Giveaway winner and recipe!!!

Good morning,

I can't believe it - two days ago we were outside in the sunshine with shorts, tops and sunscreen and today we had to turn on the heater, it snows and I am so tired because of the wind which kept me awake. Crazy weather! 

Today it's time to announce the Giveaway winner. I didn't have very much time for blogging. We had visitors from Germany and there was always something to do. Especially with the great weather we had. Back to the giveaway - I chose the winner via random.org and the lucky winner is: Tracey! 

Congratulations Tracey!!!!
Please send me an email to amomgetsfit@yahoo.com with your shipping address!

My top 3 right now are: Peanut Butter Cookie, Cashew Cookie and Coconut Cream Pie. But that can always change, because LARABARS are available in so many delicious flavors! Even my kids love them!

I am sorry if you didn't win, but thanks so much for participating, and there will be more giveaways in the future! :-)

And now I want to share a recipe which is extremely delicious and kinda helps me if I crave something sweet. Even though I just drink this Protein Smoothie after a workout.

Peanut-Butter Chocolate Smoothie


1/2 cup of Almond Milk
1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
2 tbsp Peanut Butter (I always use the all natural one which contains nothing but Peanuts. No salt added)
1/2 cup Ice

Blend everything in your mixer and enjoy!

Random pictures!

I haven't posted in a while. One of the reasons - our youngest was able to climb on a carton, she grabbed my camera, pulled it down and the lens broke. Today or tomorrow I do have to go to the store to buy a new one. And till then I share a few Instagram pictures with you! :-)


Preparing a Peach-Mango Tofu Smoothie


1 cup of Almond Milk
1 cup of (frozen) Peaches
3/4 cup (frozen) Mango
1/2 Banana
4 - 6 oz Soft or Silk Tofu

If you want to get used to the Tofu taste slowly just add 4 oz of Tofu. Makes about 2 - 3 servings!

Veggies for dinner

We made "Baked Coconut Shrimp" the other night. Were they good? Yes they were okay. Would I make again? Probably not. :-) 

Last night I made a Whole Wheat Pizza dough. I try to avoid Carbs at night, but we got visitors from Germany and it just seemed like a great way to feed a few more people without a lot of work since I had to prepare the house as well. :-) 

Doing Yoga with the Hubby at around 09:30 at night.

Because we didn't have time during the day. I'm so proud of us. 

We got mail today. Actually yesterday, but we didn't check the mail yesterday. Oooppss. The P90X Recovery Drink. I did my Legs&Back workout, followed by Ab Ripper and couldn't wait to try it. And  IT IS SO GOOD!

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!!

Grilled Avocado and more

I hope everybody had a great weekend! We had amazing weather on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately it didn't last over the weekend, so we didn't go for a hike or in the Zoo. But that's okay, we had to take care of a few things (like renewing our Costco membership, taking advantage of a great diaper deal, .....) and overall just enjoyed a relaxed weekend.

On Saturday the hubby and me did our workout together (he started P90X on Monday - so exciting!) and it was fun doing Kenpo X together with him. Time flew by really quick. And after that we had a Smoothie with the new Chocolate Protein Powder he bought the day before. Yum! 

Today we did some more shopping and in the store I decided to grab a Larabar for the way home, because I was hungry and I planned on working out after the little one was done for a nap. The Larabar "Coconut Cream Pie" was extremely delicious. Even the hubby liked it and I hoped that he didn't want to have a 2nd bite. (hahaha)

It was the stretching routine today and while I was in the "Frog" position, our dog decided to join me. He came up all the way to my face and gave me a few kisses, little silly dog. :-)

I totally forgot to drink a green smoothie yesterday. But I thought it counts as a whole "St. Patrick's Day" weekend. So I threw all the ingredients for a Green Smoothie in my Vitamix......

It includes:

3/4 cup Vanilla Coconut Milk
1 frozen Banana (I just love frozen fruits)
3/4 cup Pineapple (fresh or frozen)
1 cup Spinach (I always freeze those bags of Spinach - works great for me)
6 oz fat free Greek yogurt
1 tbsp unsweetened coconut
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1 1/4 ice cubes (not shown in the picture)

If you use frozen Pineapple instead of a fresh one, use less ice unless you like a really thick smoothie :-)

.....and blended it up really good. THIS IS SO DELICIOUS!!! Even if you're not a spinach fan. Try it! I could drink that one every day.

