happy saturday everyone! i know i usually don’t post on saturday but i thought i would drop in to holler atcha.
last night was SUCH a blast! turns out my friend who had the party lives in a ridiculously huge mansion. that made for a good time.
the best part about the night was i was able to see old frends~some people i have not seen since last winter and i was just so happy. there is nothing better than catching up with good friends. i dare say it is even better than ice cream!
here are a few photos from the shenanigans~
this room was covered in mirrors and 110% dedicated to flip cup.
hooray! a successful flip!
la la la ladies.
i never get to stand in the back! i am always too short!
speaking of too short. this was a miniature room. see the ceiling? yeah.. i could stand up straight with lots of clearance. nobody else could. oh the joys of being 5’1”
the worm was indeed busted out.
and other killer dance moves. too bad the flash was on.. because you are missing the effect of the totally black room with a colorful strobe light. yep. jealous?
more ladiesss!
love it when i see people that i havent seen in forEVA!
saturday!
since my dinner last night was a PB&J i woke up starving.. actually my hunger is what woke me up! does that ever happen to you guys? i know this girl knows what i am talking about!
i immediately went to the kitchen and made some english breakfast tea~
then i scrambled 2 egg whites+1 whole egg
and paired them with a double fiber whole wheat english muffin+garlic herb laughing cow~
it made for a lovely breakfast!
i ate it while checking out the pottery barn catalog. sheesh, how many possible products can you have monogrammed?!
anyway.
i spent the next 2 hours working on christmas stuff.. including FINALLY doing my holiday cards. better late than never!
i caught up on some blog reading but eventually announced defeat and goggle reader won with about 51 left unread. ah well, ya win some, ya lose some.
somewhere around noon or one i decided it would be a good idea to go to the gym. i had my pod shuffle charged up and upper body on my mind. i wanted to get it done quick so i decided to do supersets and made up a little workout using two different exercises for each muscle group (triceps, chest, shoulders, abs, back & biceps) and supersetting them with each other. here is how it went down:
| warmup: 5 minutes on elliptical level 10 |
cycle 1: three times through
| triceps & chest |
| exercise | weight | reps |
| dumbbell chest press | 20# each hand | 15 |
| barbell skull crusher | 20# barbell | 15 |
| dumbbell flyes | 10# each hand | 15 |
| bench dips | body weight | 15 |
cycle 2: three times through
| shoulders & abs |
| exercise | weight | reps |
| overhead dumbbell press | 10# each hand | 15 |
| ball crunches | body weight | 50 |
| dumbbell shrug | 25# each hand | 15 |
| ball plank | body weight | 1 minute |
cycle 3: three times through
| back & biceps |
| exercise | weight | reps |
| standing cable high rows | 40# | 15 |
| cable biceps curl | 30# | 15 |
| bent over underhand barbell row | 30# | 15 |
| dumbbell hammer curls | 10# each hand | 15 |
my arms were literally shaking as i drove home. they still are!! i love it.
after the gym i needed a little post workout nutrish so i went with some thing light since i will be having a heavier dinner tonight.
the star of the show?
YEAH! my roommate found some christmas crunch!! and actually, for bing a “sugary kids cereal”~the stats and ingredients are really not that bad. check it:
yep. that is why my title is “christmas crunch” although it could also refer to the time crunch that is going on right now.. seeing as how christmas is less than a week away! yikes!
of course i put my christmas crunch over 0% oikos. you saw that coming i am sure.
this was actually a pretty small bowl. i took a photo of it in my hand above the dogs. you can go ahead and compare the bowl size to each dog head.
why do i get so excited about christmas colored cereal?
it was not long before my bowl became a christmas crunch blizzard.
too bad it is not snowing here :( it better soon~i want a white christmas, damnit!
okay well i just got done eating that. my arms are still shaking. the dogs are still begging.
i figured now was a good time to check in on my december goals since the month is 2/3 the way over! wow~where does the time go?!
eat less.
- success. i have been rocking at this one. hardly EVER have a bite, lick or taste of anything! and i think it is paying off in the weight department. i can see my abs popping through :) after all, abs are made in the kitchen.
move more.
