An injury interfering with my fitness program and how I'm healing... and a GIVEAWAY!

This week has been pretty hectic, since it we were back to school after a week-long Thanksgiving break. It was much needed and now I'm counting down the days until Christmas break! Late, I've been filling my days (and tummy) with Starbucks. A tall, Skinny Vanilla Latte. Yes, this has a lot of sugar (13g) in it but it also kicks a with 9g of protein at 100 calories. Not too shabby for the holiday treat!

While I always log my food, I am EXTRA diligent lately. Why do you ask? Well, I was doing my TurboFire HIIT workout on Black Friday and I ended up rolling my ankle. Coinicentally, I had just ordered new sneakers for myself for Christmas, as I knew my other pair were losing their support. I KNEW I was bound to roll my ankle if I didn't replace those shoes. My ankles are pretty weak because of past injuries like this that I didn't treat properly when I was younger. I'm an old hand at it now, so I spent much of my weekend RICE-ing. If you aren't familiar with RICE, it stands for:

• Rest
• Ice
• Compression
• Elevation.

RICE is what many healthy professional recommend if you injure yourself like I did. Of course, that doesn't replace seeing your doctor! I learned about RICE in health class during my freshman year of high school. :) Clearly, I was listening!

I also have a brace that my doctor gave me from the last time I sprained my (other)ankle. Between RICE and the brace, I am healing SO quickly. Which makes for a happy girl!

Since my ankle is sprained, and I don't want to do further damage to it I've been focusing my fitness efforts on other areas. Hello, (girlie) push-ups, pull-ups, etc. :)

It's not quite where I want to be, but SOME progress is better than NO progress! Since my injury, I've been using the following programs and tweaking as needed if something would aggravate my ankle.

• TurboFire Core 20 
• Turbo Fire Tone 30
• Turbo Fire Sculpt 30
• Turbo Fire Abs 10

• P90X Shoulders and Arms
• P90X Chest Shoulders and Triceps
• P90X Chest and Back
• P90X Ab RipperX

If you are interested in starting your own program, or if you simply just having questions and have NO idea where to start CONTACT ME! :) I would love to you discover your own fitness, become stronger, healthier, happier and reach YOUR goals. Remember, your goals are YOURS. Each person's level of fitness is different, and each body looks different. I want you to be YOUR best. :)

GIVEAWAY

Now, I have a SPECIAL surprise! ::::drumroll:::: It's a giveway from Zevia! I absolutely LOVE Zevia, and checkout my review of their products. Zevia is a natural soda sweetened with stevia. To enter the contest, do the following:

• Comment below and tell me why you want to try Zevia! If you've tried Zevia before, tell me why you love it and what is your favorite flavor!
• Please include your name and email, so I can contact the winner for your shipping info.
• Deadline to comment is Saturday, December 7th 2013 at 11:59 PM cst. 
• For an extra entry, "Like" my Facebook page.

Sick Day

I'm home with a sick little one today. I wasn't expecting to be, so I got up at 4:30 as usual to work out. Consistency is a good thing, right? I recently got the TurboFire workouts. I REALLY like them, but apparently I ordered the wrong disk set. Apparently what I ordered was an add-on to the program, not a program on it's own. I was hoping to do a P90X/TurboFire hybrid.

I first tried my TurboFire disk last week and I did the HIIT workout. It. Was. Awesome. Seriously, this was a 30-minute workout that left my hair soaked! Since I'm still recovering from the Little Rock Marathon, I did a shaping session today. When your arms are shaking, you know you're working! That's my first workout since the race. My hips have been pretty sore, and my IT band has been pretty tight. I've been focusing on stretching, using "The Stick" (my muscle roller), and re-igniting my love affair with Aleve.

I got a few comments on my chick peas/garbonzo beans snack the other day, so I thought I'd give the recipe! It's really easy and something that my parents made often when I was growing up.
Chick Peas (1 can, unsalted, drained OR 1 bag, dried, prepared according to directions)

2-4 TB  Red Wine Vinegar
1-2 TB  EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1/2 tsp   Salt
1 tsp      Black Pepper
1 tsp      Garlic Powder

In a bowl, add chick peas. According to taste, and amount of chick peas used, add vinegar and oil. Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Then it's ready to eat! I like it warm from freshly boiled peas, but they are good cold, too. Enjoy!

There is a special giveaway coming up soon. Don't miss out!! :)


Daily Encouragement

 

 TurboFire - Tone 30 

Breakfast

Steel Cut Oats, topped with 1/2 banana, 1 apple, 1 TB almond butter, and 1/2 TB ground flax

I simply cooked the oats according to the direction. I prefer more liquid to mine, so I cooked them in 1 part water, 2 parts almond milk (unsweetened, vanilla).

I sliced/cored an apple, and cooked that in the microwave for 1 minute. I did eat a couple of the slices before it got in the microwave. Hey, it happens!

Then I topped the oats with the sliced banana, soft warm apple, and other goodies. :) AH-mazing and insanely filling.

Lunch

Lunch today was super quick and easy. Taking care of a little one is a job on its own!

Arbonne Chocolate Protein Shake, mixed with Arbonne Fiber Boost, 1 TB of PB2, the other 1/2 of the banana from breakfast.

Dinner

TBA :) - only because I really don't know yet!