https://bakeatmidnite.com/chicken-lombardy/
The recipe for the dish I posted yesterday – so good!
Again, it is more a splurge than a healthy share, but you know I’m all about balance!
try new things
Work For It Wednesday – Pushups with Knee Tuck
Today is supposed to be a day off from my program, so I was gonna run, but this weather is not run-friendly so I instead opted to do Friday’s workout today, and hopefully Mother Nature calms her shit so I can run Friday… (hint, hint, girl…)
Well, Joel had some surprises for me today, starting with a full body HIIT workout including a move I have never done… obviously there is MUCH room for improvement here, but I’m willing to work for it, I’m willing to improve.
If you aren’t willing to work for it, to work towards improvement, nothing I say or do can help you.
YOU have to be willing to put in the work – you ready?!
Work For It Wednesday – Lifting and HIIT’ing!
Tried the sampler of the new workout coming out soon today… lifting and HIIT’ing?! I liked it!
Definitely feeling that, and 30 minutes feels like a breeze compared to what I am used to – but all that does is prove you CAN get an effective workout in 30 minutes, so there’s no excuse why YOU can’t be a badass!
I’ll be sprinkling some of the moves in throughout my stories today – check em out!
Interested in trying? Let’s chat – message me, or sign up here for a free account with me, and I will follow up! 😊
Tasty Thursday – Recipes Wanted!
It’s always a fantastic sign when this beauty comes out! To this day, this is one of my FAVORITE gifts!
Our dinner was perfection! Do you have a favorite recipe using a Dutch oven? I’d love to hear your ideas!
If you’d like to message them to me via my like page, you may do so here!
Try It Tuesday – Roasted Beets
I have been craving beets lately – I love beets! I am usually too lazy to do much of anything with them, but this weekend while grocery shopping with my husband, I was inspired to buy a couple and give them a shot – not only did I want beets, but I wanted to try something new, and add some skills to my arsenal – nothing wrong with that, right?! 😉
LUCKILY I quickly caught on to the fact I was gonna need gloves to handle these babes, or deal with some stained hands!
So I kept it simple, I kept them whole, wrapped them in foil, and baked for about an hour, give or take. Once they cooled, I sliced them – and they were perfectly delicious!
Note: I scrubbed them super clean and just kept the skin on – more nutrients and less of a hassle, but you can always peel them.
That was easy and SO tasty – I gotta do that more often! Aren’t they gorgeous?!
Do you like beets?
Shift Shop Saturday!
Y’all! A new program is available with Beachbody – I have done the Sneak Peeks and it looks awesome!
I am excited to give this one a whirl – three short weeks of progressing from basic 25 minute workouts to advanced 45 minute routines – all while honing my nutrition for optimal results? JUST what I needed after some NOLA indulgences! *wink*
It’s great for all fitness levels. If you have a lot of weight to lose, Shift Shop will be your kickstart to fitness. If you’ve spent some time away from your regular routine, trainer Chris will lead you through a fitness tune-up. It’s perfect for anyone who wantst to jump-start their regimen.
“It doesn’t matter where you came from…or where you’ve been. You can always reinvent yourself.”
Who’s joining our Accountability Group?! Let’s chat!
Click here to join us! 🙂
Tip Tuesday – Be An Adventurer
You are but an itty bitty thing in a big, huge world. Are you seeing as much as you could?
Be willing to take adventures; be daring, be bold, be open minded.
Life is but a dream, but it’s up to YOU to live it!
Transformation Tuesday – From A Non-Runner to a 5k’er
There were more than a few people surprised when, 3.5 days prior to the event, I decided to run a 5k.
I mean, its the worst kept secret that I hated running. I hated that I had to wear shoes for it, and I hated how it made my body feel – it triggered my shoulder injuries, my lower back injuries, and my knee injury. It just hurt. And when something hurts, you don’t enjoy it. At least I don’t.
So when I dropped this last minute decision, there were a few people legitimately wondering if I had lost my mind, or if I was tipsy off wine, or if something had possessed me, haha. I mean after all, I am very vocal about running and how I am not a fan, so I don’t blame them!
But something beautiful has happened to me in the last few years – the ones since I started my Beachbody journey. I made myself a priority, and made consistent, regular exercise a must – a priority, one I definitely do not skimp on. And in doing so, I have strengthened my body, especially my core, and many of my prior injuries are no longer triggered. This was first made evident by my ability to finish programs, but especially evident on my Hammer & Chisel journey – that program is challenging, and strenuous, and I was worried I couldn’t handle it, but I rocked it — TWICE!
So with this stronger core, I have gained strength, and confidence in myself. When you pair that with the self esteem, confidence, and BELIEF in myself that my Beachbody journey and all of my personal development has given me in the past almost 3 years… nothing really seems so far out of range now. I mean, I wouldn’t sign up to run a marathon tomorrow, because even I have limits (and having seen several friends train for them, I KNOW you have to train and train hard!), but suddenly a 5k didn’t seem SO daunting anymore.
I have wanted to run one for SO long. I haven’t really told anyone that because again, I hate(d) running. But when an opportunity presented itself less than 4 days before the event, I pounced on it. A few years ago I might have pounced on it and then worried about biting off more than I could chew, doubted myself, second guessed myself… and I probably would have chickened out. But I have come so far – I feel so much more capable, and I am aware that MY journey doesn’t have to match anyone else’s. So I applied that to the race – from the second I agreed to do it, I promised myself that I was only going to do my best, not beat myself up if that was less than ideal, HAVE FUN DOING IT, and finish, no matter how long it took me. It was only ever MY pace, MY race.
No second guessing myself. No harsh criticism. No worrying, no losing sleep over it, and NO DOUBTS.
I’m hooked. I got the bug. It felt amazing to run it, it felt amazing to finish it. Oh, and it still feels amazing now, because this was a huge deal for me.
In the few days leading up to the event, I did my best to prepare myself, still promising myself that it didn’t matter what my time was, the goal was to cross the finish line.
My biggest takeaway here is that it is TRULY mind over matter. I will admit that somewhere around the halfway mark, my stomach started cramping a little bit, and catching my breath was a little harder, but I kept going. I gave myself a pep talk while running and I focused on my breathing.
I finished because I put my mind to it. And for someone who has always been quick to doubt herself and her abilities, this is huge! I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to. And on October 22, 2016, I PROVED that to myself.
