Walks, Workouts, Weigh-in And Celebrations :) Durning April 2nd-9th

Hey Girls, Thanks for participating in some awesome Pilaties today and remembering to bring those mats. This Thursday (April 2nd) we will be walking from Jen's house to Roger Smith Park at 10 am. so bring your strollers, sand toys and snacks for the kids. 

Next Tuesday (April 7th) Janay is bringing a great workout video to help sculpt and tone our muscles so if any of you have 3-5 pound hand weights please bring them and if you don't then just bring two bigger soup cans and that will do the trick too. 

We will also be weighing in on Tuesday as well to find out how well we are doing so far and then on that next Thursday (April 9th) when we walk to Pleasant Hill park, we will go to Coco Swirl, Jamba Juice etc. (to be determined by the sister who has lost the most.) So get excited, we have some fun things to look forward to in our program during the next two weeks. I will remind most of you on Facebook as well. Thanks Ladies! See you Thursday!

Tuesday Will Be Another Pilaties Workout So Bring Your Mats!

Jessica will be providing us with one of her Pilaties DVD's this week so please come prepared with your floor mats. Last Thursday we started our first Slim Sister bike trail walk day and walked to Pleasant Hill park and back. I hope you will all join us for the extra workout day on Thursday's now to walk the trails and paths. 

I went out and bought a new jogger stroller after spending two days in pain after our walk on Thursday. Thanks to Jen's tip about my stroller not cutting it for these walks, I learned my lesson and bought a BOB Jogger Stroller. My husband and I celebrated with our little girl tonight by taking our new BOB on a long walk and noticed the difference instantly. I am in Love with my BOB! Thank you so much Jen, now maybe I can keep up with you ladies this week! :)

We Will Be Working Out Two Times A Week Now

Hey Ladies, thanks for showing up on Tuesday for a great workout. For those of you who couldn't be there, we talked about adding another workout day to the program. We will be meeting on Thursday mornings at 10:00 am in front of Jen Jones' home to walk the bike trails. Please join us!!! 

I hope everyone has had a chance to weigh in once during the program. We will all be weighing in again in two weeks. The sister who has proven to loose the most weight towards her goal will get to select where we take her out for a special celebration. We were thinking of places like Coco Swirl, Jamba Juice and a few other restaurants. Thanks ladies for the great reward idea, I think it is going to be so much fun to go out to celebrate with each of you!

It's Time To Weigh In!

Hey Ladies, it's our 4th week of this program and that means we will be weighing in on Tuesday to see how we are progressing. The sister who has shown the most progress in our health and wellness efforts by loosing weight will be given a special surprise. Not chocolate, but defiantly something to acknowledge how proud we are of that sister!

Last week for those of you who missed it, we did a low intensity cardio DVD twice since it was only 20 min. long.  It was a bit of kick boxing moves with a little cardio added too to the mix which was just the right speed for all of us I believe. Allysa will also be bringing us one of her favorite workout DVD's for our workout this week. So get pumped up! Should be a great session this week so I hope you all make it and don't chicken out because we will be weighing in!

Amy's Creamy Pasta Primavera recipe!

Thank you Amy for donating a recipe idea this week. This one sounds so yummy and I can't wait to try it! 

Creamy Pasta Primavera

 

1/2 jar Classico Sundried Tomato Alfredo Sauce 1 can (15 oz.) Hunts diced tomato 2 small zucchini sliced 1/4 medium onion sliced 2 garlic cloves chopped 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 cups cooked tri-colored fusili

 

Cook pasta according to directions. Heat oil in large pan. Add onion, zucchini, and garlic. Saute til veggies are al dente. Add canned tomato, any seasonings you prefer, and 1/2 jar Sundried tomato Alfredo sauce. Heat through and allow to simmer to combine flavors. 
Top cooked pasta with pasta sauce and add reduced fat parmesan cheese if desired!
1/2 cup pasta per serving.

Number of Servings: 4

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 198.9

• Total Fat: 10.6 g
• Cholesterol: 16.9 mg
• Sodium: 714.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 2.1 g

Hey Ladies we will be doing the Biggest Looser workout tomorrow. It is a low intensity high fat burn with kick boxing and cardio moves etc. It is a lot slower than the last two workouts but will really tone your muscles and make you work so don't get thrown off by the low intensity part.  I look forward to seeing you all there. The weather says it is going to be a sunny day so those of you who are walking there won't run into rain this week. See you all there and you don't need a mat this week! :)

Today is Pilates Core Challenge day!

Hey Sisters, we will be doing a fun Pilates Core workout today so make sure you bring your mats. Our Pilates instructor is a lady by the name of Ana Caban who used to be a dancer. After dancing for many years her back gave out on her and she went to physical therapy and chiropractors to help her get better. One of her chiropractors told her about Pilates and that they would be useful in her recovery and all around fitness. 

Pilates originated by a man by the name of Joseph Pilates who was an avid athlete and used different sports moves and stretches to tone and strengthen the body. You will see lots of ballet dancers and athletes use these exercises to get those beautiful long lean and toned muscles. I look forward to working out with all of you today!