christmas cookie HIIT
Nothing feels better, to me, than an after Christmas workout. Yesterday our Xmas spread was a roasted turkey, honeybaked ham, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole, asparagus, raw broccoli salad, green bean casserole, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, pecan pie, blackberry pie, pumpkin gingerbread trifle, fudge, cookies, more cookies and more cookies.
Did I mention there were only 9 of us?
So to the treadmill I went today! Not wanting to spend a ton of time of the treadmill (I do have priorities people!) I opted for a HIIT workout that did not disappoint!
Minutes Incline Speed
0-4 8.0 4.0
4-5 1.0 4.5
5-6 1.0 8.0
6-7 1.0 4.5
7-8 1.0 8.2
8-9 1.0 4.5
9-10 1.0 8.4
10-11 1.0 4.5
11-12 1.0 8.6
12-13 1.0 4.5
13-14 1.0 8.8
14-15 1.0 4.5
15-16 1.0 9.0
16-17 1.0 4.5
17-18 1.0 8.8
18-19 1.0 4.5
19-20 1.0 8.6
20-21 1.0 4.5
21-22 1.0 8.4
22-23 1.0 4.5
23-24 1.0 8.2
24-25 1.0 4.5
25-26 1.0 8.0
26-27 1.0 4.5
27-30 8.0 4.0
DO IT! It takes 30 minutes, you feel a million times better, and then you can go eat more leftovers and Christmas cookies!
Winning.
happy holidays
Happy Holidays from me and Keith. I hope you have a wonderful next couple of days filled with family, love, peace and happiness. Cheers!
my background
I can not believe today is Thursday…Christmas is almost here and we’re in the midst of Chanukah! AH!
I thought today would be a good day to explain my background to you guys. As evidenced by my opening sentence I obviously don’t come from a straight forward family.
I have referenced many times that I am Jewish but I also talk a lot about Christmas. So let me explain.
My Dad is Jewish. My Mom is Christian.
They had two children and raised us Jewish.
I grew up going to Sunday school at Temple Beth Israel and I also had my Bat Mitzvah there when I was 13. We celebrated all the traditional Jewish holidays in my house. However, growing up my family also always celebrated Christmas and Easter with my mom’s side of the family.
When I was younger Christmas simply meant Santa Clause and my Mammaw and Pappaw (my mom’s parents) and Easter meant the Easter Bunny and egg hunts. As I got older I fully understood what both holidays truly represented in the Christian faith.
Keith is Jewish. Both of his parents are Jewish. So it was logical that when Keith and I got married we would continue to have a Jewish household.
But.
Neither me, nor Keith, nor either of our families are intolerant of any religion. So my family is very easy as a blended family. We all believe that religion is a man-made way to celebrate God and that it is all the same God being celebrated by all religions in different ways.
To be honest, Christmas still just means family to me. I associate Christmas with my mom and my Mammaw and spending time with family, eating good food, celebrating life and love, and hoping for peace.
When I have children I will raise them exactly like my parents raised me. Because, for us, it works and that is all that matters to me.
What is your background like?
project 52 update
Do you remember when I started Project 52 last year?
The idea was to list out 52 things that you were going to do this coming year and for everything you failed to complete you had to donate $5 to charity.
This was my list:
Save more moneyContinue to grow my local business, Healthy Living With Kelly- Create a website for my business
- Try 1 new recipe a month
Move MoreBe more comfortable in my own skin- Run some races
Try to start a family <—-you can read that story here- Volunteer
Go camping <—-Grand Canyon!!Smile moreSpend more time with my Mammaw- See one movie a month <—already failing on this one! $5 for charity!
Fix my beloved teddy bear’s paws- Order room service
Go on more dates with my husbandBe more confidentMake an effort to dress up moreEat vegetarian for one weekFinish Body for Life- Go to one live sporting event
Be more socialDo more adventurous workoutsBe less of an impulse shopper- Read 3 books out loud with Keith <—- we’re 1 down!
Go to Wimberley Market DaysTake more pictures- Control my temper
- Be cleaner
Make one bold fashion statement this year- Donate blood
- Stop Fat Talk
Go hiking <—-leaving May 25th to spend 5 day hiking in the Grand Canyon with Lori and Katie!- Read two Michael Pollan’s books. <—-I am one down. I have read In Defense of Food and am halfway finished with the Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Be a more creative trainerMake homemade cinnamon rolls- Finish cookbook #2
Remove processed food 80% from my dietUse the AquaJoggerMake more of an effort to get together with friends- Be better with skin care
Do one spontaneous thing <—-my night in Phoenix…right Lori?Clean and organize our laundry room- Get a tatoo
- Be more patient
Recycle more and be less wastefulBe happierUnplug from the computer more oftenPlay on a coed sporting teamBe more in touch with the news and what is going on around the world outside my little bubble- Do a MMA Boxing workout
- Donate $5 for every non-completed item to Bikes 4 Kids.
As you can see I did get quite a lot scratched off but I didn’t complete everything. I was 34/52 so $5 for every one I didn’t complete is $90 to charity. I wish I had done everything I said I was going to do but I am not too bothered because $90 to charity feels good.
Some of things on my list were silly (like order room service…which to note I didn’t do and I still have NEVER had room service!!) and others were a little more serious like volunteer, donate blood and control my temper. All three of those I failed on and that makes me disappointed in myself. How hard would it have been for me to donate my blood or spend an afternoon giving my time. I should have done those things.
My temper is always going to be a work in progress I think. I get it from my Dad and he has mellowed a lot as he has gotten older so hopefully there is hope for me. The one good thing is he always knows exactly what I need to hear to calm me down. Probably because of anyone he understands my tendency to blow a fuse. 😉
I didn’t cross out ‘Stop Fat Talk’ but I did cross off ‘Be More Confident’. I definitely still participate in fat talk waaaaay more than I should but I think I have been more accepting and more confident in myself this year. So progress is being made and I am okay with that.
Overall I think Project 52 was a lot of fun and I liked having some light-hearted and more serious goals in there. It was a creative way to stay on track throughout the year but knowing that it was a win/win if I didn’t get some of the items crossed off because money was ultimately going to charity. I will probably do it again in 2012.
What do you think about something like Project 52?
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