Inspired by Skinny Taste 

Even though the weather wasn't as good as we hoped, we still started our BBQ season today.

We made "Grilled Avocado" for the very first time. And this one totally makes it on our "Healthy side dish" list for a BBQ.

You need:

1 Avocado
Lime juice
Olive Oil
Sea Salt (optional)
Greek Yogurt (or Sour Cream if you prefer)

Cut the Avocado in half, remove the seed, mix up the lime juice with the olive oil and brush it over the Avocado and place it, flesh side down, on the grill for about 4 to 5 minutes.

Put a scoop of Greek Yogurt in the middle, sprinkle a little bit of Sea Salt on it and dig in. Pure Yumminess!!!! Trust me.

After the avocado I had a piece of chicken, stuffed mushrooms and a Cucumber-Tomato-Feta Salad.

And my little one couldn't get enough of the corn and she wanted to eat it all by herself. :-)

Lean and Green Dinner

I couldn't go for a run yesterday. My knee doesn't feel right, right now. So I want to be careful and don't over do it. I still did my P90X workout and my arms are sore today.

I just finished my Yoga X workout for today, sweated a lot and I already had my Protein Smoothie. I used Grapefruit again, because I still had a half left in my fridge and it's so refreshing with that warm weather we're having right now.

Dinner last night was lean and green. I didn't feel like cooking and a Salad with Tuna did sound great to us. I picked up a mixed salad package. I usually don't buy them, but the mix with the Spinach, baby greens and so on sounded delicious!

I shredded two carrots into the salad, chopped up a half a onion and made a dressing out of Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Sea Salt, Pepper, Oregano and Garlic Powder! 

I placed the salad on the plates, added the tuna (canned in water NOT olive oil) and drizzled a little bit of lemon juice on top.

Lean. Green. Delicious.

While my kids were outside playing in the yard with my husband I fixed up a delicious (and healthy) Chocolate Mousse. I am going to make it again tomorrow. So stay tuned!

Curried Chicken Salad

Before I post today's dinner tomorrow, I thought I share the one we had last night! This curried chicken salad is so freaking delicious. Everyone in this house loves it. We already had it last week, but I was craving it, because we had such high temperatures. You have to do some chopping, but it's honestly not that time consuming. And most of the time you may have all of the ingredients already in your fridge, freezer or pantry.

You need:
Serving size: About 9 Wraps

3 chicken breasts
1 1/2 apples
3 stalks of celery
3 carrots 
1/4 cup roasted Walnuts

3/4 cup Mayo (I like to use real Mayo. And not Miracle Whip with High Fructose Corn Syrup...)
3/4 tsp Hot Curry Powder
1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

(If you use usual Curry Powder (not the hot one) you can use 1/4 tsp of Cayenne Pepper)

Cook or grill the chicken breast. While that is going on, cut the carrots in cubs and put them in a hot pan to soften them a little bit. Chop up the celery in really small pieces (I like to use my chopper, because in that way my kids don't taste the celery too much and eat it!). Chop up the apples and after you toasted the Walnuts in a hot pan you can cut them into little pieces as well. At last cut up the chicken breast after it's cooked.....

.....and put all the ingredients in a bowl. Ad the mayo, the seasonings and add salt and pepper to your taste.

My kids like to eat this Chicken Salad served in a Whole Wheat Tortilla. Me and my husband eat it wrapped in a Romain Lettuce. And believe when I tell you, it tastes AMAZING!!!! Seriously, give the lettuce a try. This is a perfect and delicious way to eat a dinner without carbohydrates.

And I packed my daughter the leftovers and a Tortilla Wrap for lunch. Perfect! I file it under Dinner, because I usually never cook lunch. But it would make a great lunch as well.

A thank you to theartofdoingstuff for inspiring me with this recipe!

Grapefruit and Chia Seed Smoothie

Hey there!

We had AWESOME weather today. I wanted to go for a run, but I knew that I wouldn't have any time today. But it is on my list for tomorrow!

Today I did the P90X Plyometrics workout. And I sweated A LOT. I hated this workout in the beginning. I really did. Now it's a a Love-hate relationship...hahaha....Right after the workout I drank my Zico coconut water with Pineapple flavor. It's so delicious and it makes me feel better so much better afterwards.

A little bit later it was time for my Protein Smoothie. I already made one like this yesterday. I know how good it is for you to eat Grapefruit. But I honestly don't like it all the time to just eat with a spoon. So I found a great and delicious way to incorporate this amazing fruit in my diet.

