So I’m in the market for some new workout gear.  Here’s a few pieces I’ve been coveting online:

Flattering cut on this Horizon Tank on Athleta ($59)

Nice kelly green color on this Under Armour Women’s Get it Started Sleeveless Tee ($29.99 at Dick’s Sporting Goods)

I have had the Lucy Hatha Power Pants for a couple of years now and they’ve held up really well.  Now I have the Lucy Hatha Power Capris ($79) in my cart and it’s only a matter of time before I buy ‘em!  The price is steep but the clothes from Lucy are very high quality and made to last.  No coupon codes that I can find right now but keep an eye out for them online because they do come out with 20% off ones from time to time.

prAna Quinn Top, normally $48, on sale for $28.80 (in fact, prAna is having a big 40% off sale from January 18-25 so check it out!)

Lulumon Deep Breath Tank ($58)

Athleta Burnout Headband ($14)

So this week, I’m going Football Chic.  Most Sundays in the fall consist of a Philadelphia Eagles jersey and jeans but I often find cute Eagles tees at local stores.  So without further ado (and I apologize in advance for the Philly-heavy features), scream, shot and still look cute with these ideas for Football Chic:

Love the cut of this Women’s Football Short Sleeve Shirt from Reebok – available at Dick’s for $34.99.

I do really love the pink jersey.  It’s girly and it’s great for October, which has now become known as the month to wear pink to show your support of breast cancer awareness.  I have two pink Eagles tees that I bought last year just for that reason and one of these days I’ll cave and get myself a Pink Philadelphia Eagles Jersey like this one from Sports Authority for $64.99.

How completely awesome is this Eagles “Kicker” Maternity Shirt for the pregnant Mom?  It comes with a matching onesie and bib for after the baby comes!  Also from Reebok, the Women’s Kicker Maternity T-Shirt and Onesie is available on Amazon for $44.99. (They of course have other teams than the Eagles so search on yours!)

So Alyssa Milano now has her own line of NFL gear – who knew?  Here she is sporting the Touch by Alyssa Milano New England Patriots Burnout Thermal Long Sleeve T.  Get it on the Nflshop.com for $39.99.  They have all the major teams so pick yours!

And I literally spoke outloud, “Shut the Hell Up” when I spotted this one.  You can Customize your own Jeans with your football teams logos on the back pocket of these jeans!  Women’s Custom NFL Jeans – $74.99 on NFLShop.com.

For $22.99 this Seattle Seahawks Heart Charm Bracelet ($22.99 at FansEdge.com) makes a great gift and is a fun way for a girly football fan to bling it up on Sundays!

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Right now Lucy has a great sale going on – for a limited time, they are offering 25% off everything pink on the site!  What a great deal! Check it out on Lucy.com, there’s free shipping on all orders over $125.

This game has been around for 11 years but this latest release (November 2010) adds a Choreograph Style to the game.  In addition to having to follow the moves with your feet on the floor mat, the player uses the nunchuck and Wii remote to follow along with the arm movements as well!

It seems like a ton of fun but we’re playing using Classic Style – which is the floor mat only.  I figure once my coordination graduates to a level where I can actually get the footwork down, I’ll add the arm movements.  In the meantime, using just the floor mat is a workout!  I’ve been setting the game to Workout Mode on the days I can’t get to the gym and the kids join me and we’ve been spending hours playing the game.  While you can only have one player on the mat at a time, I often let the kids on the mat and I mimick the moves on the side to practice and workout.

You can also use the Wii Fit board with this latest release.  Check it out.  If you aren’t familiar, think of it as Guitar Hero for the Feet.  At least that’s how I’ve been explaining it to friends.  Get Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii for 68.99 on Amazon with free shipping.

Personally I’ve been talking about getting back on my fitness and diet from last summer and so far so good.  The biggest challenge I find this time of year is the motivation – or lack thereof – when the cold weather hits.  When there’s snow and cold outside, I want to just curl up inside of my house on the couch with a big cup of coffee and plate of carbs.

And I have a wonderful local gym I work out at – but I like that I don’t have any excuses not to work out at home.  Between the Wii and workout videos, there’s really no reason I can’t burn some calories at home too.

I recently received a box of new workout DVDs that I thought looked pretty good – if you don’t have a Wii or are looking for a new video, here are some ones to check out:

Jane Fonda Prime Time – Fit & Strong – $8.99 (down from $14.98) on Amazon with free shipping.  I love that Jane Fonda is still putting out workout videos.  I used to workout to her Step Aerobics all the time in college and she definitely still has it.  I hope to be this fit at her age.  Fit & Strong includes two 25-minute basic workouts that include a little of everything – strength training, burning fat, etc.  This DVD is brand new – it released November 30th. She also released Jane Fonda Prime Time – Walk Out, which is a walking workout for folks who like to walk to stay in shape.

Jillian Michaels  has released two new workout DVDs – Six Week Six Pack ($8.99 on Amazon) and Shred-It With Weights ($7.99)  She’s hard-core as always but she gets results when you stick with her!  I have to admit, I wasn’t on the Jillian plan until I met her in 2009.  

