Vitamins

One of the ladies I work with was asking me if I take any vitamins and also asked what I used for my protein. So I thought I would share it with all of you.

I take 1000mg of Vitamin B12 as prescribed by my doctor as my B12 is low. My B12 has been normal since I started taking it.

Every morning I also take a mulit-vitamin that I get from GNC. It is called Women's Ultra Mega Active. I take one in the morning and one at lunch time. It has a lot of wonderful things in it.
It has Medicinal Ingredients like: Beta-Carotene, Vitamins A, D, E, K1 C, B1, B2, B6, B12, Niacinamide, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, and Pantothenic Acid.
Minerals like: Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, Iodine, Maganese, Copper, Potassium, Chromium, Selenium, Boron, Silica, Molybdenum, Vandium, Inositol, Choline, and Phosphorus.
Digestive Aids like: Betaine Hydrochloride, Bromelain, Papain, Capsicum
Green Foods like: Green Tea Extract, Ribose, L-Theanine, Rhodiola rosea, Passionflower Extract, Barley Grass, Nori Seaweed, Chamomille Leaft Extract, Pine Bark Extract, Vinpocetine, Resveratrol, and Acerola Cherry.

I find that I have lots of energy through out the day. The other thing that I find is that it makes your urine a really bright yellow. It kind of freaked me out the first time that I noticed it but then I saw Dr Oz one day and he said that the bright yellow urine is from excess B vitamins that your body is getting rid of and that made sense to me so I worried no more.

I also use another product that I get at Sunflower Natural Foods or GNC. It is called PhytoBerry The Whole Body Antioxidant. It is really tasty and has lots of good stuff in it.
Fruit Concentrates: Goji berry, organic acai berry, pomegranate, indian goose berry, mangosteen, prine, blueberry, raisin, vranverry, strawverry, acerola berry, apricot, raspberry, cupuacu, blackberry, sea berry, and elderberry.
Phytonutrients: rosehip extract, green tea extract, apple extract, white tea extract rosemary extract, grape skin extract, olive leaf extract, biliberry extract, grape seed extract, pine bark extract, corn silk, quercetin, lycopene, and resveratrol.
Essential Fatty Acids & Oils: organic non-GMO lecithin, organic flax seed oil, organic cocomut oil, plantain oil, extra cergin olice oil, avocado oil, essential orange oil, essential rosemary oil, essential clove oil, essential thyme oil, essential oregano oil, essential cinnamon bark oil, and black pepper extract.

I also use a protein powder called Lean Whey (from Sunflower Natural Foods). I like the French Vanilla Cream flavor. It has 25 g of protein in 2 scoops and I mix it with 1 cup of milk. I use the Lean Whey brand because it is sweetened with Stevia. A lot of the protein powders are sweetened with Sucralose and I get headaches from Sucralose and I really don't like the taste of it. I usually have my protein shake within 30 minutes of working out.

So that is what I take every day. They are not for everyone so check with your doctor before you take any type of vitamin.

Happy Tuesday! Nov 30, 2010

I have been struggling with my energy level and eating right this past weekend. I think that a lot of it comes from being constantly on the go. I didn't have my healthy food prepared ahead of time, due to having no time. When I don't have my food prepared ahead of time I tend to want to eat the first thing that I see that is quick to make which usually means high calories and fat and not very nutritious. With being constantly on the go and working out really hard this weekend, my body really needs as much nutritious food to keep with with my pace.

I also started my days off with no sleep. I worked a night shift and went home and laid down for 40 mins then I needed to get up, shower and be in town for 10:30am. Then I went to the gym for a LONG time. So it has taken me all weekend to catch up on my sleep. My body was not happy with me and I ended up sleeping almost all of Sunday...and that is not an exageration! I got up ate breakfast and was back in bed by 10:30. I tried to watch a movie in the afternoon and saw about 15 minutes of it before I fell asleep again. I woke up for supper and went to bed shortly after and slept all night.

I got a call this morning from work offering for me to stay home and I gladly accepted the offer. I am going to use this day to recharge my batteries, go to the gym and get some things done that I have been putting off for a while.

Due to the fact that I have not been eating well this past weekend, I feel like I am retaining LOTS of fluid. I am quite nervous to get on the scale. I know that it is just fluid and not fat that I have put on so I am probably better off not getting on the scale. I really don't want to be disappointed by seeing my weight higher than it was.

I am going to Halifax on Saturday to run in the 5 km Santa run. I am kind of nervous about running in it because my knees are quite sore. I have been doing a some drills with a little bit of impact and my knees are feeling it. I tend to get down on myself when my knees are sore, but I am not going to let that happen this time. I think I will actually call my physiotherapist to see if he can fit me in today or tomorrow.