ACHIEVING BUFFNESS. One day @ a time...

COME ALONG, NOW!

2010-01-01T18:38:00.001-08:00

HEY GUYS! WOW!!! TWO-TEN Eh??? I cannot WAIT for all this year has in store. I'm ready to embrace everything with much enthusiasm!!! :) I hope you all have many goals & plans for the new year! I'm getting ready to start my Vision board, and figured it's time to Transition to my NEXT blog (3rd times a charm!) So, please join me if you will! I can't tell ya how often I plan to update, but it will be more frequent than it's been the past few months...........

EMMALEENA GET LEAN

Lots of love,
Signing off GBT2,
EM :)

Ohhhh snap

2009-12-29T10:47:00.001-08:00

HEY GUYS!!! Thanks for the well wishes, we are VERY VERY excited about the studio!
Also, I'm CRAVINNNNGGG contest prep. I think not competing this past fall gave me the rest I needed! Now I'm ready to hit it hard and reveal a sleek & sassy physique!!! :)
Here is an interesting post I had in the drafts that I forgot about: Check it out!!
DIETING MUST READ!

Lots of love~
EM

Inspiration.... NEVER GETS OLD!!!

2009-12-27T13:39:00.000-08:00

BEAUTIFUL 2min.30sec. MOVIE!
CHECK IT OUT!!!

HOPE YOU'RE ALL WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Life is sooo great, I'm so excited I'm busting at the seams! :)
I am the new owner of my Personal training studio, I'm getting ZUMBA certified in February AND I have 2 girls competing with me in April!!!

(Normal blogging WILL resume. I'll start a new blog, so be sure to check back to get the new link Jan. 2nd!)

LOTS OF LOVE!
EM :)

Husband being silly

Lists....love 'em!!

2009-12-16T19:55:00.000-08:00

(taken from www.fitnessspotlite.com)

1.Discussing nutrition in social gatherings is akin to discussing politics or religion. People identify closely with their food.

2.Don’t neglect your health and fitness to pursue monetary success.

3.If you’re in a bad situation (be that job, relationship, or otherwise), first take steps to fix it. If it’s beyond repair, do whatever it takes to get out of it. Life is too short to be miserable.

4.Maintain a few close friendships. I’d rather have 2 or 3 close friends than 50 mere acquaintances.

5.On that note, relationships (with friends and significant others) come and go. People change and grow. Enjoy the time you have with people and let it go when the costs to maintain it outweigh the benefits. Practice non-attachment. Read “The Way To Love” by Anthony De Mello.

6.Apologize quickly. Forgive quickly.

7.Let it go. It’s probably not worth dwelling on.

8.Call your mom.

9.Don’t let anyone crap on your dreams…most people are offended if you want to follow a different path (even if you aren’t an asshole about it). And don’t be an asshole about other people’s dreams either.

10.You make your bed, you lie in it. I’m not talking about sleeping.
11.Live in the present. The past is done and you can’t control the future. Plan for the future. Aim for goals. But don’t miss the present while planning for whatever is next.

12.There are very few facts. Most “facts” are just individual interpretations.

13.You can’t get rich quick, short of robbing a bank or hitting the lottery. I don’t recommend robbing a bank and your odds of hitting the lottery are slim (0.00000000512%)…any number that close to zero might as well be zero. I suggest you just get to working hard.

14.Find a hobby you enjoy. Don’t worry about making money at it. Just have fun with it.

15.Music trumps a movie any day of the week. Rock, classical, jazz, rap, or techno. Doesn’t matter…music, hands down.

16.Don’t spend your life doing things you don’t enjoy. Sure, we all have to attend the occasional wedding or funeral, but if you find yourself being sucked into other people’s idea of fun constantly and it’s not yours, say no. Say it often.

17.Take 90 minutes to watch these two videos: Steve Jobs Commencement Address at Stanford and Randy Pausch’s last lecture. If you’ve seen them, watch them again.

18.Eat high-quality food. If you drink coffee or alcohol, drink high-quality alcohol, high-quality beer, and high-quality spirits.

19.If you’re depressed, there’s probably a reason other than chemical imbalances. Fix it.

20.Meat won’t kill you. Neither will butter. Donuts won’t help though.

21.Just because you get older doesn’t mean you have to age. Here I am, 30 years old, as fast as I was at 18 and stronger, fitter, and healthier than I’ve ever been. I don’t buy the nonsense about how it’s all going to catch up to me at 30 (or 35 or any other age). Things change as you get older: recovery takes longer, injuries are more detrimental, and you can’t abuse yourself like you could at 21. That doesn’t mean you have to turn into mush.

22.Never stop learning. Step outside your comfort zone as often as possible.

23.Set goals, re-evaluate on a regular basis. Spend most of your time doing things that progress you towards those goals.

24.You work for you, regardless of who your employer is. If the demands are unrealistic, remember that you work for you. On that note, use all of your vacation days. They are there for a reason. Don’t let yourself be guilted out of benefits.

25.Don’t concern yourself with other people’s vision of your success.

26.Your health is the most important thing you have. Stay healthy and you’ll be better in every area of your life. Don’t sacrifice health for materiality.

27.Before you give advice, listen. Listen some more. Keep listening.

28.Selfishness is a virtue. Be selfish - take care of yourself first.

29.A relationship or career can’t make you happy, but it can make you miserable.

30.I hate to be cliche and quote a movie, but Andy Dufresne might’ve said it best: “Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’.” Stop feeling sorry for yourself…no one else does

Pictures....and LOTS of them!

2009-11-28T18:00:00.000-08:00

HELLOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving filled with quality family time! I know I've been on a hiatus, and will actually continue that thru December most likely........I'm finding so much more time when I actually "unplug." More time for meal prep, house work, puppy time, hubby time, all the above. So, Until I resume CONTEST PREP! (YAY! APRIL 25th 2010) I will be posting sporatically; and mostly just pix for Mimi & Papa & G'ma & G'dad.......they like to see what I'm up to. :) :)
Here are some pix from our Thanksgiving Trip to Kansas!!!!!!!!!!!

Furbambinos

2009-10-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

1st attempt with 5 month old puppers

Cutiepies

My loves, minus sophia & nash the cats

Bella

Blitz

Friiiiiiiiday HEYYY

2009-10-15T21:10:00.000-07:00

HEY ALL!!!!!!!
Hope the week has treated you well thus far!
I'm thinking the blogging will be very infrequent for the next month or so. I'm so busy I can hardly find time to hop on, and routine wise, it's all the same! Good as ever!!!
I'll leave ya with some pix of the babies....1 comp. pic, and a current pic. I fully intend and WILL compete in 2010. Of course I'll keep my blog updated then, but for now..............adios........... :) LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
Bella-Licious

Blitzer

1st Comp. routine

Current Pix

LOVE~~~~~~~~~~
*EM*

Raaaandom

2009-10-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

OH boy, here are my random thoughts for a monday: enjoy a coffee induced post:

*If you're not a big TV watcher, I completely understand, HOWEVER---yesterday I watched Fantasy Factory on MTV with Rob Dedryck (spelling is off sorry)and this episode had John Mayor in it. Holy cow. I laughed my butt off the entire show. Really really funny. It was the one where they had to "redeem" themselves with Robs' Mom because she heard some bad gossip. Anyway, of course Rob is funny, he has his own show, but really, I had no idea how funny John is. : )

*Also, right now I'm watchin Ellen. The three audience members with hidden talents were absolutly amazing. AND: Vince Vaughn is soooooooooo so so so so funny. Love that guy. My kind of humor! :)

*I am loving about 1/4 taes. of Ciayanne pepper in my oats right now. It makes me soooooo warm, and I eat them slower because of it. Also, if you use Chia seeds, make sure you 'activate them' by lettting them soak in water first. Then you get soooo much volume out of them!!! I swear I am eating my breakfast for 20 minutes there is so much volume!!

*I am tracking my weight more so for the Trend of it than anything. I actually feel great right now. it's nice to go through a fall without contest prep and the crazy ass rebounds (by choice) I always went thru. Anyway, about the weight: It's so fun to see it fluctute in regards to water, and fiber and tons of veggies and what not. Also, after weights I weigh more, too. Soo, I don't care what the number is, I just like the trend. :)

*Yesterday I ran 10 miles in an hour and 45 mins. I iced and epsom salt bathed and I feel awesome today.

*It's soooooooooo freakin cold here. Did I mention it was barely 40degrees during said 10 mile run? Yeah, burrrrr. Also, I'm heading to PetCo to get Bella & Blitz sweaters. I'm not kidding. I walk/run them once or twice a day and I don't want them to freeeeezzzeee!!!!!!!!

*I watched 4 movies this weekend. I was a single mom with four animals and all I did was lounge with the pups/cats. Ohhh yeah I am so cool :) :) (hubby was at a football weekend!)

Love to you all, again, KEEP YOUR GOALS WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
GET SHIT DONE!!!!!!!!!! DO IT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHERISH YOUR LIFE-YOUR LOVED ONES-YOUR HEALTH!!!!!!!!

XOXO~
EM

HOLA HOLA EHHH

2009-10-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

Does it get any better than La Bouche for cardio tunes??? :) :) You know you love it!!!

WHAT UP GUYS!?!?!
I am on runner adrenaline right now! Holy cow, I just finished my longest run since March 2004 when I ran the Valley of The Sun 1/2 Mary in Phoenix. Today I did 8 miles!! YAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I averaged right at a 10:30 pace and was pretty stoked. I "THOUGHT" about trying for ten, but decided to stay safe and healthy. Perhaps Sunday I'll try for those double digits!

It's been an ohhh so fabulous Rocktober thus far!
I have 19 clients doing my Nutrimirror.com challenge where they attempt to log their food for 28 out of the 31 days. I myself am logging, too! "To get something you've never had, you must do something you've never done" Well, there ya go, I've never been diligent about logging, and I have a goal physique for myself, so what the heck!!!!!!!!

I hope you're all attacking the Month with your goals in hand! You really CAN do anything you set your mind to. Why do we have to remind ourselves this on an hourly, daily, weekly basis?? <---That was a rhetorical question :) :)

Alright ladies and gents, Make it a good evening, I'm out of here.
Love ya much, pass it on

XOXO
~EM~

1st of tha Monthhhhh

2009-10-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

I know Krissa and I are HUGEEEEE on the first of the month------(especially when they fall on mondays, huh!!)
Anyway, just like the other 11--1st days of the month--today is no different.
I have my goal list. all with a little box next to them so I can check it off when achieved! I freakin love making list--but even MORE so, I love checking them off or throwing them away. Especially Post its---I have them on my mirrors at home, on my dashboard, all over my planner, I text myself things when I think of things!!

Soooooooooo, what are your goals for the next 31 days????
I have challenged all of my personal training clients & bootcampers to track their food intake on www.nutrimirror.com
If they do it for the FULL month, they get some free loot!!! :) I'm hoping it's going to be a REALLY great way for people to hold themselves accountable. So, we shall see!!!!!!!!!! I challenge you all to track food for a full month if you're at a plateau or not seeeing the results you had hoped for.

