Girlwithnoname Achieving Fitness at Home

Hey everyone!! Well, I decided to take my cue from Seinfeld today and produce a Show About Nothing. Seriously. Life’s not always chock full of surprises, sometimes its just plain old outright BORING!

Seriously. I got nuthin’ :

(oh, and oh yah, I know my hand is blocking the light on my face for some of the video. Its one of those things that allows the Show About Nothing to actually have SOME content!! A laugh at least right?? HAHA!! One day I’ll really think ahead about what my hand holding the camera is doing while I’m talking… but for now, its part of my charm, isn’t it? … uh, please say “yes” !!!)

Anyway, here ya go. Try not to yawn too loudly!! HAHAHAAA!!!

Ah!! But at least we’ll always have our Workout Song of the Day, eh? This one is awesome for angst, and we all know where I stand on “angst”… therefore, we all know that I think this song is great for Weight Training … its pretty new too, I think it only came out a few months ago. It was one of those songs that the very first time I heard it I knew I had to own it. I remember holding my iPhone up to the stereo on the off-chance the DJ didn’t announce who it was. If I let THIS one slide through my fingers, I would have been very upset (for those of you who don’t know, the iPhone has a “Name That Tune” app called Shazam. You hold your phone up to the speaker and the app tells you who the artist is, what the song is called, what album its from and then links you to any YouTube videos that exist of the song. Its pretty sweet. Gee, do you think I should be getting kickbacks for this plug from Apple or Shazam? I do! haha. Alas. Its a free plug for them, lucky ducks!).

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - I’ve Got Friends

That’s it for today, gang!! Depending on where you are, have a great holiday, once it gets here (or if you’re in a country where you don’t get a holiday: nyah nyah!). Remember to play it safe, no drinking & driving… and keep your head on straight when the yummy holiday goodies come out to tempt you. No sense blowing all your hard work for a moment of decadence, right?

Have a great week everyone… see ya soon.
Girlwithnoname

Hey Everyone… I had an appointment with the Hand Specialist today. I walked in there feeling a bit terrified he was going to tell me I needed some kind of surgery on my broken finger to correct whatever I’d let heal by itself this past month since I hurt it. Good news is he says I get to keep the finger, no amputation necessary! LOL.

Plus a cute story about my adventures on the hill doing my hillsprints the other day and a quick catch up about the Meetup the other night…!!

oh, and by the way, regarding my (yes, ok.. ROD’s) now world-famous Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancake Recipe, @Jay_Sherman on Twitter informs me that it rocks with banana and a little cinnamon whipped into the batter!! I’ll be trying THAT combination next! Sounds fabulous. And I’ve now been through a small stick of butter AND a small bottle of maple syrup all by myself, thanks to these pancakes. Thankfully my metabolism is smokin’ high due to all my workout frenzies, otherwise I might be in a little trouble here. But as long as I’m indulging in these tasty (but highly nutritious, albeit caloric) pancake treats, I know I have no excuse whatsoever to slack the daily workouts…!! HaHa. Dang!!

and as always, here’s our Workout Song of the Day:
KYLIE MINOGUE - Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
(I know!! You guys are shocked aren’t you? It’s not in there with my usual angst-filled head-banging angry stuff… but I’m telling ya, this one is GREAT for running… the beat is the perfect rhythm for a running stride of a fairly good pace. Try it, you’ll see!!)

Also, I’ve discovered a very cool fitness book that is in the throes of being revamped right now and is relaunching in about a month. I have the inside track with the guys who are producing it to getting it before their official launch date… If you’re interested in getting it early too, you definitely need to see this page: The Adonis Effect 2.0 (also currently mentioned over on the sidebar).

That’s it!! You guys all have a fabulolus weekend ok? Supposed to be sunny here. Any guesses on where you’ll find me? (yah, the beach… duh! LOL)

Girlwithnoname

Here it is guys. THE BEST BLOG POST …. EVER!!!! … and its not by me! HAHA!!

I discovered this several days ago on the blog of one of the guys I take my inspiration from: Zach Even Esh. He spoke my truth with this blog post and its REALLY worth sharing. So he gets his own post here on girlwithnoname.com and kudos from me with HONOURS, for being such a rockin’ kick-a$$ guy and AS committed to the world of STRENGTH and Fitness as he says he is… Luv ya buddy!!

Just a quick note that the video contained in this blog post is funny, but secondary. Its Zach’s words that really resonated with me so please give it a read all the way through. This is exactly how I feel about fitness & working out. NO WHINERS!!!!!! You want results? You gotta WORK for them!

Zach Even Esh TELLS IT LIKE IT IS!!!!

And for an extra laugh everyone, read the comments too. Some of them are almost as funny as the post, and the ones talking down to Zach for his words in this post are even funnier… what a bunch of maroons! LOL

Cheers to the No Whiners Club. Thanks again Zach - YOU RULE!

