Mom n Tot Yoga Coming to RBI's in January

WHAT IS MOM ‘N TOT™ YOGA? A fun, interactive 40 minute yoga class for you and your child to do together! We will tell stories and 'act' out the poses. This is a FUN FUN class! WHAT AGE OF KIDS: All ages are welcome-from birth to age 10! The class is designed to KEEP kids aged 3-8 engaged in a fun interactive yoga class. Strengthen your body and your bond at the same time! Reduce you and your child’s risk of obesity and disease! Benefits for your child include...  increased concentration skills  increased self-awareness  increased self-worth and appreciation  increased balance and body control  develop self coping skills  increased coordination  reduces stress  HAVING FUN! WHEN & WHERE: The class will meet Tuesday's 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM (following StrollerFit) 6:45PM  @ RBI's - 230 Douglas Rd, Whitinsville, MA

http://www.strollerfit.com/blackstonevalley Class size is limited. Call Cari @ 508-234-5811 or cell 617-834-0618To reserve your spot.

For additional details email Cari at cari.fisher@StrollerFit.com

My crazy day and night with the Strollerfit Moms and my kids!

Tuesday was a busy day.  First I ran errands with the kids.  Then I took them to StrollerFit.  The weather was beautiful and we had class poutside again, yeah!!!  Then I quickly went home, feed them, because they were hungry (it did not matter that were on our way to lunch, their belly's spoke and they were hungry).  SO I took a quick shower and off we went.

I was excited to meet some of the StrollerFit Moms at Daily Bread in Whitinisville and am glad it has reopened.  They closed to restructure in August and it was a sad day.  Joey and I love the bread and sandwiches.  We all got food and then went down the street for a picnic.  It was fun to watch the kids run (and crawl) around.  It was another warm day for November. 

Then we picked Joey's friend Emily up from School and we played outside while we waited for her sister Carissa to get off the bus.  Joey loves the bus.

After I made Scott, Joey and Julianna dinner I went with Jennifer and Jesy for a moms night out.  We went Early incase Jennifer's Husband had issues getting Bryce to bed.  The plan was to go to "The Citizen" in Worcester and have wine, cheese and chocolate.  And we did.  The food was great the bartender was fantastic.  He made great Mocktails for Jen and Jesy.  Bryce went to bed with little issue and we stayed out til 10.  But I warmed then  we would be working it off on wednesday.

Wednesday was a 2 1/2 workout day.  I had a special StrollerFit class in the morning for the teachers who were off.  then I went with Joey to a new sports class which I helped with. Then in the Afternoon I taugh Mom n tot yoga and Mommymusclesculpt and I definatley made the ladies work off last nights goodies.

For the Fitness Takes No Holiday's Challeneg - Here is a bonus - come to class on friday wearing a shirt that matches your childs (color not design) and get a point, if your whole outftit (pants, shirt and socks match) get 2 bonus points.

Fitness Takes NO holiday Food Tips!

So I have been doing some research on food to help myself and the StrollerFit Moms make it thru the Holiday's without gaining the Holiday Weight. Coming to class and exercising is a must, but what about the food.


We all know a calorie is a calorie, right? And we also know that to lose weight you must burn those calories (coming to StrollerFit, Restore the Core, Mommymusclsculpt and Mom n' Tot Yoga will help with that). But Did you know that all calories are not created equal?

For example - lets look at a 200 calorie piece of cake verses a 200 calorie piece of chicken. They both have 200 calories, but your body does not look at them the same way. The cake is loaded with simple carbs. and sugars, which ultimately make your blood sugar sky rocket, you get a quick burst of energy and then your insulin goes up and the bad begins to happen....

Insulin promotes fat storage and the energy kick does not last long. It goes up and them plummets so you begin to get tired and crave more sugary foods (I have felt that way after eating a low fat snack pack and bet so have all of you, not know why you are now tired.)

But the chicken does not do that to your body....lean protein has a total different affect on your body. Protein takes the most energy of all nutrients to to break down, so you feel fuller longer. There is also no affect on your insulin!! This helps you lose weight. For those of you working out, the protein helps your muscles repair and build (remember muscle burns fat and the cake won't do that!)

You can not eat just protein. Fat and carbs are important too, but they must be the right fat and protein. you need to eat the best foods that will give you the best results, help you lose body fat, tighten & tone, and feel energized throughout the day.

I am referring to eating natural foods, unprocessed without chemicals and preservatives, not the 100 calorie snack packs. These foods work with the body and will boost metabolism, boost energy and boost fat burning. Especially when paired with a great workout like StrollerFit!!

So for the holidays, try these 10 food to help lose body fat and keep the holiday pounds off.

