Final Fitness Report

This is the last of four posts from our Fitness Kick-off project. I have joined with 9 other bloggers to share progress and activities on staying fit (or getting fit) before the New Year.

[I will post winners of the giveaways later today.]

Here is my Fitness Report:

Monday morning - 30 minute workout. (Included target toning with light weights)  A short time after this, I had severe physical problems (trouble walking, shaking, etc.) and had to rest.

I was not able to exercise for the rest of the week.  I realize I was worn out by the holidays. We had a lot of company. It is exhausting having guests!  But completely worth it!

I have enjoyed a long rest these past several days and will get back to exercising next week.  It is important to accept limitations when seeking to get (or stay) fit.  Sometimes we need time off.

I was still active, however. I did plenty of housework and a few errands. But I also slept a lot and just rested all week.

Push - Ups -

I did want to update you on my goal concerning push - ups. I was reading the archives here and found something from January of this year (almost a year ago.) My goal was to do 10 real push- ups. I am happy to report, I am still doing 10 and am very happy about it.



* My ongoing fitness goal is to workout daily and to replace snacks with more nourishing foods. I don't have any weight to lose, but at my age, I need to keep an eye on it so it doesn't creep up!

* Remember, we all have different health struggles and approaches to fitness and nutrition. I would love to hear what you are doing to stay fit! Please share in the comments section and then visit the other bloggers to cheer them on!

Great News!

Would you like ongoing encouragement in 2012 for your own fitness goals? You are cordially invited over to Tea Time with Annie Kate who runs our Fit Mommy Friday program!  She is inspiring, encouraging and will host check-ins, each week, throughout the year.

Thank you so much for following along on our month long fitness challenge!  Please check-out our team's final reports:

The Fitness Kick-Start Team:

[I will update each link with today's Fitness post, as they go live. Keep checking back!]

* Mrs. White - The Legacy of Home,
* Shannon - Mom Loves Books,
 Gina - A Cherished Keeper,
 * Briana - I Can't Decide,
* Heather - Marine Corps Nomads, 
* Susan - Homeschooling Hearts and Minds,
* Dawn - Guiding Light Homeschool,
Renita - Weighing Hearts,
* Kathy - Teaching Good Things, 
 *Angie - Petra School

*Updated Link.


Best wishes for the New Year!

Blessings
Mrs. White

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Fitness Report and McDonald's - Be Our Guest - Food Giveaway

This is the third of four posts from our Fitness Kick-off project. I have joined with 9 other bloggers to share progress and activities on staying fit (or getting fit) before the New Year.

I also have a great giveaway to offer you, from McDonald's restaurant,  and will tell you about it in just a few minutes.

Here is my Fitness Report:

Monday morning - 30 minute workout. (Included target toning with light weights)

Monday evening - had an accident. Slammed my foot into a chair in the dark and caused some painful damage.

Tuesday - exhausted. But planned to do some  light exercises on the floor. I never did get around to it. Decided to rest my foot instead.

Wednesday - foot still bruised and a little swollen, but much better. Took a trip into the city and walked all over the place. Ran upstairs instead of taking elevators, ran through rainy parking lots. Had lots of energy. Did good.

Thursday - brisk walking during errands. No specific exercises.

Friday - (today). I woke up too late to exercise. But will do a few light target toning exercises later. Foot it still damaged but pain is almost gone.


* My ongoing fitness goal is to workout daily and to replace snacks with more nourishing foods. I don't have any weight to lose, but at my age, I need to keep an eye on it so it doesn't creep up!

* Remember, we all have different health struggles and approaches to fitness and nutrition. I would love to hear what you are doing to stay fit! Please share in the comments section and then visit the other bloggers to cheer them on!

The Fitness Kick-Start Team:

[I will update each link with today's Fitness post, as they go live. Keep checking back!]

