Fit2Wed's Bridal and Baby Shower

Hi Ladies,

With so many of our boot campers getting married and having babies, we thought that this would be a great time to celebrate all of the special occasions! This is going to be great party that you won't want to miss. Cathy Kenton and Katherine McNeill have so graciously offered to plan, coordinate, and host the entire event. They will arrange the food, drink, and gifts, but we ask if everyone could bring $10 to cover the costs of a small gift.

Where: Cathy's House 12952 Caminito Pointe Del Mar, CA 92104 US

When: Thursday, April 9th at 5pm

Please RSVP by 4/5 at the absolute latest, as we need to make sure we let them know how many guests will be coming. It is also very important that you say if you are a Bride or Expectant Mother in your RSVP reply. We want to make sure that we don't miss any of our ladies that we are celebrating!

In addition, please feel free to invite anyone that may not have been included on this list from class or even a friend, just simply add them to the Evite.

If you have any questions or did not receive the Evite, please email Rosanne at rosanne@getfit2wed.com.

Cathy also wanted me to note that when you get to the gate on the day of the party, to make sure that you mention her name to the gate attendant. If no one is there, you can call Cathy from the box. Once you are through the gates, stay to the right and she is the 3rd house on the left (look for the balloons) If you have any problems please call her at 858-354-9200

Crock-Pot Porridge Recipe

Hi Ladies,

Here is the delicious recipe that Shirin made yesterday for the last day of boot camp. Enjoy!

Crock-Pot Porridge

Ingredients
1/2 C Cracked Wheat
1 1/2 C Steel Cut Oats
1/2 C Rye Flakes (I used Quinoa Flakes)
1/2 C Brown Rice
1/4 C Wheat Germ
6 1/2 C water or any comination of liquids including rice, soy, almond or goat's milk to equal 6 1/2 cups - I used all Almond milk
1/2 C Raisins
1/2 C Chopped Dates
1 1/2 TBSPN Vanilla
Pinch Nutmeg
Pinch Cinnamon

Place all ingredients in a 3 quart or greater crock pot. Stir well to combine all ingredients and cover.

Set on lowest cooking temperature and cook over night.

Spoon into cereal bowls in the morning and top with walnuts, bananas & cottage cheese (optional & not included in the calorie count below)

Makes 8 one-cup servings
Calories: 313 calories/cup

Cheers,

Shirin

Lentil Soup Recipe

Hi Ladies,

Here the recipe for the vegetarian lentil soup that Jody brought to the last day of boot camp.
In her own words, " This recipe is so simple, it makes a lot, so add more or less veggies depending on how much you want. Also, you can easily freeze leftovers. I made our bootcamp batch in my slow cooker, but you can also make it on the stove top in a large kettle. You can find many variations of this recipe on-line. There's also a recipe right on back of the bag of lentils. Most of the recipes call for some type of meat or sausage, but I just substitute different veggies for the meat."

1 bag (16oz) dry lentils (rinsed)
1 chopped red onion
5 chopped celery sticks
1 1/2 c. chopped carrots
1 chopped zucchini (green, yellow, or both)
1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes w/ roasted garlic (undrained)
1 8oz can corn
4-5 diced cloves garlic
1 heaping tsp dried oregano
1 heaping tsp dried thyme
1 heaping tsp celery salt or regular salt (add more for saltier flavor)
1-2 bay leaves (optional)
2 14.5oz can beef, chicken, or veggie broth
3 1/2 c. water

Once your veggies are all chopped and diced throw them into your kettle or slow cooker. Pour your seasonings on top, then add your broth and water. Cook in your slow cooker on low for 9-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours. If you cook it stove top, cook on medium or med-high about an hour or until lentils and veggies are tender.

Enjoy!!

Thank you so much Jody for the great recipe..

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IMPORTANT Updates and Reminders!

Hi Ladies,

Here are a few very important updates and reminders:

1) On Friday, March 27th, the Torrey Hills 6:15am and 8:30am classes with both be held at Torrey Pines for a fun trail run. For any new girls, the address is 12600 North Torrey Pines Road (exit from Hwy 5 at Carmel Valley Road. Drive west for about 1.5 miles until you reach the Coast Highway 101. Turn left and proceed along the beach for about a mile. The park entrance is on your right, please park on the highway and walk through the main gate) . We will plan on meeting at the picnic tables and will leave promptly at the start of class, please be on time.  Everyone is invited to join in this great work out!