Anyway, All is well, I have plenty of other things on my GOAL list for this month. It's gonna be a good one, I know it!

Oh my gosh, Bella & Blitz (b2) update::::::
WE RAN DOWN THE BLOCK TWO TIMES TODAY!!!!!!! My lil puppers are runners! yay!!!!
They're getting sooo big and are little sweetie pies!

That's it for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAVE YOURSELF A FAAAAABBB rest of the week---feel free to post your goals!
I'll hold you accountable :) :) ):

LOVE LOVE~
EM

Randomness

2009-09-25T22:11:00.001-07:00

Here are some random thoughts since I likely won't be blogging for a couple days (the start of the week usually slams me!).

* I think Planks are a testament to true ab/core strength. Challenge a friend or significant other to a Plank-Off. Perfect form-toes and forearms and see who can go the longest! Forget floor crunches, plank it baby plank it!!!!!!

*I'm obsessed with homemade hummus. I'll post a recipe next week-but I tell ya, tahini paste and LIME juice (not lemon) make all the difference. I could eat it every day (oh wait, I do!!!)

*Why didn't anyone tell me how FREAKIN AMAZING spaghetti Squash is. Myyy ohhh myyyy, it's fabulous

*Between my clients, Family & Dear Husband, I must log over 100+ texts a day. I am sorry if anyone things it's insincere---I think it's special :)

*When I run on the treadmill I watch Exercise TV on demand. I'm such a "DOWNBEAT SNOB" from my experience as a group fitness instructor--that when Jillian Michaels gets off beat in her "shred it" workouts, I seriously turn it off. I'm not doing the workout, I'm just watching it as I tread along, but still---would it kill you to start your concentric motion on the downbeat?? commmeeee onnnn, it's my pet peeve!!!

Okay, that's all for now! I'm so stoked for Nicole winning Figure O. I think she is outstanding------and she qualified in both Figure AND Fitness.....are you kidding me?!? LOVE HER!!!!!!

REMEMBER!!!!!! Start the week off with a BANG! Get some momentum rolling and kick BUTT!!!!!!!

LOVE~
EM

KALISPERA

2009-09-25T21:21:00.000-07:00

GOOOOOODDD EVENING (in greek)
Sooooooo, it's FINALLY Friday evening and I've caught my breath! Thank God-It's been a BUSY week and I loved every minute of it!!!!!! I packed a TON in and felt totally energized the whole time! Onnn FIYAAAA!!!!!!

Tonight we went down to the Greek Orthodox Church we got married at and helped at the Greek Bazaar. Holy goodness, this is a HUGEEEEE Event!!!!! My in-laws are in charge of the Green Beans and it's quite a production to doctor them up. They're greek beans with plenty of Olive Oil, lemon juice, oregano, garlic to the max and a little S&P. (We were there for a few hours, but then puppy duty required us to be home. B2 had to get out and play for goodness sake!) It was quite a ball down there--I kept hollering at our "Yaiya" to ask if I was doing the concoction correctly, and about Three or Four different ladies would turn around & answer (all referred to as Yaiya as well) Lots of laughs, plenty of Greek Beans, loukamathes for Em, Mythos for hubby and garlic & oregano smelling hands for the whole evening! :) :) :) love it!

This weekend will be full of relaxation! We're planning a Fitness Saturday filled with bikes and maybe hikes??

Oh, my Garmin has been so fabulous this week. I've clocked over 17 miles. Low and slow (as my Papa says) as to not rush into running and get hurt, but DANG I'm hooked.

There ya go, have yourself a fabulous weekend
Oh, one more thing----If you're keeping tabs on the Olympia-I will voice my opinion real quick-------simply put---I will NEVER strive for a PRO FITNESS body. Nope.

LOVE~
EM

HOLLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-21T06:51:00.001-07:00

I think you've just gotta change your mind set and say BRING IT ON MONDAY!!!! :) Make your monday as fabulous as a friday! Why must we wait for a "GREAT" day to happen the latter part of the week? DO IT TODAY!!!!!!!!

Alright, enough of that! I hope some of you maybe tried my recent "INSPIRE 2 PERSPIRE" cardio session. I did it Sat. and it kicked my booty!!!!! Loved it!

Yesterday I did a quick 3 miles in 28 mins. For me that was FLYIN! Pretty sweet! Felt awesome! Possibly today (maybe tomorrow) I'm going to set my virtual training partner and do a slow (11 min. mile) 6 miler! yahhh!

So, yesterday after church, I had a little shameless photoshoot so I could get a good pic of the dress I wore to the seattle wedding (didnt get any fullbody pix there). My momma picked it out while they were up here, and I lUVVVEEED IT!!!!!!!! It was so comfortable! DressBarn of all places!!!!

SHREDMILL WORKOUT!!!!! edited format

2009-09-20T12:40:00.000-07:00

Here's a new cardio for ya!!!!!! This is adapted from a couple different ones I've seen: *NOTE* When it gets challenging, pump your arms. apparently the quicker your arms move the faster your legs move! Also, keep the traps relaxed (and your face, don't furrow or frown) and BREATHE!!

Warm up 5 mins. Whatever pace suits you!

MINS. SPEED INCLINE
5-7.......5.7.....2%
7-9.......5.7.....3%
9-11......5.7.....4%
11-16.....5.2.....6%
16-21.....6.3.....3%
21-22.....5.7.....2%
22-23.....7.1.....2%
23-24.....5.7.....2%
24-25.....7.1.....2%
25-26.....5.7.....2%
26-27.....7.1.....2%
27-29.....5.0.....9%
29-31.....5.2.....7%
31-33.....5.4.....5%
33-35.....5.6.....3%
35-38.....6.8.....2%
38-40.....5.4.....2%

CONGRATS, YOU DID IT! NOW TAKE A GOOD 5-10 mins. to cool down & Foam Roll if necc.!

Have an amazing SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love love~
EM

5 Miler

2009-09-18T16:41:00.000-07:00

Allllright! IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! To make that even BETTER, It's THE END OF THE DAY, FRIDAY!!!!!! :)
I hope you've all had a fabulously productive week.
Using my handy dandy Garmin again today, I clocked 5 miles in 48.38 mins. (9.43 pace) It felt amazing and I got a TON of quality Vit. D. It's so nice here today! I'm loving the cloudless day! :)
Not much else to update; Work is GREAT! The puppie are sooo sweet, and all is well!!!
Here are the rest of the pix from our fun seattle weekend. We went walking around Downtown and shopped Westlake. Then there are a few from the wedding (hubs was Best Man) and then some from the Seahawks Game!
Have a relaxing weekend!!!!!!!!
Lots of love~
EM

Me & Miss Gar$ get DOWN!!!!!!!

2009-09-15T14:46:00.000-07:00

Miss Gar-Money is my new best friend! :)
Labor Day weekend when my fam was here, my dad gave me his GARMIN!!!!!!! YAYYYY YAHHHH YAAA~! I'm so stinkin excited!
Today it was goregous, 80 degrees, and I went out for my first solo session (we did 1 run & 1 bike ride when they were all here)
So, my goal was to ease into it. I run (sprint/trek/incline walk) on my Tready quite a bit. However, outside is a diff. story. I intend on adding walking runs consitently until I feel I can eliminate them! Warm Up, Cool down & three walking breaks included, I logged:
4.5 Miles in 48.50 mins. @ a 10.51 pace.
Question for all you runners: :)
DO YOU INCLUDE YOUR WALKING??? I know my actual running pace was faster, but when the walking is factored it.....it's slower. So, what do you do???
I gotta clean up and head back to work. Man I feel awesome!!!!!!! :)

I will recap our Seattle weekend tmrw, with pix, too! Heres one from the Seahawks game. Holy cow Quest Field is unbelievably loud!!!! I think my ears are still ringing!!!

Love to ya'll! HAPPY TUESDAY!!!!
EM

2009-09-13T12:55:00.001-07:00

I ought to start tweeting. all i have to say can be said in a sentence! At quest field! Go hawks!

2009-09-11T15:02:00.001-07:00

Wow! 85 and sunny in seattle! what a treat!

2009-09-10T19:25:00.001-07:00

Downtown Seattle for the weekend! go hawks! love, Em

Pix!

2009-09-07T09:31:00.000-07:00

HEY ALL! HAPPY LABOR-LESS DAY! YAY!!!!!!
Here are a few pix of the weekend thus far. Updates tomorrow!
((and yes, my seester & I have "stopped, collaborated and we're ready for somethan new fitness/nutritionally speaking))

LOVE!!!!!!!!
EM

Pull a Vanilla Ice

2009-09-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

start at 20 sec.

Ice SAYS: ALL RIGHT, STOP! COLLABORATE & LISTEN!!!!!!!

so, that's what I shall do :)
My sis and folks will be here tomorrow night. My seester & I have something up our sleeves. We're doing progress pix and will blog about it! Oh yah, yeer!!

Love to ya'll, have yourself a fabulous Labor(less) Day Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXO~
EM

What FUN interesting feedback!

2009-08-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

WOW GUYS, such GREAT comments about my removal of the 'triple' threat!
I am still missing some boost pre-cardio, but dang, everything else is D.O.N.E.
I have to say my stubborn mindset is a huge part of it. Again, none of that stuff is "bad" but I mis-used it. SOOO, a big fat "F" it, and it's over. I'm done :)
But maybe just beginning........ :) :)
I wanna respond to the comments, which I don't always do, so here ya go:

Mike Casazza: HEY GOOD FOR YOU for kickin that snuff, and if that's what works, that's great. My husband used Nicorette to get off it, but, then got stuck on that.....so, you pick and you choose.
Lauren: Hi my love, I wouldn't say I crave pop. Actually, the carbonation always bloated me, so I feel better without it. Coffee was another story. It's hard, there is suchhhhhh a social aspect of it. But, hot water & lemon warms me up just fine. The no Caffiene.....well, still tough.
Krissa: Fab diet changes with the hubby! Seriously, you can do the Mountain dew, just BE DONE with it! And taper the gum if you're trying to quit that, too; for me it was just keeping my mouth busy.
Ape: Hey there! Oh man, I guess that was on my list, too, Hot Rox, and yes, that was gone last May. And by the way, we DVR Dance Your Ass off! Love it!
Becca: HOLA! I never did get on a splenda kick, but that's great you're using it less and less. I love the new tea you posted, I gotta try that. Keep rockin contest prep.
Nerd Girl: 1st, you are gorgeous, great job on your last comp! So, as far as quitting the gum, I just said "screw it" might as well add something else to my list to remove....:) I brush my teeth maybe an extra time or two....but tons of water has helped
Cuban Pete: Awesome job quiting cold turkey. You know, I think the mental is the biggest factor. I don't "NEED" any of that. so, yep, we are all in control of flipping that switch....one way or another! :)

Alright, I won't always do that, but this was so fun and interesting to see your experiences! Thank you very much!!!!!!!