 * Mrs. White - The Legacy of Home, (McDonald's "Be Our Guest" Food- Giveaway)
 * Shannon - Mom Loves Books,
  Gina - A Cherished Keeper,
* Briana - I Can't Decide,
* Heather - Marine Corps Nomads,  (With a Pure Integrity Candle Set Giveaway)
* Susan - Homeschooling Hearts and Minds,
* Dawn - Guiding Light Homeschool,
 *Renita - Weighing Hearts,
* Kathy - Teaching Good Things, 
*Angie - Petra School

*Updated Link.


Now for the Giveaway!

I love the Ronald McDonald House Charity. My oldest son and I stayed in one, several years ago, when he was undergoing medical care. It was a tremendous comfort and a lovely place.

Every time we go to a McDonald's restaurant drive-through, we see a slot to donate to their charity. It makes it easy and convenient to help.  What they are doing is amazing!  The home we stayed in was beautiful and the volunteers were so helpful and friendly.

I realize we don't commonly think of McDonald's as a healthy place to eat. But the reality is that families today are often on-the-go, and going to the drive through has become normal.  We can make good food choices and also make sure we are eating balanced, nutritious meals at home.

I have a nice prize package to offer you, from McDonald's. It includes 15 "Be Our Guest" food cards for free items:

5 - free Asian Salads.
5 - free Fruit and Maple Oatmeals.
5 - free Egg McMuffins.


 Would you like a chance to win this "Be Our Guest" package from McDonald's? I have one package available for a giveaway.  One winner will receive all 15 cards.  All you have to do is leave me a comment.

For additional Entries:

1. Post about this on Facebook.

2. Post about this on Twitter. 

3. Follow me on Twitter.

4. Write a post, linking to this giveaway, on your own Blog. (This is worth 3 entries. Please leave 3 separate comments.)

5. Become a Public Follower through Google Friend Connect, or let me know if you are already a follower.

6. Choose to "Like" The Legacy of Home on Facebook.

7. Subscribe in an email to The Legacy of Home Blog.

8.  Tell me your favorite McDonald's memory, from your childhood. 

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

One random winner we be selected on Friday, December 30, 2011. (U.S.  Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you. 

This contest is closed. The winner is MamaHen.

*Disclosure - This giveaway is sponsored by McDonald's.*

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Fitness Team and 60 Day Slim Down DVD - Giveaway

This is the second of four posts from our Fitness Kick-off project. I have joined with 9 other bloggers to share progress and activities on staying fit (or getting fit) before the New Year.

I also have a great giveaway to offer you, and will tell you about it in just a few minutes.

Here is my Fitness Report:

For three mornings this week,  I worked out for 30 minutes.  This included target toning with light weights. I was feeling sick the whole time and decided to take Thursday off. Since today is Friday, I will be working out in  just a few minutes.

(I will mention that I ate chocolate all week. But I did eat healthy food as well.)

On Monday, I visited the Moms into Fitness site to access her 4 free trial workouts.  These are free to anyone!  All I had to do was answer a few questions to get a customized workout plan. The questions included things like - my age, my fitness level, my weight and height.  The free workouts come with a pdf calendar plan, which is one of my favorite things about founder, Lindsay Brins' programs.

* My ongoing fitness goal is to workout daily and to replace snacks with more nourishing foods. I don't have any weight to lose, but at my age, I need to keep an eye on it so it doesn't creep up!

* Remember, we all have different health struggles and approaches to fitness and nutrition. I would love to hear what you are doing to stay fit! Please share in the comments section and then visit the other bloggers to cheer them on!

The Fitness Kick-Start Team:

[I will update each link with today's Fitness post, as they go live. Keep checking back!]

* Mrs. White - The Legacy of Home, (60 Day Slimdown DVD set- Giveaway)
 * Shannon - Mom Loves Books,
*  Gina - A Cherished Keeper,
 * Briana - I Can't Decide,
 * Heather - Marine Corps Nomads, (Silk Milk Giveaway - 5 winners.)
*  Susan - Homeschooling Hearts and Minds,
* Dawn - Guiding Light Homeschool,
* Renita - Weighing Hearts,
* Kathy - Teaching Good Things,  (She shares a wonderful juicing video.)
* Angie - Petra School (Includes an amazing video that will easily motivate us all.)

