What I Am Loving Wednesday

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I feel like this Wednesday there is a lot to love

I am really loving this Bible verse. I heard it Sunday at church and it has been with me all week.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will

Romans 12:2

Thank You Dale 

Today I am loving that this is the first Wednesday of the month 

And also that May is my Birthday Month

Which also leaves me loving my 

April Instagrams so here were my favs

I also am in a May Challenge group where we are focusing on eating our 4-5 servings of fruits and veggies. 

So far I am loving this, and its not hard at all.

Along with working out.

I also am in love with Pandora Radio

Don't know why it took me so long to try it out.

Officially Addicted 

I also recommend trying Exekiel Sesame Bread 

I am loving this also 

And I am loving my idea for tomorrows 

Pintertest Kitchen go here to check it out and link up

Hope you all are loving this Wednesday

See ya all next week

Fitness Tip #3 Water

Drinking water is very important to staying hydrated. We all know this, but most of us are not great at making sure we drink it. I try to drink one bottle of Smart water a day, this is a 33.8 FL OZ bottle. Sometimes I can drink 2 of these.

 I have read that we sometimes mistake hunger for being thirsty, knowing this can help in remembering to drink more water. When you feel those hunger pangs, its time to drink water, that's easy. For me I have found that finding something you like or love will be just the trick to get that water everyday. I happen to be obsessed with Smart Water, so it makes me excited to drink it everyday. It could be as simple as getting a new water bottle, there are so many cool ones out there today why wouldn't it be fun!

So how much water are we suppose to drink, a good rule of thumb is eight 8oz glasses a day (64oz).I can tell you now that I don't get in that much each day, but its a good goal to start working on. I get in at least half that if I drink 1 smart water bottle a day, so now I really need to get going on drinking 2 a day....totally not easy.

So if your getting fit in 2012 make sure water is a part of your everyday routine, as well as eating right, and exercise. With these factors you will be fit in no time! 

What I'm Loving Wednesday

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I really LOVE going to church at Hope Church San Mateo

I have gone 2 Sundays in a row 

I love that I made a new friend

you can follow her blog 

here

Today I am loving 

that last night we got first place in our bowling league!

I also love that I finally got Tropical Shakeology And it's good!

Hope everyone else is having a great Wednesday!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

What I'm Loving Wednesday Link Up

I am loving that I have the day off today

• I LOVE Turbo Fire it has been my ticket in Getting Fit in 2012 
• I love that I am down 12 pounds
• I love that I am Getting Fit in 2012

I am loving that Glee started back up last night 

and now I am watching it

I love that Barry Zito got a Shutout game on Monday

I love this cupcake my friend made so yummy

Loving that I love Wednesday

See You Next Week

Getting Fit In 2012 Update

Its now April, and I am still going strong. Turbo Fire is my motivation, the workouts keep me pumped up day after day. I don't feel board, and actually look forward everyday to my workouts. For the first time in my life I actually can say I am bummed when I don't get to workout. I still feel My Fitness Pal is the biggest help in my journey. (If you use this add me, my name is tiggy808) I use this everyday and keep track of all food I consume, and all exercise I complete. I also keep a food journal where I write down what I eat for each meal. I find myself more aware of what I am eating, which is helpful in making healthier food choices. I find that I don't crave certain foods and that I have way more will power to avoid foods. Before I would just eat whatever was easy, or available when I got hungry. I was not aware and did not know exactly what I was eating and how it would affect me later. Now think and fight myself before I make a poor food choice. I started this journey back in December 2011 and took it full force January 2012. I am pleased with my results this far and can't wait for the coming months. As of this date a total of 11.5 pounds have been shed. 

This has not been easy, but with all the tools and networking it has made this journey a lot easier. I look forward to each day, and keep looking for new ways to get further along. New things to eat, new people to network with, and just knowing that I am doing my health a whole lot of good! I wish more would join in and Get Fit in 2012, its not to late to start and what better time than now. Even if its just one thing, maybe walking for 30min each day, or cutting out soda from your daily intake. Whatever it maybe any little thing can be the biggest difference.

Keep following me as I will keep posting tips along the way which have been a huge help for me. Till next time just think about what change you could do for yourself. You may be surprised at what a little change can do, which will lead to more.

