Getting back to Health..

The last couple of months have been a whirlwind for me.  In November and December I had so many events both in and outside the store, that it was near impossible to keep up with my normal health and workout regime. It felt much like being on a Ferris wheel that never let you off.  When it all eventually came to an end I took a week off to spend time with my family and re-coup from all the chaos of December.  I spent the first part of the week in Colorado visiting family and eating a ton of home cooked big Italian meals full of cheese and pasta.  Then I went to Carmel to spend New Years with more family where we went wine tasting and proceeded to eat many more delicious meals and desserts. When I got home I realized that there was a nice little extra layer around my mid section that seriously needed to go! I decided to make a plan to get my health back; and here is my goal for the month of January!

Three day Juice Cleanse
5 days a week at The Bar method
Vegan for the entire month of January

Progress so far:
Did two days of the juice cleanse- had to move to solid veggies the third day
Did 4 days this week, going for 5 days next week.
Ate vegan everyday this week. Not nearly as hard as I thought, considering cheese is one of my all time favorite foods. 

If any of you are looking for new fresh ways to get your body back into shape here are some of my favorite ways to stay healthy:

Exercise:The Bar Method is the best work out I have ever done.  It gives you all over tone without making you bulky and best of all you see almost immediate results.  They have incredible instructors, great music, and beautiful studios!  I go to the Newport Beach studio but you can visit their main website for more locations.

Dining: One of my favorite vegan places to eat is Native Foods.
They have several locations in Southern California and there food is amazing.  I highly recommend the Azteca Salad, Sweet potato fries, and the Scorpion burger.  I have taken many meat eaters here and if you don't tell them they aren't eating real meat they generally can't even tell the difference:)

Cooking healthy at home:  2 great cookbooks that I own and use all the time!

Native Foods Cookbook

The Vegan Table

What are your goals for 2012?