Moab Car Show & Workout

 

Hey guys!! Thought I’d drop in super quick and let you know how the trip is going so far!

Baylee and I left last night to catch up with these two handsome guys!

We arrived pretty late last night so the kids were beyond tired!

Brent let Tanner stay up and wait for us.

We are all sleeping in one room and T&B are not the best sleepers on vacation…. so needless to say we were up at 5:30AM..

My SIL Janey goes to GPP with me and was up willing to do a workout. I was a little tired but once we got going I felt SO much better!!

Here is what we were able to throw together.

After the workout I fueled up on some Prooats with half a banana and egg whites with veggies! Oh… and a rockstar. {Breakfast of Champs….}

After breakfast we headed to the car show.

My FIL has a ‘56 Chevy that he puts in the car show every year, so we hung out there for a little bit and admired all the classics, played at the park and snacked on sugar roasted almonds. aka. crack.

Now were back and attempting to put the twins down for a nap… proving to be unsuccessful so far Guess the kids what a vacation from nap time….

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

16 layers of Jell-o and My breakfast everyday.

 

Good morning! Happy Sunday!

My breakfast this WHOLE week has been a oatmeal frenzy! I’m a huge fan of oatmeal because it is SO versatile. You can throw anything in the mix and fill satisfied for the entire morning!

Eating breakfast is SO important! You should eat your breakfast within a half hour of waking up to ensure a revved metabolism that is essential to burn fat and not to mention feel energized and ready for whatever your day may bring.

To make my oatmeal, I measure a 1/2 C. Rolled oats and 3/4 C. of egg whites into a microwave safe bowl and cook for 3 minutes in the microwave.

Then I get all crazy up in here with my mix-ins.

• Chia seeds
• Strawberries
• Flax seeds
• 1 Tbs. of coconut oil
• Stevia liquid drops
• Protein PB2 drizzled on the top!

Carbs, Protein, Healthy fats, and omegas all in one bowl!

Perfect breakfast if you ask me!

Yesterday, started bright and early! It was launch weekend at one of the gyms I teach at. We launched combat and then I taught body pump. We had a packed house for both classes! Got to love it. I even grabbed some free yogurtland they were handing out on my way out the door!

It was also the SLC marathon yesterday! The weather was dreadful. It was raining, hailing, windy and really just not the greatest conditions that you would want to race in. I was so impressed and inspired by all those that ran it. I sold my bib about a month ago because I have a vacation next weekend and couldn’t miss work two weeks in a row.

I had several friends run the marathon, even a couple who ran Boston on Monday!

At the expo they had this banner that all the runners could sign to send to Boston.

If you look close you can tell there is not ONE inch left on it. THAT is cool.

My friend Walker ran the entire marathon holding the American flag!

{Thanks for the pics Liz!}

Runners do not back down! Despite the casualties in Boston, we do not let them weaken us, it made us STRONGER!

UNITED WE STAND!

Afterwards, I didn’t even have time to shower {what’s new?} before we had to be at a birthday party! My friends little girl turned ONE! So we headed to celebrate and I couldn’t get over the amazingness that is this 16 LAYER JELL-O.

You would have to be that most patient person on earth to make it. In fact, my friends mom made it and she takes care of T and B for me while I work so I KNOW she has the patience of a saint. Maybe one day, I’ll test mine through Jell-o. Probably not though. When it comes to food there is no such thing.

The kids ate their Jell-o on the floor… It was a jammin party and I didn’t want them to drop anything on carpet so they partied there. They didn’t seem to mind.

I ate lunch when I got home..and it was weird.

Eggs, Spinach, sweet potato with avocado and a sweet potato with protein PB2 on top!

I accidently added to much liquid to my PB2and it looks more like soup then syrup but eh, whatever it still tasted good.

Later in the day, we went for a walk and bee was all ready to go with her cat hat.

My SIL came with us!

Then of course we decided we needed fro-yo post walk. Mainly because I didn’t get to eat the Yogurtland earlier because it hurts my stomach, and I couldn’t get it off my mind so we headed to my favorite fro-you.

RED MANGO!

They recently came out with RASPBERRY SORBETTO and I tell you this stuff is dreamy!

