Smoothies for days!!

It's another smoothie Sunday! Were you worried I'd forget?

Both of these delicious smoothie recipes were personally taste-tested by yours truly and given my stamp of sweet tooth approval! :) However, I cannot take credit for creating these delectable concoctions! The first smoothie which I have dubbed the Apple Almond Smoothie is a great pre-workout carb-boosting smoothie courtesy of my old childhood dance studio friend and fellow smoothie lover, Chelsie!

Apple Almond Smoothie

What You Will Need:
-1 apple of your choice
-10 almonds
-1/4 cup of your choice of milk (I chose almond, she chose skim)
-1/2 T cinnamon (I just liberally sprinkled away to my hearts content without measuring... I LOVE cinnamon!)
-1 1/2 T flax seed (I used my pre-packaged flax meal, which is a fancy term for ground up flax seed, and it worked beautifully)
-1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
-Ice (I used about 6 cubes)

Place all ingredients in a blender, blend, and enjoy. It's literally that simple! It is a thicker smoothie, so blend longer or add more ice or a splash of water for it to be a little more straw drinkable if you so desire. As always, you can add unflavored (or flavored?) protein powder to give it an extra UMPH since it is definitely a carb heavy smoothie. Nothing bad with carbs though, do NOT be afraid! Just eat the right kinds at the right times and you are good to go! This really revved me up and filled me up for my cheer rehearsal the other night without making me feel weighed down, but it gave me a ton of quick energy! :)

Macros
290 calories - 12.8 from fat - 41 g of carbs - 17 g of sugar - 8.5 g of protein


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Next up is the blueberry muffin smoothie. So tasty, so sweet, so sinfully easy to make! Thanks to my husband, Brett, for introducing me to this fabulous concoction today!

Blueberry Muffin Smoothie

What You Will Need:
-1/2 cup blueberries
-1 orange, peeled
-1/2 cup rolled oats
-1/4 tsp cinnamon
-1 cup vanilla almond milk
-*BONUS* 1 scoop of unflavored protein powder

Add all of the ingredients together, blend, and enjoy immediately or after a minute or two if you like it extra thick and creamy! :) My husband decided to add the protein powder, but due to the fact that it is unflavored, it changed nothing about the taste and was so delicious either way! Enjoy with or without protein added for a perfect pre or post workout snack, or as part of a meal replacement or even a snack! :) It seriously tastes like a liquified muffin. Please try it. For real.. now! 

Macros
295 calories - 6.2 from fat - 56.5 g of carbs - 20.2 g of sugar - 7.5 g of protein (WITHOUT ADDED PROTEIN POWDER)

Happy Smoothie Sunday! :) 
Court

Chick peas, apples, and kickboxing!!

I have a confession. I used to think I had a sweet tooth. Then, as I started eating more clean and healthy, I realized that my true vice is salty, savory, crunchy snacks! Salty tooth you might call it? I used to be able to pop a bag of popcorn and down the entire thing in one sitting, no problem. However, that isn't the a good habit to maintain when trying to stay lean and fit... so I need to find a healthy, crunchy, savory alternative!

Before I share my homemade recipe, I have discovered a delicious popcorn alternative in Boom Chicka Pop! So tasty, and much healthier than microwaved popcorn. It is all air-popped and you can find sea salt or slightly sweetened options! 1 cup is only 35 to 37 calories. So good... But moving on to the recipe. This recipe uses the tasty little chickpea! If you are a hummus lover, then you are already sort of familiar with the chickpea (otherwise known as the garbanzo bean). However, I bet you have never eaten it in its natural pea form! Well know is your chance! Prepare to be amazed! If you are a fan of corn nuts, then you will LOVE this recipe!

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

Makes 4 servings

-1 15.5 ounce can chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)-1 tablespoon olive oil-½ teaspoon salt-½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

*Heat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

*Drain and rinse chickpeas and place in a bowl.

*Add oil, salt, and pepper to chickpeas and mix well. Spread them out on the baking sheet.

*Bake for 15 minutes.

*Remove pan, shake the chickpeas around so they brown evenly, and return to oven for another 15 minutes until brown and crunchy.