2) We will hold a last chance weigh in for all girls that are participating in the current competition, on Saturday, March 28th at 7:45am. For all of you that have met your body fat goals but may be a pound or two off from your weight goal, you will have one more chance to be in the running for the grand prize. In order to stay in the competition you must be there on time and ready to be weighed!

3) Please don't forget that this Saturday is the last day of class, I can't believe how fast this 12 weeks has gone.  All girls that are signing up for the next session, make sure that you have your applications and payment to me by that day in order to be in the running for either a $100 LuLulemon gift card or $100 off of the next class.  

4) For anyone  interested, we will be having a pot luck breakfast to celebrate the last day of class during our awards ceremony. It would be great if you could bring a healthy baked good for other girls to try!:)

5) Since so many of you have lost a great deal of weight, there is no sense in keeping clothes in your closet that are too big! After class on Saturday, we will have a clothing swap where all of you girls can exchange clothes -- it's a great way to save money and to help other girls in the class.

6) Last but not least, for any of you that signed up for the "Girls Night In" on April 5th, please make sure to bring your $5 to me by Saturday. 

I look forward to seeing all of you at class and am very excited by all of the amazing results that you have had in fitness assessments and measurements! Keep up the hard work:)

Please RSVP TODAY!

Just one last reminder to please RSVP today for the Fit2Wed and Optimal Nutrition's "Girls Night In." The time has changed to 11am on April 5th so it is more of a "Girls Afternoon In." :)

Even if you are not interested in ordering the ONI products at this time, this is going to be a great way to get to know one another and to try some awesome food. We will learn about the great products that ONI offers as well as having a 2 hour chat session where we can share our struggles and successes. 

I hope that you will join us, this will be great! 

Sunday March 21st

Started my day with hot lemon water and 2 cups of white tea
Breakfast
Steelcut oatmeal with one banana sprinkled with cinnamon

Snack
Tru chocolate (not shown)
Apple

Snack
Bowl of strawberries & grapes from the Rock Church Cafe

Lunch
Optimal Nutrition Meal - Blackened Tilapia w/ Mango rice 295 calories (I love having these meals, so easy to just pop in the oven when I get home)
1 cup squash

Snack
Vitamuffin- Chocolate Fig- first time I tried this flavor. It was okay, but I think I prefer the chocolate chunk and some of the other flavors better.


Dinner
I already made the salad this morning, washed the asparagus and zucchini, and defrosted the Ahi, so it was ready to go for dinner. I love to have all my food planned out for the day in the morning, so I don't even have to think about it during the day.

• 4.5 oz Marinated Ahi fm Trader Joes
• 1 cup asparagus (cooked on high heat for w/ zucchini for a few minutes w/ 1/2 spray olive oil)
  
• 1 cup zucchini
• Salad (kale, mustard greens, spring mix, parsley, tomato, avocado, italian dressing)

Dessert
I have a container full of 1/2 eaten bars, so I don't have to have the whole thing I can just break off a piece of which one I want.
1/4 Kids Cliff bar

Puffins w/ Raw Almonds

Another piece of Kidz Cliff bar & shot of Apple Cider Vinegar to end the day.

Waterfal Run

Thanks Carrie for sending me these pictures from Friday's run. Rancho Penasquitos Canyon has miles of great running trails.


There are lots of big and small hills, which is amazing strength training for your legs, scorches tons of calories, and will make you a faster runner.

Important Update for Fit2Wed and Optimal Nutrition's "Girls Night In"

We had to make a change to our"Girls Night In" event on April 5th-- the start time is now 11am rather than 4pm. Please RSVP to the evite by tomorrow if you can attend. We need to give ONI the final count by this Wednesday morning, so they can order the right amount of food. 

Thank you so much for your understanding with this change and I hope that you can still attend! Email rosanne@getfit2wed.com if you have any questions  or if you would like to be added to the Evite list. 

Hungry Girl Event on June 3rd

Come out to an HG book event! Meet Lisa, the author of the amazing Hungry Girl cookbook and daily newsletters.  Get your new book signed, free snacks, and you could even win prizes.  

Location:

Borders (Mission Valley)

1072 Camino Del Rio North

San Diego, CA 92108

If you want to attend, I recommend that you RSVP to sd@hungry-girl.com to make sure that there is enough space. 

Optimal Nutrition

Last week I picked up my first week of Optimal Nutrition meals. One bag for Dan and one for me. They have a home delivery service or a free pick up at various locations.
I wanted to test out Optimal Nutrition before recommending it to any of the girls in class.

