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Nayonaise Review+Giveaway

Posted on May 17, 2013 | 19 Comments

Last month the kind folks over at Nasoya sent me some jars of their Nayonaise! Nayonaise is an egg & dairy free version of mayo. They were super awesome and sent me a jar of the regular stuff and a jar of their new whipped version.

Sadly, when I got the package, the whipped jar was broken!

Sad face!

After a quick email, they gladly sent me another 2 jars of the whipped Nayonaise! Luckily, they both were in GREAT condition!

Now, I don’t talk about it much but I love me some mayo! I use it on burgers, to dip my fries in, and even in my bang-bang sauce for my shrimp. I love the stuff.

I was a bit apprehensive, but I’m all about trying new things. And since I have decided to go mostly dairy free, I thought this could be a good way to replace my regular mayo.

Brooke: Not On A Diet Review of Nayonaise

When I first opened it up, I thought the consistency of the regular Nayonaise to be a bit odd. After stirring it around, it seemed a bit better. It isn’t as ‘smooth’ and is a bit thicker than the regular stuff.

But, that has no effect on the taste. In fact, I really enjoyed the taste. It obviously isn’t going to taste exactly like mayo with eggs & dairy, but it is pretty close. The Nayonaise has a hint of lemon to it which I really enjoyed.

I have used it on burgers, in tuna salad, and of course in my bang-bang sauce. It worked in all of those things just fine as a replacement to the old mayo I used to use.

I’ll be honest, I haven’t tired the whipped version yet because I just don’t find the need to have two jars of Nayonaise open in my fridge. Especially when I’m the only one eating it. (Mr. B is not a fan at all, but he’s weird. )

The stats on the stuff isn’t too bad either:

1 tbsp: 1 PointsPlus 2 tbsp: 2 PointsPlus

And the ingredients are pretty good too! I love that it has added B-12 since that is a vitamin a lot of people who give up meat lack. Now I know it’s not a total replacement for a B-12 supplement, but glad to see they are looking out for us.

All in all I find this to be a great replacement if you’re looking to move to an egg & dairy free mayo. It will make your burger happy!

Oh, since I have an extra jar of the whipped stuff sitting around, I’m going to send it to one of my lucky readers!

Brooke: Not On A Diet// Naynaise Giveaway

To win your own jar of Whipped Nayo all you need to do is leave a comment below telling me what your favorite way to use mayo is!

Details of the giveaway:

*Contest ends on Thursday 5/23 at 12:00a central time
*US residents only
*Winner will be identified via email (so make sure you leave it!) within 24 hours of the contest ending.

Enter below!

I was provided Nayonaise free of charge for a review. All opinions are my own. I am providing my extra jar of Whipped Nayonaise to one lucky reader. Shipping will be paid by me!

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Tagged giveaway, mayo, nayonaise, review, vegetarian

Turbo Fire: The Final Results!

Posted on May 6, 2013 | 7 Comments

Another great workout video challenge has come to an end! This past Saturday was the last day of my Turbo Fire challenge. I won’t lie, I’m glad it is over! Not because I didn’t like Turbo Fire, but because I was just kind of getting sick of it. Lol.

90 Days is a super long time for a challenge and since I have exercise ADD, it didn’t help. Towards the end it became much more easy to skip out on workouts and do something else. There were a couple of days that I did some Jillian DVDs along with them because I just didn’t feel like doing parts of the Turbo Fire workouts. Also, my foot injury put a damper on the challenge and made it hard to get back into my full groove after it was healed.

But for the most part, I did all the Turbo Fire workouts, which I am a pretty big fan of! These past 30 days reintroduced the HIIT workouts, which are some of my favorites. I love that they are short, but still super tough.

My all time favorite workout though was Fire 45, it had some really fun moves and great music. I can be caught singing “Boom I got your boyfriend” at various time throughout my day. I never really became a fan of the Fire 55 video though. Not because it was tough or the music sucked, it actually had some great moves too. But, for some reason the thought of 55 minutes of cardio seemed daunting to me. I probably wouldn’t have thought anything about it if it was labeled differently, totally a psychological thing. Lol.

I also lost my interest in the sculpting and toning videos after a few times of doing them. I just didn’t feel like I was getting a good enough ‘burn’ from the resistance bands. So a few times I skipped them and did Jillian’s Ripped in 30 instead. I’m sure if I would have gotten a stronger band it would have helped, but the one that came with the kit sure wasn’t enough for me towards the end.

All in all I did really enjoy Turbo Fire and the different types of workouts. I will be incorporating them into my regular workout schedule for cardio and will totally be doing the HIIT when I need a quick workout.