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Get Fit in 2012

I Know What You Are Thinking Fitness Tip #2

I am sure a lot of you are wondering where I have been. No blog in a few weeks, no updates on getting fit in 2012 and no tips on getting fit. I didn't fall off the get fit in 2012 wagon. I actually caught a cold, and been fighting to fend it off. I'm happy to say I am getting back to my normal self.  Unfortunately that has put a damper on my fit plan. In order to not get any sicker I opted to rest up this week rather than sweat my you know what off...which actually makes me bummed because I lost a good week of workouts. I will have to work a little harder this week to make up for the lost time.

Fitness Tip #2

To kickoff feeling better, I will give a second fitness tip that has helped me out this far. I also used this awesome tool while getting myself back to a 100%. I recommend going to this site http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ MyFitnessPal. You can use it online or download an app for your phone which I find to be super handy. Its like Facebook where you network with friends who also use this app and keep each other accountable. I would be an awesome friend to have on your list so feel free to add me if you already use this or want to start. My user name is tiggy808 so please add me.

The things I really like about MyFitnessPal are:

I love how you can log, or scan all food items in for each meal.

You also can adjust the amount of servings you eat for the individual item.

You track your workouts 

Your weight

This app really makes you see what kind of food choices you are making each day. And really makes you think twice before you eat certain foods. I recommend using this to keep track of your eating habits even if your not working out. This alone could be super helpful in losing a few extra pounds. 

Hope this is useful and lets all get fit in 2012.

Yummy Low Cal Snack

This is my new favorite snack. Its quick, easy and low in calories. If you like peanut butter, I recommend trying PB2. Its a powder form that you mix with water. It cuts out a lot of the junk in regular peanut butter.

There is only 3 ingredients: Roasted Peanuts, Sugar and Salt. I find that you can add water as recommended, but adjust to your liking. 

For this snack I used

 2 corn thins (44cal)

 half a banana (53cal) 

1tbs PB2 (23cal) 

1tsp honey for flavor (13cal)

This snack is very satisfying and locks in at 133 calories. 

(according to My Fitness Pal)

My Fitness Tip For You #1

Today I would like to share my number one tool to my fitness plan for 2012. First you may want to check out my blog Its Already February, this is where I talk about being fit and healthy for 2012. I hope that you were inspired by my blog to become fit yourself, since my first month was a success. 

I enjoy working out, and find that it needs to be exciting in order to keep my interest. I am not into Gyms and sharing equipment that other sweaty people have used. Sorry if I offend any gym rats out there but I am one fourth germaphobe.  I like to workout in the comforts of my own home. Another huge factor is music, if its not pumping than neither am I. Forget those quiet workout videos where the gentle lady is softly telling you the next step, not for me. I want someone who is going to be in my face, yelling me to work harder. You know the Jillian Michaels type. 

So after Christmas I decided that 2012 was the year for me to finally get real with my health and fitness. My husband is doing P90X from Beachbody, but I knew that wasn't what I wanted to do. It involves weights, and repeating reps, I am good on doing that. Not to mention the fact you have to do push ups and at this point I suck. I do like Tony Horton who is the creator of this fine workout system, but he wasn't motivating enough for me. 

My husband showed me You Tube videos of people who did P90X, and also enjoyed another Beachbody home workout system Turbo Fire. I was instantly motivated and knew exactly what he was showing me. I had gotten Turbo Jam which came out  a few years back. I liked the videos, but never took it serious. After getting hit with the motivation bug we went straight to beachbody.com  and checked out Turbo Fire. I knew instantly that I found my fitness match. I was super excited to get started on my 2012 plan, I dusted off my Turbo Jam DVDs and got started right away. I wanted to make sure that I was ready for Turbo Fire once it arrived. It was worth the wait.

Fitness Guide and Schedule

Turbo Fire is an awesome home workout system, which is about 5 months long. Starting right at day one each workout is preplanned. I love how there is no guessing what workout should be done each day. Turbo Fire does take commitment with 6 days a week of 100% dedication. I find myself wanting to workout everyday, and actually feel guilty when I take a rest day. This is a no excuse system, most videos come with a new to class option which gives the break down to all the moves. Once you get the moves down you can  go to the basic workout. When you become a pro, which isn't long there is a pumped up version where the music over powers the commentary. The longest workout is 55 minutes and the shortest being 15 minutes. Not bad since the workouts fly by so fast it hardly feels like a workout. Chalene Johnson created the best workout ever in my opinion and gets an A+ for her motivating attitude. To make things even more exciting the music jams so get ready to sweat.

