15 minute workout

Hey! So decided its been a couple days since I posted a workout...Id like to get some videos and/or pics showing you all some workouts but for now this will have to do :)

Here are a couple 15 minute workouts for this evening and tomorrow I thought you'd all enjoy. 

Workout 1  **Do 3 sets of each workout**

Squat          15

Push Ups     As many as possible

Hip Raises   12-15 (Lay on your back knees bent with feet flat on the ground ya know like youd be doing a sit up. Raise your hips so your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knees. Hold 5 seconds, lower and repeat)

Dumbell Row 10-12 (Bend at your hips and knees lower torso until its almost parallel to floor. Let dumbells hang at arms length palms facing behind you. Bend elbows and pull dumbells to sides of your torso. Pause and repeat, slowly.)

Plank           Hold 30 seconds 

Workout 2 **do 3 sets of each workout**

Single Leg Hip Raise  12-15 each leg (Same position as above BUT raise one leg until its in line with your other thigh.)

Wide Arm Push Up   As many as possible

Crunch                    15

Reverse Crunch       15

Dumbell Shoulder Press 8-10

Juice Fast + Costco = Fail :/

We had one more juice (for lunch) it was tomatoes and celery....then...we went to costco (and tacoma boys) for groceries...well if you've been to costco (or sams club) you'd know it probably wasn't the best idea on our part to do so....needless to say well we made it til lunch only haha sad I know...so guess we will try a day we don't need to grocery shop where they hand out free samples of their foods...thankfully we got some yummy fruits so we aren't failing too bad. :p
For dinner the awesome cook (my hubby) made well...I don't know the name of it, but its from the Forks Over Knives cookbook :)
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2 cups chunked potatoes (golden or red)
2 onions
2 garlic cloves (minced)
4-5 cups chopped exotic mushrooms
6 cups packed, coarsely chopped dino kale (stems removed)
2 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten free bought at tacoma boys :))
1-2 tsp chile paste
freshly ground pepper

Juicing

Good morning! So the hubby and I decided to do a 24 hour juice fast...soooo I decided today I would post about juicing :) I'll also post the recipes as we go, so you can enjoy them as well! We are new to juicing but have enjoyed it and so has our 5 year old, which is always a PLUS!  Well first thing first you need a juicer, (a blender works, but is prob more work and wont juice as well.) We got ours at Walmart, heres a link of the one we have: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Jack-LaLanne-Power-Juicer/14968099
Ok so some facts for you guys, like I said we are new so dont know all there is to know but figured Id share what we have read or learned so far. Most the things Ive learned are from the movie called Fat,Sick, and Nearly Dead. (http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/) The movie is a great movie showing testimonials of two men (and others) who had life threatening weight and diseases...showing the alternatives to medication/surgery fix in just 60 days. 
Why juice you ask....Loose weight? Healthy? Well both for some people...and health for everyone! Another reason....check out the recipe below and see how many fruits/veggies it takes to make ONE juice...would you realy eat all that by itself?  You're still eating something even though its in juice form, plus it has so many micro nutrients (helps w building muscle and immunity)...unlike the boxed stuff from the store. You dont need to fast for 24 hrs, 10 days, or however long to have juicing have a positive effect! Just one juice  a day makes a difference (along with healthy eating the rest of the day). 60% of our diets are processed foods because its fast, easy, and convenient...eating clean (not processed) makes such a difference in our life along with exercise. Its so much more then just loosing weight and looking good (those are huge bonus's) but its about health and getting rid of the risks for diabetes, cancer stroke...getting better self confidence, thinking more clearly, better energy, better sleep, ect. Here is a link with some good info... http://www.alternativeratreatments.com/eat-to-live.html. Ok ok enough for this post! :) Ill post the rest of our juices and more info with them.
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Drink One (Breakfast):

Mean Green (Original)
6 Kale Leaves
1 Cucumber
4 Celery Stalks
2 Green Apples
1/2 Lemon
1 piece of ginger(thumb sz at the most, less if too strong)

Drink Two(Morning Snack):
Apple and Pear Juice
3 Apples
3 Pears


NOTES FOR MAKING JUICE

• peel or slice off lemon rind leaving some of the white pith
• to juice small leaves such as parsley and cilantro, roll them up into a ball to compact the leaves
• wash all vegetables and fruits before making juice
• buy organic if possible

Fiesta Quinoa Salad

Figured Id share on here as well as on FB...Ill post more recipes as we make and enjoy them! :) We had this the other night and it was very yummmmy :) Hope you all enjoy as well! 
Fiesta Quinoa Salad

Figuring this out...PLUS an ab work out for you guys :)

ok well...after being slightly... ok alot frustrated with figuring this blog set up and all...i think i got it...i have to mess around with it some more but hey im getting there! so yea it may change alot in the beginning til i get it completed haha. hopefully i can add some fitness tips and info this weekend for now im just trying to get this thing up and running! feel free to post questions or comments :) ok heres a quick ab workout im going to be doing this morning (along with some cardio and mmmm maybe some arms havent decided yet on the rest of my workout :))
1 minute iso plank hold (elbows or hands)
30 bike crunches (you know on back hands behind head, bring the right leg in with left leg straight out isolated though above the ground...bring left elbow to the right knee and switch get it like riding a bike..)
10 left side crunches
10 right side crunches
repeat 3 or 4 times :) enjoy!!!

trying this out

ok ive never blogged so well i may not be doing this right at all guess ill learn as i go...hmm well its been a long time since ive wrote just to write let alone for ppl to read and judge :p BUT lots of ppl have started to ask for some tips for work outs, food, ect. most ppl have asked about weight loss but i figure ill cover it all weight loss, toning up (bc well we all know we want those pretty awesome abs and arms that say "i work out")...pls go over some food tips and things i come upon i feel worth sharing :) soooo here goes nothing figure ill try and post once a day at first and hope i get better as i go!