1. Lean, boneless chicken breast (seasoned well), protein is good!
2. all natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter, no matter what your age, everyone loves PB&J (on Whole Wheat bread, see #3)! Plus Peanut Butter is a great source of Omega 3's, protein and complex carbs.
3. Whole Wheat Bread - (rye and pumpernickel are good too), just make sure is says "Whole Wheat"
4. Turkey Burger's are a great substitute for ground beef (make sure it is lean turkey - white meat, if not, you might as well eat beef). Extra lean 93% ground beef is good too.
5. Spinach-high in vitamins and a great source of fiber and protein too (Bet you did not know spinach has protein)
6. Garlic is a "Super" Food - a great way to flavor foods and it is filled with immunity boosting powers, something we all need during cold and flu season.
7. Apples are high in Fiber and and when used with a little peanut butter you have the perfect pre-workout snack.
8. Oatmeal...Start the day with a great complex carb. for energy and it contains protein. You can add anything to make it your own. I like apples and cinnamon or honey and blueberries.
9. Eggs...They always get a bad wrap for cholesterol but research shows they are a great way to start the morning. People who eat eggs in the morning are fuller longer and less likely to get mid morning sugar cravings. (I like 3 egg whites with spinach and mushrooms on a Arnold whole wheat sandwich thin. Sometimes I add shredded cheddar for added flavor or a tbs of bacon bits, or both)
10. Quinoa..if you have never tried Quinoa, you should. It is a powerful grain from South Africa. It is a complex carb. that contains essential amino acids (the only grain to have this). I have a great recipe for a side made with Quinoa and a breakfast dish. I will post both on the food blog, later at http://funfitrecipesfromsf.blogspot.com/

(During holiday meals, remember eat what you enjoy, just don't over eat and make the holiday a one day event, do not eat the leftovers and make it an event that keeps repeating)

Also, remember to drink lots of water and stay hydrated and do not go to holiday meals or parties on an empty stomach or you will overeat.

Hope to see you all at the Fitness Takes No holiday workouts from November 3 thru the end of December. Anyone that emails me a healthy tip before November 3rd will get a point for the challenge.

What a crazy week

Monday-Ran the Tufts 10K

Tuesday - took Papa to the airport, he went home, Joey and Julianna are sad, but grandma stayed, YEAH!!

Wednesday - went to Joey's sports class, taught Mom n Tot Yoga, Mommymusclesculpt, took the kids to swimming, taught my own swim classes, swim 1500 yards with Eric in 40 minutes, he pushed me hard (training once again for the big Boston Harbor Swim Across America Cancer swim, I took 2 years off due to pregnancy and lack of post pregnancy training, but not this year, Eric and I already committed and I think Jeff is in too!)

Thursday - taught Strollerfit, with lots of new moves, hope the moms are feeling the burn as I was, then Thursday night Joey and I had a 2 1/2 hour sleep battle which leads me to Friday morning.

Friday - woke up to SNOW!!! IT was light but that does not matter, it is too early. Joey let Raven the dog out and I could not find her, she came home 3 hours later, as we were loading the car and taking off to NY with my mom. The drive was nice, the kids slept and then we ran around and saw some friends. We are staying with Aunt Maryanne who cooked so much food, you would have thought 50 people were coming to dinner.

Tomorrow we are seeing lots of friends (maybe I should say later today as it is 4 am sat and I can not sleep) and hoping for warm weather Sunday so we can go to Making Strides, the Breast Cancer Walk that mom and I volunteer for every year with our friends from NY. If it is cold and rainy we are not going, which will make mom sad, but thus is life.

Then we drive home Sunday to prepare for next week. Mom leaves Tue and we will miss her. Wish she was closer, but the cold is hard on her so I do not think she will be moving back east anytime soon, Vegas is the best weather for her, so we will continue to travel.

Ladies watch out, here comes new moves and a new Restore the Core session!!!!

Another amazing week

I have had the start if this blog in my head all week, but have not had time to sit and put it into words.

Let me start by saying I am sad, but the season of classes at the zoo is coming to an end. This coming Monday will be the last one til next spring, boo hoo hoo. But we are going to have a big adventure this Monday after class with the animals and I am excited to end on such a big note!

We started our "Hot Mamas" Challenge Tuesday with 5 participants and an Drea an honorary member who had to go back to work this summer but is going to try to do the weekly challenges from home. This weeks challenge was to add a vegetable to lunch and dinner. This was tougher for me than I thought with all the running I did this week, I had soup twice at lunch and had to add a salad and then only had lettuce, what a boring salad because I finished all the other salad fixings the say before. The other challenge at home was to do sit ups and push ups nightly, adding 5 to the count every day. Some of the moms complained, but that is why it is a challenge, to challenge to mind and body. Next week should be interesting..

