Monday, November 10, 2008

My Potato Skins

That is how the skins at the Original Steakhouse are described on their menu. So, for those of you who attend my boot camp class on Mondays and/or Tuesdays you know that I describe my obliques-- not as love handles, but as POTATO SKINS!

And now you know why! A moment on the lips-- a life time on the LOVE HANDLES!
Here's to working those obliques (aka potato skins) tomorrow morning!


Sunday, November 9, 2008

I'm so excited! (All about Food)

That's me on my birthday LAST January. I was at my FAVORITE restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory. I had gotten a limo and headed up to Baltimore to enjoy dinner, drinks, and TONS of desserts. I even took 3 slices of cheesecake home with me that night, but after a quick visit to Calypso Bay-- OK a long visit-- I ended up leaving my cheesecake in the trunk of the limo. I was very disappointed.


BUT!!!! Today, I took the girls to the movies in Annapolis mall and low and behold I see THIS sign.......



That's right! Annapolis mall is getting a Cheesecake Factory! So close to home, I am SUPER excited and I know I'll be eating there-- ALOT!





OK, OK, so here is what I found out. They are due to open NEXT month-- December 2008! They are located next to the Hallmark store- across from Lord and Taylor. I'm counting down the days!





Anyone else LOVE Cheesecake Factory? Perhaps you've never eaten there? I would love to hear your stories!




Saturday, November 8, 2008

Getting Replacement Blades!



I was in the grocery store yesterday and I needed replacement blades for my Venus Devine razor. I looked all over the store only to find them in a LOCKED cabinet in the pharmacy. I actually had to ASK for the cartridges. I felt like I was buying cigarettes or something!
What is this about? I mean, they are not ACTUALLY razor blades-- I don't think any one can use them as drug paraphernalia, do they?
What's next? I have to fill out a paper and wait three days before returning to receive my Shick Intuitions? I'm calling the Laser Hair Removal place ASAP!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Over Eating

I had one of those days today! One of those days when you run around all day, from one end of the county to the other and never seem to find time to eat....
Kids had a dentist appointment this afternoon at 315 is Solomons. I took them and we were there for almost 2 hours. I was SOOOOOOO hungry-- I had hardly eaten all day. I asked my parents if they wanted to meet for dinner at Outback. Big mistake when you are hungry...That's my sangria-- it was yummy- but on an empty stomach? Not too wise.
That's Sydney with the menu, she wants one of everything and so do I... Let's start with some bread and a bloomin' onion!

Ah, the bread with the wonderful honey butter....


Followed by a huge prime rib and a side of broccoli... Now I am super full!
Has this ever happen to you? Don't eat all day and than eat WAY too much for dinner? I found a few tips to help us recover from over eating!

Here are the things you need to consider after indulging a little too much.
Drink More Water The Following Day
Many of the foods we often consume when indulging a little too much are going to be higher in sodium. Because of this, it's much more likely that we will see a good deal of water weight gain the next day.
Many people are quick to become scared after seeing this, so it's firstly important to realize that this does not represent true weight gain and second, important to drink plenty of water the following day as that is what will help you most when it comes to removing this water weight.
Furthermore, the more water you drink, the less likely you are to overeat the following day, which will obviously be something you'll want to be sure of to prevent further weight gain.
Eat More Protein Rich Food
The next thing you should be doing is trying to increase your consumption of protein rich foods the following day.
This serves two purposes.
First, it helps to ensure that you meet your needs for that day because if you were not eating optimally before, you may not have reached your needs for the day before, and secondly, it also will serve to decrease hunger levels as protein tends to be the most satisfying macronutrient.
Don't Limit Food Too Much
While you definitely do want to watch how much food you're eating, you don't want to start limiting the food you eat too much as this could promote another binge from taking place.
Whenever you go without food for too long - while you are hungry, you really set yourself up for overeating because once you do finally eat, you'll have difficulty stopping.
So, do your best to make sure you are still eating regularly, just choose more lower calorie foods for the following day or two.
So, keep these three points in mind after you find yourself waking up from a day of too much overeating. Try not to beat yourself up too much over it - it happens to almost all of us.
Those individuals who are too hard on themselves are usually the ones who actually suffer the most damage because they generally just tend to ‘throw in the towel completely', writing the entire few days off to dietary disaster.
Keep things in perspective and realize that one day of eating too much is not going to set you back all that much. In order to gain one pound of body fat you would need to consume 3500 calories and most people will not take in this amount over and above their needs - even when really indulging.
I would love to hear your home remedies for over eating... ugh!


Wednesday, November 5, 2008

NEW SPIN TIMES

This is a picture of the World Gym Website found at www.worldgym.com/owings. I have just updated the site to show TWO new spin classes effective IMMEDIATELY. Monday and Wednesday at 830am. These classes will be one hour long-- that means your normal Monday and Wednesday classes that begin at 915am will now start at 930am. Please spread the word!
I hope to see you in spin!

Tired Wednesday

I watched the election coverage last night. I wasn't really hooked on it, I just kept flipping back during commercials of other shows... Needless to say I staid up pretty late.

And for that, I'm having breakfast of champions this morning. Starbucks coffee and peanut butter crackers.

I sure hope this gives me enough energy to make it through my spin class. Of course most of my spinners would be happy if my energy level is alittle lower than normal (yeah, like that's gonna happen)! Woo Hoo-- 915 Here I come!



Monday, November 3, 2008

Monday Blues

Just a boring Monday for the Spin Chick. Got the kids off to school this morning and dashed to Safeway for groceries. Yes, I rounded up for breast cancer. Home to unload than off to Kmart to put some toys on Lay-away. $600.00 later and $100.00 down payment and I dash to Walmart to drop off prescriptions for my mom.
After my shopping spree I went to the PF gym for a quick meeting, than finally LUNCH-- I was so hungry. Met a friend at the turtle and ate some cheeseburger sliders so fast I don't remember tasting them.
Back up the road to Huntingtown for a quick change and email check. Grabbed Sydney from school, dropped her to my mom and off to the gym for my 4pm bootcamp class.
After class home to change, off to the wine store, grabbed Sydney from dance and than home. I ate spaghetti while standing at the stove, got kids in jammies and made sure homework was done-- although there is no school tomorrow.
I JUST sat down with a nice Chianti in hand and now I'm thinking about taking a hot shower....
Gotta go, its 7pm-- time for wheel of fortune!