Back in Action

Boating weather is knocking on my door, so you know what that means….the dreaded swimsuit. We are just weeks away from potential pool/boat weather which means I really need to kick my booty into gear, literally. I need to get back on track; I’ve been doing ok but haven’t really been keeping track of calories or working out….at all. I need to get my behind to the gym. The sheer fact that I’m paying for it should be enough motivation, but it’s not. I always have an excuse…I’m tired, I just worked 13 hours, I’m too hungry, I’d rather be laying in bed with my puppy. But no more! I think I’ve come up with a schedule that is not only reasonable but completely doable. Each week J and I each get 1 day off, a day to sleep in and a day to leave early, I need to use these days to my advantage. AND, on Friday (the day J and I work open to close together) he has agreed to let me take a little break part way through the day to squeeze in a workout. The gym is literally one block away, so I can easily skip out for an hour and get a quick run in. I also need to make sure my little one is getting some exercise and I have that 500 mile goal looming—so I figure at an absolute minimum I can run a mile and walk a mile with Bailey every day. On days I can’t get to the gym because of work, I’ll walk the pooch. There's 230 days (including today) left in 2010 and I have 367.95 miles to go, which means I need to do AT LEAST 11.15 miles a week to make my goal, so 1.59 a day! So, to keep me in check, here’s the schedule:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Gym 12-1	Trainer	Gym 10-11	Day Off	Gym 12-1
Walk Bailey after work	Walk Bailey	Walk Bailey after work	Walk Bailey after work	Walk Bailey after work

*Weekends will depend on my work schedule and social plans…come on, I need some fun in my life!

On a somewhat related note, one of our regular customers is a nutritionist who has been working hard to create a meal replacement bar. Recently, she passed her inspection and got all her licenses and the okay to make her bars, they’re called “Wellie’s.” The point of the bar to replace a meal, not supplement it like say a Clif Bar. She brought us a bunch of samples and they’re pretty good, definitely filling! I really hope they take off, so I thought I’d show you the side by side comparison between a Wellie Bar and a Clif Bar. Might as well use another chart…

	WELLIE (3.5oz)	CLIF (2.4oz)
Calories	360	250
Calories from Fat	140	60
Total Fat	25% (16g)	9% (6g)
Saturated Fat	2.5 g	1g
Trans Fat	0g	0g
Cholesterol	25mg	0mg
Sodium	180mg	230mg
Potassium	440mg	270mg
Total Carb.	40g	42g
Dietary Fiber	8g	5g
Sugars	18g	20g
Protein	21g	11g
Vitamin A	4%	30%
Vitamin C	0%	100%
Calcium	15%	25%
Iron	15%	25%
Vitamin E	15%	100%
Magnesium	30%	25%
Zinc	10%	20%
Selenium	15%	20%
Copper	20%	15%
Manganese	90%	35%

There’s definitely advantages to both, however, eating a Clif Bar as a complete meal is unlikely…that would never fill you up. The Wellie uses organic, humane and pasture based ingredients AND when you read the ingredients you actually know what they are, instead of just a bunch of scientifically produced taste profiles. I highly recommend these Wellie Bars and once I know where they’re being sold, I’ll let you know. Until then, check out the website: www.eatwellies.com

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Alright, I’m off! Wish me look and stay tuned for Weigh In Wednesdays!