summery eats & a giveaway

Happy Monday! Hope you had an absolutely fabulous weekend! Saturday and Sunday the weather here was pretty gorgeous. Mummie and I even managed to catch some UV Rays yesterday. However she got some blisters on her lips, and wore SPF chapstick... so we are thinking she could be allergic to the sun... so not good!

Some Sunday Eats

{I only eat Quaker Oats}

{one Splenda}

{Watkins cinnamon}

{yum}

{what to do with a tomato from mum's garden?
you make a tomato sandwich on hillbilly bread with light mayo,
and enjoy less salt fritos on the side}

Snacks: granola bar & fruit

Salad Challenge Day 15
{left over chicken waldorf salad from Nordstroms...yum!}


Meatless Monday Eats

{Multigrain Cheeries with 2% milk and half a banana}

Salad Challenge Day 14

{fruit salad: cantaloupe, raspberries, strawberries,
red grapes and a pineapple flower}

Snacks: Mickey Mouse Cheese & 1/2 a banana with nut butter

{Zucchini Boat}

GIVEAWAY

Do you ever find yourself saying when was the last time I watered that plant, or how old are these strawberries? This is the story of my life... how many days ago was that burger fixed, or how many days old is this salsa. Well someone loves is "how many days ago" people and came up with an awesome product.

The company is called DaysAgo and they make Digital Day Counters. The counters count up to 99 days, and start to count over again after that. The DaysAgo is simple to use, re-use and re-set. The battery lasts approximately 18 months, and can easily be replaced.

The DaysAgo is not just for food... fab right? You can use it to tell you how many days ago you watered your plants or even keep track of things for your pets; such as refreshing kitty litter, cleaning aquariums or cages and more. The possibilities are endless and the product is brilliant.


You open my frig and you can find DaysAgo on my salsa, fruit and salads.


DaysAgo is $8.00 for a two pack and completely worth the investment. In one month using DaysAgo I saved $20 because I wasn't guessing anymore on how old things were. That's a HUGE savings for an $8 investment!

Two people will each win a TWO PACK of DaysAgo Digital Day Counter

Here's how to enter
(you must be a follower of Fashion meets Food. no blog? no problem just leave a comment with your email and state that you do not have a blog.)

• What is your favorite food to make?
• Give me a recipe to put into my bridal cookbook (5 extra entries)
• Add me to your blogroll (3 extra entries)
• Post about this giveaway on your blog (3 extra entries)
• "Like" Fashion meets Food on Facebook (3 exra entries)

Good luck! This giveaway ends Friday, July 30th

xo

Beat the Heat

Water Workouts Are A Great Way To Stay Fit And Beat The Heat

Summer is a highly anticipated season throughout the year. The day is longer, the weather is nicer, and there's always plenty to do to stay active. With so much going on and the plethora of trips to the beach in sight, a lot of people have high expectations to “get in shape” by the time the hot weather rolls in. Whether it’s to capture attention in their bathing suit, or the mere desire to keep up with all the summer has to offer, it is now common to hear people wanting to lose weight, stay fit, and be healthy throughout the summer months.

Unfortunately, the summer season can also be the toughest to exercise regularly. It is sort of a Catch-22 because those with lots of activities planned don’t usually find time to exercise and anyone who does want to work out during the dog days of summer often don’t because heat wears out their stamina and causes fatigue rather easily. Furthermore, activities done directly in the sun or in a hot gym, such as weight training or extensive cardio on treadmills and ellipticals, can be almost unbearable, if not outright dangerous. So where does this leave a person who wants to stay fit while staying cool during the summertime? Well, you can look no further than a cold pool for all your summer workout needs.

Swimming is a great workout that helps to work every muscle of the body using the resistance from the water. In fact, it's been shown that deep water walking for a 130-pound person at moderate levels burns more calories per minute than long distance running on land. This is why it's important to be aware of great workouts like Power H2O, which can help you get an optimal workout without even breaking a sweat.

Swimming laps all day can get pretty repetitive. Doing a great watery workout like Power H2O allows you to push your limits while keeping your body temperature cool and comfortable even on the most humid of days. You start Power H2O workouts by walking around the pool and getting in knee lifts, heel kicks, and lunges for a nice warm up. After this, a workout of vertical jumps, lateral shuffles (16 counts a piece), jumping jacks, running in place, and power jumps towards different areas of the pool come in for the bulk of the workout. These workouts are best done when using the pools current against you. Therefore, it's best to keep moving and avoid staying in one place.