It is GF, SUGAR FREE, and DAIRY FREE and only sweetened with stevia which makes it 10-15 calories an ounce. Not to mention that its packed with probiotics that make my tummy happy!

I dug right in, This stuff is creamy! I obviously couldn’t get enough because I bought a quart to take home.

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I filled it a little high…”on accident.” Someone couldn’t keep her little fingers out of it either!

B and T can’t get enough of the good stuff!

It was a great way to wrap up the day!

Do you eat fro-yo post workout too?

Who else’s inner “fat kid” buys a QUART of fro-yo to take home too?

Did you run/race yesterday?!

Spinach Waffles

 

Its been a lazy Sunday around here, yummy waffles, short workout, family time and LOTS of football.

The highlight of the day was definitely  green.

I followed my recipe from the best waffles ever and just added 2 cups of spinach!

High Protein Spinach Waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Oat Flour
• 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 2 Scoops of Vanilla Whey Elite Protein (Any vanilla protein would work probably)
• 1/4C Vanilla Greek Yogurt (I used Chobani)
• 1/2C Fat Free Cottage Cheese
• 1 C. Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1/2  tsp salt
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 cap full (1/2 tsp?)  of Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups Spinach

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in blender until well combined.

Spray waffle iron and pour batter into hot waffle iron until done.

I topped mine with PB2 and strawberries!

Perfect start to any day!

Don’t let the spinach throw you off. Its just like throwing it in the shake, you can’t taste it! You just get the benefits!

The kids thought they were fun to eat and had no idea they were eating their daily greens.

Waffle tip! Freeze your leftovers and toast them later! That’s actually my favorite way to eat them!

Hope you guys had a great day!

Low-fat Gingerbread Cookies

Before I begin tonight-

This totally happened.

I’m going to back track a bit-

Last night was GPP Girls Night out! A group of us went to Biaggis in SLC and had a great time together! (We missed those that couldn’t make it!) It was fun to get out with the girls for some food and shopping!

When we left the restaurant last night, it was snowing pretty hard and the roads were pretty slick. We made it home safely

We woke up to even MORE snow, we decided to hibernate today and did not go anywhere! We stayed home, and cleaned, organized, decorated the Christmas tree..again..

Somehow, this keeps happening…

Then I decided snow days happen for one special reason. Besides Gingerbread Pancakes in bed.

COOKIES!

I followed Ginas Recipe for her Low-fat Gingerbread Cookies!

The only change I made was I used Coconut Oil in place of the butter!

I even had a little help with the prep work!

Tell me now, who wants a cookie?

Its times like this I really think I should invest in a gingerbread man cookie cutter…

Hearts bring just as much joy though right?

I baked them at 375 degrees for 7 minutes and they turned out perfectly.

They were soft and chewy with the perfect about of ginger kick to them!

Bee could hardly wait to bite into one.

Or every single one of them.

Question of the day:

Who loves Gingerbread as much as me?

Link up your favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe!

Pumpkin Chia Waffles!

Sundays around here more often then not result in waffles first thing in the morning.
I have loved making these waffles, but I was out of bananas this morning and decided to sub 1/2 C. pumpkin for the banana and added 2 Tbs. of Chia seeds to the mix.
Voila!


PUMPKIN CHIA WAFFLES!


Ingredients:

• 3 whole eggs
• 1 Tbs. coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 C. Pumpkin Puree
• 1 cup egg whites
• 1/2 cup Silk unsweetened Almond milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4-5 drops of NuNauturals liquid stevia, or sweetener of choice (to taste)
• 1/2 tbs of cinnamon
• Dash of nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 Tbs. Chia Seeds

Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender and pour into a greased waffle iron (I just sprayed it with olive oil.
I topped them with some PB2 and Raw honey. They were to die for.
Perfect start to our Sunday!
Our weekend started pretty great too. Friday night we headed to the park for a little hoover ball!
We met up with a group of GPP peeps. Brent and the twins even came to play!

I wrapped up RX+ week yesterday with a 2 hour event that consisted of four workouts! TOUGH stuff!
The first workout was a half- mile burpees. Yes, you read that right. BURPEES ---> Everyone's favorite movement. No?

