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SlimKicker Calorie Counter app review
I got the opportunity to try out a new fitness app that’s been in the works for quite some time called SlimKicker. There is a great review on LifeHacker that you can read by clicking here if you’d like. So what is SlimKicker? It’s a program & app that keeps track of your diet & exercise so you can be accountable and lose some weight.
Currently I’m using it on my iPhone, but you can use it on the computer too. It’s not available for Android yet but SlimKicker admin says it’s in the works.
I’m HomemadeMom on SlimKicker if anyone wants to join me in my fitness challenge!
The nitty gritty:
This app provides challenges that you join. Like no snacks after dinner, 10 wall squats a day, move during commercials, a salad a day, and then some! Each challenge is for 7 days. After completing that challenge you get points that will help to move you to the next level, or “level up”!
If you’ve been using My Fitness Pal this is very similar. You can chat with friends, login from a pc as well as an iPhone, track your meals & workouts, but no challenges in My Fitness Pal. The challenges really help keep you motivated!
The only negative I’ve seen is that if you do this only on your iPhone you cannot change the avatar picture to one of yourself. This can only be done on a computer.
Here are some helpful screen shots from the app:
This part is one of my favorites! I like how easy it is to visually see where I’m lacking, but not just that. It quickly shows you when you go over too! This was extremely helpful when I learned that I exceeded my sugars by lunch time! Yikes!
You can download it for FREE from iTunes for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. So download it NOW, friend me and force me to walk away from the computer and work out! That’s what I need to be doing!
Did you know you can freeze your fat cells?
CoolSculpting® is a new procedure developed by Harvard scientists that basically freezes your fat cells! It does not damage the skin, there is no knife, and no suction hoses. Not even one needle! Can you believe that! You can go back to what you were doing immediately after the procedure too! It takes about an hour and you will typically see a 20% reduction of fat after just one visit! Just imagine! After additional visits you will lose even more!
It has been approved by the FDA, it’s completely non-invasive with NO downtime! Isn’t that amazing?!?
They have some really amazing testimonials and videos. I really enjoyed the news segment from Good Morning America! Dr. Oz was talking about it to so you know it has to be good!
I’m a relatively new mom. My baby just turned 2, and despite my new workout regimin I still have a “mommy belly” complete with a side of love handles. It seems that no matter what I do I can’t flatten out those areas! I’m even watching what I eat, trying to eat a rainbow every day by adding more fresh fruit and veggies, whole grains and lean meats. What has all of that gotten me? Well, I feel more energetic, I feel that I have greater endurance. I’m not so tired after playing with the kids in the yard for just a few minutes. I can last longer on the trampoline too! I still have that muffin top though! This proceedure sounds perfect for the new mom trying to get her pre-baby body back. It is a little pricey, but much cheaper than invasive surgery and liposuction!
It’s not for the person trying to lose weight, this procedure is for the person that has pesky fat left after doing a variety of things to try and get rid of it. It’s perfect for the belly, love handles, upper thighs and arms too!
Here’s another video I found really intriguing on YouTube. She has the “mommy belly” that I was talking about.
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*Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, however, all writing is my own.
20 Second Fitness Review: Day 1
I am so lucky to tell you that I get to try out 20 Second Fitness and share the results with all of you! I don’t have a lot of weight to lose, but I’d like to lose 20 pounds, firm up, lose my mommy belly and get more upper body strength. I’ve tried different programs only to find that I really don’t have the time to dedicate to it. I am a busy mom of 3 boys and this program starts with just 4 minutes a day! You can do it too! Here is what I received:
| Videos, Poster, Eating guide and Stretch Cords |
Here is the Creator and host, Spencer Larson. He’s so full of energy that it makes doing the workouts really fun! The program is made up of HIT (High Intensity Training). Meaning that you do a series of workouts at a very fast, intense rate for a short amount of time.
So for day 1 I did the cross country ski, plank, push ups and curls. You do these moves for 20 seconds of high intensity followed by 10 seconds of rest. Repeat the set and you have a very effective 4 minute workout!
