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Super duper pre-work out smoothie

Holy smokes, 2 posts in 1 day? Yup I am on vacation. Cheers.  I really needed to get back into the workout frame of mind, I always feel so much more balanced and happy. So here goes. Here is a Super Duper Pre-Workout Smoothie (Think Mint Chocolate milk) I completed 45 minutes of Fitness Blender Workout #40. And the post work out, munched on some green tea jello. Oh vacation, how I love thee.  If you like what you see, subscribe, like, comment. If I make it to 10 followers, I will post a giveaway....

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Green tea/Lime Jello

While this is true.. I am so grateful for the real thing Life is good. Today I start my vacation for two weeks. No homework, no practicum. Ah Bliss. My house can finally get the deep clean it deserves. I wanted to share with you a tasty tasty recipe I came up with this morning. Enjoy. I am a huge green tea drinker. So this recipe was perfectly refreshing and energizing. You get your shot of Vit. C and protein. Lastly, Jakers has started soccer again (4th year!) and I am so amazed at how he rocks it! Go Team Shockwave! Jake...

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Water Kefir and Vacation

So. Boy. I wasn't sure what to write today but I should post about my water kefir experiment. I bought my water kefir grains here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051WV5K6/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And I followed the recipe minus the  spring water, I used tap. I fervently hope I did not damage the grains but I was too lazy to go to the store. So what do I think? Well.... I haven't ever tried water kefir before, I've had kombucha and KeVita probiotic drink so I have no basis for comparison. This recipe...

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Ginger Apple Cinnamon Detox Drink/Zombies/Cheesecake Factory/Water Kefir

That was quite the long title. Let's start with the drink recipe: Did you know the apple belongs to the Rose family of plants? Interesting. Here is a link to a great article about the health benefits of apples http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?dbid=15&tname=foodspice Here is some info about Cinammon: from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/supplement-guide-cinnamon Cinammon may reduce inflammation, have antioxidant effects, and fight bacteria and it is super yummy.  Ginger- great for...

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An ER visit and nerves

Last night we ended up in Everett because Hanna fell out of a fig tree. Oh that girl. Interestingly enough she commented that "an inside of a fig, looks like the inside of my thigh" because she punctured her inner thigh on a metal pole. Yup. 30 stitches inside and out. My poor girl. When I got the call from her mom's bf that was prefaced with "Don't freak out," I instantly wished that teleportation was a real thing. Its really difficult to live over an hour away from your kiddos. She was such a trooper, so calm and my heart just felt...

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Over indulgence and gelatin

Yesterday was busy. It was a loooong day at practicum 7:45-5. I found out I will be presenting in court on Thursday after I have a school evaluation. SWEET. (imagine a snarky tone there) Had class 6:30-8:45 but the bright side was ending my night having dinner with my friends Liz, Maylin, and Jeanette at Red Robin. Ohhhhhh the carbs I ingested.. Half a BLTA (avocado) croissant and french fries, 2 vodka tonics with lemon and lime... and then came dessert.. some huge mud pie concoction with an oreo crust. And the best part about...

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Super beauty tonic...

I went grocery shopping this morning and noticed there was a bunch of products on sale, and I'm a sucker for sales and saw this product: From their website: NeoCell states: "Collagen is essential for the structure and function of many connective tissues which glue other tissues and organs together. As aging is closely associated with the loss of collagen and the deterioration of the connective tissue, supplementation of bioavailable hydrolyzed collagen helps to counteract the negative consequences." SO I decided to play around...

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Another pound bites the dust and my Egg smoothie

No makeup, no photo touch ups  I'm for sure on a smoothie kick. I'm not even sure how many days I've been Paleo now I'm thinking about 10-12 minus the 2 "bad" days I had. But I'm down to 126#. And feeling super fantastic. I don't think my skin has ever looked this good. Seriously, this has been a life-long struggle for me. Even when I went vegan, giving up dairy HELPED tremendously but I still suffered here and there. I'm not eating copious amounts of meat, maybe 1 meal a day and the rest consists of vegetables, a little fruit,...

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Loving my fats...

HA! The fats I'm consuming, that is. Oh I dream of a beautiful Vitamix or Blendtec but my hard working, but not very effective, Proctor Silex will have to keep chugging on... I have been putting it to use.. several times a day. Loving my fat filled smoothies. I forgot to mention that  I did add about 1 tbsp of coconut oil too. It is an uber filling smoothie, I drank about 3/4.. it made roughly 16 oz and I'm STUFFED. So this was the first one I didn't add greens too, but I was going for a dessert type drink and this really did...

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Goat's milk kefir smoothie

Here's a blurb about Kefir: from RedWood Hill Farms Health Benefits of Goat Milk Kefir Here's to Your Health! A gluten-free and low glycemic food, Kefir contains vitamins, minerals and complete proteins. What Makes Kefir a Healthy Food? An ancient dairy food, Kefir is being embraced for its apparent and potential health benefits: Easily digested, kefir provides beneficial bacteria, balancing the levels of "good" and "bad" bacteria. A balanced and nourishing food containing vitamins, minerals, and complete proteins. Kefir is easily...

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Well I did it.. a ghee smoothie!

I got majorly off track the last few days, I even ate pizza the other night with the boys. My tummy hated me. It was the start to my girly time and yeah yeah yeah, I was crabby and irritable. There were some other things going on, so it was def emotional eating between health concerns for family and the fact that someone TRIED TO SUE ME, I was a bit of a grump. But moving on.. I was out of ghee for a few days and began to dance a jig when I saw the FedEx dude. I'm back on track today, although I did go over  my sugar intake as...

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Sunday morning musings on Paleo eating and Oil pulling

Its been 5 days since I posted the pic of me at 130#. I'm currently 127#. Not bad for 5 days time. And the above picture illustrates my own mirrored inner "YES!!!" I feel incredibly GOOD. I find, so far, what seems to be working for me is the addition of ghee, butter, and eggs. I don't really feel drawn to meat. I'll eat it but I'm more craving the fat. I use ghee the most, and butter (organic) when I run out and I did. In a weeks time I (and the kiddos) toasted through this: Plus, I have always had extra virgin coconut oil but...

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