*Enjoy! Eat them while warm, or later when at room temperature!

Apples with PB and granola

-1 apple, sliced
-1 TB melted natural PB
-1/4 cup of your choice of granola
-Dash of cocoa powder and cinnamon

This "recipe" is so easy you could laugh! But I like to give people a delicious snack or meal option every once in awhile that is completely fool proof and literally requires little to NO prep. 

All you do is microwave the PB until melted (I did mine at 10 second intervals to avoid splattering PB). While the PB is microwaving, slice up your apple and sprinkle with cocoa and cinnamon. Once the PB is melted, drizzle it over top of the apples evenly. Finally, shake your granola over the top of the apples and PB and enjoy a decadent, healthy snack! So simple, yet so satisfying!

Kickboxing!

Last week I found a fabulous HIIT workout fitnessblender.com. If you haven't check that website out yet, then you are missing out! TONS of workouts for free, at home access to do on the go when you can't make it into the gym. I usually in the past did not like the kickboxing portion of workouts because I felt like it did not get my heart rate high enough. It turns out that I wasn't pushing myself to my full potential! 

Below I am going to list the basic kickboxing moves that you can do in any combination you want. String 4 or 5 together (Such as jab, cross, hook, uppercut) and do that combination 10 times at your absolute maximum capacity, as if you were really in a fight! Then take a brief 10 second pause, and repeat that same set again 2 more times! You will be amazed at the heart rate peak you can achieve. Do this a few times for a great little mini cardio kickboxing workout!

1. *Jab (non-dominant hand, straight punch)
2. *Cross (dominant hand, straight punch)
3. *Hook (non-dominant hand, horizontal punch)
4. *Upper cut (either hand, straight up as if aiming at the chin of your opponent)
5. *Front kick (facing forward, bent knee, throw kick out from foot)
6. *Side kick (lean body sideways, bent knee, throw kick out from foot leading with heel)
7. *Knee (act as if you are grabbing your opponents shoulders and lifting your knee with force to make contact)

Have fun kicking and snacking this week! Let me know what you try and what you like! <3

-Court

PB&J Smoothie!

Happy Smoothie Sunday, Blogosphere!

This is probably one of the most delicious smoothies I have ever tried. It does not have any protein powder supplementation in it, so it is easily ingredients the average person should have on hand in their pantry or fridge. If you are not one to usually have Greek yogurt around, you could substitute milk or other yogurt, but I adore Greek yogurt for its health benefits and always have it in the fridge. Plain is the way to go, as it has a very low sugar content which is hard to come by in this day and age!

This is apparently one of Katy Perry's favorite smoothies, and I can see why. Delicious, creamy, nutritious, and easy to make and have ready in a few minutes!

Feel free to play around with the ingredients in this smoothie recipe. To lower the carb content while also upping the protein, increase the amount of dairy and cut the banana in half. I also froze my banana ahead of time to make it colder and more creamy!

INGREDIENTS

2 cups fresh strawberries
1 (or 1/2)  frozen banana, chopped
2 teaspoons natural peanut butter
4 ounces fat-free plain Greek yogurt or fat-free milk
1/2 cup ice cubes

DIRECTIONS

Place all the ingredients in a blender, and mix until smooth. Enjoy immediately! And lavish in this breadless PB&J!

Snack attacks!

I do not claim to be a perfect person when it comes to my diet, as I used to EASILY down between 3,000 and 4,000 calories a day last fall when I literally did not filter what was going into my body in the least... but, as of late, I do eat very healthy at my meals. Where MY current temptations often arise is in those moments of weakness and cravings lurking between the meals, and I am almost certain I am not alone.