- fail. well, as of late. since i was sick i took 5 days off from the gym. 5 days in a row. so.. gotta hit it hard these last couple weeks.
drink a gallon of water a day.
- semi-success. i have been about 70% on this one!
remember to take vitamins & supplements.
- fail. probably remembered 4 days this whole month.
finish unpacking/stay tidy.
- semi success. eh.. my room has been clean but i haven’t had time to unpack anything! woops!
print out photos and hang them in my room/office.
- fail. the month is not over yet :)
eat out less.
- success. hardly ever eat out! yes.
add one meal and one move to their respective pages on the blog each week.
- success. i have been building that up this month and have more to add!
try new workouts.
- success. yes. i have been making up new workouts left and right!
make more of an effort to keep in touch.
- mega-success. that is all i do! i have been a social butterfly this month. fantastic.
and there you have it. lots of green, that is what i like to see :)
items of business!
- please keep sending me questions you would like to ask emily alvers, the 2008 body for life grand champion.. i am taking questions for the next few days so go ahead and ask away! if you missed it, you can check out her before & after photos and story here.
- i really need to change my about page. it is so outdated. that is not really an item of business but i am just sayin…
- today is national hard candy day so yeah.. celebrated accordingly. i can’t, since i don’t eat candy. but i hope you have a jolly rancher for me. a watermelon one. i love those.
well folks~i have to go do more socializing! i am going to marshall’s for a bit and tonight i am joining my mom, sister & sister in law for a dinner out at the tin angel cafe and to the jon scmidt concert~ he is a new age piano player & composer. should be fun!
hope you are all enjoying your weekend! i may or may not be back tomorrow~lots to do!!
Qs~
1. what is your favorite kind of cereal now? what was your favorite kind as a kid? favorite now is shredded spoonfuls~aas a kid i would say cinnamon toast crunch or fruity pebbles!
2. favorite kind of hard candy? watermelon jolly rancher para mi.
xo. janetha b.
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Hey, looks like more success than fails. I can’t wait to play Flip cup at the next party I have. Just learned about this one weeks ago.
I looooved so many cereals as a kid. Prob cinnamon toast crunch was my fave?? Now I love Trader Joe’s Twigs Flakes and Clusters! Yum!
What a fun and fab party! A Whole room dedicated to flip cup?? Now these people really have their decorating priorities right. :)
Christmas Capn’ Crunch! My hubby would love this! I think my favorite of all cereals is Peanut Butter Puffins. When I open the box, I literally have to pull my hand out of it to make myself stop. Ugh, it’s a little problem and I can’t be trusted with those little pillows of peanut buttery crack!
Have fun tonight sweetums!
oh my god my flip cup skills are awful. Whenever I go out with my friends I’m always “that girl” that no one wants on their time (reminds me of 5th grade recess) so I always end up being the “referee” thanks guys. thanks.
but i digress…
I swear, kids don’t realize how good they have it these days. We didn’t have Christmas cap’n crunch when I was a tot. Meh. I guess your never too old to be crunchatized though, right?!
my favorite cereal now is a toss up between Kashi honey sunshine or kashi warm cinnamon cereal. I’m also obsessed with PB puffins but I’ve only had ’em once. CT suckssss. When I was a wee one though I was all about reese’s cereal. PB has always been in my blood.
love you pretty!
Mmmm…Cocoa Krispies for sure!
Atomic Fireballs were my thing back in the day :) The roof of my mouth was shot HA!
Looks like you had a fantastic time last night!
I used to always eat Capn’ crunch. I need to look for this Christmas variety.
Those eggs look good, so does your party!
My fav cereal as a kid was crunchy nut cornflakes and now GF porridge of course!
My fav hard candy is cough candy so so good! x
Party animal! It sounds like you have another fun night lined up for you too. You look beautiful and that pic of you making ceiling clearance is too funny.
That Christmas Crunch is perfect, even better when you had it in blizzard form!
My fave cereal currently: Whatever that organic-y brand of honey bunches of oats is called
When I was little cinnamon toast crunch was definitely a top contender along with cocoa puffs!