Hey, if you want a new blogger to follow: check out

LAUREN

!!!!!!!!
Living to be FIT
She & I were roomies in Arizona. I love her like a sister and we're very similar it's crazy!!!!!!!!!! Check check it out!!! :) Love ya, Girl!

Have a FABULOUS rest of the week,
LOVE~
EM

Removal of the Triple Threat......

2009-08-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

Sigh....it was an interesting week indeed. I decided to quit-cold turkey- the following:

1-Sugar Free Gum. I used to chew copious amounts. Not kidding. I would buy in mega mega bulk, and was close to finishing a pack a day. SUCCESS!!!! I find I'm 'bored' while working out...I'm used to chomping away, but I needed to eliminate this at least for now. Too much artifical consumption.....

2-Caffeine. Ohhhhhhhhhh boy. This was freaking hard. I used to split a coffee pot with my collegue and then drink TONS of regular green tea the rest of the day. While I don't see a problem with coffee or tea, I see this more as an experiment to give my liver a rest. Supposably caffeine is the hardest 'toxin' if you will for the liver to break down........so, that was my choice to eliminate it.

3-Diet Pop. specifically Diet mountain dew. This one I actually quit over a month ago. No problemo. I just set my mind straight, and there you have it, no mas. WAAAAAAYYYY too much artificial sh*t, not to mention the potential to zap my body of calcium. No beuno!

So, lemme tell you, this was a tough week mentally & physically! I found I rely on all of this artifical/toxic stuff!!!!!! no kidding, I would chew gum from the moment I was getting ready in the morning to after dinner. Coffee was consumed all morning, then green tea (caffeinated) the rest of the day. Diet pop was daily (but again, that one I'm totally over)

It's amazing how I would also rely on the caffeine to help me thru my workouts. I found it really hard to muster the energy without. BUT, I did it. I did it all and damn it I'm really freakin stoked! :) :)
This is all such a big deal for me because, again, there was NO MODERATION at all. Nada. So, we shall see if the coffee or tea will ever re-enter, but for now its' hella H20 and herbal teas, like peppermint & camomile. :0) good stuff.

here are some pix of the pups, they'll be 12 weeks this coming weekend. They're so much fun!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for hanging with me thru a LONG post; I feel really strong about the necessity for me to eliminate all of them! :)
Have you all eliminated anything that was super challenging? any tips for my continued success with it??

Too funny not to post

2009-08-20T14:28:00.000-07:00

I think this is going around email circles, but dang, this is so stinking funny!!!
Nothinging like a funny forward to get you through the rest of thursday! can anyone say, FRIIIIDAYYYY yet???
All is well, puppies are great, fitness/nutrition are good, work excellent! :)

Random thoughts from people our age... (there are a lot..)

-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.

-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to
have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?

-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're
going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to
be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the
direction from which you came, you have to first do something like
check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to
yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're
crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

-That's enough, Nickelback.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"
feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose
not to be friends with?

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

-There is a great need for sarcasm font.

-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and
suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first
saw it.

-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually
becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting
90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's
laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little
bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the
only one who really, really gets it.

-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear
your computer history if you die.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to
finish a text.

- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the
spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

- Was learning cursive really necessary?

- Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads.
Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired
about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us."
Classy, bro.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",
all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"

-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my neighborhood.

- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.

-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,
and you can wear them forever.

- I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu'
to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an
overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."

-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

- Bad decisions make good stories

-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!

- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring
would probably just be completely invisible.

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....

-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work
when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.

-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will
they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't
watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and
leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?

- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not
seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising
speed for pedophiles...

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.

-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to
answer when they call.

-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car
keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would
happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and
the link takes me to a video instead of text.

-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.

-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or
Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw
they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,
someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think
about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people
eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by
myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard
before dinner.

How many times did you nod your head? :) :) :)
Hey, btw, 17 again is a really cute movie. Recommend it!

love~
EM

So simple, really!

2009-08-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

What an amazing post. Please take a minute (or five) to read this and let is soak in. I hope it hits you like it did me. Isn't simplicity a beautiful thing?

1 of BRAD'S BEST POSTS YET

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read the comment sections at the bottom too!
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I hope you enjoy.

Lots of love & puppy kisses :)

EM

My Weekly I2P post

2009-08-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS! Hope the weekend is treating you well. Ours has been filled with puppy time and house/yard work! Fun stuff!
Friday morning I did the 45 min. trekking workout (see post: ITS A DOOZY) and in the afternoon I did P90X PLYO with the hubs. Man my legs were toast!
Yesterday was a rest day and today I did a sprint workout on the shreddy. here ya go,other Inspire 2 Perspire workout: ENJOY!

((Run HARD, pump your arms, relax your shoulders and BREATHE!!!!!!!!))

0-2 3.0mph 2%incline

2-3 8.0mph 4%incline

3-4 3.0mph 4%incline *Feels slow, but you've gotta recover!*

4-5 9.0mph 3%incline

5-6 3.0mph 3%incline

6-7 10mph 2%incline *Do it! It's only a minute!*

7-8 3.0mph 2%incline

8-9 9.0mph 3%incline

9-10 3.0mph 3%incline

10-11 8.0mph 4%incline

11-12 3.0mph 4%incline

12-13 9.0mph 3%incline

13-14 3.0mph 3%incline

14-15 10mph 2%incline *Alright, here ya go, almost done*

15-15:30 9mph 2%

15:30-16 8mph 2%

16-16:30 7mph 2%

16:30-18 5mph 2%

18-19 4mph 2%

19-22 COOL DOWN!!!!!! NICE JOB! :)

LOTS OF LOVE~

Fur Momma

2009-08-06T11:58:00.000-07:00

Holy cow these babies are takin over our lives!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
In a completely AWESOME way, mind you.
When we got our kitties three years ago, it was nothing like this. Cats are so independent, you just provide food/water/clean litter/lap for them to sit they're good to go!

Now Bella & Blitz, its a whole other story.
1st off: I'm so glad we got them together. Even though it will make training a little more challenging, it has been so fun watching them play together and rest together.
2nd: I'm lucky to have a super flexible schedule where I am able to be home mid morning and afternoon before my hubs gets home for the day.

oh, did I mention they get up at 530. Yep, we're working on that one, but quite frankly my ideal sleep would be 930-530. It's the 930 that is hard when I don't get home until 8 sometimes for bootcamp!

Alright, here are some more pix. I'm hardly on here anymore because all of my free time is with B-squared! :)

Blitz running....

There he is!!!!

Bella Girl

Blitz

Sniffing around

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Em & B2

IT's A dOoZy!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-28T21:10:00.000-07:00

HEY ALL!
here is the treadmill (aka SHREDmill) program I did today. It kicked my @ss. it does everytime! if it seems easy, you can always adjust your speed (and if it's too hard, knock it down)
I challenge you to do this whole thing. It's hard, no joke, but totally do-able! Pump your arms hard, dig thru your heels, BREATHE & SWEAT!! *ENJOY*
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10 mins. 4.0mph---4%
11-12min. 4.2mph---5%
12-13min. 4.2mph---6%
13-14min. 4.2mph---7%
14-15min. 4.2mph---8%
15-16min. 4.2mph---9%
16-17min. 4.2mph---10% (higher if your incline allows!) NO HANDS!
17-19min. RECOVER--- 3.6mph---2%
19-20min. 5.5mph---2%
20-21min. 6.0mph---2%
21-22min. 6.5mph---2%
22-23min. 6.7mph---2%
23-24min. 7.0mph---2%
24-25min. 6.0mph---2%
25-28min. RECOVER---3.8---3%
28-29min. 4.2mph---5%
29-30min. 4.3mph---7%
30-31min. 4.4mph---10% (NO HANDS!!)
31-32min. 4.5mph---8% (this should almost feel like you could start joggin)
32-33min. 4.3mph---7%
33-34min. 4.2mph---6%
34-35min. 4.0mph---2%
35-38min. RECOVER---3.5mph---2%
38-40min. 2.5-2.9mph---10% (Turn around and walk backwards, no hands, roll thru the ball of the foot to the heel, pump arms)
40-45min. COOOOOOOL DOWN!!!!!!!!!! 3.0---2%

SO? How did you do????

LOVE~
EM

OMG!!! Ohhh you guys.........

2009-07-28T10:07:00.001-07:00

HILARIOUS!!! I always monitor comments, because I love getting emails on my phone...no internet though. So, without knowing what others had posted, I think four of you "OH MY GOSH"ed my puppies, so thanks for that! :) :) And the names are:

BELLA & BLITZ

They have been such good puppies! I guarantee it's because they're together. They are wrestling up in the kitchen as I type. They sleep in the same kennel and haven't cried at night. So far so good! :)

All is well on the fitness front. just finished 45 min. of trekking on the SHREDmil. LOVE it, I willl post it later, its a doozy!

Gotta run, love to ya'll~
EM

Not one, but TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-24T18:08:00.001-07:00

PUPPIES!!!!!!! WE HAVE 2 NEW ADDITIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brother & sister West highland White Terriers! (Names to come...)
Here are their first pix, 7 weeks old. Whoa baby!

LOVE!!!!!!!

Family!! Warning; Lots of PIX!!! :)

2009-07-23T16:16:00.000-07:00

HEY THERE~!!!
Hopefully you can guess by the blog hiatus that we had an absolutly fantastic time! My 2 year old nephew, Gavin & my seester made it here friday morning and we headed STRAIGHT out to the lake!
They were here until Tuesday *well, they didn't get home until Wednesday, but that was due to lousy airlines... :( *
We had soo much fun. Gavin rode on the boat, played on the beach-throwing rocks, and went on many walks with "Emmie" :)
Here are some pix!
Emmie & Gav going on a walk

Watching the sun come up

Emmie & G-man

Seester, G & Emmie

Playing @ the park

Loving the beach

Posing

Drinking his big boy water

My end side shot for Shape21!

2009-07-18T07:32:00.001-07:00

ahh. life is good. nothing like a pot of coffee split with my seester while watching the sun rise on the lake. love it! my sis and nephew made it yesterday!

Well EXCUSEEE My french!

2009-07-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

Oh my oh my....Blogger does NOT like me writing a long post from my phone. no sir-ee!
So, sorry about that! Here's what I posted:
HAPPY THURSDAY! I am so pleased to announce I have two very important people gracing my presence tomorrow. One is the apple of many eyes, & the other is someone I hold in the highest regard and am proud to call her, among MANY things, MY BEST FRIEND! :)
Any Guesses???? :)
My wednesday was blahhh. Work was *and always is* fabuloue but other than that it was of "off" day----literally and figuratively. Such is life-moving right along!
I will post pix after our long weekend. Much love to all my blogger-hope you all have an AWESOME & productive Friday!
If you have a chance, check out a link I meant to post earlier. GOOOOODD STUFF!!
DIET TIPS
LOVE~
Em

2009-07-14T13:13:00.001-07:00

Getting ready to Turbokick at home followed by some nice, relaxing, lengthening Yoga! Yea Baby! Get Out and Move It! love love

2009-07-13T13:55:00.001-07:00

Never underestimate the power of the Jumping Jack! Get up right now and bust out 4 sets of 25. Gets the heart pumping, huh? Love!!