Those times of the day (for me it is usually between 3 and 4 pm, or a few hours after dinner) are crucial for you in reaching your weight loss goals. Do not cave, my friends! But also, don't deprive yourself completely because when you don't leave that wiggle room for your healthy snack attack, then you are going to end up caving (and grabbing the bag of chips and salsa at 11 pm and binging when you otherwise could have left room in your day for a few hundred calories of good snacking, like celery with natural PB and raisins, dark chocolate dusted almonds, or cottage cheese with fruit! But, that's just a hypothetical example... I would never do that.... *cough cough* ;)

Using the app myfitnesspal has been SUPER helpful to me! I plan my meals out ahead of time, allowing for a few hundred calories of snacks in my day, that way I am setting myself up for success instead of filling up every calorie with my meals and then feeling stuck without room for those snacks. It may seem like that goes without saying, and it definitely isn't rocket science, but you'd be surprised how many people do not allow for those healthy snacks. Especially if you are training hard and doing anything with high intensity, you are going to need those snacks to carry you throughout your day. Protein shakes and lower calorie/lower carb protein bars have been a great tool for me in the snack department as well! Shout out to my Quest bars!! :)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

Here are a few healthy snack resources for you to go through and find your favorites!:

http://greatist.com/health/100-calorie-snacks
http://greatist.com/health/88-unexpected-snacks-under-100-calories

Another word of advice: DO NOT DRINK YOUR CALORIES!! This is such a crucial piece of information, and one people often overlook. If you are consuming it into your body, it most likely has calories and it ALWAYS had some sort of contribution even if it is zero calorie, like artificial or natural sweeteners, sodium, etc...


Whether your drink of choice is fruit juices (OJ, apple, cranberry, grape were some of my favorites back in the day), Starbucks milkshakes.... errr I mean frozen coffees, alcohol, or pop (soda, coke, whatever you call it in your region), you are consuming calories and NEED to count those into your daily intake.

Those are the calories that can sneak up on you and completely blow your weight loss goals if you aren't careful in monitoring them and regulating them. I highly recommend drinking as much water as you can (about half of your body weight in ounces) and incorporating some green or herbal tea into your day, as it can help rev up your metabolism and give your great health benefits. You don't have to eliminate the drinks above altogether, just be aware of what you are consuming, and if you MUST drink your calories, be honest with yourself about them, and don't count that creamy, sugary, delicious frozen coffee as just another beverage like water when in actuality it can have upwards of 500 calories! They are so good though, aren't they? :)


As in everything, it is all about finding the balance that works for you, but at the end of the day... be honest with yourself, try to limit the calories you drink, and find a way to fit those healthy snacks into your day if you find yourself having those snack attacks! :) You'll be happy you did!


From the ultimate snack attack queen, I hope you have a great day and find some great new snacks to indulge in that will fuel you on to finish a great week! Ta ta for now!

Courtney

Healthy Frosty Smoothie

Happy Smoothie Sunday, everyone!

I hope you had a fabulous week getting back into the grind after the 4th holiday! It was quite the busy week for me, and the weekend was no different, but today was a nice change of pace where everything slowed down for a bit and I had the chance to breathe and enjoy this delicious smoothie I am going to share with you today. It may have slowed down a little TOO much, as my hubby is away for a short 1 day business trip, but at least this time he will be back sooner than the last one (5 weeks is WAY too long, and we have an anniversary coming up to celebrate!) :)

I was so hungry after getting up early, having an early light breakfast, and singing a solo in church and I was also craving something sweet! I did not have enough protein yesterday, so I felt the urge to look up the best sweet protein shake/smoothie recipes online! I happened upon one almost instantly that caught my eye. I found it on dailyburn.com , which by the way is a great website to check out for fitness, health, and nutrition tips!! It was supposedly going to taste like a Frosty, and I was skeptical but definitely willing to give it a try! :)

Protein Frosty Shake

Ingredients

1 scoop of Cytosport (TM) Muscle Milk Light Chocolate Protein Powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 banana
2 cups ice
½ teaspoon xanthan gum (I substituted chia seeds)
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients to blender, and blend until smooth!

It was literally thick JUST like a Frosty. Now, the flavor is delicious but definitely not EXACTLY like Wendy's, but come on, that's probably for the best! Who knows what ingredients are in a Wendy's Frosty. This was fabulous, filling, delicious, and very sweet for all my sweet tooth lovers out there! 

Calories: 261
6.5 g of fat
30 g carbs
510 mg sodium
6 g fiber
27 g protein

If anyone tries it with actual xanthan gum, let me know, as I have never tried it before! 

Thanks, and happy smoothie Sunday!!!

