A huge thank you to everyone that entered my competition to win an X-Box Kinect and a copy of the game Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, which was very kindly donated by the fabulous people at Ubisoft.

The entrants were all written down and numbered from 1-45 in the order that they entered the competition and I used a random number generator to pick a winner…

A massive well done to Emma B – I have your email address and will be contacting you shortly to obtain your name and address so the lovely folk at Ubisoft can ship your prize to you.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that reads and supports my blog – it is so appreciated.

I’ve only just finished work and am absolutely shattered so I’ll be back with a normal post tomorrow after I’ve done my 3rd and final session of Starting Strength for this week.

Have an awesome Friday night all!

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JAG’s Fitness Blog has teamed up with game developer Ubisoft to give readers the chance to win an X-Box Kinect and a copy of Your Shape: Fitness Evolved.

Your Shape’s groundbreaking camera tracking technology completely changes the fitness experience, providing users with an unprecedented level of accuracy and efficiency.

Unlike other games, Your Shape’s proprietary Player Projection technology puts your body into the game for the ultimate fitness experience. You will physically interact with virtual environments in ways you’ve never seen before and you’ll be captivated by unique and exciting visual effects that respond to your movements and impact.

To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is view the Your Shape ‘Toned Body’ video clip on their home page at http://yourshapecenter.uk.ubi.com/ and answer the following simple question:

How many new classes does Your Shape’s Cardio Boxing Platinum offer?

(*) 3

(*) 4

(*) 5

Email your answer to the above question to jagsfitnessblog@gmail.com.

*Please note the x-box console is not included in this prize*

The competition will close on Friday 28th January 2011 and the winner will be drawn randomly by yours truly.

GOOD LUCK ALL!

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*drum roll*

The winners are:

Tamsin
Laura (Angel31)
Pamplemousse
Victory

Congratulations!

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Entries are now closed and I will be forwarding all the entrants names and smoothie recipes to the lovely people at Magic Bullet, who will go on to select the winners next week.

Good luck everyone!

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This will be the last chance to enter my Magic Bullet Blender giveaway so if you haven’t already entered, submit your favourite healthy smoothie recipe here! I will be forwarding all of your fantastic ideas to the lovely people at magic bullet who will be selecting the winners. Good luck everyone!

I am super happy to report that my back is feeling a LOT better and my leg pain has eased up a lot too. I’m wondering if the leg pain was something to do with my back, maybe a nerve problem?

I’ve mobilised as much as possible today and made sure I’ve not sat for too long and it’s definitely helped. I am now hopeful that I will be able to complete my long run on Sunday.

The husband and I have also decided to climb Snowdon on bank holiday Monday. It’s something we planned to do late last year but didn’t get around to doing it. Have any readers every climbed Snowdon?

I’m really looking forward to it as it’s something completely different and outside of my comfort zone. I love a new challenge and the husband said we are choosing a more difficult route rather than the easy path so it should be fun. Of course, I will take my camera with me so you lovely folks can see the journey :-)

If you recall, I posted about Inspiration the other day and I mentioned creating an inspiration board. I think I’m going to give this a try. I’m currently searching out inspirational and motivational images and phrases to stick on it and I’m going to hang it in the kitchen where I will see it often – not sure the husband will appreciate it hanging in the living room!

Food today has been good. I very nearly gave in and ate chips from the chip shop for dinner but the thought of having to post here that I ate them was enough to stop me hahaha! I’ve really got to get my eating under control a little better – I’m not choosing as wisely as I normally do and as a result, I’m feeling yucky. I think the worst thing I could have done was buy more rice crackers – those bad boys tempt me like nothing else! I think I will be donating them to someone else so they aren’t hanging around in my kitchen.

Breakfast was the usual porridge, topped with Greek yoghurt, raspberries & pecans.

Mid morning was apple with cinnamon & maca and a skimmed latte.

Lunch was a bowl of leftover bolognese – yum!

Afternoon snacks were rice crackers and a pumpkin 9bar.

As I had snacked late in the afternoon, come dinner time I wasn’t actually that hungry, regardless of my mind tricking me into thinking I wanted chips. Thank goodness I resisted!

I decided to make up a smoothie, containing 1.5 scoops protein powder, 300ml skimmed milk & a bunch of frozen summer berries – delicious and so thick my straws stood up in it. The frozen berries gave it a lovely slushy consistency.

Nutritional breakdown:

Calories: 1822
Protein: 126g (28.2%)
Carbs: 174g (36.8%)
Fat: 68g (34.6%)
Alcohol: (Splash of wine in bolognese) 0.4%
Fibre: 27g
F&V: 8.4

Drinks: Lots of water, 2 green tea, 1 skimmed latte

Exercise: Nothing due to back pain

I’m really looking forward to the bank holiday weekend! My plans include:

• Going to finally view the gym with the hope of signing up
• 10+ mile run
• Watching Chelsea beat Liverpool
• Trying out a new recipe
• Planning the family meals for the coming week (trying to cut down the food bill!)
• Climbing Mount Snowdon

What are your plans?

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If you haven’t already entered, be sure to check out my awesome competition where 4 lucky readers are in with a chance of winning a magic bullet blender! All you have to do is submit your favourite healthy smoothie recipe here! Entries close on Friday and winners will be picked next week.

Gym Ninja recently posted about creating an inspiration file, filled with pictures of physiques that inspire and motivate you. This was something I created at the beginning of my journey last year and it definitely helps! I also had a little hand held journal that I carried around with me and I printed out a few pictures and stuck them in there so that I could look at them if I needed a bit of a boost or I was tempted to eat something I shouldn’t have.

