Strawberry-Banana-Spinach SMOOTHIE!

I received a fantastic smoothie recipe from my great friend and fellow new blogger. These smoothies are not only delicious, but super healthy too! I am currently on Weight Watchers, so I always get excited when I find a new treat that's low in calories and tastes good too!

Not only do I absolutely love this smoothie, but my boys do too! They are NOT fans of vegetables....so this smoothie is a great way to get them a good serving and they don't even know it! :) The spinach adds NO flavor to the smoothie...only a beautiful green color! :)

Strawberry/Banana/Spinach Smoothie

1 C. Vanilla Soy Milk (you can also use Almond Milk)

1 1/2 - 2 C. Frozen Strawberries

1-2 Frozen Bananas

1-2 Handfuls Spinach

Swirl of Agave

Blend/Blitz all of these ingredients until smooth.

Swirl in a tad-bit of Agave if you'd like to sweeten it up a bit and enjoy!

Filling, only 2pts (Weight Watchers), and satisfying! :)

Pluggin' Away

Alright...so after working out 10 hours last week, as we speak, I have IcyHot radiating off my calf muscles. My feet feel like stumps (having a hard time finding just the right tennis shoes), and my bum still hurts to sit on, even though I haven't been to Spin Class since Saturday! :) Old age is definitely showing it's ugly face at me these days! Honestly...I swear I was just running around the gym like YESTERDAY playing basketball with my girlfriends from Mayville State, having cops deliver subpoenas to me (a long story...nothing serious...maybe I'll blog about some day), skipping class to take a nap instead, going to Stubs for quarter-draws (is that the name of the bar in Portland and what those super cheap cups of beer were called?!?!). Gosh...I guess time has ticked by. It's getting hard to recall a lot of the details from the 'ol days! :)

Anyways...I'm hurtin' from last weeks workouts and I only lost two pounds! I would normally be happy with that, but after killing myself, I was hoping for at least three! :) I probably could have hit that goal, had I not eaten 3 slices of Papa John's pizza and a burger/fries/onion rings and grilled halloumi at Gourmet Burger Kitchen last Friday (not all at once mind you ~ lunch & dinner). So...considering my binge day, I'll take that two pound loss and embrace it! :)

My new favorite snacks to get me through the cravings during this mission I'm on to drop these unwanted pounds: Weight Watchers Caramel Mallows ~ 1pt/wafer, and Snack a Jacks Salt & Vinegar Rice & Corn Snack ~ 2pts/22g. bag. Delish!

Have a great week! ♥

Cat photo from Pinterest and Burger from GBK website (see link above).

Feel the Burn!!

I am an American Expat who lives in England. When I found out we were moving, I did what many people do....stress out...and with that, comes junk food consumption. I planned for the move, worried, stopped exercising, ate a bit of junk food, and ended up gaining an extra 20 pounds (or 1 stone 6lbs here in the UK). I joined Weight Watchers in order to help me get back on track. I need to focus on eating healthy foods, etc,etc. We all know how we should eat. We all know that we should exercise...but do we do it?!?!

This past week I have decided to give myself my own personal "Biggest Loser" challenge. From March 3rd - March 9th, I am to workout 4 days: 2 hrs/2days and 3hrs/2 days. I am currently in the middle of finishing up my 2nd 3hr workout day.

{Source: PInterest}

This morning I participated in a spin class at our local fitness center and here's a picture above for your enjoyment on what our instructor looked like. :) hee hee Actually, I don't find this picture very interesting to look at at all! He's too white in some places! :) Anyway, I thought it would add a little excitement for some of my hundreds of followers! :) heehee

So....as I type this post, I still have to get my last hour in for the day. I'm going to pop in my Slim in 6 DVD and get it over with! I'm procrastinating a bit and thought I'd take a break and blog. :) Wish me luck! I'll let you know how my weigh in goes on the morning of the 8th! It better be successful, that's all I can say! And if it is...I might have to give myself another one of these challenges! I have to get ready for spring break....sunshine and beaches only 5 weeks away! :)