Hard candy: does a tootsie pop count? the blue one!
multi-grain puffins are my favorite cereal right now, but i can finish the box in 3 days…so er….i try to not buy ’em. hahaha
Janetha…I LOVE your hair. I wish the bangs would work with my face but it doesn’t. :( It totally looks awesome and edgy yet feminine on you. Jealous!!! :)
I LOVE hard candy, but i’m picky. My fave is definitely japanese milk candy made with condensed milk. it’s really yummy!! If i ever get a chance to meet you, i’ve gotta convert you! heheheh
Oh, you said you were seeing a pianist. I didn’t realize it was “new age” :-o Let us know how that was!
Great job on the ab-popping successes of so many of your goals. I think I need to adopt your BLT goal. It’s been hard b/c I’ve been making nut butters and goodies. Grr.
Cereals: now heritage multigrain. Back in the day: sooo many: Apple Jacks, Lucky Charms, Count Chocula, too many.
Hard Candy- Love Jolly ranchers but my ab fave is See’s pops- chocolate (they d/c’d the PB-sniff!)
Sounds like you had a fun time last night!
Good job on the goals. I think it’s great that there is so much “green!” :)
1. I’m not much of a cereal person and never have been…
2. I think I’ll have to steal your answer. Watermelon jolly rancher is pretty hard to beat… :)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
That cereal looks so fun – great job on the goals!
1. what is your favorite kind of cereal now? what was your favorite kind as a kid? I will forever love Lucky Charms. I can’t remember the last time I had them though ;-)
2. favorite kind of hard candy? werthers caramels.
Thats my goal getting through the next two weeks. I know I’ll be eating more with Holidays around, but I need to cut down on the licks, small bites here and there btwn meals. So, good job girl. PS–Im startin BFL again hardcore in January. Whoohoo.
Speaking of BFL, here’s my question for Emily…
1. Does she/ did she REALLY only do the 3 days a week/20 minutes cardio that BFL outlines? I cant imagine getting that lean with only that much. Although, I know getting lean is 90 percent what you eat. So, thats my question to her.
FAV Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Fav Hard Candy: Hmmmm…noto a huge hard candy fan. Prob just lifesavers or jolly ranchers
Christmas Crunch?!? RIGHT. ON. I need some of that!!
Hope you have a wonderful time tonight, and yes, I am jealous of the little dance party you had goin’ on. ;)
Is that the worm?! Party looks like a blast! My fave cereal now is Kashi Crunch…well homemade granola really, but Kashi outta the box. Ooh and butterscotch is my favorite hard candy hands down forever and ever.
girl WAY to go on your goals!! thats freakin aweesome. im obessed with your bangs.
fav cereal as a kid-i wasnt allowed sugary cereals! so i guess cherrios
fav cereal now-PB puffins and i LOVE cinna toast crunch!
fav candy-im not a candy girl..so chocolate!
Just stumbled across your blog. Your fitness story is so inspiring, and congratulations on continuing to achieve so many of your goals!
woohooo! look at all that green! go janetha!!!!
My fave cereal has always been cinnamon life. still is.
I don’t do hard candy either. a hard caramel? My sweet tooth revolves solely around baked goods of the non-frosted kind.
frosted mini wheats are my weakness. seriously those things are just so easy to pop in your mouth and chew!
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Sounds like you had an awesome time last night!! Gotta love flippy cup. That miniature room is hilaarious.
Go you for getting to the gym today after a night of flippy cup, too!
Have fun tonight:)
just read your abs are made in the kitchen *shame face* I’m addicted to food. I have TEN MEASLY POUNDS to lose but do you think I can cut back enough?? I’m going to try more frequent smaller meals and tracking come the new year.
Christmas Crunch!!! Yummy!! I need to buy some of that!!!!!!!! I hope you have a great night!!!!! Looks like you had fun at the party, love the pics!!!!!
Xmas Capn Crunch..yum! And you’re right the stats are fine. I mean, it’s cereal, it ain’t kale. For cereal, it’s just as good as any, better than many! I think it’s funny how many kids cereals, i.e Lucky Charms, Honey nut cheerios type things even, are actually “better” Than the healhty ones geared for adults, and/or weight loss. 180 cals in a 1/2 cup for some of them is nuts. You know what I mean.
PARty where the worm was broken out? PRICELESS.
Your goals. Well, at least you’re honest without youself and us when you think you failed, you wrote it. But on Goal 1 the eat less one, love the abs made in the kitch linkback. So true!
