I know I haven't posted in a while....I've been busy, with what? I have NO CLUE!!
My workouts lately have been pretty intense...and in my garage!!! I am going on 3 weeks now doing the BodyRock.TV workouts every day, and I am seeing HUGE changes in my body!! I seriously suggest you check out their website!!!!! My husband keeps making comments about how good my legs look, and my back....and today I laid out in a bikini and felt COMFORTABLE in it for the first time since early in college!!! Seriously, go check it out!!
Tonight I did some GOOGLING for a new primal recipe....and I found this recipe for Paleo Protein pancakes (No grain, No sugar!) They are AMAZING...and taste like REAL pancakes!!!
4 eggs
1 mashed up banana
1/2 cup almond butter
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2tsp baking powder
sprinkle of cinnamon
Mix 'em all together, and pour about 1/3 cup of the mixture into a HOT, well greased pan, but keep it on a low setting, around 2-4! Flip after they start to bubble (when they're ready they will come up really easily) and cook for about another 30 seconds or so, until they look done. Mine looked a SMIDGE burnt on the first side I cooked, but they didn't taste burnt at all! They were SO good!! I topped mine with a little butter and some LITE syrup, literally a few drops. You could use more almond butter, or fruit....or whatever you want!! SO GOOD!
I do it for the cupcakes and wine.....
Monday, March 26, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Primal friendly Banana Muffins
Sometimes I get sick of eating yogurt with fruit and nuts for breakfast every day (Ok Ok I'll be honest, breakfast for me is really lunch for ya'll...remember I work night shift, I wake up at noon on a good day!!!) So I was REALLY excited to find this recipe!!
I stumbled upon this Recipe on Pinterest tonight....I told ya'll I was obsessed....
Anyways the Pinterest recipe is healthy, but calls for Stevia and Oats, according to The Primal Diet Oats are a grain and we try to avoid grain....so I made some substitutions. These were AMAZING (as in so good my Husband and his best friend LOVED them.....this best friend eats grain all the time...) They're not only healthy, Primal friendly, but they also have PROTEIN, something I know a lot of us have difficulty getting enough of in our regular diets (I know I drink most of mine....)
So here's MY version of these banana muffins!!
Banana muffins
2 eggs
1 cup almond flour
1 banana
1/2 c honey
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1tsp cinnamon
dash pumpkin pie spice
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1/2c nonfat plain yogurt
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Grease muffin tins (I used spray Pam) and fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes, and enjoy!
The Hubs added a few dark chocolate chips to some and said it was really good (I don't like chocolate.....*Insert eye roll here.....*) I also made some with chopped almonds in them, and that was awesome as well!! Add anything you like! Next time I'm going to add the blueberries I have in the fridge!!
I stumbled upon this Recipe on Pinterest tonight....I told ya'll I was obsessed....
Anyways the Pinterest recipe is healthy, but calls for Stevia and Oats, according to The Primal Diet Oats are a grain and we try to avoid grain....so I made some substitutions. These were AMAZING (as in so good my Husband and his best friend LOVED them.....this best friend eats grain all the time...) They're not only healthy, Primal friendly, but they also have PROTEIN, something I know a lot of us have difficulty getting enough of in our regular diets (I know I drink most of mine....)
So here's MY version of these banana muffins!!
Banana muffins
2 eggs
1 cup almond flour
1 banana
1/2 c honey
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1tsp cinnamon
dash pumpkin pie spice
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1/2c nonfat plain yogurt
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Grease muffin tins (I used spray Pam) and fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes, and enjoy!
They don't look very pretty but they were YUMMY!!
The Hubs added a few dark chocolate chips to some and said it was really good (I don't like chocolate.....*Insert eye roll here.....*) I also made some with chopped almonds in them, and that was awesome as well!! Add anything you like! Next time I'm going to add the blueberries I have in the fridge!!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Biceps and Sexy Beasts
I've been doing the BodyRock.TV workouts, but supplementing them with some gym workouts of my own too! Today I was ready to go to the gym before BodyRock posted their workout (Damn Australian time!!) So I did my own workout!
3 sets of each circuit
-Bicep curls 12.5lbs x 10
-Box jumps x 10
-1-2-3s
(Start with a bar - I do 20lb bar - hands about shoulder width apart, bar down by your legs, for "1" lift the bar up until your arms are at a 90* angle - bent at the elbows - then go back down, that's one set of "1" do that 10 times, then for "2" start where 1 ends, in the 90* angle, and bring the bar all the way up to your shoulders, go back to the 90* angle, for one set, do 10 of these, then "3" do a full bicep curl, from starting at the legs ending up at your shoulders - 10 of these- **This is only one set!!***
-jump rope 30 sec
-hammer curls 12.5lbs x 10
-burpees x 10
-Upright rows (Holding a bar or dumbell) hands close together, bring them up to your chin, then back down to your legs)
-squats holding 20lb weights
-Reverse Crunches (Lay on your back, raise your legs up straight, lift your butt off the floor using your abs)
Then I did some more random ab stuff....They were BURNING by the time I was done!!