Check out the video to fully understand:
Want to learn more? Watch the 20 Second Fitness YouTube videos, ask him a question on Facebook or send Spencer a Tweet! Don’t you always wonder if the host has ever struggled with weight a day in their life? Well, here’s a great before and after picture of Spencer…
I think he looked good before, but the after is definitely improved! I think we all want to have a lean body and this program is something I can stick with. So I encourage you to follow along with me and if you’re feeling motivated, buy the program and get started today!
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What vitamins does your body need?
Lately I have health and wellness on my mind. I want to be healthy for my boys and I also want to be physically & mentally well for them. Not just for them though, for myself too. I want to lose a few pounds, tone up and get heart healthy.
I found a website that gives a very simple description of what vitamins your body needs and thought I’d share it with all of you.
VITAMIN A, found in whole milk, eggs, and liver, is essential to the skeletal system. It also maintains healthy mucous membranes, skin and teeth. Women need 700 mcg daily, and men need 900 mcg.
THIAMIN (B1) is found in high concentration in yeast and pork, as well as wheat products, oatmeal, flax, brown rice, whole grain rye, oranges, potatoes, kale, cauliflower and asparagus, animal liver and eggs. The vitamin mostly assists with the body’s cellular processes but has also been shown to regulate blood sugar. Women require 1.1 mg daily, and men need 1.2 mg.
RIBOFLAVIN (B2) assists with the body’s cellular processes and most notably aids the body in the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, proteins and ketene bodies. It’s found in dairy products, leafy green vegetables, yeast, mushrooms, almonds, legumes, tomatoes and animal liver and kidneys. Women require 1.1 mg of B2 vitamins daily, while men need 1.3 mg.
NIACIN (B3) can be found in nearly all the same foods as B2, plus chicken, beef, fish, avocados, dates and sweet potatoes. Niacin aids the body in DNA repair and also assists with production of steroid hormones in the adrenal gland. Women require 14 mg of Niacin daily, while men require 16 mg.
VITAMIN B6 most notably acts as a coenzyme that, which the help of other enzymes, regulates the body’s metabolism. Vitamin B6 is found in meats, whole grain products, nuts, leafy green vegetables and bananas. Both women and men require 1.3 mg of Vitamin B6 daily.
VITAMIN B12 is essential for the body’s metabolism. It is mostly found in animal products, like eggs and milk, but is also available in fish and poultry. Both women and men require 2.4 mcg of B12 daily.
VITAMIN C is most popular for keeping the immunity system healthy. Citrus fruits have the highest concentration of Vitamin C. Women require 75 mg of Vitamin C daily, and men require 90 mg.
VITAMIN D is found in dairy foods and promotes healthy bones. Both men and women need at least 5 mcg of Vitamin D daily.
VITAMIN E’s role has been debated by many, but it has been proven to function as an antioxidant at times. Both men and women require 15 mg daily. It can be found in cereals, seeds, oils, nuts, green leafy vegetables, pumpkin, tomatoes, rockfish, blue crab, mangoes, olives and papayas.
VITAMIN K assists the body in blood coagulation. It’s produced by bacteria in the large intestine and deficiencies are typically only found in diseased patients. The body should produce between 90 and 120 mcg per day.
FOLATE is most notably required to repair and synthesize DNA. It is found in leafy vegetables, legumes, eggs, yeast, grains, seeds, animal liver and kidneys as well as some fruits. Women and men both require 400 mcg daily.
BIOTIN transfers carbon dioxide, as well as maintains healthy hair and nails. It’s found in raw egg yolk, peanuts, liver and some vegetables. Women and men require 30 mcg daily.
Isn’t that enlightening? It feels good to know what the vitamins actually help with. So what can you do with this knowledge? Go to your medicine cabinet and take out your multi-vitamin. If you’re not already taking one…shame on you! You should be! Compare the label and see if your vitamin meets these needs, if not make a not of what your vitamin is lacking and next time you’re out shopping look and see if you can find one that does.
If you don’t find a multi-vitamin that has all of this then purchase the one that has the most matches from the above list and buy separately the vitamins missing. Honestly many of us like to think we eat pretty healthily, but in reality we are most likely lacking in many vitamins and nutrients. That’s why it’s so important to take a vitamin!
What do you take? What do you swear by? Are you brand loyal?