Turbo Fire is a cardio intense, kickboxing workout. I have found that my workout interest is cardio kickboxing style workouts and Turbo Fire is exactly that. These videos are non stop from start to finish, not a dull moment. There are fire drills during these videos where you go full blast for 1 minute straight and burn off the pounds instantly. Turbo Fire also uses HIIT training workouts where you do non stop fire drills the whole time. These are shorter videos around 15- 25 min. The idea is to burn calories even after you are done working out. Why wouldn't you want to try this out and feel the burn.

11 DVDs Labeled and Organized 

I am pleased with my 1 month results and can't wait to see what month two brings. I am telling you first hand a real deal review that is all on my own doing. This is not an advertisement just a real person speaking about real time day to day changes. Again if you read my blog I mentioned at the beginning, you would know that I lost 5.5 pounds in one month, 

I have more tools I would like to share but you will need to stay tuned to see what other tricks I have up my sleeve. I recommend you follow me on twitter to get my latest blog posts or subscribe via e-mail. Links are in the side bar. Hope you choose to get fit in 2012, and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding your decision. 

FINALLY! Football is over. Baseball TIME!

For those who don't already know, I bleed Orange and Black Period! Baseball is my game and the rest I can careless about. I really enjoyed this weekend since it kicked off with San Francisco Giants Fan Fest 2012. And ended with Super Bowl 46. Perfect weekend in my world. 

       Saturday was an excellent day since it was such a nice day out. For a winter day, it sure felt like Spring, and Spring means Baseball. I was excited to head up to San Francisco with Doug, Brian, Tina and my parents to face the 30,000 other people attending. I avoided last years Fan Fest, since they were 2010 World Champs and figured it would be a mess. I took a chance this year knowing it would be a packed house, but had a mission to complete. I knew my mission was impossible, but wanted to give it the old college try.

The Family Fan Fest 2012

         With the trade of Andres Torres who was my favorite Giant, it made Fan Fest a bit sad. I was lucky to meet him at a signing and got to take this picture with him. He is such a great guy and I do wish him the best in NY. I look forward to seeing him when the Mets come to town.

      Like many players who come and go, last year I took a great liking to Ryan Vogelsong. I think his story and Andres Torres is pretty amazing. I really admire the determination these players have to make it in the Bigs. They persevere and really rise to the top. I look forward to the 2012 season and what Ryan brings to the pitching rotation. I think its looking solid.

Ready For 2012

        If you haven't figured it out yet, my mission was to meet or get a pic or anything with Ryan Vogelsong. This was as close as I got. The crowds were just to over whelming and the lines to wait to possibly get a signature or photo op was slim. I opted to stay and hang out at the Q&A stage, where a few select players came up and answered crowd questions.

           The first round was Jeremy Affeldt, Nate Schierholtz and Javier Lopez. As Lopez made his way to the stage he decided to walk right through the audience and walked right between Doug and I, and he shook Doug's hand and I gave him a high five. So cool, to see the guys showing real love for the fans.

Jeremy Affeldt, Nate Schierholtz and Javier Lopez

         The next group of guys should have been the headliner, because they sure caused a big crowed. Buster Posey, Aubrey Huff and Tim Lincecum. Poor Buster couldn't even talk, without girls yelling out how much they loved him.

Buster Posey, Aubrey Huff and Tim Lincecum

          Finally the moment I had been waiting for, the next group of guys to come on the Q&A stage. Freddy Sanchez and Ryan Vogelsong. I was hoping to catch Ryan on the way out, so after watching how all the other guys left, I had my plan of action to head out before they were done and head over to the area so I could catch Ryan when he was leaving. I was waiting and waiting for them to finish up, but just my luck, they left the opposite direction as all the other guys...so mission was incomplete...oh well.

