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Love Your Body, Move Your Body

MissyMaintains — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:18:24 +0000

Last night I attended a special intenSati event at Chelsea Studios called, LOVE YOUR BODY, MOVE YOUR BODY. The event was hosted by two amazing intenSati instructors, Natalia Pertzela and Erin Stutland.

About the event:

What we mean is that feeling and being your very best self means committing to go for it in EVERY part of your life, from body to work to love to friends to money. In 2012, we are committing to go for SUPERWOMAN status, no matter what!

Join us, Natalia Petrzela and Erin Stutland for our latest LOVE UR BODY, MOVE UR BODY event: kick off the year with an extended, super-charged intenSati workout (and special giveaways and discounts) guaranteed to get you inspired to call up your super powers in all areas of your life… RIGHT. NOW. READY FOR YOUR BEST YEAR EVER? WE ARE!

I take Natalia’s class every Thursday and Erin’s class every Friday at Equinox but jumped at the opportunity to take a class where they would be teaching together! Yes, Natalia is due to have a baby in 2 months and looks that amazing! It is good to know that intenSati is safe for pregnant women!

The class was an hour and a half and really fun! Natalia and Erin both have so much energy so I love when they teach together! There was a plank contest in the middle of class and I managed to be one of the last people to hold the plank! I guess I can do any exercise full out when there is a competition involved! I especially loved the fun dance combination that we did to end the class.

There were lots of cool sponsors at the event like K-Swiss. Did you hear that Jillian Michaels is the new face of K-Swiss? Love it!

A very cute (and Sati-like) apparel line called IAMMAI was also there offering discounts on all of the gear.

Blueprint Cleanse was also there with samples of all the juices! I loved every single one but am in no hurry to try a cleanse again after my Organic Avenue experience. If I do try another one, it will definitely be Blueprint!

Sweaty girls!

We got some nice goody bags to take home with lots of coupons and discounts!

After the class, I went home and made a grilled chicken sandwich with Laughing Cow, avocado, popchips, and a salad.

Yes, the chicken was pre-cooked from Trader Joe’s but I am still proud of myself for making dinner! I never show you my food these days so here you go!

Erin and Natalia will be holding these events every month so I will keep you updated of the next one!

What workout did you do yesterday?

Don’t forget to enter my $50 Spa Week Gift Card Giveaway!

NYC Marathon Day!

MissyMaintains — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:13:48 +0000

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I want to start off by congratulating everyone who ran in the NYC Marathon yesterday! It was really special to watch friends, fello bloggers, and athletes from all over the world run such an amazing and inspirational race. I went last year with Mari so we decided to continue with the tradition this year.

Nothing like waiting until the last minute…

My poor attempt to make a poster on the subway got me lots of attention and laughs. I was quite pleased with the way my Dori poster turned out.

Mari and I arrived at the marathon and headed our separate ways. I found Dori’s boyfriend and roommate at mile 18 and we anxiously waited to see a cute girl wearing a Dori shirt with lots of hot pink run by!

We got plenty of updates on Twitter from other bloggers who were able to track her progress.

She ran by looking so happy and amazing after 18 miles! So proud of you Dori!! I spotted a few other familiar faces such as Melissa Z, Ashey, Theodora, and Rebecca. You all are amazing!

Eventually I found Mari again and we decided to head back to Queens for some food. We went to Corfu Grill, a Greek restaurant on Austin Street. I was freezing from standing outside so I decided to warm up with some tequila!

Skinny Margarita!

I ordered the Grilled Chicken Skewers plate which came with a Greek salad to start.

It also came with whole wheat pita and tzatziki sauce.

The chicken was delicious and was enough food for both lunch and dinner! It came with lima beans, rice and lemon potatoes.

I highly recommend going to Corfu Grill for happy hour if you are ever in Queens. They have 2-for-1 drinks and $2.00 appetizers! Can’t beat that.

