Healthy Habits Wednesday!

I have not done Healthy Habits Wednesday in a while!

In the past week, my workouts have been really good! I think I got back into the swing of things! Yay for me!

Workouts

Wednesday: 30 Day Shred (Level 3) 25 minutes + 10 km bike ride

Thursday: 30 Day Shred (Level 3) 25 minutes + 3 km walk

Friday: 30 Day Shred (Level 3) 25 minutes + 8 km bike ride

Saturday: 20 km bike ride + 3 km walk

Sunday: 30 Day Shred (Level 3) 25 minutes + 20 km bike ride

Monday: Rest Day

Tuesday: 16 km bike ride

Total km: 80 km (50 miles)

Not bad at all, right?!?!

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Food

Maybe because it's summer, I have been struggling a lot with sugar cravings in the past days! I'm craving for dessert every day! Pie, cake, ice cream, cookies, anything! (We don't  keep any dessert in the pantry to avoid temptations!) I baked a Tiramisu cake last Thursday for my father-in-law's birthday and it was insanely good! But I'm still sugar craving!

In general, I'm sticking to fruits and homemade smoothies but it's so hard! This weekend, we went to McDonald's twice to get milkshakes because I wanted one so bad! I think it's alright but if I could, I would get one every day haha! 

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Weight Loss

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I have to make a terrible confession: I don't have a scale at home, I've never had one. I don't weight myself often. When I want to know my weight, I go to my parents house (5 minutes away!) to use their scale haha! We should definitely get one!  

Do you have any favorite brand or kind in mind?

Well, I was at my parents 2 days ago and I can tell you that I lost 3 pounds (in 2 weeks)! I'm happy with that number and I honestly don't think I could have done better!

Do you have anything you want to share about weight loss, exercise, food, any tricks, any personal experience? Please share!

Happy Wednesday to all of you!

Are You Thirsty?

Hydration is so important and it's more important when you exercise, like I do! I drink a lot of water everyday and I need to have a bottle with me everywhere I go!

I recently discovered the brand CamelBak that makes hydration a lot easier!!!

I got that nice pink bottle and I take it everywhere I go (and it is BPA-free):

(And because my bottle is pink, I'm sure that my boyfriend won't steal it from me haha! He doesn't like pink accessories!!!)

I also got that amazing pack (but in blue) that I use when I go for a bike ride (I drink a lot of water while I exercise!):

"This Lumbar Reservoir (LR) hydration system keeps water secure and amazingly stable for trail running and adventure races."    

http://www.camelbak.com/Sports-Recreation/Packs/2011-Octane-LR.aspx

Those are great items that I just love and I wanted to share!!!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I have not done What I'm Loving Wednesday in a while, but I'm back for this week!

• I'm loving the song The Final Countdown (EUROPE). This song is one of my favorite! When B and I go for a car ride, we always listen to that song!!!

• I'm loving coffee! I have been soooo tired since the beginning of the week and I really need a good dose of caffeine every day!!! This is the coffee I usually drink:

• I'm loving that the kitchen and basement new floors are finally done!!! Yay for beautiful floors!

• I'm loving those places near my city:

• I'm loving my sweet boyfriend, as always! I'm so glad to be back with him!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!!!

Weekend Recap!

Hello everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a great time!

On Friday afternoon, after lunch, the boyfriend and I went for a car ride outside the town! We love to do that! On our way, we stopped by McDonalds to get a chocolate milkshake for me and a vanilla milkshake for him! I just love milkshakes!

After our car ride, we went to a vehicle dealership to have a look at the new Sonata Hyundai. My boyfriend is thinking about buying that car and we are going back tonight for a test drive!

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For dinner, we went at a friend house for a BBQ and it was great to see friends I have not seen in almost 2 months!

On Saturday, we did some cleaning around the house. The ceramic floor in the kitchen is finally done but there was dust everywhere! (The basement is still not finished!) After that, we went to the grocery store to get some food for our dinner. We made indian food and for dessert, I baked a fantastic lemon pie that looked just like that:

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It was sooooo good!!! It was made with real lemon juice, eagle brand milk, eggs and graham cookies and it was so easy to do!

On Sunday, we went to the store to get a gift for B's step-father. We didn't know what to buy and we decided to get him a Tim Hortons gift certificate (it's like a Starbucks) because he has breakfast every morning there!

After that, we went for a walk on the beach. We live pretty close to 3 beaches (about 15 minutes away). That was a beautiful sunny day, about 23 Celcius degrees (about 73 F) with a little wind (as always). I live in North Québec and the summers are not that hot here, that was the hottest day of the summer so far ha! 

The beach we went to

After our walk on the beach, we went back home and we had dinner in our backyard and we had a jacuzzi night after that! 

It was a great weekend and I was so happy to share those moments with B!

How was your weekend?

Random Friday

I am back!!!

• I left Montréal on Saturday and I was at my grandparents house (in Trois-Rivières) for the weekend. We (my mom and I) left on Tuesday for our hometown and after 11 hours of driving, I am finally here, with my boyfriend! I am happy to be back here with him again.

• Our place is a mess right now because of the water damages we had in May! The kitchen and the basement floors are being replaced right now (it took a long time to get workers to do the job!!!) I can't wait to have a clean house again! Right now, the dishwasher and the oven are in the living room and there is dust everywhere! Not fun!!!

• I'm so tired!!! I did not get a good night of sleep last night!

• My boyfriend got me a great gift (well, it's for the two of us!): a Proform XP 185U Upright bike! I can't wait to try it! (it's still in the box!)

• I still have not found a job here. :(  I want a job!!! A real job!!! 

• We don't have plans for this weekend... Probably some cleaning!!! We may do a romantic dinner tomorrow night if the ceramic in the kitchen is done!

Have a great weekend everyone!

July 1st 2011

Here's some random thoughts on that first day of July (already!!!):

• Today is Canada Day! Happy Canada Day to all canadian bloggers!!!

• Today is also what we called Moving day in most of Quebec cities! Apartments leases usually end on July 1st here. So a lot of people are moving today (This year is probably the first time I'm not moving on that day in like 5 years!) and the streets are packed with garbage, it is disgusting! Montréal looks like that right now (in fact, that picture was taken just 2 streets away from my sister's place!):

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•  My work contract ended on June 29th and we had a great time celebrating afterwards! I had a great time in Montréal, I really enjoyed working here! I prefer Québec city, of course, but Montréal could be an option for us one day, we never know what can happen. (Our hometown is not my dream place to live in, but for now, there is nothing I can do about it. I try to like it.)

• I'm heading to Trois-Rivières (1h15 away from Montréal) to my grandparents house tomorrow. My mom is already there (she came to visit them for a week) and we will leave for our hometown probably on Tuesday. (I'm so happy that I have a ride home and that I don't have to take the bus!) Can't wait to be with B again!

• A sister's friend got engaged over the weekend and I'm being so jealous. I know, I know, my turn will probably come when it's time. But I'm still jealous.

• Stores are closed today due to Canada Day and I don't have anything good to eat! I am craving for cereals right now!

• Today is a beautiful day and I'm going for a walk for sure!!!

Have a great weekend!!!