It is so easy to go on the Optimal Nutrition website and input your information (weight, activity level, goal weight) and they calculate based on your goals and activity level how many calories you need and how many calories the meals are. Each meal has a printed label on it with my name and all the nutrition information for my meal.

I ordered the same meals for Dan and I, but mine are only 295 calories and average about 20g protein and his are 783 calories and average about 60g protein.

Dan's is the bigger stack mine is the smaller stack.

I was concerned about having the storage space in my refrigerator and freezer for the meals, but I was happy to see that they easily stack on top of each other because they are vacuum packed so they don't take up a lot of room.

Lasagna- Dan's portion on top and mine on the bottom
The meals are so so good! The pictures don't give them justice to how much flavor they have.
They are all organic and they use great products/food. The lasagna had lots of great vegetables and lean turkey meat.

Mediterranean Chicken-
I keep them in the freezer and the night before I pull out what meal I want for the next day and put it in the refrigerator.
I just walk in the door pre-heat the oven to 350 and throw the meals into the oven for about 10min and they are done. I can also put them in the microwave if I needed to, but they taste better in the oven.


This meal I just heated up and threw in a container, so I could take it harmed up with me to work. I put it in an insulated cooler to keep it warm.

I love having the meals each day, so I only have to plan two of my meals and snacks. It saves me so much time, dishes, and adds in great variety. My meals are only $11, which I think is a great deal for having them all organic, balanced meals, enough protein, calories already calculated, fresh, and makes healthy eating easy. I think this is great for people who are really busy, trying to lose weight, moms who just had a baby, or for those who don't like to cook and clean.

They also keep in the freezer, which is great so you don't have to worry about them going bad if you didn't eat the meal.

They also ship nationwide, so if you don't live in San Diego, you can still get these great meals.

I've looked into several meal delivery services and really like what Optimal Nutrition has to offer. It is nice that they have a lot of options as to how many meals a day/week that you would like.

You can also taste how good their meals are at boot camp girls night in Sunday April 5th at 4pm.

Their website is:

http://www.optimalnutritioninc.com/

Vitamuffins/ Greek Total Zero

Vitamuffin special- (sorry should have posted this earlier special ended on the 18th, but they always have specials and HungryGirl is a great way to get the promotional codes for the good deals)
Happy my box of Vitamuffins arrived- It is a lot cheaper to order these from the website when they have a discount and free shipping than it is to buy in the store (unless they are on sale).
http://www.vitalicious.com/

Vitalicious provides you with

Greek Yogurt at Costco


Great deal to get the Fage Greek Total Zero at Costco- $6.99
I don't know if all Costco's are carrying it, but the Costco in Carmel Mountain does.

America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5k

Hey ladies,

After seeing how amazing you all did running to the waterfall in Torrey Hills yesterday (most girls ran over 7miles!!), I wanted to give you some information on the America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5k race on August 16, 2009. 

This is a great race and it would be even better if we could all ran as a Fit2Wed group! The half marathon is a beautiful race that begins at historic Cabrillo National Monument, with its majestic view of both San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, follows scenic San Diego Bay and Harbor Island along the Embarcadero to the Start of India, winds through downtown San Diego, and ends in beautiful Balboa Park. The 5k course will run completely within Balboa Park.

There is a limit of only 7,750 (half marathon) and 1,500 (5k) runners, so you need to sign up ASAP. The price is $70 until May 16th for the Half Marathon and $25 for the 5k. 

Please use the below link to sign up:

http://www.afchalf.com/entry.shtml

As the date gets closer we will have a meeting to plan where we will meet the day of the race and any other logistics. I hope that you all sign up and get your friends to do it with you!:)

Fit2Wed and Optimal Nutrition's "Girls Night In"

If you haven't done so already and would like to attend the "Girls Night In" event on April 5th , please RSVP as soon as possible. We need to give Optimal Nutrition a final count by this Tuesday March 24th, so they can order the appropriate amount of food.

If you did not receive the Evite for this event and would like to attend, please email rosanne@getfit2wed.com 

This is going to be a great event that you won't want to miss! 

SELF Magazine's Workout in the Park

Ladies, you won't want to miss this! SELF Magazine is hosting their annual Workout in the Park on April 25th in Mission Bay. 

GET ACTIVE. BE INSPIRED. HAVE FUN

Join them at this year's coolest clean energy movement! It's an explosion of power when thousands of high-octane women in San Diego hit the park for knockout workouts, beauty treatments and product samples. All events are from 11am-3pm. Rain or Shine!

