Showdown: Oats

May 31, 2012 by

Happy Thursday beauties! How is your day going so far?

Hopefully everything is swell this morning and you had a great Wednesday.

Yesterday, I spent the day trying to rid myself of this headache and stomach pain, but no such luck. I also had a TON of laundry that I had been putting off and finally decided to get that done. Woohoo! Free of the dreaded dirty laundry

I’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about the different between oatmeal and oat bran and why I eat it more frequently.

*Oat bran with egg whites, pumpkin, frozen blueberries, chia seeds, almond butter*

I do prefer the the taste of oat bran over oatmeal, but they do taste quite similar. I find that after I eat a bowl of oatmeal I get hungry about an hour or two after eating it, with oat bran I find that it fills me up longer and I don’t get hungry until lunch. Oats also help lower cholesterol and help stabilize blood sugar levels.

Oat bran is definitely creamier and has a thicker texture than oatmeal. The oat bran absorbs more liquid, thus making it more voluminous after it has been cooked. Many people probably don’t know the difference between the two, the most notable being the appearance and nutritional value. I thought I’d provide some insight into this.

*Carrot Cake Oats*

Nutritional Profile

So there is a noticeable difference in the nutritional values of the two. How about the way the rolled oats and oat bran are processed.

Defining Oat Bran

Oat bran is the outer husk of the oat grain. The bran of grain is normally discarded during the milling process, which is unfortunate, since it contains the bulk of the dietary fiber of the grain, along with a large amount of useful minerals. When the bran is left on, the grain is marketed as “whole grain,” and in the case of oat bran, the bran is also sold separately, for people who want to up their fiber intake.

-Source: wisegeek

*Oatmeal with banana, egg whites, hemp seeds, cinnamon, and cashew butter*

Defining Oatmeal (Rolled Oats)

Oatmeal (Avena sativa) comes from oat grains, a cereal grass. Oatmeal is most commonly consumed by humans as a cooked cereal. Raw, harvest oats are used as feed for animals, but for human consumption, the oats are processed to some extent.

-Source: homecooking

*Oat bran with egg whites, chia seeds, blueberries, pumpkin, cinnamon, and cashew butter*

I love starting the day off right, and eating oatmeal or oat bran provides me with a ton of nutrients first thing in the morning. Clearly, I like to have my oats represent some kind of dessert, whether that be carrot cake, pumpkin pie, chocolate peanut butter, blueberry muffin, banana cream pie, there are endless options. Now, of course these don’t taste exactly like these desserts, but they provide a more filling, nutritious, “healthified” version of these sweets.

I wake up every morning and crave oats, so I will go with that craving, but there are other times where I will eat something different. Those are pretty rare though ;) I just can’t stop.

*Oat bran with egg whites, pumpkin, a little banana, chia seeds, and topped with peanut flour paste*

Clearly these little gems have made quite a come back, they are very popular among most blogs, and no longer associated with what your grandmother tried to force down your throat as a child. Oats are a blank canvas of deliciousness, and you can get very creative with additions, flavours, and of course toppings.

I’m off to spend the day with my mom, I hope you all have an amazing day!

Do you prefer oats or oat bran or neither?

xox,
Lisa

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WIAW #10

May 29, 2012 by

Good Morning Lovelies! And a happy Wednesday to you all!

Welcome back to another week of the What I Ate Wednesday fun!

These are all of my eats from Tuesday, as per usual. I’ve been waking up every morning for the past 2-3 weeks with a crazy headache and super sore throat, so I really hope I don’t have strep throat, but I’ve had it like 479 times, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I did. Anywhoooo…

I woke up this morning and intended on having a rest week from exercise, but that didn’t exactly happen, oopsy-daisy. I ended up wide awake at about 4 AM, and couldn’t get back to sleep so just figured I’d go to spin class, it was a great class but I was exhausted by the end.

8 – Breakfast: Overnight Oat Bran

Oat bran, egg whites, chia seeds, hemp seeds, cinnamon, stevia, pumpkin, with a protein PB ball. Served with a side of coffee.

As usual, you guys have seen this quite a lot, but here it is once again. Hopefully you’re not too bored by seeing this meal.

It’s just oh so refreshing after a hot, sweaty spin class. This time when I made the overnight oat bran I put my protein ball on the bottom of the bowl and then the oat bran overtop to sit overnight. It was fun while eating, because at the end I got a little PB surprise ;) , which I like to save for last anyways.

After breakfast, I caught up on the Bachelorette and read the good ol’ Reality Steve site for some bachelorette gossip. (P.S. Don’t read unless you like spoilers, like I do)

11:30 – Lunch: Roasted Veggies + Socca

Roasted cauliflower and zucchini in this nutty sauce (I halved the recipe and didn’t add garlic or chopped nuts-sooo good!) with a side of socca topped with nutritional yeast and a side of tomato paste mixed with stevia for dipping.

3 – Snack: Protein Goo

I wasn’t super hungry for an afternoon snack, but I figured since I went to spin class earlier, I should definitely eat something. I made Kristin’s Protein Goo recipe, but used a mashed previously frozen banana that I melted, 1.5 tablespoons coconut flour, 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder, stevia, and the protein powder the recipe calls for. So tasty!

5 – Dinner:

Roasted broccoli slaw, kale, and tempeh roasted in coconut oil, nutritional yeast, and crushed red pepper flakes. Served with a side of homemade marinara sauce. I just love roasted vegetables.

7 – Snack #1: Cashew Butter Milk to have while watching some One Upon A Time episodes. Forgot to picture this one.

8 – Snack #2:

Muffin with a side of protein frosting mixed with 1/2 tablespoon coconut butter

Today was a bit of an off day in terms on hunger, but everything still turned out healthy and delicious as usual. My stomach has been acting up again, as it sometimes does, because of my IBS, so hopefully it will settle down soon. My doctor wants to run some tests, so maybe that will explain some things.

Hope you are all having a fantastic Wednesday!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

What do you usually eat before bed?

xox,
Lisa

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Italian turkey burgers + hangover toast

May 29, 2012 by

Good Morning beauties and happy Tuesday to everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, and your long weekends for all the American’s out there!

I spent the weekend celebrating a couple of friends’ birthdays, so it was a busier one for me. It was a lot of fun actually, and am so glad I went out to celebrate their special day.

I didn’t get many pictures in because I was having too much fun, but let’s just say it included a few of these.

Yah, not feeling the best the next day, but it was well worth it ;)

And is that not the most fun cup ever? It’s a huge margarita glass with an awesome pink boa wreath around it with a sparkly bottom. Love.

Since I wasn’t feeling the best the next day, baking was about the productive thing I did.

I made some turkey burgers inspired by this recipe from Courtney.

Italian Turkey Burgers (makes 5 burgers)

  • 454 grams extra lean ground turkey breast (1 lb.)
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon italian seasonings
  • 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (if you like spice)

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and mix until combined. Refrigerate the turkey mixture for about 20 minutes (or longer). Separate into 5 equal sized patties. Cook on a stove or grill about 8 minutes per side (depends on stove). Top with desired toppings and eat! These are really good and perfectly healthy! I cooked these in a little coconut oil, and it gave them a nice crisp side. So scrumptious.

I enjoyed one of these with some spaghetti squash, asparagus, marinara, and goat cheese.

Besides baking and spending time with friends, my Sunday was treated with some hangover toast and a side of starbucks.

I toasted 2 pieces ezekiel bread and topped it with coconut oil, stevia, cinnamon and a little sea salt. It’s a beautiful tasting thing.

Get ready for more of my baking adventures coming up in future posts.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day!

What did you do this weekend?

xox,
Lisa

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Pumpkin Protein Cookie Dough

May 25, 2012 by

Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is almost here!