2009-07-12T16:49:00.001-07:00

Running on the treadmil listening to music choice on tv. JayZ's Can I Get A...is a great song with great beats per minute! love!

I WANNA INSPIRE 2 PERSPIRE

2009-07-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

HEYYYYY!!!! Whoa, sorry it took so long to update! All is well. Work is FAB. Training is awesome (I have 2 more weeks with the SHAPE21 challenge!!!)
Diet is rocking, too! I'm eating TONS of "REAL FOOD" Ya know, food without a lonnnggg list of ingredients (half of which I can't pronounce).
I'm working on my Lake addiction to baked chips. I've kept it clean out there for the most part, but damn those BAKED LAYS!!!! Ughhhh! :)

Stacie mentioned that she lost track of time reading everyone's blogs.....TELL ME ABOUT IT!!
Here are a couple shout outs:

Krissa ROCKIN THE TIRE TOSS!!! YA GIRL!

Theresa *Reese* AUDITIONING FOR IDOL!!! What WHAT!

Melissa HITTING THE STAGE! This Gal works HARD!

Angela @ Oh She Glows. Her enthusiasm EVERY post is refreshing & awesome!

Seriously, I have so much fun reading & getting inspired:
SOOOOO, my goal is to inspire YOU to SWEAT!! (Inspira-2-Perspiya)
Here is a fun treadmill workout for ya: ENJOY!
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WARM UP: 5mins.-3.6mph @ 2% incline. PUMP THOSE ARMS!
* 6-8min. 4.2mph @ 4 %incline
* 8-10min. 4.3mph @ 3 %incline
* 10-15min. 4.4mph @ 2 %incline
* 15-17min. 4.0mph @ 5 %incline
* 17-20min. 3.6mph @ 6 %incline
* 20-22min. 3.4mph @ 7 %incline
* 22-25min. 3.5mph @ 8 %incline
* 25-30min. 3.3mph @ 9 %incline
* 30-32min. 3.7mph @ 10 %incline (Start CoolDown NOW if you're short on time!)
* 32-34min. 3.8mph @ 9 %incline
* 34-36min. 3.7mph @ 7 %incline
* 36-38min. 4.2mph @ 6 %incline
* 38-41min. 3.8mph @ 5 %incline
* 41-43min. 4.1mph @ 4 %incline
* 43-45min. 4.0mph @ 3 %incline
COOL DOWN: Your descretion, but at LEAST 2-5mins. then stretch it out! i will VLOG my next cool down stretch regiment! I love to stretch when I'm nice & warm!
WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO RUN TO GET A GOOD WORKOUT?? :)____________________________________________________________________
Here's to a healthy weekend full of clean eating & outdoor cardio!
LOVE LOVE~
EM

Coffeeeeee...yummmm

2009-07-01T12:44:00.001-07:00

Check this out, it's kinda fun!

I love coffee.

As of Saturday *4th of JULY* I am 12 weeks out from my next Finess show. Holllyyyy cow I'm so excited! I'll get back to that later, but do know that this blog will start getting much more exciting, I promise!

I love ya'll and wish you all a super S.A.F.E. 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm out until Monday.

LOVE LOVE~
EM

HAPPY 80th!

2009-06-26T11:18:00.001-07:00

Shout out to my Grandad, Bob! Happiest Birthday! Hope you have a WONDERFUL DAY! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So while we went to a wedding last week---my nephew was a RINGBEAR(er?)
Check out these pix and TRY not to smile. He is soooo sweet! :)

Happy Friday, ya'll, make it a good one! I'm off to pick our puppy, home to workout, then out to dinner! Then laketime this weekend! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOTS OF LOVE~
EM

Ohhh, PS- Becca & C- HI GUYS! So, both of your pages lock up my computer just about everytime. Am I doing something wrong? Seriously, they take forever to load, & then it stops responding....lemme know what I should do- I miss checkin in on you both!
LOVE YA

Hey hey

2009-06-24T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hope you're all enjoying your week thus far!
Work is going great this week-busy, and teaching 7pm bootcamp Mon, Tue. & Wed. so it's been a late night the last couple days.

This Friday we go pick out our puppy! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then we get her the end of July. She's only 3 weeks right now! :)

Saturday morning I'm heading to the lake to sit on the dock all day & LOUNGE!!!!!! Hoping for a nice, warm weekend!

All is well on the fitness front. I'm so sore even though I took an epsom salt bath last night!

here are some pix from the wedding we went to last Sat.

Robin (cousin), Angelique (cousin), Stefi (sis-in-law)

Me & the Hubs

My In-Laws

Front Yard Photoshoot :)

LOTS OF LOVE~
EM

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

2009-06-21T14:48:00.000-07:00

WISHING ALL FATHERS' A SUPER DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Dad, MIKE! :)

GRANDDAD

PAPA

F-I-L Greg

Ch ch check it

2009-06-19T20:34:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Nothing new to report, just rocking and rollin!!!!!!

Here is an oh so awesome post: Check it out

AWESOME!!!

love ya'll~
em

KC Pix

2009-06-17T11:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some pix from my recent visit home. My nephew was sooo much fun to be around! I miss him everyday!!! :) He calls me Emmie. :) ;)

Shirt from Greece

I love Mommy & Daddy but Yaiya & Pappo are the BEST!

Big GUY

Seester & Me

Sweetiepie

Monday Madness

2009-06-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

HELLO!!!!!!! Well, I just barely made it through yesterday!!!!!! Holy cow, I was at the studio for 10 hours. I'm not complaining, it was a fabulous day, but I sure slept like a ROCK!!!!!!!
Getting ready to head downstairs for some cardio and cicuit training. Then a nice date with the foam roller for a while. I hope you've all started your week off well, keep rocking and rolling! Get SOME kind of movement in today, even if it's 10-15 minutes! Remember how much better it makes you feel!

Here's a good quote to leave you with.......fill in the appropriate show title if friends or family say they can't workout...... :)

If you can tell me about what happened last night on the “Bachelorette”, then you have no excuses of why you have no time to exercise.

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!

EM

Lunch!

2009-06-12T10:55:00.001-07:00

Warmed up Ezekiel tortilla with roasted red pepper hummus, mustard, avocado and romaine lettuce. oh. my. gosh. yum.
happy Friday!

I'M BACK!

2009-06-10T21:03:00.001-07:00

Whoaaaaaa! I have ALMOST caught my breathe & gotten back on a schedule. I can recap my trip in one word: OhMyGoshWonderfulFantasticAmazingLovingFamily
hee hee. Seriously, it was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!! My nephew Gavin turned 2 and he is sooooo much fun, such a fun age. It's soooo cool to see my seester as a momma! And even cooler to see my parents as grandparents! Too cool! :) Family time truly is priceless and I am already counting down their visit here later this summer! YAY!!!

I did a couple 4.5 mile runs with my folks and hit a local SNAP fitness to do some weights! Eating wasn't perfect, but hey, I tried! :)

I have completed THREE weeks (6 more to go) of the LEAN BODY CHALLENGE using the program Shape21. I tell ya, I am reallly REALLY enjoying it! I've sprinted soooo much it's nuts! And like I've said in past posts, I'm doing multiple circuits a day, which is refreshing and really keeps me loose!

Work is fabulous, it's so great to be back; I'm blessed with a GREAT great workload. Training clients & bootcampers inspire me everyday.

My husband held down the fort here at home & took care of the kitties! We are on puppy countdown!!!!! YAY!! We actually don't get our lil West Highland White Terrier female until late July. Ohhhh boy! :)

Alright, off to get caught up on everyone!!! I'll have to hold off on comments til I have more time this weekend. Know that I love you all and hope you're all welL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUCH LOVE, have a Great Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!
EM

Gavin Michael

2009-06-06T05:31:00.001-07:00

He Turns 2 Tomorrow! We are getting all set for his party; should be a blast!
I'll update more later.........here is the goodness that is Gavin: :)

Always take time to smell the roses! :)

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

1 week Hiatus

2009-06-01T21:47:00.000-07:00

HEY BLOG BUDDIES!

Please take a one week break from my blog. I know, I don't know how you'll be able to do it......:) One day at a time, huh?

Hee hee. I'm heading to Kansas for a LONG weekend to celebrate my Nephew Gavin's 2nd birthday! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! It should be fabulous---I cannot WAIT to spend some serious family time just hanging out & relaxing! YAY!!

So, I wish you all a WONDERFUL & Healthful week.

Love you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EM

Bruised

2009-05-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

Have you ever foam rolled so long you found bruises the next day?
I DID! Seriously, there is so much squating/deadlifting/jumping that my poor poor hammies have been foam rolled every day this week. For at least 10 minutes at a time! I would foam roll while blogging if possible! =) I'm back to icing/foam rolling & epsom salt baths on a regular basis. And I added extra Magnesium to help too! You'd think I was busy practicing my fitness routine by how freakin sore I've been!

Also, you guys, you wouldn't BELIEVE how great I've been eating. it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
The last 2+ years since I discovered the "sub-culture" of fitness competitions, my eating has been either ON, or OFF. I'm not kiddin. It's so hard to find a happy medium. Enough that my off season "figure" has risen concern--perhaps too thick.......anyway....that's a whole other topic.

I'm off to watch a movie with the hubs. I have bootcamps tomorrow morning, 7 & 8am and then it's off to bike for a couple hours! YAY

I hope you are all doing VERY well. Enjoy your weekend! Thanks for stopping by
Love love love~
EM
An old pic of my s-i-l Stefi & I. We went on a TWO hour hike today. FUN FUN!

Ohh what a year!

2009-05-25T19:15:00.000-07:00

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary this weekend. Glory To GOD!
It's been a fantastic year, that's for sure!!
We had another fitness filled weekend, full of biking, hiking & walking around the lake. We've had such beautiful weather here!!!
I did pretty well this weekend with the Lean Body Challenge. The Lake never has and never will be "diet" friendly. It just 'is what it is'. More relaxed eating than normal I guess..........:)
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SHAPE21 Review:
Oh my gosh, I'm realllllly loving it. It's quick and HARD!!!!! Some days I have circuits to perform three times a day. The cardio sessions are brief and Brutal! The diet- again, is very close to comp. just nice & clean clean clean. Totally do-able
I've become best friends with my foam roller again in attempts to get rid of the awful awful DOMS due to hiking, sprints & biking. Talk about laugh at me legs/I wanna cry my legs are sore....... :) Well, not that bad, but ya know....
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SO, I had a gal tell me that at each anniversary, she puts on her dress and holds up a finger (no, not like that :P ) To indicate how many years, so she can look back each year.........and I decided to copy: So, here ya go, one year of marriage, And the Dress Still Fits! :) Haa ha

(p.s. to my folks: Don't you LOVE the green we picked for the walls? Pretty, huh??)

HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL!
LOVE~
EM

Laugh @ Me Legs

2009-05-22T12:07:00.000-07:00

That's when you KNOW you've toasted your legs. When you literally laugh at yourself when you try and walk downstairs, sit down, stand up, you name it; you're SORE! :) Like, Oh my Gosh I'm So Sore but I love it so I'm laughing.......yah, those kind of legs today.

It's all good though; yesterday started the CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!! (cue music: dun-dun-dunnnnnnn) I did three mini full body circuits through out the day, morning/afternoon/evening. Pretty short but ohhh my gosh tough! :)

Today I have some cardio intervals and another circuit to go through should be good. Nutrition has been great. It's a variety of food, super healthy and similar to what I've done before. No hunger yet!!!

I hope you all have a FABBBB Friday!!

I plan on doing a weekend/ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!! Recap on Monday.......Soooo, until then...........

LOVE~
EM

64 & Counting.......

2009-05-20T14:46:00.000-07:00

Days, that is!
YAY!!! Thanks for the comments about being chosen. I THRIVE on challenges & LOVE accountability. Doing it myself, yes, slowly but surely it will happen, but something about accountability really lights the fi-yah! :)

Tomorrow begins round 1 of the 3 week (SHAPE21) manual. Basically I will be following the nutrition & fitness prescribed for each day. I won't go into details, but will keep a journal of how I am feeling. I like that is broken down into 3:3 week challenges (9weeks total) and I love the fact that it's local. As far as i know, there are challengers that are out of town, but the fact the creator is a local seems cool. I'm really looking forward to rocking this one out! :) BIG TIME!

I will miss my P90X workouts, but I love them enough that I will encorporate them again. And I will likely do the Yoga & Cardio X during the challenge.

I hope you're all doing well!!!!!!!! Make it a fabulous rest of the week!
LOVE!!!!!!!!
EM

P.S.: Becca, I LOVED your list from competing. Soooo so true! :)
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Sophia & Nash chillin above the washer. Silly gatos!

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Annddddd, what can I say, I barter for my hair, and it's blonde again! :)

SHAPE21

2009-05-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

The next 63 days are going to change your life and your body! You're going to go into summer with pounds of fat melted from your waistline and soaring energy levels, knowing that you're clean, de-toxed and tight, toned and muscular.

Here's how it works:
-21 males and 21 females were selected by fitness expert and nutritionist Ben Greenfield to compete in a special fat loss challenge, which begins May 21st, 2009...

-Each participant MUST use the Ben Greenfield's brand new, re-designed Shape21 Lean Body Manual and will be tracked with OFFICIAL PHOTOS, as well as featured in weekly website updates and e-mails (make sure to sign-up above if you want those e-mails)...

-At the end of 63 days, on JULY 23, 2009, we will reveal the before/after photos for the world to vote (THAT'S YOU), announce the lucky winner and release the prizes to the top male and top female!

Ohhh boy. I'm so excited. Ben is the best of the best in Exercise Physiology-in my entry I said I am interested in a plan that will work for my off-season. It's definitely when I struggle. Not terribly, but struggle non-the less. And give me a challenge, and IT'S ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you will all follow my progress! 9 Weeks!!!

Weekend Warriors

2009-05-17T17:07:00.000-07:00

That was us this weekend. Holy smokes.

Here's the list of things:
SATURDAY
75 min. Bikeride
1 hour of Tennis
Tons of yard work (well, the hubz, not I)
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SUNDAY
1 hour hike
Painted a bathroom
Laundry, Cleaning, ETC....

I'm about to go on a walk/jog, it's soooooooooooo soo so nice today (yesterday as well) i'm loving it. I wish I could press pause on this sunshine! :) My cat sophia has done nothing but lay by the slider & SUN herself. Now THAT'S the life! :)
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AWESOME NEWS,*With more explanation to come*;
excerpt from the email I received:

"Congratulations. From over a thousand entries, yours has been chosen, and you have been accepted into the Shape21 Lean Body Challenge"

O.M.G. HECK YAH.
More to come............ :) :) :)

LOVE LOVE~
EM

FUN COMP. PIX!

2009-05-14T18:03:00.001-07:00

Darn, my eyes are closed, but it's a fun pix!! Thanks Jim!!

FUN COMP. PIX

HAPPY FRIIIIIIIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO~
EM

Spotlight, What what?

2009-05-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS!!

In regards to my last post (which still makes me laugh) I have to tell you, I received an email from an AVID blog reader, aka, my Grandmother Mimi, who said, "Loved your blog where Gene disputed your dress size. My question is why you were watching a TV program while Gene was in the laundry room doing the laundry???"
Too funny!

ANYWAY, OH MY GOSH, I'm highlighted/spotlighted (spot-lit?)on SHANNON GILL's BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shannon, BLESS HER, was the 1st Fitness Coach I sort of enlisted help from almost 2 years ago when I started this sport. She lives over in Seattle and corresponded via email with me, helping me SOOOOOOOOOOOO much and answering crazy ass questions I had. I still have some of our emails, and I CANNOT believe how much I have learned from her. She and her sister, Sandy run a great Fitness & Figure team, mainly for the seattle area, and they rock out some AWESOME athletes.

Here's her Blog blurb on me. Thanks again, SHANNON!!!!!!!!!!!
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Love you all, have a WONDERFUL afternoon!
*EM*

Size Whhhhattt?

2009-05-12T20:32:00.000-07:00

Oh man, I have to share this, and please know that I'm literally laughing my ass off because of how honest my husband is..........

So, i'm watching Biggest Loser- and to the gal who's about to get married, Allison asks, SOO, WHAT SIZE IS YOUR WEDDING DRESS?? She said, "IT'S A SIZE 8!" to which I said (outloud) That's what size I am! From the laundry room I hear my husband say, "No you're not, You're a size 10!!!!!!" What the hell, who says that??? :)

Seriously, it was really funny. I'm loving the final show of Biggest Loser. it's so inspirational to see the hardwork these folks have put it; pretty awesome!!

It's been a great couple of days, and the rest of the week is shaping up nicely. :)

Hope you're all doing well!

LOVE~
EM

My 1st Fashion Show

2009-05-09T20:27:00.000-07:00

HEY YO!!!!!!!!
Well, today was quite the day. Let me explain :)
I had 2 bootcamps this morn, they were great. Then I stayed at the studio and did my 45. min Trekking workout (think hard intervals with incline).
After THAT sweat session, I got all dolled up for my 1st fashion show ever! But hear me out........
My in-laws own an senior living community and they host opens house every Saturday. Well, today's event was Mothers Day Tea & Fashion Show. My hubs asked if I wanted to be a part of it.....are you kidding me, of course I do! :)
So, I wore a sort of mu-mu I got in Santorini Greece on our honeymoon last June. It was soooooo much fun and all the residents/guests loved the show. AND---one of my bootcampers is a manager at a local Jewelry Store & allowed me to wear some of their new sterling silver line of jewelry! Sooooo cool, I wore a ring, bracelet, necklace and earrings; it was so fun!
Here are a couple pix. I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Sunday/Mothers' Day
Love~
EM

Another Goodie

2009-05-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys!
It's almost Friday. Oh ya-yer
Here's another Fabulous website that should be added to your list.
I know we ALL face the challenge of getting in your workouts. Well, here are 5 things to keep in mind: SOOO TRUE
ZEN TO FITNESS
(but, instead of Tweet, how about blog?)

Anyway, as I posted last, I did a TREKKING workout. I'm use to interval workouts, but holy smokes, I was toast! In a good way! :)
p90x has been GREAT this week. Tomorrow is legs/back with the hubs. Life is good!

I hope you ALL enjoy your Friday, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEESTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love love love~
EM

2009-05-05T14:54:00.001-07:00

just did a forty minute trekking workout on the treadmill ohh my gosh awesomeeee

Bored? Wanna good Website to check??

2009-05-05T09:55:00.000-07:00

That's what I Thought: Here ya go:

SMALL BITES

I have followed him for quite a while. I love his blogs, they are quick and to the point and often make me laugh *OR GASP*

Anyway, if you have a chance, scroll thru the whole thing. It might shock you.

Have a FABULOUS CINCO DE MAYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.nightofmystery.com

2009-05-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a quick weekend! Congrats to all you ladies who competed this past weekend! FANTASTIC JOB!!! YAY YA YA!!!!!!

So Friday we went to a Sin City Murder Mystery Party. I was the casino floor manager and my hubs was a black jack dealer. It was pretty fun, my in-laws went with us and they had a ball too!

Sat. & today were full of relaxing! just how I like it!

Anyway, P90X is still oh so fabulous. We start week 6 tmrw.

Well, we're watching Marley & Me so I gotta logoff here.

LOVE!!!!! HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!!!!
*EM*

OKAY, REALLY PEOPLE~!

2009-05-01T14:18:00.001-07:00

What am I doing wrong when I try and post from my phone?? Eye yi yi!!! Sorry bout that! :)
Sooooooooo, here's what I was sayin:
This week has been wonderful!!! I have hardly had a chance to blog or check anyone elses blog for that matter! I was booked with trainings & bootcamps and even completed all my P90X workouts!!! Wheww! YAY! Tonight we are headed to a murder-mystery party! Should be fun, I will take pix, of course!!
I will play catch up tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lots of love, enjoy your weekend!!
*EM*
PS-HAPPY BIRTHDAY (tmrw) DAD!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!

Gracias

2009-04-28T21:50:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh, you guys. Such NICE comments from my blog buddies. Thank you so much!!!; it was a fabulous Bday!

LOVE~
EM & the moose

Recap

2009-04-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

Takin Fitness Anywhere!!

HEY YO!!!!! Well, here's my weekend recap since I didn't do it yesterday.
Such a fabulous weekend, really! We headed to Sandpoint Idaho with every intention of staying there. Had we been skiing or boating, it would have been worth the stay, but since we were just hoping to bike and hike, we decided that wasn't the place; a little too chilly, and too much snow still. We'll go back in the summer I'm sure!
Anyyyyyway, we headed back to Coeur D'Alene Idaho and stayed at the resort on the lake. It was so great. We walked around downtown, relaxed, swam, went to the lounge and 'danceclub' there. The next morning we went hiking (see VLOG below) and the weather was suprisingly nice!!! They had forcasted rain all weekend; but it stayed clear! Like I said in the Vlog there was some 5K that morning, so when we walked out towards Tubbs Hill, it was ROCKING; as if the city of C D'A threw me a party! :) :)
The hike was great, then we got our bikes and rode around the Centennial Trail for a couple hours! Then, it was home to Spokane Valley for lunch and Reeeellaaaxation!!!
A wonderful way to ring in my 25th year.
Here are some pix: LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ski Resort

My date(s) ha ha

View from our room

The hotel from Tubbs Hill

Whattt a weeekend!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-26T18:11:00.000-07:00

Darker Hair. Yahhh

Tubbs Hill Coeur D'Alene Idaho

I'll finish my update tomorrow...........soooooooooo much fun!!
LOVE~
EM

LUNCH!

