Happy Valentine's Day Eve!

I hope you have all had a fabulous week. In preparation for Valentine's Day, I have been perusing Pinterest for some delicious and possibly semi healthy Valentine's Day treats. I found so many delicious sounding recipes I wanted to share my top 15 picks with you guys!

I hope you enjoy and find something delicious to share with your Valentine, enjoy with friends, or gift to those you love!

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Happy Friday Friends!

Today, I want to talk about hunger. More specifically, I want to talk about how I am hungry ALL OF THE TIME right now. I'm talking 24/7, 365. Everyone tells you that you need to consume extra calories while breastfeeding, but no one warned me about the crazy crazy hunger I would feel. Any other mommies out there know what I'm talking about? I think since I was sick for 9 months straight while pregnant and never really hungry, that my current hunger level feels even more dramatic. Hahaha Or maybe I'm just dramatic? Probably the latter. Anyways, do to my insatiable hunger, I constantly need to have healthy snacks on hand which explains why I am posting my second protein bite recipe for the week. Yep, I consumed the entire batch of the first recipe in about 2.5 days! Woops!

Luckily, I had plenty of PB2 powder on hand to make a new batch on Thursday and this time, I went for a chocolate version! Belle was a big fan of this recipe. I used my blender to mix up the dough, and I can't even begin to describe how fanny Belle's face is when I turn on the blender. It's definitely America's Funniest Home Video quality. She starts our looking completely shocked and terrified and then cracks up hysterically .5 seconds later!


If you don't have PB2 powder on hand, you can totally swap it out for regular peanut butter. I haven't tired this, so you may have to play around with the dough consistency. If it comes out too sticky, add an extra tablespoon or two of coconut flour until you get it the consistency you like.



Let me know if you give them a try! It's time to get ready to go shake my booty at the Barre with my 11 AM crew! I saw this ecard today and had to share. I know some of my students are probably secretly cursing me under their breath (I can tell by their dagger eyes when I say 8 more), but I love it (and I know deep down somewhere inside they do to)! They're the best!


I hope you all have a fabulous rest of your Friday!!

Any other mommies out there feel me on the hunger issue? What do you do to tame your hunger?

What's your go to healthy snack when you're starving?

In health,

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Howdy!

I hope your Tuesday is off to a fabulous start! Mine is going great so far. I kicked the day off with at 7 AM Pilates Mat class and 9 AM Barre class fueled by Peanut Almond Chia Protein Bites. Both classes were great and the Peanut Almond Chia Protein Bites have to be my new favorite version of my original chia power balls. Thanks to my garage workout and Barre class yesterday, the following picture is very appropriate.

I woke up with a very sore booty and my triceps are giving me some love as well! After my two classes this morning, my legs are definitely toast and ready for a little R&R this afternoon. After my classes, I was starving so I popped two more of these bad boys in my mouth before hopping in the shower.



They are full of protein from the PB2 powder, almond butter, and coconut flour, healthy fats (omega 3's) from the chia seeds and flax seeds, and complex carbohydrates from the dates, seeds, and coconut flour. These protein bits are perfect to grab for a quick snack before or after a workout! Plus, they are super simple to make! Belle helped me whip them up yesterday in about 10 minutes.



Let me know if you give them a try. I'm off to get a little bit more work done before the crazy tiny human wakes up from her nap. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your Tuesday.

I'm linking up with Sara, at Lake Shore Runner, for Tried It Tuesday!

What is your favorite pre or post workout snack?

Do you enjoy being sore? I actually LOVE it. It lets me know I worked hard and woke my body up!

In health,

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Happy Monday Friends!

 It was actually a really fun game until the very end when Kansas started to run away with it for a bit. We even made it there before tip off this time so we got to see all of the pre-game festivities which included strobe lights, fireworks, and thousands of balloons. Belle was VERY impressed!


Last week, we talked a little bit about meal planning, and how I do a modified food prep for the week. I definitely believe in having a plan, but I don't always cook all of my meals on Sunday. However, this week, thanks to my wonderful hubby, I got pretty close.