I had a moms night out Thursday at Healthy Habits Kitchen with the Waltham SF moms. Pam, Annette and her friend went from here. It was fun and I brought home a lot of great foods. Pam and I drove together which was nice, we have not spent time together in a while with our busy schedules.

Friday, I did an open house for the 3 programs (Restore the Core, Mom n Tot Yoga and Mommymusclesculpt with Baby weight) I am going to be holding at Midtown Fitness in Milford and it had a small turnout, but I received lots of emails from people wanted to come to the classes, so hopefully they will register. Thank you Molly and Jesy for all of your help.

Then I went home for a nap, Julianna is teething at night so my sleep has been worse then normal. Usually I am asleep early and up early, and she sleep through the night. Not the last few nights, she nurses and goes down by 9, sleeps 4 hours, nurses, sleeps with me or cries and wakes up every 1-2 hours to nurse for 15 minutes, I thin k it is soothing her. I can feel the teeth but they have not broken through, for my sanity I need to teeth to come through.

Today, it is rainy and cold and I am suppose to be a vendor at Douglas's October Fest with Emily - Advertising StrollerFit and the 3 other classes and my new addiction heritage Makers (I made a big sale last Tuesday, yeah, hope more come in.). They are saying Thunder and Lightning, if that is the case, I may break the rules and come home. I can not afford to be sick with my trip to Ohio on Wednesday and my mom and dad coming to stay with Joey. With my moms tumor marker up again and new treatment she can not afford to get a cold from me.

I am excited about Ohio, seeing my cousins and the StrollerFit conference. It should be a good time and I can not wait to see the new programs and the other Sf owners.

StrollerFit Bring a Friend Promo, "Hot Mamas Challenge" and new class Open House

OK, so there is a lot going in at StrollerFit in Blackstone Valley this month.

September 28 to October 31st A Great Time to Try a StrollerFit class for Free!!!!

Bring a Friend Promo: If a friend joins between now and October 31, you both win! You and your friend will receive a free month on EFT!

Bring a Friend Raffle: This is a great month to introduce your friends to StrollerFit. For each friend you bring, your name will be entered in a raffle for a massage gift certificate!

Don 't forget about the "Hot Mamas Challenege" during the 8 week challenge there will be an attendance Raffle: For each class you attend during the "Hot Mamas Challenge,", your name will be entered in a raffle to prizes from local vendors..details to follow on Tuesday at the beginning of the challenge!

Don't forget to bring friends to the Open House at Midtown Fitness Friday, October 2nd from 11-12, giveaways and much, much, more! Midtown will be offering Restore the Core, Mommymusclesculpt with Baby Weight and Mom n' Tot Yoga!

Blackstone Valley StrollerFit Happenings

In the coming months we have some great things happening at Blackstone Valley StrollerFit!!

We are starting a new session of Restore the Core on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 8 AM at RBI's - all are welcome to try a free class on Saturday, September 5, 2009

The new session of Mom n' Tot Yoga will begin on September 30, 2009 for 8 weeks.

And We are starting the Hot Mama's Fitness Challenge on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. It will be an 8 week fitness challenge to help bring out our inner Hot Mamas!


Many of the moms are training for the Tufts 10k on Monday, October 12, 2009 and I am working on the details for a kids Halloween extravaganza as well as other fun fall events.

I am also offering Restore the Core Parties, 6 weeks with 6 friends at someones house, where everyone one can begin to get in shape. No equipment purchase necessary, just grab 6 friends and lets get started. The Host will receive a free Restore the core DVD.

What a day

Today we had a large class at StrollerFit with 3 new moms and I feel really good about them joining. One is coming tomorrow to Try Mom n' Tot Yoga and Mommymuscle Sculpt. I also had 2 new moms join yesterday, My summer promo with a free gift is working well, thanks Diane for the great idea! It was a hot and humid day but we still got in a great workout!

Then a group of the StrollerFit moms went on a picnic at the lake and we swam. Joey loves the water. Julianna went in after a nap in her tent with Bryce. She was happy, Bryce not so much, thus is life, but he warmed up to it, unlike Christopher who screamed, we will work on him.

Then we picked up daddy and went to Mimi and Grumpy's to swim in there pool. I left them and went to teach a swim lesson and then we ended the day at Kimballs Farm where I had an ice cream sundae for dinner, and it was GREAT!

They have a new animal exhibit and they bring the animals out including a wallaby (which Joey loved). I am thinking of doing a StrollerFit event there.

