For my first triathlon a friend of mine sent me this LONG list of things to bring. She found this comprehensive list in some website. I was overkill and it was not for a new triathlete like I was at the time. I ended up getting a fraction of what was on the list and I […]

Again, I let my challenger choose the next month’s challenges and this time they picked glutes and arms! I love finding exercises that are not seen as frequently, so here what we have this month! Glute bridges, glute kick backs, closed tricep push ups and elevated leg push ups.     Glute Bridge Glute Kickback […]

Crostini with Lima Beans has been a favorite bread dish of mine for a long time! I felt that this was a guilty pleasure for a long time since because I would use white bread and overindulge whenever we made this. I realized recently that with some tweaks that this could become a clean dish – We just […]

Have you checked out Beachbody on Demand? I love this service. It’s a great way to check out dozens of the Beachbody programs. Reasons to get Beachbody on Demand: You can try before you buy You can choose to keep this subscription so you have a variety of workouts to choose from. Stream workouts you […]

  This was actually not the first version of this challenge.  This started off with just the hips, glutes and hamstrings challenge peaking at 70.  My accountability group asked for more balance and lower reps. I adapted it to add the abs workouts, increase the number of rest days lower the maximum number of repetitions. I love this […]

  I had a surplus of frozen bananas and I wanted a treat so I made this yummy, healthy snack. This was so simple to make! Ingredients 2 1/2 frozen bananas 1 scoop vegan chocolate Shakeology water natural peanut butter or almond butter toasted coconut Directions Let the bananas defrost a bit before putting in the blender. […]

This is a healthy, tasty and slightly crunchy topping that we use for ice cream, cakes and  apple slices w/nut butter. It is a MUST HAVE ingredient in my granola too. Toasting coconut gives it a nice crunchy texture! Stovetop I prefer to toast on the stove to so I can control how brown they get. In […]

Do you write much? I don’t mean write books or essays … just use the pen and paper. I don’t. As an IT professional and a gadget person I type all the time. I am sure most of you are the same. It is fast and easy. In the meantime, however, my handwriting has gotten pretty […]

21 Day Fix is not magic. It will not work without discipline. You CAN put the weight back after it is done. Why isn’t it just a fad? WHY is this successful? It is successful because if you are faithful to the program and  you will learn how to eat better. How 21 Day Fix […]

                    My husband has a new favorite recipe site – Pinch of Yum. This is where he discovered this yummy salad. He made some slight changes to the recipe to make it more 21 Day Fix friendly.  We all snapped it up and there was some […]