I have stuck to my resolution to burn calories in one way or another every day, except for one. I made it to the gym 4 days this week, which is way more than usual for me! My goal is to lose 10 lbs before school starts. That hasn't gone so well thus far. There is the whole "muscle weighs more than fat" thing goin' on, so the scale is NOT my friend right now. I have had a smoothie for a meal replacement every day this week though. It is a very easy recipe; however, my sister sent me website with a jillion new recipes! Some even include veggies!
My recipe:
cup of ice
one yogurt
half cup fruit juice
cup of frozen fruit
Now, I honestly don't measure a thing, and sometimes I use a tablespoon of frozen juice concentrate when I'm out of fruit juice. They really are filling!
The website that Melody gave me is: http://www.hub-uk.com/smoothies/index.htm#027
Not all of the recipes found there are low-fat, but there are some yummy sounding ones for sure!
Well, I'm excited that the new Janet Evanovich book is out. I absolutely LOVE the Stephanie Plum series! This one is the long-awaited #13. I am on the waiting list at the library. Meanwhile, I am reading another book by her, but without Stephanie Plum. No scrapbook pages in the last few days. I don't want to burn myself out on the hobby. Sometimes I just have to take a break!
Just so you know for sure, muscle DOES weigh more than fat:)
ReplyDeletethe smoothies look good! and check out your fancy smoothy glasses!
ReplyDeletelol My dad got us girls a set each for Christmas last year. They are designed to keep cold thigns cold and vice versa. Ya know, the layer of insulating air in between...spoken from the science teacher... :-)
ReplyDeleteYou make smoothies look yum! Are you using a blender or did you actually get a smoothie maker? I'm sure glad that you could use that iron bowl thing, it makes sense to use for fruit since it lets air circulate. Good pics! I'm excited to exercise tonite and then log it in on the website.
ReplyDeleteI need to get a tupperware pitcher to use the mini smoothie maker that you gave me. So, I am still using the regular BIG blender for now. I don't like to wash it every day though! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe sparkpeople.com website is wonderful for motivation and accountability. You can get in groups and receive encouraging emails from people too! I haven't made my own sparkpage, but I am loggin all foods and exercise. I was shocked to see that I was over on carbs! Darn cereal!