I am off to go do some work! Have a great day and don’t forget to enter my Hydroxatone giveaway! I will be choosing a winner this Wednesday.

A Jewish Dinner

MissyMaintains — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:39:13 +0000

Happy New Year to my fellow Jewish friends! On Wednesday I took the day off of work and went home to Philly to celebrate Rosh Hashana with my family. We had a delicious dinner so I thought I would share it with all of you.

My mom decided not to cook this year so instead we ordered from a Jewish deli called Ben & Irv’s. Now I know where I get my “never feel like cooking” attitude from! All of the food was amazing so I had no problem with this.

On the Menu:

Challah

Matzoh Ball Soup

Turkey Meatballs

Gefilte Fish

Spinach and Potato Latkes (excuse the presentation!)

Sweet Fruit Kugal (so good!)

Carrot Tzimmes with Sweet Potatoes

Kasha & Bowties

Ziggy was all ready for some chicken and matzoh balls! I started off with the matzoh ball soup mixed with mushroom barley, challah, and a pickle.

My next course was meatballs and gefilte fish. The meatballs were especially delicious.

I was already full before the chicken but still wanted to try a little bit of everything!

I barely made a dent in that plate but really loved the kugal and sweet potato side dish.

There is always room for dessert!

I tried some chocolate chip banana bread and chocolate cake! Best part of the meal! I think we are the only family that does not do the whole apples and honey thing. Woops! It was a great dinner with the family and nice to be home for the night. I went back to New York right after dinner since I had to work yesterday.

If you celebrate Rosh Hashana, what did you have at your dinner?

If you don’t celebrate, what food would you most like to try in this post?

Have a great weekend!

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Getting Back on Track

MissyMaintains — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:11:11 +0000

It seems like ever since I started my new job, I’ve been allowing myself to eat anything and everything that is put in front of me. I used to be chained to my desk so I was forced to bring healthy lunches and snacks every day. Things are much different now. I am able to get up any time of day and grab a cookie from the cafe upstairs or go outside and enjoy pizza with my coworkers. I used to be in my own department so I was not invited to any meetings or birthdays. Now, it seems like there is bagel party or cupcake meeting every week! While some people can eat half of a bagel or just a bite of cake, I am not one of them. In all honesty, my pants have been feeling tight and I just don’t feel great after eating all of these sweets and heavy lunch foods. The other day, I put on my work pants at the gym in the morning and a big hole ripped down my inner thigh. I am grateful that I happened to be wearing my Lululemon pants to the gym that day because I was able to pull them off as work pants! This was a pretty big wake up call for me so I decided that I would use Passover as a way to get back on track with my eating. Part of keeping Kosher for Passover means no bread products, which also means no cake, pizza, or cereal. The holiday came at the perfect time for me.

I got on the scale for the first time this past weekend since the beginning of January. The number confirmed that I did not just shrink my work pants in the dryer the night before; they no longer fit me. I work out almost every day for one to two hours so I know my weight has nothing to do with the amount that I exercise. It is completely about food and having the self-discipline of staying away from all the sugar and huge serving sizes. My friend from intenSati is also struggling with her weight so we worked together for a while on Sunday and planned out our meals for the week while also setting weight loss goals for the month. We’ve been emailing each other our meals each day, along with how we feel after each meal. We are trying to figure out what foods make us crave sweets, make us bloated, make us anxious, or make us want to binge. Sending my meals to a friend is already much more effective for me than just logging them in a journal or on a website. Since Monday, I’ve kept Passover and have been making much smarter food choices. It feels so much better to get through each day without that feeling of guilt after stuffing myself to the point of feeling sick. Yesterday at work, there was a birthday which meant a giant chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies the size of my head. I simply sung Happy Birthday and walked away. Not only did I feel great for sticking with Passover, I felt like I actually had control over my food choices for once. I have to admit that I felt even better when I heard my coworkers complaining about how stuffed and gross they felt after eating too much cake! I know if I continue on this route, I will get back to the weight I am most happy at and I will feel powerful, strong, and proud.

