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Weekend Link Love – 07.17.2011

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What I Did This Weekend

  • Sacred Chow (Saturday lunch)
  • Chelsea Market (Chelsea Thai for dinner)
  • Ping Pong @ Fat Cats
  • Looooots of walking (Saturday and Sunday)
  • Apartment hunting (Sunday)
  • Aroma Espresso Bar (Sunday lunch)
  • Family-style dinner @ a friend’s (smoked ribs, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes; cream puffs and fruit for dessert!)
Sacred Chow brunch pictures… (from this time and this time)
^Scramble^
^Breakfast Sandwich^
^Big Beautiful Salad^

How was your weekend?

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Work It Out Wednesday! Yoga + BodyRock + Walk

Work It Out Wednesday

Last week I shared my workouts with you and now I’m doing it again. This week looks a wee bit different than last week though! The first couple days I BodyRocked but the next were more yoga and walking-centric. I am in a yoga groove again.

Wednesday, 7/6

  • Walk home from dinner (@ Candle79) – 1 mile
  • Abs workout from BodyRock – 11:20 time challenge, and then my reps for the interval training were: High Knees – 74, 58, 67, 70; Pendulums: 40, 38, 41, 42

Thursday, 7/6

  • BodyRock Cardio Legs & Core (~15 minutes if I remember correctly)
  • Jumping jacks (just regular): 30, 32, 34, 34, 34, 34, 35, 35, 35 = 303 total
  • Dead lift (right): 10, 9, 8, 9, 9, 12, 10, 9, 9 = 85 total
  • Dead lift (left): 10, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9 = 85 total
  • Jump lunge: 24, 23, 24, 23, 21, 21, 19, 18, 16 = 189 total

Notes: Used a backpack with weights and books in it as the sandbag. Maybe 10-15 pounds.

Friday, 7/8

  • BR’s Sexy Summer Body Workout… (This was really good – took <22 minutes)
  1. Prisoner Squat and Front Kick – 22
  2. One Leg Elevated Push Up – Switching legs – 16
  3. Bicycle – 36
  4. One Leg Dead Lift (right) – 16
  5. One Leg Dead Lift (left) – 16
  6. Tricep dip (assisted) – 16
  7. Side Lunge Jump (right) – 22
  8. Side Lunge Jump (left) – 22
  9. Pull Up (assisted) – 7
  10. Get Up – 11
  11. Side Crunch (left) – 21
  12. Side Crunch (right) – 20
  13. Dive Bombers (on knees) – 10
  14. Jump Lunges – 26
  15. Knee Tucks – 58
  16. Pike Press – 14
  17. Knee Raises – 17
  18. Reverse Push Up – 12
  19. Side Knee Raises on Dip Station – 24
  20. Santana Push Up – 10

Saturday, 7/9

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (45 minutes) from YogaDownload
  • Decent amount of walking (at least 2-3 miles)

Sunday, 7/10

  •  2 mile walk + sailing (I didn’t do much at sailing! Bobby steered most of the time. I lazed around reading.)

Monday, 7/11

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (first 30 minutes of the 60 minute routine) from YogaDownload
  • 30 block walk

Tuesday, 7/12

  • Yoga for Weight Loss #2 (second 30 minutes of the 60 minute routine) from YogaDownload
  • 2.2 mile walk (to and from dinner @ Good Health)

Today (Wednesday, 7/13)

  • Detox Yoga #2 (30 minutes) from YogaDownload
  • Tonight – hopefully a walk!

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The last week has been really hot here in NYC so maybe that is why I’m going with more relaxing exercise like yoga flows over the hardcore BodyRock stuff. I will admit though, the Weight Loss Yoga is a pretty killer workout. Lots of flow + lots of stretch = lots of my favorite kind of yoga.

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What have you done this week?

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Crazy Seaweed Kabocha Eggy Salad and Peanut Vinaigrette Recipes

The other day I had this salad for dinner – it was fantastic. I have actually had many variations on the theme as of late but this one was especially pretty so I snapped a picture. Try it – you won’t regret it.

Crazy Seaweed Kabocha Eggy Salad

I just thew these ingredients in a bowl:

  • Romaine lettuce
  • Hard boiled egg
  • 1/2 an avocado
  • Steamed kabocha squash
  • Hijiki mixed with soy sauce, rice vinegar, and a few pinches of sugar
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Diced onions
  • Brown rice (hidden under the veggies) (couscous would be yummy too) (don’t leave this out!)

Peanut Butter Vinaigrette Dressing

And topped it with this dressing (just mix together with a fork):

  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • A few drops of stevia, or sugar

Mm mmm kabocha!

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What’s your favorite kind of seaweed?

Mine is hijiki, hands down.

P.S. Free yoga here 🙂

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Weekend Link Love – 07.10.2011

Food Links of Love

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies for One – totally perfect for my sweet tooth. I don’t like making a whole batch because I am the only one who likes sweet things in this house. I might try them with oatmeal instead of flour; I haven’t had oatmeal in ages and I miss it.
  • Corn Chowder a la Sophia – I think I want to make all of Sophia’s recipes, but this one is really calling to me. I actually rarely make anything interesting anymore so maybe I will challenge myself this week to make some new recipes.
  • I just found the Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics at the thrift shop for $1.99. Of course I picked it up. I had actually been talking about this book earlier this week with a girl I just met. I started it today on the boat; it’s a lot better than I had expected.

Fitness Links of Love

  • YogaDownload giveaway – you have until Wednesday to enter.
  • 101 Days of Summer update – My goals this week are to do 45 minutes of walking a day and some yoga. I think I’m gonna take a little rest from intense stuff this week. It’s too damn hot.
  • How to Squat – I was browsing MDA and found this interesting post. Check out the difference between the “Asian squat” and the “Western squat”. (Guess which is the proper way.)

I’ll leave you with this really inspiring video I came across. Enjoy!

What has inspired you this week?