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Keeping it Real - Back

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Workout Log Exercise Set #1 Set #2 Set #3 Set #4 (& notes) Assisted Pull-ups 5/40 5/40 5/40 5/40 & 5/40 Single Arm db Rows 10/40 10/45 8/50 T-Bar Row 10/25 10/35 10/45 8/50 Seated Close-Grip Row 10/70 10/80 7/90 2/100 Lat Pull-Down 10/60 10/70 7/80 1/90 Cardio:  Treadmill 20 minute Interval Sprints - 1:1.  5 minute warm-up - level 5.5, incline 1.0.  13 minutes sprint intervals - level 8.5, incline 1.0.  (30 seconds sprint, 30 seconds rest).  2 minutes light jog level 4.0, incline 1.0.

Stir It Up - Chicken Stir-Fry

I know in some households trying to get your kids to eat vegetables can be a challenge.  Mine included.  I do acknowledge that each of my children have their own "tastes" and that could be a result of their development or just what they like and don't like.  BUT, I am not one of those parents that will make separate meals to satisfy each of my children.   I think it is important that mealtime be a family event, where we all eat together, at the dinner table and we eat the same thing.  One eating rule we have when there is something that they don't like or are unfamiliar with, is that they must have one try-it bite.  If it is a vegetable that they don't care for, like broccoli or brussel sprouts, they have to eat at least two.  To avoid any unnecessary tension at the table, I tend to make meals where the veggies are not the main attraction or are disguised in a broth or sauce.  I have tried stir-fry's in the past, but it was such a struggle to get them to eat

Keeping it Real - Hams/Glutes/Calves

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Work Out Log Book I am sorry it is so small...I was having formatting issues...ended up converting from doc to pdf to jpg!

Not So Clean Butterscotch Chip Cookies and keeping this blog going....

Keeping a blog is a lot harder than I thought.  I like to give 100% when I do something, and keeping a blog is difficult when you don't have oodles of free time.  There is always something going on or little people who need me.  In the evenings, once the kids are all nestled in their beds, I then have the time to....finish with the dinner dishes, complete and put away the laundry, address any house cleaning that was not finished or attempted i.e. bathroom, and then, only then, I will sit down and have a little Chelsea time (Yes.  The coveted glass of wine is cherished at this time, on occasion).  However, once I am relaxed, I am too zoned out to write a blog.  I have many ideas and recipes to share, but its finding the time to put out something worth reading.  I am not a selfish person, but I like to share... I do tend to dabble in Facebook, probably a lot more than I should.  But only because it generally focuses around mindless tidbits that take a few minutes out of my time.  I