Tomato avocado salad

I can’t get enough  avocados. This is a perfect snack or appetizer. It’s so simple and quick to make.

ingredients :

  • Avocado
  • minced onions
  • small / cherry tomatoes

Cut your avocados in half, remove pit. Scoop out where the pit was, save the avocado you take out. Cut tomatoes in half. Mix tomatoes , minced onions , the avocado you scooped out and some black pepper . Then add it back into the halved avocados.

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Happy thanksgiving

Hey all! Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving . Did you get your workouts in? We had a family boot camp class Friday morning , it was a ton of fun. I’m hoping once the weather gets warmer we will do it all the time. I’d love to do a class for everyone who lives in the area! Now that it’s holiday season it’s tough to keep up with your workouts, I’ll be posting short videos you can do anywhere to help you stay on track.

 

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my cousins and I did a 45 min workout consisting of intervals, lunges,squats, and abs.  We even got my niece and nephew involved.

Protein coffee

Protein Coffee

ingredients :

  • Coffee
  • 1/2 milk
  • 1/2-1 scoop protein powder
  • 1tsp hazel nut spread

add all ingredients into blender. You can drink it hot or cold If you let the coffee chill and add ice to the blender

 

Handstand

On of my favorite things to practice are handstand. I love to do all the variations . One day I’m hoping I won’t need the wall for help!

 

TRX Abs

Here is another great TRX workout. Today will be all about the core. These moves can be done on your hands or your forearms. Do all six moves for 15-20 reps, once you finish repeat two to three more times. For an advanced workout do all three sets with no rest in between. Let me know how you do!


Abs:

  • pike
  • knee tucks
  • mt climber
  • side plank- both sides
  • one leg plank crosses- both sides
  • reverse table pike

15-20 reps, repeat 2-3 times

 

Always remember to do a proper warm up before you begin!

Breakfast avocado

Who loves avocados? Me! This is very easy to make. Preheat your ovens to 375. First you cut your avocado in half and take the pit out. Then scoop out some of the inside, make the hole where the pit was bigger. I then added pre cooked bacon to mine. Then you crack an egg in the hole. Small eggs work best. my larger eggs keep over flowing. I added pepper before putting in it the oven. Bake for 10-15 min depending on how runny you like your eggs.  You can then eat it right from the skin or I  find it easy to pop the whole thing out onto a plate. I made a little dish/stand out of tin foil so the avocado didn’t tip over while baking. Top with cheese, hot sauce ect! I hope you enjoy!

ingredients :

  • Avocado
  • eggs
  • bacon

Preheat over to 375. Bake 10-15 min.image

Maple bacon butternut squash

Here is a great thanksgiving side dish! I found the recipe at paleOMG.com. Here is the recipe  . I changed mine a little bit because I had already cooked my bacon and I did not have any pecans.  It was very simple to make and it tastes awesome. I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients :

Bacon maple butternut squash

  • Cubed butternut squash
  • bacon
  • pecans
  • maple syrup
  • cinnamon

Preheat over to 400 degrees . Add all ingredients in an oven safe dish. I used olive oil to coat everything so it wouldn’t stick. Bake for 30-40 min depending on the size of your squash. I added maple apple chicken sausage to mine. I eyeballed all my ingredients but if you click  the link the recipe will tell you how much of everything to use.

TRX Arms

Have you ever tried a TRX workout? They are great. You can work all parts of your body with one. They are very easy to travel with too.  Here are six arm moves for killer arms. TRX workouts are great for all levels. You can change the intensity but changing the angle of your body. The more you lean forward/backwards the harder or easier your workout.

TRX ARMS:

 

  • biceps curl
  • triceps extensions
  • row
  • push ups
  • v flys
  • bench

 

*please consult with your doctor before starting an exercise program

Food shopping

I love food shopping! I don’t know why, I spend too much money everytime and when I get home I still feel like I have nothing to eat. I try and think of what I’ll want to eat all week and buy the things I can cook ahead of time. I normally buy the same things every week.  I mainly stay around the perimeter in hopes to avoid processed foods. I also buy almond and coconut flour , but not every week.  Here is my typical list:

Grocery list

 

Day 5

Hello! Here is day 5 of our 5 day challenge. Today is all about abs. Remember, abs are made in the kitchen! If your diet is off you wont see the abs you have been working so hard for. Change up your eating and I bet you will notice a huge difference. Make you sure you are drinking plenty of water. Are you ready…

Day 5 

For a warm up do one round of day ones workout for 20-25 reps each

  • high knees
  • burpee tuck jumps
  • butt kicks
  • step step knee up
  • jump rope

Once you are all warmed up set your timers for 50 sec work 10 sec rest.

  • v ups
  • plank up downs
  • toe touch
  • mason twist- add weight to make harder
  • plank should touch

Repeat 2-3 times!

 

 

 

Bonus:

Do as many reps as possible in five min of squats! Post your scores in the comments!!

 

* always check with your doctor before starting a fitness program.

Day 3

Hope everyone is feeling good after days 1 and 2. Are you doing the bonuses?? Day 3 is here, today for part 1 you dont need anything but if you want to add weights you can.  For part 2 you are going to need a jump rope. Are you ready?!

Day 3

set timer for 50 sec work 10 rest for 4 rounds. You can also set it for 12 rounds so you have no break in between. If you dont have a timmer just follow along with my video. And remember gymboss has a free app.

  • mt climbers
  • squat jax
  • step up up down down
  • climb the ladder

Repeat 3-4 times

Immediately after :  jump rope for 1 min, rest 10-20 sec then repeat four more times for a total of 5 min.

 

Bonus

  • sumo squats
  • stiff leg deadlifts with dumbbells
  • calf raises
  • squat

Do 12 reps of each move then repeat one -two more times.

 

 

*please talk to your doctor before starting an exercise program