Court

Improvise!

Improvising! This is a word I am very familiar with, coming from a performing arts background. You are onstage and you forget your lines so... you improvise! You have a minor brain blip while dancing in your recital so... you spontaneously improvise! You are teaching your music class a new lesson and they are not grasping the concept so... you improvise!

However, in the realm of cooking, I usually am not the daring one. I am the one glued to the recipe, following it down to the tee, for fear of ruining the flavor. However, this week, I improvised and went out on a limb on not just ONE dish, but TWO dishes! GASP! *applause*

I could not believe how exciting it feels to take that risk and to taste a dish that is nearly entirely your own! So, I have decided to share my two recipes with all of you, so you could try them out and possibly IMPROVISE for yourselves!

Skinny Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies - Serves 16

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup creamy natural almond butter (or peanut butter)
• 1 small very ripe banana, mashed (about 1/3 cup)
• 1/3 cup honey (or natural maple syrup or agave)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup milk (I used almond milk, but you could use soy or cow)
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Melt peanut butter and mashed banana together in a large skillet over low heat. Once it is fully smooth and melted, remove from heat and add in honey, cocoa powder, milk, oats, and salt. The mixture will be thick and definitely give you an arm workout! Mold into small  balls (2 TB roughly) and flatten into desired shape onto the parchment paper. I added a few chocolate chips to each cookie, and then refrigerated for 2 to 3 hours before enjoying. (Ok, lies... I ate one while it was still warm and not set up, and it was DELISH, but I highly recommend waiting until they are firm from the fridge.)

Mexican Beef Quinoa Skillet Meal - Serves 2 (or 3)

**This recipe is served up as a skillet meal that you simply eat with a spoon or fork, almost like a Mexican chili. BUT, you could easily use some healthy tortilla chips to dip with or some healthy wraps to turn it into a taco! :)

• 8 oz. grass fed lean ground beef (We generally do NOT use red meat, but we missed it after using ground turkey for months on end.)
• Entire green bell pepper, diced
• Entire small red onion, diced
• 1/2 c. black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup chopped raw spinach
• 1/4 c. water
• *1 teaspoon of organic ketchup (*this is weird, I know, and would probably not exist had we had tomatoes on hand. We did not, and I noticed the beef was looking slightly dry so I added some water and a squirt of ketchup! Barely enough to even affect the calories, but enough to tell you about)
• 3/4 TB cumin
• 3/4 TB chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• Dash of salt and pepper
• 1/4 c. organic red quinoa
• 2 oz. plain, no fat Greek yogurt

Rinse and rub the quinoa for 2 minutes to rid it of its bitterness and release its full flavor! Begin boiling 1/2 c. of water while you dice the pepper and onion. When water is at a boil, stir in the quinoa and reduce to a simmer covered for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy. 

While the quinoa is simmering, brown your ground beef with a dash of salt and pepper and then drain grease. Once the beef is browned, stir in the black beans and spinach and cook for a few minutes over medium heat. 

This is where I noticed the beef looking dry, so I added 1/4 c. of water and a small squirt (about a teaspoon) of organic ketchup to aid with the dryness. Had we had tomatoes (raw or canned) I probably would have added those in a heartbeat!

Then add the chopped pepper and onion and also the cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and another dash of salt and pepper and allow to simmer, absorbing all of those juices and seasonings together until the quinoa is ready! 

Remove the quinoa from heat and allow to stand for a few minutes. Then stir the cooked quinoa into the meat and veggie mixture and serve while it's hot with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt on top! 

My husband and I devoured ours up in 5 minutes flat with just a spoon, no tortilla or chips necessary! :)

Thanks so much for reading and I hope you can step out of your comfort zone and improvise in the kitchen very soon! :) Stay hungry, my friends!

Courtney

Raspberry Banana Almond Butter Smoothie

Good morning, and happy Smoothie Sunday!

I am going to post a new smoothie recipe every Sunday, and today I have chosen one of my favorite recipes. I found it while doing a smoothie cleanse when detoxing my body from some indulgent food choices I had made a few months back after the Easter holiday. It is a delicious, fruity, and light flavor!