2009-04-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

We had a fabulous afternoon! I met my hubs at home for P90X Legs & Back at noon. Then we cleaned up and headed to HuHot for lunch. I kept it pretty healthy! A LITTLE bit of pad thai noodles, lots of chicken, black beans, jaley's (jalepenos) pineapple, edamame & tomatoes. YUMM!
Then we head to the movies and saw State of Play. It was pretty good-but the theatre was almost empty for the later matinee!!
Now we're just relaxing; we got packed up for our trip tomorrow, so pumped!

This picture is from lunch---if you can tell, my blonde is UUUBER grown out. me no likey. Soooo, I bought a box. Yep, that's right, I just colored my hair. I love it, it looks so much more natural......so hold tight, and i'll take pix this weekend! :) Think my natural red with copper/caramel instead of the blonde. :)

Love ya'll, have a FAB weekend~
*EM*

OMG.....LMAO

2009-04-24T07:19:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
Don't fret, I wasn't hacked by some crazy who writes in an unknown language........that's just me, trying to upload from my phone last night. This morning (I just finished P90X Cardio X) I thought, Maybe, just maybe I should hop on the computer and check my post from last night, ya know, make sure it uploaded. I like to use a lot of symbols when I text, so I tried to do that in my mobile blog post before I went to bed...........well, you can see the end result below.

Basically, that's hilllllarious!

I gotta head in for 2 trainings, then I'm done........,more to come later

MAKE IT A FABULOUS DAY~
LOVE~
EM :) :) :)

2009-04-23T22:44:00.001-07:00

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Plyometrics, again

2009-04-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

Plyometrics + extra cardio = one tired, pooped, exhausted EM :)
I'm playing blog catchup right now, watching biggest loser. I'm thinking an epsom salt bath is absolutely in the works! YAY! Ohhhhh, today was so beautiful in the inland northwest. 80 degrees, clear skys...just perfect. I ran 2 bootcamps (6am/7pm) and had 6 trainings. It's been a great day. I'm off to catch up on everyones' blogs
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY~
LOVE,
EM
_____________________

Comment Answers:

Koks, yes ma'am, the bench is pretty sweet. Geno loves to bench! Are you coming to WA STATE for a lil summer vaca???

MEG EVANS/REED- Isn't sad that we get married and lose our name.....We'll always be Reed girls! :) :)
Soooo, you, as an athlete have GOT to get P90X!!! YOu would adore it just like i do! Also, Scott could do it with you! You don't need a whole lot of equipment, and it's really only about an hour (give or take) a day! Sooo do-able. It makes me feel like I'm in softball pre-season. Kicks my boooooty!!!!!!!!!! Keep me posted. If home exercise videos are how you train, you should do it!!! (What, Bucklin doesn't have a huge gym anywhere??? ha ha ha. LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!)

100DAYS---You asked about my flexibility. Well, actually I'm not a dancer by any means! I mean, yes, I love to dance, but I can't say that I'm trained :)
Also, my flexibility is something I have never lost. I did a year of gymnastics when I was super young, but have been able to do my splits ever since. Sooooo, I'm not a good one to ask on how to increase flexibility, because it's never been a challenge for me. Sorry I can't help!!

VLOG!

2009-04-19T19:32:00.000-07:00

Our Gym Schwetty's! 90X UPDATE

MAKE IT A WONDERFUL WEEK! 212 DEGREES BABY!!!!!!!

Only 6 more days before I'm 1/4 century~
EM =)

2009-04-19T14:06:00.001-07:00

**********
I LOVE MOBILE BLOGGING!! =)
I VLOGGED THIS MORNING SO CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR A TOUR OF SCHWETTY'S
LOVEEEEEE-
EM
*******

2009-04-18T14:27:00.001-07:00

hope ur all enjoying a fabulous wkend! we are off for a longgg bikeride.
xoxo-
em

WHEW......IS IT FRIDAY YET???

2009-04-16T21:19:00.000-07:00

ALMOST!

What a week it has been. My collegue Fiona has officially started her maternity leave (she's due April 20th) so that means my schedule is FULLY LOADED!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so soooo pumped. I will be working a few 10 hour days (the life of a personal trainer/bootcamp instructor) but will have a three day weekend every other week. Life is good. I'm so thrilled with my client load. They are all so different, yet so much alike. We're all alike in that we want to be healthy, right? But so many of us lack the tools. We should call our studio HOME DEPOT: Loaded with all the tools you may need........ :) :)
On the fitness front, Ohhhh thank goodness for recovery week. It's allowed me to catch my breath, get organized, and get well rested for next week: because next week = double days for me..........YAHOOOOOO! :) I love double days, i'm sick like that. You mean I get to workout twice? SWEET. so, I'll keep you posted, and I'm thinking this Sund. I will take a few progress pix. (1/3 of the way done! WHOA)

Other news, my birthday will mark 5 months out from my next fitness competition. One in my own backyard, Sept. 26th!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, I'm so excited to compete at home, it will be TOTALLY different than what I've done before! So, of course I'll keep you posted on that.

love to ya'll & HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EM

(2 years ago: 23rd Bday)

3 weeks in-----10 ta gooooo

2009-04-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

HEY YO!!!!
Hope you are all doin well!
Tomorrow marks our fourth week of P90X and the four week is always a 'recovery' week. So, that means this week is full of Yoga, core synergystics, kenpo and stretch. I will be doing a few rounds of cardio as well, just because.
I'm sooooooo thrilled with this program. I have to say, initially, I was apprehensive. I mean, I'm a personal trainer, right? I shouldn't have to use a program, I WRITE programs!! :) Anyway, I'm so thrilled. Period. LOVE IT!

I'm down 8 lbs. and MANY inches. I'm only 1/3 (not even yet)of the way done, too.....so LOOK OUT!

ALSO, on a suuuuupppperrr exciting note, my PUPPY was born Saturday! Yep, that's right, my West Highland White Terrier female was born April 11th. We get her in 9 weeks..........YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you all have a faaabulous week. Stay strong, stay healthy and get out and MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE~
EM

Me & My Cousin Talia

My Bestie, My Big Seester

2009-04-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

LOVE YOU MY SEESTER!! HAVE A FABULOUS WEDNESDAY. YOU ARE THE BEST! AND I MISS YOU EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SEE YOU FOR GAVY'S 2nd BDAY!!! =)

Love~
Emmaleenakathaleenareedadeedaballerina =)

Sunny Sunday

2009-04-05T13:46:00.001-07:00

HELLOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

What a packed week! Bootcamp was pretty time consuming this week, I ran all 9; my partner who helps was out of town (and she covered for me while I was cruisin!!) All of the classes went great, though! MY personal training clients are going VERY well, and I still have one afternoon of massage. YAY!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE MY JOBS!!!!!!!!!!

So, I've still been rockin the workouts, even if it means I'm up at 4:55am. Yep, no joke! Look for a vlog by next week. :) We start week three tmrw. Today is a rest or stretch day, and I think I'm gonna go for a run outside because it's G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. outside!!!!!!!!!!!

My nutrition has been super clean and I'm feeling really good. I need to get a little more sleep, so I'll try that this week!

Love you all, I'm trying to stay updated on most of my lovely bloggers!!!!!!!!!!

MAKE IT A GRAND DAY~
EM

Plyometrics

2009-03-31T20:45:00.000-07:00

Tuck Jumps kick myyyyy booty!
It's been fun, the last few days my hubz and I have been working out together. AND today we just got a HUGE mirror (4 feet/6 feet) installed which makes it nice to check your form on everything!
Plyometrics is no joke. It's jumping and squating and hopping and leaping! :) I was toast afterwards! :) LUVVVV IT!!!!!!!! And, I try and out 'hop' Gene; and I must say I've got some pretty mad hops!! :)
Tonites Dinner was super simple, but ohhh so yummy! (thank goodness for the crockpot)
2 cans of black beans/2 cans diced tomatoes with green chilies/thawed s/b chx breast/jalepenos
It was so much food-plenty for leftovers! YAY for simplicity!!!
LOVE YA'LL!!!!!!!!

FUN TREADMILL WORKOUT!!!

2009-03-28T21:18:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

Today was Kenpo. I enjoyed it, but wasn't really challenged. I used my weighted turbo gloves, but I think since I've taught Turbokick for over 4 years, I've adapted to the kicks and punches, and they no longer challenge me too much. SOOOO, I threw in a good old fashioned treadmill workout this afternoon. Check it out:

Warm up- 5 mins. (stay at 1 or 2% incline for running & 3 or 4% incline for recovery)
RUN---6.0---2 mins.
walk--4.0---2 mins.
RUN---7.0---90 sec.
walk--3.5---90 sec.
RUN---8.0---1 min.
walk--3.0---1 min.

*REPEAT THE ABOVE SEQUENCE 5 times for a 45 min. cardio session (plus warm up/cool down)
Cool down & Stretch!

ENJOY!!!!!!
Have a wonderful Sunday. LOVE!!!

SUPPER TIME!

2009-03-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

Holy LONG DAy. YOWZER!
So, I'm super pooped, but needed a high protein (simple & quick) supper. Sooo, here it was: ENJOY:

1 can Albacore Tuna (rinsed in hot water)
splash of balsalmic vinegar
1 tsp. dijion mustard
1 tbsp. yellow mustard
dash of salt/LOTS of pepper

Microwave for about 20 seconds. Shred 2 cups romaine lettuce, mix in, nuke for another 5-10 sec. to heat. Bon-appetite!!!!!!

I gotta get to bed soon. I did back & legs at 5am this morn. Hly cow. Then trained three, and had 5 massages. Tomorrows' bootcamps start at 7am, 8am & 9am----then it's KENPO TIME!!!!!

Love to ya'll, enjoy your weekend~
EM

ahh, here's a pic from my 22nd birthday. WOW, almost THREE years ago!!!!!(check out the crocs..hee hee, that's right!!)

Day 1-4 in Review

2009-03-26T20:42:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!

So, here's my review thus far! (only 86 more days!)

Chest & Back:::: KILLER
Plyometics:::::: UBER KILER
Shoulder & Arms: Pretty Good, Not Bad
Yoga:::::::::::: L.O.N.G. but good. Hubz hates it :)

I've already previewed all of the videos, so I know what's in store for me, but SO FAR SO GOOD! My eating has been super clean and I'm feeling great. We both were detoxing for a few days! Seriously, way too much sugar & white flour for my liking! (while cruising, that is. Can you say, "SCONES"? not joking)

So, I hopw you all have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!
Here's a cute pix of my Mom & Seester. Gosh I already miss them so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO~
EM

90 days

2009-03-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Yep, I've succumb to the Fitness revolution that is P90X!
I bought it for my husbands' bday & didn't necessarily think I would do it with him. Well, I tried it (and heard rave reviews from my best friend Jill in KC) and I LOVE it. we officially started yesterday. It's the PERFECT countdown to the lake. Plus, my hubs and his buddy Foley are doing a challenge against each other. Does anyone want to challenge me?? :) Hey Matt, you need to start a P90 BLOG!
My newest goal is to be comfortable at the lake this summer. You know, be able to lay out and whatnot without feeling like I need a cover up! (besides a hat and some killer shades, of course!) AND, if by chance this prepares me for a september show, well, then so be it!!!!!!!!!!!!
P90X it is!!!!!!
I will keep you all posted!