Want to follow my fitness journey?
You can follow my fitness journey at 10minutemomentum.com. I started a few months ago and completely lost my mojo. Now with the promise of a new year I’m going at it with new motivation. I want to be physically fit so my very fit hubby can be proud of his wife and so I can keep up with my 3 boys. I don’t plan on dieting really, just trying to make better choices. For me that means only having one brownie instead of three! The kids and I are trying to eat a rainbow of foods each day. Today I had a Blueberry/Peach Smoothie with Apple Cider! It was so yummy! I have yet to eat red, yellow, green, and purple and chances are that I won’t get it all in today. Oh well, it’s nice to have a goal. I figure this will do the trick without me having to count calories all the time. I don’t have time for that!
So 10 minute momentum is a site for me to track my goals, not just fitness goals. However, that’s where my journey begins. I figure that I can accomplish much more than I imagine I can if I schedule at least 10 minutes for myself in the day. No more am I making excuses that I don’t have the time. What happens is that 10 minutes usually holds enough momentum for me to do more. Right now I’m tackling fitness, but down the road I’d like to tackle a home management binder, scrapbooking, reading more books, menu planning and so much more!
What got me started on all of this was finding the 10 Minutes solutions DVD series. I came across them when searching for fitness DVD’s on Netflix. Did you know that Netflix has workout videos that you can watch on demand? Many of the 10 Minute Solutions DVD’s included! What’s so cool about these videos is once I start I don’t want to stop. I find that 10 minutes goes by so quickly! It’s easy to complete a 20-40 minute workout. Whereas if I decided I was going to workout for 40 minutes, I would put it off saying that I need to do get dinner started, or fold another load of laundry. I would make excuses and not work out at all.
So join me on this new venture. If you’d like to take part with me I have a button on that site you can install on your page to tell others about the challenge. It should be interesting!
Exercising with baby
I’ve decided with a great friend of mine that Monday would be the day her and I get back on track to lose our baby weight. My day goes by so fast and between 3 kids, work, laundry, dishes and other cleaning I have no time for me. However, I have a stack of Walk Away the Pounds DVD’s that I love and I’m always ordering more. Since I have a Baby Bjorn that Cutler loves I thought I’d try and put the two together.
Leslie Sansone has just a few simple moves to her workouts: walking, knee lifts, kicks, wide walking (Cutler really seems to like this part, I hate how goofy I look doing it!), kickbacks (really just a hamstring curl), and side steps. Her one mile videos are about 20 minutes long including the brief warm up and cool down.
If I can do it you so can you! This week I’ve been able to work out with him twice. Working out while wearing him is not necessarily my goal…but I do appreciate the extra resistance! lol!
Weigh-In Wednesday
I decided on Monday that I’m going to lose 20 pounds! I’m really going to do it this time! I still the last few pounds from…I guess childbirth? (Either that or eating whatever I want and not exercising, that must be it! lol!) I’ve set a goal for myself of 1200 calories per day and at least 20 minutes of exercise, more if I can find the time, and the recommended 8 glasses of water per day. Each week I will tell you my pounds lost. I plan to take my measurements too so I can share my inches lost as well. So here is what I’ve done so far:
Monday:
Calories: 1687
Exercise: 30 minutes of pilates and 30 minutes of Walk Away the Pounds
Water: 4 0f 8 glasses
Tuesday:
Calories: 953
Exercise: 20 minutes of pilates and 40 minutes of Kickboxing
Water: 4 of 8 glasses
Today I plan to do some pilates and maybe more walk away the pounds.
I found that on Monday I felt hungry all day and so I snacked, which is why I went over on my calories. Maybe it was just the fact that I was trying to limit myself calories and my body went into shock mode and wanted to eat, eat, eat! Tuesday was much better, I felt full for much longer. I actually made it to each meal without starving! I really need to increase my water intake, I’m trying, but it’s difficult for me.
If you think this new Weigh-In Wednesday would be better if I listed my food ate and all my snacks I will be happy to do so. I am keeping a food journal in Microsoft Excel and I’d be happy to show you all! Just leave me a comment and let me know what you want to see. Thanks for stopping by!
