Off The School Wall by Julie Sitton https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561 For Health and Wellness en-us 2019-01-16 20:01:24 UTC 2023-04-15 17:13:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/348838516/ac9458ea6d7d2bd2558457ba168a3b41/padlet_profile.png The cold week exercise... juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326991691 My exercise this week with the cold consisted of building a wall of straw to keep the llamas warm and shut in ....not quite the normal fitness plan but between that and hauling warm water it worked!  

]]> 2019-02-02 20:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326991691 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326993343 2019-02-02 21:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326993343 My New Habit! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994145 The habit I am choosing to change in the next 8-10 weeks is cleaning up my eating habits and refining them to reduce my Visceral Body Fat.  When I began working out two years ago with a trainer I have gained a ton of muscle but my visceral body fat increased too which is puzzling to both of us.  I eat fairly healthy always and although I know my metabolism is on the slow side of normal and I am over 50 I know this can be remedied.  Starting Monday I am back to the gym after a short break for an injury and will step on the machine they have that calculates percents through electromagnetic means.  I will get a definite starting point and get back to logging what I eat in My Fitness Pal each day.  My strategy to clean up my eating is to prep and plan the week of food so I am prepared. I will also be posting here my progress. ]]> 2019-02-02 21:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994145 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994912 2019-02-02 21:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994912 Anytime Fitness juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994944 This is where I work out in Prairie du Sac, WI  - love that they are open at all hours and have a knowledgeable training staff.  ]]> 2019-02-02 21:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/326994944 My Fitness Pal juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/327106037 My Tracking device for food and macros....

]]> 2019-02-03 20:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/327106037 Today's menu.. juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/327106654 Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup....very yummy. Can be made lower fat if use almond milk or other types of milk besides heavy cream! ]]> 2019-02-03 20:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/327106654 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/328042054 Logged in today on MyFitnessPal - on a roll!  Also got 40 minutes of cardio in at the gym and burned 400 calories.  Yay! ]]> 2019-02-05 21:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/328042054 Gym 5 out of the last six days! Logged into MyFitness Pal each day since the challenge began except for one day, which I logged the next day! Tracking macros and exercise! It feels great to get back to work on a steady schedule. No pain in my hand or elbows so far!! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/332916934 More snow tomorrow.  That has also been a workout and movement.  Hauling water to the llamas and goat during this cold weather along with hay has also been good.  Baby goats at the end of the month!  No rest for the ranchers!!

Worked out with my trainer today....she is awesome!!!  I have her two more times this week.  

Have a great week! ]]> 2019-02-19 20:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/332916934 Tonight's meals.....yum!!! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/332924732 2019-02-19 20:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/332924732 Logging in... juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/334612670 The My Fitness Pal logging in is going well. I find that I sometimes have to enter dinner the next day but I have been logging on daily. A freezing rain storm prevented my workout at the gym yesterday so I did some squats and exercises at home instead. The healthy eating is going well, except for the oreo I had yesterday. My daughter was eating them. Honestly it was great but back on the bandwagon today!! ]]> 2019-02-24 19:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/334612670 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/334613268 Thought this recipe sounded good!

]]> 2019-02-24 19:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/334613268 Busy juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/337295648 Busy week - so much for meal planning this week. I had some things in place which helped but with a baby angora goat born in below zero weather, it was an all day battle to keep her alive. My best idea was to have quick healthy frozen meals in the freezer!! Meat Tinkerbell....Tuesday's distraction!! Lots of exercise moving mama and baby to bunny shed which is climate controlled. Never a dull moment!]]> 2019-03-03 23:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/337295648 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/337297657 A Bran recipe - great for fiber.  It reminds me of one my mother used to make.  I like the substitution of applesauce for oil!   ]]> 2019-03-04 00:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/337297657 Spartan 300 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/338082541 755 calories burned......ow.!  Good day! 

]]> 2019-03-05 19:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/338082541 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339148498 Are these posts showing]]> 2019-03-08 01:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339148498 Yummy and Healthy! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339149036 Zesty Shrimp Lettuce Wrap
Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound (340 grams) cooked, peeled and deveined small or medium shrimp
  • 1 large (70 grams) carrot, peeled and shaved with vegetable peeler or grated
  • 1 small (75 grams) yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup (120 grams) rinsed and drained no-salt-added canned black beans (certified gluten-free if necessary)
  • 1/4 cup (5 grams) fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
  • 1/4 cup (60 grams) fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 12 to 24 large (180 to 360 grams) Boston or butter lettuce leaves, rinsed and patted dry*
Directions
Combine all ingredients except lettuce in a medium bowl. (Mixture may be chilled until ready to serve.) Spoon 1/3 cup shrimp salad into each lettuce leaf. Serve immediately.
* If lettuce leaves are small, stack two together before filling.
Nutrition Information
Serves: 4 |  Serving Size: 3 filled lettuce wraps
Per serving: Calories: 130; Total Fat: 4g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 115mg; Sodium: 436mg; Carbohydrate: 10g; Dietary Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 3g; Protein: 15g
Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 344mg; Iron: 4%; Vitamin A: 65%; Vitamin C: 28%; Calcium: 7% 