Source: gppfit.com
We started at 7 am on a field at a elementary school. A wet field..
We were soaked and covered in grass by the end.

photo credit: Janetha!
You can’t really tell but I promise we were covered freshly cut grass.. I have a rash on my thighs to prove it..
This may sound a little crazy but I think this was actually my favorite workout. It was actually a lot of fun to burp in wet grass with these crazy cats.
The second workout was a core workout that involved side planks, halos and swipers--->for demos on the movements and the whole workout go here.
My shoulders were fried by then and I had a rough time holding those side planks! But I got through it!
Third was JUMP- Jump is a group circuit we go through 8 plates spread across the room for high knee sprints, squats, lateral hops, rolling pushups and more burpees!
and the fourth and final workout on the agenda was Caterpillar

We all started in the gym with a 25 pd plate and had to move them 200m one way until they were at one end, then move them all back. We did this by making a long line and tossing the plates to each other and bringing them back. I unfortunately didn’t get to participate in most of this workout because I left to teach body pump. But at least I got to catch a picture of them all doing it!
When I got home we put the babes down for a nap and both Brent and I crashed for 3 hours!! Brent had been hunting all morning so he was just as tired. The babies played with their Aunts and went down fast because they were just as worn out as us!
When I woke up I was pretty sore…I went for a quick 3 mile run to shake it out. I’m glad I did because when I got up this morning I’m not sore at all!
After a shower. (FINALLY!) I headed up to my Aunts house with the twinners to meet my 3rd cousin that was here visiting from Germany! I have a crazy long family line and we are actually pretty good at keeping in touch. Even though it was my first time meeting him, some of my other cousins have actually been to Germany a few times to stay with them.

The one on the left is my cousin and the other is his friend. It was fun to talk with them and hear their stories and experiences being here in the U.S.

They were here for school but are leaving Monday morning back to Germany.
Today we are planning on heading out for a little family walk.
They are just as mandatory as waffles.
Have a great SUNDAY!
Question of the day:
What is mandatory for you on Sunday?

Two days time

Hey guys! Sorry for the Hiatus on the blog! It has been a crazy past two days and at the end of the day I chose sleep over the blog.
I promise I love you all just as much. Sleep even trumped showering… (Just kidding, kind of.)
Here is a quick recap of the past two days!

Day 3 of 2-a-days started at 6 am with a fun hike/run up my favorite trail in Bountiful. I think I could run this everyday and never get sick of it. Not to mention if all these peeps do it with me! When we started it was still pretty dark outside, bonus was we got to watch the sunrise.
Breakfast has been the same thing the past few days. Exciting I know.


Egg whites with a veggie and fruit pre-workout- (I can’t really workout with a full stomach, so I make sure to wake up early enough to let this digest a bit before the workout.)

Post workout has been a protein shake to help with a quick recovery. Some days these meals have been swapped, depending on the time I workout.

Even T likes his daily dose of protein powder.

flashback photo, but same outcome..

He loves expensive toys..
Along with 2 a-days, we are following a structured meal plan as well so needless to say, my lunch has been the same salad all week with a few different veggies in the mix.

So far I have been doing perfect on the diet and the workouts. I only have 2 left! This week has been challenging and hard but at the same time it has been SO much fun. The power of community is addicting and motivating. It has been a great experience! Even the ladders that we did last night..

I even got to keep up with a cowboy and princess. These two got game for sure.

They even had energy after to play at the park!

A kipping two-year old. Exactly what I expect.
Readers Request:
I recently received a readers request for a lunge workout, ----> Ask and you shall receive! This can be done while holding weights if you would like. If you are new to working out I would cut the reps in half and just use your body weight.

Just like that, those legs and booty will be burnin’!






Last night we celebrated my little brothers birthday with the family. His actual Birthday is TODAY!

Happy Birthday Jamison!

He just found out yesterday that he broke his foot sometime last week and has been playing football with it all week! Now its in a cast and he uses crutches! He is a fast healer.. we hope!
He sure is a great uncle to these two!

Love ya, bro!
Happy FRIDAY!!
Our night will be spent playing hooverball! ---> I’ll clue you in later what hooverball is..
Tomorrow morning is the last workout of RX + week at GPP and it will be a two hour event in which I have to follow up with body pump! What a Saturday!
Catch  ya’ tomorrow afternoon!