Add all of the following ingredients to your blender or food processor in this order:
**1 cup of water (does not need to be extremely cold due to the fruits being frozen)
**1 TB flax seed (I use whole flax seed because it gets pulverized once you blend it)
**1 cup frozen raspberries
**1 frozen banana
**1/4 cup spinach (I generally estimate and simply grab a handful!)
**1 TB almond butter
**2 tsp. lemon (I use 1/3 of a whole lemon and peel off the rind and toss the entire fleshy part into the blender!)

Blend and enjoy (<---Click in for video)! I have tried it without frozen fruit and simply using cold water and an ice cube or two tossed in, and it is still delicious, but the frozen fruit really brings out the sweetness of the fruit and also gives the smoothie a thicker, creamier texture that I absolutely love!

Enjoy, and please tell me how you like it!

Court

Recipe Rundown for the Week

 
I hope that you have all had a fabulous Fourth of July with family and friends!

This week was FULL of eating. And not all of it was entirely nutritious, I'll admit. Holidays are always a tough time, aren't they? And man do we celebrate a lot of holidays in this country! But as you can see, the title of my blog has a big beautiful key word in it: BALANCE! And finding balance in your life is truly a beautiful thing. Sometimes the torment you put yourself through denying your body constantly of any and all things full fat and full sugar can be worse for you than simply indulging every once in awhile (in moderation).

Example: wouldn't it be better to take one delicious chocolate chip cookie from the table in your break room and get that fix for your sweet tooth, versus denying yourself all day, coming home and unintentionally binging on five or six servings of your "healthy" snack alternatives because you just can't stop yourself at that point! Trust me, I am guilty of that, and the calories and damage done on my diet would have been far less had I just done that ONE little treat for myself.

However, please note, indulging can't happen daily, or else it isn't a TREAT anymore... that then becomes your norm. Find the balance that works for you!

I will not take the time to list off all the ways I indulged this week (besides the shout out I must give to the delicious bonfire s'mores I enjoyed at my parent's house!! If you haven't built a s'more using pretzel crisps instead of graham crackers, boy you are missing out!!) However, I WILL share four little tidbits with you of healthy and satisfying recipes that I enjoyed this week.


Baked Sweet Potato Fries (Servings: 3 or 4)
**2 sweet potatoes (sliced, peeled if you desire)
**Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (1 TB generally)
**Salt, pepper, any other seasoning you desire (cinnamon for sweet, paprika and/or cumin for savory)

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Slice the potato into fry sized pieces. Place the fries and olive oil into a large gallon-sized bag, shake until well coated. I have found that this evenly distributes the oil instead of over "drizzling" a gallon onto your fries, or unevenly coating the fries in general. Place on a metal baking sheet, sprinkle with seasoning, and bake for 15 minutes. Flip over and continue baking for 10 more minutes or until crispy to your liking!


Skinny Buffalo Chicken Strips (Servings: 2)
**8 oz. of boneless, skinless chicken breast or tenderloins (cut breast into strips)
**1/4 TB olive oil
**1/4 c. organic Panko bread crumbs
**1/4 tsp. garlic powder
**1/4 tsp. chili powder
**1/4 tsp. paprika
**Dash of black pepper to taste
**1/8 c. Frank's Red Hot Sauce

Heat oil in the skillet. Meanwhile, mix the bread crumbs and all seasoning in a large, flat dish or bowl. Coat the chicken strips in the bread crumb mixture, and cook in the pan for roughly 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Once chicken is cooked, remove the chicken from heat and toss with Frank's Red Hot Sauce until evenly coated. Serve plain, with celery and dipped in healthy blue cheese dressing or ranch, or on a whole wheat tortilla as a wrap like my hubby did! Or you can be a weirdo and dip them in organic ketchup like me. :) I know, I'm a child.


