 1-minute round = 45 seconds brisk high knee jog + 15 seconds march in place. Get those knees up!Josie’s finishing time: 4 rounds of Level Three in 7.18 minutes.
your Interval Timer setting
Post-workout breakfast ideas:
The FEVEROUS love affair with HEMP HEARTS.
Mizfitonline recently talked about her torrid (and long standing) love affair with Chia seeds, and I hope you’ve listened to what she had to say and incorporated it into your diet. But if you haven’t yet gone out to pick up your stockpile of Chia….get ready to add one more thing to your shopping list.
As passionate as MizFit is about Chia…I am even more so about Hemp Hearts (also known as hemp seeds).
I guess you could say it’s a feverous love affair. Actually, it’s more than a love affair; I simply cannot live without it. There are a lot of foods out there that claim to be super foods, and for good reason. But in my opinion, Hemp Hearts are the greatest super food of them all.
Okay, so you may be asking yourself “what exactly are hemp hearts” or “are hemp hearts something like marijuana?” Well, let me tell you. Hemp hearts are the shelled seeds of the industrial hemp plant, which just happens to be an innocent cousin of the marijuana plant. Related to this “cousin”, but totally legal and oh so much better for you.
I thought I’d try to match MizFit’s Chia Seeds style and incorporate a little facetime into this post just like she did. Here I am giving you the low down on some great ways to use hemp seeds:
And what about the benefits? If I would have done a video on this one, it would have been more like a full length feature film. There’s no end to the goodness it provides for you.
The oh so many benefits of Hemp Hearts:
More Energy, Exceptional source of protein, and Natural.Best source of protein, essential fats, vitamins and enzymes on the Earth.Do not contain significant amounts of sugar, starches or saturated fats.Contain more amino acids (proteins) than milk, meat or eggs.Contain more omega 3 essential fat than any fish.Is a complete protein source – much more balanced than & digestible than any soy product.Contain about 47% oil, 86% of which is omega 3, 6, 9.Contains all the essential omega 3 fats required for human health.Hemp Hearts are unmatched in Nature for their balance of all required proteins and all essential fats as well as most vitamins and enzymes.Is perfect for those troubled with constipation and for those avoiding carbohydrates.Provides more energy than energy bars — without their sugar, milk, nuts, and meat.Is suitable for those unable to eat gluten, sugar, milk nuts, or meat.The list really does go on and on.You might not know me as well as you know Mizfitonline, but I really do hope I’ve got you convinced to integrate hemp seeds into your diet. They can be purchased at Whole Foods and many health food stores around the country. I’ve experimented with many brands and places to buy them, and I’d have to recommend Nutiva as the best organic shelled hemp seeds on the market. Here’s the link to purchase directly from them: Nutiva Hemp Hearts.
Have you discovered Hemp Hearts already? Let me hear what you have to say, and if you’re as feverously in love with them as I am.
Darryl runs a cycling lifestyle website called Loving the Bike, and has a passion for Family, Cycling, and Living a Healthy Life. Be sure to contact him if you have any questions about hemp hearts, cycling, or just want to say hi. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or catch up with him on the bike on one of the backroads of Austin.
Today I am five.
check out those bangs. pretty impressive.
This month marks my five year anniversary of blogging at MizFitOnline.
You know, the blog which was born spontaneously one afternoon on the couch & was thisclose to being called Sisyphit.
You know, the blog whose URL has that weirdawkward “online” at the end of it because I was simply too cheap finely frugal to spend the 1800.00 for MizFit.com back in 2007.
That one.
I’m five and, apparently because I’m a misfit, Ive gots the five year itch (as opposed to the more traditional 7).
I feel as though it’s time for a change.
Ive begun mapping out some aesthetic changes (font colors etc)— but that doesnt feel like enough.
I toyed with buying MizFit.com Apparently its value has escalated since ’07 if the domain-sellers current extortion-like demands are any indication. Six thousand dollars? I was compelled to tell him he.crazy.
I purchased & messed with CarlaBirnberg.com It feels right. It feels next. It does not feel like right now. It does not feel like today.
Allow me to back up & drag you into my brain for a moment.
You see, I woke up one morning and had the realization Im so much more than a mizfitonline.**
Or more aptly put: I AM COMPLETELY MIZFITONLINE.
I am my brand.
I walk the walk.
I practice what I preach (all together now: so there’s never a need to preach).
I blog it. I vlog it. I LIVE IT.
As a result I spent time pondering the question Who is MizFit? and the answer I returned to *repeatedly* was Carla Birnberg.
Then, a few days ago, I was asked by FitFluential to define myself in a video-snippet.
As I spoke (because G-d forbid I script anything) it became evident to me I am my brand.
I never hesitate or self-edit when I speak, tweet, vlog, blog etc. because what Carla would say MizFit would endorse.
(bear with me. as I type this all out it feels exceedingly obvious as most good ah ha! moments do…)
It all conspires to cause me to see CarlaBirnberg.com in my future.
A site where absolutely nothing changes (same subject-matter for posts, twitter handle, youtube account, Tornado, lack of apostrophes…) yet the mere thought of it feels pretty damn exciting-monumental and fraught with change.
Good change.
Roni Noone and I are co-authoring a book.
Fila has asked me to serve as their global Fila SpokesMom.
And with that not-for-now-but-coming-soon notion I believe I have the answer to my 5 year itch query.
Who am I? I’m Carla Birnberg.
Who am I? Im MizFit.
For sake of maintaining a thin veneer of “Im an adult, People! I make all my own decisions!” I wont share bore you with details of how I crowdsourced much of this decision. Short version: Im eternally indebted to my FaceBook Peeps.
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