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HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 11

2013-03-12T17:48:00.004-07:00

March 11th Day 11:
Exercise: Yesterday I took another day of rest because I started feeling like I may be catching a cold. So I decided it would be good to take another day of rest.

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Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 10

2013-03-11T17:40:00.000-07:00

March 10th Day 10:
Exercise: Yesterday we went inner tubing on the snow. It was sunny and warm, but still enough snow to be able to slide down a hill. Walking back up the hill was a good workout. We were there for about 2 hours but we were taking turns so it wasn't constant. But it was a good, fun, workout.

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HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 9

2013-03-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

March 9th Day 9:

Yesterday was a day to Rest and Replenish!

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HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 8

2013-03-09T11:15:00.000-08:00

March 8th Day 8:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 30.07 Minutes
Distance: 6.11 Miles
Total Calories: 149.20
Fat Calories: 46.60
Speed 12.5 - 13.5 mph

In the evening, I also did some arm exercises with 2 lb weights.

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HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 7

2013-03-08T17:36:00.000-08:00

March 7th Day 7:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 90.26 Minutes
Distance: 18.62 Miles
Total Calories: 451.70
Fat Calories: 141.10
Speed 12.5 - 13.5 mph

I did combine stats from my morning 1/2 ride with an hour ride in the evening.

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Taylor Swift rides a bike in Paris in her video.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 6

2013-03-07T18:35:00.000-08:00

March 6th Day 6:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 31.41 Minutes
Distance: 6.55 Miles
Total Calories: 158.70
Fat Calories: 49.50
Speed 12.5 - 13.5 mph

In the evening I also did 15 minutes of Hula Hooping. And my husband and I did the Sculpt Like a Rock Star Video from my Tip of the Week post from April 29, 2012. These additional workouts are part of the Step It Up Challenge. Are you keeping up?

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Ava Gardner riding a bicycle.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 5

2013-03-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

March 5th Day 5:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 90.26 Minutes
Distance: 18.76 Miles
Total Calories: 453.80
Fat Calories: 141.70
Speed 12.5 - 13.1 mph

More combining of morning 1/2 ride with evening hour long ride.

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Audrey Hepburn always looked so trim and fit. There are many pictures of her riding her bicycle around with her puppy in tow.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 4

2013-03-05T18:32:00.000-08:00

March 4th Day 4:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 90.27 Minutes
Distance: 19.05 Miles
Total Calories: 457.90
Fat Calories: 143.00
Speed 12.5 - 13.1 mph

I combined my stationary bike totals from riding my bike 1/2 in the AM first thing and then riding my bike later in the evening for 1 hour. You need to try and find time to get your exercise in whenever you can.

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Rita Hayworth on a bike.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 3

2013-03-04T18:15:00.000-08:00

March 3rd Day 3:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 60.20 Minutes
Distance: 12.78 Miles
Total Calories: 306.70
Fat Calories: 95.8
Speed 12.5 - 13.1 mph

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Can't wait for the weather to get warm enough to start riding my bike outside. Marilyn Monroe with a cute little puppy on her bike.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 2

2013-03-03T12:23:00.000-08:00

March 2nd Day 2:
Exercise: Yesterday I went on a hike, we walked for about an hour on the trail:

Source: backpacker.com via HealthyLivingNB on Pinterest Some trails have stairs that can add a more cardio workout to your hike.

HLNB Spring Step It Up - Day 1

2013-03-02T10:52:00.000-08:00

March 1st Day 1:
Exercise: Yesterday I rode my stationary bike with the following stats:

Time: 30.12 Minutes
Distance: 6.46 Miles
Total Calories: 154.30
Fat Calories: 48.2
Speed 12.8 - 13.1 mph

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Step It Up

2013-02-25T18:43:00.001-08:00

I took a holiday/winter break and now I'm currently working on the theme for this year's 30 day challenges. Last year, the theme was to keep moving. If you have been following along, I hope you have kept up with it during the holiday season. The new theme this year is going to be "Step It Up". I'll be starting up the new set of challenges March 1st. So if you want to follow along, the goal for March is going to be making sure you get at least 7 hours of exercise into your routine per week. Along with the 7 hours per week, I'm going to try to keep to a more strict healthy eating routine. In the past I've only recorded healthy foods I've eaten but I still allowed myself to eat not so healthy treats and foods. For the March challenge, I'm going to try and keep it as healthy as possible. I hope you will have fun following along. Check back at the end of this week to start the beginning of the "Step It Up" challenge.

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I also have some wonderful guest posts to share with you. I've received some good submissions and will be sharing some with you during March (and beyond) as well. There are also some wonderful new products I have been given to sample and will be writing some posts about those as well. There are some great healthy alternatives out there and I can't wait to share them with you.

Keep up your exercising and ramp up for the new challenge! These challenges will help us not only maintain health, but possibly reach some desired goals. And they will give us more energy and stamina.

