Workout - The Fab 15 Total Body workout

So tonight Super Tater and I did this workout -

It comes from fitfabcities.com - http://www.fitfabcities.com/2012/02/07/printable-workout-the-fab-15-total-body-workout/

It's a great workout and we would have finished it without stopping if we hadn't had to stop and look up a couple of the exercises ;)

For those of you looking for examples of some of the exercises, here are the ones we found for the ones we didn't know.

Pliés with upright row - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVeIwPdgqy4  This one is nice because they show the front and side without all the chit-chat ;)

Shoulder Presses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-aVuyhvLHU  Super Tater liked this one because he said the lady looked REALLY strong.

Squat press - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcR7E5cQB_w  This one was nice and he shows the front and side as well.

Plank punches - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AE_da-cN8M  Super Tater liked pretending he was punching bad guys.

Speaking of pretending - he also liked the Front kicks.  For those we pretended we were kicking the bad guys. He also liked the squat press - for this he was Superman and pushing a boulder up and saving the world.

I only did one set of this, but I would definitely do it again and would try for more sets next time.

9 ways to shave - take 2

Well, thanks to an anonymous poster on the  "9 ways to Shave Less" post, we now have the link for the 9 ways to shave less.....

http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/tips/g8037/how-to-shave-your-legs/

And all it is is a few tips - exfoliate, shave against the grain, use a badger's brush (think old barber shop shaving) and gel, and use a sugar rub after you shave to slow hair growth.

After looking at it, I give it a shrug.  To me, it doesn't give you a definite way to shave less - I can't exfoliate OR use a sugar rub thanks to my Psoriasis.  I say, post at your own discretion.

Workout day 3!

I made it a third time!  Yay!  SodiumGirl had a bunch of homework to finish, so only SuperTater joined me tonight.  After having my legs hurt all week, we worked on arms today.  We did the 7 day arm jiggle workout.

This is a light, but possibly effective workout.  I like it, but I think I could have done more.  So I'm calling this a maybe?

Any suggestions on what work outs to do next week?  We'll have workout days on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday coming up.

Workout 2 of the week

Can you believe it?!?!  I made it 2 days this week!  This time SodiumGirl AND SuperTater (my son - 8.5) joined me.  I have to say as a mom, it's tough working out with 2 kids working out along side you. This is one of the few times they decided to get along.  So, I'm trying to focus on my form and not mess up, while also saying things like "Would you two stop rolling around?", "You need to make sure you are doing your squats straight back, not to the side.", and "I'm glad you finished your set, but can you please stay quiet until I'm done?"

So, once I made it upstairs (where I work out) after the work out Sunday night, we did this work out -

This was pretty tough.  The "Lunge Knee Hops" were strange and the kids LOVED the "Sumo Squat Knee Ups" (they pretended to be Suma Wrestlers) and I will never learn to enjoy Burpees!  But I would definitely call this a good one!  We'll do it again!

Working out

So, I'm going to try this again.  My daughter (SodiumGirl) is going to work out with me as well. She's 12 and I want to start her off on the right foot on a life of fitness. 

She has a kidney disorder called Minimal Change, Nephrotic Syndrome.  That means her kidneys stopped functioning properly (last May) and her body filled up with fluid.  She was admitted to the hospital for just over a week, where she was on a number of drugs (diuretics, steroids, etc) to rid her body of the excess fluid and proteins.  When she left the hospital, she had lost around 35lbs! 

Anyway, due to this disorder, it's best that she not eat a lot of sodium.  This will not prevent her from having problems in the future, but it WILL reduce the amount of fluid her body will retain, if the kidneys stop working again.

So, with that said, you will see a lot of "low sodium" recipes here and maybe some links to her page as well.  Her doctor is also adamant that she get regular exercise.  Her school only requires they take P.E. for half the school year.  She had it first semester and will have another elective the rest of the year.  I thought this would be a great time for her and I to start a workout routine of some sort.  I REALLY didn't want to, but I decided what better time than tonight. 

First, I want to post our measurements (no weight right now!) and I think we'll try to do this once a month.  Here they are -

Measurement	SodiumGirl	Me
Neck	12.5"	15.5"
Waist	26.5"	42"
Left Thigh	16.5"	30"
Right Thigh	16.5"	30.5"
Hips	34"	51"
Left Calf	12"	18"
Right Calf	12.5"	18"
Left Arm	9"	17"
Right Arm	9.5"	16.5"

As you can see, she's a bit smaller than me ;)  For tonight, we picked the following work out.  It's from backonpointe.tumblr.com originally, but I can't seem to find it on that page.  I've posted it below though.

It was a great work out!  SodiumGirl has trouble with the planks ;)  And I had a little trouble with the full bridges.  We BOTH had trouble with the "Incline push-ups"  LOL  I would definitely do this workout again.

Another Card CASE

Today's card CASE is from Karen Graff-Povis.  You can find it here - http://stampwithkarengp.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-wish.html.  And I have got to say, while looking through Karen's blog, there are a BUNCH more cards I want to CASE from her!  They are stunning!

So, for my case, I found some older cardstock I needed to use and a bunch of designer paper (and others!) scraps I wanted to use up.  Then I made the idea mine (it's what makes it a CASE!  :)  Take a look and enjoy!

 

I used punched out hearts, cut in half and rounded just so to make the flames.  They are a little big for the candles, but I LOVE the look!

Below is another similar card I made a long time ago.

Card CASE!

I haven't made cards in forever!  I have 226 beautiful cards pinned in my "Cards I like" board.  So I decided to start at the bottom for my inspiration.  I started with this - http://www.jaydeestamping.com/weblog/2010/12/medallion-sunshine-for-moxiefabworld-version-1.html - sunny medallion from Jaydee.  I LOVE the bling on this card and the layout is my favorite - simple, yet elegant.

 

So my first CASE of this card is below.  I don't have enough bling to do it right, but I bought these jeweled stickers from Michaels when they were clearance.  So I cut them apart and used the larger jewels to give some subdued bling.  I made 2 in yellow and used a different saying on each.

 

Then I needed to make it more my own (Thank you again Jaydee!  You broke my funk!)  So I decided to go RED!

 

 

I made 2 of these as well, each with a different sentiment.  I can't decide which I like more, but I think they are all beautiful and I think my funk has been broken.