Happy Thanksgiving! Or (Depending on where you live) Happy Thursday!

by Charlotte on November 22, 2012 · 25 comments

I’m taking this long weekend to hang with my family, read a lot of books and eat some (okay, a lot) of my mom’s famous raspberry pretzel Jell-O salad (don’t knock it ’till you’ve tried it!). I hope that wherever you are you are having a glorious Thanksgiving or at least an exceptional Thursday:) Because I am SO thankful for you guys! I’ve said it before but I have the smartest, kindest, most helpful commenters/readers on the Internet. You guys do more good – both for me and for each other – than you know and I feel privileged to know you! I take it as a great compliment that you take your valuable time to read my stuff and every day I pray that I can live up to that!

In the meantime, here’s a taste of what’s coming next week!

FLASHING! in the gym! (Thank you Gym Buddy Jeni for the idea!)

Actually it’s a list (with hilariously awful photos like these) of the most embarrassing workout moves that will make your muscles burn as much as your cheeks!

And, introducing December’s Great Fitness Experiment: Proprioceptive Exercises! This is seriously some of the coolest stuff I’ve tried in a long time!

And not only do you get to do the whole circus-elephant-on-a-ball trick but it’s a killer workout – with moves I PROMISE you’ve never seen before! SO FUN!!!

Love you guys!!

 

Written with love by Charlotte Hilton Andersen for The Great Fitness Experiment (c) 2011. If you enjoyed this, please check out my new book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everythingfor more of my crazy antics and uncomfortable over-shares!

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Erin November 22, 2012 at 1:56 pm

Ahhh I LOVE THE PRETZEL SALAD. we use strawberries though. And a ton of cool whip. Nothing better.

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Alyssa (azusmom) November 22, 2012 at 6:56 pm

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your time with the fam, the pretzel jello salad thingy :) , and th e weekend.
We’re gonna have us a Thanksgiving BBQ!

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Jody - Fit at 54 November 22, 2012 at 8:35 pm

I hope you had a wonderful weekend & enjoyed all the time with loved ones!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait for December with those pics! That stability ball stuff you are doing scares me!!!!! :)
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Charlotte November 27, 2012 at 10:24 pm

Scares me too;)

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Bek @ Crave November 22, 2012 at 11:21 pm

It’s a Friday where I am- but thank you for the well wishes! Enjoy your thanksgiving- and thanks for writing an amazing blog as always :)
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Naomi/Dragonmamma November 23, 2012 at 6:40 am

“Flashing” is a great name for an exercise. I’m pretty sure I know exactly what you’re doing just from the title, even though I’ve never seen it.

No shopping for me; I’m off to work in half an hour, then I’ll be diving into turkey leftovers for lunch.

Have a great weekend!

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JavaChick November 23, 2012 at 7:07 am

Have a great Thanksgiving Charlotte! And my Thursday was pretty good! :)
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Karen November 23, 2012 at 7:23 am

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m greatful that I have 2 happy healthy little boys who got to celebrate with their nieces. My 5 year old is thankful for “lollies” !

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Crabby McSlacker November 23, 2012 at 11:15 am

Hope your thanksgiving was wonderful! We discovered a great new invention: the restaurant. No toiling, no oversized portions and multiple plate refilling, no dishes, and no leftovers, which is either good or bad depending on self-restrating. (Me, I got none).

Looks like you have some GREAT stuff coming up and I can’t wait!!
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Charlotte November 27, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Buwhaha – this totally made me LOL. Reading your book now:)

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Irene November 23, 2012 at 11:26 am

I LOVE that workout top! Where is it from? I must have it!

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Charlotte November 27, 2012 at 10:26 pm

JC Penney, baby!

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Geosomin November 23, 2012 at 11:29 am

oohhh…I haven’t had that salad in ages. Now I need some :)

Happy thanksgiving Charlotte. Hope you have a nice weekend with the family :)
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Sylvie @ StruggleswithaFatA November 23, 2012 at 12:35 pm

Happy Thanksgiving! Love reading your blog! ((hugs))
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Jess November 23, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Happy thanksgiving! Enjoy your pretzel, jello salad!!
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Happier Heather November 24, 2012 at 3:29 pm

I’m looking forward to reading about the Proprioceptive exercises. Proprioception is one of my fave words (yes, I realize how weird I am).

Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving with your family!
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Charlotte November 27, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Not weird in my book! I love that word too:) Even more since spell check doesn’t recognize it…

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Jill November 25, 2012 at 8:43 pm

Sadly, I ruined my strawberry-pretzel salad by forgetting to add sugar to the crust. It still tasted good, but was just not quite the same goodness. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I really enjoy your blog.

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Mary Kate November 26, 2012 at 7:14 pm

is that a bump-it in your hair?? :)

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Charlotte November 27, 2012 at 10:28 pm

Nope! I’m actually just really really good at fluffing:) I have this mattifying powder called “dust in” – it’s a miracle for girls with fine hair like me! That and a back comb…

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