*Updated Link.


Now for the Giveaway!

Lindsay Brin, from Moms Into Fitness,  has generously offered to give away one of her 60 Day Slim Down programs (on  DVD) to one of my readers.

 I did a detailed review for this program last January. I loved it!  The system includes 4 DVDs with the following workouts:

1. Shed 5 Fast.
2. The CFS Method.
3. Core Metabolic Jumpstart
4. PostNatal Bootcamp

Each DVD contains several varieties of workout segments you can mix and match. It is amazing!!  Her calendar workout plan is invaluable and works beautifully with this.  The system is designed to "get your body back" for mothers!

Retail Value - $49.99



 Would you like a chance to win your own 60 Day Slim Down system? I have one available for a giveaway.  All you have to do is leave me a comment.

For additional Entries:

1. Post about this on Facebook.

2. Post about this on Twitter. 

3. Follow me on Twitter.

4. Write a post, linking to this giveaway, on your own Blog. (This is worth 3 entries. Please leave 3 separate comments.)

5. Become a Public Follower through Google Friend Connect, or let me know if you are already a follower.

6. Choose to "Like" The Legacy of Home on Facebook.

7. Subscribe in an email to The Legacy of Home Blog.

8.  Go to the Moms Into Fitness site, and grab those 4 free workout videos, then come back here and let me know what you think of them.

9. Choose to "Like" Lindsay Brin on Facebook.

10. Tell me your fitness goals for 2012.

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

One random winner we be selected on Friday, December 30, 2011. (U.S.  Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you. 

This giveaway is closed. The winner is Jenn.

*Disclosure - This giveaway is sponsored by Moms into Fitness.*

To find out more about my commercial breaks, please see my disclosure page.

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Fitness Team Report and - Lilla Rose Giveaway

This is the first of four posts from our Fitness Kick-off project. I have joined with 9 other bloggers to share progress and activities on staying fit (or getting fit) before the New Year.

I also have a great giveaway to offer you, and will tell you about it in just a few minutes.

Here is my Fitness Report:

Each morning,  I worked out for 30 minutes.  This included target toning with light weights.

On Monday, I started a notebook to keep track of my exercising and eating. I made the mistake of forgetting to eat breakfast and ended up feeling like I was starving until lunch time.  Sometimes I get so busy, I forget to eat.   Looking over my food diary, I realized I ate some snacks but only ate one meal.  Not good!

I did much better on Tuesday, but then Wednesday, I completely forgot to eat a real meal the entire day. I had been surviving on little, junky snacks (like a few chips), rather than eating small scheduled meals (like an apple with oatmeal, etc.). Writing in the food diary helped me see what I was doing.  I do have to explain here that my health difficulties (former cancer patient) make it difficult for me to eat regular foods and in regular amounts. I rarely eat what I make for my family.  And when I do eat, it is a very tiny portion.

My ongoing fitness goal is to workout daily and to replace snacks with more nourishing foods. I don't have any weight to lose, but at my age, I need to keep an eye on it so it doesn't creep up!

Remember, we all have different health struggles and approaches to fitness and nutrition. I would love to hear what you are doing to stay fit! Please share in the comments section and then visit the other bloggers to cheer them on!

The Fitness Kick-Start Team:

[I will update each link with today's Fitness post, as they go live. Keep checking back!]

* Mrs. White - The Legacy of Home, (Lilla Rose Flexi-Clip Giveaway)
* Shannon - Mom Loves Books,
* Gina - A Cherished Keeper, (With a "Walk Away the Pounds" DVD Giveaway.)
*  Briana - I Can't Decide,
* Heather - Marine Corps Nomads, (With a Natural House Cleaning Product Giveaway.)
* Susan - Homeschooling Hearts and Minds,
* Dawn - Guiding Light Homeschool,
* Renita - Weighing Hearts,
* Kathy - Teaching Good Things,  (She'll be giving away some Homemade Health bars.)
* Angie - Petra School

*Updated Link.