Hope your day is off to a great start so far!

I wanted to start off by saying thank you all so much for your kind words on yesterday’s post! I feel so glad that you enjoyed it! :)

Can you believe that next week is the last week in May?! This year is just flying by before my eyes!

This morning started off busy, busy. I went straight from spin, got ready fast, ate breakfast, off to 2 appointments and then I finally got my morning pick me up. Starbucks was needed yesterday. Okay, fine its needed most days.

I have been trying to experiment a bit more with my usual snacks, I like to have a variety to choose from so that I’m not eating the same things day in and day out. This recipe contains pumpkin, I feel kind of weird including it, since you know, its almost summer. I don’t care though, pumpkin is delicious and I use it all year round!

Lately, I have been loving anything with a cookie dough texture. I love how thick the dough is and that they take longer to eat. I like to be able to sit down and enjoy a meal for a while. My go to snacks this past while have included STUFTmama’s cookie dough, which I absolutely adore! Protein Muffins, or greek yogurt mixed with coconut flour/protein powder with added fruit. Creamy and delicious.

I saw a lot of people try out dessert hummus a while ago and did experiment with it, I haven’t made it in quite a while, but decided to make a little batch that serves one the other day. And it turned out quite successful.

Pumpkin Protein Cookie Dough (serves one)

  • 1/4 cup chickpeas (I used canned, and I shelled them before)
  • 1/4 cup greek yogurt (I used 2%) (if you’re vegan, use tofu, 1/4 cup more pumpkin, or increase chickpeas)
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin
  • 2 tablespoons (or 20 grams) protein powder (it’s also delicious with coconut flour! or you could try peanut flour)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • stevia (add until acquired taste is desired)
  • pinch of pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast (optional) (adds more of a cookie dough texture)

Place all ingredients in a food processor/blender and blend until it is smooth, you may need a couple tablespoons of milk to thin it out to the consistency you’d like. Then refrigerate for about an hour if you’d like. Yum! I like adding a little cocoa almond butter on top!

Benefits:

Chickpeas-

  • high in dietary fiber,  iron, manganese, zinc, and vegetarian protein

Greek Yogurt-

  • very high in calcium, protein, easier to digest (less lactose content and contains probiotics)

Pumpkin- see this post for more info

Sun Warrior Protein Powder- see this post for more info

Also has anyone noticed that when you drive and your on the road along that for some reason an animal chooses to bolt out in front of your car as soon as you’re driving past it?! Really, it couldn’t wait the 2 seconds until my car was gone and there were no other cars in sight. I had about 12 heart attacks in my car as this happened. Thank goodness I didn’t hit the bunny, I would have never driven my car again. Well that was a rather pointless tangent about my day…anywho now I’m off to enjoy the lovely day! Have a great one!

What’s your favourite snack?

xox,
Lisa

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Fear Foods

May 24, 2012 by

Happy Thursday sweets!! How is your day going?

Today is one of those days where I have lots of thoughts on my mind. I’m also feeling very positive about things, which is clearly a great feeling! I love starting my day on a positive note.

Recently, I have been thinking lots about my food fears and how to change how I feel about them and also how to overcome some of those fears.

I’ve been trying to rediscover my love for certain foods. During my eating disorder I avoided a lot of foods. I lived in fear of certain foods because of the ingredients, or the way they were processed, or from even reading certain articles that distorted my love for certain food items.

*protein cookie dough ball. I melted 1 teaspoon coconut oil and mixed in 2 tablespoons peanut flour, a little stevia, vanilla extract, sea salt, and a few drops of almond milk until it was combined, and then I placed it in the fridge for about an hour before eating. It’s great topped over oatmeal :) *

I have been living thinking that my fear foods are really just preferences. I have reasons why I don’t like these foods or why I can’t eat them. You know, my belief that I am lactose intolerant, or things of that nature. Yah, that’s not true. In all honesty, I feared these foods so much that I created these allergies/intolerances, instead of just admitting I was afraid of their calorie or fat content.

However, my eating disorder did change my tastes, it changed the way I ate and continue to eat.I no longer crave and want to eat food that I used to eat on a daily basis. The eating disorder has definitely altered my taste buds.

This makes it difficult when I’m deciding if I’m avoiding foods because I personally dislike them or because they are a fear food. It’s hard to determine what I actually like after I have made it clear in my head that I don’t like certain foods. I know I’d rather eat a huge bowl of roasted veggies then a tiny bowl of french fries for the same amount of calories. That’s just my preference.

*salad with baked spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, and turkey burger pumped up with melted coconut oil stirred together with hummus and nutritional yeast*

Some foods I truly don’t have any desire in trying to eat again and don’t see the point in eating them, but is this a wrong decision in recovery? It is very confusing to me. I am happy that I truly love healthy foods, but dislike that I don’t know which unhealthy foods I do enjoy.

I believe that when I first lost weight that it was the best for my body, it brought on so many positive changes in my life, but I sometimes wonder if it took away my love for enjoying foods.

The best way to truly recover is to face your fears, so I have reintroduced some former fears to see what the verdict would be. Go out and pick out that fear food and try it. Eat it, enjoy every bite. Don’t put negative connotations on the food you are eating. It will be scary, it may not feel enjoyable, and you will feel anxious, but this means you are taking the right steps.

You are stepping out of the comfort zone and challenging those negative beliefs. The more you challenge yourself, the easier it becomes. The voice will get smaller and easier to deal with each time. As woman, we are mostly told to light up dishes.

*new pumpkin protein cookie dough recipe to come*

Start viewing food in a positive light. I used to think that there was too much fat in nut butters. Um, no. Of course there is fat in nuts, but it is good, healthy fats. Fat is good for the body. The fat from nut butter contains protein, and a whole bunch of vitamins and nutrients.

When I eat these foods I no longer think that they are making me fat. While chowing down on the peanut butter I’m thinking that these healthy fats will allow me to absorb those fat soluble vitamins, and help immensely in improving my skin, nails, and hair.

This change in mindset does not happen simply, it takes time, effort, and continuously repeating these actions until the anxiety has dispersed. I am still struggling with some fear foods, but I know what I need to change and what I need to do to get over these fears.

How have you overcome fear foods?
Do you still have any foods you avoid?

Hope the rest of your day is splendid! Enjoy it!

xox,
Lisa

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WIAW #9

May 23, 2012 by

Happy Wednesday beauties! Top o’ the morning to ya!

Hope your day is off to a bright start!

Why don’t we get this party started! The What I Ate Wednesday party, that is.

Yesterday morning, I was going to sleep in and skip spin, but I ended up waking at 5 so figured I’d go anyways.
I grabbed my water bottle and headed on out.

I can never workout first thing after I eat, so I always eat straight after my workout.
This means that I make sure my night snacks are pretty substantial, since I’m not fuelling myself before…probably not the best, but it’s what works for me.

Overnight oat bran is exactly what I needed for my post workout meal.

8 – Breakfast: oat bran, egg whites, chia seeds, and pumpkin

Breakfast today was back to my usual fare, after changing things up this week with baked oatmeal, granola, and pancakes, this morning I went with my favourite overnight oat bran. I ate this bowl topped with a sprinkling of blueberries and cashew butter. Not pictured is the insane amount of cinnamon that later tops this.

I later went down to my favourite coffee place, and picked up an americano.

11:30 – Lunch: Kabocha with a side of Avocado+Banana+Almond Butter Toast

Once lunch came around, I only had one craving in mind. So, I of course had to satisfy that. I had a piece of ezekiel coated in almond butter, avocado, and a mashed banana. Honestly, such a great combination. Eaten with a side of roasted kabocha squash. This is probably the most random lunch ever, but it was all I could think about at this time. I have weird cravings.

3 – Snack: Yogurt Mess

Once it was snack time, I found myself reaching for the fresh organic berries I picked up earlier, and decided to make a quick yogurt bowl. 2% greek yogurt mixed with coconut flour, protein powder and scattered with strawberries

5 – Dinner: Big Ol’ Salad

Today I bought some tempeh to serve with dinner. And decided that I would make that. I also bought some cauliflower, so next on my to make list is this cauliflower-tempeh pizza crust! It sounds and looks delicious.

This salad contained roasted tempeh, zucchini, asparagus, and kale hidden underneath. The dressing contained coconut oil, nutritional yeast, dill. So delicious. I coated the raw veggies in the “dressing” and roasted them like that. The veggies get nice and crispy and taste awesome.

I think I’m going to start meal planning my dinners a week in advance, so I don’t keep repeating the same combos, and this way I can try some recipes I’ve had bookmarked for a while!

8ish – Dessert: Protein Muffin

My future dessert will be a protein muffin with some peanut flour sauce and coconut flour frosting

Guess I was craving some carby eats today.

That’s it for the day my friends.

What’s the best thing you ate today?

xox,
Lisa

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Ten Things Tuesday

May 22, 2012 by

Good Morning everybody, and happy Tuesday to you all!

Oat bran presented itself once again at breakfast, after changing it up with french toast pancakes, granola, and baked oatmeal I was more than ready for some oat bran this morning ;)

Here are a list of my top 10 things I’m thinking of this Tuesday.

1. Overnight Oats

They are amazing. This batch was my ordinary mixture, nakedddd. AKA before I add my toppings on. I will never tire of oat bran. This breakfast wouldn’t be satisfied without a liberal amount of cinnamon sprinkles. I use so much cinnamon, it amazes me sometimes. Costco cinnamon is my bff.

2. Simple Necklaces


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No need for the chunky necklaces over here. There is just something about the simplicity and classic style of these necklaces that I can’t get enough of. Usually I’m more obnoxious when it comes to shoes, so I guess this balances out my outrageous obsession.

3. Berries

Of the various forms (except raspberries). Since discovering the abundance of berries in the grocery stores these days, I can’t stop craving them.

4. Tight White Pants

Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon in some tight white pants. <–Hilarious!
This makes me too excited for Anchorman 2. Whenever I see Will Ferrell or Steve Carell on TV I squeel in excitement.

5. Once Upon A Time

Since all my beloved TV shows have come to an end, I stumbled upon this show.
It’s so good, I love those fairytale type stories, so if you’re into that I recommend this show.

6. Teal and Coral


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Well, bright colours in general. I would like to have a bright dress and the right shoes to go with every single one of my outfits.
Bright is the new black.
The colour of this outfit together makes me smile.
It kind of reminds me of the colours in the Little Mermaid, and all the happy colours in that movie. Wow, I would think of Disney movies, I’m lame.

7. Coffee

All day, everyday. I think I mention this all the time, but I love coffee. Shocker.
My new thing now is to add raw cacao powder, and this coffee creamer. Tastes like chocolatey heaven.
This way, I can buy expensive americanos on my starbucks gold card, but save some mula on the latte. It’s the clear winner this week.
Oh, and the fact that this article says coffee will make me live longer.;)

8. Daily Salads

spinach-salad
Anyone who says salads are boring, clearly aren’t in a sane state of mind. There are so many variations; warm, cold, roasted, grilled. Anything goes when making salad. You can even make it a lettuce-less salad, just add more roasted veggies. The bigger the salad the better, I say. I just can’t quit.

9. Happy Hour

With friends. Enough said.

10. Inspiring Blog Posts
My blog friends, Meg, Lindsay, Katie, Tessa, Gillian, and lots more have been pumping out the positivity and motivational posts and it just makes me super inspired.
They help put things into perspective for me and let me know I can beat my insecurities and issues.
So thank you to you all. I love every blog I read!
Everyone of you is so great, which is why I continue to read. Everyone has made me feel so great about starting a blog, and realizing friendships can be had even though we have never met.

That is all for today.

Enjoy your Tuesday!!!!

What are your top things this Tuesday?

xox,
Lisa

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Carrot cake granola and winner!

May 21, 2012 by

Hello lovelies!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekends. I still have another day of weekend bliss over here, since it’s Victoria Day for us Canadian’s!

This weekend, the weather gods blessed us with beautiful sun on Saturday, but when Sunday came around the rain came out unfortunately.

I spent a good part of the weekend with my sister, grabbing coffee and bringing home a new kitten she got. It is absolutely adorable! I will have to take some pictures next time and show you all them!

I was planning on trying out a new recipe with turkey, but instead was inspired by the chilly weather.

I have been looking for some different breakfast options, because I am usually reaching for the oat bran. Not complaining at all, overnight oat bran is still my favourite breakfast, but I definitely want to mix things up every once in a while. Enter granola.

I was browsing Julie’s site, and saw her granola roundup recipes, I clicked on over to her chocolate protein granola and got inspired to create my own granola recipe!

I have about 4 pounds of carrots hanging out in my fridge. So when life gives you carrots, make carrot cake granola. Duh. :)

Carrot Cake Granola (inspired by Julie’s chocolate protein granola)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups oats (I used gluten-free)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon stevia (feel free to adjust to your taste)
  • 1 tablespoon ground coffee (I used pumpkin spice coffee)
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon egg whites
  • 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil (or other oil)
  • 1/2 cup carrot puree (I made my own, but feel free to buy already made carrot puree, carrot baby food, or use canned pumpkin for pumpkin pie granola)

To make carrot puree. Steam carrots until you can puncture a knife through them. Process into a food processor. Easy peezy. Or as I said above, just replace with pumpkin puree, it would be pumpkin pie granola, still darn tasty I’d say.

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix dry ingredients into a bowl, melt the coconut oil and mix together wet ingredients, add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until everything is thoroughly coated together.
  • Grab a baking sheet and line with parchment paper, spread granola evenly onto the parchment.
  • Put granola in the oven for 10 minutes. Take out and stir, putting the granola back in for another 10 minutes. Stir again, and place back into the oven for another ~5-10 minutes (will depend on oven).
  • Allow to cool for 20 minutes.

Makes four 1/2 cup servings.

This is so good. I enjoyed it the next morning over a bowl of greek yogurt. Filling breakfast, with a serving a veggies first thing in the morning. Sounds good if you ask me.

It tastes great alone, and probably with almond milk poured over top as well. I served it with a side of coffee of course.

Delicious and healthy, great combination.

I think I have found myself my new favourite granola recipe!

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The Winner of the SlimKicker giveaway is…

Brittany! Wahoo, congrats girl!

E-mail me your shipping address (lisa.lately@hotmail.com) and I’ll pass it on to the SlimKicker company, and get the scale off to you asap!

I’m off and ready for the week to come. It’s a short week, so I think it will be a great one.

Hope you’re all having an awesome day!!

xox,
Lisa

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Sweat It Out

May 19, 2012 by

Good Morning, lovelies!

Hope your Friday night was great and your Saturday is going well so far!

This weekend will be fab because we have a long weekend over here.

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Bahaha, so true.

Reasons why I’m a fan of today

1. I cleaned my whole place yesterday, I love being in an area that’s been nicely cleaned.

2. It’s Saturday. Duh.

3. After this post is done, I’m heading out for my daily coffee. Addicted.

4. My workout is done, so I now have the whole day ahead of me.

I’d say that’s pretty decent.

After this mornings workout, I needed something quick to eat, enter baked oatmeal. I baked it the night before so it would be ready to consume when I came home.

oats, coconut flour, stevia, baking powder, banana, egg whites, almond milk, topped with protein frosting.

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Let’s talk workouts this week, shall we?

As you probably know by now, I love HIIT workouts.

I love that they help to kick things up a notch, you get more bang for your buck this way. HIIT is demanding and hard, as long as you PUSH yourself. Get yourself out of your comfort zone. That is the key to HIIT workouts, you need to push yourself to the maximum to get the benefits and results you want from your exercise routine.

It’s easy to mix things up, you don’t need to perform high intensity on exercise equipment. You can do this at your house with absolutely no equipment, or do it while on a run outside. Wherever, whenever.

The best part, for me, is that HIIT is short and sweet. I feel like I don’t have time to get bored, because the exercises or intensity change so often. Quality over quantity, my friends.

Today I give you a workout that will work every inch of your body and it doesn’t take long to complete. It is quick and effective. Yeahhh, buddy.

The plyometric’s in this workout will help to switch things up, keep the workout challenging, take your workouts up a notch, get that heart rate up fast, and you don’t need any equipment. Awesome, right?

I do these workouts at home mostly, because as much as I love to jump around like a crazy person, I do look odd at the gym flailing all over the place, sweating my face off ;)

I also want to note that I do realize that doing these workouts take a lot of energy out of me. I have been trying to add a little weight to my frame and know that I am burning calories by exercising, so do not fret, on days I exercise I increase my calories to an intake that suits my activity level.

Thanks to Stefanie for hosting Sweat It out Saturday

Monday – was this HIIT workout.

Tuesday – spin class!

Wednesday – Lori and Michelle’s Plank Challenge (I made it to 4 minutes), followed by Zuzana’s ZWOW #17. Another good one.

Thursday – A workout recommended to me by Katy.
5 rounds of  30 kettlebell swings, 30 jump lunges, and 30 ball slams, for time.
It was awesome. Thanks Katy!

Friday – I had another spin class, followed by a foam rolling session. This was done with the class as well.
It was a great way to make sure I got my stretching in. Ah, feels so good after. I need to be stretching more, that is for sure.

Saturday – This old BodyRock workout. An oldie but a goodie. I did this 4 times though, for a total of 16 minutes.

*Remember to check out my giveaway

Have a good one beauties!

xox,
Lisa

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Giveaway Time

May 18, 2012 by

Happy Friday everyone!

It is finally the weekend and I could not be any happier about it. :)

I was a little iffy about today’s giveaway, because I don’t want to promote anything that I would not use myself. After much researching and reading the companies website, I realized how great of a company SlimKicker is.

The company provides a ton of community motivation, fitness and health challenges, and calorie tracking.

The company wants you to live your best healthy life.

Health is so important, and I love that SlimKicker is trying to expand this knowledge to others by providing fun ways to stay healthy.

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During the day I like to view recipes I’ve bookmarked, write them down, and determine which one’s I’ll be creating for the week coming up.

As I’m scrolling through recipes I notice a lot of the time recipes are marked by ounces and grams, as a food scale devotee I love that there is this option.

Having a food scale is the best for baking, because it gives precise measurements.

It is also the perfect weight loss tool, because it is more accurate than measuring cups, it will give you an idea on how many calories you are consuming; if you count them, and determine portion sizes for you.

Here is your chance to win a digital kitchen scale, provided by the SlimKicker team.

If you’d like to enter this giveaway:

Mandatory: Leave a comment on a creative diet and/or fitness challenge idea (like quitting soda for a week) (this is mandatory!)

Optional: (leave a separate comment for each)

follow me on twitter

tweet this giveaway

or post this giveaway on your blog

This giveaway will be open until Monday, May 21, and I’ll announce the winner the next day.

*This giveaway is open to US residents only. 

Hope you all have an amazing day!

xox,
Lisa

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