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Put a Fork in Me!

It’s hard to explain how good you feel when you’ve given something (anything) all you’ve got and finished!  It could be a career goal, or a financial goal, or just a simple 30 minute workout.  There is no sense in doing something with 50% effort…you might as well not do it at all.  You’re either all in…or not!  Right?!  Can I get an amen!  I just feel so good when I’m done working out, knowing that I tried my hardest.  I may not always be able to do everything that the bouncy, crazy, Energizer Bunny lady (a.k.a. Chalene Johnson) is doing…but I do what I CAN do until I can’t do it for one more second.  And then I collapse in a puddle on the floor. 🙂  And then…grab a snack.  I earned it.Image

 

Here is my snack:  Honeycrisp apples dipped in chocolate PB2 (made with yogurt & a little water).  Delicious!

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Real Fast Food!

I have always been a smoothie person.  Until recently, in order to make sure that I was getting ALL of the nutrients I could possible pack into my smoothie I would get out ALL of the following:  kale, spinach, almond milk, strawberries, banana, blueberries, pineapple, chia seeds, protein powder and ice!  Now I get out a bag of shakeology, ice, almond milk (or regular milk) and maybe a little PB2 (or just regular peanut butter).  The best part is I’m getting more nutrients than I was before, and it actually sustains me for 3 or more hours!  I can blend it up, pour it up and drink it up in less time than it used to take me to locate all of the ingredients I needed for my previous smoothies.  WINNING!