WSU Week 3 and a Thank-you Giveaway
Hey everyone!! Hope you’re having a happy Monday so far 😀
We’re back in Valdosta and getting back to the grind over here. Even though I have a boatload of laundry and cleaning to do, it always feels nice to come back to the casa after sleeping in a hotel for a couple of nights. I like our house, I guess 😉
1. The Winter Shape Up
I didn’t design new workouts for this week because there are two that I’d like love for you to try if you’re participating in the shape-up.
Beginners: (from this post)
–jumping squats (1 minute)
–wall push-ups (1 minute)
–couch dips (30 seconds)
–high knees (1 minute)
-plank (20 seconds)
–side plank (20 seconds)
-switch to the other side (20 seconds)
–plie squat (1 minute)
–chair calf raise (1 minute)
–Pilates swimming (1 minute)
* Repeat the entire circuit 2-3 times
Int/Advanced: (from this page)
1. Bent-Over Row and Kickback
It works: Latissimus Dorsi (Back) and Triceps
Make sure to keep your back flat and squeeze your shoulder blades together
2. Plie and Bicep Curl (I would reduce the amount of sets of this one to 1 or 2 since the following exercise works similar muscle groups)
What it works: Biceps, Inner thighs, Glutes (booty) and Quads (top of thighs)
3. Ballerina Plie
What it works: Quads, Inner thighs, Glutes (booty) and Calves
4. Chest Flye and Reverse Crunch
This works: Chest and Abdominals
Keep your weights from touching the floor and try to keep your legs at the same angle they were at on the ground and crunch your abs. As you gently bring your feet back down, bring the weights back together and squeeze your pectorals (chest).
5. Lunge and Lateral Raise
This works: Quads and Shoulders
6. Oblique Crunch with Dumbell
Works obliques
7. Swimming back extension
Works: Lower back (erector spinae) and the backs of your shoulders (rear deltoids)
Repeat the entire circuit 2-3 times
2. The Raw Cacao Crunchies
So, remember the raw cacao cookies I made last week?
When I did another recipe test last night, the dough came out like this:
Can you believe that’s RAW?!
Not to do any horn-tooting or anything, but that cookie dough is everything I wanted it to be 😀
I even had a hefty little taster to make sure 😉
I rolled out the raw cacao cookie dough:
Cut it into cute little hearts,
and put it into the dehydrator to dehydrate to perfection for 24-36 hours.
I can’t wait to see how they turn out! I have a good feeling about them 😀
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January 2010 was the best month the bloggy has EVER had! Thank you SO so very much for reading my little blog and for sticking around with me- I hope you know how much I appreciate it <3 You all make this such a fun place to talk about food and fitness, and I’m very lucky to “know” all of you.
As a little thank-you,
I’ll send half of the raw cacao cookies to a lovely bloggy 😀
(+ some fun goodies I’ll throw in there)
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment and tell me which dessert you’d love to see a raw version of.
For me, it’s Funfetti cake! It’s my mission to do it one of these days 😉
I’ll pick the cookie winner tonight at midnight EST.
Ready, set…. GO!
<3
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Well…considering I LOVE chocolate chip cookies…these cookies look just fabulous!
Raw cheesecake…oh yeah baby
I think raw red velvet cup cakes would be cool, and also 3 milk cake but I don’t know how that would turn out! Oh and btw I’m lovin the winter shape up, thanks!
Raw Carrot Cake would be amazing and honestly, that raw cookie dough looks like something out of my dreams too. LOVE cookies!
Hello! I would love to have a recipe for a raw version of apple pie 🙂 Yum Yum Yum
PS – I love your breakfast cookies. They rock my world.
I’ve always wanted to try a raw dessert! A raw tiramisu would blow my mind (if it is even possible??)
I would have to vote for brownies — a classic!
Hi! I have enjoyed your blog for some time and made the breakfast cookie a regular part of my morning!
I would enjoy some sort of raw variation of peanut butter cookies. This seems very possible.
Gosh, I think a smores-type thing would be delish! But I totally feel you on the funfetti cake. Nom nom nom…
Yay raw cookies! And I’m of the belief that there is very little in the raw food world that actually can’t be done! But I think along the lines of your funfetti cake, I’d really like to invent a raw version of M&Ms… though I can make raw chocolate, it’s the sugary colored coating that makes it that wonderful crunchy which goes with trail mixes and popcorn!
I would love a raw funfetti cake!