PROS:

* The music is great and really upbeat. Since you were doing a different video everyday, you really didn’t get sick of the music like in a Jillian DVD
* Chalene was super encouraging throughout the workouts and not ‘mean.’
* There was a girl (Ali), who always showed you the low impact version of the moves which helped when I was dealing with my foot injury.
* The moves were easy to follow after a few times and learning the terminology. There were also breakdowns of each Fire workout to learn the moves too, which helped a lot.

CONS:

* I am not a fan of workout DVDs that show a countdown timer. Sometimes I felt like I’d check it every 30 seconds on days I just didn’t feel like working out. There were also days where I didn’t even pay attention to it.
* The sculpting and toning videos were fine in the beginning, but soon didn’t seem challenging enough
* I didn’t like how the core video didn’t make an appearance in the last 30 days.
* There was one annoying chick who was in the front row of the videos who seemed WAY to energized to be doing the workouts. Lol
* Sometimes Chalene said some really cheesy things, but by the end I was saying them along with her.

All in all it is a great workout program and I do recommend it for anyone who already has been exercising for a while. The only workouts you may have trouble doing would be the HIIT videos. But, in the book you get with the program, there is a 9 week prep workout schedule that helps get you prepared for the HIIT workouts. I also totally suggest wearing shoes, at least during HIIT because you don’t want to end up with a foot injury like me. Although I will say that moving around on the carpet is tough with shoes. But, I got over it.

Now here’s the part you’ve all really been waiting for….results!

Final measurements:

Calf: 15 1/4″
Thigh: 20″
Hips: 38″
Waist: 30″
Arm: 11″
Bust: 34″
Weight: 151.8

I lost a total of 9 inches and 11 pounds! Pretty freaking impressive if you ask me! My stomach looks much more tight to me which makes me extremely happy and my butt looks great!

My next challenge will be announced next week and this one Mr. B will be joining me! Can’t wait to share with you guys!

I was given Turbo Fire from a reader. All thoughts and experiences are my own. If you’d like to order your own copy of Turbo Fire, you can find it here. Also, please remember I am not a fitness expert, so workout at your own risk after consulting your doctor.

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Mystery Box Revealed!

Posted on November 3, 2011 | 6 Comments

Be sure to check out A Merry Life today! I’m over there with a guest post about exercising with B-Fry. Are you a loner when you exercise or like a partner? Go check it out!

On Tuesday I posted a picture of a package that showed up on my doorstep the other day. Well, today I’m going to tell you what was in that box. (no, it isn’t my wedding dress, sorry Pam! Good guess though!)

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a company to test out a new product. I checked out the website and liked the concept behind the product. So, I contacted them and told them I’d be thrilled to test it out. Less than a week later this showed up:

The Zero Scale and pedometer!

The Zero Scale is a unique, high quality bathroom scale that only reports the amount of weight you lose or gain. You never have to see your total weight again (unless you want to), making it easier for you to stay focused on incremental progress. The Zero Scale shifts the focus from “total weight” to “incremental changes”. This approach not only provides accountability, but also allows the user to focus on attainable progress that helps them achieve short and long-term goals. – From the information they sent along with the scale

So the idea behind the Zero Scale is that you don’t see your true weight. It gathers your initial weight, and then the next time you step on it shows you what you have lost (or gained) only, not your actual weight. I like the concept behind the product, because there have been many times that I’ve gotten discouraged that the scale said 210 and I would focus more on that than the fact that I lost 2 pounds.

Along with the scale, they are also setting me up with a personal trainer who is going to guide me through a 6 week challenge. His name is Rich Kreps who is also the president of the company who manufactures the Zero Scale. He is setting everyone participating in the challenge up with an eating and exercise plan.

The company was pretty awesome and even sent my mom a Zero Scale so we can do this together! I will be reporting both of our experiences with the Zero Scale and our thoughts on the challenge, as well as our results each week. So, stay tuned for that!

Earlier this week Rich sent us some information on the eating and exercising plans he wants us to follow for the challenge. The exercise doesn’t scare me, it is the eating plan that does. He would like us to follow the Paleo diet. Um ya, I have never had much interest in Paleo. I know that it works for a lot of people, not so sure it’s going to work for me. But, I’m going to give it a try! If you eat Paelo and have some tips, please send them my way!

Also, you as a reader are more than welcome to participate in the challenge too! It begins Monday, November 7th and ends December 19th. I will be sharing Rich’s tips each week and if you want I would gladly send you the workout and eat plans. Just shoot me an email! If you tweet about the challenge make sure to use the hashtag #zeroexcuses! Oh and make sure to check out Rich’s Zero Excuses Fitness blog! Some good stuff over there! Also, check back for a coupon code for your own Zero Scale!