I have been on the fence trying to decide if I wanted to update my blog on another day but I have decided yes! While you may see my snaps or videos of me while I'm at the gym, I hardly talk about how important health is to me. So I saw this as the perfect opportunity to talk about all things healthy.
Like everyone, weight has always played a major role in my life. While I have remained the same weight since I was 17, I never felt healthy. The summer after graduation I decided to do something about that. My family did actually. Our family has always been active but we decided to change our lifestyle.
If you want to follow my fitness tumblr, I highly suggest.
nomoreexcuses110.tumblr.com I am always updating it and find it important to create a community to really push yourself when it comes to getting in shape. The tumblr community is amazing but the Blogilates community is perfect for the people who need a friendly push (aka me). Both can be major support systems if you let them.
During this first Fitness Friday post, I wanted to show you how to make my new favorite smoothie. The recipe is from
Blogilates so all credit to her!
Metabolic Supercharge Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 Banana
1 1/2 cups of Kale
1/2 cup of Non-Fat Yogurt
Handful of Ice
1/2 cup of Almond Milk (or Milk)
Juice from One Lemon (Or Lemon Juice)
1/4 Teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
Step 1: Put one whole banana in your blender cup
Step 2: Add 1 1/2 cups of Kale
Step 3: Throw in your yogurt
Step 4: ICE ICE BABYYYYY
Step 5: Milk, I do feel like Almond Milk would be better but all I had milk
Step 6: Just a pinch of pepper (this is the kickstarter for your Metabolic system)
Step 7: Turn it on and spin away
Step 8: Wait for all the chunks of ice and banana to become smooth
Step 9: Pour into a cup and enjoy!
Like I said this is my absolute favorite smoothie as of now and I can't stop making it! It has 232 calories and 16 grams of protein. I stay full from the morning to dinner time because of this supercharged smoothie. When it comes to the pepper, start with less and work your way up to the 1/4 teaspoon.
Add a cute straw and embrace the kale!
Until Monday!
XOXO