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]]> 2019-03-08 01:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339149036 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339783607 Gym 6 out of 7 days this week!  Yay!  Doing an In-Body  tomorrow to see what progress has been made in the last month!   Feeling good.  Logged everyday in My Fitness Pal!  ]]> 2019-03-11 02:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339783607 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339784271 Love this]]> 2019-03-11 02:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/339784271 Great week! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/342060586 Did InBody and gained two pounds of muscle and lost two pounds of fat this last month!  Yay!  Tracking on MyFitness Pal works!!!  

]]> 2019-03-17 00:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/342060586 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343526079 Berries are starting to be available and great again!  Yay! 

]]> 2019-03-20 19:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343526079 Tracking food juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343580484 Today and this week I have really added in some of the foods from our nutrition unit for minerals I was low on. Today I added in avocado and sunflower seeds and yesterday I added in steel oats and chia/flax seed blend. Meal planning and portioning snacks in advance is the next item of business!!]]> 2019-03-20 23:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343580484 Working out despite.... juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343981367 There are always many things to do....it is hard to sometimes find time to work out 6 days a week.  Weekend plans seems to get in the way.  Keep trying and going.  It is hard to prioritize myself with kids and company!!!  I have been keeping up with my app...only missed a day and recorded it the next.  I keep just plugging away...knowing that all effort will pay off in the long run.  

]]> 2019-03-21 19:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/343981367 Results juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/344463459 Results are slow.....changes in your body composition take time.....Thankful that I have been seeing results.  This weekend a break and then besides working out and eating right, taking down a straw wall in the lean to of the llamas and doing some Spring cleaning on the Ranch which will be lots of lifting and hauling!! Daily working out in regular life like people used to do on the homesteads.....movement in life! Watch this amazing video....teamwork at it's finest!]]> 2019-03-23 15:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/344463459 Interesting in time.. juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/346829868 It is interesting that although the scale doesn't show progress my clothes and my body are starting to show the exchange of fat for muscle and careful tracking of what I eat.  It seems like it takes time for the scale and body to catch up to each other.  I am pleased with this.  I see that meal planning is the key but here is always a healthy choice.  ]]> 2019-03-30 22:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/346829868 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/347812300 Yesterday did over 7 miles on the eliptical for cardio and today hit the weights with a personal trainer.  Two great workouts!  Didn't log into MyFitness Pal Sunday but logged it yesterday.  Went to the Brewer game and had a beer and brat...back to good eating today!  

]]> 2019-04-02 19:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/347812300 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/348723462 2019-04-04 20:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/348723462 Meal planning juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/350085235 Working with MyFitness Pal...still logging faithfully.  Now to aim to hit my macros not just calories.  To do that lies better planning.  Still working on it.  Today and yesterday great eating and workout days...burned 635 calories on cardio and 625 with cardio and strength training!  

]]> 2019-04-09 18:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/350085235 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/350087449 2019-04-09 18:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/350087449 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/352071108 I find weekends are the hardest to track since I am not in a routine. If I forget, I catch up on Monday by logging it then. It works]]> 2019-04-16 17:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/352071108 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/352679246 Did the card deck in personal training today!  Tomorrow another InBody to see what progress was made this month!!!  Oh - 20 minutes of cardio in warm-up on eliptical first!  

]]> 2019-04-18 21:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/352679246 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/353181053 When life gets busy it is harder to ditch my fitness plan when I work out in the morning since I already have it completed by the time I do school work, errands, family activities, take care of meals and animals. Prioritizing my health and wellness has been something I have worked on for the last three years and am very consistent with now. I only wish I had done this when my kids were younger, but glad I am doing it now!]]> 2019-04-22 20:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/353181053 Epic Fail... juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354333040 Oh well....checked and thought my posts were showing early on and then never looked for mine..just assumed they were. Oops. Something technological unexplainable happened and they weren't. Sorry to bomb all of you at the end, but our professor wanted me to still share them. They are out of order and all of the sudden randomly there.....so much for my techno-savvy reputation! :0]]> 2019-04-26 02:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354333040 When you stumble into the NFL Draft block party! juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354611009 Gotta love when you stop in Nashville and run into the street closed down and a free draft party!  Super fun!  Might have gotten some cowboy boots for the girls and I!]]> 2019-04-26 21:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354611009 juliesitton815 https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354611364 Draft Day in Nashville.....who knew they closed the street down!!  ]]> 2019-04-26 21:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesitton815/Merrimac_53561/wish/354611364