Glad u enjoyed the mango in my pics today :)
Fun times!! Parties at mansion-sized houses are sure to be a success.
That Christmas Cap’n Crunch is hilarious! I love that you paired it with Oikos, keeping it healthy :)
1. Honey Nut Cheerios when I was little, now ironically Honey Toasted Kashi H2H haha..but I’m learning that I’m really not a cereal fan except for the occasional snack.
2. Peppermints!
A flip-cup room? Wow, my boyf would be all over that one!
OMG Capn Crunch is my alltime fave cereal. I am so jealous of your Christmas Crunch!!
1. Fave cereal now- Kashi Go Lean Crunch.
But as a kid, Cap’n Crunch for sure.
2. Butterscotch!
Hope the rest of your weekend is great!
xo
K
hahahaha you like what i typed for my name. it’s dedicated to you ;)
there’s so many things i need to say that is why lists are great.
1. the pottery barn is off the hizzy for real. i could use that catalog and pick entire rooms out of.
2. i love your scarf.
3. the capn crunch xmas made me giggle hard core
4. i’m pretty sure youre using excel for your workouts and i love the organizational way it looks. i may or may not steal that from you
5. you rock my socks off haha
Wahahaha !!! I loved how all three dogs looked up at you and the cereal bowl. SO adorable!
Janetha, I demand that you post every Sat, too. You’re just too amazing, and more Janetha = always a good thing!
1. I don’t eat cereal…I never did like cereal! I’m sorry, I sound so snobby, lol.
2. Maple bacon lollipop…that stuff is the BOMB!
love christmas cereal! check out my post today…i made a shout out to ya!!
jenna
Oddly enough I loved Raisin Bran as a kid! Probably because the raisins had sugar on ’em. I also liked the Quaker Oat Squares. Now I love my Kashi assortment but I think Quaker Oat Squares are still my fave. I never buy them because I have a little control issue with them…as in half the box is gone in one meal ;)
No worries–I totally get excited about Christmas colored things too:)
1. Favorite cereal now is most def GoLean, but as a kid I always loved Kix and Honey Nut Cheerios.
2. Favorite hard candy…probably those hot cinnamon ones:)
i’m pretty excited about your cereal too. i loved capn crunch as a kid. especially the peanut butter. so now, of course, my fave is pb puffins.
I can’t wait to see what you think of the tin angel cafe! I wonder what it’s like every time I drive past. Love=cereal. As a kid, we were never allowed to have and “sugar” cereals, so it was just plain old Cheerios, corn flakes or Rice Krispies. I remember thinking Rice Krispies were cool though because that’s what my grampa like to eat :) Now I am in love with Quaker Oat squares. so good! P.S. I drank almost 2 GALLONS of water the other day. Holy thirst batman!
Christmas crunch!! It looks soo good in your cereal.. almost like candy! I used to love Captain Crunch (the peanut butter flavor) and cinnamon toast crunch. Mmmm!
Hooray for holiday parties!! Despite the snowstorm that hit NYC last night, my roommate and I had a pretty successful holiday soiree. Well…any night that involves wine and cookies is a winner in my book :-)
I used to love cinnamon toast crunch as a kid! I still really like it…Now, if only Kashi could make a healthy version…
I have been reading your blog for awhile now and I just wanted to say that I think you have the cutest style! and when I was at the grocery store the other day I totally bought that same cereal and I don’t even really like Cap n crunch I just bought it because it was Christmas themed :)
ohhh favaorite cereals?!?! that is a hard one…growing up my all time fav was rice krispie TREATS cereal!! that was soo good I loved the clusters! I also loved lucky charms, again picked out all the ‘mellows!! :) capn’ crunch is amazing though!! These days i love Kashi go lean (crunch too!) and puffins mmm
flip cup looked like so much fun!!! and love yoru scarf girl!
you seem to be doing awesome with your goals and hitting so many of them dead on!!
favorite hard candy would have to be the classic red and white mints (like candy canes!) also blow pops
Ah!! The worm!! I’ve had so many failed attempts at that dang thing. I am impressed.
