Toning Exercises

Hello Family and Friends!

1. Physical Health - Today I did my minimum 30 minutes of walking. No spinning classes when I could make it today. That attempt will be another day for my cardio work out. Good news - I did 20 minutes of toning exercises. I used a DVD that I got the other day for free. I enjoyed it and I am already feeling the burn in my legs and arms. Which means that if I do it 3 -4 days a week I should see results. By the way, it is longer than 20 minutes, but that is all that I can do today. I was aching and I didn't want to push myself. It is 30 minutes, so I should be doing the whole workout by next week.
   
2. Mental Health - Still reading from "You on a Diet". I actually took one of the tips for dinner. Make a bowl of healthy soup (I made it from scratch using cannelloni beans, low sodium veggie stock, one onion, one garlic glove, spinach, and a few other spices) and eat it before 1 cup as a "pre-dinner appetizer" to fill you up a little so you eat less. Along with the soup, I had one small chicken breast tenderloin made on the grill pan with a side of mixed green, strawberry, walnut, and lightly dressed salad. The whole meal was great! If you want the full soup recipe, please let me know. You can also have the same portion as a healthy mid afternoon snack.
   
3. Emotional Health -I cooked the whole, healthy dinner from scratch. I must say the soup was rather easy, chicken was prepared on the grill pan, salad was simple. The whole process took 40 minutes. Not bad at all. It made me happy to cook today. :)

That's all for now. The weather in Miami was terrible today. I think that I want to relax under the covers and watch some TV!

Love,

Lulu