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Vancouver Summer

Girlwithnoname — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:40:58 +0000

Hey Everyone…well Summer is going full force here in Vancouver these days… its been lovely, HOT and… gah! working out is HARD!! haha… fortunately there’s always options and I took full advantage of a little pool party with the nephews on the weekend… and then took a couple of hours to catch up with my best bud while we powerwalked around the Seawall the next day… so still keeping at it…I’m not one to let a little thing like Summer Heat get me hiding under some tree ignoring my workouts!!

here’s that video of Vancouver on Saturday that I mentioned … it was quite the day, going from sunny and beautiful all the way to major storminess, gorgeous fire-red sunset and finally two fireworks displays… one from Mother Nature AND a man-made one from the South African team that competed in this year’s Celebration of Light…I only wish this video was longer…it really was spectacular.

And don’t forget!! I’m over on FaceBook now… come hit me up, I desperately need new friends!! HAHA!!!

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and finally, today’s Workout Song of the Day … a little ditty that is really great for Cardio with its energy and driving rhythm … and as usual I’m trying to be clever and tie my Song of the Day in with the theme of the post:

DARUDE – Sandstorm
… hey, its the best I could do ok? I didn’t have a song called “Lightning Storm” haha!!!

Don’t forget, if you like the song and want it for your own workout collection, the widget clicks thru to Amazon… no muss, no fuss!!! You’ll own it in like 3 clicks (or 4 … um … maybe 5! .. haha)

Have a great week everyone!! We’ll see you again soon!!
Girlwithnoname

The Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto

Girlwithnoname — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:43:44 +0000

Hi everyone!! Hope your weekend is going great!! My beach day was yanked out from underneath me today by a not so lovely bank of clouds. Rats.

Well, no matter, that gives me time to do a quick review for you guys of a fitness book I just finished reading: The Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto. This book has the distinct honour of being on Girlwithnoname’s “Must Read” list for anyone even remotely interested in fitness (and gee, I hope you are… otherwise, what are you doing here? LOL).

This book covers a lot of really great stuff in an in-depth BUT EASY TO UNDERSTAND manner, and for that I personally thank Tom. One of the most important issues he addresses in The Body Fat Solution is MINDSET and MOTIVATION. This is by far the biggest hurdle for most people starting out (in my humble opinion anyway…. but hey! that was MY biggest issue before I turned into the fitness fanatic you see before you today) and Tom makes sense out of how to get yourself over that hurdle.

Then he follows it all up with ‘why to do it, how to do it, when to do it, and here’s the pictures so you can’t screw it up’ chapters plus fan-freaking-TASTIC and detailed diet & nutrition information to boot.

So come with me now while I flip through the book with you and “show and tell” a few pages for you. Saves you the trip to the bookstore to flip through it yourself, right?

Its a great book!! One note though is that it is not available in eBook format but it is available in hardcover or CD-ROM from Amazon or as an audio book download from iAmplify.com … so here’s the links for you to grab one for yourself (you can even click on the audio widget to hear an excerpt from the book… how cool is THAT?)
:-)

Click here to buy the book
The Body Fat Solution

Click here to buy the audio book
The Body Fat Solution

ENJOY THE BOOK, and let me know how YOU liked it, once you've finished it, okay?

Hey also... GUESS WHAT?!?!! Girlwithnoname finally got her butt on to FaceBook!! woo hoo!! Come join me: Girlwithnoname on FaceBook (link on sidebar too)

and at long last, here's today's Workout Song of the Day which is super for Cardio of any kind... it has a great beat and a fun mood!!

THE TING TINGS - That's Not My Name

If you love it as much as I do, you can grab it for yourself by clicking through to Amazon on the widget!!

phew!! Big Day Today eh? Looks like the clouds are moving away, so I think it's the beach for me after all!! I think I deserve it after all THAT good stuff!! hee hee

Have a great weekend and we'll see you soon!
Girlwithnoname

No Rest for the Wicked

Girlwithnoname — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:10:16 +0000

Oh Wait!! I got that Title wrong!! It should say “Rest for the Weary” perhaps!!

Sorry I’ve been gone so long everyone. I burned out in a big way last week and went away to recuperate. Rest is AS important to your workout routines (and mental health) as the working out part is… and even though I personally tend to lose sight of that fact and just keep plugging away at my regimes, I hit the wall last week so took several days to recharge.

It felt great, but as of today am officially bouncing off the walls because I’m having endorphin withdrawal, so back to it!! I felt a lot better today while doing my weights routine. So the rest worked well!!

here it is:

and as I mentioned, here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day (its great for both Cardio or Weight Training, full of angst AND a driving beat… perfect!!):

THE OFFSPRING – Gone Away

That’s it for today!!! Hope you all have a fabulous week coming up!! Mine’s going to be hectic, but stimulating!!

See you soon.
Girlwithnoname

The Show About Nothing

Girlwithnoname — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:57:20 +0000

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

And the Doctor says…

Girlwithnoname — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:46:52 +0000

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

Finger is Broken

Girlwithnoname — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:45:45 +0000

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

Fantastic & Healthy Oatmeal Recipe

Girlwithnoname — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:02:23 +0000

Hi everyone!! Just a quick catch up on what I’m up to, plus I share a new discovery for an absolutely FANTASTIC oatmeal recipe (and I know how much you guys have loved my oatmeal recipes in the past, so just WAIT til you try THIS one!! mm mm MMMMM!!). Its chock full of protein and is great for post-workout, pre-workout, breakfast, dinner, whenever!!! Any time is a good time for oatmeal!!

Enjoy:

So, here’s the recipe again (courtesy of my fabulous beach pal and fellow fitness fanatic Rod):

Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Equal Parts (ie, 1 cup/1 cup/1 cup):
Regular (preferably organic) Raw Rolled Oats (oatmeal)
Non Fat Cottage Cheese
Eggs (or Egg whites, but why chuck out all the nutrition, I say), preferably Free Range, Organic

Plop the whole mess into a blender. Blend for about a minute, enough to grind up the oatmeal… this will make a pasty mixture… sounds delicious so far huh? LOL

Cook ‘em just like regular pancakes: heat the griddle, pour some mixture in the pan, wait til it looks dry around the edges and is showing bubbles/air pockets in the middle, flip. Simple Simon!!

According to Rod, it goes great with butter (do yourself a favour and try to find some of the raw milk variety) and Maple Syrup (prefereably organic, right? seeing a theme or pattern here yet? ha ha), but I know that they also go great with just organic honey or your favourite All-Fruit Spread (mine is raspberry).

I haven’t tried THIS yet but it just occurred to me that you could probably even add banana chunks or blueberries to the mixture before you cook it, too (after the blending, I mean)!! mmmmm…. that’s what I’ll try next!!! Can’t wait!

Okay, so the recipe above I discovered from Rod, but I’ve also got another HUGE, fantastic resource with LOTS of great nutrition information right down the same alley…

Mike Geary (who, as you all know is one of my all-time favourite fitness and nutrition professionals) has just released a fantastic new nutrition book called Fat Burning Kitchen.

I love it!!

There’s a never ending supply of fantastic tricks and tips about healthy foods to help you (and me) burn fat faster and stay super healthy!!!

If you liked this recipe I just shared, then I highly recommend this book.

Check it out!

Fat Burning Kitchen by Mike Geary

…and I know you’re all anxiously waiting for me to get finished talking about food so we can all listen to today’s Workout Song of the Day!! LOL. Can you tell I’m having fun today? Anyway, without further ado, here it is:

Workout Song of the Day – BLONDIE – Atomic
(this song is great for Cardio, which, for me as you guys all know by now, is almost always some form of running)

Love it? BUY IT. Its cheap … like what? $0.99 or $0.79 or some ridiculously low price! Don’t ya love the world of the music download? So easy!!

Anyway guys, have a GREAT week. Its full of promise, so lets make sure it keeps that promise!! HA!

Over ‘n out til next time.
Girlwithnoname

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Cable Rows at Home with Fitness Band

Girlwithnoname — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:46:32 +0000

Hey everyone… During my weight lifting routine today I was doing cable rows using my fitness bands and realized “HEY! Maybe not everyone knows about this nifty little tool to help expand what you can use your fitness bands for. A simple thing called a Door Anchor can really add to your home workout, so I demo how to get ‘er done for you here.

and here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day! Surprise!! I’m posting an artist you may have actually HEARD of this time!! LOL!

PINK FLOYD – Run Like Hell (and you may have guessed by the song title alone, but this song is GREAT for Cardio, especially for running!!!)

Hump Day is Weights Day

Girlwithnoname — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:03:02 +0000

Hey everyone!! Happy Hump Day (and no… sadly, its not what it sounds like! HAHAHAAAA!!!…all it really means to me is that today was the day to sweat it out over my weight stack…alas).

Hope you are all having a fabulous Wednesday. Mine’s been rocking so far!! Very excited about many fun things coming up! But I digress…

Yesterday I did an endurance run with hills (yes, on those hills I showed you in the last video “Walking Tour of my Cardio Path“), and man, I tell ya, that one staircase in the middle of my run never fails to beat the living daylights out of me.

Today I did Day 2 of my new weightlifting program. I love it. I’ve got Muscle Pump today and am feeling hopeful for a case of DOMS tomorrow!! haha!!

Check it out!

And for you guys that are seeing me via RSS I have to apologize profusely, but my song of the day widget does not seem to be translating into my RSS feed properly, so if you want to hear the song of the day today … or any day for the foreseeable future (cuz technically, things progress slowly in my world), please come over to my blog to see my very cool widget (I promise its cool, but you have to come over to see it! ha!)…and on that note, if anyone out there knows how to fix this, I’m all over getting a helping hand from you… please comment or email me at the address in my contact section [see tabs above] and we can connect on Skype or something… and THANKS in advance for THAT!!!)

But anyway, here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day!!

ANTI-FLAG – The Press Corpse (another angst filled song that is totally great for Weight Training)

Also, please don’t forget to sign up for my Inner Circle Newsletter… I found a great article yesterday that I’m not planning to put on the blog, its JUST for my Inner Circle Loyals, so if you wanna see it, ya gotta sign up!! Its coming out later this evening.

Finally, here is a ROCKING article I’ve been tweeting about all day today… its an absolute MUST READ for ANYONE interested in stepping up their game in regards to good nutrition or fat loss. SERIOUSLY!! Tom Venuto fills us in on The Top Ten Weight Loss Foods That Help You Get Six Pack Abs. You guys know how I feel about Tom Venuto. Besides being a God in the Fitness Industry, he’s one of the guys responsible for my own journey to ripped!! Give it a read. You will be glad you did. I am.

oh, and PS, if you want to get Tom’s book (which you guys know I LOOOVE), click here Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle, or click on the Burn The Fat, Feed the Muscle book over on the sidebar.

Over ‘n out!! See you again very soon!!
xo to all!