Herbal De-Tox
Ok….it’s been a little bit for an update. Well, things have been going pretty good The last few months have been a little up and down for the EDGE.
Typically, Andrew and I generally hit the gym 6 out of the 7 days for a week…or at least try to do some form of activity. If you recall, we try to aim for at least 2 days of heavy weight and 1 day of cardio. This works out to 3 days on for a workout regime and 1 day off.
For a week or so, the cardio was being neglected…and a bit of the diet was getting out of hand. Some bad eating there, sure, but mostly unhealthy portion sizes. I’ve since then gotten a handle on that and am back on plan.
For a workout regime, we’re rotating different workouts into our routine to help keep the body guessing:
Chest:
Back:
Legs:
We’ve also been getting out and enjoying the local weather a bit. The bike has been brought out of storage and we’ve hit the trails around Lynn Valley. Here are some pics from one of the outings:
We’ve also just started hiking around the Lynn Headwaters. Yup…that was a wakeup call to get stronger on the cardio…phew!!! That was hard!!
Other than that, I started a D-Tox program….no no, I’m no druggie…it’s a D-Tox diet to help the body get healthier. Check it out: http://www.wildrose.com. The D-Tox itself requires a diet to be followed with herbal supplements that also need to be taken. It’s essentially no wheat or flour products and helps to focus on ingesting more alkaline/neutral foods vs. acidic foods. For an idea of what some of these foods look like, check out the following diet plan from Wild Rose: http://www.wrc.net/wrcnet_content/dietplans/d-tox_diet_12day.htm. There’s also a cookbook (which I borrowed from Kristen, Andy’s wife) that gives some good ideas on what to whip up using the foods listed (it’s actually pretty good).
Typically, Andrew and I generally hit the gym 6 out of the 7 days for a week…or at least try to do some form of activity. If you recall, we try to aim for at least 2 days of heavy weight and 1 day of cardio. This works out to 3 days on for a workout regime and 1 day off.
For a week or so, the cardio was being neglected…and a bit of the diet was getting out of hand. Some bad eating there, sure, but mostly unhealthy portion sizes. I’ve since then gotten a handle on that and am back on plan.
For a workout regime, we’re rotating different workouts into our routine to help keep the body guessing:
Chest:
- Incline Dumbbell Press (generally this is harder to do then flat bench but we’re keeping the same weight here…good burn)
- Pushups with leg curls on a crunch ball. This kills
Back:
- Pull-ups
- Lat Pull – there’s a new machine in the gym that allows us to place true weight (not cable pull) and lift that from the floor up.
Legs:
- Yes, we’re doing them.
We’ve also been getting out and enjoying the local weather a bit. The bike has been brought out of storage and we’ve hit the trails around Lynn Valley. Here are some pics from one of the outings:
We’ve also just started hiking around the Lynn Headwaters. Yup…that was a wakeup call to get stronger on the cardio…phew!!! That was hard!!
Other than that, I started a D-Tox program….no no, I’m no druggie…it’s a D-Tox diet to help the body get healthier. Check it out: http://www.wildrose.com. The D-Tox itself requires a diet to be followed with herbal supplements that also need to be taken. It’s essentially no wheat or flour products and helps to focus on ingesting more alkaline/neutral foods vs. acidic foods. For an idea of what some of these foods look like, check out the following diet plan from Wild Rose: http://www.wrc.net/wrcnet_content/dietplans/d-tox_diet_12day.htm. There’s also a cookbook (which I borrowed from Kristen, Andy’s wife) that gives some good ideas on what to whip up using the foods listed (it’s actually pretty good).
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