Congrats on hitting so many of your goals!! You are rockin December ;)
1. I’m off the cereal at the moment. Mostly because I realized that whole boxes were disappearing without my even pouring a real bowl to eat. My current favourite is probably Nature’s Path Banana Almond. Old-school fave was that mini cinnamon bun cereal. Ah! So good! But my parents never let us eat the sugary stuff, so I was stuck with Just Right or Shredded Wheat (the big ones, not even the fun mini ones)
2. Chocolate Tootsie pops!!!
Janetha, I just wanted to tell you that you inspire me. I wish that I had your determination and motivation. Thanks for having such an awesome blog and sharing your life with us. :)
D
My favorite cereal right now is Kashi Go Lean…growing up I loved Cheerios – any variety!
I think I would have to say butterscotches are my favorite hard candy. Yum-o!
When I was a kid I loved Count Chocula. OH man, did I ever. HA! I’m now partial to the simple flavors. Kashi, Cheerios or Special K. I like adding my own flavors to plain cereal. Fresh or dried fruit being the best.
I’ve never been a huge fan of hard candy but if I had to pick one I guess it would be peppermint. :)
Have a great weekend!
Looks like a kick ass time – CUTE FRIENDS!
Ha!
Cereal – cinn toast crunch (always)
Candy – I prefer chewy!
Happy SNOWED IN SUNDAY!
Katie
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Christmas colored cereal!!! Adorable.
I always love the partayy pics– you look great! And they always look so fun :)
And congrats on the December goals girl!! You’re killin’ itttt, fur real.
1. I used to eat honey bunches of oats or smart start on the dailyy as a kid! but now i love anything by Barbara!
2. I’ve never been much of a candy girl–but i loooove butterscotch candies!
XOXOXO
Flip Cup! Makes me miss undergrad!
My fave cereal now, I’m also a big fan of the Shredded Spoonfuls.
As a kid I LOVED Fruit Loops, and Cocoa Krispies (I’m pretty sure I would still immensely enjoy eating either one of these, specially the Cocoa Krispies…chocolatey yum!
And my fave hard candy hmm… I really like Jolly Ranchers, specifically the Green Apple flavor.
Have a great rest of the weekend!
so much fun! i’ve always been a fan of cheerios — i know, so CrAzY, RIGHT? ;)
Is the Christmas Crunch flavored? Or just colorful?
I love jolly ranchers too! Especially the watermelon. Yum!
Ooo that picture of the yogurt with the dogs is absolute perfection. Quite the photographer miss Janetha. :)
My parents never let me eat crap cereal (the horror!) but I did eat tons and tons of granola (I’m talking big bowls with like 2 cups of granola in it) with whole milk as an afternoon snack. Loved the stuff. And shredded spoonfuls!
Fave cereal now? Nature’s Path pumpkin flax granola. So good.
Congrats on your successes my dear- seriously hardly ever taking a bite/lick/taste might not be a big deal to some people, but I know how hard it is! So kudos my friend.
christmas crunch! so cute!
i was one of those weird kids who didnt enjoy sugary cereals ( i still dont, in fact) i stuck to cheerios, rice krispies, and special k :) OH and crispix. loved crispix!!
fav hard candy would be….hmm, i dont eat a lot of hard candy..but i do love those ones that have a strawberry wrapper on the outside.
snow snow snow, we got pleeeenty of it on the east coast this weekend, now it’s your turn! and congrats on your december goals! i wish i could say i was doing that well with mine ..oh well, a still a week left to do better :)
Christmas Crunch! I didn’t know they still made it.
1. what is your favorite kind of cereal now? eh…I don’t know. I don’t eat much cereal now.
what was your favorite kind as a kid? Oh man. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cap’n Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cocoa Krispies, Frosted Flakes…anything sugary :)
2. favorite kind of hard candy? i love werthers. reminds me of my nany :)
I LOVE YOU.
and your friends. and your party. and your christmas cap’n crunch. and your cute gray boots.
glad you had a fabulous weekend me love…chat soon :)
cereal: LUCKY CHARMS!
hard candy: CARAMEL APPLE SUCKERS…DELISH.
I’ve never heard of Christmas Crunch, but I really want some!
So impressed by your resistance to the BLTs. I do not have near as much self control!
Glad you had fun at the party, it looks like a great time :)
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