Power H2O is also great for technique because it requires you to keep your posture while in the pool to accomplish each of the goals. Maintaining good posture and mechanics throughout a workout routine are essential to maximizing the effectiveness of the workout and avoiding injury. The long term health benefits of maintaining good posture are more evident. Other than that, the routine itself is not overbearing, as each session lasts 30 minutes and produces real results. They prove that a refreshing pool is a great addition to an individuals repertoire of exercise equipment which most would normally not associate with the pieces of most home gyms.

If you're looking for a less intense workout in the pool – also not as boring as swimming laps -have no fear! Water Yoga is a much more relaxed way to work out and stay cool during the hot summer months. If you already do yoga, you’ll be surprised at the extra boost water resistance adds to the routine. Positions like Wall Cobra, Floating Forward Bend, and Corpse Pose are great ways to work the body in the pool without overheating. Actually combining the two workouts is a great combination of a high intensity workout and a relaxing yet rewarding cool down, so try them both out for a full routine.



Pools are usually seen as places where people come to relax and enjoy their time off but water workouts have shown that pools can offer so much more in terms of health. Ultimately, pools are great places for people to workout, stay fit, and stay cool without taking leisure time away from those that want to hang poolside on a sunny day. Take advantage of a great workout while beating the heat. Simply dive right in.


Pete from GymSource

Upper Cut

Afternoon Loves!

It's your last chance to enter my Visibly Smooth Giveaway! Enter Away!

Today is Day 40 of my Six Week Challenge and Day 13 of my 30 Day Challenge. This morning I did the Core DVD in the KettleWorx series and let me tell you it worked me good. I am getting addicted to these workouts! I have a 5lb. KettleBell and definitely think that I need to up it to a 10 lb. My legs killed after the Cardio DVD, but my arms felt nothing.

I also did an AWESOME DVD. I am a kickboxing girl. I absolutely love it and think that it's so much fun. Kick boxing classes seem to far and few in between... so why not do some kick boxing at home? Hit It! will give you an awesome workout that leaves you sweating, breathing heavy and feeling amazing. I am absolutely addicted to the DVD and I have only done it once! Constance is an awesome trainer and makes working out so much fun! If you are bored with your workout routine go and buy this dvd right now, or maybe you want an extra workout added in seriously check this dvd out! I recommend it to everyone. I am extremely picky when it comes to kick boxing and honestly Hit It! is in my opinion the BEST kick boxing dvd out there! I can't wait to do it again!


Breakfast
Tropical Oats





Oats: 1 pt. (75)
Brown sugar: 1 pt. (30)
pineapple: 1 pt. (50)
coconut: 1 pt. (35)

Breakfast. 4 pts. (190)


Lunch
Everything but my kitchen sink salad. Spinach, tomato, cucumber, celery and egg white with some ranch.


Spinach: 0 pts. (35)
Tomato: 0 pts. (22)
Cucumber: 0 pts. (18)
Celery: 0 pts. (17)
Egg White: 1 pt. (42)
Ranch: 1 pt. (35)
Raspberries: 0 pts. (20)

Lunch: 2 pts. (189)

It has FINALLY stopped raining... for now any way. So I am off to hit the hills for a nice long walk!

xo

Six Week Challenge

I am in Week Three of my "30 Day Challenge". Along the way I have had some slip-ups including being thrown off track this entire weekend while I was in Hershey! I am back now, and ready as I will ever be to take on some new challenges.

I recently got KettleWorx which is a complete home fitness program based entirely on kettlebell training. KettleWorx says that you'll have a remarkable body transformation after just six weeks of their program. I thought the program sounded great, and I am looking forward to embarking on this six week transformation and challenge!


I will be following the KettleWorx program as well as going back to things in my "30 day challenge". Here is a basic outline of how the next six weeks will look, and week one goals.

Six Week Challenge

• KettleWorx: Monday-Cardio, Wednesday-Core and Friday-Resistance. (KettleWorx also has other DVD's in the program such as "Fast Abs" and "Arm's and Shoulder" workouts that will be incorporated into the challenge as well.

• Workout twice a day (Kick Boxing, Tae Bo and Yoga at least once a week)

• 30 miles per week

• Eat within 30 minutes of waking up

• Eat every three hours

• No eating after 7:00 pm

• Limit processed foods

• Amp up fruit and vegetable intake

• Drink at least 72 oz. of water per day


Week One Goals and Challenges

• NO processed foods.

• Jazz up breakfast oatmeal

• Gluten-Free

• NO EXCUSES


Let's hope for the best results!

xo