Well, I hadn’t looked through my inspiration file in a long time but when I read GN’s blog post about it the other day, I had a good flick through and it really helped my motivation.

If you haven’t got an inspiration file, I highly recommend creating one! It could be a computer folder or a hand held journal that you can carry around in your bag.

Alternatively, you can do like Fitnessista and make an inspiration board. I’m thinking about making one to hang above my computer desk so that it’s visible every day.

I came across a new inspiration picture today and it really gave me the urge to get back into the weights:

From Fighter Diet

Wow!

I also came across this amazing video posted by one of the dudes on the My Protein Forum, of a 72 year old lady who pumps iron and looks amazing!

Who is your physique inspiration?

I recently placed an order with MyProtein for their new MP Max One Blast Energy Shots.

I’ve been using thermopure for a while and they are fantastic for giving me a boost for my training but I decided to try these to see how they compare. I’ve been put off by trying most of the energy shot drinks on the market because they all have such a high sugar content. The drinks from MP are sugar free and only contain 4 calories per shot – awesome!

I’ve just sipped on one in preparation for my run shortly, so I will let you know how I fare!

The rest of my food for today has been yummy! Not eaten dinner just yet as I have no appetite and I didn’t want to eat before running so I may make myself a protein packed smoothie using one of your fantastic recipes when I get back.

Breakfast was apple & cinnamon porridge topped with Greek yoghurt, dates & pecans.

Mid morning I had a skimmed latte & 2 babybel light.

Lunch was a chicken sandwich served with a little side salad & a serving of rice crackers.

Mid afternoon, I ate a sculptress bar.

Nutritional data as of now:

Calories: 1835
Protein: 145g (32.3%)
Carbs: 196g (41.2%)
Fat: 53g (26.6%)
Fibre:27g
F&V: 4 (This will be higher once I add dinner)

Drinks: LOADS of water, 2 cups of green tea, 1 skimmed latte

Exercise: Run – distance as yet unknown

Hump day tomorrow – hurrah! Getting ever closer to the Bank Holiday weekend – do you guys have plans?

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Calling all smoothie lovers – Magic Bullet wants to know your favourite healthy smoothie recipes!

If you think your smoothie recipe is the best and deserves to be shared with the world, come and share it with the blogosphere and you might just win a Magic Bullet To Go!

It couldn’t be easier. Simply leave a comment to this blog entry sharing your favourite healthy smoothie recipe.

Entries must be submitted before Friday 30th April 2010 and winners will be chosen and announced the following week. Who knows? Your recipe might just influence a future Magic Bullet recipes book!

Have a look at the Magic Bullet Official Facebook Page and decide just what you would make with your very own Magic Bullet To Go.

Good luck everyone!

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I have drawn the winners of my fitness raffle.  Everyone that wanted to be entered, I listed your names down on a list and used a random number generator to pick out the winners.

The  prize winners are:

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We went out food shopping earlier and I picked up 3 sirloin steaks for dinner, one for me, the husband and mini JAG.  However, my mini JAG has been pretty poorly for the last 3 days and has barely eaten any food so didn’t want to eat steak.

Initially, I was going to put it in the freezer and keep it for another night but then I said to the husband “what the hell – I’ll just cook all 3 and we’ll have one and a half each”.  Cue him saying I was the perfect woman.

I don’t feel very womanly at the moment, I’ve just chommed down on 14oz of steak!  It was delicious though!

I had to call in sick today as the little man was so poorly.  He’s been ill all weekend and has been running a fever causing him to hallucinate at times.  Last night, he got so hot, I was really worried about him so slept in his room with him so I could keep an eye on him.  We barely slept a wink as he was so restless, kept waking up, was too hot, then too cold, then needed a drink.  When my alarm went off at 5.45am I was exhausted and he asked me not to leave him whilst I went to work.

I took him to see the doc and he has tonsillitis pretty badly so is on antibiotics – get well soon my lovely mini JAG *mwah*

So, most of today has been spent with both of us trying to catch up on sleep!  I am heading upstairs shortly to hit the weights though and am training back & shoulders.

Food has been gorgeous!  I ate a late breakfast of porridge made with jumbo oats, skimmed milk, Greek yoghurt, chopped dates and pecans.

As breakfast was so late, I wasn’t hungry at lunch time so snacked on a babybel light and an original 9bar this afternoon.

Dinner was perfection.  Sirloin steak – medium rare, served with red onions, spiced sweet potato wedges, baby leaf salad & tomato.

I’ll be having a yummy protein smoothie after working out, made with:

• 250ml skimmed milk
• 1 scoop protein powder
• 85g raspberries

Nutritional breakdown:


Calories: 1859
Protein: 181g (39.4%)
Carbs: 120g (24.5%)
Fat: 74g (36.2%)
Fibre: 17.4g
F&V: 5.3

Drinks: Lots of water, 3 cups green tea

Exercise: Weights – upper back & shoulders

I had a horrifying thought earlier today – I forgot to draw the winners of my fabulous fitness raffle!  As you know, I’ve had a lot on my mind lately and it caused me to completely forget about it.  Profuse apologies to all that have entered.  I promise I will draw the winners tomorrow when I get home from work.

If anyone hasn’t read about my raffle, have a read of my original post here.  If you have, or want to sponsor me, leave me a comment at the end of this post and I will enter your name into the draw to win one of the fantastic prizes very kindly donated by Weight Loss Resources.

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