When I got home I made this......Zucchini pizzas!!! Of course I found it on Pinterest.....
--Slice up a few zucchinis long - ways (I used regular cucumber shaped zucchinis, but aparently there are big squash shaped ones too!)
--Broil or grill them for about 10 minutes - just until they start to cook but don't let them burn!
--Top with spaghetti sauce/tomato sauce of choice (I used tomato basil pasta sauce from the farmers market!)
--Add shredded mozarella (I used the blocks of Lucerne mozarella, there's nothing in it but CHEESE!! No grain, wheat etc.)
--Then top with your favorite toppings!!
--Put back in the broiler/on the grill until the cheese melts (I like mine a SMIDGE on the crispy side, so it was about 5-8 minutes!)
They were a SUCCESS!!! The Hubs LOVED them!! Healthy way to get your veggies and your pizza fix!!!
Here's why you should eat your Veggies......
3 sets of each circuit
-Bicep curls 12.5lbs x 10
-Box jumps x 10
-1-2-3s
(Start with a bar - I do 20lb bar - hands about shoulder width apart, bar down by your legs, for "1" lift the bar up until your arms are at a 90* angle - bent at the elbows - then go back down, that's one set of "1" do that 10 times, then for "2" start where 1 ends, in the 90* angle, and bring the bar all the way up to your shoulders, go back to the 90* angle, for one set, do 10 of these, then "3" do a full bicep curl, from starting at the legs ending up at your shoulders - 10 of these- **This is only one set!!***
-jump rope 30 sec
-hammer curls 12.5lbs x 10
-burpees x 10
-Upright rows (Holding a bar or dumbell) hands close together, bring them up to your chin, then back down to your legs)
-squats holding 20lb weights
-Reverse Crunches (Lay on your back, raise your legs up straight, lift your butt off the floor using your abs)
Then I did some more random ab stuff....They were BURNING by the time I was done!!
When I got home I made this......Zucchini pizzas!!! Of course I found it on Pinterest.....
--Slice up a few zucchinis long - ways (I used regular cucumber shaped zucchinis, but aparently there are big squash shaped ones too!)
--Broil or grill them for about 10 minutes - just until they start to cook but don't let them burn!
--Top with spaghetti sauce/tomato sauce of choice (I used tomato basil pasta sauce from the farmers market!)
--Add shredded mozarella (I used the blocks of Lucerne mozarella, there's nothing in it but CHEESE!! No grain, wheat etc.)
--Then top with your favorite toppings!!
--Put back in the broiler/on the grill until the cheese melts (I like mine a SMIDGE on the crispy side, so it was about 5-8 minutes!)
They were a SUCCESS!!! The Hubs LOVED them!! Healthy way to get your veggies and your pizza fix!!!
Here's why you should eat your Veggies......
Be a SEXY BEAST!!! Eat Your Veggies!!!!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Burning Boobies workout...
First of all is Boobies the appropriate plural (sp?) word for boobs? And when I say boobies I really mean chest.... but boobies is more fun to say! (My boobs don't physically hurt.....they are however shrinking....) My chest muscles are burning today!!!
Normally I workout with my Husband. He's been lifting weights for as long as I've known him (10 years this month!!) so I figure he's had enough trail and error for the both of us, and taken a few classes! So most of my weight lifting workouts are lifting stuff he does....I just add in some stuff in between to up the intensity!!
So here's the chest workout I did Thursday (minus the Hubby - he was helping a friend move!)
HIIT run:
5 minute warmup @ 3.5mph
20sec @ 9mph
45sec recovery @ 3.5-4 mph
Repeat x 6 (I normally do 8-10 but I had to work Thursday night)
CHEST workout:
Chest dumbell presses - 15lbs x 10 (this is an increase in weight for me finally!! Imagine you're doing a bench press but with dumbells)
Flys - 5lbs x 10 (Laying on a bench put both arms straight up above your chest then open your arms so they end up out at your side - like your body is making a "t")
Squats - holding a10lb weight - x10
Jump Rope x 1min
Repeat 3 times!
Fly Machine - 35lbs x 10
Calf raises x 20 (I do these on the machine or holding a 10-20lb weight)
Jump Rope x 30sec.
Repeat 3 times!
I also threw in some Abs at the end on an ab machine!
This was an AWESOME workout, and had me sweating like CRAZY!! I love making my workouts into circuits because then you don't have that down time while you rest in between sets....you're resting one set of muscles while working another, and get more of your workout in a shorter period of time! My husband and I also prefer to "kill" one or two groups of muscles instead of doing full body workouts. This is just our personal choice though....
I've been working out for a while, so these are the weights I use....feel free to start with a lower amount of weight and work your way up as that starts to get easy! I've seen a big difference in my muscles, the way my body looks, and more recently my weight, since I started doing these type of workouts!
