A Juicy Start to the New Year

While we're on the topic of healthy... I've got a great juice recipe. Today I had the day off and decided to try out my new juicer our lovely parents got Tim and I for Christmas. I am so stoked about this thing because I love juicing!!! Trying to convince Tim and so far he is diggin it :) can't wait for all the good things it will do for my body and my skin!

• 1 Breville Juice Fountain Plus we got ours at Macy's
• 3 large beets washed well and roots pulled off. I slightly peeled the bad spots off mine and decided not to juice the leaves because most of them were white and dry and didn't look very healthy.
• 16 oz of carrots. I bought the pre-peeled ones - hey keep it simple right? Plus they were cheaper by the ounce than the dirty non peeled ones.
• 1 Granny Smith apple with the core removed because Tim says the seeds have arsenic... 
• 1 willing husband who will try anything :)

Voila, deliciousness served!

Beets can be a mess so be careful if you have white counters like me!

 Yum!

I LOVE BEETS! 

enjoy

Wedding Mode - Healthy Bride

The wedding is less than 3 months away and it’s time to kick off Project Healthy Bride. I figure I am more accountable if I post what I am doing to be a healthy, happy bride.

Truth

My goal setting strategies:

1. Buy a “goal bikini” and hang it up where I will see it every day. This will be my main motivation. I am not looking to lose weight. I am looking to tone up and focus on overall health.
2. Plan meals and exercises.
3. Post them to share ideas and hold myself accountable.
4. Find a 5k or 10k to run a week or two before the wedding.
5. Make extras of dinner to have quick and healthy leftovers for lunch.

FYI: These are recipes I like and that work for me. I am not a nutritionist or a trainer. I am a teacher. Breakfast will happen around 6 am. Most of the time I am not hungry at that hour, so this will be a major change for me. Lunch takes place at 11:15 am and I have approximately 15 minutes to scarf it down, so that meal needs to be super easy. My snack time is around 2 pm after my sweet angels have left the classroom and I have a second to myself. Dinnertime will vary between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm depending on the night.

Oh, and I don’t eat meat, unless it comes from the water.

December 30^th – January 5^th

Breakfast Monday – Friday: Green Tea (no sweeteners), Fruit Smoothie (coconut H2o, strawberries, bananas, peaches, blueberries), Steel Cut Organic Oatmeal with almonds, cinnamon, and a teaspoon of honey

Snacks Monday – Friday: Apple and cut veggies (carrots/celery/peppers) with hummus

Monday

(L): Smoked Salmon Salad with Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

(D): Blackened Shrimp, Garlic Sautéed Spinach, Roasted Cauliflower/Tomato/Chickpeas

(W): 3 mile run and 30 min of Yoga

Tuesday            

(L): Leftovers from dinner

(D): Out for NYE – Stay Healthy Ellise!

(W): Fit Camp

Wednesday            

(L): Smoked Salmon Salad with Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette

(D): Quinoa Veggie “fried rice” (w/chicken)

(W): 3 mile run and 30 min of Yoga

Thursday            

(L): Out 

(D): Black Bean Avocado Lettuce Wraps with Sweet Potato Kale Hash

(W): Fit Camp

Friday                        

(L): Leftovers

(D): Crab Cakes and Kale Salad

(W): Rest

Saturday            

(B): Spinach and Feta Egg White Omelet, Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice

(L): Out

(S): Greek Yogurt with Blueberries

(D): Grilled Dolphin with Grilled Zucchini, Squash, Tom, Onion and Garlic Quinoa

(W): Fit Camp

Sunday            

(B): Yogurt and Fruit Parfait, Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice

(L): Leftovers

(S): Almond Butter, Banana, Strawberry, Almond Milk Smoothie

(D): Black Bean Burger with Lettuce Bun and Sweet Potato Fries

(W): 5 mile run and stretching

How about a wine reward... does that count? ha!

I am always looking for new tips and recipes. Feel free to share! :)