Simple Baked Apple Slices
**1 medium to large apple (Granny Smith is my favorite!)
**Cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Slice the apple and sprinkle liberally with cinnamon. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and softened slightly. Enjoy alone, or dipped in a variety of sweet healthy dips! Two of my favorites dips: 1.) an equal parts mixture of PB and plain, no fat Greek yogurt OR 2.) a tablespoon of PB mixed with a teaspoon of cocoa powder. :)

Quest Bar Whoopie Pies
**Chocolate brownie Quest bar
**1 TB vanilla protein powder (I use EAS vanilla)
**1 TB coconut flour
**3 TB water

Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Mix the protein powder, coconut flour, and water together until creamy and refrigerate to allow mixture to set up. Soften the brownie Quest bar in the microwave on a greased plate for 6 to 8 seconds! Cut bar into 12 pieces and flatten each piece into a circular wafer. Bake the 12 wafer sandwich pieces at 380 for 2-3 minutes per side (until crispy). Allow the sandwich wafers to cool completely. Spoon the cream mixture onto the wafers, creating 6 mini protein whoopie pies! Place the pies in the fridge for 15 minutes to allow the cream to firm up, or enjoy as is, but know ahead of time that it may be a delicious mess! :)


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That's all for this week folks. Let me know if you try and enjoy any of my recipes! Or if you find any creative new variations that you discover along the way! Please stop by tomorrow to see my Sunday Smoothie recipe of the week!

Stay hungry, and healthy, my friends! :)
Court

Walk the plank with me!!

My first training tidbit is going to be about one of my favorite exercises; the all-powerful plank!

The plank is a core focused, stationary position that engages nearly every muscle from beneath your sternum to above your knees! There are so many variations that have been adapted from this simple yet powerful move, and I am going to share some of my favorites with you today and compile them into an ab-defining, 5 minute workout that you can do once or repeat as many times as you can or wish to for your personal fitness goals! I generally do it a total of 3 times at the conclusion of my workout! 

You will notice that I threw in a few different ab exercises that break up the plank exercises so your arms do not get too fatigued holding up your body weight. Each individual exercise is to be done for 30 seconds with no rest between each exercise. At the conclusion of the final exercise, take 30 seconds to 1 minute of rest before starting the second round. As you get stronger, feel free to increase the time from 30 seconds per exercise to 45 seconds or even a minute for you ambitious fitness freaks!! :)

**Core Circuit**

1. Traditional plank (push up position)

2. Elbow plank rock (rock forward/back on your toes)

3. Double cross crunch (lie flat on your back, crunch up and touch right hand to left toe, switch in a scissor action and reach left hand to the right toe, then return to the lying down position)
4. Right side plank (elbow or hand - for added challenge, add a leg raise or a twist with the hand not on the ground reaching down and underneath your body)
5. Left side plank (same as right!)
6. Plank with leg raises (traditional or elbow plank - keep body flat and lift legs quickly one at a time)
7. Plank with arm raises (traditional or elbow - keep body flat and lift arms quickly one at a time)
8. Windshield wipers (lying flat on back, raise legs at 90 degrees with feet together. Slowly drop your legs over to the right, back to the ceiling, over to the left, back to the ceiling. Slow and steady, keeping your back flat on the ground)
9. Plank in and outs (traditional plank position - jump feet in to a tuck position and jump back out to plank. Speed is key, but so is form. Don't let your butt lift up!)
10. Plank jacks (traditional plank position - keeping the form intact, jump feet out and in like a jumping Jack. For added challenge {my favorite} add a push-up as your legs are out!)

REST AND REPEAT!


Any questions on form, feel free to comment!

Plank it out, my friends! :)
Court

New blog!

Hello blogosphere!

A little about myself... My name is Courtney. I am a full-time music educator, part-time private piano instructor, cheerleader, and church choir singer!

I am a fitness fanatic and love finding new ways to stay active and improve upon myself. While I am by no means the most fit person on the planet, I am excited to see myself transforming into the fittest, strongest, and fastest version of myself and I plan on continuing on this journey! I am also a foodie, which is very hard when you are trying to eat clean and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I strive to find delicious and healthy dishes to inspire my tastes buds while also keeping me lean and fueling me for my day.

As a person who has not always had the healthiest or most consistent relationship with food and fitness, I am eager to share what I have learned and still have yet to learn on this blog. I believe balance is key in life, and especially in your relationship to food and fitness.

So thanks for stopping by, and I hope together we can all find that beautiful balance while we juggle food, fitness, and fun together!


Court