I would love to have raw white chocolate macadamia nut cookie! or tiramisu…mmmm
Those cookies look fantastic! I’d have to say probably German Chocolate Cake! Can you imagine that raw??
Mmmmm…raw cheesecake!
Anything with chocolate. That’s always my treat of choice. Or a chocolate and peanut butter combo.
i would love to see raw version of apple pie!
I say…. raw fig cookies!! Ready for Week 3!! Thanks Gina!!
Hey Gina! I think I’d really like to have raw cheesecake. Its one of those things that I’ve always loved, but have cut wayy back on! I can’t remember the last time I had any. Thanks for this awesome giveaway! 🙂
Raw brownies sound like they would be good. Or raw brownie batter bites? Everything you have made so far looks amazing though!
I am new reader of your blog.Love your exercises! I would love a raw version of cheesecake!
I would love to try any raw dessert, but banana pudding would be at the top of my list for sure!
i guess it’s technically not a dessert but i would love to see a raw version of a latte… is that even possible?
A raw version of Creme Brulee would be awesome. It my favorite eat only once in a while dessert.
I’d love to see a chocolate ice cream or even crisps like doritos or pringles done raw for when friends call over. Well done on your fab blog Gina, it’s great, love reading it.
I would love to see a raw version of brownies! YUM-O!
I’d love to see raw rice pudding!
I would love to see a raw recipe for carrot cake. It’s my fave!!
How about banana pudding? With rawnilla wafers!!
What a cool giveaway! Oh man I would love to see a cheesecake recipe made into raw form…. Strawberry cheesecake is my fave, but chocolate would suffice too! 🙂 hehe.
I would absolutely love to try a raw carrot cake! its my fav.. Raw frosting OMG!
My favorite desert is oatmeal raisin cookies. This is such a fun giveaway. All your raw cookie creations look amazing!
Considering how AMAZING these look, I’d say I’d love to try raw chocolate chip cookies. But probably my favorite dessert of all time is lemon meringue pie. I’d be interested in trying a raw version of that. Not sure how it would work, but a girl can dream!
I looove carrot cake so that would be amazing!
I just made white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies over the weekend. Sinfully delicious! I would love to find a raw recipe for them.
BREAD PUDDING!!!!
Raw Pumpkin Pie would be yummy!
Chocolate lava cake!!!
Pick me pick me! I was actually thinking about making a raw cookies and cream cake! Love to see that 🙂
Oh my, hard to pick just one. Carrot cake, cheesecake, ice cream sandwiches:)
Is there a raw bread pudding??? That would be amazing. Also how many reps do you do for the circuit you wrote out for int./adv.??
i’d do 10-15 reps
no clue if there’s a raw bread pudding, but i’m off to google 😉
Definitely raw carrot cake!
I love dessert (such a sweet tooth) so I love hearing about raw ice creams, and cookies! I also loooove cheesecake so a raw version would be heavenly. Or also those magic bars. Those too!
Hi Gina! I am a new follower and big fan of the blog. I figured I better stop lurking if there’s any chance for me to one of your lovely treats!
I would love to try a raw version of molten lava cake! Yum!
I would LOVE to try raw apple pie or red velvet cake!!! 🙂 The dough that you made for the heart-shaped cookies looks so delicious…I think if I made the dough it would have ended up in my stomach before it made it to the dehydrator!
oooooOOOOooooo I’d love to have some of these cookies! Congrats on Jan 2010 success! I’d LOVE to see a raw chocolate croissant!!!!!
Nanaimo bars! I have no idea if this is possible, but they were my favourite when I was a kid.
Most deff Red Velvet Cake!!! Yummy yummy.. I also would loooovve the Funfetti Cake.. one of my faves
Should’ve probably put this in the Breakfast cookie section but oh well!
Just wanted to suggest to all newbies to NOT MESS TOO MUCH WITH THE SIZE of the breakfast cookie that Gina has set out(be creative and experimental but don’t make it too small!). I thought since I’m really wanting to slim it down by April for my 2 year old son’s pool party, I would do a half portion (my regular ones comes in about 550cals). NOT A GOOD IDEA! I was so famished by 11am that I ate twice what I normally would have. DON’T SKIMP ON THE CALORIES when you are training or it will bite you in the butt big time!!!!!!
Needless to say I will be making my regular full portion tomorrow. Thanks for motivating me daily, Gina! Hearts!!
I would love to see raw vegan red velvet cake! I have some health problems so I can’t eat the real stuff and would be over the moon if there was a version I could actually eat!
Hmm….strawberry short cake!