She was so genuine and nice, it only inspired me more to workout with her as you know she’s pushing for results as she truly wants everyone to succeed in their fitness goals.

And while we’re talking Jillian, it only makes sense to transition into the new Biggest Loser workout DVDs – Biggest Loser: Power Walk ($8.99) and Biggest Loser: Cardio Max Weight Loss ($8.99).  If you’re a fan of the show, these are two DVDs worth checking out to kick it into high gear with your New Years Resolutions.

Starting today I’m back on MyFitnessPal.com – tracking my calorie intake and exercise routine – which I’ve been telling everyone about.  It feels good to log back on – like sitting back down with an old friend who makes me feel good about myself.

I spent the last few days at the beach with some of my best friends in the world.  It was a great trip for the adults and the kids but now that it’s back to reality I’m looking back to getting back to the grind and not having any more reasons to drink that extra glass of wine or finish eating the plate of Christmas cookies.

I’m excited to get back to the gym.  While I ran a bit over the holidays, Baby, it’s cold out there!  I’ll be content to get back to my little routine of running around the indoor track.

Sidenote because I’m a product reviewer and have to mention it – my one downer to going back inside to run is that I won’t be able to track my outdoor runs with Nike+GPS. I’ve been loving this iPhone app which chimes in every mile to tell you what mile you’ve reached and how far you’ve run.  When you finish, you can peek at the map to see your running route. (It still works indoors, just doesn’t track your runs indoors as who needs to see that?)  Have to say from experiences running outdoors the last few days though – snow drifts can really crimp a girl’s running pace!

While I’m calling it a New Years Resolution, I really do think Resolutions are a crock.  I mean really it should be about a lifestyle change and I feel pretty happy that I made a big change in 2010 dieting and exercising… I just fell a little off over the holidays so while I call this a Resolution, I’m telling myself it’s just getting back to healthy habits.

And when all else fails, I had to share these last photos.  Last week, I played WiiFit again for the first time in over a year.  It’s a lot of fun!  And you really can burn some series calories if you put the time into it.  Here I am doing some ski jumping.  I think my photos are pretty funny but I caught some great ones of my friends in funny poses too.

They’d pretty much never speak to me again if I posted them so I won’t but this was so much fun and my quads were a little sore the next day!  Hubby and I both promised each other than if we slack on our workout regime or the weather gets crappy that we should at least break out the WiiFit board and do some of this over the winter again – a little workout is better than no workout!

From May to September, I lost 15 pounds.  I was probably strict about the diet and my exercise regime fairly devoutly for 14 weeks or so.  It wasn’t a quick weight loss.  I counted calories, I hit the gym several times a week and I didn’t sweat the random weekend days that I may have gone over or didn’t do as well as I did the day before.  I lost about a pound of week.  I stuck with it because I found the website and program to be extremely easy and fun to use.

You can see my review from August of 2010 when I was down 10 pounds.

Now here I am at the end of December and while I have to be honest and admit that I haven’t been eating the healthiest, and I’m certainly not working out like I did, I’m happy to report that I’ve maintained my weight from the end of my time on MyFitnessPal.  Well, mostly.  In the end, by September I had lost 15 pounds.  I’ve gained 3 since then which I can attribute to Peppermint Bark and Christmas cookies.  But it even feels like more than two pounds as I’m bloated and have had about as much exercise as a sack of potatoes over the last few days.

So along with millions of other people, I’ll be starting back up on a diet and health regime in the New Year.  I plan on joining back on board with my account at MyFitnessPal.com.  It’s just too easy not to – the straight calorie counting, the ability to input my food and exercise into my profile via the web or my iPhone – it’s simple and it works.  I implore anyone who is going for a diet and fitness resolution this year to check out this site.  It’s user-friendly, simple and best of all – free!

If you know me, friend me!  The best part of the site is that it’s Facebook-esque if you want it to be.  My parents, sister and aunt all dieted with me last summer and having the group together to post encouragement on each others walls was an inspiration.

Check out MyFitnessPal.com and let me know what you think!  I wasn’t paid or asked to write this review, I just love the website and think it’s a fabulous fitness and diet tool and what’s better than free?

I recently received a pair to test out and I’ll admit, I was a bit intimidated by them. I was going out to the store, sans kids, and I figured I’d take them for a test run. They felt so odd that I quickly took them off, I wasn’t sure I should go to a supermarket with shoes that felt that different (Skechers describes the experience like walking in sand). A few days later, my friend Esti of primetimeparenting.com came over wearing hers and I related my experience. She laughed and said, “They’re great, try them again”. So, I pulled them out again. I walked around my apartment as our children played together and I loved the shoes! Esti and I agreed that they were like walking on a cloud – Skechers describes them like walking on sand.

Then came phase two: taking them to the streets. I decided to put them on to go get my lunch, taking the baby in his stroller. After a walk around the corner, I felt my calves working — like I had just done a long walk. Skechers recommends limiting daily sessions with the Shape-Ups to 25-45 minutes for the first 2 weeks, increasing you time in 5 – 10 minute increments. Walking in Shape-Ups to get stronger leg, rear end, back and ab muscles? Yeah, I’m into that!

Thank you to Skechers for sending a product sample.

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