You thought I was going to say envy? Okay maybe not, but I can think you did and that makes me happy :) Before July kicked off (how is it almost AUGUST already!?) my sissy told me about this Green Smoothie Challenge... I've had a green smoothie or two, and they normally turn out pretty good, but I'm not too creative in mixing/matching ingredients, so I figured I'd check it out. Simple green smoothies (Jadah & Jen) is a awesome blog started by two awesome ladies just looking to add some health back in to their day. I decided what they hey, I'll give this challenge a try.. and ohmygoshi'msogladidid! I was traveling the first week of July, but started it mid-way through and have been going strong with it since having 1 if not 2 smoothies a day. Most of the recipes make at least 2 (16 oz) servings. Drinking them in craft beer/specialty glasses - even better tasting ;) Jada and Jen make making green smoothies so simple sending an email before the week starts with your grocery list and also the recipes for the week. On top of that they have a ton of recipes also on their blog that you can substitute if you're not a huge fan of the ones for that week. Take this week for example, it was melons. I love watermelon, like lurve it, but in a smoothie I'm not so sure and while I like musmelon and honeydew I don't lurve them, and wasn't too sure about the smoothies. Sooo instead of wasting good fruit/veggies I just re-made some from last week and some from the first week that I didn't get to, due to starting late. Crisis averted. Oh and I also made this one last week with honeydew and I couldn't drink it... just wasn't my cup of tea.. so another reason I averted from a whooooole week of melons. But back to my catchy (read cheesy) title is that I feel awesome. I mean yes, I still get tired if I don't get enough sleep, but overall I feel great inside and out. I have energy in the morning (with no cup o' joe) and throughout the day or especially after a workout (I've had one to replenish my soul once or twice now). I've also started a workout regimen again (seriously fell off the wagon.. like woah) and I knew I would be sore (I was), but I had no drag or feeling ka-put from doing it. Granted it is a less intense program and it ramps up as it goes, but either way. I seriously don't think I would feel as good as I do if I wouldn't have been drinking the smoothies prior to starting. I'm totally sipping on the kool-aid. You may think I'm crazy, and that's fine, but I challenge you to try a green smoothie (start with one with spinach) and if you don't like it then I'm cool with that, but I think you'll love it :) Jada and Jen have great starter tips and very simple-inexpensive recipes, so give it a try. Okay okay I promise I'm almost done raving about green smoothies. Here are some pointers/random info that I realized about my past green smoothie adventures and now:
Exhibit A: Oh an incase you can't tell, I live my life one day at time by sticky-note to-do lists :) I so have to say thanks to my awesome sister for recommending this challenge to me. She rocks :) Annnnd that's all folks. Now go try a green smoothie :) Oh and Happy Summer :) This is what mine has consisted of this week, pool and school work - it could definitely be worse ;) Peace & Love, BK
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February flew by, it's only 2-3 days shorter than the other 11 months of the year, but it just feels soo much shorter. I'm quite proud of myself for keeping up with my workouts (1 or 2 weeks I had a couple days off in a row, but I doubled up to make up for it other days) and I finished the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution program! 12 weeks, done. I honestly feel so much more comfortable in my skin and all around stronger. I highly recommend this program, it is one of those you have to buy and the initial $$ is kind of expensive, but I'll be using the videos for the rest of my life, so it was worth it to me. It starts out low intensity and then progresses every 2 weeks. It's also set up to not work the same muscles everyday (mostly.. that gets a bit blurred towards the end with the higher level intensity workouts). The set-up: 6 days a week of workouts each 30 minutes long. You can start on any day of the week you want to begin, but then that stays constant t/o the whole program. I. loved. it. I may repeat it eventually, but for now I'm on to the next fitness goal... Half-Marathon #2! I've {finally} started running again! It's been months, like I don't even know how many months since I've last run. It felt good, and I definitely had soreness after running 2 days in a row. It's always amazing to me doing one exercise that you feel is so full-body encompassing, but then you do something different and you find "new" muscles that weren't being worked as much. My PT brain is yelling at me... I know, I know ... specificity of training - it really is oh so true :) I'm signed up for a half-marathon mid to end of May and last week marked 12 weeks till the big day. {Above: A picture of me prepping for one of the JM workouts. I was home for the weekend and just packed a couple different workout clothes and didn't realize it was all the same color :) I love it :) } I also did quite a bit of cooking and prepping for meals in February. I want to get better at prepping this month, but it's a work in progress. Well I'm off to do some studying then putting in a longer {4-5} mile training TM (it's still somewhat snowing and cooold out so I'm staying inside) run in for today. I'll leave you with more food/ fun/ workout pictures from the month! Ciao <3 - BK
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." - Lao Tzu I had this whole post typed out with all the delicious food I made this weekend, and then my browser froze and of course I hadn't saved it yet, so I lost it. Phooey. So I'm just going to bullet point what I made then add in the pictures. Sorry no exciting re-creation of my post. It's late and I'm just not feeling it right now. * Traditional italian orecchiette pasta made from semolina flour and semi-homemade sauce (sorry no picture, but it was soooo good!) made with my cousin Jordan * Balsamic steak with sweet potato fries for dinner with Dustin * Whole wheat/fruit pancakes, bacon, and eggs for brunch with Dustin Dinner for two! Close-up without the balsamic sauce on-top I got the recipe from Clean Eating magazine. I'm excited to try more of the recipes in it! Brunch for two! The recipe for the pancakes came from Shape magazine I believe. I'll get the recipe for it at a later date also. I thought they turned out really good and with the fruit didn't need too much syrup because they were sweet enough.
Hope everyone had a great weekend also :) I'm excited to be cooking more and decrease the amount of eating out. My wallet and my waistline is thanking me for it. Peace and Love, Britt |
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Hi! My name is Brittany. Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere, it's constantly a work in progress :)
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