Recap w/ a Smoothie Tip!

A large update due to my lack of commitment to writing.

Would say I'm sorry but I'm really not, because I've been going to bed early instead of writing.

I write wherever I can find time. "But there was an entire weekend!" you say. I say, I had issues. hahaha

I had all wonderful intentions of writing over the weekend. Then, the washer happened.

Brockton, my pup, had gotten sick in his crate, on his bed and blanket on Friday, so we threw them in the washer.

Saturday morning, I went to take them out of the washer and the water had not drained.

To make a long story short (cause I do want to get to the good stuff today), I tried to fix the water all weekend and my boyfriend ended up fixing it by banging on it a couple times on Sunday evening.

It was a funny story. You can check it out on www.facebook.com/melfredo7 - if I don't have you blocked of course.

Recap of the first week

I thought the first week was going to be difficult, but it ended up being easy. Maybe a little too easy?

Looking back, I was very focused on my food and exercise, as well as taking all of my supplements.

I had good energy throughout the day, and tried my best to get to bed at a reasonable hour every night. This is not a usual problem for me, but I was trying to get to bed even earlier, due to the change of extremely early mornings at the gym.

I did 3 days of strength training/interval cardio, as well as 4 days with lighter cardio workouts at home (yoga, walking the dog, and exercise videos).

I followed my nutrition plan completely, and didn't stray at all. I actually found it strange that not once was I craving any non-quality foods, and not once was I starving, or even hungry.

I'm pleased with the results from my first week, but don't plan on getting such large results in the future. To keep up with my results, you can click here.

Smoothie Tip!

Smoothies.

They're SO SO SO SO good for you, but man, can they be a pain.

Not to mention that the blender makes so much noise at 4:30 in the morning when your partner and roommate are sleeping!!

I started to make my smoothies the day before, right when I get home from work. I put it in a travel mug, and then throw it in the freezer for the night.

This ACTUALLY makes the smoothie easier to eat if you're a little skiddish about the taste.

When I go to take my smoothie out at 4:30 in the morning, it's frozen, but not too frozen to scrape with a spoon and eat somewhat like Italian ice! Plus I don't have to put too much effort into it because I only eat 1/4 of it before the gym.

Then the smoothie sits in my car and starts to melt while I'm working out and getting ready for work. By the time I sit down at my desk, it's usually this fantastic consistency that resembles ice cream or a slushie!!!

Trust me, this is the way to go. I've tried to make smoothies in the morning, then choke them down because the taste was just meh. Eating it like Italian ice, there is hardly any taste at all. Then when it's milkshake/slushie consistency, for some reason the flavors of the banana and blueberries totally overtake the kale, and it makes it so much more enjoyable!!

Try it out and let me know what you think!!

XOXOXO