Follow along with us on Twitter and join the conversation using the hashtag - #fitnesskickoff


Now for the Giveaway!

Gail, from The Imperfect Housewife, is a Lilla Rose Consultant.  She has generously offered to give away a flexi-clip (up to $15 in value) to one of my readers.

Lilla Rose has a lovely assortment of hair clips to help make you look extra pretty and delicately fashionable. Here is my favorite:




Black Nickel Floral Shield

 Would you like a chance to win your own flexi-clip? The winner will get any flexi-clip of their choice, up to $15! To enter, please leave me a comment telling me who you would like to win this for.

For additional Entries:

1. Post about this on Facebook.

2. Post about this on Twitter. 

3. Follow me on Twitter.

4. Write a post, linking to this giveaway, on your own Blog. (This is worth 3 entries. Please leave 3 separate comments.)

5. Become a Public Follower through Google Friend Connect, or let me know if you are already a follower.

6. Choose to "Like" The Legacy of Home on Facebook.

7. Subscribe in an email to The Legacy of Home Blog.

8. Choose to "Like" Gail's Lilla Rose page on Facebook.

9. Visit the Lilla Rose site, and tell me which item you like the most.

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

One random winner we be selected on Monday, December 19, 2011. (U.S.  Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you. 

This contest is closed. The winner is - Jenn4him

*Disclosure - This giveaway is sponsored by Independent Lilla Rose Consultant, Gail, of The Imperfect Housewife.*

To find out more about my commercial breaks, please see my disclosure page.

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Kick-Start your Fitness with a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card - Giveaway

I have joined with 9 other bloggers to encourage our readers to get a head - start on their fitness before the New Year.

Starting today, and throughout the month of December, we will be blogging every Friday with updates on our progress. We are all at different levels of health and fitness and look forward to sharing this adventure with you!

We will be running giveaways throughout this project and will keep you updated.  The first giveaway is for a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card.  I'll tell you how to enter in just a minute.

We'd love to have you join us, or even just read along. Here is the plan:

1. Starting today, we will be taking notes about our daily fitness activities.

2. Every Friday, for the next 4 Fridays, we will be reporting our progress.

With Christmas coming, all the holiday foods can make us feel guilty. We want to work through the month with a strong commitment to staying on track with our health goals.  By the time New Year's Day comes along, we will already be doing great and feeling motivated!

You can join us by following your own program at home, and then leave us comments. Or just cheer us along!

The Fitness Kick-Start Team:

Mrs. White - The Legacy of Home

Shannon - Mom Loves Books

Gina - A Cherished Keeper

Briana - I Can't Decide

Heather - Marine Corps Nomads

Susan - Homeschooling Hearts and Minds

Dawn - Guiding Light Homeschool

Renita - Weighing Hearts

Kathy - Teaching Good Things

Angie - Petra School



Now for the Giveaway:

How would you like a chance to win a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card? I have one available for a giveaway.

All you have to do is leave me a comment, telling me what you do to stay healthy.

For additional Entries:

1. Post about this on Facebook.

2. Post about this on Twitter. 

3. Follow me on Twitter.

4. Write a post, linking to this giveaway, on your own Blog. (This is worth 3 entries. Please leave 3 separate comments.)

5. Become a Public Follower through Google Friend Connect, or let me know if you are already a follower.

6. Choose to "Like" The Legacy of Home on Facebook.

7. Subscribe in an email to The Legacy of Home Blog.

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

One random winner we be selected on Friday, December 30, 2011. (U.S.  Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you. 

This contest is closed. The winner is Sarah.

*Disclosure - The gift card is provided by Mrs. White.*

To find out more about my commercial breaks, please see my disclosure page.

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