Bum day!

Good morning everyone!

I hope you didn't have too much difficulty with yesterday's routine. I didn't want overexert myself (as I mentioned) and I've never worked my back out before so just to be extra cautious I only did 2 rounds. 

Now attention ladies! It's bum day! Today is a thigh and glute work out for a bigger butt! One of my main concerns with walking 5 miles a day was losing my butt. So when I saw this post on Youtube today I was over joyed! I can't wait to get back from my walk and try this. I really like finding routines that don't need equipment. I'm a firm believer in using your own body weight to the best of your ability. Especially as a girl, you don't want too much muscle tone! So leave the weight lifting to the guys ;)

Last night I swear I made the best dinner I've ever made in my entire life (in my opinion). I'm sure my ex boyfriend would appreciate the BBQ ribs and potatoes I would make over this LOL! But I'm trying to change my food style and let me tell you... It was SO good! I didn't want to stop eating!

Recipe:

• 2 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken
• Sun dried tomato and oregano dressing (I use Kraft)
• Broccoli
• 1 onion 
• A few fist fulls of spinach

Directions:

• Marinade your chicken in sun dried tomato and oregano dressing and cook for 30 minutes at 350

• Heat pan on medium - high with a teaspoon of butter and add your onion and spinach when there's 10 minutes left on your chicken.

• Steam your broccoli when you start to cook your spinach and onions

This salad was also scrumptious! I ate half a head of romaine lettuce before dinner! 

Recipe: 
Romaine lettuce
Cucumber
Tomato
Feta cheese
Light zesty Italian dressing

I planned on making hummus yesterday but some things came up and I didn't get the chance. I will post my recipe tomorrow because it is part of my lunch for today. I have a dentist appointment at 5:30 so my day is revolving around that. I usually do my work out between 3 and 4 but today I have to finish my breakfast and hurry out the door for my walk and get back to do my routine and start getting ready to leave for my appointment. Afterwards I'm meeting up with a girlfriend and we're going for a long evening walk with our dogs! 

Phoebe isn't very good with other dogs but lately she seems to be getting better with more exposure. So I've been trying to bring her around my friend's dogs to get her used to being around other dogs. She's definitely made progress but will not tolerate dogs that we encounter on a walk or in public at any time. If she knows that I brought her to meet another dog she seems to deal with the situation a little better and has more tolerance. 

I'm off to get a start on my lunch, walk and routine!

Have a great day everyone and good luck with the work out! :)

Love, Happiness and Inspiration always,

Perfect weekend

Good morning! 

Today I woke up early because last night my mother came home and threw 2 chocolate bars at me (I can't resist chocolate) so I'm drinking my green monster (which by the way is the best one I've ever had due to my almond milk) and going for a 5 mile walk early and working out for an hour when I get back. 

As I mentioned I'm going to stat sharing my routines with you guys! Today I'm going to work on my chest and back which obviously involves arms as well. My upper body strength is embarrassing so that's something I want to work on. I found this video this morning and I'm hoping I can complete it but it's going to be VERY difficult. Remember to only push yourself as far as you can go. If you go beyond that point, you're going to be over exerting yourself and extremely sore the next day. Another thing I'd like to mention is epsom salts for your bath! They're really good for relieving muscle pain after a hard day of working out.

Saturday night I decided to head into town to pick up a few grocery items and while I was in town I had the urge to buy a bottle of wine. Needless to say a couple glasses turned into...

The whole damn bottle... and a shot of sambuca. Oak Ranch Estate white zinfandel is my favourite wine ever!! I haven't drank in a really long time and I really didn't feel like going to the bars or to a house party. I just wanted to stay at home, read my book, have a nice bath and hang out with my dog. My parents went away for the night so I had their king size bed to myself and enjoyed the luxury of their 50" flat screen too!

I also experimented with a stir fry for the first time. I didn't follow a recipe so it was all instinct and I have to admit that it wasn't that good but I ate it anyways. I think it was because the noodles sucked! I thought they were similar to the Asian cuisine noodles, but they're SO not. They were basically Mr.Noodles. I can't even tell you what I used for the sauce because I don't remember lol but here's the picture.

This is my FAVOURITE salad! I eat this EVERY DAY! It's SO SCRUMPTIOUS! I can't go on enough about how yummy this salad is! 

Recipe:
Spring mix
Strawberries
Walnuts
Creamy poppy seed dressing
Cherry tomatoes (I don't put them in) 

Today I'm making a green tea toner for my skin because it has so many benefits! I'll share them with you tomorrow alone with my hummus recipe!

Have a great day everyone!

Love, Happiness and Inspiration always,