Day 1: i need to move!

My life had become unraveled, stressed and filled with food.

Remember this: EAT TO LOVE, DON'T LIVE TO EAT. Or else you become fat. #truth. Unless you work out. #doubletruth

So, after summer parties, my sons birthday ...etc. I was over it...I needed to look and FEEL good.

While on pinterest one night, I came across this running program: the color run or something. The pic is below. Really easy start to running a 5k in 8 weeks. Minimal committment: 3x/ week, starting with just 20 mins. Nice. I did the first go around my block on Saturday july 7th 2012. It was hott, (as seen in the pic with my face) but worth it.

I started p90x on Monday. The plan is worth it folks. Step by step videos, diet plan and all. Even worksheets to write down your reps. Totally amazing. This is my 3rd time attempting it, and hopefully my first time finishing it!

Good luck, all. I know one thing: it's what you do at home, on those tired, lazy days that makes you feel better than ever!

...Amelia...

Coffee, chocolate almond milk, and banana smoothie

Good morning, all!

Today I woke up to my son screaming at 5:30a.m., followed by two projectile vomit sessions. To say the least, I was hoping for more sleep and not remotely interested in being active yet.

Jr. was having a hard time getting back to bed so we went and took a walk around 6am. Luckily he fell asleep on the ride! I walked for about an hour and then came home and did 1/2 of Kenpo X before he woke up.

I made him breakfast and created a yummy smoothie, with a boost of caffeine to kick start my mid morning.

Here is the recipe for my coffee and chocolate almond milk smoothie: there is a secret ingredient you won't expect, but it makes it GREAT!

1/2 of banana
1/4 c. Spinach with stems removed
1/2 cup chilled coffee
1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milke (keyword: UNSWEETENED!)
5 ice cubes (I have the smaller, moon shaped ones. Traditional tray ice is bigger so use less.)

Put all ingredients in blender in that order, and blend until smooth. ENJOY!

If I had taken a photo, you would have seen the choco milk mustache, for this smoothie was chugable! So yum.