Normally I workout with my Husband. He's been lifting weights for as long as I've known him (10 years this month!!) so I figure he's had enough trail and error for the both of us, and taken a few classes! So most of my weight lifting workouts are lifting stuff he does....I just add in some stuff in between to up the intensity!!
So here's the chest workout I did Thursday (minus the Hubby - he was helping a friend move!)
HIIT run:
5 minute warmup @ 3.5mph
20sec @ 9mph
45sec recovery @ 3.5-4 mph
Repeat x 6 (I normally do 8-10 but I had to work Thursday night)
CHEST workout:
Chest dumbell presses - 15lbs x 10 (this is an increase in weight for me finally!! Imagine you're doing a bench press but with dumbells)
Flys - 5lbs x 10 (Laying on a bench put both arms straight up above your chest then open your arms so they end up out at your side - like your body is making a "t")
Squats - holding a10lb weight - x10
Jump Rope x 1min
Repeat 3 times!
Fly Machine - 35lbs x 10
Calf raises x 20 (I do these on the machine or holding a 10-20lb weight)
Jump Rope x 30sec.
Repeat 3 times!
I also threw in some Abs at the end on an ab machine!
This was an AWESOME workout, and had me sweating like CRAZY!! I love making my workouts into circuits because then you don't have that down time while you rest in between sets....you're resting one set of muscles while working another, and get more of your workout in a shorter period of time! My husband and I also prefer to "kill" one or two groups of muscles instead of doing full body workouts. This is just our personal choice though....
I've been working out for a while, so these are the weights I use....feel free to start with a lower amount of weight and work your way up as that starts to get easy! I've seen a big difference in my muscles, the way my body looks, and more recently my weight, since I started doing these type of workouts!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Skinny isn't Sexy...
HEALTHY IS!!!
I found this quote on Pinterest today....then I read a few posts @ HungryRunnerGirl about the same subject, and it got me thinking.....
"Strong is the new Skinny" is my new favorite quote....and I seriously repeat this to myself ALL THE TIME! Skin & Bones is not sexy....lean muscle and a toned body IS!! (MY personal opinion....)
As women we all struggle with the WANT to look like Victoria's Secret models & the models we see on TV/in magazines. I constantly show my husband pictures of "what I want to look like" and he's CONSTANTLY pointing out the AIRBRUSHING...and reminding me how unrealistic and UNHEALTHY that is (I have a good Hubby!!!) I have recently gotten very into strength training, and the more Pinterest stalking and fitness reading I do the more I'm realizing the fitness world is pushing for STRENGTH NOT SKINNINESS!!!!! And I <3 IT!! As Janae put it, we only have one body.....so let's take care of it, let's eat HEALTHY and exercise!
For those of you that don't have to work to be skinny....More power to you. For those of us that have to work at it, let's make it our goal to be strong and fit, not "skinny."
I'm not going to pretend like I don't weigh myself, and yes sometimes I still dwell on that STUPID #, but I've made it my goal to not let it control my life.
MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT!!!!!
So when you workout and gain muscle, how you feel and how your body looks is WAY more important than that #.
I've been posting my workouts, and once I master taking a self picture with my Iphone, I plan on posting pictures to share my results (yes, this is SCARY...but I figure motivation comes from seeing results so I'm going to show you mine!) Besides I have like 3 readers, so who's gonna see it?!
My goal is to motivate others to be STRONG and FIT. Hope I can help!!
I found this quote on Pinterest today....then I read a few posts @ HungryRunnerGirl about the same subject, and it got me thinking.....
Sorry for the Iphone screen shot!!
"Strong is the new Skinny" is my new favorite quote....and I seriously repeat this to myself ALL THE TIME! Skin & Bones is not sexy....lean muscle and a toned body IS!! (MY personal opinion....)
As women we all struggle with the WANT to look like Victoria's Secret models & the models we see on TV/in magazines. I constantly show my husband pictures of "what I want to look like" and he's CONSTANTLY pointing out the AIRBRUSHING...and reminding me how unrealistic and UNHEALTHY that is (I have a good Hubby!!!) I have recently gotten very into strength training, and the more Pinterest stalking and fitness reading I do the more I'm realizing the fitness world is pushing for STRENGTH NOT SKINNINESS!!!!! And I <3 IT!! As Janae put it, we only have one body.....so let's take care of it, let's eat HEALTHY and exercise!
For those of you that don't have to work to be skinny....More power to you. For those of us that have to work at it, let's make it our goal to be strong and fit, not "skinny."
I'm not going to pretend like I don't weigh myself, and yes sometimes I still dwell on that STUPID #, but I've made it my goal to not let it control my life.
MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT!!!!!
So when you workout and gain muscle, how you feel and how your body looks is WAY more important than that #.
I've been posting my workouts, and once I master taking a self picture with my Iphone, I plan on posting pictures to share my results (yes, this is SCARY...but I figure motivation comes from seeing results so I'm going to show you mine!) Besides I have like 3 readers, so who's gonna see it?!
My goal is to motivate others to be STRONG and FIT. Hope I can help!!
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