Health, Photos, Workout Schedule

Keep up the great work!

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Hey yo — I can pat myself on the back, can’t I? Well. I’m totally doing it regardless. It makes me feel GRRRR-EAT. Tony the Tiger style. Not to be mistaken with Tigger from Winnie the Pooh: Grrrr. That’s G double guh, urrrr!

doUhm. Just a photo. Since it’s been a while. Like my ‘do?

I’ve kept it up all month!! Remember the post I wrote back a few weeks ago about “Getting into a routine?” I’m going to write about my FEBRUARY (workout) ACCOMPLISHMENTS below, and copy the 1st week of February’s gym sesh’s below from my previous post.

♥ February 1-6
Mon: Sweat (5:30-6:15). What a not so fun class. I hate being un-coordinated and being completely lost and not even sweat a bullet at the gym. Perhaps this is because I haven’t gotten the hang of it yet.
Tues: Boot Camp (5:15-6:15) — This class literally whoops anyone’s butt. I was so sore for days afterward. This is the second time I went to this class, but I don’t know when I went to it. Maybe December??
Thurs: Core Conditioning (5:30-6:00) & Wave (6:00-6:20). I swear this isn’t my favorite class. It’s just a habit that I attend because on Tuesday’s I have to choose between two awesome classes that are the Boot Camp and Biking. Which is why you’ll see alternating classes on those days.

♥ February 7-13
Mon: Sweat (5:30-6:15). Alright. I’m never going to this class again. I’m not sweating or getting my heart rate up at all. SEEEYUH.
Tues: Boot Camp (5:15-6:15). I wanted to skip this class on Tuesday. But I knew it worked, and I knew it would be killer, and I’d feel amazing after. So I went, and I felt all of the above.
Thurs: Core Conditioning (5:30-6:00) & Wave (6:00-6:20) This week I was sick, or sleep deprived. I wasn’t feeling up to going to the gym at all. But I can’t break my routine!

♥ February 14-20
Sun: ♥♥ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ♥♥
Mon: Work hiz-oliday. Ohhh yeeeeh. No sweat class today. In fact, I only go to that class so I can squeeze in 3x work outs during a week. This class sucks, since I have no coordination. It’s like a step/dance/moving class. So weird. Oh right, never mind. I quit that class! Har.
Tues: Boot Camp (5:15-6:15) I ended up loving this class today. I felt all pumped up and didn’t get so winded! lol
Thurs: Core Conditioning (5:30-6:00) & Wave (6:00-6:20)
 Fri: Boot Camp (6:45am – 7:30am), Yes you read that correctly folks. I woke up early and headed to the gym this A.M. BRUTAL.

♥ February 21-28
Mon: Boot Camp (6:45am – 7:30am) Didn’t like the instructor in this one, and I remember she had us doing laps around the small studio? Hard on those knees.
Tues: Boot Camp (5:15-6:15). This is my regular instructor who has impeccable energy and I LOVE all of her classes. Two days in a row = rock hard body. lol
Thurs: Core Conditioning (5:30-6:00) & Wave (6:00-6:20). Always a good sweat on Thursdays after the Wave. Oh yeeeh. PUSH YOURSELF!
Saturday: Boot Camp (9:00 – 10:00). Boot Camp, three times a week. I think it’s safe to say I love getting my ass whooped in this class. 2 minute intervals of strength/cardio. Awesome workout that leaves me stank. Lovely way to end the month.

My goal for March? Go 4x a week all month long! My workouts will change as of March, since Alfie goes to Level I of Obedience School which will now be on Mondays! Yippee, I get my strength class back on Wednesday’s after work. Hopefully this will be easy!

Bring it on March!

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Health, In the Kitchen

Notsosushi

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I don’t get the not-so-recent fascination with sushi is.

I don’t want to eat anything raw. Even though I know not all sushi contains raw fish.

No. Thank. YOU.

I would rather do diet pill reviews than eat that stuff. It’s funny, because the people who I grew up with, and were picky eaters like myself — are all about it now. Maybe if I had the avocado basmati rice wrap, I’d eat it. But I’m not touching raw salmon. I can’t get the “raw” out of my head, and I can’t imagine what the texture of that would be like. I shiver at the thought!

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Auto care

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When I bought my car, there was a sticker on the top left hand side of the windshield telling me when I needed to bring my car in for maintenance, or get an oil change. I have no idea what those stickers really mean in the first place. I always saw them on my parents ford escort, before they bought the luxurious sebring and just knew that the car had to be looked at. What they did, when they over-viewed the car, I haven’t the slightest. But I’m glad I brought it in.

I bought my car in October 2009, and had a good going over when it was inspected by something similar to Phoenix auto repair, but it was another company. So I listened to the 43,000km sticker on my windshield and brought it into Mazda. I wanted my car to have yet another going over before the 3 year warranty was up, in March 2010. Good thing I decided to go in to have my car checked out, whether or not the scheduled service package cost me $190 or not, I was pleased with everything they had to do.In fact, the ended up replacing the water pump as it was leaking on the ground, which was covered by the warranty. I had no idea anything was leaking, probably because I park it in an indoor garage and the snow and ice always drip off the car regardless. So there was always puddles lol.How much is that even worth?

The scheduled service package was a great investment for me as it gave me a ton of piece of mind now that I know my car is in tip top shape and my freaking engine doesn’t have to be replaced or anything major like that. I had it all written down, and I ended up finding it on the website what the service package included – but I’m lost right now and I can’t find it on the Mazda website. What the?? Anyway, I know they checked all the pumps (like I mentioned), and timing belts (whatever that is) the hoses… stuff like that. The ins and outs of the car, or guts as I’d like to all it.

Owning a car is tough work and takes a lot of money. But if you end up putting away so much per pay cheque, you’ll never have to dip into your chequing/savings accounts – as you’ll have like a car fund pile of money. I made my BF pick up my car when I had it looked at (I dropped it off). I didn’t want anyone taking advantage of me saying I needed this, this this and this replaced. It’s easy to be ignorant towards something you know absolutely nothing about.

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