GOOD MORNING!

I leave for  my bachelorette party in NYC in just a few minutes! Soooo excited.  I had a warm and satisfying bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.  I need FUEL for the fun!

Just a normal bowl of oatmeal….

• 1/2 cup oatmeal 
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 sliced banana
• Topping: Grape Nuts!

And a BIG cup of coffee! I was WAY to excited to sleep and only got about 5 hours…. ugh!

I drank my coffee while watching Britney’s new Circus music video — it rocks! 🙂

Plans for the Weekend

I’m going to have a wild and crazy (yet safe) weekend!!  I won’t be posting or replying to comments until Sunday evening.  Also, my Sunday post will only include highlights of the most important meals + snacks (and certainly not all my drinks!!).  I hope you understand that I’m going to be focused on my friends more than photographing meals over the weekend!

But… on a weekend like this, I try to just stick to my normal eating as much as possible.  I don’t use a party as an excuse to eat unhealthy foods, like loads of pizza or fried chicken.  If it was a longer trip, I would definitely hit the hotel gym, but ice skating at Rockefeller will have to do! 🙂

But no worries…. there will be a FUN summary post on Sunday of all the shenanigans! 🙂

December Challenge – Making Abs FUN! Day 2

OK – time for Day 2 of the December Challenge.  This is another fun ab excercise that is an easy alternative to crunches.  Presenting…. the table leg leg lift!  I found this exercise in an old issue of Self.

Step 1:  Position yourself near a table with your arms over your head, grasping the table leg.  Straighten your legs and contract your abs.

Step 2: Keeping legs together, slowly lift in the air until they are at a 90-degree angle to your body.  Keep your legs contracted and the small of your back against the mat.  Don’t let your legs fall too far forward!

Step 3:  When your legs are at a 90-degree angle, contract your lower abs to lift your butt off the floor.  Keep your legs straight — imagine someone is pulling your feet towards the ceiling.  Hold for a second and release.  Slowly lower your legs back to the floor.

Step 4:  Repeat!  Do 3 – 5 sets of 10 – 20 reps.   I did 3 sets of 15.

To recap, here’s the December Challenge so far:

• Day 1: Planks!
• Day 2: Table Leg Leg Lift

Have a wonderful and safe weekend! And….GOOD LUCK to Meghann on her half marathon!