What a great day. We are planning a StrollerFriends BBQ at the beach on Friday. It is such a great spot, maybe we will even do class on the trails there before hand.

Blueberry and Black Raspberry Picking

Today ,many of the StrollerFit families went Blueberry picking after Mommymuscle Sculpt and Mom n' Tot Yoga. We had 2 dads that did class again and were apart of the group, it was great to see the dads out with the kids.

We had a ball. I paid for 2 quarts of Berries - $5 what a bargain, seeing as Joey and the other kids probably each ate a quart on there own.

It was fun and we are doing it again with friends after a picnic next Monday.

The last few days

Saturday it was hot and Humid. We started the day with Restore the core and then went out for breakfast at the Valley cafe. we love it there. Then we went to Old Sturbridge Village where Joey saw and played with the antique fire trucks and he showed Aunt Cheri the bank and the money. We also saw Nate, Charlotte, Olivia, Scott, Emily and Cose (Carlos and Jose).

It was a lot of fun and we saw them make ice cream. we tasted Parmesan and Berry Ice Cream. I was quite surprised, the Parmesan was good, not too cheesy. Then we went to the pool at Mimi Linda's, Julianna fell asleep on the armed raft in the shady at the pool, it was too cute.

Sunday was not so humid and we walked 45 minutes up the big hill to the Pool at Mimi Linda's (45 minutes up hill) swam and then walked 30 minutes down hill. IT was a great day and Joey played with Gavin and Liam. Then he picked lettuce and yellow squash from Pa Steve's Garden. We used the lettuce to make a giant salad and grilled the yellow squash. It was a great dinner.

Monday we went to the Zoo with StrollerFit and then had a play date with Drea and Jayce. we had a great workout and the kids enjoyed the animals. It was a great 3 summer days til the rain on Tuesday, but it is suppose to be nice today and we are off to Blueberry pick after Mom n' Tot Yoga and Mommymuscle Sculpt.

What a day...

We slept a little late on Tuesday and then stayed in bed to watch GMA. I was exhausted after the battle with Joey over sleep but looked forward to a nice day without rain. I heard thunder around 7:45 AM and it began to rain, but it did not rain for long, so I hoped it was a passing shower and then it would be over. We were suppose to start running again and begin the 10K training. We had not run in weeks due to to the rain (27 out of 30 days in June).

Jen and Brian showed up and Robyn came over (her kids were still asleep at 8:30 AM) and off we went. Joey asked for KayKay and I told him maybe later. We were about 1/2 a mile in when it started to drizzle then the sky opened up on us, we stayed at the church under cover til it slowed down and we walked home. We had planned on heading for RBI's on foot but there was no time and the sky still was dark gray.

We loaded the kids into the cars and off to StrollerFit we went. Good thing we did not go on foot because the sky opened up on us again. We did class indoors, and it was a great workout. Julianna and Emily had lots of boys to choose from. It is so weird, because last year it was Joey and lots of girls, currently it is lots of boys.

After class we headed to Hannaford's where Joey got to drive the car cart and I found some of the Seapak products. I used my coupons for Seapak shrimp (Joey loves shrimp) and other coupons and when I was done I bought $48 worth of groceries for $16. I am really challenging myself to use coupons and save. I do well sometimes, other times I don't, but I was excited about how well I did then.

I went home made a spinach and mushroom pasta bake for lunch and then Joey took a nap with no fuss in his big boy bed. I was hopeful that bed time would be so easy....

We did dinner and bath time a bit early, so Joey could watch some Thomas and read books with Scott and I in our bed. Julianna had her dinner, cereal and green beans and she was asleep by 6:30, which was early. At 7 we took Joey into his room and did more books and then he screamed "I don't want it, I fine" when we tried to get him to bed. I gave him my blanket which kept him in bed for 10 minutes. I tried laying with him, when I thought he was asleep I left and in a few minutes he was standing in my room. Scott came up to help and Joey had a fit. SO I told him he had 3 choices; his bed, his crib or the floor. He choose to sleep on the floor next to my bed. I kept hearing him sniffle, it was heart breaking to listen to, but finally stopped. at 10 PM when I was sure he was asleep, I picked him up and put him in his bed. He has been there all night. Julianna did not wake to eat until 3:45 AM, she slept for over 9 hours.

I hope Wednesday after Mom n' Tot Yoga, MommymuscleSculpt and StrollerFit (if it does not rain at night) that Joey will choose to sleep in his bed without a fuss, but I have a feeling we are in for another battle, I guess we will have to wait and see.

I am looking forward to Mom n' Tot Yoga starting Wednesday.