Smoothie Queen

Yesterday was cardio-day, thankfully, no Jillian Michaels bossing me around, haha!! Rusty and I decided to go for a run, which surprisingly is something we hadn't done in quite a while. After running the half-marathon in December, I haven't been running as much as I used to. My focus has shifted on weight training and circuit training, with some running in the mix but no where near as much as before. So, to switch things up a bit it was time for a run outside and far far away from the treadmill! 

It was such a beautiful day for a run around campus! After the run we decided to keep the cardio going by chatting it up with a walk through campus! Walking through campus really brought back memories of freshmen year in college, specially strolling by this place

I used to get a smoothie from Smoothie King daily, it was one of my daily snacks *yikes* I  could sucked those suckers down like nobody's bisnazzz. Oh and did I mention... I never once got the smallest serving size they offered. There I was naively thinking that I was making such a "healthy" decision. Boy was I in a surprise when I found their smoothies nutritional stats!! 

Check them out for your self!  

Keep in mind that those stats are for their smallest serving size. Since Angel Food was my favorite smoothie, on average I was ingesting 531 calories from one of my "healthy" daily snacks! I always question how I was so fooled to think that they were a healthy snack (maybe as meal replacements they make sense), guess I was just ignorant. So be wary of smoothies, they may pack in more calories that you expect.

But no more do I pay Mr. Smoothie King a visit, I am know a Smoothie Queen and choose to make my own smoothies. I know  Kalli loves to make her own smoothies as well she always celebrates with a Smoothie Friday! 

Like today's rockin' Strawberry Banana Smoothie (you bet it is beats Smoothie King's butt) 

Have you ever been fooled by a product that you thought was healthy but turned out it was not? 

What old unhealthy habits have you kicked to the curb? 

Magic & Benefits of PHA

Weekends are always so magical, right! And mine was specially magical because I paid a visit to the wonderful world of Disney! 

Every-time I go to Magic Kingdom I can't help but take a picture of Cinderella's Castle. Magic Kingdom is by far my favorite Disney Park, it really is magical! 

Heloooo Minnie!

 I love going to Disney because no matter how old you are you can't help feeling like a kid :)

What activities make you feel like a kid? 

I have gotten a couple of e-mails asking what type of workouts I am doing on Jillian Michael's "Making the Cut" program, so I decided to provide an example: 

This is Day 8 (tomorrow): 

These circuits are to be done quickly, the longest break Jillian recommends is a 30 sec. break after each circuit. Jillian separates the workouts by training the front of the lower body on chest-shoulder-triceps day, or the back of the lower body on back and biceps day. In the book Jillian says that: 

By working the upper and lower body in supersets, you will be shunting your blood back and forth during the upper and lower body, which allows you to burn twice as many calories, due to a phenomenon known as peripheral heart action, or PHA. When you get the blood moving between the upper and lower body as constantly as possible during a workout , you greatly reduce the formation and build up of lactic acid, which is the cause of muscle fatigue. PHA also benefits you in the long term by optimizing muscle development and preventing muscle damage and burnout. 

I still have 23 days to go, but so far so SOAR good!

Hummus & Salsa... Yes Please!

Good Afternoon!!! T.G.I.F!!!!

Ladies thanks for all the comments on yesterday's post! As food bloggies there were many things in the article that we could all relate to. It is no surprise to note that foodies have a passion for food and enjoy sharing their eats, but of course if taking pictures of what we eat becomes an obsession then there lies a problem.

Many of you agreed with the statement, "tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are". I too believe that one can learn a lot about a person solely from their diet. I feel that characteristics such as discipline, self-control, and dedication shine through the food we consume. For me, it has not always been easy keeping a healthy diet... specially in college!  There are times I get the urge to drink soda, stuff my face w/ white chocolate covered pretzels, or do a midnight run to taco bell!  And it really does take dedication and self control to be able to avoid eating some of the stuff you once loved, even-though, you know in the long run it is bad for you. But of course, treating yourself once in a while is completely acceptable ;)

Now let's move on to food!!

Today my hopes of laying out by the pool were shot down by the rain, booo!! Guess I still have the weekend to lay out :)

Morning began with a cereal-kick!

I am lovin' strawberries!!

1 cup of Kashi Cereal, 1/2 cup of A.M., Strawberry, 1/2 Granny Smith

Uhhh Ohhh! Houston we have a problem.... I don't know if I can get sick of this cereal!! (guess thats not that bad of a problem)

After b-fast I worked on some school work, needed to get a couple things done before the weekend. This weekend Rusty's parents might be coming up to visit and we might be going to Disney!!! So, I got most of my school work done so I won't have much to worry about when I'm spending time with Mickey ;)

After yesterday's rest day today was right back to Jillian Michaels workouts, Ouch! In the Making the Cut program she gives you 3 days off from her circuit workouts but your are really supposed to just have 2 days off, so one day a week I get to do my own cardio workout!

Today is Day 4 of the workout and I am lovin' it... my body not so much, haha! The workouts are awesome, but it definitely pushes you to the extreme. Today there were a couple of moments I wanted to quit but I felt like Jillian was right there lookiing at me and yelling "INTENSITY, INTENSITY, INTENSITY!"

After the gym I was hangry and it was time for lunch! I was in a creative mood and I made this delicious creation that I urge you to try!!

3/4 cup of Egg Whites, Handful of Broccoli Slaw

Guess, my omelet making skills are not too shabby ;)

For the sauce I used this lovely combo:

1 tbsp of Hummus, 1tbsp of HOT salsa 

If you haven't tried this combo, dooooo it!! I promise it will not disappoint. 

Result =

Take a peek inside! 

Oh this was soooooo GOOOOD!!!!!! 

I can't believe it was my first time mixing hummus and salsa together...I had been missing out! 

Any fun plans for the weekend?

Do you have any favorite combinations I should open my taste buds to?