You can purchase your tickets now for $15: Please check their website below to sign up:

http://www.selfworkoutinthepark.com

When you purchase a ticket, a one-year subscription to SELF Magazine will be included. 

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon:Fit2Wed Water Station

Hi Girls!

You won't want to miss this great opportunity to support the girls in class and all of the other amazing runners in the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on May 31st. We are still waiting for further details but wanted to make sure that anyone that wanted to sign up for our water station, could do so asap.

Please feel free to click on the link that I have provided and to pass it along to any of your friends that would like to help us! Although the link doesn't say specifically that you are signing up for our Fit2Wed station, the link was provided just for our use.

We have not yet been assigned a water station, but as soon as this is done, we will know the location and the time. I will also be sending you the parking information and more details (to anyone that signs up) as the date gets closer. Please contact Rosanne, the team captain, at rosannegeraty@gmail.com with any further questions.

As a further incentive, each station will be judged on spirit, cleanliness, originality, theme, and sound: Prize money will be awarded to the top 5 teams!:)

http://www.elitevolunteer.com/er/signup_form1.php?event_id=162&group_id=847

Join us in this awesome event and help us cheer on our fellow bootcampers!

Run to the Waterfall this Friday!

You don't want to miss this....Run to the Waterfall

If any of the Mission Bay ladies want to drop in on the Carmel Valley class this Friday, you are welcome to join us for this incredible trail run to a beautiful waterfall. You are also welcome to bring a friend for free (even the men are welcome to this class, if they want to join us ladies)

Friday: March 20th 6:15am-7:30am & 8:30-9:45am
Important Information: I would hate for you to come late and miss this awesome workout or not be able to find us. In order to make it there and back in time, it is important that you arrive to class early because we will be leaving the park exactly at 6:15am and 8:30am. You know I like to keep the workouts a surprise, but I'm just so excited about this one I had to let you know, so you don't miss out.

I also have a group leaving class a little earlier at 6am and at 8am, so they can make sure they get there and back by the end of class.

Carmel Valley
Torrey Hills Community Park -map-
Interstate 5 [EXIT] on to Carmel Valley Road [EAST] go to El Camino Real. Turn [RIGHT] on to El Camino Real [SOUTH] go about 1½ miles to Carmel Mountain Road. Turn [RIGHT] on to Carmel Mountain Road [SOUTH] go to Vista Sorrento Parkway. Turn [LEFT] on to Vista Sorrento Parkway [EAST] go to Ocean Bluff Avenue. Turn [LEFT] on to Ocean Bluff Avenue [NORTH] go to West Ocean Air Drive. Turn [RIGHT] on to West Ocean Air Drive [EAST] go to Calle Mar de Mariposa. Turn [LEFT] on to Calle Mar de Mariposa [NORTH] drive up the hill and the Park is straight ahead.

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

chicken quesadilla

This is a must make for sure.  My husband loved it.  

Chicken Quesadillas 

I used 

• 2 mini Ezekiel Tortillas
  
• 1/2 oz  lite mexican cheese (TJ)
• 2 oz chicken 
• 1/2 tsp low sodium taco seasoning (cooked chicken with) 
• Put in all in the Panini grill for 5 min. 
• I made my own quacamole (1 oz avocado, red onion, garlic, lime)
• 1 tablespoon Greek Total Zero Yogurt
• 1 tablespoon roasted tomato salsa (TJ)

343 calories 

Love the Panini grill- so easy 

I keep the Ezekiel tortillas frozen, so they last longer.  

Veggies & Protein

I love to add this Simply Organic French Onion Dip to my Non-Fat Greek Yogurt

I like a variety of vegetables

• carrots
• jicama
• celery
• cucumber
• 1/2 cup Fage Greek Total Zero w/ 1/2 tsp French Onion dip

PB2 Protein Shake

March 11th

Easy Pre-workout Breakfast

• 1/2 cup Greek Total Zero Yogurt (The Carmel Mountain Costco now carries a big container of the Fage Greek Total Zero Yogurt!!!!)
• 1/2 grapefruit
• 43g banana

Post-workout Breakfast (all this for 281 calories)

Complete breakfast and a great way to get in vegetables early in the day.  

