Day #31-Slide away!

Happy Wednesday!
Today was a stressful day. I tend to want to eat a lot when I get stressed. I say..."Self" (Remember, that's what I call myself)  "Mind over matter--Food does not control you." And then I assess the situation. Am I hungry? Am I bored? Am I thirsty? What is my reason for eating? Have you asked yourself these questions lately?
I was a little under on my calories today, just about 1150. But Stress can make you do funny things.

Name	Type	Quantity	Units	Calories
Cream, Heavy Whipping	Breakfast	2	Tablespoons	100
Cookies N Cream Atkins Bar	Breakfast	1	Serving	180
Baby Spring Mix	Lunch	2	Cups	10
Balsamic Vinaigrette - Light	Lunch	2	Tablespoons	45
Chicken Fillets (Mesquite Grilled)	Lunch	0.333	Pound	195
Nuts, Almonds, Slivered	Lunch	2	Tablespoons	90
Beans, Green	Lunch	1	Cup	34
chicken salad	Dinner	1	Serving	123
Egg Whites, Large, Ckd	Dinner	1	Each	25
Egg, Hard Boiled, Whole, Large	Dinner	1	Each	78
Baby Spring Mix	Dinner	2	Cups	10
Cucumber, Fresh, Med	Dinner	1	Cup	16
Almonds, Coco Roast	Snacks	1	Ounce	150
Peanut Butter, Natural, Creamy	Snacks	1	Tablespoon	95

How did the exercises from yesterday go? Did they go anywhere or just in one ear and out the other? So for today I have a fun little group of exercises using a simple household item! Many people have these and use them for the intended purpose--moving furniture...NOT US! We've created a whole slew of exercises revolving around this simple tool!

These have been called so many things- Magic Movers,  EZ Sliders, Mighty Movers, etc. We call them "The Sliders".
They are available at most stores, (only $1 for a pair at the Dollar Tree) and you only need 2!

 We are going to do just 3 today: an upper body, lower body and mid-section exercise. Let's get started!

Trisha's got a big ol' butt...oh yeah... (Did you just sing that in your head? If you did you were ALIVE in the 90's!)
OK-This exercise is for our abdomen. Your knees are on the ground and your elbows are on  "The Sliders".

Your knees stay stationary and you slide your elbows out as far as you can go.
Slowly slide your elbows back to the starting position.
Continue this back and forth movement for 30 seconds.

This second exercise is for our upper body/chest. Start with your hands on the sliders and your knees on the ground.

Slowly slide your hands apart and come down to a push-up position.
Then slowly slide your hand back together and straighten your arms into the beginning position.
Try to do 30 seconds if you can or 12 nice and slow!

This is an awesome exercise for the quads, buns and hamstrings.
Start with one foot on the ground and one foot on the slider.

 

Slowly slide the foot on the slider back, bending the front knee.
(Just be sure the front knee does not go past your toe)
Complete this exercise by sliding your foot back to the beginning position.
Continue for 30 seconds. Then switch the slider to the other foot and repeat!

Hopefully these are some you can do in the comfort of your own home! More variations to come this week! Let me know how these go!