MGFK out of business :(

Sad news girls. The My Girlfriend's Kitchen in Sugarhouse closed down last week. Keith showed up for his session and David as his partner were boxing things up. I feel really bad for the guys. The closing was so sudden and I know that they lost a ton of money in the endeavor. I think that I'll take a break from pre-made meals for a while then eventually try to find a replacement company. -A

yoga

...look at this cool website i found :) it's a new, free yoga class everyday. i did the one today and it seems pretty good as long as you don't mind watching it on your computer screen- all classes are an hour....

-t

Jaime's goals!!!

Fitness Log- 3x’s cardio (60mins at least) /weights, 1 Bikram/week, 1 long beach walk/week
Appt. With Liliana & Dr. Connealy (April)
Listen to positive affirmations at least 1x per day plus SLEEP one at night
Get taxes done
Chiropractic-3x’s a week
Get/use special pillow from CORE
Put $250 back into savings plus %33 of $460 into savings
Hang out/get together with a new friend-meet Rebecca and husband at Irvine Spectrum??
Go to Orange County Animal Shelter Volunteer training-dedicate 8 hours/month at least
Wear night guard!!!!
Don’t skip vitamins!!

How do I stay Fab while on vacation?

Hey Chicas,

In 22 hours I'm going to be on the plane to Mexico. Does anybody have any last minute advice on how to stay fit and healthy while on vacation? I've already decided that I'm going to take a hiatus from counting my fruit and veggie portions. My Iphone doesn't work in Playa so I won't be carrying around my electronic notepad. The good news is that I'm packing my yoga and pilates videos and I'm going to try to walk as much as possible. The bad news is that I tend to drink (a lot ) of beer and margaritas and eat (a lot) of cheese enchiladas. Should I just give myself a 12 day pass or actually try to maintain a healthy diet? -A

Abbie's Veggie Log

Week 1 : V-13 servings, F - 15 servings
Week 2: V-17 servings, F - 12 servings
Week 3: V- 11 servings, F - 12 servings
Week 4: V- 15 servings, F - 16 servings
Week 5: V-17 servings, F -13 servings

Pre-made Lunches (minus the question mark)

So I'm sorta loving this pre-made lunch idea. I haven't heard from T yet, but L and B sound interested. (Wish you could be here J!) What do you guys think about getting together Saturday night? I'm slightly concerned about the fact that I only have one oven, but I'm sure that we can make it work. It isn't like everything has to be done at the same time. In fact, maybe it would make sense to make one dish at a time so that we're not competing for bowls and utensils and such. If you want to join me then come prepared with one recipe, all your ingredients, and 8 pieces of tupperware. (If you're feeling stingy and don't want to share with your man then you'll have twice as many lunches for yourself!)

I'm making Thai Coconut Milk Soup with Chicken. I've never made it before but the recipe looked good. Each serving has a full cup of veggies in it.

For more recipes type "freezer meals" or "make-ahead meals" into a search engine.

-A

Pre-made Lunches?

Hey Girls. I had a moment of inspiration at lunch. I've decided that I'm really sick of plain cold salads for lunch. I think that it would be cool to make a bunch of healthy lunches in advance then freeze them. It would be kind of like My Girlfriend's Kitchen but the lunches would be individual portions and microwave heatable. I don't have any actual recipes in mind but I bet that we could find some stuff online. My ideal lunch would be a full meal deal loaded with veggies and proteins like chicken breast and salmon.

Does anybody want to get together this weekend and cook? If three or four of us got together then we could make 3 or 4 different meals and divide them up among us. If we're feeling extra generous then we could make extra oortions for our fellas.

Let me know if you want to come over. Even if you don't want to join me in this endeavor please let me know if you know of any good recipes. I think that even casseroles that are good reheated would work.

-A

Smart Skin Care

This site is amazing. It has great articles on skin care as well as product reviews on every skin care product under the sun. I was relieved to discover that my favorite brands (Eucerin and Cetaphil) both got "Excellent" scores. -A

Barb's Goals: March 26- April 30

1. start drinking v8 daily to boost veggie servings
2. exercise at least 4 times a week for at least 40 mins
3. work on core at least 4 times a week for at least 20 mins to help improve back situation
4. get that hair oil stuff and try that out
   

Food Co-Op

Click on the image above to see a larger view. Lins and I love the food Co-op. It is a great way to eat healthy, support local farmers, and assist low-income peeps with obtaining affordable food. For more info go to http://www.crossroads-u-c.org/cfc/index.html

Lins, which pick-up location do you go to? I'll join u in April. -A

Updated to say that I falsely assumed that the produce is locallly grown. Last night I saw a "Made in Chile" sticker on my plum!

Interval Training With Stin

So my guru, Stin, has come out with some guided podcasts for interval training. Each workout is only 20 minutes long. However, you feel like you've done an awesome workout because Stin guides you through a very intense process. The idea is to start out by exercising at a level 5 then eventually working up to a level 10. I always feel like I might die when I get to level 10, but it helps that Stin is there cheering me on. You can apply the podcast to any type of exercise. Last week I did it while power walking. On Sunday I did it in my living room by dancing and making up aerobic moves. It doesn't really matter what you do as long as you get your heart rate up.

You can get the interval training podcasts by using my account to sign into Itunes. However, if you are a fan of the podcasts and want to support a female small business owner (and isn't that the true spirit of FAB B4 30?) , then I strongly encourage you to sign up for your own membership. I paid a one time fee of $7. -A

This secured podcast will work with iTunes as well as most other popular podcast servers.

Here are the instructions, along with your individual user name and password.
1) Open your iTunes Player
2) Go to the Advanced Menu Option
3) Select Subscribe to Podcast
4) Cut and paste in this URL address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/mtcsecure
5) Enter your username and password (attached below)Now, all of the subscriber podcasts will automatically be downloaded to your iTunes!

Your Username Is: mtc312
Your Unique Password : health23

Hip Hop

Hey T,

How was hip hop dance class? Were there very many people in the class? Did u like the teacher? What type of moves did you learn?

For the record, Barb and I are DONE with pole dancing class. Yup, ladies, we are are retiring our tassles. We just couldn't deal with the disorganization at Soiree.

-A

recipe blog

i've been browsing this blog and thought you all might be interested. i haven't looked too thoroughly, but from what i've seen, the recipes seem to use a lot of vegetables if nothing else :)
-t