Here are some more fun cruise pix. I'll keep posting pix this whole week so I don't overwhelm you at once! :)

LOVE LOVE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ahhhh-Mazzzz-ing!

2009-03-22T14:48:00.000-07:00

We'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laundry, cooking, sleeping & blogging are all on the docket for today. I will do a CRUISE RECAP as sooooooon as possible!
LOVE YOU ALL & HOPE YOU'RE WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XOXO

SET SAIL!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

Well, this week has crept by ever soo slowly! I can't hardly WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'm all prepared, almost done with packing.
so, this past sunday night I was on the website to checkin for the cruise, and you have to enter your document information (my passport #) and lo-&-behold, that was the ONLYYYYYYY document I hadn't changed my name on............So, I have my reservation in my married name & my passport in my maiden name. Uhhh-ohhh. Panic mode for a minute! I thought I was going to have to book it to the post office first thing Monday & expedite a corrected passport.
Now here's the funny thing: MY sister hasn't left the country since she got married, and HER passport is in our maiden name, as well. Ey, yi, yiiii!!!!!!!! :)
So, bless her heart, she called the cruise line and our travel agent to figure it all out. We're able to bring our marriage certificate (and birth cert. to be sure) and they'll let us on, no problemo.
The GREAT GREAT Thing about this is-had we NOT tried to check in online, well, my sister and I would have been vacationining in Fort. lauderdale for 7 days because we wouldn't have KNOWN to bring our marriage cert. Gosh, so hectic! :) :)
BUT ALAS, ALL IS WELL, AND I HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 training & 5 massages-then spray tan! hey yo!!!!!!! :)
Tonight I had 12 people at my Bootcamp. Holy COW. we almost maxed out the place!
Also, we've just recently changed the name and we are now: STUDIO FIT! :)
I love love love the name change. It's fabulous. It's exactly what we are. We are a studio and we are ALL about fitness: Personal Training AND Bootcamps!

Okay, I'll be out of cyber world for about 10 days. I wish you all a very happy St. Paddy's Day and a GREAT week. Lots of loVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EM =0)

Just spreading the good word:

2009-03-07T14:25:00.000-08:00

In her mission to defatten America, PAULINE would like to see these changes
:

(And I couldn't agree more, so I had to post it!)

***Add tax to the grocery aisles containing chips, cookies, candy bars and ice cream. As soon as you walked into that artery clogging danger zone you know it would cost you about 50% extra. That tax money would go into reducing the cost on cabbage. And mustard.

***Add mandatory one hour lunch break for exercise for all stationary workers who sit on their ass all day in front of the computer. Put in some treadmills in the conference room and get walking.

***Tax reductions for those who keep blood pressure in normal range with prescribed exercise regimen.

***Adding back the old school stairs and make the elevator slow so stressed people walk instead of waiting.

***Build more human powered gym facilities. I read about one in Canada that has people generating electric power by biking indoors! Pay those bikers an hourly rate for sitting there pedaling for energy.

***Bonus money for workers who regularly work out.

***Better benefits from those who show very good blood work in terms of cholesterol, non obesity and normal blood pressure.

***Add warning labels on junk food snacks: “THIS MAKES YOU A FAT ASS, you still want it?” Would be a great addition to McDonald´s mmm I am loving it.

***Make time for employees to stay healthy by offering flexible work schedules without losing money. Money well spent because fit people are not calling in sick as much.

***Fast food chains should be OFF LIMIT for kids under 13 years old. YES I think it would be perfect.

**No fried food in school cafeteria (Edited: NO SODA EITHER!!!)

Can I get an AMEN!?!?!

love ya'll!!!

HUBZ BIG 3-0 B-DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-01T19:56:00.000-08:00

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!
We just got back from a FABULOUS weekend at the lake. Coeur'dAlene Lake is absolutely stunning, even in the winter! I couldn't believe that the entire bay was frozen. It better get to melting SOOON so we can have a long summer! (wishful thinking! :) )
Thursday morning I went out by myself to take all the food and gifts for our big weekend. I wanted it to be a suprise for Gene. He had no idea what we were gonna be doing on Saturday.
So, we headed out in the morning and hung out the whole day! The cougars were on and they had an AWESOME game (went to overtime & WON!!!! GO COUGS!!) I made dinner (meat & cheese stuffed giant shells) and we watched a couple movies (Brian Regan's Comedy Central DVD--hilar!!!) & stayed the night.
Today we headed back in and went to his folks for the family b-day dinner & cake. Such a great time! I can't believe he's 30!!!!!! I met him when he was 25, goin on 26. WOW, time DOES flY! =0)
Here are some fun pix (brace yourself, theres a lot!) from the weekend: Hope you all have a SUPER WEEK!!!!!!!! LOVE!!

My new Apron!

Pretending I'm Giada from Everyday Italian :)

Fireplace Photoshoot

Me & The Moose

Washington State Wine! Leftover from the wedding!

WWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-02-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

HELLO THERE!!!!!! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. We had a great one here, but before I get sidetracked, let me recap last Monday night!
We went downtown to the arena for World Wrestling Entertainment Monday Night RAW!!!!!!!!
My hubs has watched wrestling since he was a lil one. When he was in 2nd grade, he and his cousin went with Uncle Tony to watch their first show. I think he was hooked. He has since been to a couple more and has even been to WrestleMania in Seattle. He claims it's his only "nerdy" thing. :) Mondays are typically when I'm in blog world catching up...I don't COMPLETELY follow it, but I know enough!

So, here are some pix. Theses guys & gals (WWE DIVAS!) are excellent actors. And athletes, too. The put on a HECK of a show, we had a GREAT time! :) :)
The Ring

John Morrison

US

Rowdy Roddy Piper

Beth Phoenix "The Glam-azon"

The WrestleMania Star!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK!!!!!!!!

Valentines Recap!

2009-02-18T18:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys, this whole blogging update thing is TOUGH!!! :) My goal is a couple updates a week, but really, no news is good news, right?? Just plugging along, trying to work hard!!!!!!!! :)

So, Valentines Day was sooo so wonderful. I tease my hubs that he's not 'romantic' but really, deep down he is!!!!
I got home from working a NINE hour day (3 trainings, 6 massages) which is incredibly long for me........he had a card, candles & a bottle of bubbly on ice!!!! So sweet. We did a quick gift exchange. I got him some seahawks lifting shirts for the gym and he got me a PURSE!!!!! I was so suprised! He did a really good job picking one, too! Way to go EVYENI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Then, we headed downtown to Anthonys. It was wonderful. It's right above the Spokane Falls and we had the best seat in the house! AWESOME VIEWS. Don't worry, I have pictures! We were there for a couple hours. He had seafood fettichini & I had shrimp & steak. Holy cow, (ha ha) it was soooo good! We headed home after and relaxed the rest of the night!! Just a lovely day!!!

Here are some pix: LOVE YA'LL & Hope everyone enjoyed their Valentines Day, whether single or with another!!!

25 RANDOM THINGS....about yours truly!

2009-02-09T14:12:00.000-08:00

1. I have the BEST family ever. No joke. I'm so incredibly blessed. Not only do I have an amazing family, I'm actually one of the lucky ones who have awesome In-Laws, too! :)
2. We had ALL FOUR grandmothers at our wedding. How COOL is that?? Also, both of my grandfathers were there. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! :)
3. I declared Poli-Sci/Pre-Law when I started at Kansas State University. Then switched to social work, then to athletic training. In the end, I only completed 2 years and chose to pursue Massage Therapy. Now I practice Massage AND Personal Training and I could NOT picture myself doing anything else in the world right now!
4. When I was a junior in high school I had a summer lifeguarding job. We all shaved our arms (it feels cool when you swim...) but I used NAIR one time and got a chemical burn on both arms. Like, skin falling off, chemical burn. I think I wore a long sleeve for about a week. It hurt like C.R.A.Z.Y.
5. I have a deviated suptum that I hope to get fixed sometime soon. My breathing at night is horrendous. It pretty much sucks!
6. I'm highly entertained and humored by the O'Reilly Factor. Yep, I'll admit it!
7. I lived on huge belgium waffles, topped with scoops of vanilla ice cream and hot nutella (oh heavenly) while vacationing in Greece. Like, literally, a couple times a day sometimes! :)
8. At any given time I'm reading a couple books at once. Right now: REBOUND RULES by Rick Pitino, GREAT LENT, and Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Red Book of Sales Answers.
9. I am a baptized Orthodox Christian. I was married in the Greek Orthodox Church. My baptismal name is Evyenia, and my name day (which in Greece is almost bigger than your 'birth'day) is celebrated on Dec. 24 (which is obviously overshadowed by the Eve of the Nativity!!!!!) :)
10. I'm nice. It's not a facade. Some may think I'm fake, but truly, I just love life and I love people!
11. I have a hard time finding new girlfriends/Best Friends. I have a circle of girls, we call each other "EE" and it's so hard to top how fabulous these ladies are. We've know each other for sooooooooooo long, they can't be replaced!! I compare everyone to them! :)
12. I consider myself computer Savvy!!!!! I can type SUPA fast, too!
13. I was a homecoming queen canidate my senior year and lost....it still affects me today (I joke, I joke!)
14. I sometimes want children SOON.......I sometimes don't want children at all. Ultimatly, that decision is YES, WE WILL..........but we're gonna wait a few years! :) NO RUSH HERE!
15. I am less than 3 hours from the Canada border and still haven't been there!
16. I have a nephew, GAVIN MICHAEL, and was offically made Auntie Em (YES, I'm FROM Kansas!!) on June 7th, 2007. Everytime I say that, my mimi grandma reminds me that she's been "Dorothy" from Kansas her whole life! :)
17. I have driven from Kansas to Arizona THREE times, but only drove home two of those time! :)
18. Growing up I couldnt' tell ya if Washington State was ABOVE or BELOW Oregon. Now I live here! Also, GONZAGA is in my hometown! I always thought it was an East Coast team! GO ZAGS!!!
19. I use to do Cartwheels down the hallway, so my parents put me in gymnastics! :)
20. I laugh at myself NUMEROUS times a day.
21. I'm doing a modified Velocity Diet to tighten up for my cruise. I LOVE it!!!
22. There are times when my seester & I look like twins. We are actually four years apart. We make people guess who's older. I win a lot! (I'm the baby) Also, people mistake our Momma for our sister all the time! :)
23. I send out Mass text messages Multiple times a day. If you want to join my texting list, leave your number in the comment box. Just kidding. Dont' do that.
24. I think hair electrolocis (sp?) for the legs & pits might just be the coolest thing EVER, if only I could justify spending bucco-bucks for it......ahh, back to shaving..... :(
25. Heres a good one to end on: Next Monday, my hubs & I will be attending the WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW/ECW downtown in Spokane. Look for me on TV (just kidding) Yes, I'm going to wrestling. Never thought that would happen....... :) :) :)

LOVE YA'LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. I'm not checking this for grammatical erroars. deal with it! :)

If it makes ya feel any better........:)

2009-02-05T13:01:00.000-08:00

Even if you don't agree with everything he writes about (he's big on fasting) Brad Pilon ALWAYS has something good to read. He keeps everything in perspective and his posts are always a breath of fresh air (in my opinion of course!)
Anyway, here's his latest, it's about the perfection people strive for when losing weight: Please check it out! (and add him to your favorites!)

http://bradpilon.com/http:/bradpilon.com/2009/02/a-special-reminder-to-anyone-who-is-trying-to-lose-weight.html

HAVE A FABULOUS DAY
LOVE~
EM

BOOTCAMP MADNESS!!!!!

