My Yuppie Blog

I apologize for my lack of blog posts, but I’ve been busy eating “junk”.  It seems I have a little problem.  I’ve been finding numerous excuses to eat girl guide cookies, ribs, chocolate covered almonds, muffins, chicken fingers, M&M’s and much more!  

Here are a few of my excuses:

I’m going to indulge since Joe is.
While Joe was on vacation indulging in alcoholic beverages and diner food, I figured I could use this opportunity to indulge myself.  

I’m burning off all the calories when I run.
While on the treadmill, I see the ‘calories burned’ at 500+.  This is so awesome that I take it upon myself to consume 500 calories of chocolate and ice cream to balance out the calories.  I realize this doesn’t make any sense.

It’s for a good cause!
‘Tis the season where my co-workers are fundraising for their children.  I want to support their causes and ultimately purchase girl guide cookies, chocolate covered almonds and chocolate bars.  I ignore the fact that I could just make a donation instead of purchasing the treats.  

Of course, none of these excuses are a good reason for me to stop taking care of myself and doing what I’m passionate about - healthy eating.  Sharing this with you has made me accountable for my actions, and I’m going to get back on track - I invite you to stop making your own excuses and join me!

Unbelievable.  After my previous post on “What’s All The Hype About Zumba?”, my gym  is coincidentally hosting Zumba Jam!  Basically, it’s an hour and a half Zumba dance party/big group fitness class on a Saturday morning.  They’ve reserved two basketball courts to hold all the people they’re expecting for this “jam”.  With all the hype about Zumba, I definitely believe they’ll be able to fill the two courts.  As for myself, although this might be a good opportunity to try Zumba (since I can blend in with all the other dance goers) i think i’ll pass to attend my usual hot yoga class.

I’ll admit it, I don’t get it.  What’s all the hype about Zumba?!  

When I took a peak in the Zumba class the other day, it was packed with women of all ages!  I realize it’s a Latin-inspired dance party, and you burn tons of calories, but what makes this class different from all those other cardio ‘dance’ classes?  

Maybe it’s the clothing?  I see the instructors wearing Zumba branded clothing, and noticed that you can buy it online.  Or, maybe it’s because women love to dance Latin?  Yes, that must be it.  That explains why I don’t get it…because I have no rhythm and don’t dance!  

Well, as long as you love what you’re doing, who am I to judge!  Maybe I’ll even give it a try one day!

It’s important to constantly challenge yourself in life.  My new fitness challenge is to have more visits to Lifetime Fitness than Joe by the end of the summer.

You see, when a member logs into their online Lifetime Fitness account, they can see their total number of gym visits since the grand opening.  I’m not a competitive person, but seeing my number of visits, and knowing that Joe has more than me, gives me something to strive for!

The current score since grand opening is Joe 15, Christy 14. 

What’s your next challenge?

I recently dropped by Healthy Planet in Etobicoke - just to check it out.  I didn’t think much of it, I just figured it would be another GNC or Popeye’s, especially with their cheesy logo.  Wow, was pleasantly surprised!  This store not only had the typical protein powders, but they had a large variety of homeopathic remedies, beauty products, eco-friendly cleaning products and truly healthy food.  I would compare it to a Whole Foods, but without all the “junk” food and portentousness.  Oh, and did I mention the prices are very reasonable!  I ended up buying chia seeds, ground flax seeds and Braggs seasoning.  

I will be back!

Here’s the cheesy logo: