Thursday, September 12, 2013

Ultimate Fit Workout


Now that I'm working, it will be harder to get to the gym.  Here's a great workout we did in Ultimate Fit at the YMCA that doesn't require any equipment and could easily be done at home!  If you are unable to run, you could always exchange it for jump rope.  

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

New Job!

Whew!  Life sure has been busy.  I haven't posted as much on my blog lately because I just started my new job!  After 3 years in the brick-and-mortar classroom, I am now teaching Kindergarten virtually with K12.  It's an exciting new journey!  I will be working from home, but still working hard to instruct students.

I have been a little behind on my blogging - having to figure out a new schedule.  I worked this weekend to figure out a new routine for cleaning, meal planning, & exercise; we'll see how it goes this week! 

This arrived to my front door last week:


Whoa!  It was a job just getting all the boxes open! 


After a little organizing, all the books and supplies are now neatly stored on some new bookshelves.  I'm still going through training right now, but will hopefully be assigned my class soon!  I'm so excited about this new opportunity. 
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Skinny Peach Milkshake


Forgive me for not having wonderful pictures for this one, but it has quickly become one of my favorites!  My husband loves milkshakes, so this is a healthier alternative when we are in the mood for a shake.  Sometimes I have it for breakfast - since technically it is a protein shake.  I adapted this recipe from Whole Foods New Body.

Ingredients1 serving
1/2 frozen peach
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder 
(I find one without artificial sweetener)
1/2 C vanilla almond milk 
(add 1 tsp vanilla if you use plain almond milk)

Peel & slice the fruit before freezing (I leave the peel on the peach - you'll want to peel it before freezing if it bothers you). 

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until milkshake consistency.

You can use fresh fruit, but you'll want to add 8-10 cubes of ice.  It won't be quite as thick.

 


You could always add some  fat free vanilla greek yogurt to make it creamer, but the frozen fruit really helps to make it thick. 


I altered mine so it is only 182 calories! 
Talk about guilt free!  You can always add more or less fruit, protein powder, & almond milk to suit your taste. 
ENJOY!

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