Freddy Sanchez and Ryan Vogelsong

         It was still a great day, walking around the park in places you usually can't go. I found the club house to be the most interesting this time than the other time I got to tour it. I was taking in the feeling of celebration when they had beat San Diego to go to the playoffs, and was imagining the champagne being sprayed all over the place. I am so happy to have experienced my Team winning the World Series and being able to imagine the feeling right where it took place.

I would like to thank Tina for letting me use some her photos in this blog. She is an awesome photographer and you should check out more pics from Fan Fest at her blog here. 

A Day In My EMT Stilettos

Really looking forward to the 2012 season. Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training February 18th not that I am keeping track.

Its already February!!!!!!

Happy New Year 

    I can't believe we are already in the Month of February....I know its been a long while since I have last posted. I am excited about my new year! I have decided to take action with my health and fitness for 2012. This year is different from any other year (the last 7 to be exact) because I am taking complete action. I am proud to say that I am 1 month in and proud of my results this far. I started 4 weeks ago doing the Turbo Fire work out, its a great system and if you enjoy kickboxing its a lot of fun. Everyday is scheduled and planned so there is no guess work on what you should do each day. I only wish the food part was mapped out the same way. For this area my friend Tina referred me to an app called My Fitness Pal and I love IT. I recommend trying it, it was fee and works. You can share with friends to keep you motivated just like FB or Twitter. Its a great tool if you are in need of keeping track of food and exercise. 

      I am excited to share my journey to get fit in 2012. And wouldn't mind your thoughts and ideas for food tips and excercise ideas. Getting healthy is not easy, but with a network and others to fight through it makes for an easier journey. For me personally being 1 month in I am proud that I have lost 5.5lbs, and can't wait for next months results. I look forward to becoming more healthy for 2012 and hope you too would do the same. I admire Tina's energy to being fit and feel she is a motivator to have on your side. I recommend you check out her blog at A Day In My EMT Stilettos  

 I hope together we can all be healthier for 2012. 

Nail Monday

Mondays are my day off and as of lately my new thing is to paint my nails. I don't care to go to salons, but like how nails done right look. So after a few YouTube videos and browsing Pinterest I have found products and ideas that I can do at home. So Mondays now become Nail Mondays. All it takes is one DVR'd program about one hour, fun colors and a cup of coffee.
For me my results have been working out well.

Now I will share my ways so you too can enjoy Nail Monday.

First I recommend prepping your nails and shaping them the way you like. If you are not sure how to handle this on your own its really easy, just look on YouTube for video tutorials on how to file nails. They have them for the shape you are looking for. I like the square shape, so I researched square nail shaping. There are also videos that show you how to paint your nails as well...just in case you are like me and thought it was difficult. I now find this all easy, and really enjoy doing my own nails.

Now for the fun part:

I recommend using Pink Gel Coat (strengthens & brightens) I got mine on QVC check here Pink Gel Coat.

This works great for a base coat and top coat, and it strengthens your nails at the same time.

Today I am going to take my idea from one I found on Pinterest

VIA

 Today I am going to do my own twist with a fall vibe.

I will be using Orange for my main color and a golden twilight for the stripe part.

STEP BY STEP

1. Apply the Pink Gel Coat or any Base coat

2. Apply two coats of orange color

3. For added protection you can add a regular top coat

4. Apply stripes

5. Finish with Pink Gel Coat or Top Coat

I am not a professional but it works for me. And I am right handed so doing the right hand was a bit tricky. 

I am sure over time it will get easier and maybe I can find a tutorial on how to paint nails with your opposite hand. When I learn that I will for sure share with all of you.

Here is my finished look, nothing close to the picture but its the idea.

 Now you have fun and festive nails on Monday

Check back next week for Nail Monday

First Pumpkin Anniversary Edition

So today on my lunch I found my first pumpkin of the season. It is way different from your traditional pumpkins that we are most familiar with. The stem alone is the largest that I have ever seen, it reminded me of a zucchini from my dads garden when I was younger. This pumpkin still has green veins going down it which I found very unique. Now for those who don't know, I work at a grocery store and my lunch break is taken on the back dock of the store sitting on a milk crate. The produce department has bins full of pumpkins, i usually don't pay much attention since I prefer to get my pumpkins from farms where they are grown. While I was sitting on my milk crate I happened to glance at a fellow employee who was loading a cart full of pumpkins. From a distance I fell in love with this unique looking pumpkin.