After Belle was born, E started grilling a ton of meat on Sunday night, so at least the protein part of our meals were done for the week. All I had to do was throw together a side dish and salad, and presto, dinner was done.

Since Belle is older now, and I have more time to cook, we don't do this every week, but it's a great way to meal prep when you know you are going to have a busy week! Last night, E got his grill master on for sure! He cooked two gigantic pork chops, 4 chicken breasts (2 with fajita seasoning and 2 with BBQ seasoning), pork sausage for him, and turkey sausage for me.



Are you drooling yet? All of this will go into our dinners this week which lay out as follows:

Sunday: Grilled pork chops with a regular potato for E and a sweet potato for me

Monday: BBQ chicken with roasted carrots (I will make those Monday evening)

Tuesday: Fajitas with black beans (I like to use romaine lettuce for my tortilla)

Wednesday: Sausage wraps and baked beans for E and plain turkey sausage with a sweet potato for me (I will use the leftover turkey sausage in breakfast scrambles throughout the week).

Thursday: Balsamic chicken (not grilled) with green beans - We tried this recipe out a few weeks ago and it was melt in your mouth good!

Friday & Saturday - Out to eat (aka pick up dinner so we can eat while Belle plays with her toys)

I also planning on making some of these delicious chia power balls for snacks! I tried a new chocolate recipe out last week that did not go so well, so back to the original it is.



And that's what our dinners look like for the week! It's so nice to know that 90% of the work is already done. The grill is our secret weapon against take-out during the week.

Alrighty, it's time for Belle and I to get ready to head to the studio. I think she's about ready to teach class by herself. What do you think?


I made this collage over the weekend and realized two things..... 1) She is getting so big and 2) I may be a little obsessed with pink! I'll try to dress her in another color today.....maybe. Linking up with Katie on another Marvelous Monday!



What is you trick to avoid take-out during the week?

How was your weekend?

In health,

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Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice, relaxing, and fun weekend. Ours was extremely low key. Baby girl got her 6 month shots on Friday plus a flu shot, so she wasn't feeling very well over the weekend. We mainly hung out at home and had extra snuggle time.

On Saturday, I woke up early and got in a great HIIT workout before Belle started to stir. E's parents came in town to bring the pup back to us (they watched him for us since we couldn't fit him in the car after Christmas), so we spent most of Saturday just hanging out at home spending time with them. It is always great to have them over! Since we got the thumbs up from the pediatrician on Friday, baby girl got to test out solid food for the first time on Saturday. We started with sweet potatoes, and I don't think she completely hated them. The faces sure were funny!

Sunday started with a killer tabata workout (I will post for workout Wednesday), and then it was grocery store time for little bit and I. It is so weird to me that she can sit up like a big girl in the cart. I think she was still feeling a little under the weather from her shots because she wasn't her normal smiley self. We spent the rest of Sunday watching the Cowboys game (sad day), snuggling and prepping for the week. It was definitely a low key weekend, but those are nice from time to time!




Next up, I have a DELICIOUS new recipe for you guys. What better way to start out the week than with chocolate? I can't really think of one. Can you? As I mentioned last week, I am really trying to cut back on my sugar intake so this recipe is sugar free but you won't even know it (really, I promise)!




I have seen avocado pudding recipes on many of my favorite blogs, but had never given it a try. I love avocados and I LOVE chocolate, but the two mixed? I was skeptical to say the least! Last week the stars aligned and I had avocados and cocoa powder in my house at the same time, so I had no excuses not to try it. I checked out a few different recipes and then ended up coming up with a creation of my own to keep the sugar count low.


Hallelujah! I am a total believer now! It's rich, chocolaty, and oh so satisfying. I literally had to force myself not to eat the entire bowl in one sitting (the recipe makes four servings). It's the perfect treat to crush a sweat tooth without derailing your healthy eating goals. I dare you to give it a try!


If you try it out, let me know what you think! I'm off to finish a little work before the tiny human wakes up from her nap. I hope you have a marvelous rest of your day! Linking up with Katie for Marvelous In My Monday and wishing you all a marvelous Monday!

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