SMOOTHIE!!!!

You need:

1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 tbsp Chia Seeds (soaked for 15 minutes in 1/4 cup of water)
1/2 Grapefruit
1/2 frozen Banana
3/4 cup frozen Peaches
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
Agave
Handful Ice Cubes

It depends on you how sweet you like your smoothie and how much Agave you want to use. You could also start with just a 1/4 Grapefruit to get used to the taste. This recipe fills up 3 glasses. If you want to make less you can use less peaches, ice cubes and/or milk.

I am going to put on workout clothes now and finish my Tone It Up Tuesday workout!

Stupid scale and a great hike

I don't like my scale right now. I haven't lost any weight last week and today I even "gained" some. That is so frustrating. Especially since I went running yesterday morning, we did go a great hike and I did my Kenpo X (Cardio boxing) workout. But I can't and won't go on a run anymore until I have new shoes. Mine are old so I need to go and buy a new pair.

Today I am trying to drink more, don't eat my greek yogurt after dinner and all I am going to do today is my Stretch workout. And of course trying to don't be frustrated anymore. :-)

And I am so glad that we went for a hike yesterday. I woke up this morning to a cloudy sky and no sunshine. We wanted to go to the Zoo today, but maybe we're going to stay home and do stuff around the house.

Yesterday was amazing though. So far one of the best hikes we've been on since we live here.

The dogs needed a water break as well. :-) 

 

And silly Duke had to go under the bridge. 

 

After the hike I worked out and drank a protein smoothie (of course). And for dinner we had

Walnut crusted Salmon and a Quinoa salad

You need a large salmon filet

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

a little bit of honey 

Preheat your oven to 375. Brush the salmon with the honey, sprinkle it with the chopped walnuts and place in the oven until cooked.  Quick, simple and so good!

 

It's the first time that we made Quinoa and we really liked it. We added Black Beans, Red Bell Pepper and Celery. The vinaigrette was made out of olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, pepper, salt, basil, oregano and garlic. And my husband added some mediterranean spice too.  

Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding

Today I did Yoga X and whoever says that you DO NOT sweat when you do Yoga, never did the P90X Yoga workout. Sweat was running down my nose and my cheeks were red! But I feel so great after the workout.

I love Smoothies and today I had a Strawberry and Banana Protein Smoothie.

1 cup (Vanilla) Coconut milk (unsweetened)

1 Banana

1 cup Strawberries

1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt

1 cup Ice

I forgot to take a picture of our dinner, but it was really good. We had (a lot of) Garlic-Shrimps (we love Shrimps!) and a salad made with Romain Lettuce.

But I didn't want to eat too much, because I planned on making a dessert. I bought Chia Seeds the other day at Whole Foods and so I made myself a "Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding".

3/4 cup Almond Milk
1/4 Chia Seeds
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Stevia
Agave Sirup

Stir all the ingredients together and let it sit for a while. I set everything up before we started to eat so it was ready when we were done. I added a little bit more milk before I ate it and drizzled Agave Sirup over it to sweetened it just a bit. You can also add 2 tsp of Stevia if you like it sweeter.

Inspired by Peanutbutterfingers

A dinner we had the other night

We loooove to eat fish. My oldest one doesn't. But once a week we make her to, just because it's so good for your body. She likes the fish breaded so that's what we're doing for her.

I wrote about this before when I wanted to make her a fish but didn't have breadcrumbs and so I had to come up with something else. Oats! I googled a little bit for ideas and made it. And it was so good. So last week we had it again. This time I used flounder and it turned out great as well.

I grounded Oats and Flax seeds and seasoned it with curry, pepper, garlic and oregano.
I breaded the fish and placed it in a hot pan with olive oil.

The side dish was an Arugula salad with roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms.

I roasted the Asparagus with olive oil. Seasoned it with sea salt and pepper and drizzled a little bit of lime juice over it right before I took it out of the pan. The dressing for the salad was made out of Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Dijon Mustard, Lemon juice, sea salt and pepper.

My favorite part of a workout

Enjoying the sun outside on the deck, after my workout with a delicious protein smoothie and reading some blogs. How awesome is that?!

My Protein Smoothie was made out of:

3/4 cup of Almond Milk
2 tsp unsweetened Coconut
1 scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder
1 cup of mixed frozen fruits (Peaches, Mango, Pineapple, Strawberry)
1 Kiwi