 And here I share with you this lovely piece of nature. 

 Bringing home my pumpkin after a full days work made me think back to 6 years ago when I married the love of my life. It was on October 15, 2005 that I made the life long commitment to my Husband. This was the best day of my life and most memorable day for sure. This pumpkin is also a reminder that with each passing year there is something new and exciting to look forward too, just like a new pumpkin with each season. Seeing this pumpkin even motivated me to polish up my sliver so I could show off my new pumpkin and share the memory of my special day with you.  This is for sure my favorite time of year.  

The Versatile Blogger Award Thank You Gabriella!

Thank You Gabriella!

I received this award from Gabriella over at Two Peeps and a Pooch

I am thankful to know her, and to have known her since High School. 

Thank you even though I am just settling into my new blog home. 

Here are the rules:

~ Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them

~ Share 7 things about yourself

~ Pass the award on to 15 blogs that you recently discovered

Seven things about me:

~ I am only 5ft tall. and my Husband is 6ft 4in  crazy!

~ I played soccer for 13 years from AYSO all the way till my senior year of high school.

~ I am huge Backstreet Boys fan...And I even met Nick Carter. Yes after 14 years I still like them. Just saw them in July when they toured with NKOTB heheh.

~ I am officially addicted to coffee, I thought I would never drink it daily but by my 31st b-day I was totally hooked. I like it for the flavor, and variety of styles. (not caffeine addicted)

~ I am Fanatic of the following: San Francisco Giants, Pumpkins and Disneyland and if all those can be combined in one day that would be super cool.

~ I love the 80's. Music is top of the list, movies and even anything retro from TV to clothing...I love the bright fluorescent colors.

~ I actually really enjoy reading, but don't care to collect books, so I have totally fallen in love with my Nook

15 blogs that I am passing this award on to are:

1.Kim at  A Cuppa A Kim

2.Jessic at Keeping up with the Johnsons

3.Tina at  A Day In My EMT Stilettos

4.Margie at  http://softlywhisperinglove.blogspot.com/


Since I am new I don't yet have 15 people...so this is all I got for now...but Thanks again Gabriella.

Blogging is not as easy at looks

Changed Location Again

I am sorry for all this confusion, blogging is not as easy at looks. I have found it hard to settle in one place, but after a little bit of help from my fellow blogging friends I think I finally am settled. First I want to thank and make a shout out to Kim at http://www.acuppakim.com/ for her helpful tips. And another shout out to Jessica at http://keepupwiththejohnsons.com/ for her help as well. These are two blogs I follow and recommend you do the same. For those of you trying to keep up with me and my blogging I do apologize and hope you do keep following me. I thought it was easy picking a location, but realized that its not. It takes a lot of time to start up a blog home that makes you and your guests feel welcomed. 

With this in mind I hope this will be my blog home for good, or I am just going to toss in the blogging towel. So for now thanks for hanging in there, and I do hope you all will follow GiantsBear.at http://giantsbear.blogspot.com/

Till then here is my most recent blog I posted at my other location.

I LOVE PUMPKINS

I am super excited now that October has arrived.

Reasons Why:

Pumpkins I love Pumpkins

The color Orange is acceptable for things other than San Francisco Giants

My Wedding Anniversary Month 10-15-05

Pumpkin Lattes

Anything Pumpkin Flavor (wish it was around more times of the year)

Fall Scented Candles, Sprays and anything smelly from Bath and Body Works.

Decorating the house full of Pumpkins

Did I mention I love Pumpkins

Here are some visuals  just to show my love for this great time of year.

My wedding was all Pumpkin themed as well. The cake, table pieces it was all amazing. I got to bring home the pumpkins that were not carved into. They were very good quality pumpkins that I loved so much I kept them on the porch through Christmas. I decorated them with Christmas bows and all. They actually lasted up till spring 2006. It was a sad day when they were put to rest.

I am thankful that each new season brings a brand new exciting pumpkin to love. And i enjoying sharing my love for pumpkins with others as well.

So hope you all have a wonderful pumpkin season too!