Dawn K Homeschool

I have added Jillian Michaels workout DVDs to my routine, and there's such a difference!  I started with the 20-minute 30-Day Shred , but I wanted a more complete weight regime every other day, so I bought the No More Trouble Zones (40 minutes).  It indeed tones the entire body.  I am amazed at how much my muscles have already changed.  I feel positively exhilerated when I finish! Warning: I am not able to do the lunges (neither front nor side) because it bothers my knees.  I would be very careful with these.  I am working on making my knees stronger, but I think it is more of a cartilage issue. PS -- You can buy these at Target and Amazon for $9.00.  You will need hand-weights.  She (and her models) use 3-pound, but I use anywhere from 4-pound to 10 pound (for bicep curls).

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This cake is made with chick peas instead of wheat flour. It is so very moist and delicious! Garbanzo Bean Chocolate Cake (image is from www.allrecipes.com )

Blend together: 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond beverage http://www.bluediamond.com/shop/natural/almondBreeze32.cfm 1 cup frozen wild blueberries 1 ripe banana 1.5 cup fresh spinach (large handful -- stems and all) 1 tbsp flax seed This 300 calorie smoothie is packed with nutrients and antioxidants ! ** for added nutrients and protein, you can use cow's milk, protein powder, wheat germ or oats run through the food processor. I'm aiming to keep my low in carbs and calories, though.

How accurate are they? I rode for 1.5 hours today, and mine says I rode 23 miles. I had an up-down, up-down hill interval chosen. Does anyone know about these things?

My family just loves this. Quick-cook one cup black beans (this will yield more than one cup. I just boil, simmer and wait until done.) (dry is cheaper than canned, but canned would work.) 1 large jar generic picante sauce 1 small bag frozen corn (I found it for 78 cents at Kroger) 1 onion (I run mine through food processor) about 1 pound cooked ground beef (I buy mine in bulk, cook it all at once, freeze in approx. 1 pound ziploc bags for quick meals). You could of course omit the beef for vegetarian. any canned diced tomatoes you have. (I freeze whatever I don't use from one meal, so I usually have some in my freezer to use) you can also add any chopped peppers (I freeze any we don't eat in time. This makes them easy to chop.) salt, garlic or garlic powder, cumin, chili powder. I just add to taste. Bake in 350 degree oven. ***************************** Cook rice. You can serve this mixture on top of the rice. It fills one up at a good price. ***************************** Tort...