Since I have to avoid bread products for Passover, I’ve been eating a ton of veggies and protein! I’ve been starting my mornings out with green juices that contain kale, celery, parsley, green apple, ginger, and cucumber.

I am trying to get back in the green juice routine so that my body is not in total shock when I do my 3-day Organic Avenue juice cleanse (happening sometime before my Groupon expires in June, I promise!)

I’ve also been making omelets at home and bringing them to work for breakfast since I can’t eat oatmeal during Passover.

I’ve been bringing vegetables for when I get the mid-afternoon munchies. I was getting into the habit of eating the heavenly red velvet cake or banana cream pie that was always sitting out at work!

I was fighting a fever last night so I made a comforting dinner of eggs with turkey slices and salad.

As for lunch, I’ve been spending $10 on grilled chicken salads from Hale & Hearty each day. That needs to stop before I become poor! Last night, I decided to make a ton of vegetables and chicken to bring for lunch the rest of the week.

I made a big bowl of string beans topped with pepper, garlic powder, and spray butter.

Lots of salad..

I also made balsamic chicken with mushrooms. Look at me cooking!

Check out my fancy dinner! I will admit that it was much more enjoyable than my typical frozen veggie burger dinners.

Some other fun foods I’ve been snacking on this week….

Can you tell I had a fun time in Trader Joe’s last night? I finally feel like a healthy eater again and am committed to staying on track. The only thing that has not improved this week is my gum chewing. I really want to get over that addiction too since it makes me bloated and makes me crave more food. I guess one step at a time though. I am happy with the way things are going.

Do you have a habit or food addiction you are trying to break?

** The winner of the Betty Crocker Mashed Potato and Cookware Giveaway is…

14- Andrea, “most excited for those loaded mashed potaters!!”

Congrats Andrea. Please email me your address and phone number! Have a great day everyone!

Healthy Chicken Fried Rice

MissyMaintains — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:15:39 +0000

Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend! I spent the past three days going to IntenSati classes, drinking wine, and relaxing. My parents came to visit on Saturday which was really fun. I also cooked for the first time in ages! I haven’t been posting much food on here lately just because I am always making the same boring meals for dinner. I usually just heat up frozen veggies in the microwave with a veggie burger or an Amy’s burrito. Last night I decided to take some time to actually cook a nice dinner. I was craving Chinese food so I decided to make a healthier version of Chicken Fried Rice!

I went to the supermarket and bought chicken, onions, eggs, and brown rice. I don’t make things that require me to buy more than five ingredients. I started off by cooking the chicken on the stove with onions and soy sauce.

While the chicken was cooking, I made Boil in a Bag brown rice. Yes, I still chose the laziest way possible to cook my rice. My roommate has a rice cooker but I have no clue how to use it.

Once the chicken was cooked, I added some sesame seeds and more soy sauce.

On a different pan, I cooked scrambled eggs to add to the “fried” rice.

I wanted some greens on the side so I made frozen veggies in the microwave. Some things never change!

Eventually my rice was done so I added some Smart Balance butter spray, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

I mixed the rice, eggs, onions, and chicken together to make Healthy Chicken Fried Rice!

I added some lettuce on top of the frozen veggies to make a big salad. Perfect dinner!

Even more perfect with a Blue Moon!

My chicken fried rice tasted very similar to the oily and salty kind at Chinese restaurants! It definitely satisfied my Chinese food craving! I should cook more often but don’t have the patience to do this on weeknights when I get home from the gym at 8:30pm. I am very happy with my 5 minute dinners but I will start to occasionally cook on weekends! You will never see me make a meal from scratch with 20 ingredients! I am all about the quick, easy, and healthy dinners!

What is your favorite fast, healthy dinner to cook?

Did you cook anything good this past weekend?