Today I had an all day meeting followed by a work dinner. And I was not jazzed. Great content in the meeting and good people at the dinner but I was annoyed that my lunchtime workout hour was taken up. But I didn’t let that get in my way. I managed to knock out a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Jillian Michaels
Southwest Chicken Pasta
My workout: 45 min slow job on the treadmill before work Pilates reformer class at lunch Today I was craving some southwest pasta – I feel like there’s this bowl of SW pasta that I’ve had once but can’t remember the name of the place and can’t seem to recreate it. For any of you… Continue Reading
1st weekend of summer
Summer finally arrived in Portland…just like always, after the 4th of July. And I’ve had a great time enjoying every moment of it. I drank lots of water for the #hydrateinjuly challenge. Enjoyed dinner downtown at Santa Fe with some friends and while we were there, watched the line at Salt & Straw (ice cream… Continue Reading
Peanut Butter Watermelon Smoothie
So yesterday I got a little crazy. We took Chance to happy hour at Sniff (Dogs play for free humans hang at the bar) and before we headed down I made a quick protein shake so I wouldn’t eat all their delicious snacks starve. I’d tossed some watermelon in the freezer earlier in the week… Continue Reading
Strawberry oatmeal + little black dress prep
Tonight is the wedding of two very awesome people and I can’t wait to celebrate. It also concludes what we’ve been referring to as the “wedding gauntlet” (3 weddings in 3 weekends) and I’m going to be really happy when they’re all over. I’ve absolutely loved celebrating the biggest moment in my friend’s lives but… Continue Reading
Bring on the heat
Apparently mother nature has decided to reward us for suffering through a crappy summer last year by giving us a bonus stint of sunshine. Seriously. It’s 80+ right now and it feels fantastic! Currently I’m lounging in an adirondack, sipping on a frappuccino (homemade version….more to come on that at another time) and contemplating cracking… Continue Reading
Mind over matter
That’s what Jillian told me this morning, “mind over matter.” She said this to me as I was doing her 30 Day Shred. The ENTIRE DVD. That would be all 3 levels in descending order. See normally, you’re supposed to do 1 level for a good 20 minute workout but I wanted to kick my… Continue Reading
Thank you Jillian
So Tuesday night I did Jillian Michaels’ killer buns and thighs. I’ve done that DVD a couple of times, usually level 1 so I switched it up and tried level 2. It was definitely harder – hello 1 legged squats! and then there were a couple lunge combos I couldn’t do because of my knees… Continue Reading