• 1/2 orange
• tomato basil la tortilla
• 1 cup spring mix w/ roasted tomato salsa on top
• 1 egg + 1/4 cup egg whites 
• 1 cup spinach/kale/basil
• garlic 
• 1/4 cup red pepper
• 1/2 spray olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cottage cheese 

• Breakfast Fruit and Nut Cookie  123.2 calories (I made from the Eat Clean Cookbook- it is like a scone- I will have it as one of the recipes of the week for the newsletter) 
• 1/2 medifast w/ 1 cup black coffee

Snack

• apple w/ cinnamon
• tru choc
• 1 cup cherrios w/ peanut butter chips, 1/3 cup puffins w/ 7 raw almonds

Snack- while I made tortilla soup

Spicy Soy and Flax Chips w/ Roasted tomato salsa (145 cal) 

This is everything that went into the tortilla soup- recipe from the vita-mix blender cookbook

I love that it is literally full of vegetables!!!  The recipe doesn't call for spinach and kale I just added that in.  

So easy to make I just throw everything into the vita-mix blender

only 104 calories per cup

Dinner

easy salad with spring mix and italian dressing

Jicama sticks w/ homemade guacamole (72.5 calories) 

I got this idea from the Great News Cooking Class- It is a good way to get in more vegetables.  Next time I will try adding in Greek Yogurt, or edename to make it a complete meal with protein, fiber, water, and healthy fat.  

• 1.5 oz avocado
• red onion 
• garlic
• lime 

Tortilla Soup w/ soy n flax chips on top

the soup is not supposed to be green- it just turned green because I added kale and spinach

I know it doesn't look as appetizing green, but it really does taste just as good and I feel like I'm eating even healthier since it is green.  With the Vita-Mix blender I'm able to preserve so much of the enzymes and nutrients in the vegetables that typically get destroyed through the cooking process.  Worth every penny!  However, if you do not have the Vita-Mix blender I'm sure you could just put it in a food processor and heat it on the stove.  

I did not plan on eating this in my car.  I made this in the afternoon to have for dinner, but ended up going to visit a friend in the hospital.  Luckily, I already had this made and just threw it in my cooler.  

Peanut Butter Chips

New Favorite Sweet Treat

Wish I would have discovered these a long time ago.  I've been adding these pb chips to plain dry Cherrios as a dessert and it is so good.

The Sunspire brand is great because they are made from all-natural MaraNatha peanut butter.  2 tablespoons/15 g= 80 calories 

• contain nothing artificial
• no trans fats
• no hydrogenated oils

That's my food scale I use from Crate N Barrel- waiting for it to break, so I can get the nice one from Target that has the codes to input.  I might just break down and buy it, since I use it everyday.  

March 10th

Packed this in the morning to have after boot camp (had 1/2 in between class 135 cal w/ 1/2 my wrap for lunch and the other 1/2 after the second class) 

• Ezekiel English muffin toasted
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• berries

wrapped in foil and took to go

Pre-workout breakfast (314.5) 

• 1/2 medifast w/ black coffee
• steelcut oatmeal w/ 1/2 scoop Jay Robb Reset protein powder, 1/2 cup berries, 1 tsp flaxseed, 1 tsp wheat germ

Lunch

• 1/2 wrap ( so good- La Tortilla Factory Tortilla(tomato basil, spring mix, basil, 2 squares light laughing cow, sun dried tomato, 1/2 oz avocado, italian dressing) a must make for sure.  Thanks Rosanne for the idea of adding in sun dried tomatoes!!! (1/2 wrap = 112.25 calories) 
• salad (1/2 oz avocado, red leaf lettuce, spinach, kale, spring mix, italian dressing) 
• apple 
• tru chocolate

Dessert Snack

• Cherrios, bran flakes, granola, dark chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, 1/8th larabar

Dan brought this granola home for me to check out- I love it!  It is really good and great for dessert.  

I love the Earthbound Farm Organic Greens.  I like to stack up boxes of Arugula, Baby Greens, Red Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, and baby Romain.  I know that I have to have at least one to two servings a day or it will go bad and I will just be wasting money throwing it out. 

I have found this brand to be one of the freshest and best pre-washed Organic lettuce.  

Bought this Halibut from Whole Foods and made the recipe on the back.

It was good, but I don't recommend this Halibut.  At least for me, I don't like having the bone in the fish.  

This is the salsa recipe I found on the back of the Halibut (basil, tomato, red onion, etc) 

The salsa over the fish was great.  Dan said "I can make any crappy dish and just put a good sauce like this over it and it will taste great"

I had the fish over field greens.