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HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 30

2012-10-31T23:14:00.000-07:00

October 30th Day 30:
Exercise:
Yesterday I rode my bike 2 miles.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel riding bikes.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, an egg white sandwich and some pasta with homemade sauce. I also drank 100% fruit juices with 2 meals and peach tea with dinner.

Taylor Swift performed her new single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" on DWTS last night.

                                      Sabrina and Louie were eliminated last night on DWTS.

                            Bicycle pictures courtesy of Pinterest. DWTS pictures courtesy of ABC.com

Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 29

2012-10-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

October 29th Day 29:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some pasta with homemade sauce. A tuna sandwich and a banana. I also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals and drank 8 oz of fruit smoothies.

        Kelly and Val danced a "Gone With the Wind" themed dance last night on Dancing With the Stars.

                                            Walking picture courtesy of Pinterest. DWTS picture courtesy of ABC.com.

Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 28

2012-10-29T22:42:00.000-07:00

October 28th Day 28:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles and we hiked for 2 miles.

Picture courtesy of TravelChannel.com

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some shrimp and some rice with black beans. We also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals and drank 8 oz of fruit smoothies.

                                                            Picture courtesy of Pinterest.

Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 27

2012-10-28T14:13:00.000-07:00

October 27th Day 27:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Fall walks can be so relaxing and healthy.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some grilled chicken with grilled yellow squash, grilled tomatoes, grilled bell pepper and grilled onions. I also drank 100% fruit juice with two meals and peach tea with lunch. We also drank 8 oz of fruit smoothies.

Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

Items to note:
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 26

2012-10-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

October 26th Day 26:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles and rode my bike 3.5 miles.

Gwyneth Paltrow rides a bike.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, an egg white sandwich some black beans and rice and some pasta with homemade sauce. I also drank 100% fruit juice with two meals and raspberry tea with dinner.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 25

2012-10-26T23:13:00.000-07:00

October 25th Day 25:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, a cheese and tomato sandwich, some homemade pasta with homemade pasta sauce. I also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals. I drank 8 oz of frozen fruit smoothies.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 24

2012-10-25T20:36:00.000-07:00

October 24th Day 24:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some shrimp tacos, some chicken and drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals. I also drank 8 oz of frozen fruit smoothies.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 23

2012-10-24T20:53:00.000-07:00

October 23rd Day 23:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Picture courtesy of Pinterest.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, a cheese sandwich and a salad. I also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals. I drank 8 oz of fruit smoothies.

         The second team danced their freestyle dance last night on Dancing With The Stars. No couples were eliminated this week due to the presidential debates.

                                                         DWTS picture courtesy of ABC.com

   Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 22

2012-10-23T21:13:00.000-07:00

October 22nd Day 22:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Picture courtesy of Pinterest.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, a tuna sandwich and some homemade pasta with homemade pasta sauce that included tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, peppers and clam juice. I also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals and drank 8 oz of frozen smoothies.

           The couples were split into two teams. The first team dance was tonight on the freestyle dance.

                                                      DWTS picture courtesy of ABC.com

   Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 21

2012-10-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

October 21st Day 21:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles and rode my bike 1.5 miles.

Picture courtesy of Pinterest.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some grilled vegetables (yellow squash, tomatoes, onions and green peppers), drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals and drank some peach tea.

Victoria and Amanda argue shortly before Amanda falls from the 2nd floor balcony during the baby shower.

   Emily's mom hears about Amanda's accident on the radio and goes to the hospital to be with her daughter.

                                                   Revenge pictures courtesy of ABC.com

   Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

Tip of the Week - Real Ryder Exercise Machine

2012-10-21T14:13:00.000-07:00

Picture courtesy of Pinterest.

This week I have another video from the web series Reluctantly Healthy hosted by Judy Greer. Her co host on this one is Annabelle Rosemurgy (EQ-fitness.com) an Olympic athlete and trainer. What is a Real Ryder bike? It is a new exercise machine that mimics a real road bike. It's different than your usual stationary bike. If you have a fitness store near you that offers these bikes, this could be a fun way to get your workouts in while watching Dancing With The Stars or Grey's Anatomy!

Note: You can turn off my blog music with the iPod player on the right hand side before watching the video.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 20

2012-10-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

October 20th Day 20:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, homemade tacos with homemade salsa. I also drank 100% fruit juices and 8 oz of frozen fruit smoothies.

                                                            Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

   Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.

HLNB Fall Challenge II - Day 19

2012-10-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

October 19th Day 19:
Exercise:
Yesterday I walked 2 miles.

Food:
I ate some oatmeal with strawberries, some Pasta Fresca and some rice with black beans and pico de gallo. I also drank 100% fruit juices with all three meals and an 8 oz fruit smoothie.

                                         Pasta Fresca Veggies!

                                                                   Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

   Items to note:
       See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too. I'm also not logging everything I'm eating, only listing the healthier items. I'm trying to convert my family's food choices to more healthy options and fresh foods selections as well. On days I'm listing more it means I'm replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices. This is one of my personal healthy living goals. One day when I look back, I hope to see improvements on my activities and on my eating habits. Thanks for following along in the journey.