Girlwithnoname

Hey everyone. Ok, I’ve now been to the doctor. And the x-ray lab. Finger is broken. WHAT??!!? Ok, now what? Maybe I should relinquish my membership in the No Whiners Club… its only getting me in trouble here!! LOL

I also took a handy little sports water bottle with me on my hillsprints today, which got me thinking about plastic and its effects again.

Check it out!

Oh, here’s the link to that Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancake Recipe blog post from a few posts ago, just in case you haven’t seen it yet. Trust me, it rocks!! Healthy, nutritious and YUMMY to boot!!! (and on Girlwithnoname’s Recommended Eats List)

Here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day… this one is one of the very best for Cardio, it has a great rhythm and some pretty cool lyrics. Honestly though, I’ve never heard a Love and Rockets song I didn’t like and that wasn’t totally awesome for a great workout (yes, even the slower ones put me in the right mood, something about Daniel Ash’s voice and lyrics… oooo baby!!! LOL!)

LOVE AND ROCKETS - Yin and Yang (the FlowerPot Men)

Have a great day everyone. See ya soon!!
Girlwithnoname

Hey everyone… how’s it going? Hope your weekend has been excellent… mine’s been fun. Got to babysit the nephews ALL… BY… MY…SELF this weekend… it had its good moments, and its harrowing moments!! LOL. But, I digress!! The weekend has been fun overall.

Anyway, I got to thinking some more about those fabulous Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancakes from my post last week and I wondered… would they be good with blueberries mixed in? I’ve never had luck making pancakes with blueberries because there always seems to be some blueberries too close to the top that burn too much while the batter isn’t quite cooked through, so dunno… I mean this batter is way different from the traditional stuff made from flour… so far I’ve had no problems with it cooking through perfectly every time.. besides, I almost want to believe that it wouldn’t matter if it doesn’t cook through all the way because its OATMEAL and COTTAGE CHEESE, so it won’t wind up being that weird mushy middle if its not cooked through all the way, right? It will just be creamy thanks to the cheese… plus I’m wondering if its better to BLEND the blueberries in with the other ingredients, in the blender and make blueberry flavoured batter? or better to just toss them into the already blended mixture whole?

Also, there’s a good chance that the finger I injured a few weeks ago actually IS broken. sigh… off to the Doctor I go… not so impressed, but I’m sick of babying it… especially if it isn’t gonna get better by itself.

ok, so after I recorded this video I decided to try the blueberry version of the pancakes… I split the difference… I threw a handful of whole blueberries into the blender after the blending was done and pulsed it three times just to chop them a bit but not blend them into puree.

The conclusion? OUTSTANDINGLY DELICIOUS!!!

mmmm mmmmm! I highly recommend you give it a try. Wow!!

I also think they’d be totally fine with the blueberries just tossed in whole. There were a few blueberries that didn’t get chopped in my three pulses and everything came out perfectly (except for the one pancake I burnt slightly because I was too busy writing this blog to pay attention to the frying pan! haha.. oops)

Ok, over ‘n out on the food chatter… here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day (and I don’t have to tell you this time what its best for right? Its obvious isn’t it, that this one is really great for Weight Training? I mean how much more motivational can a song about being a Tower of Strength be? LOL) Enjoy, its a great one!:

THE MISSION - Tower of Strength (its not the greatest sample, they should have picked a better part of the song, but you get the idea):

Enjoy your Monday!! See you soon!
Girlwithnoname

Hey everyone!!! The guest posts were flying this week!!! Here’s another one that’s just posted over on HoneyAndLance.com, a really fun dating blog that I read regularly. This post is just a little tongue in cheek, but still very relevant to real life!!

You wanna raise your dating game? Get fit!! I speak the truth!!

Check it out!

Get Fit and Improve Your Dating Prospects
HoneyAndLance.com Guest Post

Hi everyone!! Almost the weekend, phew!!! Hope you have some fun plans!

Just in case any of you have noticed, my Twitter account seems to be having some (I hope) technical difficulties. The error message says I’ve been suspended for suspicious activities (that, unless sleepwalking which I’m not prone to do, I can vehemently and honestly deny)… I’m looking into it and hoping to get this rectified soon. I’ll let you know if I need any help from you convincing the guys over at Twitter to reinstate me, or if I have to open a new account or what as soon as I can. Watch this space for news!!

In the meantime, I’ve been interviewed by Blogger Interviewer Murray Newlands about my blogging and online activities, so check it out. And you’ll even find a good laugh in there when you get to the end. I won’t spoil the surprise but lets just say this post being published TODAY is VERY coincidental with the timing of my Twitter suspension. Enjoy the giggle. To me, its funny in a sad way! ha ha

Girlwithnoname’s Interview with Murray Newlands

(late additional note: ok everyone, tragedy averted!! Twitter only suspended my account cuz google was reading something in my website addy as dangerous, so they checked it out, all came back clean and I’m now reinstated… may I just say WHEW!! I was freaking OUT!! LOL)

Weekend almost here!!! Have a great one you guys!! Now that my Twitter is back, I know I’m gonna for SURE! See ya all soon.
Girlwithnoname