2009-02-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

Geez, time for an update or what???!!

Well, I've been crazy busy (in a good way) with training & bootcamp classes. I'm having so much fun with both of them!

I haven't had time to update, but I guess no news is good news, right?

So, there's your update. And, I'm a lil over 5 weeks away from CRUISIN' so that has encouraged me to bump up the workouts and eat SUPER clean. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I haven't been checking blogs much this week, either, so I'll get back on track soon!

LOVE YOU ALL~
EM =)
P.S. LOTS OF LOVE TO MY MOMMA. SHE HAD SURGERY ON MONDAY & IS RECOVERING (Much better today than yesterday, huh Mom??!?! ) LOVE YOU XOXOX!!!!!!!!

Picture Wall!!

2009-01-28T19:54:00.001-08:00

WE LOVEEEEE Pix in our house. Yaiya's house is COVERED in pictures so we kind of took her lead. Who doesn't love to look at pix? I mean, really?? It just warms the house, too. So, we had a BIG empty wall from our kitchen that looks into our sunken den. We decided to make that our picture wall: Check it out!

Love YA!!!!!!
*EM*

Treadmill Intervals

2009-01-27T17:15:00.000-08:00

HELLOOO!!!!!!

Took a day off lifting, so I did the following Treadmill Interval Routine:

WARM UP:
Incline 4%/Speed 4.0
Incline 3%/Speeed 4.1
Incline 2%/Speed 4.2
Incline 1%/Speed 4.3
Incline 0%/Speed 4.4

INTERVALS 1, 2 & 3:
Incline 0%/Speed 8.0 (90 Seconds)
Incline 3%/Speed 3.5 (Until I'm recovered/can breathe again!!)
Repeat 3 Times

INTERVALS 4 & 5:
Incline 0%/Speed 9.0 (60 Sec.)
Incline 3%/Speed 3.5 (Til Recovered)

INTERVALS 6 & 7:
Same as 1, 2, & 3

COOL DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Done dishes: Thank you Very Much :)

Upper Body BLAST

2009-01-26T17:02:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS:
Here was my workout yesterday. My upperbody is TOAST today

10 Jump Pull Ups (On my Door Frame Pull Up contraption. It ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! You know, the one you've seen on T.V. can't remember the name.......)
10 Pushup (Toes then knees when fatigued)
10 Dips

Did that 10 rounds. Holy cow. At first I was going pretty quick, but towards the end it was a littttttle shaky!!!

Try it out!!

100th post, hey yoooooo!!!!!! And 8 months!!!!!

2009-01-24T22:17:00.000-08:00

Sweet, my 100th post on this blog.
Funny how I'm either committed to contest prep........or somewhere much less strict as far as eating is concerned. I think I allow myself to sort of slack because I know at one point during the year, I WILL BE IN CONTEST PREP.
I'm having Deja Vu because around this time last year I was SURE I was going to compete in April. But then, wedding planning absolutely took presidence. FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
Anyway, I've pretty much decided I won't compete in April. I already have my NPC Membership for 2009 so come fall, I'll hop back on the competition wagon.......but until then, bare with me because diet will be here, there and everywhere! :) Training will be more consistent, and I'll try and post that, too!

Lots of love to you ALL!!!! And if you're in contest prep right now, here are my words of wisdom: Don't get discouraged. Stay focused, This is your goal, then do it. But, don't be suprised if you'll have people around you who dont' entirely understand your motives. big time!! Another thing I found: most people had great intentions and perhaps thought a certain dish would be "healthy" and that I could eat it.......well, I could if my final goal wasn't to step on stage!!!!! People can have a healthy diet, but that's different than a stage diet, and don't forget that. I don't know how many times I had to say: No, you're right it's healthy, but I still can't have it.Wow, we must really love competing for all the crazy stuff we go thru! :) :)

LOVE LOVE~
EM
Ohhh, the 8 months reference: WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 8 MONTHS!!!!! SAWEEEEET! We celebrate every month, just like we did when we were dating! Why not, right?? Gotta cherish what you love!!!!! CELEBRATE IT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thank GOD for all the blessings in my life, and my husband sure is a HUGE BLESSING!!!!!! GIVE GLORY TO GOD!!
I love my Evyeni!!

HELLOOOOOOO

2009-01-18T18:25:00.001-08:00

HI GUYS!
Sorry for being MIA.
Had a very nice and relaxing weekend! We went to see Emma (doggie charlie's momma) in the nursing home and she was THRILLED to hear that Charlie is doing great :)
Then we did some shopping and went out to dinner (yum!) I got the bare essentials makeup starter kit and I'm really excited to try it! I typically use physicians formula, but right now the color is just a little off. The powder that I always get seems to leave a nice yellow/orange line by the jaw...not awesome. I swear the powder before was perfect.......anyhow, does anyone use Bare Essentials???

I'm hitting pretty hard on the fitness front. Diet has relaxed a little----i'm sooooo incredibly torn. I'm ECSTATIC about the cruise, and I know I can hit it hard for 8 weeks until we leave, but then it's a week off with lots of food and a lil drink, and..............gosh, then I come home and I'm FIVE weeks out......hello!!! I've YET to bring the 'package' that I KNOW I am capable of brining to the stage, and I don't know if this time would be on my side, either........so, that's where I'm at. 100% torn. I've never competing in MY CITY, I've always traveled, and for those of you who compete, you KNOW how crappy it is to travel to a show. There's far too much packing when you're lowcarbed :) :) Also, it's the day before my 25th, and that would be soooooooooo awesome and a great bday present! :)

That's your update! I hope you're all doing well! I'm keeping tabs on all of ya!
Oh, I got my hair highlighted: Yikes, it was about 2 inches grown out. :)

Lots of love~
EM

What a FABULOUS suprise!

2009-01-14T16:09:00.001-08:00

Well, I missed the annual Xmas party with my Momma's side of the family---so I missed the "cruise" conversation. I knew this was 'in the works' but how quickly we'd book something!
ANYWAY...
WE"RE GOING ON A CRUISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're going Western Carribean!!!! WHAAAAAA HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How FUN!!! It's my Mom's WHOLE side of the family. Like 20 of us! We all went on an eastern carribean cruise when I was a junion in high school for their 50th wedding anniversary, and now we're cruisin again. I am soooooooooo stoked! :)

Anyway, I'll update more later, but I had to add a new countdown to the mix.......stay posted on how this might change things up a little, competition wise!

LOVE LOVE~
EM

124!!!!!

2009-01-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

1)Days since my last competition
2)My weight
3)My bowling score today.
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Leave your guess in the comment box.

Okay, just kidding. I have no idea how long ago my last comp. was.; I don't weigh myself; but I did bowl a 124 today!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one of my best scores. For me, its a goal just to break 100 each time. We played 3 games and I did that easily!
We had a BALL! So much fun! The bowling alley was PACKED! Lots of lil birthday parties! My Hubs said he used to have his partys there, which was neat to know. (He'll be 30 March 3rd!)

anyway, I taught 4 bootcamps this morning. EXCELLENT classes! We've added even more classes to our schedule so we have over 10 classes a week to choose from! YAHHHH!!

Alright, off to watch more football. Gotta love playoffs!!! (GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!) *The owner is Greek, and Sproles went to K-State!!!!!!!!!!*

DO YOU HAVE 3:30 MINUTES??

2009-01-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

Check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

365 days of Motivation!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

LOTS OF LOVE~
EM

Another look. If this bores you, lemme know! :)

2009-01-08T20:45:00.001-08:00

			Free Calorie Chart my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
0.5	2 Tbsp 35g	Smucker's® - Natural Peanut Butter, Reduced Fat, Creamy - 25% less fat than regular Natural Peanut Butter	100	6	1	0	60	6	1	1	5
1.5	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	176	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	35
1	1/2 cup (dry) 40g	Quaker® - Quick Quaker Oats - hot cereal	150	3	1	0	0	27	4	1	5
			426	12	2	0	60	36	8	5	45
Lunch
2	serving 1/4 Cup	All Whites Egg	60	0	0	0	200	2	0	0	12
2	Serving - 1 CT	CRYSTAL FARMS - EGGS - LARGE GRADE AA 12 CT CARTON	140	9	3	430	130	2	0	0	12
1	1 Slice	Ezekiel Bread	80	1	0	0	75	15	3	0	4
			280	10	3	430	405	19	3	0	28
Dinner
1	2 Tbsp 30 mL	Pace® - Chunky Salsa	10	0	0	0	220	3	0	2	0
1	1/4 Cup	Shredded Chedder Cheese Mild	120	10	6	30	190	1	0	0	7
1	Serving - 130 G	BUSH'S BEST - BLACK BEANS - 15 OZ CAN	100	1	0	0	460	20	7	1	7
1.25	serving ( 3 oz )	Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned	205	8	4	95	90	0	0	0	31
2	cup shredded	Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw	16	0	0	0	8	3	2	1	1
1	2 Shells	Ortega White Corn Taco Shells	120	6	1	0	170	16	2	0	2
			571	25	11	125	1138	43	11	4	48
Snack
1	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	117	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	23
0.25	2 Tbsp 35g	Smucker's® - Natural Peanut Butter, Reduced Fat, Creamy - 25% less fat than regular Natural Peanut Butter	50	3	1	0	30	3	1	1	2
0.5	oz (23 whole kernels)	Nuts, almonds	82	7	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
4	cup	Snacks, popcorn, air-popped	124	1	0	0	3	25	5	0	4
0.5	Serving - 19 G	LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS - ORGANIC RICE CAKES - ORGANIC BROWN RICE SALT FREE 8.5 OZ BAG	35	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1
1.5	1 serving	Dymatize Elite Whey Protein	176	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	35
			584	16	2	0	33	44	13	7	68
Water Tracker

Totals Target Balance			1861 1800 103 61	63 55 115 8	18 20 90 2	555 300 185 255	1636 2400 68 764	142 180 79 38	35 25 140 10	16 25 64 9	189 200 94 11

			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity

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